Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-01

whca iier> Gentlemen ac.oinrlY did, il c"n.negd3
ion q i'icrrs0ujeA. adopted l. i:e u,csI::ig Thus
tr"'f : q. i TIC crln'' q l:.2., ~, 40 called
/ I'o, ah I,i@:asal til n.e.ir....
i TG:, rpa i.pJ;nG. :,arf 81, l'ia c"py II The
torr3oin prtlbc ld resolution. Re furnished 10 each
IF the members Of III; Cv:'euou tom this district
On motion Of joseph A. ald";soI, E.'. it was reso
lea, That tie proceedings Of this mecl!n; M published
IN the L.wsiNl7., Ci,roncie and tha. Tire papers
tiroas .oG The portion Il tic State ard in Tie
city OIL Richmond b2reques;ed t. copy the same.
Tn motion, the meeting then adjourned
WiL,oH LIVELY, Chr'n
JoRS i. Na"1lR, Seer.
need onl2 say, that meeting waJ composed Of the
most respectable and wealthy portion Of the people of
he COUNTY Of Monroe They "a people VINO have an
abiding lntege: III the protection OF property we'll US
IN the equality ana rights OF We believe the one
cannot be preserved unless t.ic observe the other
They have looked with astoai.hment upon the argu-
ment that has been made BIZ genten-t tho east who
are contcndn ucr this floor tia! is unnecessary tina,
property should into tie basis Of Representations
hey look upon It with astonismcnt because ;hev
when they carry out this argument TO its Legitimate
:'its on the ground e propose, thai it is most mis-
cradle rateX Tor the purpose of obtaining their support
In truth eastern gentlemen 90 net carry the obcct
they have III contemplation. They claim that prop
lerty should b: protected that property should
ter into The basis ii representation and in that VERY
next breath they agree 10 proposition which destroys
the very object they lave i'll view If rou wish to
protect iropertr, lie; it be protected and give il;
representation That would be different thing from
bat which you now propose. You propose, 10 be
that properly shall 10 represented but bow By the
man who owns ii! No. Doy YOU give ii to The man who
has the Iropcr", or the property itself that has the
right of being represented by entering into the basis Of
representation. 10. Who 10 YOU give il to You
give II TO men WHO haze property and interest in
/ as protection .: rropert" q, all
Leg mc illustrate til, point. il y3u <" fol the pro-
ieei!uh o. property. the GG ,aic, 10 place i; in t!s
hands Of The majority; the cui ,ac; is to place in the
nais OF The people Of the west From the observation
have !a1dr, ind that there are more voters upon the
west >dc oi tie Elua Hige no possess one
thousand dollars "ori! Of oPcrtv than there arc in The
e'rl. Ii" reason IS his : In the westerns portion Of
Your Stat" property Is distributed equally between men
All have real csta,c all have home: all have cycrr
thing tina: cilrars hc--tI.cy have wife, children and
ricuda. What i; here: |; i, true that vo have few
m"ii with wealth! yet have ,ou nor men without it, \
majority ri ,or psopcarc woul II and ira oriv ofthc
people 81 t. west arc with i. ami that about the if
ference Suppose that IL tic comfy oil .li1emari,
there we're iinsrc! Individuals, and tia, among
lra ~. gentleman w..o d.ct .,.v IN New Oreau,,
"iih 'ct t&oi ui d"Ila>. Snpps" il lived II AiDe
marie, and l!".c D!ic ind:,tua,~ around hin, with
ten Thousand dollar. each and Dc, ot!rrs, is often
The '''s" = !t!i you. who "0r, e az noIin.---nrt
worth hundred dollar: 3u suppose the other side
III IL: county ol Augusta there huGred men.
eighty Possessing tea thousand dollars each, and ;wcn.
III The situations o TIC ninety that were III The county ui
hibemar.what do YOU DO by ypur proposition 10 pro.
cct properly iThg s"u give representative 10 The
one hundred men IL: county o. ,Iccmarc and ten
representatives. 10 IL" ten niliirn7 q dollars pom the
ot:icF idc YOU :-:c representative to TIC hundred
ncn AID Oh" representative ~ tic million Of dollars
here j, The protection: '.hvG ;cu 1--WE {, the onr
hundred inca. Ont t.i % Whoul property three
f9i' the power iLat YOU 10 80 the hundred hen
eighty Of .om o'9lt a.d art directly interested the pro
tccon oi y:crcrty: Woaid that &c grirr the pro,ec
hon o. property those who the property: Euch
IS the pincips ,ul contend for. | Insist that Il you
want ycur property projected you !au, give Il into TIE
HANDS OF those vino cal: :loi.ct II.
! Tho cotDv %, .iu:oc j, locked Up tic Businesses
TIC Iao.a,ains, bat hope ynur !Giprrteac will soon
rcac.;,, an! will Snow yo! wlla, country we have
h.vo locked OF the l,nUcc u an,cs. and fnd that
there upwards Of fourteen ,UdrcG who proper
4; have irokad lie late rrl!,S: ard II state: The
property u every ad III the :o,..:.y and find t,lc
,Acls Distributed aGlcasst II" property holders
that couut:-ihc heads OF Iam!.es-soiue i've housa j
dollars each This is equally distributed, Il is tie
i:ha' richer than others, bit every man
there IS in ourshng condition and every man has prop
eiv haze looked also ~ some Of the returns 81 Tie
lcoGntes IL the east. and find the aorty Of them
haze not hundred dollars worth Of property IL the
count" OF ny colleague tle" j, not hundred Tia. have
aot hundred, OF dollars 81 property. How they 20
be protected How j, til property Of my constituents
70 &c protected, ell OF them owning thousand of dollars
worth Why ought the power TO be gircn 10 the
OF 'te east, the mas. of whom have money az ali Is
that The "aI o'lr rights arc 10 BIZ taken away?
AN CD'>ttuCtS Hic Interested III 1T tH
county q! my colleagues the Save property amount, &c
tS5Q0nO0 worth aud the increase OF the slave population
lis greater tIan that OF the white populations. Since
$50 VIC have Increase Of white population Of tWen-
y-one and half per cent. and have an increase Of
the slave population Of twenty-five and half per cent;
Nc feel that il o'si,, TO be protected. We ioe that
ave property and every other kind of property ought 10
he protected but; for Gods sake do not give The prciec-
on OF property 10 men who hare no interest G protect
T ing l. Such is the result Of the principle con,ended
lf,r -nrp Whr 6n ~nnte Ne hrre
tait shall be protected BY aguarantee. We wish guar
antees We do not waat our property 10 be thrown m
the hands OF your people, who have no property with
out guarantee. We say, give guarantee that
property shall be taxed I'D uaiorem. We willing
that each side Of the mountains shall be taxed in pro-
portion as 1t has property, Give US guarantee that
rour legislature shall never at any time interfere with
The slave property l will not permit them to legis
late upon the subject. Il that is 10 be touched
Ii is 10 be dcnc By convention of tie people. | would
have clause in the constitution itself that will prevent
it, need only say here, and do not intend 10 deta!n
the Contention; need only sa that the sentiments that
are expressed in the resolutions that have the honor
here Of presenting, are those Of my county The will
rot adopt any constitution, vote for any constitution
that doe, ret Pu! them oil an equality with ans other po-
ioIof The State. They Will vote for constitution that
recognizes the miserable mixed basis putting money upon
an cGuat: with in the two houses Of the general
assembly Of Virginia They will take II. know
they are determined never to submit TO it.
:. You canuot force it upon them; but knowing their
rights they will defend them To such thing 40 that
they will yield Just the blue arch OF
Heaven is in beauty above sure you put this mix
ed basis upon you will raise storm III that country
You will bring tide Of indignation down from these
noun tans that be resisted than tho dro"l
ing MAJ. resist the torrent rushing from the nou'
tam by which he is bcrnc away If you put this thing
u2ou them they will not submit to it. | beg you to
stop and consider before this is attempted They had
rather be dogs and bay tie than to submit to Suc9
a degradation. beg you rot to pu: it upon them
ask that these resolutions be laid upon the table
The resolutions laid upon the table as rei'leS
: ted
! IrRII:AIIsu THE pIBA:E
Mr. PUEKINS. rise to offer til" Following fcSo
] luton .
esoircd That the debate the question OF the cas-
Of representation, progressing IN hs Ioa..es
the whole shall terminate at il o'clock, d. on INC "l'
OF the pre<en. laonh.
!. Mr. PURKINS. | will observe that ny ctIect H.
Offering this resolution is not to force H' bc al
time when our western brethren inaT De UNWILLING
do 30 to take vote upon this subject me ptncia.
object haze in view Is to give notice TO the menptfs
of the Convention and there are Terr many o. e'eh
very frequently absent at the time WheI = Is
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