Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20

wed from The Ariilor return y! the number # tie
,.i,, male nhshtaHt, Of t:Ic Commonwealth o.r,
twenty years OF ag", III 1880 and have made cal
ca,ion based upon thai return by whr il appear, thai
the whole number ol "h males o.;ft"chy-oie year.
81! age, is l95927.
The ratio for House OF Delegates OF one h,lndrcd
and fifty-six merbers Is thousand two huadcd ana
Gity-,iX person! 10 every delegate Th, gives 10 Tide
Water ,hirtv-!our dcegac.-to Piedmont ,.iriy-eigi
delegates to the Valley thirty delegates and TO III;
lcghany region fifty loa: de!cg2les-hcng an in
crease tho white population basis OF one il, Tide "
ter one in Piedmont, #o in tho VALLEY and decrease o,
four in the Trans A"ghaT regions, So that gcntleme.
mast thai We arc little more, rather than little
less than honest ii least quite un to The mark of hon.
csty in claiming tic suffrage basis rs The proper rifle
OF apport!onmen apprehendi il will hardly be cor
tended, tint The number OF white males over twenty.
oc years ct age not fairly propoToncd 10 The voting
population OF ihe Stale, rs ii vii! BE- aver the new Con-
situation goes into operation.
IL the writ upon the alleged plea of Necessity or ex
pedehci Is TO give up What c truly claims as her Just
right some Consideration ought certainly TO be given
her Tor IT, hut what d" eastern gentlemen propose 10
CIV" her What src;t bc"n his been held out on this
floor TO induce the wc" rGlseGs They tell us al
most ~ :" many wnr- tha, they VII! retain the major
y N the Legislature. in order 70 Sop he improvements
al the western country. Gentlemen have gone 10 :ar
- 10 say, 10 not pre end to any gri;cnan's pre-.
lsc lagHagc hi ceranl. was the hnr,!.n of tine
they retain The majority they will use it 10 stop i'm.
lT"rrnacrt- IN The western section If the state /; j.
True other gentlemen from the east are in favor 81
otructing great an: Necessary work. of int ernal improve
msu there. They willing 10 have them constructed
nd arc IN favor of commencing AMI prosecuting thcmas
rapidly II The abllii" and al n the state will per-
mt This is al thai We require Of them but We wi.l,
III" Gentlemen iir> alluded TO- u understand that ii tho.
'nrl'tl |" Deny Us ilr>" improvements there must j..
collie "t!t'ra n":r H"gii'r considerations than any
W. ha'" ut heard advanced /" induce Weld IL,
power IL which "" i,''.'r" We Justly entitled |
i''i ne" r'nG here. iai lav" liz right In demand
:" L be'r'r'il and 'tt"::,! 90, such m"an- nj
Improvement a. mr. situation requires. cndeav"red,"
how, in thr early PART II my r"naks that this was "''
{" the express duties %: government and need not
contend am sure with majority uf those on the 9th
or Idle ri The huIr, tia, the grrat leading Improvements
ought /" he constructed. have already defended The
%.-t against III" ri:arc ri claiming anything, lrca.:i.
abb" al attempting Fore. the stat. into any action
which will he injurious - he great general Interests.
":- ;iIa. The ui the state n!inr,lrr'..
and iha, her dri't is ratiro within her power And
might .:ls. at rc"t wish Tie debt already incurred
- lar = ac.lH, yr"r"i tic mono: had been well
'y',.Ad!. tr;r l!:,; tn" state would h. better -!
toria,. >W, Tho '.-r Icra Is H",ling then 10
i:!-!r" ~ :ir- tie deb. the ability al the stat"
i, concerted aAl in th- connection allow t" say, that
il tlr wc>t desired greater improvements than
have been proposed !" h made there. the -tai" would
iU' t,' :i:I"r ~ ' construction 81 them. W no
,o;:h ;:; hv lliriou- sv-tcm of Improvements car
RE. ~ 7n'icha. tina, division OF the state The vain"
ri Ill ,Iopcriy woui hc greatly increased and her
lands Greatly improved The sure result would hc
tiI,, !a:rr amount Of taxes wnnld be assessed there
Jai paid into the irrasr:ry Who can doubt that "y,i
the Ir, ,t"sp-rti mud turn ik"s have been anon" III"
Lcnc.c.n ri;lt- .! H." legislation of The state: ann
NJ, accountable for III" way in which this matter ha
hi.urrD i",n mi-naIag-d. It Is not fault that
iirI,y la been Unfortunately appropriated !" SER
taia cro;.- al The state. without locking 10 ih" inter.
ri, IL "cr sections ami that while certain PORTIONS
Received al G';iir share "l the public funds, mp
preparations have been withheld from other portions.
.icc"rt:in4 tn the present condition Of things, the
mn:ni oi money that will buld - good long turnpike.
vii! c"fl>irr, but :. mill If canal railroad ba II
will h rmn where 'l appropriations have been l''-
,"G- made that they among III" hilr'eli r'S,'
II the legislation 81 III, state do not wish IL =" iGf-
her IN" ,I;> subject than is necessary, hut clam from
governmental majority or 4 ma i'rltr 81 numbers
Or from an. other majority having the rrln- ni the
state government in their hands that internal lin
.la BE- continued to the extent OF the
',ourcrs OF the state Applicant" I" the purpose
10 not wan, 10 BE- prarudc from putting up that cam
s-.scr, by any tii'; may say her" in behalf g NY
enst;tnsn. ta p.-c'le them ro! doing $" only
i, fnr rea<onable ~ r1v's. u! il We ar r&4lre
and Gentlemen r.,,,:irc ito trt-, ;
n l., w!.at ,, situation demands SHOULD
nut aiy guarantees i'll the cnn-;;:iion, they
-.,t the w,.>l with he guarantees thai have been pro-
n,rI; But let il H. r.mcmhcrr--and w>! 10 place
,y<rf right h,re-at the west j. Offering graran
c- in order 10 buy her RI ht-. No sir, no. She has
.; h.,,Dlnr degraded n that level vel, She will mol
uln,. her, Ia purchase what i her right rl hDr"
. ,,ruand il a, y",tr hands. and -h wi!ln 10, lie
handing ii until her ri.;h iuy conceded. i PEG
. Of that scrr;o I'll the elnt. u, have :rr:l,lr -:
re- always wilIin t" l!nit discretionary power whoever
nav h., the agcmi holding it. With reference To Ike
,st re .,,ol,b!lilr 81 all pnic agents, with reference
% con-: itutial provisions limiting discretionary pow
II. AID provision, I" prevent The abuse 81 Ia" taxing
pw,: and the po"": "I expenditure" y"'i Viii tnI
he u.o. If the west going with ,o,! Tar II is r"l
onaLI, ,lst and rih' They otter I" 10 thi~ at our,
md the, demand for themselves, and "r their
.uri,y IN equality irtwc. Themselves, Vel a. be
wr,n tn, citizen. at every section at the stat" Ih":
iYali the al ta'"rem system :" Taxation, ana t!i- "%
,rc, the ojcci, hc western de:"ai" w"r" zen; hs'r
/, .icrnm,,li.i his ! not Il la" Thought with tl"n
and il j. moi prorn,.c here in ur.r in buy thur rt'
and il r,yor was for H., in favor .! ;'r H. ""n
ak"
:, i remarkable. AMI il i /" he regretted tina; c''.'
t have n. iil themselves rcsiraIncd rom -aElng NJ
m ,his floor that ii GUARANTEES placed ~ tt' COZ
vi, rl their fellow citi2ru- Of H." wr-' """'! moi
keep ;l..r, hnt would repeal them. Thought "i"
great characteristic If The American pr"r' was tii:r
,ir.tcrr. III any arrangement al that hd a'!! !!
has not beet. iJui ont ilr eastern Srn"isiei' "rc!"2
iav. Iuui il ont for Iorri.:n writer's, III commenting u:
;gr characteristic # Americans. The; have been "I
i, so. warmly rnntr,t" elections g".n an"n@
H.. an 10 matter What may have been The "Nritcl"i
existing il. uy ".foI he election. III" DAY after tErf"
y..s a pcrrc ar, lir-:cssc i'll tn r'-n' t." ito III"
-r..ri, com, ~. ii whcr" rnu "i representa-
tiys divided l.:wr,n two three counties. and i"i
wil learn that wherever there even taci agreement
r an Established routine bv which the different coGnii"
;r l., have representatives IN alternate years there
no in .tanc.. ri The agreement "r understanding cln"
broken cl"r The par, Of the different parties actin:
n parties or nr the part Of niiy nual, hcrnming
diates without party nomination.. i"u may have
in the county whose il i I" send rrplSentalv"
one or NOR. camiatc- but it is very seldom. il
that the other county has candidate until her own
turn comes. The Observance OF tiles" arrangements
and conn rnnsr- i charar cri,ic Of the whole AGil-
can pcopl. and ,rf claim io be- Americans. Whatever
effect late in The history of the government Of
thi, Union may have upon opinions OF til" Aneri-
can character in this RESPECT. the compromises 81 our
national constitutions having been openly and boldly ap
pcaicd TO- 1T least hereafter I" '"' ol'-''rv",'
have been surprised II another thing: E"!c'" may
say that have been, if not startled gel aIa:Ecd at ii.
have. rs have already stated listened aiici'ry I"
the arguments OF most Of The gentlemen m!!" have >po-