Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-27
Eobato in the Senate on the Convention
NR. MORGAN s SPEECH.
(CAnclu2s5 from ssS Par,

Mr. IL. said there was one OF her yroDostior IN h;a
aTnendment which II his duty 70 sustain se ys
IS e cou0-he alluded 20 The section which declares
hat MI free white male citizens of the $40 of2 wears
with few exceptions. are entitled 10 vote to- L ie
'eehles To the PROPOSED convention.
MS proposition he said, involves principle un-
lostonaAy OF g9eat Importance to the people of this
commonwealth, and deserves te mat,yest dorm
ION OF the Senate. when he wrote MS au,anir,ort
It was intended as amendment 20 the bill: bat
the gentleman from Orange had offered his anon
mont first, and .nece was some diCnrenee Ia IA.
TWO GnctoHs OH that subject he had ihouoht prcner
oior his ,rkoe amendment without onittoo av mar,
IL was not very material which Of the qmeni,lcnts
on tins part oi the subject, should meet tho a7oroba
toh ol me senate, az the main principle WIS coraly
involved 10 both The present restriction crtha rht
OF suffrage was one Of the principal caupcs which IN
dnced the peopn 20 call for coryentou--f vas So
IN lis section o. country, and re believed - 1eraIlv
through the state; bnt probably not 50 much so in he
east a. in the Wa4t.
Mr. ". saii it would NOT ka inaproncr n Io,. ,,
nc h-ory Of The Introduction of the presont rcgtrc
ted suffrage, by which great class orour ctiznns
nave long been deprived . vo.n1 for those who To-
3isate FOR tom in oil things and have rover 10 con-
lro. their persons 6nd properly Mt discretion
Mr. H. sad that 7lfjse zen inhqSjt no Che C,o1-rr,
81 'rglna' were allowed TO for Br-pes.e- From
the election Of the first E~lse Of Rurroeses in 1870
until sd the term Of 35 years. whcn-hy an act Of
the Assembly u declared "That oil houe>.hcc.,
ers whether free bodsrs is1se hoLie.s or oth.rvso
f'n7rt' shall only 10 capable 10 cleo, Burr rsg.s
[t H. s.. st =. 4i2.l Bot this acf being deemed an
encroachmcn upon the rights Of tho free mon of Tho
Colony the Assembly at the next sersion in 1865
was compelled 10 repeal II. The rc1calnr pct -
~ follows: Whereas we conceive IL sor,e.b irc
nart and unagroesble 10 reason ttgt any Derso5
shall pay equal taxes and yet have 10 votes IN lee
IONS: Tll-T'rl " r. o7T-f'96y His rrssey. Grand
H7S""hiV That much of ho act Tor oosir Pr
gosses c. repealed excludes free clrn from vosrz
pr9"ded a'l'eyS Bat thry fairly give t.cr votes by
subscription, and not IN . trnultirous wav" n II
st. l.. 4a3. Ert in October 1870. in tie a2d Won
OF fhari"s Ire IT, - wears afterwards T. was enacted
by the Assembly" That none but FIRE koIjerq & 6oyse
6eepcTS VINO only ouswcFablc 20 the p,dIiqus for
cVles Shall hereafter have vO.c. ID tho ecrtio, ~
any Burgess p H. s.. l.. 283.l What difference
thon was in tho rics during ne lime of the act If
1893, and Of TINS last act cannot Enw bc ascortanad
YI,h much certainly, but, II is moro tiau nro1sbi,
that the manner i,oyyDe taXcs about IN. Same.
and TINT this change made un3cf the Influence NJ
the crown md tho arisocrnto pert ofihc Colony and
not on account OF efanGn III the principles
lOT u WiN be toGnd tina, years afterwards n, T,,c
1875, during the tine Of Bac,n's rebellion when lib
cry began TO raise hor head lor at lonst resistance
20 the regal nJ'hori,y this rrs:r.0n was ropcood
and III free acH were again restored heir rights ard
privileged 10 vote ~ ne election o. Hu-rasseq r.
j.. -. J.. 355.l Bur this enlargement ofthc priy.
legc Ofvotiug caly continued p yonra r,,on IN Anil
1859 in The llth year OF William The H. j, US o.
nactcd By the Assembly. that no7e kvG CrseL,ilo-,
sioud cote foT Rurgegse,. q IF. 81. ,. i791 Tbis
act did not n the quantity Of nc frcrhod cc,af.
nor did the act 9th" 22 of Charles tio IT, II ispor
sble that majority 90 'hc free nun of The Colony
held rc-hod- Of some kind 0r other and rs IL wa d.,
object 20 Sc cure ihv power ot the country i'm the
OF the ireehoiiars H WA necessary 10 have major.
" Of the people TO sustain t--this act effected tic
object But the irnchodcrs not bpirp e4li.fcd v,it
ts ene-o1chm mt upon tLc rights OF ibc non T-ec.
holders. coon commenced guarding afnong Thorn.
r"lvcs. ihe ar-tocr1tic principle which induced
thorn 90 cude the non i-ochrirr induced thor, 70
I.N fffr.u srI ti mo-. q