Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-29
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fco % HSN 10 the following ubser. atoms:
Our readers vii lnd IN page 3I5 # The DeJqtes in
NE late Convention tho resolution reported by the e-
gissalivo committee the subject of sufTrago, the
h'st part of which ran in these words:-'' Resolved
That the righ; OF suffrage shall continue to be exer-
ciscd by all who enjoy it under the existing Con
sti,ution: Prorided that person skaW cote Jy CIR
tue Of his cenhoM oniy, uaiess HE same shaH b. as.
sessed TO The oGiae Of at Tent dollars, for ne pm
nent 9 tTaes IF s,ch BE- required by Ic
neagc $40 is motion of Mr. Mercer 10 strike on,
this PrOriso. And in page 3iG * short speech rs
cribedtn Nj. Leigh, in these words:--''Mr. l. rose
simply 10 state the reason why he should not co,o 10
Str'He oai Tie proViso l. was meant only 20 get rid
OF The objection hr had stated and to render The first
provision Of he resolution consistent with the last,
10 Tic last he t0gs ready 10 accsde IL had never
yet seen ffeeholdcr who pauper, nor had no
ever heard that such freebooter existed in VrqinIa
until he heard 1t from he gentleman from Inuhoun.
But he had seen many housekecpors and heads of ia
miles, who owned nothing but single horse, with
which they were hnung wood 20 town that belonged
TO other pcope-hey resided by courtesy on land
they dad not own, and who received parish aid He
remembered 0hou 30 or 40 such who lived on ho,b
sides of The river For his part, he did not kpo,v
what housckeepor and head of family was. unl.s.
1t was man who lived IN house with family H.,
was sorry To see gentlemen willing TO plRc" all per
sons OF this description footing with frcchol-
dcrs
This speech is sdyerted to in the last bpt
orc OF the 9th column OF Nathano Bacon'4 cuou,ione
with quotation Of the create part of it, and mr..
face OF hs own, thus: Mr. l. Iqh litrl, farther
back, pag" &c, 10 pro- end to better knowcdge
OF tue '0'od-hduiers IN the ueghbourhoud Of Rich
m'"d' than presume they will admit to be correct
lie SAYS He had never yet seen frcehoIder. who
was Pauper nor had nc ever heard that such free
houe existed IN Virginlo, un Il he heard it from the
Hh'IRAhLE gentleman from Louduun, &c &C.
Inc m"'i'' oi icons preface 20 the quotation is oh
''"uS en"ugH-On' whv did he inierpoate that word
VENERABLE before the words gentleman .tj-om Lou
"'"' 81 as |" represent Mr.. l.. as giving his unce-
'e"'o'''"uS answer ana imputIng his very odd infer
"ia'i"n 10 VIZ MONROE I" whom he certainly did not
'e'e'' i"S'"Su VI """'ner gentleman from Lnndnun--
rms e'Po'a'i'n Is d very remarkable one indeed.
''l"S ""t now '"A' '"is i ore OF the speeches
""''" 'ii l. utterly u'Sciaims' lSee his letter in
yeS.e''u! E'qu"'F'J nevertheless we were Gu
'iouS 70 A""" "n"' was he d'd say upon the coca
Sio"' anu ii conversation we have had with him on
"c sau' ne reaiy did not understand the
"S par VI TIE speech as reported; that so far as he
'ou'u u""'rS'ah' IT, II made him say, that he was
"S""' '''f''S o"t me Prors0' and that he acc"ded
- '"S "' p'0''s'o" "' 'he resolution meaning, he
euPPOSe'' ''a' u the ieg'S'aVe committee; he could
"o' '''''S'''' """' ne nau Sald "h'cA led TO such
'"'''eP' '''"'u'''" o' MS Opinions he could
WI" guy '"I'' !" ''u'"' ne was always
0PP''o1 we P'o'"' III question: and he
''e W" "C0'u' ~ '''e last provision OF the rcsoIu-
'o" VI 'he IS@i'i'Ii'e committees as his votes from