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

4 You will have provided By such u system that II
time to come, power and property sha!! belouS I?
the same hands. Power will beget money, and none.
becet power-each will make the food it feeds on
And when such are the Lessons which the history OF gov
'crllcntS now teach us-when the solemn an'
impressive admonitious of the past are before US rh;
disregard their warnings and erect our political edi
ticr hazardous Il t"unatlon-a foundation Wilsr
the taXla vcrs not the pfoperty-owncr" where 'h
hand that incts the burden feels none O! rs pressure
but cxacts for its own enjoyment and dispa%a Tor II
own benefit
i Ii The principles ayowcd and admitted b; the gen
cncn from. Augusta jefferson and Acc"nsac, sh"ii'
enter into and constitute h" ra!""P'able to taxo'
and representation and if they hc taken ant appliea
the fifth and sixth clauses Of The bill ot rights to VIVA
either conclusion but thatTrupcriy Of lax
alton must FORM tn every safe and properly ORGANIZED
!, Representative .ovorincnt ui the important COZ
unns upon which lis surer>tructurc Is To lie erected
These principles or aN"ars of government av"wed i>
hose gentlemen, and from which have heard II" III,
sen; expressed | will not again repeat. They VII
be reco"ccd to them again refer. and with conf
cnce insist that taken With the bill Of rights. no irutl
car be palmer, or letter or more enphat!c;y e5sah
shcd than that property is one Of The great element:
ii the social compact, and is entitled to iu!! AMI am
pie protection hy representation IN The tax laying s
pariment.
am ;.dmouhcd by ny feelings OF exhaustion
hat ought 10 hasten conclusion "ny r,'ii: IS IL"
only for my sake, bat for the relief also, 81 ths
committee.
have 50 far examined this question mainly upon iht
ground upon which my friends on the other side have
placed it, towit: of principle. liy tlc principle
require Them to stand. If be sound. it can be main
ained by them. If the principle, that majority OF
numbcrs, irrespective of property or taxation" he The
ruc and ~" basis of representative government, ana
a. gentlemen in this debate and lnaalain H. In
ii they should adhere and from ii they have light /"
depart deny 10 them the ight IL wholly l.coil>I>t
ent with THAR prsnn Ia retreat from th"r "ri.ini!
ground, and enca""r 10 prop their rncirc - talking
to liz ri it:I ions and restrictions: "t tyuS The hands
and binding the Of their ina "rity Of nher---"l
presenting their image with unallcnAblc rights rn.
?, sraved in front and cord, AMI ropes hanging. ii the
rearur principle i immutabc, and should prevail.
But if il is thing that may he qualified ana c"mpr"-
missed then, principle" il is abau,"n'n and Tie par
lies meet adjust the Ilttcr terms Of Justice and
iirncss. But If the prccnsiun the other side la la
c'l upon principle, what have in its advocates
II principle they say, Which neither time place,
circnl>tlnc" is t" shake impair-l princip" which
the only liicbloo the very body and soul 81 amy and
every Tree governmental principle which freedom, or
their goddess liberty cncircng her brew anil by
and through and from which she only live and n"vc
and have her bein"-a principle before Ike rrrGcr Of
which, the gentleman from Harrison told IL The other
{ lay, and other gcuticEcu from the west r' rgh "cu-
mcn laid upon your table. lave told u sicc, t!Iey and
their colleagues by portion Of their people r.
lurstc, dissolve their conncNion with t lnt aud
yet in The face of all this, find gentlemen al The out
;ct whilst holding in hand tits their cherished prin:
irc, ana 'cntn'ng they LAY. in ZONES IL make our
ears lin. it, "!tilncnt 10 the letter, ulrr;n- with The
other lis total. surrcnrr-in the very act Il yielding,
up thu principle demanding is absolute execution
hat. repeat, have We seci since this discussion
lncnccrl In debate upon another subject The gentle.
man from Washington CIR. TEmG) told Us when he left
lii constituents, they placed in his hands IN lie came
here the standard bearer of The white flag tia; I'M
.cr it h. and he west nic:trt rally. il WAS 10 be-
If
wcr" inscribed The great aud imhluabIc pric lc Of the
uia nriv Of Numbers and at the outset Of the pending!
icbalc and during lis progress this sacred lla' has been
held up for our admiration and worship II has been
finally laid upon your table in all the display 81 lis
-mllcss purity aud original whcucs. Around II it.
Faithful band OF sincere ard devoted lricnI Gathered 10
10 it honor and 'n guard it from the touch 1t hostile
Iaanls. There laid the pride ui IFS ro'rir. ana the
emblem Of their uudyins prncipes-n"ta spot upon IL
face line 10 mar its simple and innocent beauty
Ian n the ;,cl % their dcvotons, willis, rrctaimn.
nIusI its immGlabc character, What disposition have We
.een lis guardials make Of it The gentleman from
Jefferson Mr.. lrcAs) after pouring Il of his
beautiful aud impassoned culogies deliberately writes
across it guarantees tie valley must have guarantees
He however. was the first to lay unl:ind hand
upon it, The gentleman from Preston Mr.. BROWN led
the way and in moment of apparent ior.c;tuln"ss Of
the great principle embodied i'll the sacred iia,. dash
cd through and upon il the words in sub,iacr, ma
inrity BE- restrained in certain cases unless two
moi 10 he trusted whatever may be their ulianable,
|mdmhitalc and ndetcusibe rights.
/ The gentleman from Augusta, MIR. SnEfFEY, WIN
denounced ,xpedicncy in the construction 81 govern
Iment odious lnl revolving a. the prcteX IN tunes
uas of unnurbcrc,l oppressions and at whose shrine
;opular rights had been ever sacrificed he as" stood
over and whilst with enrapurcd gaze he looked upon
this lovely emblem, his pen was seen nscrlhs upon 1t
I"r.strictiDns and guarantees taxation AND reprcsen-
t.ticn arr n-cperabr =" taxation without representa-
from I,ti.r.
ltAIr HryrER standing in the midst of this noble com
nauv hrrows the PEN and h. writes upon this uniurtu
mate tla III sub.tce "a special committee Ia Il" raised
10 look ont for securities and guarantees ngaInst this
majority of numbers. That gentleman laid mIon your
cable on Yesterday report upon The subject. winch
thou.l anxious TO see have been unable 10 obtain pos
session of--but from villa, hear, ii will ii't, under.
stand find favor with the east or west.
If mistake not the other gentleman from ,I.'rr>pn
Mr.. rcA> with all the sincerity which belongs I" hln
SAYS Won ought t. incorporate this twohrs principle
into vorr constitution /" check the uIbd"'l sway OF
| the ma "rty.
Mr. LUCAS. did not s;y twothirds.
! Mr.. BROWN. In allu'ling to my remarks, the gen
tIcnan from AIbcnlarlc (Ar. SurrnAL) makes III" say
that have proposed this twothrd vote to ti the hands
If the majority Of the people having that iildGbltr aud
maliruablc RICH; To control and direct III" affairs "i
Government did not intend 10 convey any such idea
certainly and think my language was not susceptible
If anv such Interpretation. denied thai The is'i" oil
the pcnp! could be tied but asserted that We had Il
ri~ TO tie the hands Of ma ority of their servants in
an c.ction-tlat they had the right 10 place restric
tious upnn the conduct of their agents. but had
nwcr to lay restrictions upon them. They could not
bind their own hands but they could bind the hands If
their agents.
/ Mr. SOUTHALL thought understood the gen.
tl,,nan from Preston and since his explanation. do
not think have msrcpr.seutcl him. The explanation
docs not remove The gentleman inch from the posi-
lion assigned him. aud whilst freely accord +" gen
tlcmcn FROM the west the purity of motive which
| claim for myself whilst fully aud cheerluy admit
their claim to the same high integrity, I" the sane lor
al worth, and To the same patriotic feelings that ask
ed To be awarded the east yet "lr friends have come
here have placed themselves upon certain tw" le"t
square which they call principle, and ur" which they
give us occasionally the most paie evidence mat
'thev cannot stand for when the ground Is "Xtlnled
when the picture fully drawn and held up t" n-pec
ton they themselves start back from inc WORK :" Their
own hands: It assume. quest"nahi" " sh"pe-be
come, monster so ldeous, that It's authors and ath
,r- are ready to cry out say" Us rom ourselves
Save us from our principles. save u: from the
consequences to which unchecked they must inevitably
carry us. ~, r. an u,
! The gentleman from Preston. Mr bEowS II lie dld
M, .,v n 80 MANY words certainly said and has this
moment repeated in substance that the majority OF
numbers the hands OF the people sh",!d be tied
Willis bc seems indeed expresses himself That You
ora not +, check the will Of the peope-not to curb the
rnnnrty oi numbers that you must not approach with