Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-28

i.-l.j mi fhat ~. ,h,v
@ SrhooI Commissioners and Teachers a.a in smc
oIoo onght to Law their taxes for Schools III s"'
a., s hoy NAV choose, 10 be icshlaled - ,l;ci
III hold that the legislative l-Necu'i'e I ii,inc,
3t9is. Ma ought to 81 not only separate ana uis'.,'
y h other but neither ought 10 be app''"''" "
by the ether. -, mid, ,nc element Of representation
tiy i,,re is the .cii Of the Ptop!e hat PfOis''y
h,er il consists OF houses and ianas' ~ ar
w. IN M ar an ass, maid servant - =. = III a.
~ anyihnr that mans. hdrtaT 40 ~' M Nv I'M
VI a H. morally, the orHer ol II mas VI,
n =, have il protected BY the constitution ana 'e
That REPRESENTATION ought I" be larry ana his who
@ n.d among the LEGAL rioters oi the >tile, ,io , w.
jed nv the Creator with reason Tree VI" anu -
; and hy the Constitution win poil'icai c'. ,s H.
Franchise OF suffrage That the WIN VI 'ne Of
I yofrrs subject only 10 tie ConStr"oHa1 SN -
"a 1iuoritits oil persons and 10 propfriy ous''
% law 10 the That minor'tteS q isrIoS ~
resented and property nnFeprcscn'ea are nr, in Con
:,,;onaI Of protecon and Tie ha'ii's ~
,n ! hourd 10 provide them. That tlieS can " 80
rird AMI can be madc ample ana certain sce'i ;;
against all unequal o"f'h'"s anu ''iN7S
.: a" resent representation in the Legislature
- oar, j.. practically SiIreS, wln nave no 'o"'"'
-, ~ ,nrly on carrir"eS which are III many iSi
,or,n, Injuries and licenses u Sea Irhs"ey'
hih are human curse=i> not only fundamentally aust
crir and anii-rcpubiican int has Prored "ef'y I. "
- - nrotectin. The State from an oncr"us at'' "
;g >, l;ss Of ti0itrS Tor local works 81 MINOR l'pi
rance ar valuc any, and Of no prpilt y ne
zion Wills, il 9csraGes our brethren ~ w pinci
IF The State by lis insidiou> lnclnly. an, - H.
H., -, o"r.oious mistake made by The Chesapeake
ii IN The Convention which formed the present 1"ilS.i'
i,i,, he not unn. cordially and on eqla u''T W."
'.i, ,,l allie, the people OF the Valley and the rams
aohauy Had they done So the STATE o virginia WIN :.
have been fifty years in advance oil wha' sh' NV"
the Last twenty years ever since "ic u" = w !; M,
crsi;,u,on we have been year after year dc-titea ~ wy
a.I,tur. by portions ot The Piedmont section WIN
whom we did unite the mixed basis because 's "',i'
= h, r. interest ~ obtain legislative ho"h"s i' ""'N7 "
a,,,or. Ia Ms and Of doubtful advantage 10 The State
by lus rolling with the transnoniane reires'n,''" "
make mud urnlkes Neither the East nor '' :" Ss' n'
no, t1T. Ia hEns
are buthened with de5t fdteea millions :? dotdr%
rhu th- entirely 10 the mired basis, winch IS me irn
FIJI m.,her Of lie pernicous offspring 81 Ice roH"s'
which is the mother in regular succe<si'h " 'i's' ~
comparatively proiitess public dcbf. IT,, ,,;,.
The West has been compelled 10 resort 10 FOG r"iins
and To other allies Than ourselves 10 se Us oh'c ~ NV
oceon If rade As best could and has been Obliged To oio
ro irs natural and rational desire Tor WORKS oil edrPtd ana
STATE importance for local improvements ana We haNe
been heavily taxed without The least present oi remote
fl /; we must be taxed let 1t be Tor Somedts, NJ. io
nobuo for works reach saltwater not Tor
ond. in the West for haconsruced railroads tending
rather towards Baltimore thnn our own seapot's ~" ~
Sn,. works l., stopped above the falls OF james
invoke y,n for our sakes well a. theirs ana me
Ss,cs 10 make the West not only free and equal oh u.
nal vim ourselves They have the ioc 81 western uidc'
h bL countrv The Biz Bend Of the Ohio River the mine
als The stock cravings and we have the CHESAPEAKE by
with s rivers and harors and Hampton Roads rs sites io
cities and m narts for commerce Steam - lhi dlspesh4
win m. aid sail shin Atlantic turnpike from New OK ~
yernool Give trade with the interior ana Inc IN "ts
from somewhere our salt water ana ca!ti ad poP"h
and commerce "l spring lul-ioIH!cd uoi cin'--'"
works Of State and national importance We mast nay"
the trade first and then the city VIII rl>e GIVE 7 thc'i
and what Long Island i now To New orA We 81 ms 9
crn Shore will be our Chesapeake ely "leheSt. 10 spur
may pont To Heaven in token o graiiIude iof prosperity
mol vel known 10 u but which is sure 10 spring from rh
lightcncd enterprise a. ,
The Western people natural allies; what they want
we want-that the public il must and rW be eA
pended; that and burthens OF debt II tey "''
be borne, il shall he io the mutual benefit oil our people -
enrich them individually 10 enhance The price oil our ahds
10 raise the rewards labor 10 secure the sales oil our
produce give Il ready new and certain market 10 mag
nify orr trade 10 increase capital aud population IT, en-
able our lis relative Importance III tins eoious NJ
on OF States revive, restore reannie the e"od oiu
mother Of H. aithe loved but lorn commonwealth 81
Virginia THIS all he obtained IN my opnion by eA
changing the present unequal apporonmen 81 representa-
lion or the constitutional guarantee iI ~ toda ff ~
approprution Bin slaH be eauced tyI Legislature rHt-
out me concurrence Of rOte " tfo 0S ~ re fohFH@
e rie each house Abolish the mixed basis, give
Us this guarantee the Constitution and our representation"
will be free and equal State will be united and ateha
extravaganza in legislation VIII be arrested The puolic mo
news sin cease la he msappcd pubic works Of general ana
State importance aud value viii be constructed 10 aid taxa
ton i'll paying "i the puolic debt tide water Virginia VI"
have cy; West will have III shortest ana best avenue
10 the ocean ana nd here il most inviting depot at trade
ana the glory the Commonwealth Viii be restored -hi-
ninp more and more into perfect a Give this and
we VIII not b. certain Ia 81 ami remain ~ least one
third or more than fourth o the State and thus o ouf
selves be enabled check unequal and brensoine taxa
ton upon ourselves and all others bm rer"y oeete h'a
section rW rapidly Increase IN Pop"dt'oH ~eam ana
political pouer 10 become maoray N NE STATE ms
all owand Virginia develope it, resources and
make il in fact the most thcky populated portion VI t
North American ointment
have never upon earth such country il for de-
development, II The proper po!cy III respect 70 i's rei -
esis were only pursued win enlightened NsoF: INA .hS
answers The puee argument ,ha' me Ncs, n.y." ~ ''
cal! another Convention ana anosi me "a"
mice J! We now 'o"isi ~. '''"9 nv ~, - - - -
The West would not nave nc po"s' y" q" ~, ~ 'c -
would IN quarter OF ceitui! nav Nc l'tu'''i'' y"
iter Unite ne Lost anu ie " 81 VI 'e'' au S'c "o
he no longer Ike AebuchaHhe"zar l.se part p'as, anu
part clay. Western irgh rs wen as Eastern "onu hi''
slaves slavery would become more dused, our interest
would AT become homogeneous and they cod not Jay
without equally taxing themselves AGAIN me argument
that must retain representation unequal ana UNJUST be-
cause iorcSJoth, majority may cs1Asr me IW!s'HuW -
vital blow AT all republican government and won
annul all Constitutional comnacS whatever between an!
portions OF people, followed out 10 us legitimate conciu
sions II Is an argument Tor inequality ana against eod
ialth and would compel men 70 ABSTAIN rom hahIs con- o
pacis OF government ana would dSe al 10 anarchy me
minority shall rue NE major1y because mty aonf ut ma
jority rW rule The minority Absurd absurd yet such Is
this argument when reduced 10 IT. lowest denomination Of
a fraction OF thought
And lei no one cry ou-"Wmt will the North say in the
Federal Government ii we abandon the mixed basis II
homer Nv answer is plain and conclusivsThc North
and the Federal Government have nothing DO with
lomes institutions. The State of Virginia. with respect
10 slavery her limits stands precisely opposite
grounds from the Federal Government The Federal Gov
compact between States. The Tree StaeS