Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10


= convenient or desirable TO move into tho city HE
find they can usc their capital more prohtaby IN u
CITY than in the country, and one or two hundred nv
bured or thousand if you choose, of these countr
merchants in course of time, find it desirable to con-
into this or some other city, and the moment they nov
from the country to the town. they are to be snr
their Dolitical weight in the government. Now Wis
to know why: Will any gentleman upon this 7oor fay"
me with rcply bv showing why he should be deprive
of his constitutional weight III this government becals
he chooses to move from tn" county OF Lenrcn "r tn
county of Chesterfield, into the city nf Richmond
There is but one other principle upon winch II can b.
possibility BY justified and thar is an antaSonIstlc inter
est between the commerce and agriculture the country
II b. shown that there Is not IN ldertit OF n!er
est between commerce aud agriculture, then there nt'
be some plasbilitv in the argument that te cues arc
not to be given equality with the country IS any gen
leman prepared to take the ground that there IS u.
identity OF interest that they are antagonlstic to earl
"ther' If not demand to know upon what principle
II Is that any man who chooses to move from the co
try into the town is Immediately to be deprived oi IN
weight attached to him, under the constitution, III tho
country: Now shall await answer
MIR. lSE | wish to saw If were mixed basis
n!au, and an advocate Of the ogroling system 81 inter
nal Improvement would not, aud could not coII,is-
tslty vote for this restriction upon the cities benz
utterly opposed to the We. ht Of property in The !IlI
Cal scale against men, representing agricultural cor.
sueAcy and no city; knowing that the whole Increase
OF EASTERN Virginia. at the last decade has been III III
crca IN the cities and towns and not in the country
knowing that there has been actual decrease al the
population of tie country outside of tho towns aud CT
ts, shall vo:c for this restriction as proper eXcep
ton to any rule of representation Let me say to my
friend from Botctourt whenever lie advances upon the
sentiment he has uttered here this morin-if that h
western sentiment and he shall prevail over the gentle
man from Logan-he will find me as much opposed t.
the west upon THE question: have been acting with
them heretofore upon the general principle of repre-eu-
tution am not only advocate Of the principle in
vowed Ill the question of representation. not cnlr
advocate of The sulrag" basis upon the ground oi pin
cpe but upon the ground nf interest eastern Viz
gia. And here is presented s-,e Tor casters;
Virginia, III which her interest is directly involved
say that the power which has heretofore aided the log.
rolling system ointcrnal improvements under the mixed
basis has been that very power upon which The gentle
man from Boteourt himself says he relies an! il tn
representation is to be given 10 the cities with sic \
to carry the log.rolling system of Internal imprv,
ment, call upon tie l"wlatls to rally.
| Dir. ANDERSON. Will the gentleman allow M" t,
make M Xpnnitun! understood the gentleman iron
Accomac in all his able arguments upon this floor
10 contend tina: the internal improvement sy-cm cal
be only carried on by log rolling if YOU adopt III" mixes
| basis.
Mr. WISE Ibid.
! Mr. ANDERSON. | am as much opposed III log
rolliny-f eau have ulcious system OF internal i'm
prUvcment cnrricd on without it--as any man. h"
ieve with the yrntemai from Acconac, that upon The
white basis system We can carry it without insr0l
ling If they force upon tn" mXc,l basis il that j.
the Ia. resort, wish that portion of the State wir
is most interested in my improvements To have its u-'
representation.
Mr WISE All. Tho gentleman has Seen III.
deprived Of the power by that very Interest; Their,
is no other cause than this provso thu is carr, in.
this mixed basis, making it doubtful question asans
| the west Yet be will zee the interest Of the west ia
before this limitation AMI vet 10: insert it, 1t i
| IL pf
provisu Will those who are the friends Of the city vut,
.or the mixed basis proposition il YOU put this linta
ton in ii Dare they vote for it How docs the gen
tlcan mean 10 vote for the interest OF his constituents
when lie votes i'll proyso that strikes The death bio"
ut his constituents this very question Of representa-
tiuli am less asiosled at the gentleman lrul:
Westmorcund can no more reconcile his course VIII
tho interests Of the lowlands than eau reconcile tin
course OF the gentleman from Bntetourt with the ute
rest of the upon this question.
! Mr. ANDERSON. hope tho gentleman Will allow
me to decide that question for myself, and to judge "
the interests Of my constituents. will perrin! none t
decide for mo in that matter.
i Mr. BEALE. simply wish to Say 10 the gcntlcna
from Accomac that nm aware that the diversity b"
his opinions and mine, to tho interests OF idc
water are such that satisfied course that CT
possibly pursue consistently with the interests repre-
sent wunl, be such that that gentleman would conc
in. must beg the gentleman from Accomac TO PEI
init here the discharge OF the duties which COZ
ceye owe to my constituency to pursue that cour-
which my own best Judgment shall dictate. lhave u
question that the gentleman will freely accord 10 ME t
poor privilege of doing this which shall cheerfully ~
cord to him.
Mr.. ISE III the very request the gentleman II
Inmates what he has foundation for inllmang-tG
. would deprive him Of that privilege But woui
say to the gentleman from Wcstmorelnd, aud the SCI
tlenlan from Botetourt BOTH that while they stand c
the representatives of their constituents their course
fair subject Of debate, fair subject oil annlversio
and fair subject of criticism Gentlemen cannot e
pcct to rise here and assign which II uDena
shall not be meet and refuted. have power TO pr
vent the gentleman from taking his own course; anu
the same time say to the gentleman from Westmnr'
land thut the ntimatun that he aud differ go wldei
that hi. course could not be reconced To my mind
all also wants foundation qnoad hoe say to the ger
t!cmas constituents il they opposed to this logro
ling systern that the gentleman and ought to be Il
.ethcr aud | thought were together. IN breakIn
down this og-rolling system that has bled the inwan,
almost to death that has carried the sentlcmas ow
constituents in some Of his own counties back at lea:
thirty three anda.third per cent during the lat te
wears | say to the county of Wcstmorelald-he gel
i!eman cannot prohibit from appealing to the coi
tv of Westmorcland. and he is welcome toappea to I'll
counties Of Acconlac and Northanptoii-l say &" tt
Iuwlands TINT if YOU determined to pursue your p
III. of opposion 10 internal improvements: the on!
means bv which this log-rong system can be chccke
mon the very reasons assigned By the gentleman fro
Botetour is to insert limitation upon the represent
j lion Of ,hc cities and towns Now, the gentleman "a,
+ he will vote for it at the proper time hope he vi
r hermit me to suv him that know OF no time 80 pr
i ncr to introduce amendments. which the lowlands d
Sire. rs in Committee of the Whole, where there Is 4
previous question by which the amendment can DC g
off Now is the accepted time TO get your il,hlt""
anon IN. power of internal improvement 1.-THE NIKE
brss !. Established perceive flint this log rolling So
rem Of internal improvements Is to be carried on an
C;nJ knows how much injury 1t Is yet TO to to the low
land section of country and if it be as the gencma
rom Botetourt saws that the west will rely for the
mud turppikcs under the lo-roilng system, upon IL
votes of Richmond and Norfolk and these other easter
towns they shall not rob my constituents icr systc
hat t,ny cannot endure. say to the gentleman FRI"
, Eeurico that cen very well see WIZ gei'fl''n'
= ,iII civ. 10 real and actual wealth this protc
,;m in representations conccding their principle but
nill mt give Fictitious wealth All undue ihi'uchc
rbt i tho reason that assign to the gentleman roi
;I,r;c, Here is gentleman upon james river Wit
bous,nd ocrcs OF land intriusically worth more tina
lnt of few hundred feet front upon street OF Il cry
and vet because the lot happens to be located whe
,horc ia city, because it has Fictitious value ndte
- !, Nv the mere locality, it may be OF such value
market that it can buy the plantation upon James rive
NEGROES anu ALL Here is honse hut costs IN tie CIT
;t en- many thousand dollars; there Is annh'
h,ilt in the country costing actually just as much
II. owner Iii, from the house in the city happening
Sand in the midst of other houses 1t ha4 iacilo'
yalue beyond that of the country. but again, there
another reason fr this limitation 1t IS that as me
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