Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13

ghany nus PAID into the treasury H. Soa re-
ceived back for improvements S1bu40sU CO. Thus it
will be already to every man, that the burthen OF
derayng the ordinary expenses OF the government
fallen almost entirely upon Tide water she paying So,
and the three other divisions of the state
lonly, all told S!.T5s,95. 23
But again it will be bv the next Ia Bile that the fun
ded debt amounts to 81 S5S77e which bears annual
interest of six per pcnt The amount received roa this
fund by Underwater in the table above Is si93,-
S24 IS the interest that il SI7599 i3 The amount CT
revenue paid by her for 1850, including licences de-
$3.50 $50 rs from which, deduct the interest and you
have the of S22 ISL 80 which pays the entire III
interest the funded debt except SlSOOS ~ pau oy the
Valley and SG0704 80 paid by the trans Allehy dis
trlct twill therefore be observed md must be nd
united by every candid mind that II any portion
OF Virginia has been oppressed more than another
it has been Underwater, She has been the .Hewer Of
wood and drawer of water for the ether divisions uf
the state from 1900 to the present time.
Under this state Of fcts startling i'll their results
ask if the delegates from this division of the state
were not to lsis upon the strongest protection through
representation if they would not be false to themselves
and the interest of those who sent them here.
Mr. FERGUSON. l hope the gentleman will par
don he does not state the question properly. The
question presented By western Virginia to tide-wa has
not been vote against your better Judgment ana give
rs what we ASK or will take it, That is not it.
desire if have not stated this fact heretofore to state
it now, that gentlemen may understand it. a large
portion of the Tide water delegates in the General AS
SeGlby always vote against every wnrk OF internal I'M
proyencnt while they profess themselves in favor OF it.
They say they would there gladly and vote TO car
~ the great lines Of internal Improvement Is a
matter OF Interest and principle but that they do not
believe their constituents would sustain them. ASK
then. 20 home and take ground III favor oil IT, TO go
home and discuss this question before your MI"
my word for it, vu,r people will sustain YOU The cx
t,ise If do will meet with popular opposition AND
cannot BE- re elected. am afraid t" make the ISSUE.
tell gentlemen now that members who SIT night after
night voting against every imaginable WORK, express
themselves ut all times i'll favor OF the great iieS OF
improvement and would be glad to carry them out:
say come toward and carry out the great INES OF M
provrmcnt which your delegates admit to be riSC "iiu
nropcr aud then YOU will yourselves destroy this sys-
lem of log-rolling that fches your treasury.
MIR. SCOTT The explanation of the gcntieh'''' re-
solves itself in this that the delegates OF eastern 'r
,rinia in thc General Assembly look one way and saw
another.
Mir FERGUSON Exactly so.
Mr. SCOTT Well itmay lie SO. | know nothing about
it, But what mean to say Is this, that II that be the
itrue representation OF the eastern Gcicsa'e. IN Inc
General Assembly they unworthy Of the high trust
c,aiie to them BY the people, and should not have
been elected 1t may be upon this principle upon
the easy virtue flour delegation, that the system Of
legislative lo,-rolliug has been crowned with such
signal success Or it may be owing to the want OF IL
ley in our own representation that Tide-waer has
suffered pccunlary oppression, long and so patent
OF these things know nothing aud the people know
authing
Bu: will say, that if were in search Of argu-
let in favor of the mixed basis representation which
would be conclusive, to my mind the explanation of the
gentleman has furnished il. To be delivered from such
pecuiary oppression and the effects of such representa-
live idetv, shall insist upon the most ample pro-
tcctio through representation and constitutional guar
au:es.
Mr.. Chairman, am done, have spoken longer than
| intended thank the Committee for the patient at
teution with which Il:ye been heard II have inlict
ed one pang, forgive it.