Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-18
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We invite attention to the movement. recently uaas mlne
House of Delegates, by Mr.. Barbour, to chapgso. 'he pI Z "a
mo dee Of a,pppoiniunne. Commissioners Of Elections The y s gpH
obscuirrih,yy Of the clause !" Of tn" State Constitution dff,inlnR
The right 81 suffrage, has , led to much difficulty n th h.. c con
strnuaesioan 81 its true n,i meaning ia i and intent h, In the h. aessnff q
clear and positive poi We coonsGiulional, reqaaisili"n, party pas
and , eaxtlaneous Influences win i e sq 9qS sxtas IS Rnrt$sT'H rs
right and 'eppPirrol the = f fI !FS, e Z. he sc gniFy: iATSS% ~ =
inheren, difficulties whieh. st should p. be e. gs" n qir'Psa n'''% II =
y \ y p ,,;las, X .s! Az T. A l$i jssIs5!!!i55f; B sa '"' s9ss nj IT i ;;S5s::'+ d,
tights Il Voters. ~ un 4 1t ihs szi.iin as;. II 4 rs rs Gfa.un M fffear!a
throughout ;h~ The / Yp%nm NJ IS Isl, fSs persons Z %lHssl
ate as as siulpneriihtenaa&en,,s a, ELECTION. AN and sa az Tie n'q9?s' rs
CURED is unequal, 9 majjforhyy, i for ai the .!AlossF par! ! sss" ~
coorrding, TO The PARTY is iella aRn ~ IF il0iSsi 69nsn.a!I4s ~ H.
Court at The time, Gfea, complaint Of q ta abuse p tels pow,
or a'e exists in in ! many. .RarfAa.9 AZ 81 tbs rs, s Aqq end especially i 'nSsf
counties yhsye parties are YfF pcarlSS allviaassda q n Sush fHnS pSSsl.
rof Iths court tend tends to slliAf' The b igse exercise y .'hf s,Ss'n y
franchise, and to contr9l i9fnany ms ttaars slhsTe 81 en'ttNop'
OF tshe' county; This, has even ss 7. ben carried sc fer ~ 10 n.y..
caused n diyiddua ais, to . be s sR led to ri az & COMMISSIONER 'ssss'
y wild View 70 heir paE ri nlah aEfgaaatPsF, aRd %lIh !hs knO&1'
ledge thai their party pFedileacMiooI2ss 49, aaHAidd Soyyerr'lds fssH SPA
sderatiop Of justice and fir dsaIine. ,% Tlhs appointing ppTsE
is irresponsible 70 the peeps, and lthhsir ,aathHsaF' aoWf'ehIH!h
grant m w. go wholly pannrsdyesssaa, fla5s Hir'sf AM $G"'
preston upon the rights n ,flTefImsn. as r':rtea MNnqq@ Sri
por'uni,y for aPRearl. Or remedy iiSr Ffilfta !. Il rs mpasaf" aa t'
which the elections are ,cYpednclsdd aidhF HIS un'GEpRGui0as aHA'
Ger and facilitates the compmifssspnh IF fraud ana eaFraRhrsp''
We hesitate noi to say, .np9pa reliable lPi9oHpanSRh Has Ws'
law, as # nov St stands pda" in ns%s es,I !&e ftaea9p' q 1'ns .slsfHss'
franchise, and. operates s with q groas ipeaHanaV' ana rniAtrhfsa,
The evil may no, bte, ard nd HFEoobtaaslxi Is MT general lepf,at -
sufficiently EXTENSIVE. 10 GTaallll fer rSsogIFtecSGitt2n ana Faqaeln' My
should the County .C;oa5''Fs a Raft NJ. 'hhs, 4lRRq'f'alXn q ms
land, exercise, POLITICAL Jp2Pwaeers. aihI, GdHlsRsFss ,Rqh"fa' aR'
p0intmenss Of any Kind 2 hi AIRS. !hssa, sfih e?!GPfa .Ana t".
sponsible bodies alen !. ffs lth2, .efxaeSGp'e .hs s'sfi''h laNS ~
preference TO J.! o ,hei dd~4aRraITtlm!fnls: q, 'hf S!aSeFpHs4A WY
TO hold in the, palms .oGfl !ineiF" hqaRds, 1he dleftsip!. sAa'ass
of their fellow-citizenssll The ihlng. IL" %SaRs' lna spp4"
ciple and opght. 70 9. be, f~p7esHStsd, H continued A'"!nusA
tend TO weaken, in public eesslliIpallllons the 4GpHhtE M%SnthBSi
ten, and finally produce is .iqIaqll i9Ierthr9S' ,Ms cp' apaP
the friends Of this IS s!ya sisI IS valuable ~ nsaRR& FssPss'S,,l ~
relieve il Of this qqbgeftiYonaable fe44I1rf, ana .saSs 4higaip aaFf~
truclon; In In 'lhI this WY only Gan ~ .pI1Sl'FH' p'A""'P"H
restored. -, T.. .a.,,in 81, ,ia,d"i. 1T ",'i-" ~ t ri' -
In the he PP]reside n Fl s5iiiqnms GcqmWissopss aye >%npAoipssa,
by the GoyernpT. and W. 1iee. na ge9q lreassR M uuAotA'
rule should not prevail. in all i'hNs eslsss!ilon7 Ilssid, " NE h'@s"1
The office Of Commissions. ia1 exsefAAtlys n .Ala. aaharfaWHef
the. high characreg. Of !hee. cthliiGi MRglislrr'e. Of rlaf aiais1
would secure, the appR'ila.tmept, .oi bn!e!llgsRt 'spa .pHlgh''
men, II this be objected To- let Ihf, tsslalqiuRe hseh 'ipaRt
the appointments but I'VE repeas AhaI 'he, pqKfgis .lQn. ans
portaan', and liable e too n4ss abuse p rfAS'h ~Hf'F'''p
POPULATION AND REVENUE ~F"FIRGINl "a
A. matter Of areas snyeres, TO lcuF readers we presen, fr
full TO the exclusion of our own speculations) The tables
preuarpd. by auditor Heath for the Legislature" W avail
ourselves. of"ths iabors or 6ut teighbSfs : Of he, Times,
who, have ,digestea" tho fkaIQwiag. synopsis an paOOaan'|
facts: Ia, l..n .,.,.iyi n,.htn, t. n'"tsst"r."l az ~
STATISTICS OF PoPT LAa4oN msNBNuE "a;
4 yery interesting documents ~ s Yesterday cdnimunirattdI
10 the House of Delegatestron, the" bisst" Ahitorf enIbra'
cling statements carefully prepared by thatsthceryt 10 sn9w'litr'
Vhne Formulation OF the four several >strad .sirisions'of IN. !
state inthe wear haas, s.ealeulatodlirpn 80 Iitheubl,s, 'fRe
Rerenas contributed by,eao1 division, AS VOL 'itsSlt"Hp az
exclusive of the tares, ION lirulsea J; and finally %tne''appei' J
fionment OF. representation in lhe Senate'and ftouse !,Det
epatess 6rst upon tho basis of White 'Ropaiatiuna 3diyy upon
the basis Of White Population and hRevenase, sSetSsive""f
taxes on licenses; and 3dly, usAa.the basis Of White ropi,
The results are more ia.yyoTaes r tNs l{aga;A lleghaaX Haf
vision than .HH,os' PsI ssns, my h Mr { b, been I, led 3l e estpa5,; f'%id
divisions, TO be, in the lst, l9a,66o, M the !eDs9W<'fn
the Sd, l6o,557; in ihsi tn :sssl ,5aQ4 Tpial ss1;Tl1 ,ah, tahI
ws rn Il Re sss b1 Tnss ss siss.s77 & 81 4i il H. ' u, sMi5s5 '3sl sSt 81;
in the Sd, s77,572 81; in the i'm, :.a455 %. And 'nelIs,re1
6 ' is n IL, is' ii, u sss g. IA VI is''sTS'h 81 s45 y !. "a; q $f's'Sa 81,
The apportionmona OF representation on ths' wKitebasis"
would. eiye tbs. isl. Dxision. q DelagAas aaaI sonAtors:
She &, e ssa ps tx: 81 p; ! ssS9s'Ifs Il s "a, d z ;RJtS Ns.tc5 %
majority OF 13ini che HOUSE arid 4 in TIE Senateatjtarf II:
The ,amixed basis. OF, White Population" anita ~ enas;
sstss' ! l ssnssor lszf IL vars "a, s. s' Ds ,sas, s. ! IS syyn fsiSS = ,h as1si7
"a Delegates, 6 Senator's; the 4!h. IS Delegatss,'s Senators-
or an Eastern majority Of i, IL, the House and IN he sen'f
The i"miyed.b a sisp' 4rith itehse" raxss;, w5ult give the Isr
Division. Al. Delegates, To- Senators; ~the2drSS D~ltsates,s ,
Senators; the 30, y Delegates, 4 SENATOR'S. the lut 80 Delr'
egates, s Ssnators-oy an Eastern majority OF y IN Me,
House and 6 in the Senate-Total IS. ID
According To .ae superintendent of representation arbitran-
" fixed by our present, GaDstiialinn, rand 1.-The Aiokarmrnh
amendment, the Is, Division has 81 Delsgatcsi tlhe. "a, 12;l
the Sd, IS; the 4th, 81. The Easi has 10 Senators; the West
l3-Eastern joint mfaIqQtg 81 oct :.i,li iu.,
We think il is 10 be regretted that the. House Did enqt dlgi
and an estimate aherefrsanof the BsueA-' Pbjhiatioh,i Witch
would haye enabled him to- give tta apporsionnwn,' o. repie- |
senlation by Federal nuP6e5st ..r, J..i4 .... -, Ia yii
Population and Rereaae Statistics & rirginie:, ,, J
We presented Yesterday fh a tbhlpcttlioushrhi ~thGrcsllts
exhibited by. the speriai. rcaortibinthe Rirsr" Asditor'' rs toi
the Population and Reyenue OF, lhc State, fox IIDtytar lSa9.
These results may be rendereIniorc interesting y ne tfeadSqi
nv c~ortbArnu' them with Similar facts ascertaihod by tho
census of the United Statis, and ny ihPrsnai Srate"stahs;
,ics for the years lS3D. and lS4Uhi '..t" a! - '.H fl'''
from fhe Auditors books, and affords Il fair index IF The pro
gress fthe- White population, ~6s first alebt n tbIhpaiHitivej
Statement of them dor!le30, 1910 and' laa9 in rhe fnarsese'
raj grea, Divisions, with lh9 increase in eaehs'ir'm ts4p ~
''''Ha, a".,.,,' "wnnfts firth EAtphIlEst. = 20" W ",''"s
lsao m..a..fsiUn,Hll la4e:' - t'+nre. \
Is l' diy1.ion, l. sefss, T. 1856 1850 i " i Il, 7sS' N''"s3ai6'
3D. dyiaions 80 al,isa m..i 3a;6lS w." f%37,s66'A "",a534e'
4th division, sa5A7. -. hl,77i % e."7l ,sa1'"'.'"laa
1924. .l69i725 80 al,767, p.u. 22,032
The following table presents the White Population in is3O
and ls4Q, az ~ssceEtnined by the Gensusaand An, lb4a asSatsu-
lated hopl. the illheahfes; and also sho inerasaI api ASH"
le4sr =, -, .,a"''i y t,I.,nM - 49, N'''' 10y ""I
rr"s isss yH'1E ,rG ls,S41 a ~. II ls x . ~: Inc e!
Is, ati Division q a. 55s ssal ID. a. T sssss az ,i s;tsss, ,"@. ,,';Si g 3
ID d3yvision' 5OS656 .t.l9a,S6S ali. ,2Qa,6l0, itutllslU2I