Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-03

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to onv matter, which he may hnl CONCERNS bl4 inter.
est; nor do conceive It material to tho los.inn now
TO DO discussed, whs, arc the opinions entertain OF
the fitness capuci,y worth. octhe piiy,l,l whom
they 'Gect. Suffice i, to snv ,or,c, ,l,nt ,h
occasion has arisen at THIS time, G,r me To- take par,
IN that which carncsly wished and bavs heretn-
iorr positively dctern,n"d nvoid--but !, srn>e q,
priuc' when Is common 10 all, fun Inc u-ent,st
to the Least member of society irnpeis inc io rn,sh
my views Tor your consdera'ion m,an that sort ot
Puu'; Wnch We all feel m maintaining opinions dslb-
cra''y formed, frequently expressed and generally
hh',"h- snC IN which our judgments ma, b. CHROME
ouSly condemned from this consideration chief
~ ha'' nj ms time. respectfully ask the attentive
consdera ION of each member ofthr House TO the fol-
lowing views.
hive always aimed, and freq rcnty express.
cd the belief that resd'n of the Guy uf Richmond
wa not entitled 10 represent the county N Henri
co: and have often cndeavnrcd To convince others
believe may say with TRUTH rarely hour succoss
TINS saw WITHOUT vanity, aud without attaching any
cr"dh To myself the whole al! which must b. weldon
TO tho strength Of tie question uself when prrs,ic cd
IN 1T original NAKED, abstract torn, without he gloss
OF INGENUITY ond soph.stry,to conceal is m>it.
will not 70 back, 20 trace The his 1y Of the e. ity
OF Richmond, 10 shcw when and how she bcro NO
separated from he county If Hnnrico anj entitled to
an eScusiv" representation Other own; MI this will hc
done by the gcntleinun who appear ~ tho h,r E
the House. IN support of his own nPn,orinI will
Look only to the pr'vsions of the old and Tho, nov
Constitution, according both 10 its strict letter and
most oOciOuS spirit.
In the old Constitution Won will find that ., ,-tL
county ~ ID" stare, is given reprcs md
no norc-and by what uuthp ~ 1T 10 ask cou'5 tho
Legislature hoVs given t. tho Cry OF Richmond an
exclusive represent aou Gifts nwH except M he ls-
nj aud only mode of dividing territory: for if thc
CITY was still - be considered part of The county
would Tn county not have have had three represent
tGtlv"s, although the Cun,tltu ion entitled Ecr o b;,
two: and # th"rr division of he e mn ,yoid
1t not have been rs competent Tor the !. .gaturn TO
nav" SAID that tho upper W lower end of icarro shall
have m exclusive representation rs 10 have said the
middle par, which is thu Cry Of Rchm,sd) shall
nav one. The only hen. ny which was prac-
tca- 'r IN" representation tu be Incr.ts d. by
a ss'9R of tn" county, and for his purpose the cor
po-a''nn lin" wa drH wa, line at v,s,n between
SLe county and the town; aud he CITY was ry-n m
eNcIuSlv" 'nN'iIon, lprsdrt,OU md representations
WI any man clam hat the City If x chmoud is
part OF the county Tor he purposes Of dxutilr' Ger
tainlv not And why because it has an exclusive
taxation Of own =" pay. Can II be- considered
par OF the county for III" purposes OF representation
UoqlcStrnnbly rat-because ~ has an ryclns,v, r..
presentation fits own And # they arc to be con
sider"d part of the county f1rgsy PURPOSES IN the
name OF common sense and c,mmti ius. ICE To-, then,
enare wh us he evil well IS Il on yncn's en-
power tn" county cour, tntav tAgn for the -np,r,
OF me poor Tor the crc-tI of hrlgrg. k epnr no
roads IN order md fnrall other couny purposes
Let IN" ask, however ~hv should the r chi be- claim,
ed for the people of Richmond only represent wo
distinct interests upon he residence: l. tins
privilege common To us al? Are We not bound down
u single location. and that our actual residence
Is there man any county in tn" State who would
ca'h 'he rlgh to represent IN the lrg-i-''' " W
gun any other 'ntgrost or county than tina IN WHICH
FyIll represent this nere, or thai aS may hest suit
Is views of convenI"uca: PRAY, ny 'his actu-
- residence CURED, For tie PLAIN aud smp'c roa-
Son thar IN every county there wa n local interest 10
| b. represented. and it though necessary that
the r'pre' n,a'Ivc should 1--we among mix and con
venc with his commitments, n order 10 know and
deTs lad IN wishes and u'"rosts hout requiring
them on al occn -pns. 20 overcome "a" aim nsur
tnounable difficulty OF sending in=truc ion.3 Still IS
this not peculiarly in point. - tlIrrr not df
ference 'fn'"rcst between the county # TIcnrlco 81
no 4 AZ A. lii, 81
right ot resident Of Lic town. to represent Inc
county, J. no. one an agucu rural. nd The oi!cr
commercial INTEREST," Or To us" the words rf the SIT
ting member, (as used before tho Commit ~
signing his reason for Dr'tcrrng r0pr's.ur the
county instead of The town The IS n rnon,cd 10
teros and the other landed interest. l. hrs diver
sltv of interest rt-elf. which h. admits 20 *
Isl, not sufficient rHaso for graong To- the county
representation exclusive and distinct in interests f. m
the town for 1t mus be remembered that with the
Overwhelming vote belonging 80 The town. t7ey can
oil times and under AL cycIms' noes, Influence 6
conIroul tho election of tho county
Can tho custom ncrri oorc p-actscl. be urged with
any weight III this question, or eau III repetition an
hundred times over, max" that right, which
'gina'y wrong in itself, end in express violation Of a
written Constitution.
BIZ this is in fact. ques ION undrr the
new constitution, and m,tor what opinions
NAV be cutortnned by other gen lemon on The
subject, It will b, found on rx1mina i'm, to differ
m1'criIv from he old constitution. whrh did "o'
rccorn.2r the Guy OF Rrhul nd a. q separate ccc-
toral dat rict II being rha time Of tho adoption of
thar constitution part Of ~ c.ul'y of II .uricu for
any and every purpose whatever
Let what Inc provisions -. the new clu-
strtuion, IN language plain and emphatic MOI
30 30 susceptible of m'3c'u7'rucion IL declares n
50 may word thl' IN" city % Hcimo1d shall he on
titled to repro cntatiye aud the CDUniy oC Henri
CO u enc. and the representative shall h" an o,iirj
TCHdcHt Ol The town cOun'y which nc represents,
T. @ b. shall be- act1H resilient f he co,nh
which he represents, and dcfui resilient Of tho
city which ho represents Is not this most m1ni-
cs' and p1pnblC Distinction both IN nt',r aud spir 4
Blu " was with som2 9maz"m"n' thai heard the
sitting member urge before th comm ioc that the
adHto1Gi qualification, prescribed f,r Tho rrprrsrn-
talion that upon which, IA rested his claim 10
beat ~ IT," Houses ~ lc1s' so undo God him By
reference tn the Constitu ion. il will b. found
reed thus And any n"rspn NAV br.lected NJ M
ber q" Tho LsI'c Of D. 'ga'"s. who shlli have a.
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