Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-04

nave askeC ms 20 eonceGe something 20 them I'm tho
Application OF this principle In the organization of tb
Senate But they did not gained il So far yv,bo,,
any concession on their part But VIC are rcoured
10 MAKE the Whole concession on part Of this prin
cpie 10 the East This IS not as wC.ihinh Compatible
WI n any just Interpretation Of the term Compromise
IL however, the East had carried wi,hou. orr conco-
sion the principle of federal numbers in the Senate
We would have then been equal ground and both
Pa'nh 9"t nave iniry taxed oi, and entered into
compromise. We of the West would still be PLACED
IN awkward circumstances, because We would be cali
cd upon 10 tomprofnisc principle, which as rep,,bl
cans we can never without aposacy from cur fai, h.
aa r.nqeaton OF our principles, yield Oar breh-
rem OF the East have they think 10 compromise no
republican principle they admit that the principle for
WHICH we contend is just principle and republican
Phcipc. were there no peculiar property. or pecu-
lar interest IN the way. But conternplatnr the To-
ca! IN crcs's of the East and the West and the dic
fercnt suites of tho East and the West they arrne
that the principle for which contend would be n
Se anu oppressive or tend to injustice and oppres
sion upon them In the future application of il This
Is, we think, fair state Jpcnt of the case.
Now with the utmost Difference TO these arru1nents
ana reasoDlngs with he must consccn los regard TO
our own principles; and in he true spirit Of Cancellation
and compromise, We tender tn, following scheme
l. The whole State shall DO divided one bundled dele
gate Districts and iweuty senatorial districts Alto,
aud every according TO the white nonna,,on 50 h
The House Of Delegates and the shall never exceed TO
gether, hundred md twenty l, mer,hrS
The taxes imposed upon every SPECIES of property shall be
al UHioTn and on fixed ratio between real nd personal
property
The appropriations of the revenue for any her pur,ose
han the payment OF the expenses of Government any
pr Cf the Blue RIDGE shah be asas in
exact proportion TO the paid by the czcs
east and west Of tina, ridge of mountains
he revenue resulting from any improvements which shah
hereafter be made in the the west shall belong 20 ,t
tcuon oi the State IN which sad improvements are made
D. ANY rNdS winch I've made Blue RIpe noun
ain shall he made the expense whole STATE IN a
proportion TO the taxes paid 10y the the western
DIVISIONS oil TIE state nnd the tolls thence accrng, SHALL in the
same proportion be distributed between the east aud The w
These propositions are made in the spirit and we
huhly think upon the fair and us principles of con-
nm Se No
good sense of the citizens OF every section of the
10 the citizens of the whole United Statesman 10
the universe ITSELF for the Justice and impa rtaitv of
the scheme proposed II there is in il any latent nrn
cIpie OF injustice we il not know il not--but
upon the detection and exposition of such principle
we would most cordially renouuce IT, We ask for
nothtnF-we propose nothing, which we know of dis
honorable to or To our brethren
We need not be told thar such scheme ,rouiJ no
neilcient, being only inscribed upon parchment for
thgt were true, there IS no use for, security in
any instrument called Constitution bond. or coven-
an which human hands ran SIGN and seal
We tender this scheme OF cnmpromisc now M tho
eleventh hour, having waited for full disclosure Of
the sentiments and views OF mature minds but
morning having yet been rendered, which az once
saves onE principles and secures the interests of nl
we have telt IT duty submit the above and sub
mt 1t with ali Difference to the revision aud modifca
ton Vi every gentleman who CIR improve i, ,,jtho,
changing the principles Which il recommends
Mr. MARSHALL said that there was no person II
the House truly gratifed than he was at seipo
the spiTif manifested here to-day II yas his on
nest wish that this spirit of Cancellation may be acted
upon IN a fair. equal and honest manner adapted IN
the situation OF the different parts of the Common
wealth which are to be affected. AS TO the PROPOSE
tons which have been offered there is no essential
difference between them. That the federal numbers
and the plan of the white basis shall be blended tooe
Their. so as TO allow such equal portion of power
seems TO be very generally agreed to. The differ
ence is that one party applies these two prlnciplcs
separately-the one TO the Senate the other to the
House of Delegates: while the other partv promise
70 unite the two principles and to carry them in their
blended form through the whole leOisatura IN,
gentleman differs the whole outline of hrs man Ua
seems To imagine that we i'm nothing Of Republican
principles, when claim representation for proo
cry. Permit me, said MIR. NJ, to set that gentle
uan right he dad not say That he hoped to satisfy
him or others, who say that Republican Government
depends on adopting the naked principle Of numbers
THAT we are right, but he thought could satisfy
them that we do entertain different opinion. He
thought the soundeSt principles of Repubicanisn do
sanction some relation between taxation and repre-
scntaton. Certainly opinion has received the
sanction OF wiser statesmen and patriots He Thought
the two ought to be connected. He thought this
was he principle of the revolution the ground on
which the Colonies wore torn from the mother coun
try and made independent states. He should NOT go
into that discussion then, as the House had already
heard much said about it. II, you'd observe that
this basis OF representation was matter so impor-
tant 10 virginia, that the subject was reviewed bv
every thinking individual before this Convention as
scmbled Several different plans contemplated
population ulonc-a basis of population nlone-a bo
SIS of taxation and white populationor which is the
same thing, basis Of federal numbers Two other
basis were also proposed, referring to the total
population of the state, the other 10 taxation alone
Ofthese various propositions the basis of white pop
uaton and the basis of taxation alone the two e
tremcs. Between the free population and the white
population there is almost difference Bc.weon
the basis OF total population aud the basis Of
taxation, there is hut little difference. The poople
OF the East Thought that they offered fair compfo
misc, when they proposed the compound basis Of tax
alton and population, or the basis Of Federal numbers
VIC thought we had republican precedent for this-a
precedent given us by lhc iscst aud trues patriots
that ever asScmbled-but that Is now past. we are
now Wiling TO M ct Oh a ncv middle ground beyond
what We thought was a middle ground, aud the ox-
trcmc OF tho other side We considered tho federal
numbers as middle ground, and ye may now perhaps
carry that proposition The gentleman assumed too
much, when hn said that the question was decided.
/ IL canno be Onsdcrcd decided, until il has como
before the House The mriority is too small t. cal
culatr upon q c rtlm IN the final decision. We
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