Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11


total white population, and giving the east the cra3 90
paying into the treasury 100000 more than tb ,r...
u When look into this schedule b. Of the r.no
n of the committee, found that OF about 900 Oo0 of liz
u white population Of Virginia. they had deliberately cst
y overheard 100000 out Of he whole number A. tar;n',
: M part Ii" in the matter Of The formation Of The Con-
e stuon Of Virginia "hm. I" do it with Th. par, ol
l. ana devoted advocates OF the doctrine of the lrac
rights Of man, Is laid down in the bill OF rights accord
l. ing ~ their c"S rrctl of H. when they come dr,i
e III whose ar- the powers of government hall ir placed
J" threw out Of III" political ship into the deep dead 4 seven
nuths OF the people" lu how ID the; gei these results.
II On" Gentleman t'p IL, ami that committee in his report
v told US that popular suffrage the basis TIL,
Il gentleman IRON R"ckhrdcc Mr.. MooEEJ tells IL thar
e We are IL make -iragts OF Just wh,su.rcr W. ,ca.
= an! how desire I" know from whence do .,,n,len..
icr'r the authority Ia throw overheard tbs 100000 ",
, pie "i ihI- Commonwealth ;l that 2o"0ou or less
according I" u" restrictions YOU aprs' the RICH, .!
<utfrag" shall exercise The political power Of the Stat
II h" gay" them the auth"rivl Where do they get il
from: horc somebody will b" 20 kim; II to inform =.
not now but III their leisure know VIA, the answer will
10" After al; ih"o" high sounding: phrases about popr-
lar rights tn" unlimited sovereignty of the people
the right of the rom!munc. 10 alter and change their
constitutions they will bv-an hy and tell Us
hat in their judgment il i. cxpe,ctn to limit III, .,y
ras", and /" found III" government upon voters alone
excluding who,nsocver they please Ny friend from
Actonlac. Mr.. N>r.l shakes his head should ike I,
hear from III" chairman Of this committee where be d..
rircS h. authority from the till of rights or I'M the
srea, doctrines ii the rights % man. saw in the first
place that the legislative power of this government
hall be based NJ? upon the people but npon suffrage
from whcnr, H. derives this power saw WHO shall and
VIII" shall not exercise th, right g" suffrage All tie
ladies thrown overheard. Ercrv one [Larrl.t,r1
An! for remarkable reason too. The gentleman from
Barbour, Mr. CAELlLE.,- hope lac has drawn Is prize
in the great lottery long ago: If he has he will stand
Il very poor chance hcre.l,"r, believe j; was the gen
tlrnau from Barbour, ID" Ugh perhaps il might have been
the gentleman from Montgomery tSr HoGE) toldus that
ii right 10 give t" the females any part in tho
government "f this Commonwealth because they are not
citizens. NJ" citizens Why Mn, ii il be not trca
-onabc to ask the question could they commit
son ] can readily imagine how, ii h" were on The other
side of the Atlantic he might hold them no, To be ci,i-
zen-, because. i'll that country the -,vcrccus
t-tbiect- laughter. but | should like him 20 demon
irtc h" proposition that in this !rr. country of our-
whrl" ar" todd every day. and bv him too that the
pc"p! the -"Y"rc that thoS, who conceded
BY all to be the S"v"rccEs citizens Laugh
Ter. We todd the other day by the gentleman
r"ut Augusta fNr. SuEFrEr,l tla, they have the
wc- Tern side al the Blue R,r majority Of 800 men
VIII" Dor" arms and in the State immense number 81
the militia from eighteen t" twcni yonc years OF age
Well they have also according! 1" the ca!rula:l"n about
that "ritv of qualified voters "n that side of the
Blue RiIrc irui " hence docs this commit cc gel the al.
horiry from III, bill! Of rights v that the oft his
COMMONWEALTH from eighteen L" tw-nty 0ne years Of
ic capable Of "arn-. arms. arrived ~ yr:r Of ,:scrc.
on So fl! n be liable for their disohcclcnc. To tho
ilaw--com,cll~l to shed their blood and lose thci.
lives if need h. in the defence al their country, where
10 YOU set the authority for this exclusion ch lille
ttcy are compelled Weld obedience Ia the laws, denies
Ito them the right oi ttu., any voice III enactng hem
What will be vour /" that You can give H.
not i-. You must Sci ii from the tia; all wise
men in forming n government get 1.-THE necessity Of
the You must get it from the experience Of
Ikinl-y"u 80; i, by considering it question Of cNpr-
l,!icncv Ia be- determined by you i'll reference To the
yrca, idea held ont in thi, bill Of rights Do You find
Iany form Of government prescribed there No. none
fcr they have passed from this doctrine which is re-
frhle To men in state of nature, II YOU come down 10
1.-The practical business for which they then assem-
ibrd they will tell you, that Of all governments. tina, il
best which is capable Of producing the greatest degree
o happiness. Hut there is another test Of equal npor-
tancc and that L. Is ii -ccurc against the danger Of NAL
lain!nis ration All the wisdom uf the world wiz. 40
they were did die with the authors Of that paper
No. a little ri has survived them and come down by
Inheritance or i'll other way, and taken up H. aboi
in IN" clear cal and manly heart Of my friend from
R"rkbrltgc Mr.. Mo"RE) What he told Us yesterday
Tor tn" ,iy before tr: when he said that lowcrin
human luid- will BE- abused and will 80 continue TO Le
until the God Of nature himself shall down and
take part in the affair "f mankind That is hi, Ian
suagc the VIII" that bill of right. knew il
/" be true, and that is the why they have insert
led the second tr- "f good government To wit thu
one which should lac best guarded against the danger Of
NAL administration
We have been entrusted, II rational men with IN,
business committed t" our aI- and the question now
before i i-: will government who's. lrli.o;iv.
department holds in lis hands unlimited power Of
taxation and what Is NOR" unlimited power of ap
iprnyratinn founded solely and exclusively upon snr
ir,gc basis Of numbers. be best for the people. ar
liz it duty /" mlglr in h- basis both of the ,rea.
elements Of human society: Ii the au lors of sch.du,
y make out the tlirmatv" Of their proposition then
they may claim the authority Of the ii If right. II
they fail then the authority with U.s. So Ear n. ,hrr,
iS been any tempt heretofore sustain the princiul
which i involved in schedule b. upon any of tL ..rr
raj, abstract rights al man hold them now in the face
Of this assembly 10 he puhlielT abandoned and r,puJ,
tied. bold that all parties i'll this BODY are broupht
down t" thu fair and OPEN ground Of cxpediency and
discretion. and |" Try the question To the l,pj-a,iv,
ldcparn,nt by the standard ." the bill of ril,[ .n T.,
stand or fall upon that test. What has been said far
this >ulra.s" basis Til" gentleman from t;romrI;a.
Mr. SAITH, VIII" "p-ncd the debate told u. that il was
"a great AncrIr:n doctrine. J. il 80, That i rho ,rn
position laid down by him. and where i. the proof,
How such proposition be sustained bv rI.rnur,t
American history )" far IA American history und
American experience e" tn" proposition although ury.d
most earnestly by my friend from the county Of Grenn
rer. Mr SMITH, is not only sustained but i. absolutely
dispr"vrti
There has been good deal Of my thunder t,Lcn from,
from me in the ois debate They came hy i, hon.
cSty. however. had made out All abstract of tho snrr,I
consu toGs Of the States If the Union But nv friend
who addressed the committee Saturday from the coun,
OF llsyvavia, Ar. IREpwAr) gave us the history Of
these constitutions i'll much more effective manner iL,,
could have done. shall there fore not trouble The com
mitiec with repeating thrnl but content myself with
merely Stating the fact that Out of the thirteen original
states, onv three have based their representation nnon
numbers alone" Every State in this Union, as wish
To show hy-andby, has ratified and sanctioned the very
principle that is contained in schedule 4 and in the
amendment OF the gentleman from the county Of Eau
iumr One of these exceptions of the old thirteen is the
State of New York. And if were cnI,Icd with mower
OF voice IL make nysc heard by every freeman in h,
l;td. would hold up the constitution of that State and
tell them that although in this body have been called
upon to initiate II and to copy it, is beacon for them
10 beware rather than an example to hc followed The
gentleman from Barbour tlr. C.RLrE) the other doy
read very much indeed 10 his satisfac,on and to mine
me constitution OF South Carolina. from which he said
tins feature in schedule A. and the amendment of the
gentleman IRON Fanqulcr was copied That great
mistake out VIII let II pass present He read an
toler clause from the constitutions do not wish to mis-
quote the gentleman. il am doing 50 he will correct
mc-ic read IRON the constitution OF South Carolina
clause providing that II" should BE- eligible TO seat
IN HE legislature unless he owned five u:ndrc4 :, of
land and ten negroes, and then tc added ''cX,I to
see TINS clause OF the constitution of South Car, ma
proposed to he inserted the constitution Of Virginia
WHAT authorized him 10 expect it II question of
some interest. What authorized the gentleman from
Barbour Ia expect any such thing Did he ever hear