Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-07

And now. what IN such society as have referred
10 would he The rule Cf decision matters OF common
concern. answer, the will al The maior'ty-'ha a
nv opinion i The patural law OF every body "ncii ~
adopted 70 other :-an'. :. o'i,- can &c nfortec
j,y uni, ersal consent by the will ct n'alerul
would require los. cosent arguments %
universal consent the members OF society na"
tina, i minority should govern the majority an" . =
arc1,., .ia. rule differing from that ct inc
!..s been established IN certain cases ny the
ID. majority, the very exceptions prove Tue ~
as have indicated. Ii: State aiid ree'' I''7t
tuons it is no where said that mslor'! iaay w WI
tain t;t RUE ia not in the hr sc'sP'' W. ~,
10 the unwritten common may not s"y. i''ulai i:.n
cf es-ocia: I'd bodies But when less thih = ".'.S
may do certain act or more than Ni'Ju.-'J -
required 10 accomplish certain purpose ,no
limitations upon the general rsie are pm - ~
orty thcy shall restrain its will only according 10 tha
consent. Upon this point, beg leave 10 quote pas
sage from Locke's Essay on t:o'eiiiheh.'u' aa'J
% eIocaently and emp,a;ay approved 1y the gentle
nan from Iuuqu;er tNr li'ihi"N,! so'i. u'!' vs.
Locke says. "Whcn any number Of Men have ny 'he
consent of every indi iG,al made community lhcy
h,yc thereby made that community one body. WIN !
.r n nc, - one body which Is nv by the VIII and
determination of the majority for that v" ic. tc's III
COMMUNITY. being only the consent OF inc ifu' i'A''
10 move one way il il necessary the body should move
that .a whittier the greater force Carries II, winch 10
,i consent Of llc majority else it Is impossible II
should act or continue anc body, one community winch
the consent of every enc who united mt agreta Il fo
and so every one bound hy that consent 10 ne
Tx The majority An. therefore that III asselioiies
empowered to act h. positive laws, where no nnbef l.
,et nv that p,s:rs law which empowers tisn, Inc ae
If ,.n naauritv ,.s.cs FOR act Of the Whole -Iho
inns every naa ~ ccaent;ns With others TO maze enc
cody polite under one government put hseii ei'.l
AZ, ION cverr OF thai s"s'c To shsihs ~
he determination lc majority a. !" be ,"ie-u'eo
b, it,. i;s i the au.icry ii whch our iaihct" S,e
.iarc,l that n majority of tie community Ea'i .as
right 10 govern and yet II is nov toiehcea 'i' wv
fus Of the majority is the dominion CT mere nuhioerS
Is TYRANNY not to be horne. II Is called slecliSi
king Numbers and is regarded as an unrestrahSd
oppresssr-a awess dcspot-more terrible lil'' ' az
0lute monarch II i obvious TOO that the community u
which speak must be Regarded "a one ceinui: ~. ~"
body, governed by prepondcran. VII! anu 'i1 VIZ
the aggregate of the wishes OF majority IN TIE
" the community cannot be regarded rs onc--s hoo
,cneous-c the kind CT perscrs, tat Is t'e ue,
anltion Of homogeneous )-as possessing TIE same
patriotism intelligence, morality and vlriue-tie
inert proves that the community should not Dc tose"-
rr: but should rorl such new communities out u 'ic
original whoe rs WORLD he homogeneous iii resPe,' u
Virginia resist all such fr,nen;- - tena !" Sho"
hat l., p,e are ,nAe in patriotism or "iss''ii' III
nter., resist ;nem - at war WIN ny own NV
liens ID with the true cicT'' OF the Cchts"ii"eai.
lie, IL :hcn regarding Virginia rs one ctinanh'iy,
proceed in deisi: n consider the yario- propositions
before tie committee aad the arguments iur and against
each PROPOSE on A. che original proposition before
he con.mit;ec contains tic naked basis after the r'c'e
oil the South Carolina constitution, a:d ai appo't'oi-
.llellt in accordance with ;his principle. II proposes
h: in the House Of Delegates, consisting oi oc dele
gates, IS shall represent the taxes and 70 the w"te pop
ui:tion Of the Commonwealth, thereby making taxes an
equal element with persons in representation The
CAKES so 10 be estimated the taxes pad except
those on merchants nren ana law process ana,
deeds. In speaking i'll this argument 81 the sT!!,a q,
visions of the Concon% eaitl, shall be with tho
t;,cwacr rs number one, mud proccc! iIoi cast t"
west, 10 number four the -Acshauy district. IN
Guiding the Increased land TAX them The white popn!a-
,ion aid taxation of the Commcr Te.lih will stand lis
follows: