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

r',' rue resolution oi Inc legislative ,.H:Gr which
declared tat I'm arpoI'ioning Representation ia .is
horse Of delegates, regard h III! b. !al ., "a,
uation exclusively, AZ "us : a!c,te. h.. w.
Of ~ n H. and slbs.it1te ~ T.. .c. i;.,:.,
am othcs principle could b. carr. Inc ,..i,r :.
agreeing principle ii ap?a::;oh's;.. IL, The
hnalls o?fled IN: way f'r G'r,,. eoa:rf g. which
has settled down "po the en,rcs OF :;;. y,;.I,
unyiellii's arbitrary power ;hat bs ,!,,y, l. .i'e
to the present moment.
Bat the gentleman from, Fan4a;er :e,' . ii:
OF the present Convention a. q suffice. j.. X, -,
Of his position. that the miy.d be-. . =, -.
principle Of representation and HAT III. f, - ,,,,,
show reasons for Il c,n.o What Vs.; ~. r. ,,.,,
Of things which led IL III. pa- 5isr Of tlr -. 80
the Convention. ard tc the adoption .; Tia; .t a-
people: The cry Tor reform, hal for yen. h. ..i
in the House Of Delegates. Winter after na;,- a.,
petitions tor Convention has! been .l:er r,tt. or
cooT passed by :; rn,;.. the east began 10 H., III,
burden %; grcviaacc, Will ~ the VS. ~ tho, wa
thought expcdien: to grant The PRAYER "f TO .no
had the honor Of preparing the .i.ti IN wl.r W..
reported the .u,-r 81 Delegate: it ;roD,.r fa.
nit 10 ma GRITTY nt the people ;woe .t;o. il "wt.:l
er they would have Goa. eHJ.on. .ii IN: ,;,e,ler
i should b. based upon the whit ,ya'efia, ~ mo-,
the white population nj Taxation, combined. w.h. l.,
tender to The ir"elen al i-aina iacc ii PRINCIPLES
Btt the original bill rl, republican in it. r i.;an-
was delicate and The substitute o the gentlemen !a,
Halifax Mr SrayaL.) winch unlimited ~ tln ,,,rl,
substantially tnl' question viii Yol have n C,ny.a.
ton organized a. this is none: WAS tcioica And
in voting for Convention thus or. azai il /. ALLEGED
here freedom Of choice in respect To- IA. principle
which it ought - have been organized The bod,
polite wa it starving for T-!rrn-we .c.i..ei
t" tho r:irrel and ea.aci;ri pri-"a"r th chncc hc
tween Starvation and Tarcsir,l an! ar-tr!.d Dict
which, il the rrncp oi the gent!c.. from Faaqu!e.
prevail lea will only ~ keep alive ferris
and ,rc;tG vitality And now. are t1d tbs ir-,.
choice nl and III d., SO r.!;s!e,l and a,nro;al
AMI his become thr ,talf 81 political lie. In icpyns
af.,iaiivcy 20 t.r question. sill you hav. "a Con
ren;icn OF none ti'e people acci under the isn?;e g:
two incentives to hrrEn ton--;scoat.n "i.h
present ills, ard AZ al of tH.c. too :.e
hope ri blessings in the future w!ih sil! r.>!; from
change The people from the West. to-. loot 4 ,st,
strcng hope almost confidence 10 he ccn,; irnt in
Virginia, Ia send n! least. ,!,,gate4 ,;
Convention who wuull ADVOCATE the caTc ;',jy and
cloquontlv defended by Monroe Mercer. Gordon ani
fi;zhugh in 1929: although their hope, .y" beer,
fillv realized a:n srattie in being able 10 s&y HEY
have not been who'll, disappointed.
And now We here assembled to pa."r,.: tie mo-: sol
cmulv important functions :a, delegate toYenrr-
-e;a,ives We are hers cuei rccrgnni,a ever;
department cf government to nlrisc iiicicncy ana
create responsibility il all the branches Of poiy
to nild anew the structure o oGi institutions AID 10
ndcr c rctult OF our labor, acceptable III. popu
lar mind SO that ii may rest conteoi win the org.)
IL law The executive legislative .a. Judiciary depart
mcnt- are he relncdcic p,,.i Improved by as-;h
count, cour; y-tcIn and county creaization-t rnc-
tons the justice. III The pedcet!e q! cuc.
tiol-eyc:y power Of government frcr ha; wilc rom
the centre Of nilneicc ut the capital, irvade- tn
whole State down TINT Wi,li CONES nome Ia th.
people in their daily wall. aud intercourse with Gc;:
these SUBJECTS ii rof": entrusted! 10 e,.
llar- Ard Who are we: Ii i, said We ar, .ha r.p,a
-e.ta,rves Of the p, !loths! i- body i, le orca:, l.,
which the sovereign will 81 III" people he cx;resse,!
in re-pec, 10 all these concerns Won.
that this such representative l., i:ui Il = tai.
otherwise. What is the fact: i;rt. are rcvent,
Fix delegates this floor representing. !3:.-l an!
and only iy-nne delegates :,pr1-eln, t94 7e3 Wn,to
persona. Ana why :. dts WHY s i; ita So small n
minority o: ine people has large naor;ty Of pnwc.
Is me minority exalted IT, virtue. III character and
in ws,oI-has God impressed Gpon them Il - AMP OF
uperiority, that !hsy sord WELD the power q! ho
State suppose stranger were oappear Ia Our md,,
Ollie VIII had read bill Of right n.. learned L.,
value it sacred principles a question t.,
the theory and practice 81 government
How a-ioni-hel would he b. IL lilo contrast i5u
declare in Your bill right THAT I'll Men re hv nat.a
equally free :nd l"pelent and lave certain Inherent
rights, III which when they enter n;v oi .oricr
they canl4ot. by any coapac, l-rycor ,!;c,t eir ;,.
crity namely the coym,,; of life and liberty with tn,
means Of acquiring and pos e-sa; property and pursuing
md obtaining happiness and safety" Why -acull 10,
hosc who equally free and iSpenlent and win, ,.
equally entitled to thos2 interest rights which a ~ h.
guarded b. this government, who equally interested
IN the preservation Of those rights he equally rcrcscne,
nereF Our answer to the inquiry would he that al
the people OF this commonwealth are c;ui.y free anil
life AID berty-;ogether with thc re.i. ii acquiring
and possessing property and o! pur-u n, and otaini1
all equals right and ,v going int,
society they cannot destroy int a iy-i; mast u,
remembered la: in l77d the r",Ai government was
organized in the cour. ." l,s - concentrate roy
cr in the hands of the miner ~, ~ ian,it, pos.
sesses II present greater .:vGt - .5,c.,y Than The
thi- property is bce n,- i NJ wei.
s persos, and that the reason for this uppare ot az
tual inequality in word tn. ntercs. - ,rc:ty ors
mt ed Amin
qures what the clause ot '.uy oil! or Ia!.t.
which declares that all power u sost,i il. snl con-.
queutly derived from the p."i.;ci.,, r,ass;7, "a.
their trustees and and ut all tines a.ntr ,nt
Them Gur answer would De- that IN III. cd. -.
ihfn7e the people, two words which foo.: rc-.e ~
much misunderstood does Hot !aan the I,I,a, g;;lG
the sovereignty otthe St,i but A., asse. a.io li,
III the laboratory ~ political metaphy-ics co!n,nunlet
81 men ara .neir interest III money .;, that The -
sponslsity OF public servants is IL this compound co..
poration and hot TO the pcopc L. ordinary r,ops
dcrstand the fern-anl tits j, proven H. t2u.c at M
word trustee III the latter clause, ca.e q. th CONT
man from Grccns,l" (Nr. CmaVe IS, has sad VII, ~,
the word trustee unless there W, ptope,ty % hmm
aC-l-funds to be- accounted for;
Bit the stranger still files; m obstinate o,o.t.
lnss asks the neaa!is Of another clause in IT,. hin ~
rights tina. " maorit. O. the con!nity h,rb ~ IN
lh:tabic inaehable and ndceasihle r;gl, 10 r...ra
alter, or abolish, their form 81 soyern,,cnt ,. lo
il happen that ms jori:, oe tbs co,nmuniry no,
here ny their representatives to perform i|Ii oi.,
York OF sovereignty; Our answer would be .,, an,
s9l 53i' tie whole white population Of ths Sat. ia
I'll TO constitute large INA jority of Tie communal.
50 large a. to cnc them 10 .t;o,it Of ia dn,,,, m
ths floor, and the reason Is that tie wo c,in,;,,
does not mean people jus, pcop'-'' de-. ,of
mean an aggregate Of prr,on,; br: h. t-tl, mean
- Interest,", SO ;nat " majority Of the com,:iun,,.
means "a aaloTits OF II. interest, 81 .ocic;.' ..,!
submitted then, suppose, remark, liz ruzzl.,
stranger. the question o. tie cali 81 Con:n,ior -
he decided by i'r majority Of tho interests Of -aee.
sealing ir sc,"s Of make their v.!,c car,
respond with the combined ratio o! men and gnonsy
BY no means. is the rer. That question ~. s,cI1;r.
ted to the sovereign people. AMI If there :ai been
iority of one against The call, although all tar tste,
interests OF society had he.n It's favor his ccn5.a
ton would neTer have D.en organized. Ii !, arc :.c,.
however :aat " tie majority Of Gte,es.s" Is co..
fhi the eosernn.n and the Constitution i, ,ai.
y TO affect all the interests III the Commonwealth .at
viii hardl. stlbml; Ia mere majority Of nmber ic
tecison OF n:rStion momCnto.s a. ,ha rattle. ,
IF the Organic law, You will scale the vote. oil H.. pro
pie 80 that II The entire vote be re.,rds: - $50 that q
The ti:e"ate: district containing lSg9l3 wi,..o net
sons snail be connet IL. ji.a oi lie Pie0non: .
rlc with 2l3, 43i whit: persons shall be counted q. A.
Fat of ihc VALLEY with !G3.?7 white persons shall i,
counted -, and that %! The t-,!-- ieghsny .,;.ir.