Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-29

AZ LAST comes 10 question between White 1gro
ana white And that question IS whether ,e :n,
inrity Of the free "hire pop lion arc TO have ma,
iGortt in the legislative department Of the mlacj,,
government That is The Question. Are YOU 10 pars
a. ina orty in the legislature the representatives Al
The minority Of the people at the polls: Are YOU % con.
tstitutc tina, Legislature of this majority represei ting
minority EXPRESSLY With vcv 10 check The s;Ycre,-o
ircnnlc + that wha: The ecntleuaa by !;nra.
don? Will YOU tel! the blacksmith that these 81.
~ have the votes. but the property portion 81 them sc
90 :.avc nanrt: Of voices a: ;Ic p"te&tia! end o
lever n! power: Is the property Of the minority
.a~c the power at controlling tee property o the III.
or,y: Well. What ,hen Wn:. his property min
lly. with it. governmental majority IN Inc legs a.
will then haTr the power to tax the maiorh: G' re.
'i" without their consent. Ana II II" black
s;t! ri" not coaScnt 10 that principle OF S"'craE:ui.
and a-r with him that he should not c"n,ei, to :.
prin@:pIe OF government VIII he not upset an: Helm
re upset the theory %, the gentleman from !icalo,.
BE-; :hc question here IS wietr-r e 2a"rity or he
;Ga oritE snail rc. My friend ir;in ltnrasic" Ss.!
ne he ;ic, ton his norHing-w.d You hare IL. pgeg
o r.Ia nt~ gooc:;y; say 10 the geGiirnan do no.
wish interfere With hs right IL! property. ne nsy rule
his properly and welcome. 10: mc. The poi:: +,
this: ask him 10 submit thai the s"rcTeisns 81 h,
STATE shall tax his property; Shall Il DC The sovereign
minority the sovereign majority tia: shall Tax .o
Do not say there rg ht Of tho majority in ire
government. Dattcd that question with hr. ;,aur
ION; ago. and have seen him ashamed OF tnc '.':!ac
DC :or. lac died too lie gave the illustration Of sryca
three Very well agreed. What becomes Of ,!ic three
They depart aud go hence with their property. isfrci
And then they become separate community, ali: BE
question arises between the two and one which stall
rule The same question exists again. lie tells 'Si
two shall not rule the one. What them The rlan
is TO go of by himself last What is the tendency ol
the argument 1t is to destroy all society. K is really
an argument that drives aggrcgatons CT me:, societies.
OF mankind governments OF mankind to dlssever ana
scaltcrs them into their individual parts For If the
three SHALL not control the two aud tctwo ont OF Uree
shall not control the one, do yc not see that
gcn that dries society apart and destroys the very
vitality of the social bcingf 1t false theory ",a
sttcI the clements 1 society into the very cinbryo Of
existence Nothing 50 false Ii the minority canao;
put up with the ory power. it would be singular il
ma icrty could put up with the minority power Ii
then neither minority nor majority :ln rule. what o,
lows Your monarchy cones in to be pcaccnlakrr
ard t. corasc the strife between the majority and tie
minority. II is til. doctrine in tu:G.e, il this doe.
trnc here. that Mr. Jefferson con,hard all his life. The
American theory is combating it at this mo.ncn;.
When come 10 debate this question ana go into H.
little deeper. will show ny friend whether have got
any na..al law for the r:ht OF the majority 10 govern
not based WHERE Mr. Cook put i; in opposition t. Mr.
UrsLu- but based ypon the higher sanction O .jsis
Lari>l Of Na:a,,!h. Yes, that is what viii sho In,
Gentleman 10 be the meaning OF Infinite radcasnl.
DO not 20 To Your Tom Panes for M theory do roi
70 10 the theory OF the mixed oasis which denies al
first principles of justice. Of right of neral law, the
very theory that brough; shout the boo French cro
hilton Tie very theory that iicd the bible To c TAI! %
jack.. IN the oil Paris anu the very hr0G.
which set up NAKED female form the person location
vi reason, winch was 10 BE- worshlPpcd. ! acsroS-
ledge God live i'll christian land acknowledge
the divinity Of Jesus Christ. | base TIC g"ycrnmci.,
mon :: nora law of the Old Testament aG 81 New
:. III SHOW, that there be deiniton-a true ut"!tUu
Of the laws OF nature, they nothing more nor les,
than The natural ana revealed will Of IL" i"i. ~.
peal from earth God That is my infinite :ad!ca>r..
Hush when you dare upon that doctrine, and yc'i
ia L,ff .Ln liirklpr n, Mt,
adopt any Of your French tEcorc.. throw them !" th,
winds will show YOU the natural law tha, separates
mankind into societies: that sraers them again ny ,ni
grafton. that collect, them into Hlaiinc: communities,
man and Dric; that defines ncl-agc that defines saItr
and insanity; that divides the When CONC s. 10
this subject, i will not only The living arH ert
will answer the dead. They shall break ne, or Iwl
break them. The county Of Northampton Sent that the
or, here. and will spend lifetime III CT sing that
of Mr.. Upshurs or il 81 all cr>k l
Yes. you ap theory here that Gen' cs al: the first
rrinclne oi the moral law; you SET up theory that De.
mics the only protection upon God, earth the people
nave Aud what Is That protection: The protection oil
property and persons alono be found in the public
virtue the people. Ho may opt any theory you please
hu. cease 10 elevate the people cease to make them
equal and i:ce cease Ia allow them equal rights based
no upon property, bit upon the eternal foundation Of
the mora law, anG YOU will then have 10 establish a.
absolute dcsPct!.m, in order by your government
majority to clccs the sovereign people al meme. the
sovo:cgn prnii'. goadrd to maiEcss BY long orpr's
Sons: nat Is v a; you are driving the people OF
ui!a S'dt" 10 now. Yes, il is species OF Bourbon
s:' tel you that will make sans"riotes Of yoHr F'o.
pie. II ypn do rot IL time RELEASE them rom his
than 1nr .daec
i-e! II he whispered III the western country
iet Il he heard in thunder tie mountain top
ard sent ac: TO the 10" lands for these thunder o1"'
may up Of these DAYS. that black ,:a"aS
proposed here as the foundation Of power in your COZ,
"rnnc and shall crush the ve,cc Of majority o. free
c, and you array the lrccnen the white men OF hI'
S'tie against your property and there can be no -e"
riiy Tor i. !, ~ eastern llan, vc-ho'c:,
irr>tavcry man, protest against this than dcI
blindness. Proclaim it, dare to proclaim it. that the
free white people of this State not be trusted
win The power Of protecting slave property, and when
once yen announce such doctrine and reacuncc al,
@dcmcc In them, they will know your reason Tor H. ami
hat that reason dstls OF them viii the gentleman
prcach liz doctrine that he would trust the
eEn power oi the people; He said than tlIa la
-tatcd distinctly thai he would trust the MA ory -
INC people with The power 20 protect property That.
the hercsy assailed What! not trust the majority Of
tir votcrs-no trust the sovereign power o! The state
with the power of protecting property: No. says I'll"
-cntl"niam, will give property holders the majority IN
inc egisiaturc can trust proHcrty-holders only VIII
the power OF protecting property. Ihc mixed bass
Processes nothing else. II anything clsc What is Il
The gentleman shakes his head bat hr tells POSITIVE
" and deliberately and after my riend from Wheel,
'ir JAcon) called his attention no less than thu,
times tho monstros proposition--that rather than
yield this property power III the cgl>laturc-ths power
in the legislature to check the sovereign al the poll.
that he would sever, this day.
Mr.. LYONS. What said upon this subject was pre-
cscly this stated il twice, in order that nigh, no.
he misapprchcndcd. do not desire, but shall rprr-
cafe division OF the State prefer Virginia to remain
one community and would hereafter as have here
toorc, IN my public life, vote to complete those work,
OF internal improvements that to keep rs united
l5ul ocs any gentlemen suppose that am 10 be terri
!cd d! all by any such threats have heard oiicn
upon this floor that il did not yield this question
thcy would ask Tor a division of the s;talc: / say il
they make that issue, and say that they will have d.
VISION unless we yield them their demand, VII. 30
ccdc 10 them their wish
MIR. WISE. He will yield division Of the a,aa,
rather than yield The power which property c!n.s f5
Tor itself of being in TIC majority Of the Legislature.
check and control The po~cr Of the sovercisns al The
polls This Is the sentiment. Now, we have got tn.
>enir'ent uttered upon this subject have never
thought Of such sentiment. have ncrcr allowed
pass tnyslips haze had holy horror ri! nv life oi
al: d-nion n between State and State in the nation Of
states, and nope thar the man who dem and, a d!y,
ION n his country between State and State NAV be coz
signed; TO llany and disgrace, hung and Chartered AID
hIs linus scattered 20 the .our winds OF heaven 8. N
example to all t'aito.s only agains, their colu;rs
nut to all who entertain treason against mankind I
there is any 9th, kind nf ci-unon, abhor and h.,c
hear talked Of more than that winch would tear