Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01
sxaetly the principle which eastern Virginia

approved exactly the principle winch e''''e''
uoS nr down little nearer home and going oaeh 10
80 or;n1 e 1920 let us what were Tue W
.nme of the men of that day ha' Has - .;tb
Of MIR Mrshall, mention, the No.. h.orJ win
revereucel And here must rena'h wa" s,rn us,;co
infinite surprise today Tue NJ Nlarsha and Ran
iIh ~ sustain him in the position "n'ch nc
m This question IL the argument ne ~ go intnd
frou, sustaining him. Mr.. Murshai Soou
uu eastern ground SPeaS's - "
ton Of Mr.. Leigh.he says; m,r. truly ,r,t;6,i
,hun mn ut seeing the spirit tha' nus ose
NV. to-,ay and il is ms earnest "l9n ct.'' li' Pi
re c,nc;at:ou may be acted upon IN mr. equn. nhu
r,,rnrr stapted to the situation OF the different
uoas'. .t Cnn,nonweuith which are to be affected
80 ~ ,er.l propositions which have been offered
nsro 10 no essential difference between them That the
sSasi Numbers and the plan OF The white oasis shall
be blend ID together 50 a. 10 allow eheh an equa' P'
1oh ~ 10 that party uppes these two pril-
Luz the one 10 the Senate the other to the
G1p.. ~ Delegates while the other purity proposes to
80 IN. two incipcs and carry them iii their blended
srm through the whole Legislature One gentleman
~ in m, whole outline Of his plan. ue seems to
;n,,a ve claim nothing Of republican principles when
e,om n representation for property Permit me- 10
W, him rirht do not say that hope to satisfy hun
,bars who say that republican government depends
-, adopting the naked principeo OF numbers nt wo are
y lc,f
- deterrent opinion think the souu,lest primer plies
- .nnhl,cnnisIn do sanction relation bet Keen
e.snta tou and taxation Certainly no opinion las re-
,ireI the sanction OF wiser statesmen and patriots.
think The two ought TO be connected. think this
wo. Ri. principle vi the revolution; the ground on
b;rb the colonies torn from the mother country
M, made independent States. shall not. however, 80
m TINT discussion now. The house has already hears
much sud about it. would observe, that this la>s OF
rsnraseutstion is matter important Virginia Tint
h fiIIiIii
b.fu.e this Convention assembled Several different
plans were contemplated. The hasis OF white popnla
tioa alone the basis OF free population alone basi.
o. population alone; t-,s compo"nGed of taxation 'l,
white population Tor which is tic same thing. basis Of
federal nuubers) two other Snss were also proposed
one referring .e total population of the Stat" The
:ner 10 iaAstnn alone. Nov, of these rar;'' rr"po
t!oas lie hsss oil white population, Al. o. : ~ I"
taxation ,,ne the two extrelnss between lii, -
population AID white population there Is almost nc
difference Between the lrs'" - ...ai pnpulc.:on ant
-. h.is al ...;.~. :.,.t Is but little difference Til,
people of tie east thought they offered fair conpro
mise, whoa they proposed the compound basis OF taxa
ton and population ch' basis o: the federal nun
bers Ne thought that We had republican pre'te
Deaf for this-a precedent given us by the wses a;,c
,ruest patriots that ever assembled but this l.
now past We now willing TO meet on new mlc
dls ground beyond what We thought was niIddl.
ground. and the extreme on the other slGe We con
siiered the federal numbers middle gc"unt ant
va may perhaps carry that proposition. The
gentleman assumed too much wuen he said tina,
question decided 1t cannot be considered AS de
cided till it has come before the house. The or
tv is too small to calculate upon it certain in the Il
nal drcison We &C all uncertair to thcis5ue But
all know this that if either extreme Is carried. 1t must
leave wound in tue breast OF the opposite party which
will tester and rankle and produce know not whnt
| mischief. Til. majority are also now content once
more 70 divide the ground. and take middle
ground. The only difficulty is, whether III, cnpro
mise shall be Effected by applying p-in:.pir to ;ht
House OF Delegates, and the other o IT, Ser.tc or by
ningIug the two priDc;.e and app; ing item i'll the
saline form to both branches of the legislature III
cline to the latter c.inou do not know and have moi
heard any suf reason assigned for adopting differ
cot pr:ncip,, the twc -; Both arc the Irsis.
ature Of rgnia and if they to be ":.;aized OF
iIereut principles there will be just III. dvis
ions be,weea the two, appears in this -on7 entun
CAM luce good and may, fear. produce mischief
1t j lie sad TINT branch is representative o.
division of the State and the other branch Of anoth
division Of t. Ought they not beth to represent the
whole Yet am ready ~ such an arrangement, if il
shall be the opinion Of u aorlty Of this house. II
this Convention shall think l. beot that the House OF
Delegates shall be organized in way and the Sen
ate in another, shall not withhold nv assent. Give
me constitution that shall be received by the people
constitution in which can consider their different in.
ierests to be duly represented and will take it. though
it may not be that which most approve"
i Now, who is there in this house that will say that
John Marshall was not patriot was not wise not
n republican There may be men deeply read in
political lore than John Marshall war-men more com
peten to construe the constitution of the United States
than John Marshall was-Hho may please to sav that
John Marshall not 4 sound politician. But say
again, where is the that will stand up here this
door and say that John Marshall not republican
know that neither Of my eloquent friends from Kama
whe Messrs. SUMMERS and SMIrH) will do it, know
my able and eloquent friend from Berkeley (Mr FMLK
SER) will not do it, will my friend FROM jefferson
(Mr. HUSTER) do it. know that uonc Of them Will d,
"a J
party mack will insult This community and this coun
try, as make such dcclnrat .ya. Yet what ssT,
John Marshal. It is not orv republican Du in my
humble opinion it is that gr&7e revolutionary principle
which tore the counies from tho mother country, and
rad. then, free ard niepcadeut." But nrc toe
good P;d too great and too wise and too concicntiou,
Z, ADOPT the iuliJns of John Marshall-too republican,
to stand upon the ground that be occupied.
! II has been also said that Mr. Randolph was Of diff
ferent opinion that he advocated that which it is said is
involved in the compromise now before because after
wards in the discussion of Mr. ohnsons compromise he
compared the effort made by Mr. johnson to overthrow
the argument advanced by Mr. Marshall the assault,
upon the fortress of Gibraltar with pocket pistol And
the gentleman from Henrco properly says, that Mr. John
son intellectual leviathan. AYE, sir, before
proceed to the other part Of this commentary, beg
leave to ask how it is that it has escaped hs observa
ton that this intellectual leviathan would not adept
tlr which he to consider the very arcanum
constitution making; to be the happy medium Wa.
value the peace of his country? 1t not an effort
his to overthrow the argument of Mr.. Marshall that
point, that Mr. Randolph repealed with that poiguan
and pithy reply of his about the pocket pistol
the rock of Gibraltar, but it another portion
it. When Mr.. Johnson denying principle upor
which Mr.. Marshall maintained that this a compro
mise between the two contendng propositions what sale
Mr. Randolph Of that COMPROMISED Did he approve o
iti 1t something perhaps hardly pardouable il
me to venture TO offer opinion in respect to any
l these men were indeed to
Paint the lily or add perfume to the rose
that should undertake to speak OF like these
but may be allowed to say, because it seutimen
of my whole life while Mr. Randolph lived, it is
that whatever may have been tho difference Of opinion
nth regard TO hin. - cE2r RESPECTS he hum
bic judgment, the most striking man. for deep and pro
fouEd sagacity we'll clear and polished intellect
he the most remarkable that ever saw. Dis
tinguished as he ii: varied and classical learning
he was yet remarkable for profound thought md
10 political matters, he exhibited think the deepest
sacity that ever saw, and certainly to my humble
comprehension and Judgment he the most uniform
consistent constitutional politician in America What
the weapon was that he welded, it for Inc to tell
The bare suggestion of it will make the eve wink and
trembe at the CLEAN Of it. in fancy it flashed
before his opponent an! threatened the head of him