Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20

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not been sod !":7 H. o"cu REMOVED h., ,,l az
to other Sa:c. i,, lcy have been r;u,,,. . ''s;s'
pns to The Tree States, con'lDuaii: .cr ;c,,s
wish gentlemen 10 coisiI:r This natter in ihs F"
this want o c!.ly OF interest pre- rents g f,o,n ~
our rights Row. ";ien will this want Of idrnt:. '',
trrcsts CEASE, in order that We may lave on: -
Gan gentlemen inform nc S'''''
But ii this is the reason, why are 10 l,e ;;
OF OH: fair STARE of representation, ard tne
taxation is the true reason. then am prepared ,o ~
gentlemen, that they contendins icg thar, ;i,oi
worth very little. have entered into calcn,,.;'
taking Ii: ratios % tho increase OF taxation ami cr n
sen. ui he last ten ye1r-, a. The ratios of inrre.
IN III" iG;ure. and the result sho;rs that in some ~
Eeas', liz majority the power even according 10 II
mixed basis, will pass from the Eas 10 the We, cs
;lvI.ien have told us That when that time arrive.
their basis, they will checriuliy yield the poser ~
gentlemen from Lo,idon, iIr. JASNEr) told 1t, very r
llacay that ne would 60 for il. The State a, l,
| Gy he clements of commoon and d.con.cnt win
hcrcers pcriaps feelings arc likely 10 b.
b. deliberations on This SUBJECT, from duv Ia ly ~
The r"otracon OF session and the toc ii II. 2i,y
sop. ami all fer what: Why that the East H., ,o,.
lit'le 10 have The majority o! repre- ,entacn il, lie
sls!aur: iri hardly i%elfr year. longer ~, J. IN, "a
HIt OF the calculation All!e rrcsrnI ;:.o OF incr.
rs hay" already stated lie power viii pas from the
East Ia the Vest in twelve Years from ,l- time r,
fact il l! pass ."oer. Tor The ratio ni nc,a,. in H.,
West. viii d. accelerated, i'y cHrsr5 TO" in operation
Ii certain Improvements mo-" contemplated ard in bra.
gross arc comp 'ctcd even though they 10 run l,
Stale, the relative price 81 property in lie We,
viii b. Increased by them The improvements ,!a, A.,
10 he lair there will also facilitate this ncrcl.c yr
ar!r Of wild land in the West when brorg int, rpIr
vai:nn gains from FIVE ~ dollar in its yai.c lar
cost lIi: much 10 clear it. Add 10 the incrra., IN
Of Nc>trm lands ircm other c:il.rs-irnin the ,ar,,.
Improvements: nov constructing ana pro.cc2.; and u
:rarl increase OF population which i; Acviialiy i.r
share v I'LL El!" whole " Great Well. au. 10 loriov. 49,
expression. hrrtsolrr" used Mis- l!oor ,i.c ,rrc,r
will rpalt Ircri .ltah long before lwryr wear, iy
elapsed. Gentlemen RAINING the Ii-k of cXc:,
feeling IA III. West. which had tctlrr IL. krI Gown H.
tci! >:,ks and Tor the sakrni the West a. We'll IL,
The axe ri heir constituents il; the East for Tia! al,
Of the people of tn" Er.t-and all for the petty coc.;j
ration I'll retaining INA ory III the Legislature !ol >a
ci.it or len YEAR, longer That i what i, anioca, II
..at row wish 10 ask gentlemen seriously wA.,'r
Tie u III be willing 10 reiinqiiisi. Ike power vh,,
tie i'm" comes that tc naked bass Itself ill on.
;lr u, 20 ii: ask the question not wllo, 4 r:r,c,..
:,v ia. III /" an~wr: Il. say she viii rot ;IaI
ntr.. prove >hr wiiI moi! II EIay be- Irrrr;:;rd,
Judge shat her future conduct viii b. fy Ar r.,.
am rc.!s to She "il! and VIII .,,r,al, a.
-i:"w s!, til, : acre superstition. Ascertain VII,
a been d0:r a0' y' i'll BE able H. anticipate wl;
VIII ur doGc VIII Tie east give Ii, constitutions,
giiara,y Epon that subject And viii ;iry si,c T.,
security that The: viii NOT repeal the guaranty: o.
/" take every thing trust ana they nothing on
;rr,i:
i.ayr in M hand document OF he House Of Pei
rsae> I" which i; subscribed The names of The gciir-
roE, Farqnicr, Mr. SCOTT, whose proposition
:r ar; Iow considering. and the gentleman from Pow
!9tan ir. lorEi:s.) believe neither Of Them ar.
present. " preliminary 70 the i:rul 10 max,
I" ii. wish 10 call The attention or thc committee, II,
circumstance, that has indeed been ALLUDED 10 more
than in the course Of hi, debate. but which ~
yet has no, received all the notice hat lhink il lie
serves. The gentleman from Marion !,r. NELSON
when he addressed the committee, in hurry ing through,
his remarks with view OF concluding with the morn.
ing session, briefly referred it, when he ck! u.s. ON
4 III, nJ t,,.pc hot
OF power made by The existing constitution was anon
the whit" basis, taking Ahc population q, cyidcucrt /,
the crI*,iS returns OF Ego He told US also. al I
time, ila; he had proved il lbs calcia!!on wei =.
strongly MY mind impressed with the belief ,h..
such not the ease, that what the gentleman .li =,
the time made but little impression On ne Nv mind
had been 50 influenced in reference To this mailer f
The testimony "f those who, rs supposed. uunL, =,
kno%, that thought either Judge Marshall or tie ~
ilrmar from Marion must BE- mistaken AItrr,viiI
rejecting on The matter, concluded To ascertain a
mysci! hy caCalloE whether il was the ;ac Or ne,
HE gentleman from Marion il is true, told u, rha, H.
had made tie calculation. but Iad c>,reJ nv mimi
for The moment ! m:r'r ihr calculate and InirJ
that II proved precisely III" result slated y i,h III, -,
ccption ci AN error between he Valley aad The rrgr
Allegheny. III" s-.iiicghaay ,,., ;,-.pr,t ,,
ssaaas<ss- Tic valley two less than ,hc, v,r, r,
,;rs,, rn,;tIc i1xarobaby ~ accidcn; =. ,nt
pronrIion between The cas77 ald hr ,a.r il is prc,r
Iy iIa, which the white population OF 10 w give
And now ing said that the contrary impression WAY
- deeply ma' my mind. that thought either judge
iarha!i OF The gentleman from Marion must he inllI-
ken, | will read from this document " hal produced
thai deep conviction. II the gentlemen whose rim..
subscriber! IL II we're here, should Ike > iErI
snrcr tiyry Till abir hy the reasoning AMI the ,li.-
io,s ihcr. oppressed. They wrong in The fact,
u!otbrGiy 'i' IN III, opinion their reasoning i, good
and Wa undoubtedly deemed cnIWucia. l., IT,. wfrtn
east II II was good wicn il worked Tor HE bcrrtf al
the east, WI, It he "a good when it works for H., nr.
eli! q the west; have no 'ouh, the gentlemen w.,rr
llncs are subscribed I" il. will abide hy llcir u,.n req
,nng AMI conclusions midcnnt IN their political ~.
fancy has tcen alleged Justify changes of c;ion
III other gentlemen, hut AT mature age. thrl. r.
Tie year l-i:"hc they ;ycrc Is carabic :, ;,r,ni,,
c't;'r "P'I"li ia reference 10 The rc, "a cy aI
ROW nave NJ doubt gentlemen vii! abide J.; IN, ex
preston 81 opinions deliberately mad. an HAT c.
SION. even 1t The result i, Favorable 10 the w,,
,i:n !" 'h r> cr>rc I" show. however, V hat mi>.
Il" me- 'i' J. nave u" iorht .D,s!rd other 81 ,.r
session oil II AID ~, ] think i WAS . rr,;,;,n. y
SCH! from :.anaw!.a anal some r.,oirtin,,. ,c.,.
Li'',1h'ift' "td perhaps from oihri CHARTERS. AL.
nag u.ai 'icrc iaait be apporl;.n,a.nl Of r.,,.
'"'' ''F re -" hole state, undtr ii, co..>tiii..i
provision Oh ~" subject and were referred f., .rIr
crln'aitrr i MAJORITY ri this committee vcr, r,,
ne "',l. |"i reported, as ihc gentleman fran Kan,
VIVA '"iH - ~ FAVOR oi the suffrage. bass OF rrrr.,u
.a''' ana IN 'ayor OF apporti"ninE representation los
The w'r Stale nF"n that bass. n, u,ju,.,,. a. ,f
committee, consisting oi rhc gentlemen Irrn, L..
whose fr"l">iiicn We a" 30" ccg.ida ,irp.-.'y
S'"ir) john l.. lio,!ny. -. ". rr!;cLE,lI H.. aa
=, ir"'H '"whaian tAlr lIorhiN,, and T!na.
H. ayiE iaa:c hi, report, from which will read ,a
some extracts. Mcr alln!ing 10 iht fedora! h,,;s ,
re pr2>rnlatI,uu thew say
tbs rri'cip!c has ever been held dear by The geo
pie nj ih- Commonwealth. In the form Of = rcnrss,1
talon ny c"'hs II received the sanction ul liz iir,t
Constitution and thu patriots and statesmen ri ,r
lies days: more recently, in orr own time !, r,,,
>IgnaliS illustrated IN The provisions Of The ;ir.r,,
Constitution I'm which il seem, the, were mistaken,
honesty nave no doubt for, no.wilh,lan!inr az
.lr,ri- I,,.,,
'rih"d IN apparently arbitrary proportions between
certain geographical divisions, is vel ,nr that ,i
distribution approxima;cd very nearly The s,,;r nr
things that would have been given hy the combined r.,
no OF population and ,axaon''
II approNmaed as nearly in a.. lower ho,sc. -. =,
an" DO 40 TO - and .! or as majority ci ~ doe, 10
majority 81 y, which would have hc.n that Of ,lc o.,
nF1n Tie OASIS OF III" white population and axafiof, Of
he extract have Ica.l. with similar assertions n
otLrr parts oil lhr rrnOrl. j. Mhal ni.cL .nr 80