Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-07
VIRGINIA CON v EN TsON.
WEDNESDAY Nov. IL.
sub.iance of Mr, CHAPMAN JOHNSONS
SuseeI on The basis Of Representation.
CosCLUDED.


CONCLUDED.
Thesa views of the subject were In shew you
.ba, ,non either basis, the State is perfectly
.afe I, ON the dominati on OF any one great local
In,er4a;-that upon neither is II safe from
combinations oi them, If such combinations be
prac ic bic at ali that IN this respect, II there
no any difference aetwoen the two, II can only
he. mat co The compound basis, tue combna'
dom ,p,,uired may be little more extensive,
and therefor. a little moe sch.evous N IFS
consequences. Blu sir, when we ascertain that
che great b dy Of the State above aud oeio"
die NORMAN is directly interested III its inter.
nal improve cent, of what great consequence IS
Ct to calculate the probability OF combinations !
The pocy must aud will be cherished, and
whenever planS are presented, which recon
mend themselves to public appreciation, by their
enpareu practicabiliiy and usefulness. they
viii bp adopted. Gentlemen have supposed,
that as the more expensive ipprovementsi were
best suited TO the western interests,-as the
estates Of the western people we're 10 be most
improved by them, and as they contributed the
smallest proportion oil the taxes, which m gut
be necessary to defray the expense, they would
be less careful in counting the evils and more
disposed 10 encourage extraVagant aud rninous
projects
Without stopping TO enquire whether the
western people have most interest, in the more
expensive improvements, ! am content TO have
sheWn you that he Valley people at least con-
tribute man for man, yearly as much tax as the
EASTERN people that the whole west when the
inequalities of the last assessment shall have
been corrected, will Contribute fully in proper
ton TO their abili y TO pay,--that the 1an OF
small property, parts with aiyihe Of his profits,
with as mu CHI caution aud reluctance as the
man OF large properly, aud that the local 'ax, IN
the form 81 tolls or Otherwise which tue local
district must pay for every Improvement, VIII
at once secure rigid attention TO ITS economy
and usefulness, and guard the public interest.
My purpose in advertmg TO tue argument, now,
IS TO shew the consequence to which leads
0bserve,-,he argumem is, thai the western
people will advocate improyident expenditures
ofpublic money, in thu impro snent OF their
estates, because they Cunt, iOuie unequally 10
she public treasure--'o contrel which, power
should he given 10 the eastern people, ny giving
them tpre en alton, in propOrt,on to their taxes
and number' combined. Nov. il is obvious
that If he money is TO be expended in the i'm
provemeut oil western estates, the inequ li,s OF
contributions cannot be the Ohly or the govern
ting motive with western msn, looking to their
inierests Tor advocating the expenditure. Sup
pose ihe contributions equal, suppose the we'-
tern man 10 pay dollar for dollar With the cas-.
Tern man, and their joint contributions TO he
applied TO the improvement Of western estates :;
would not the expenditure still be an object
ef desire to western cupdiy Haw much
Naerence would il make in tue cor duct Of an
rn'efea'ed man whether for thu Improvement Of
nus own property he was voting nall II dollar Of
MS own money with 81 OF yours, or 81 OF
eacb You would hav, as little confidence IN
MN w the one case Ms in the ether. Ii II be
"u', 'nen, thai the western people are inter
es'eG IN improvements that do no, interest he
cas-. and that they would be tempted by
ee'hSh nsideratoas TO expehd the public
money 10 those improvements, without ade
4ua'e indemnity, then ii is manifest, that no
jacquard would he found for the interests OF
"e east. 10 the circumstance that the west paid
an 'qnai proportion Of the public taxes In
such state Of things SOM other Argument
H'usl he found and dolb,iess would be found
GIJlshiy the refusal of power 10 the west We
o"ou'u De told then, as we are now. that to Sc
T. me properly OF the east from the power
'le west the government must remain IN the
""oS OF me eastern people; and some ne~
VI rrpreseutaiion would be devised IL ef
d. w. Ho1id not this lead to the conclusion
,a ", .'oe water country, as least OF all IN
I !" internal improvements. as the most
;i'1"'a' ArbiteF between the various local
= % me un.y proper depository of the
PV"ers OF this government,
Take asav- ofth' subject of interna
rove nants, allav me a brief exc .anaiioi.
~, 10 one, ~hicl, seeln5 to have heen much
I'm 'e'Teod aete ! auud+ to the James
IMP FeurnJ--wniQt has been treaie ed il
ae' ealcURted 20 cast inpufa,ian on il,
@@' saA throw decEeJh ON the system.