Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-26

make what it ought be- and :shat il should
h,vc hcen-a Government Of the people mhen was po
$3.50 in that Convention 10 extend the right OF sulfase 10
II ~ o white male citizens Of Virginia twcny-one years
Is oge md upwards 10 elect all the ohcers o. the uoNe
meni by the people, and to base I.pIsseh'anoh upon
mlaon itstaed like electric shock the DISTINGUISHED
@ a. ,h East who were members of that body Mr.
eh dsnounced the doctrine of equal representation as
new in Virginia, if not unknown ~ e "Sia I'LL. any
NJ RrJoln6 returned thanks that God had IN his mercy
@ virginia so great calamity the basing rep
rsentaon on white population he characterzea Tue PEG,
ole west OF the Aleghanies as forever ptea 6n
pd fseine from the east. Was he correct! No. your l,
az, s nwayerine and devoted friends, have been FOUND
:; bn, denounced portion of Virginia And why! Because
sir we ac from principle aud acting from principle we are
ST. We adv and ever willing meet those who dare en-
o,ch mon the guaranteed rights OF virginia me resist
once Of The East equally firm ana equally decided u me
roorns nroposcd by the West. The eastern delegates
o;,h fw noble excepons) looked upon the extension oi
Inc right of suffrage 10 all the rec whe mae c]sns o
u wears Of age in effect mol oy surie1efis le qu
lion of basis but surenderng the eonoi Of the properly
~ tho country They publicly proclaimed and openly avow-
ed the doctrine that the masses were not 10 be trusled u
land holders the property holders OF ig aate MOI SUI
h oso onnosed with equal bitterness The election OF the
Of The government by the people, thus rejecting that
great principle OF democrat, b Una. Thes
propositons were all debated in that convention he men
& The mountains came in with the giant ntelects
OF the east Wealth. power and pfeJuaice umphed Tor The
hu rho second sober thought of the sovereign peo-
ple of Virginia aye sir of Eastern Virginia. has voluntarily
rendered 10 the advocates of reform, the proudest con
that could be paid 10 teI lHey SIR VIII ohe so'c,
have rejected the reasoning of your own great men They
have demanded that your Constitution rotten IN ts ince
ton rotten its very CORE based upon improper principles
should be down. done away WITH and new one placed
in lis stead
The basis of representation is now the only question in
DISPUTE between the Fast and the West And how, sir do
we prouos 10 settle il! We ask that the question may be
submitted u the sovereign people OF Virginia To decide And
must here be permitted to say, that have been deeply
mortified at the course Of portion Of our own ins r on
nv Democratic friends, on tins question: have always
been taught believe that the Wings the arstocrac
pay: that they associated with wealth and power and
deayored 10 keep down The b. every possible means
did believe that had been raised in the doctrines o par
" which for great principles, and which siroye 10 ee
yae man TO his proper dignity and 10 establish in govern
ment true reputicansm. But since have witnessed the
course of members This floor, members who have been
pointed out the leaders Of the Democratic par
IT, | find their Democracy 10 be widely different from
this They belong the party with which ! act, and
therefore choose dcnounce them. When 90 home
and meet my constituents, and explain 10 them how
il was that this bill has been forced upon us, !
shall be bound tell them that the only determined OPP
position made BY the four distinguished Wing gen
een from Augusta OR Sheiey) from Greenbrie (Slr.
Price from Rockbdgc AIr. Dorman,) and from kanawla
Alr pack-that the substitute had been offered by an
Eastern Dcnocatthat the leading Democrats Of the West
had surrendered the Fast before the firing OF gunthat
they had announced in advance that if they could get
bill reported by the committee they would for the
best they could getthus surrcnderng into the hands OF
the East the power-no only the power but the acknow-
lodged privilege nj dsposlng OF this question as they might
think proper that The leaders of the Democratic party
from using their energies in favor OF the rights OF man
and the formation OF Republican principle in govern
ment had directed their efforts tho comparatively misca
BILE Of chasing the in the basement story OF
Capitol. The for thus surrendering the West into
the hands Of the East without struggle is that they con-
slider the substitute Of The gentleman from Halifax
promise between the white and federal basis What kind of
compromise is il compromise which yields major
y OF eight the white basis and accepts one OF II on the
combined basis \ compromise which givos 10 the East
seven more delegates than she would be entitled the
federal basis exclusive OF the free which population
il is the determination of the Legislature 10 send from the
borders of the Commonwealth; (or the accomplishment OF
which, you have Just made large appropration)an who
are therefore properly excluded from the calculation
Number OF white population East, 100000
%. noo No. Gr,hs as rL;,h oro o2- mn