Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-22
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l.&ois, % i...:.i,y. .H.nci 81. 1851.

l.Huis, Oh i'fr..if. .,;Hlch u. lS1l
u sGNr%DS rs. PROPOSITIONS have been sub
m .,. ,,r IL consideration .! the committee. Ore pro
So. - es.rikatc representation il the house Of dele-
.ss m. s.a"r aM>u; the several districts.
II .i!;.- .! ih.- Commonwealth may BE-, 80
IT,. IL tn n,.,..mr Il white inhabitants in each
i ~ c.iny.iti,,, d the qualified voters shall nc :a
m l.:rt - near = ~: ~. according {" the number Of
;i;t;n. ,ytr. n. proposition has been called the
=: - .: >ga.. :, bass and when worked t.
i.,;c;cal results The apporti"inr:! Of legislative
over in the St:i" give" % that scc;'" of the STATE
~ ii de- I:,'r iij." majority ii !c1:"er m rlrrs
! the hons, :, !uaf.'s composed 0i one hundred ana
r.--!z n;; e"rify in Ia" senate, corresponding i'll
,,,.,tr.. - !. number II sun:;or:. 10 prevent con
.,n iulI r.occcH - consider it in rcsocct 10 the
la.a II dc.cl.tna ;o!.".
IT." G,lcr l',".t:on move: IA IN amendment t ihc
io,.a!. from r,:.cr iMr Sicurr.) airport ions one
rir.q - representation in bath Legislative bodies
..,r t. r,dn;n- c:Gc@ and towns according to the
,a,." 81 white inhabitants aud tn" other m"icty
s.iu "a ,iir ...p'r Of a taxes paid III cach deduct
i al i;.ar, ,il un Ii 'r,rs,- and law process In :.
90 delegates al one hundred and fifty members
,.ntFig !. ,. Ia, Distributed amongst the counties
IT," C2,Aln lN acr"rdir; IL the number Of white
ra.5ai.;:. -, ,yrc; y-i,r according +" the taxes paid
.; H." sc.pcriiy" co!:l!ica, cities aud towns That
.g iinc;rt i:Iwn tIc mixed bass ii Representa-
,l AMI: j. is practical results will 1--WE IL that porto
he sag c.s. Of The Blue Ridge minority al four
ID llaase o: delegates composed Of che hundred
i. 4 . members.
q .ecici: a.ec, soley: not Us proportions cxtcl.-
u. over t:e circ STATE ciHin: 70 every qualified
:: h. s:;gie po!ltic: right III virtue II The principle 81
e,srcscita. embrace! 10 ZACH h:s propositions one
i :s; conferred on the v"trrs OF western Virginia pc
sr rights and privileges: wl.'st the other giyes Dccu
-:ts and privileges - the voters in eastern Yir
in Z, 10: 81 rc:aT,! :1cn. 50 Ear as the principle
representation y .i:ac" there i iaihits sectional
either. Boz. r.g,: alike over The entire State. car
ing i,cir lis, 'cre principle Of representation equal
: 4.
10 gc.rnt. from ..~qi@r carries its principle equal
an: ul:?Q-rl,r ,." the whole Commonwealth. ;ut
liz. rcuresa-::1" .va:v county. half in precise
.-.,o.i IL u is tlc ~ ".4r hall III proportion tn It's
r..e inhabitants. Il .o,s ~; 10 III" r.. I'll. west
N the valley: but gives 10 every count. equal rep
. a::ar equal pas Of taxes and an equal
ia IN: ",s all equal number of whit inhabitants
Is an.y - according 10 coim!r III. -ons
r:is:J - h... ht gentleman from l.2udoir Mr.. CAR
=; c0gi;iat II its ;ic,Ilt" in regard to the valley
ar:r j. w"lt ,.,..''.", for complaint. He,
al . white inhabitants are all equally ren:e.
e.:.: Az. - 'ia"i."!'s. that no.h ic mixed AM The
.}:tc i.i:s f.r" L.: the sane represent alton! Bv the
.: l#t.is he has tnct .-seyei DELEGATES J.. house oI
~. hundred ani fifty. an * the white b.a. twenty.
n, N. rU@fa 81 h'!:,.rcd and iitv-sy There i.
III H.; .T:ln wi!rn roa Apply each To the counties
*. iai.;:', "Isnut imHc!, departure from strc,
:ati;.. re-" 70 each CONT III tie vacr tho i.lntica,
en- esca,.:t;c II: .r b", propositions In hons. of
e .. numbers s.G will hsvc c same ion
T!o :..rr au almost the idc: zeal repre- m
i t. counties Equality is extended tn h"r Under each
:l,!ae--her ,wcr ru-r both is the Sanl.-as reso.,,
.2r position s.e canno conrlaa Of chcl as i!pos;nr
::con.', injustice OF degradation On tbs; section or
- lie. ya.c.s bet IL must decide b. con-i sra,io,. Of
*, cc. or oi priu:i pie upoa the rc,. when ann!i.i
i ct:te: sections ii tiIc State.
III, gentleman ;ro:n :>anawta. tir S,uM.ssl i,
i, ycr5 able am! eloquent speech stated to Ills
Convention, t!at whether TIE mixed or ;nc Whit
,lsis prevails in this Convention, The c,es;: ,l:on
: 10 be submitted 10 the qualified voters Of tLe
;a,, and :. n,a or::y OF single vote will defeat il
i r:,tit ~, that majority OF one XII, he majority
j. Il. aggregate votes i fully concur with him. On
In. r. fcayi. IT rejection 0: constitution the great
aori:v principle applies; be majority oG the ,,epnlc
cl express their ;nyerc IN will ana exert their SOW
reign nuver T,er exercise that nlEbiialc rylt e.
ci,Ia ~ a;,olisi, their government laid down in the bill
o! rights Con,tieS divisions and sections are then
:ot.Ci ont each sovereign .! the community il euter.
.:s into compact with each other sovereign Of the COM
s.li.~ in his sovereign character. He ra;;fes rejects
tie constitution proposed, with full equal sovereign
nov.rr lie vote. rs member oi the great community
;ocp.- the government itself ANA in The overthrow
Of the government ii! the political powers vested in him
a,l.r thai government lu the very moment after the
majority his spokeu-atc: the exercise ni this sovereign
viii and. nower-ii the constitution : ratified the rela
;iun Of every member OF the community is instantly
changed 4 new form OF gorcr1ment is adopted, new
political r.!. spring uplcw orltrs nissd
-saclsr government arises upon the ruins Of the old