Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29

w .1a o!her? Perhaps because might Prove quite ST
i'p ",en applied a hpn', w'lr. it would be i1:es-a
J ~ | Understood 6r; lei the priprrle once be tstaolsl
,u I I'M l'lo consequences 10 "G.r!l c"f:hi II ou
% mo,u sooner 81 Later uliow No p-incipl: and nc
q'Ie;irss sni ever ta established in his STATE
my Instrument: hty IL; /, what may.
"o"e prefer political annliation AZ oncc-fDr Gf ali The
sc'n'ehis On earth That would drspisr lnund
aHlueracy-su as ts vn,II ,r,--wau!d h. t,j IN,
'ie most dee-tlbie.
"i:ds "f the vot2g pou'g.:oa n,d.r th' Con
''ullh WIN prove ~ be those who hd slave irar:ry
Ia "'hta o ne 70 sacrifice Ihn personal fi2hs ot i've
'' an entire c';HraitY, tnHpnc,se hc cars "s IA
usv HE irclti'ts 81 u,hcf I, only because they
p"pf"l's oi tic peculiar institution OF s"sery Ii 20
~! ''hy answer Is TINT wIli white rohhtd Vi
ms Personal tights, m ltnal etu.tv to secure iii
.c nstsr OF any slave; or, in Other words vii nike
't :" y" tc'e man Ia s"re any black sia:r .n '1sa
'hi even though il sI:"rt Oppressive "urt
psop's'ii'n was absolutely itaw,ssi:e.
"e! nilLht ask. iil il CorrAnii,,i, g w", j.!
"ha' a-c rn wc live? IL tf r,3u -. nnccca.p
"h'!! lie schooaIt"r sapruAL all over tr lGse 81
''e GiviiE,d g'ur wrrG eysrrsscr ring h
""n fi:s HGl towrg oii nn shnck:s "i.irs .osr, "r
th'nrs ard empires lurfir a:i iuuln ,ro the
p'!r f"niGT r"do:h :a iatm,: rights. j. Gr, acre 10
lhe Da ID nni"n, in THIS "i C'I i.lt rl Virlnit
- "Srajt r1n u"r ;"ns!tdl!. ,rI: pie ft property il
entitled ID nhrc weight AMI ;epn ntar Ia govern
'e'', mn m-"f u Ann! "lie, "u'" tn: lj1 NJ nId:f4
u,"n t!I .,uI shnui ST nu p,Ircilr erCi among M
lc"'>n"u:s. "y ,lvcl"!a and ii"!; no:;ng r"ns'i:n
Iths-anl say iFa@iic aact Fri"cte IN ie dust
rei proud t" Lie "fp'Iiny va! Il lie privilege u! >tin
ing up hr!- a. one u! The ciaIi",. Se and ini'c
am' lie pow.r Of tn" I,e'' L. aanus The power Al; i'ru
iPc.g vi" Ei'e 10 prOp.y lis p!Jirctvn cur WI! give
II E.thing ,".r.
Wh.!I SAd in Convention take orca.on to peat hcrc
nave n':''- I" lake 6.ck. nn''.Ing uIiy thing
,ss forgiveness 'T; t'rsn are my p.l:i:es. pfoa:m ',,
RON III" i-c'. Ii'nI them Ia the u.,z:upun them
Mi stnnd ~ "lii! l,n ali liil
"inerr ~ III ny prnGsii also said in Con cniiun
- sn''ei.!ar "i nothing bus prejudice. ruets nnrlns
n" SURF Ter u! rrs>"n md rJIi!c, and Jidg
r'rn Surrender" al h.iy h4rnnny ciscofd peace,
'h''sh iY h iiss'uf,n rcnsi,:a IaI
rroUp>c, and tinst prrpa carry our.An: n.',
ssS" 'na II" OASIS can b established sa d"s NJ" av" Il
majority |" the j ..sria u: the
Representatives tom hr Valley representing urge slave
alinr lt'cGcsIs, viii atsHy- hr frut uniting with Tie
East, n"n rvcy qus-': iicIg 'hat peculiar property
nrl' l,iy a II. slctGcns p,ltins than
can b. E'In in the iaSi, "!nc ot Us wiling To
ain,.
hns bcrom" qHIc fsiunaie for public me.i;::ca
Snlrc aud 1r men, nu.Il kaDw better, ."c"ruusly
" am, that taxation and representation Soa! 80 hand
IN hand und that Of Iir principles CONT nc l uy The
!:rs "l The r-r'nii"n was that property ar uHhti'n
Should nc represented. pronO"nceu II ctnnny upon me
maine aEi lame %! h"sc and :e.lns PATROLS
liey r0utandcd ir princitc usserIci srch
CLAIM; they nreuncd of ab-rdirv and in point Of
iac s lar from rr2dn property entitled 10 rep'es ~
ta"n try acted npnn the opaste e>rmc wnen, IN the
;"naiipn n uur first rnrs'ituDn they gave l.c rep
'cscua'imn 10 l" smallest county ~ The aTg SIT" the
p'"e~' Us In 'r mast welins; 10 the county n NaT""S
that n"" pays SiU aSrS Ine representation as tn the
c'nnly "f Luunoun that pays Si 25, and twice
:;"n' has that pays 3a9 900 in taXcs Tni- Itself
is sui! len, those nave grossly nsAprrr-
1T nGci the expression thar taxation ani representation
s!iouJ la' land and have siran-Iy uIsria
dcrSiood a. pied the principle cuntendst ior al mat
day.
But, If we want To see the principle more clearly defined
let uOk the Declaration OF lnde;'endencc, where the
:aiSes III complaint! all enumerated. what does il
sayl Here il Is: When in The of human cvcns II
recos necessary for Tpie tn dissolve thr political
bands that have cunUectd ,u with nnnter and 10 AS
sume uIJtg the powers al earth the separate and !
sa'"n IL which the laws of Nature and "i Natdres d
rnlItlc thm decent ~fe" "r HE "rinI"ns "i rntnhna
'Tt qnrs that they sio.M decIre he thict tmpei
them ~ tie scparsti0a." lH.n follows enI'nraon
1, refusal nn the pat Of the Biri>I
allow senarinn 'tinn, property in any
r,r. h. L:n, in trs cn;,crn II "f cauSes .: com
,iani! Certainly Shat do find here is COM hint
against ne crown, "For imposing 1are on US uato our
cOnsent'
That H. for refusing oil representations to the property
the colony tie paid, but The cupny ii-r
and proposed exempt portion of this Com
n,unwralh from rrrrsrn,arn in the Legislature III Is
subject n The tISn,ion Imposed bv !a bnv then WI TINS
D'lncIi /. II The rvnti applicable and not TIL then
as ns arisen III IN Z IN iy appeal 10 his
prinr;: l. II cr"! :;,i ii where tnst Iepre<e"'a
kim is denied 10 pdt"t the stc'n portion Of 'e State
have heard of Has il in hc West lIJ there
and enquire ." M Uo Uu ranrnls'd nTorty who are re-
fuse! an equal participation in the tax rvy!ng had taxapprn
pri rg ivcc IN the 10 makr peace; IN sao
IN all L.. s.ti the STATE what SUBJECT il
may reiutr Ask Mcm H. in lansnaae ui HE D"clraiin
nf nIrpem!cnre hry comri III u us N t i's ~ or
imposing tares on h,m ~hfoHt their ronsens!' An
# cy will agrG appeal III tins great prn'
cia Of The rrToc'ion lei s c'n2tn'ss ~in mem 81 Ia
Us agree lhlt w! u.,ke :trcnar 10 il hereafter
Bat dt not leave my sirws nf Ais basis question: to o
asc-tuintd inference ducu. Ir ;nc lst,cr referred
TO- said: II mis- appr,'nh," che bass "l :crfes:nin-
un) 'wi constitute The cnei difficulty with The Con"en'
lion IN COMM. lInoinus lnd ;stic'Ory conclusion,
and nj Iaa' greater less exen be subject o1
otupr0miSc.
lmnsiIata, after this letter written left the State
ara took pl:i, directly direciy, in the CANVASS
though often ai aent;r pressed Ia and did n"t rc
turn unl the ctinn ever, Mhrl fdDd "a IN my
atrnc been elected nenarr al III" Grnv"n''nn ana o
course will! f knowledge that wao favorable u
run9ru,,Sc Ut this Question.
W.at rlIlr, ln hr- one 10 rH:hr'a;n lli acH'ca
ted IN ,nc {, 'nvcnl'n! '"t was ii4i' ~
III, lly
missed hr result has III ~n; and lie p;:y question pFnli !"
b. ra-e. whether my cuaipo mis-" "t- "cr or "'i'S
pr lnsr f,pr~scui:,i rhan IN" riIrn lf o'nl-ht
Upon Ills sl!lcct cc! e r'usi Juie Tor mans Ill ntHt
uaf saw that Isi vas lGl hpI: u 'ii "!A '"
v,e l:; bad -. il s p''' i :" ~. icr!ier N rsa
basis !:cn nc! rg di:cgs rr:-''ad ~ ~" r"nit,c
.u. ;iir.c il pat II nay n hct, MA tiik c'
81 n.c ;wn Prop slriua, sunmI'icu by w"N' not nave
, h. ;,e for l!,an tie !.si nI i. ~" Whole %Iite
have ;rI hear nl them 1t !. *uIci? Il" ii; a! ',,"
that c E.er dii tcx.: prom 's;i!: "'h me "ts
was tisp,ss! IL 5.ye il 10 ic., ~ '! "trs' " u'a'
E.rv a,e nf nr co,a.omsc ha> since basn substantial
" adopted eyc,p the 1T;a!'y ,.csc"ih'n i'i, ~" o'
sc,iun head rAsm 81 fhii,wa-. n"' "a! II ""uu No.! III
viistry n.,w, bat that il zen ~ nj ~" F'a's INC W e~
snui a,;n an"Ih@r C.tmv"'ti"n and 's"'!-a lAr VIII ",
asis. tGi jy Il G"<. by t'c pes NJ comp o'is' '
Nest his nlorit: al fourteen IL itr 'pnl. oic'' nv
Eu. ten Ir:l'y he : raC - clrcHlIlir ana a"Ir' t
,ular H. n res al lnrfn'i mPr1:''h-:.'- 10 'I'c - s,
., ir,as .uqn- ali ri. an'icii'; 'ne to result "'
millions "Tciny esH'nied n"a IN - Si.r ~, , '
Question of basis is 10 he s"aa'tt.d to thc people "hc' wy
wav basis wll Su:ty bc l.ttl.-hc'i "' f''e'' 's'"
would prefer ,qrliiy al rcpr s"ia ion as "n3 rs
Ia, this HTs'Gn fnhJ' ~ Jcih'
l .,r for ii yea.s ali ti,ra surrender Of the wh'
l me-: 10! nt idS.Ig nnpit s'e htIG "a.
sis as II :va:c s,,ct:g !"iair IN Del f'iirI ne
,"s,r, l:ises what mixed i-is II w"ul ot ;,s ct,j
:, .yre WAT is nr,niy aiil wa'er Spoon:n 'i o'nF
nc i i,ulbrr uii wafer j. brandy ana ""tef-So
.ocyl rf wal aud iu.nb'tr ull of a;ahif ana ''S
pyyro.it,s the though the qlnl''eS "i fi'
r:,anr d. One-'ld hriudy and tw"-iird@ "i'eri
water a.:d twr-i. d. i.iny halt brandy ana ''ai ''f
A.. III mixtures which u.nt consiiIaica l:N.d ohss "'
rk; So VIII, pers,,as and pnp.'v-h'y nav e "A
cd in as laay different propositions 10 oI'h "i"s'
ir represent pu That mixed :aSia cnuIi WV "
s.J l., this Convention liat "'ull nave ON
trr 20 ne Et.t Jrcvc conceded 'hr"igh ~ ne "uiy
an the rX;cr. ultra, uncnuprInisinS men, w. |""''r
I ;rs moderate by miriheTyi are s!'nc tes's'
! oe FIR il defeat. - noo ,,.os
The NIX 4 basis Of the committee made 'o'9 'ase
co.al to II OO0 prrsnns Ny first pr"posltnn "rn viewed
ns mix Cd iasis req rtd S2 OOU taxes ~ offset oVo per
and why was gpni GIei OASIS IL i'e''s 4.
il either because the properly holder estimates MS pnperY
higher than hins,l: 6e:lusc The n'npf'2:fy 'oI:a
mates lis neighbours property higher tIlin His own per- nm
rights or 5o,r and in either rsent iaSs isHd VIVA I'LL
and place hi. rsimiie the pefspnAi iS"'S y" ''
than upua all the property in The State.
! The We.t W III 100 00J majority Of who sous asNru u"