The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-07-13
| For The Massachusetts Spu.l

Mr. EDITOR Your Virginia correspondent SAYS
that majority of the people are kept under by a
property qualification for vo'ers, and ired basis of
representation. 1t is true that the representation in
Congress upon the basis OF the u s. Constitution but
IL State representations which is the one 10 ar, uoo
slavery, fancied be entirely upon an unmired basis
Ofthe House of Delegates, thirty-one shall be chosen
for and by the tweny>sx counties yilg west of the AL
legany mountains twenty-five, for and BY the fourteen
counties lying east OF the Allegheny and Blue Ridge of
mountains forty>tw1 for and by The twenty nine coun>
ties lying east OF the Blue Ridge of mountains and above
tide water and thrysix for and by The counties cities
towns, and boroughs lying upon tide water" This ar
fangement gives majority of twenty two in the House
OF Delegates from the savehodng portions of the State
In the Senate, thirteen shall be chosen for and nv
the counties lying of the Blue Ridge of mountains
ard nineteen for and by the countless &C. living cas-,
theeo' I" which gives three Senators from the slave
holding portion Of the State, to every two from the non>
savehoding portion of the State.
voter must be possessed of an estate or freehold
in land OF the value OF twenty-five dollars :" or, as
tenant in common joint tenant or partner of an interest
share Of land, such interest or share being Of tho
value Of twenty-five dollars y or, be entitled 10 re-
uerSion uested fee remainder in land of the vaup
fifty dollars; or, must be house keeper and head
OF family" and have paid tax.
'And IN case of two or more tenants in common
joint tenants, paceners, in possession rerersion mr.
remainder, having interest in hand tae value whereof
shall be insufficient 10 entitle them all to vote thew shall
TO ether have many votes AS THE VALUE OF
THE LAND SHALL ENTITLE THEM TOn
The above provisions, coupled with the law which al,
lows freehoders to vote for Delegates and Senators in as
many different counties they may own free holds fur
nsh the most perfect Illustration OF DR. Franklin's prn
ciple Of JdckaSS voting to be found upon record
in all elections in this Commonwealth 10 any office
or place OF trust, honor, profit the votes shall be piy
en- openly, or UiUa roce and not by ballot"
1t shall be the duty Of the legislature TO apporon in
l84, and every ten years thereafter Ire representation
oil the counties, &c Provided however that the mum.
Der OF delegates from the aforesaid great districts and
the number of Senators from the aforesaid two great d.
visions, respect, ely, shall be neither increased nor d.
m'nished by SUI b reappouionment.o
"The General Assembly, after the year l84I, and at
intervals thereafter Of not less than ten years shall have
aulhoIhy, TWO THIRDS Of each house concurriuo.
to make reaPporuonmants OF Delegates and Senator'S
throughout the commonwealth"
This is old cavalier, democratic, republican virginia
the mother OF States; OF jefferson, Madison Monroe
and John Tyler; and The wished for mother of Senator
y ckinson Now, brothers, gentlemen democrats o
massachusetts, let US compare the above with the cons
sttnon and laws OF old witch and quaker hang ng fed
era, blue light. Hartford Convention Tory. Wbie Mas,
sachusetts and lheh start in body take Mr. ID
rs VIC go along aud EN- CRATE down South where there
is chance to ENJOY "enhghteaed kbertr"
WILLIAM TELL.