Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-20

whose lons his blood and name are to be-
through time, would wish TO strike from his spirit
the love of independence and freedom of political
class Of citizens the right Of suffrage should have
been extended. We viii ask to be permitted to re-
late whas we have often heard, Of the independent
exercise Of the right Of suffrage by tenants and lease
holders. In The adjoining county Of Washington,
some twenty odd years since, they held their cleo
tons free for all Of full ago; large landholder OF
The name of Thompson engraftcd in all his leases
condition that the tenant was to vote in all cleo.
lions rs ne might require him. or the lease was
forfeit. Perhaps the same spirit may again at.
tempt to rule the pcopie and who 50 likely to
countervail the unduc influence of the large land
holder or the manufacturer the sons of the free
holders! for It has never been understood that this
same ThompsoO, threatened to cnrtai the patrimony
OF his sons, for the full aud tree exercise Of this right
base as was, and is the principle yet he felt the val
ue OF independence, and GUILTY. sted it in his sons We
therciore re assert that the right Of suffrage has not
been Judiciously extended. We are Of opinion, that
heJudicary that may hereafter be elected nre far
thor removed from the people. than under the Con-
stitufion which athersleft us. By that Consttu-
tlon articles of Impeachment were had, and major
ty oil the tricrs might convict and removes By the
new constitution 10 true that in some cases. arti
cles OF impeachment may be dispensed with. but
even then, what is doncf You are required to rive
twenty days notice, yitha copy of thu causes elle
gedfor removal, and two thirds of bosh houses (onc
oi which the tribunal for the trial Of impeach-
bnt that the Judge may array his friends and defend
hinasenf The difficulty Of approaching an obnoxious
Judge, under the new constitution is Increased it is
preposterous to say otherwise. The old Judges It's
tfue are thrown overheard You send out the safety
boat and the avorites The fenainder have vvni
ked the pirate plank and are drowned We sha Sc
cct no other OF the parts Of this political edifce
tins governmental halo Of glory, but ut once descend
e ioundatlon the basis of representation the Re
Puet,edn foundation TO the Virginia Fundamental law.
LIS here we must bespeak the attention of VIRGINIA
men, Virginia Republicans, Jeffersosian Republicans
and tho friends of liberty and equality, wherever
scattered or found, to come to aid we appeal to
their sterling principles, we call upon them in the
name of unborn millions whose rights and Liberties
are In keeping, to raise their voice. and with us
protest. that this structure based upon nothing foun-
ded on no principles this arbitrary basis of represen-
taion' TINS odons light house in the sky" shall ne
yer supereede the eternal principles OF equal civil
night and liberty. Disguise it as you vill the facts
tue historic facts, will bear US out in the assertion
thatt,e principle, that in the people, or majority of
Tree white population of the county ought the pow
CT alone 10 rest, has been compromised in fixing the
basis of this Constitution. We feel, ard deepl, do
we feel 1t, that sanction the principle which this
bantIing of Gordons holds FORTH and we take to our
bosom, and cherish the bastard foetua Of Benjamin
w atkins Lee. We are fearful, that much cannot
be DONE by those who will hold out with us on this
occasion, those who by their votes will reject this
ArlstocTatc instrument; but, we feel ourselves at
hoert and that Is our buundsn duty our country
our children, and the world, to enter our solemn
protest to the adoption of an instrument the yery
base OF which, by acknowledging virtually denies
the glorious principle that all power is IN the peoples
ana that no man, or set of men, arc entitled TO exclu-
sve privileges Wefeel that our ancestors and cou-
trymen, OF whom the father of the faith Thomas
yenerson, was one, struck out bright aud shining
light which they offered to the oppressed man of every
that when they left us, they placed in our hands
the sacred beacon, warning us to cherish guard and
defend fs making il our duty to hold it aoft to an
n INN rim IL
historic Iame oiransmit it unblcmished to posterily
We feel the weight of this bsqnest and obligation;
VIC acknowledge its worth, and va dare not abuse H.
We feel that et the consequences be what thew NAV
is ior US as men, fearessly TO approach the polls,
and trusting IN God, and the strength of our cause
record our votes against its adoption Having done
this, as occasion hereafter in our day may require
and leaving our children free and nntrammeied in
act, or deedwe shall be ready to meet and overcome
any emergency, the result of its adoption.
Therefore, Resoiued, That we disapprove of the
new and cannot sanction by our votes
hesofced, That we will use best exertions to
bring our neighbors to tho polls aud we will By are-
UeDt and reason endeayor insure their vote against
Resoired, That the proceedings be published in
the Western Virginia AIgus and Farmers Register,
and that the Richmond Enquirer, Constitutional
Wing, the Valley and Trans-Alleghany papers, be
requested to republish them.
The preamble and resolutions having been read,
were severnly put to the meeting and adopted with
out dissenting voice.
Ordered, That they be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary; and thereupon, the meeting adjourn
ed JOSEPH DRAPER Chairman
JAMES r. MILLER, Secretary.
Retrencirnent.-We have shown that if the Report
of the Secretary of the Treasury is to be believed
the expenditures Of the last year exceed those of the
year 1873 by more than TWELVE Hus DRIED THOUSAND
DOLLARS the payments account of the public debt
and under the Client Treaty, being deducted in both
years The only mode by which the Reformers can
escape from this frightu result is to say as the Te-
legraph said some time bgo that the Secretary was
wrong IN stating his estimate for the 4lh Quarter-
that to say, that in the estimates of this his rst
report; of which Congress has ordered ten thousand
copies to be sent over the country, he had made a
mistake of upwards Of MILLION OF DOLLARS! II
they are right in fastening egregious blunder on
the Secretary of the Trcasury-(ho may well say,
"save from my ffiends 1.-THE result will be- that
instead of spending twelve hundred thousand dollars
more than the last Administration, they have ex-
cceGed 1t by about TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
rnRs. This is quite enough, a beginning, to fix
the charge OF extravaganza upon them, while II also
fixes an enormous bunder on Mr.. lngham. But can
it be possible that Mr.. Ingham has made such an