Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-01
Ebs Constitutional eNttg.
WEDNESDAY MORNING., SEPT. 30, 1890.

the late Convenon the resolution repor ny Tue IT,
pislative committee the subject OF Suffrage the
first part of which in these words:-" Resolved,
That the right of suffrage shall continue TO be exer-
cised by all who enjoy 1t under the existing Con
stituton: Prov,ed, .at person Shalt Uote 6y or
se of his freehold only unless the same shats os as
sessed to the caiue Of at least dollars, for the pay
znent of tapes If such assessment De required oy t@
In page 3l6 is u motion of Mr. Mercer to strike out
this proviso. Aud page 348 lis short speech as
cribeu 20 Mr.. Leigh, in these words:-' Mr. Ia rose
simply the reason why he should not cote TO
strike out The proc,so IL was only get rid
of The objection nad stated and TO render the hrs
,rov,sou of the resolution with The last
Io the last ready TO dccede tie had never
vet seen freenoder who was a pauper, nor had he
ever heard that such freebooter existed IN fSnia
unit, he heard it from the gentleman from Loudoun.
But he had seen many housekeepers and heads OF Ia
mules, who owned nothing single horse, with
which they hauling wood TO town that belonged
~ other peope-hey resided by courtesy OH land
thew did not own, and who received parish aid. lie
remembered about 80 or az such who lived on both
sides of the river For ms part he did not know
,vba, housekeepor and head of family was, unless
II was man vino lived house with family He
was sorry to see gentlemen Wiling to place oil per
dcrs."
Phs speech is adverted tn in the last but
one of the 9th column of Nathaniel Bacons quotations.
with quotation of the greater part OF it. and pre-
face of his own thus: Mr. l. Ugh little farther
back page 349 seems to pretend to better knowledge
of the mood hauiers in the neghbourhood OF Rich
mond than presume they will admit to be correct.
He says .'He had never yet seen freeholder, who
~, Graa-
holde EXISTED IN Virginia, un he heard 1t from the
VENERABLE gentleman from Loudoun, &c &C =
he motive of Bicons preface the quotation IS OBJ
vious enough-bu why did he interpoate that word
VENERABLE before the words gentleman from Lou
doun2 SO to represent Mr. L. as giving his unce-
remonous answer. aud imputIng Mis very odd lnfor-
nation to Mr. Monroe to whom he certainly did not
refer instead OF another gentleman from Loudoun--
Phis interpolation is a very remarkable one indeed,
It turns out now, that this Ia one of the speeches
whicn Mr.. L. utterly dlscaims. (See bis letter IN
Yesterdays Hnourer.) Nevertheless, were Gu
rious to know what it he did say upon the occa
sion, and in conversation have had with him on
the subject he SAID, he really did not understand the
first part of the speech as reported that far as he
could understand Ii, it made him say, that he was
aa,nst striking out the proviso, and that he acceded
supposes, that ofthc legislative commttee; be could
not imagine what he had said whica led 10 such
a MISREPRESENTATION of his opinions; he could
only say, that, IN truth, he was always
opposed to the prouiso IN question, and he
never did accede to the last provision of the resou-
ton of the legislative committee; his votes from
tho beginning the end, in committee OF the whole
and In the House will evlnce. As the rest he said
hcor 81 ;Iapopp trDrp
Loudoun certainly not Mr.. Monroe (either in com
mittee of the whole, or the legislative committee)
that HE had known a freebooter who pauper, or
that there were freeholders mat were paupers, or
something to that effect; and that there had been
questions (ether the committee of the whole or IN
the legislative committee) whether house keepers
and heads of families should be required to pay
enuc tax at ALL and if SO, whether they should be
CURED to pay a certain amount OF tax: Pha he well
remembered adverng all this, and saying, in sub
stance, that he had never seen freehoder who was
q pauper, nor heard that there could be such
freebooter pauper. TIL he heard 1t from the gentle
man from Loudoun; nor could he conceive how
freebooter could be pauper, since If he owned any
land he could not be entitled support aid out of
the poor rate. --Phat ne indeed could not conceive
how house keeper and head OF family, toho pad
tnr, could be pauper; for though he might 1--we on
land of other people, rent by their courtesy and
though the tax he paid might be paid on single
horse employed in hauling wood to market yet tho
owning of that horse, prevented hin from being a
pauper that IS, prevented him from claiming support
or aid out Of he poor rate that he had known
house-keepers and heads of families the probably ad
ded he did not knoy the meaning Of the phrase, I'M
less 1T meant man who lived in house with his
family vino had taxable property, who therefore
paid no AK, and who paupers receiving support
aid from the poor rate. That he probably added
also for it was the TRUTH that he had known some
thirty forty persons both sides of the river, who
we're house-keepcrs and heads of families, who
paupers the poor list receiving support aid out
of the poor rate; and that he should be sorry if gen