Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14

LEI. H. next ~ more ~ i, would become necessary
the !e: atur. 10 retain ,a power Tor tho minority
ineto,e H.. lax, az diminish 'hsp accorsn; IT, lie i
: t.casr ., ,:im:nution %: tho white population.
object L. the amendment. beca''se IL violates i'o~
pTlncic An -iye the representation, t" which the {
IL" ~. Town, ot ths commonwealth would be 'nI'lc'
when ,,. y,c, even n;inSor, Ia tho districts
o which tisy mo T. -. :yclv situated. tow why th
Discriminate, in favor III the districts in wic'. Ties
ciit' n.y b. located. "a H. prejudice 81 every o,he
-t:ict and rf al cher portions %! the comh"h"'a.
Wht this Discrimination ask The onir rcas III thu
IN opinion 81: b. Assigned for ,erriYnS the ctr
an towns If IN. REPRESENTATION TO which they wou
be entitled IN consequence, Q. their Inhabitants and tax
e., tbs that t!ey are capable of paying this large
amount oi ta%e-, n consequence OF being the mars"
or very quarter u the communicating and the taxes
h"u; collected from the towns are indirectly collsctr
from the people al ,ho State therefore. i they he drrri
vc Of an, portion a. representation 1t should De equal
Is distributed all over ,e State without regard TO TN
districts ii wheel. these cities and towns shall be res''
tveis situated V" hav. heard much sal! about guar
antics, and il, Of -,gs has cen brought about
which Iapural.nta,. wet ,n,. to pass when The gen
tlenlan from fa;iqH;c" c.i in lieu Of tis pro
POSITION. thr rrnposi' ief,d nv tho gentleman h"n
hrsaele:, VIZ. r.: ~ which opted a!
auendmcn, g Inc ,';tion. providing foi II. appoint
rient -" committee on The bass ani appurionment
Representations.
az, proud = have to saw AMI shall r.fe, to Inc
journal -!:aG. TIN. in competition with sixteen oE!c
western g"a.!"ia.?. nay vAi' j. recorded against thai
p;"pnsit; j. ! Will h. found thar the Goth dav o
October 1850 tn INVENTION engaged upon the first
resolution contained in he report oi the committee
thirteen. which : ., follows:
" 9eso'cfd T'!ata committee o! twenty-four member
t. BE- toi, in cqaa nambcr- from the four great divi
>o"* # H. Safe respectively be appointed t" take int'
con- ,ic' ion az! proper basis Of representa-.
o.i in The ip lrus 81 he General Assembly. ard =
rr"po. ,4oytomaont u . presentation a!ong tn" ico
nlc II I'll, commonwealth.
Nj. >lasrof F.u1.er. proposed amend tia re..l,-
i.n bv adm. - In, cud thereof tine following: and
al, consider and r.po. upon ali such proiltion' ~i
Limitations If legislative power which, the NAV deem
it "ypclcat t. a'op; n connection with tho -rhect oi
/ rcprc-cn ,G:',.U
Tq; a..gua,or, j. before stated wns not ,l.s amend.
acnt :rs:g,! ~, H. Tho gentleman from Fauquicr bu:
wa drawn j.. tie gentleman from Berkeley (Nlr FAUX.
az. i.ai ~ the gentleman from Fnuq;!er and
offered b. him il i.oa Of the amendment, originally
drawn by in and which Offered substitute 10 tie
on pied an ,"! ~ the gentleman from Fauqn:er
: Il j. follows
And al.o 10 take int Consideration 49,, f,po; wa,
res.::s. Jon ii an: ma. b. deemed eSpeien, impo,c
upon ;!!c legislative department, 20 guard against undue
axcrg~a NJ he tazr- power.
Wow the dill renee between these two amendments IS
this: lie amendment oif"red b. the gentleman from
f:,laui.r ani adopt b., thu Convention implicitly
makes some connection between the basis Of representa-
ton and limitations .hat nigh; be imposed upon the
legi -lativ. dcrar,mcrt Mover having admitted, and
never intn lin. to emit that there !. ans correction
between lie basis of representation and tho proper linn
tatio 10 b" imposed upon the Legislative department OF
thc government vote, for the proposition which submit
ted n substitute fr he amendment offered by the gen
t,nan from Fagu;r bat the convention rejected the
substitute sad adopted tl amendment offered by the gen
,.mali from rauqucr which amendment did implicitly
affirm tia, thcrc va connection between the tax
in lowers qu cr Limitations thai ought 10 BIZ linposed
u,: the c-i.iail department Of The government, and
Til, bae;. + representation, wiz vas not prepared t.
admit W. It,v. heard her" in the very words of the
Gentleman ison Fauqu"r. tr rights Of !r"etnen put up
M auction 'Y..' said lie. goa AFFORD TO par =
very good price the suffrage basis: hos much will
a,; -non give" dii come here 10 purchase tie
rights 1T nv constituents: did 10, come here 10 ask
boon III lan!s am here instructed to demand FOL
lcnl thu, which belong. to them nG demand II. not
for nv constituents oy but for I'LL the people Of tbs
commonwealth admit tia, property oGgh; to be pro
ec;rl. bit dcnv 10 property the right 20 be not only
rrotec: . but 10 ic represented also. and am willing
without regard 10 ;ac basis, thinking Of the oasis to
aia i, nposnc proper constitutional limitations upon
hn legislative department. when ~r c"'':" I" consider
thu report .! the Legislative committed II We ever 10
consider i.
|: i. assert al by gentlemen here anl over again.
that tvoirs o. The taxes collected from the clti
z,us residing OF biGe ,.dSc. and therefore, Ia
prevent sXca~s. taxation and ~ oXtravant and waste
lu expenditure 81 the pubt money. they should be
permit ed nav that II is r,ht that they should govern
the naiortv Of tie white citizen, OF this State, and thus
r.npc under iao! he no.; ;rc 81 "i P.:!t!cal truths
70 vii thu; ~ ricu m r. nature equally ir"c-thai
al! power vested n and consequently derive! IRON the
.oDie-aud that tn majority of the community have
The inlubablc. ilii.,i;bie, mud iuGccas5c right to
alter reform, or abolish their government IN such manner
"a shall be Judged b. them most conducive 10 The pubic
wca! in other word, control the government and d
rect its couceys. Gentlemen .dia that any CONSTITUTION
we NAV alcp vii have H. receive the sanction OF n
minority Of tho pcoYc be Of any validity; they rec"g
piz,, The r;.i =, tie majority. the natural, inherent
right ,!naeriro from .iy governmental. or conTenonti
provision Ia Gpoa constitution 10 constitution
can bt aiapte. government instituted. "itio"'
frat s,bn;,tiuy that constitution 70 tho people They
Inn, ,ba rGsuie. ia. sanction Of that majority to
institute government thev contend that minority
.,,.t; CON rn the gort-nacr' AMI direct II after II IS
crglnzel Iha; il The issue. Ishall now prove from
documentary evidence furnished this Convention IA
obedience TO II own Orders and when cannot re gam
saved that more than r-o-tlirds Of the revenue de-
rived from taxicr has Leon expended cast Of the Blue
Ridge from the report Of the lst Auditor, find that
in ia, wear 8io the l.rhutab.c disbursements east
If the Blue Ridge amounted 20 S2ll,o96io The like
disbursements w.st .! Tho Ridge were :lTS6oi:i'
Ridge, s3344i.sl. III ;-s excess the amount Of
money expended ,lich ~; under the head OF
distrbntaia d .l.gsn more Than three fou.ths Of
which is paid = ii. .sidne ..:d Tor services rem
dered cas; Il the J - .ad yon will find that much
more than iwo-thivds caa,e! BY demands upon tho
treasury from cast Of the Ridge.
also find by tie rePor. .! the Cd Auditor, that =
work, of IT, ,.na iinprnrsmc-, Tho desire for Which
gentlemen NV great that wesor men would pun
der tho treasury IN order - o5.2'n then thai ihHcn
larger proportion .iian ,-.:i.rd' n ~" money Penu
al anil Mn, dlt contracted for that purpose. has beee
eyncniri md contracted f1r improvements which have
he.n .ou.,ruc:e! au, ar constructing east OF tbs
Blue Ridge and world her+ lay that no man mas ion'
more TO promote this expenditure and assist IN thi
pundcri1g ii he will laraeierzs Il than thu mover