Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-04

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~, ~ : r,er small for her to indulge large
l., = ~ ohar.oblo LESSONS She is certainly good
Jor, ,,,,;, .,,,nt I have often met her talented and
n;,oI do,ora,as !, the concils OF the State have
81 ,,ss,snoo and acted with them with great
ao,l of nIo.s,rc But desire 10 inquire II the large
rev,nue raid b. the city OF Richmond ana "nich is
nronsed 10 he distributed III certain iocaiiues IN ner
Immediate section Of the Sta'e' IS hef own VI Tue
,,,, So ho expenditure Of the revenuc OF nearly the
iesu,' 9. 'e ;r her limits is she not indebted to the
" - : = i, larrc amount of her revenue and pop
"io ,y;,bdr,w from her the business done al The
"' ,,ep, take from her the capital Ut the State.
sea, u s' y, once would diminish both her population
"'u "a,;on WHY then give to the tidewater counties
l'u ,sbcb belongs to us all have now shown few
r. the many startling inequalities now existing IN
,h Sate by the constitution OF 1884, In winch genie
mon find 80 much TO admire. will now call inc al
,an,on Of the committee 10 tho proposed apportlonment
under the mixed basis as shown by exhibit A. adnl'
thai if we are bound to observe county line no
;ionment ca be made on any basis that Will give ~.
exact ratio 10 every county but think can s" ''"'
the app,rtiunment made in letter A. is the wos' gerry
,u,adrr ever proposed in Virginia But before plostu
ing further desire TO reply TO 'he a'acA VI. 'o
basis apportionmcnt made by The gehe'''i ioi " .1'
moreland that gentleman told us he was on inc
c,yom;,,ee of twenty four and hence infer he was well
to make the assault. The gentleman pointed
10 inc CITY Of Norfolk which admit is the strongest
o,se bc can find. Norfolk has population largely
hove what would give her one delegate but not snii-
c;,,, 10 rive her two: but her excess Is only oo and
il The gentleman had looked 10 the county oil NotioiN;
he would have seen la, the county had heeh aSS'!heu
two delegates with deficiency; aiSo. rf,.ceSS :",
NansenonI and Isle If Wight. IN the lmine1a'c n.'S"
ho-hood had been assigned delegate each WIN oe
Gee,o~. !, each Of them also the senatorial app'fof
,nf., !, With basis gives Sorulk city ana county
with Princess Ann. senator with deficiency again III
favor OF Norfolk: s., that she with Inc county ., wv
Clk and the immediate section connected WIN Ier III
the arpreoae is well provided for in the way OF repre-
sentaon Having examined the particular case %
hardship adver;ed TO h; my friend from esl.toei'
desire 10 eyamae slightly The app0ronme' when ie
advocates 7 do not pre-. L., 10 know much about H. hn
;ror, the YER" slight cyam;naii,n have bestowed upon
The subject: lad the following results and Inequalities
aa!in take occasion to repndiate The Whole doctrine
az the mixed basis lot as gentlemen seemed disposed
,r.a il uo,n MS desire 10 show the committee and
the country the monstrous results hal are 10 9ilo"
from its adoption have selected the following est
ern counties all or which have more population and
raw into the Treasury greater amount OF revenue Than
The Eastern counties with winch they are compared
an! sill! i, was proposed to give them no more Po-
ltical mower in making the laws and IN eeciing such
officers as r;ch lie conided 10 the legislature ,han
Inc small Eastern couatles. not containing sat te''
ropulaton. will ;nae Marshall with Tree wni't
population of lo05l, Paying exclusive Of IL
ccnees and law process Of S27l9 and compare her
with .ippomattox with population of ,2oo, payng
ke revenue CT S2.515 81. The county OF " ythe
with population of o,G3i; revenue S3443 50. CON-
Jared with Powha,an with population CT 2,5l3. rev.
.nue 1882 60. Greenbrier with population OF 2
revenue 81 392 - compared with Nottoway. popula
ton 2.2i1. revenue S3l5S 81. Preston, population
II $50 revenue 81 Go4 &c; Patrick, population .llG,
revenue 81 $50 81 Marion. Al etne s2I2I 81.
compared with Stafford, population i.ili. revenue
1888 81. Wood. population 9.OlO. revenue s2l:S 81
King George, population 1902. revenue S2,lSo 81
Monroe. population $685. revenue S3.37 rs; t''
William. population 2,7l2. revenue s3,305 GO. Ohi
is given two delegates with population of Il ct. ant
.eyenue Ss6oS Southampton and Greensve with al
acurerate population Of Cos. and revenue 4 Soo2
are niyen two delegates. The above Wesf IN counties
,ay more revenue than the Eastern ones with wiicf
hey are compared BY SASS 50, and have an excess
g; population, entirely unrepresented of fol, 3o lar
~: friend from Nes;,noreand, who says he wa:
an tic h9sis aud ar,,oronmcn conmItte &C. explain TO"
su.l nonslr5s results have been brought ahout IN H'
s,ori,e scheme Blu, | have looked slightly INTO Tie
senatorial apror,onmen. the mis,ed as!s Plan. anc
lind j, no less unfortunate in its uyiseemly proportions
have looked to Halifax. with aIpopulaflon oil io9co
and revenue Of 49, los, assigne one senator; and the
noble counties OF Patrick, Henry and Franklin, with
,oiu!aton Of "a ,l39. paving revenue OF S'42o as
sned one senator. Here we see 1882 persons bal
a,cei by 81 $50 of reye W. one would suppose they
hi hccn b.noh, hap eno gh in all conscience. Tho
countless &c Brooke Iiancoc and Ohio with population
II, - $50 r,yino 4 rey,enuc Of Sl2Ui are assigned
o senator. and The coulaties of Dnwddle. Brunswick
oad Creeusv!l!c. with "a population Of l2,l22 paying
revenue of s920l assigned one senator; 50 that thI
Brooke district pays 500 tie NEST revenue las 2,lo'
If urcmesented popul ation. think have demonstrated
10 Tho committee ont Of two things, either that thu
naked basis is mous rolls rule OF appor!lonment, or e
friends nave greatly a.bused it in its application.
IL tho rcmarls OF | nv honorable friend from Green
tr;ar nm rucs6,v hast, he stated that the whole
her Of slave owners in the Commonwth was some
;,r,y thousand and that he the gentleman from Green
i.ri,r did moi think ,'ha the great principles OF repub
,;,an liberty and .Gality should be violated, 10 sub
serve the peculiar ncicns OF mere battalion Of The
r4ore These remarks called ont the honorable gentle
man from Greesyiile, who, with some warmth, ayoweC
that he was one Of the gentlemen on this floor that IL
cart reprcsen,ed that battalion, ad that they could
hermit the powers of legislation 10 pass into the hands
f ma orty Of the tiers of the whole State who hello
no interest in r the peculiar property IN which
The East Eel, deep ant interest II is perfectly natu
-, and right for every delegate in the Convention
look 10 the immediate Interests Of his constituents
came to :his o,lN 10 he p rro.ec, and defend N. PEG
,c 10 look all their Interests both Of person ant
nro,cr.y feel myself instructed 10 look 10 their in
teres,s and 70 al the sr AT interests ri the Common
wealth | feel that caa subscrve the interests Of N
noopc best BY looking to the interest OF all PORTIONS
me Commonwealth to telp devise ways aud means +
nro,ect every interest whether East or Wes'. Il,
prepared to pledge, in the sacred instrument we ar
about to make, the lives nd fortunes Of my people
help defend and protect every member section of tn
state in the enjoyment of their property of every kin
and descriptions and all they ask in return is perfet
rscprocty Although my constituents are poor, the
are mospcrous-their hopes and prospects present
b,irh future aud all they ask is TO be placed on pei
ec equality with their Brethren Of the East and tl
common platform they will obtain before they give
Tie Struggle When We cell gentlemen that We will rt
,rac and re tera!e cur c COMPLAINTS until they "tlnsl
in heir ;" they need not affect TO consrue such eS
pres TO threat they must hear the demands G
ireemen from he West for their equal rights, so Ion
a. they are unius,ly withheld. My friend from West
,ooreaxd a. pronounced THE bill Of rights mere ali
s,ractou that 10 carry out its provisions literally,
would confer the RICH; of suffrage political power
woa.cn and children; not so it is no abstraction
a gr,a, state ?apcr embodied BY clear heads an
sound hearts containing tho true and only true princ
aG, republican frcedo:a. 1t is true, many of doc
ues contained in the bill of rights had been rontc
10 ~ tie w:;cr, on poltca law before the days of tb
revelations ~, it was reserved for the immortal spin
us ol 6 10 reduce them to the form Of great stat
TaPeT ard give them to the world in that useful form
As oeacon-sht to conduct the nations of the earth
ultimate freedom. That paper has now been exertin