Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14


forcso their right have inc question o. Tie pa:
,rieI soely and Of itself Gcn.!.!n.n are "!ae-l wi
not say wise smart-;mart enough - % me diea.h2
tho duress, IN which the people are Paoeh cha ! .!
think that they manifest any great 't5hiu lot 'ei
will or rights, in refusing 10 let them dispose oi WI
question a. they may think best. But what Is inc al
tentative presented: You must take TINS cohstitutio
or Won must put up with the old one, "lch We hi"S
YOU loathc and dcest. Now appeal 10 Senteihch-
appeal TO them a fair and candid mcn-llavc tiev an
right TO claim for themselves that the people actua
have given them their true, honest bona h"e sahctio
ci this principle ol the mnori'. So'erninS Tor whici
they contend.
What was The course pursued in reference 70 tai
question in the legislature, under The act o when thi
Convention wa, called: In the dispute wi!ich aros'
there = to what vas the basis OF representation
shat the proper basis Of presentation III hs Noh,eh
ton, the advocates OF the mixed basis were iound Sc
curing ma ority Of representatives before inc game
commenced and that by stocking the cards upon tn
people \ PROPOSE, ion made there ny gentleman
FROM tic fair one a' The WI oi nan coui'
dcyise->ince this Convention vas gouch up ~ III
friends Of the people. Tor the benefit al The people on
oi respect for The people. from crc 9" the people-ie
submit that question 10 the people, so that when ",
should co!:c here Nigh, not e embarrassed WIN any
doubts doubts there could have bcenupon that SUBJECT
| For that proposition voted. but the legislature re-
fused 10 entertain il iavorabv. The east had the pow
er and 10 vote with two exceptions including is self
| refused Ia meet the issue. VIII gentlemen, II they
believe that the people ought To be Consulted IN Tic
organic alterations OF our government, II thcy believe
that majority OF the people will r and Willingly sane
ton this mixed basis of representation will they 20 with
us for this fair propositions do not know tina; ii will
DO maze, but ii might ne made 10 submit that question
isei to the people, detached from IL corresponding
| superstruc'lire Of practical Reforms
Will they do that Ii not | would rather take the
| bold ana manly ground nj once. tenants by
possessio,-we do that il altogether for
interest nd We are not rusardiIl Of yours thai this
power should pass from We believe that tie true
\ mani ..l. of
the people and minority ol tn. money power If the
commemorative is the ma GRITTY plated III The
bal 81 rights, and therefore iaiorits Of the people
should lave tlir positive aud absolute control III the 90
yernmrnt.
should have noticed earlier. perhaps an oli,c.;oll-
one ser, inuc r"Iie IN. and 10 The majority ruc
-" thu. 1t cannot III tire distribution a. representation
among the counties and districts b. strictly carried
tn II is nipracticabe that there il always found III
each county fractional excess deficiency Of mum
',rr- when ronpare, with the ratio representation "
Far instance, the rail-" Of representation he thou
sand. ccnt: having nm. hundred w"i:ld be-
Titled L" one representative, Wiki cpun'y having r
zen hundred voter, w"mld also get l!t one. Ihcr'
wo'.id b. IN tn" former hundred y"r-rs sup
ii'Sc''i" bc without; t"ir exact -har, -! ne wir.
presentation; a,i il the latter, rarh would have i lit
tie more 'l h. ! preri.,y entitled t.. tn answer
/" tll- -. That county local organization. ln,
ieiisih!'. whatever the !om Of government may hr :
9ai the difficulty, ii such il b., would obtain much
we liAN Dtss N the Ollrf IL f'tila! Ia ~
divisions and distributions oi representative iower
nm n" much "i 4 mathcna'iean but i'll that exact
-c1e!r" is demonstrated that two regular polygon--
the crcum-crbcd about circle tie Other inscribed
within Il. can e made IL agree ly less than amy assign
uble difference. IA in the distribution u; representation
I" tie counties, the share oi each may b. near
spared with the ratio al Representations" that HE dir
T. renee shall be- neither sensible material. ans "a the
extent hat j! will IT, approved lv the whole commune
y, and no complaint >iu he padc the part Of those
for whose benefit the Oh lection altogether "a
| hay, been made
Il a- been sci Gp a p.u bore that Eastern Nirgin
IL pay tNothT- II the ri this calii
eii. o one has ever denied that. and admit i. Bat
iJc. II follow that there /, such virtue IL the fact II
| t"oh:.~ al III. revenue ." III, Common" ealt', being
paid hy tie minority, that ihal ninorii, hall
Ia I.scll III: absolute constitutional control 81 Tie
wtc.e community. Is il not hc.r du. 10 pay 1t Tor
| Tia, protection ihry receive: And docs il follow that
bsca,-r Jay, ten dollars and y pays rescnu,
at five dollars, that therefore should have a snpc
riorit. 81 Influence III liz, government according 10 the
proportion O.. the lax paid b. ioih II i, Forth lit
lie than u and together, shall he therefore be
permitted to govern both Clrariynol Bat think my
position III reference 10 the taxing power nadcr Inc pop
popular basis. safe Well ir-i o:!ctir>, tle lax
perl, al - lie members 81 section I'll ts State does
noi differ tar from the resi- n ornalc .ia section 10
tax The Other, with imPa;!. w ind in eastern IL
giEia, rather il The Whole state that the ax per
lead nron individuals in the different sections. eic
| lyiye. eighty-wo, anl ,iAts CENTS throw out in
this discussion entirely, Trans-itcglany Virginia.
Thong! am far from thinking 50. perfectly i'll
ing, il !! suits gentlemen, to allow IN the argument
thai it nothing better than chapPare inhabited hy
Camanchc indians willing. ii il please them
thai they should call it desert roa,aed rs Arabs. or
! ~ my fr I'D Oh my right, (Slr. LETcHEE.) suggests
inhabited by - ntsidc bafbarians And vet ! hold
that there is left community of interest according 10
actual sums of wealth coincidins with tina, majority
which place, the power forever IN the hands OF what
Yea may style lhc pcop!e-:hc conservative portion 81
the people of Virginia. Take tie landed -, ,,i Of
the .ncy. The lands there ,-t.'.afc h. the
late census, at eight dollars and thirteen cents
eleven cents than in ciih,: 81 tie w. poa,ici
districts Of eastern Virginia, the estimate IN Piedmont
being dollars and thr;y-six cents. and in 1ii"
| water eight dollars and tIo cents. doGbt "hct'
there IS al instance il the United States where -
standard Of price can be found uniform throughout
| three -nurths oi tie State. And when look IT, The
fact tha. the valley is settled b, population dstin
gui.Erd my other or :i,rr industry, H. If
economy and habits of hard labor hat ti.cy c. !.
their money By the sweat Of their bros. and THIS
Ing IT, know il, value. and to tn fact that their lands
are worth now more than ours, that their market,
al lire ca.l-c!r avenues 10 market oTc AZ! made.
and that so FAR from there being ANY cause Ia make
any additional improvements there. any more .cn,iid
be damage 10 ihsir lands. | do rot think tia;
can appiecid an! ether course or tie part Of that
| tio oil Virginia than the most constant co-oprra-
ton vita us in the protection If tie treasury anl
| in the economical expenditures Of the public flud-
II, thea, eastern Virginia tr:st Ecrsclt-which
/ douht-upcn the question ii taxation. and The valley
be safe herself il gives Us 100 Ia 3! members Of
| The Legislature, Is majority over trans aeganv
But take the question in reference 10 slavery. You
will l!ad that in many Of The counties, The slave popr
| laion equals, nearly 80. that Of the white while
many others have larger per cent OF slave pop;lla
lion than some in eastern Virginia in good standing ii
respect of that interest will not enter INTO details
| any further for have had great deal Of It. and
they not generally interesting H, will refer 10
the history Of western Virginia in relation To slavery
Il is very q, am informed, for have no prrson.
recollection III il myself that upon one occa>iou, IN
der the influence ri panic Southampton Instruction
TO which al men, and especially communities.
| liahie-a portion ~ the PEOPLE oi western Virginia
in favor Of The conditional emancipation Of sla
vcr, in this STATE. The an,ini Of tho honorable gem
| ilrnan from Wc>tmorelanl might have had som"
| weight nut ur two three coi,dcr1 ons--ti,a abu-
iitio,,sm not known at ,hal dav and. ,miortr-
naieiy tor The example vcGy respectable portion al
the people Of eastern llre the leader, IN that
project. supported too. b, ,e:rrai oi the public pa
per, oil the east, two Of which published IN the
city Of Richmond. BIT my ircs from Spots Viva
MA Mr.. CONWAY VIII recocr- an. appca! - him.
because he i known 10 haze taken leading parl on
that occasiontLa when the STATE ri t.renla Dies sired
her position 20 hc understood ~ of the threatened
invasion III her rights " i.r federal government IN III"
OF the Wil,fg: Proyi>o. aud othe, Kindred
measures, and he looked TO tie STATE large yr thai
support and unanin,i;: oiHaciion nccessar, 10 .iyc
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