Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-19
mari. Of r. u1wle in the late state Reform Conren.

P,marks of Mr. While in the late State Reform Conren
ton on The motion to add Henry TO Ptsyfrdna IN me
Senatorial District
AR WHIrrLE Mr. President: cannot help expressing
my surprise thai my respected and ancient friend from Pat
lex ,: Suar should beaa loss TO discover on what prn
lille III appointment Senator has been assigned 10 IN,
nuuly of Psyvania ii we refer the plan OF REPRESENTA-
i'm ing the mixed basis report We will lind thai
Senator has been assigned her II we look 10 the white OF
ururc basis appOonnent Of which no gentleman on thu
i,r has btcn constant friend, thaa thc gentleman
:nm Patrick viii find the result and we teSor
10 IN. scec al The compromise COMMITTEE lie report no"
nn.rr consideration the same thns occurs % a ~hclh
r we consider The Of the white and mixed basis
ar the compromise plan which is Considered mean between
M two differing they do, in all other things they are
nurrd IN nng Senator to the county OF Pt3yvanla
When The committee raised under the compromise Il
irI"rIion repreScnta'n we have been informed oy l'
Chairman from the city OF Richmond, (lr Lyons tina
rs consent of the committee, The apportlunlng Of the est
er yrprs senaliGn committed 10 The Western members
md thai If the Eastern representation TO HE Eastern mem
Dcrs each section allowed to make lis own arrange
meats 0rin. considered that III distributing me NUMBER
rrr senattYes which was entitled IL was proper II"
uoGf any principle which II misht se-et anu INA
the t wuI acanlesce On this idea, The trans Allegheny
region appOrvnd ON Tile suffrage OASIS IN o"h houses
Wiley The suffrage basis IN the HOUSE :" Defsa'es
and h, mixed basis in Senate; AMI the Fast ON whtt
.,,l ,n GENERALLY in the lJwe House. and on taxation
mainly in III Senate Such is the information which W.
nave received ard the Convention has sanctioned ms ar
ycirH bv making change OF any consequence ~ '
rp of HE cun.nrr and that only in cases IN when l'
ncipc violated. and chiefly at the n lance OF tn'
representatives ri the section be e-cte by thr change II
acre he an trn in compromise as Is calrd which car
rrs uu h great principle for which the East has con'tndec
u c,ns;ss in allowing 10 base hcr representation In
ihi housc in which they are 10 I'VE The MAJORITY On su'
pncp: Il. IN their opinion will best carry out their views
ri protection property. For They are 10 nave aoil
" u and they are mot to be Distributed IN
such manner as the interests for which they were
designed II is 20 purpose that they nave theii ana lhe
East word derive benefit whatever from the compromise
submit therefore, that our Western friends should nor
object TN appointment under CONSIDERATION eiey We
cause it is not made on such principle they have adopt
ed n rel .o their for theirs is not made on pn-
r- agreeable East; and yet they have o'oornc 10 ~
rr:rr iln it, All thai they rghul'y do, Is 10 acs ~
impartial arbeIs dsputing portions oi thr Eis'i
and any ~ )rt.D;,irn has NOT .cn HdGs according 10
he Escra busiS 10 cuac tJy making conform, Out no.
Jy .!yn., ri1ie,IcC 10 that basis.
II M. Chairman tnal nave d i'eht |" uS
~ md for plilsylvanl compliance with the understanding
agreed The c"ulttee which has Deem ~ o'lch sane
toned hy Tie Convention, ana the benefit Vi when o'
Western brcrlrcn 10 whom my friend from Patrick (Mf
Siua. makes earnest appeals, AMI ron WHOM ATONE
seams e expects support, have 81 fully enjoyed Apply
l tn principle adopted BY the East VIII De seen al once
that weight Designed 10 BIZ allowed To ta1at'n IN inc
Senate numbers cannot be had oy placing me
county Of Henry with Psyvanla in the Senatorial d!stC
Il true, that II CONSIDER the p"Pui' anu ""e'
vi .rt.vyania as compared win the population and taxes
Franklin Henry and Patrick combined, the difference III
TAXATION in favor OF Pttsyiyann, over those OF the o'er
three counties would small! aud the dieencrs .!
u,ir population would be- great that would not 'of
moment contend that ought 10 have Senator to ersc'
Bui when place Henry by her side aud assign sen1nr
Them Jointly, much nhre injustice VIII ot uohe INA"
by pung Henry nlung with Patrick aud rankin al tue
Convention hesitate about the course II ought ~
pursue We have alternative Propositions before us
either one OF which will be attended win inequality 10
adopt which will produce the least Is "ha' wisdom
aud dctalr and reference 10 The statistics oriohgihs
10 these countless think will decide IN law" OF iIltsyHa-
MIA Her white population H. 49, her taxes 81 boi Pa
trick has ZIG whites, Henry o3i5 franklin II olon ah
"a l39. The taxes Of Patrick are SLo1 VI Henry Stu
OF Frakln in all S7625. So that these three cnun
have population than PtsyiVana Nv III
aud she pays than they do jointly by SOD h
taxes OF Henry and Pi>yvania combined are S9oUi VI
Do ,r. lin
o. plrtsyvania and Henry q" 81 1866 an amount wanting
only 81 32 equal the taxes ut franRi,n ttehy ana "a
tricI combined. that Pl'Isylsana and rn:y c"nneh
oi pay than Frankln and Patrick oy - a'o
or twice much wanting S5l2. And yet IL II SOUGHT III
apprrlioniny III" Eastern part oil the SENATE when ~
tended IL represent ciE that s1bS snail nave Inc
same weigh with - S0 little more man the ha
shall the with hIlle less than double the taxa
tlun.
Bat sir not only would this great injustice be inflicted on
the county PHI syvani Tar IT. !tlon is concerned
but the of population, In favor ol fana ana
Henry Patrick and rankin would be 20 80 na
the success the proposed amendment would equally V:
late the Western ind the Eastern principle Cnon 'ie
of population, which has bren adopted Tor we oas
u rrplesentaliUn in the House of Delegates, flsl'a
entitled than and halt representatives ana yer
she is confined thus losing the benefit OF ins very
large traction and not satisfied with plrng down her Jls
weight in the House u! Deeg Instead o making her
amends IN other branch Of The General Assembly lie at
tempt made deprive her aii' OF the Just power u
he. taxation II the counties, which are now
struggling nfct This injustice on PitIsYivana ia oe,n
deprived h, proper representation in the lower House
color their serH'nI 10 re-
counties mu,a ivored ont even
thtn they could resort 10 Pitsylvann whs hct neigh
hur Ba.n with .5s less Of white population ana paying
ST. less taxes allowed two Delegates anu ocnhi" ~
saw nothing other counties respect Of which the Unequal
irv is still greater. Bn in truth Patrick has only Traction
Of l7G beyond The delegate she receives, fraction 20 small
that II cannot &c regarded in settling this qGcsiiuni ana
franklin gets representatives in the lower house. WINE
wants 81 of people oente her Ia them There Is al
deficiency Of 6a' ut p'pnitn on Inc pa' ~ aienrS
Ia cni,le her member whom the report II Inc COM
gives her While, therefore. Pittsyvnnln wanting
only 5 q: white prpula'ion being considerably less ina"
one I cntlil her three Delegates is reduced Ia t"o
The c,,nli. Patrick and FfansLn the former rAcrednc
~ small ir-con only the representation TO which she h
tile IN The nyrer isc and the latter having iess d"slrc
-rll further iplir the n$I rights Of PusyTanir by d.
nnIsh;ng her weight in the Senate.
There onlv cuIn;irs in the Stale which exceed
populations the county at A"gustr, VITA Stann-
an! s u'her t1wrs only hy $500 whites; me county 81
sham wh tla.risnnbur aud lis other vtlasrs only
b.. 237 the county of Ohio, with IN" city ri Wheeling only
rs 2iSI AMI Richmond niy ny loO ut the same
time sc is anunr M large paying countless ami never
YET l,ns been allowed the weight which she has had
4 i,iSt ri hi, in The councils Df the Stale
has adopted rule, in the app"I onng Of repre-
-en.ain not To- Counties together by which The
vaicc naiIr win - I, IN that o Tie 'rser, and In
h,r her very being merged The smaller County come
wl;h distant hpp"acI al the number which en'i les ler
n c-"nrav" Rm in such case, enc has been a'w"d
delegate rather hnn assign the nrne: To- De he'd
!aty rhc unnn this rule m. county ut enry IN
.;. OF being swallowed mp by the county "f
yvan might control her pnnicn action as she
chess" unshi In ~ placed in combination WIN me c"nn'i
power hes population and taxes cnIiIle her L" II H not
haze any objection union with that small ut
LETT = crrr:zn. county, that resist the amendment
hcic have many ms FER chcrl>hlng iond-
ss and her people; fonhness which was Contracted
in my early YOUTH which suffers Abatement r"m time
and serara,n Justice her and the demands ut duty,
Ia my county, require that should contend I" the Ut
y Tor the clear md long delayed rights u
which entitled.
There be nothing in The view encrgecally pressed
upon III" Cynycnrion. by the gentleman from Patrick (alr.
Stuar) that Ne Counties n Henry and psylranla nave
united in Tho Senatorial district, and ht Ia
disturb :Uuld sund:r ties which Iav" long
.u,G:i tn together, and Ia put Hurry in continuation win
franklin, w"nM place thrrn in and strange unon-
sound il would hcuIiud confirm
q. ~! ne Senatorial arrangements aud ~nuli
:rDi basis lr that branch ut the l. gisaruc. Tn"
u! Patrick and franklin il obnoxious To The
very objection and wnIl drIa nd that she. as Well nS
Henry, should he put with Pi';svlrana. But IN tact Hen
~ unl the appointment by the Convention of 29-3O had
always been with Franklin AMI though since that ie they
have been severed she has teen with Patrick in the Sen
noria tislci; nnd since the last arrangement Of
;sc Crng!c districts she has been united with FraTH
iIn In addition of fellowship and ass'cla
ton | doubt, and