Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-22

ist trlal officers o. tGs CGITts Wnep teeJ 7ei uou LIZ
power that executes he laws ard welds the nltar;
force If ,he State low can they express fears t.: H.
governmental nGori.s, representing, &c they say iii
i,ry Of IL. Community, will ivad. tho personal right
III ii, n1nrv Githali respect for difference OF OPP:
ion / must ny, the fears are imaginary
The srntlr.;.H from kliawha Mr. Sr'iMrRs} tells u
If we d ncl carry "ut this majority principle III the is
trlutnn Of representation III he Legislature. We haN'
created atistUcracv mo-c stringent a he iIlin:lti
smaller ,.lr concentrated q tie power i vesrd II. III
hands Of Il few: anl AL =: western cis tell IL
that they are degraded in not having an equal share
representation haze ouh. they c!;!EH -!:trr'
il what they saw give Ihcn u. arc tx sincerity
and .ii attr. 10 rgi,ioyc such ;:ni:e$ :l! tli!
mini. | "o.l add no,!l;lr; To tue :..,rity al feeling
nor drop expression calculated 10 :rTi:ar. lnos
win pride upon their growing @rc.ncS l:I crIa ''i
prosperity will ,sk then! 10 la aside Their ltc!ihG
Ai%lYe to thc. reason M scope aud 1T is Sec WilsI
CT unequal Representation docs irHhe ynHerlhhth III
T-tocii.cE. and whether il carries dc'ia.',, |" to-'
n!.clm!!Y represented; '!@thyr Ia" u.nai ii the hl
iory Principe i'll legislation i>sn ubI"xous.
WcGicrive most c.r.c v.;2s ." :!rv"liiiic!!' iF''
tn" constitutional history Of or uwnrrrul III" true
representative principles better defined il; til'r c"
si:tu;rls dian III any u;er portion 81 the world *
cAnil ri them and first. III Us 0"E to the q"
article %! confederation. il.at Il confederation q.
sovereign; Stats where there certainly cq!aii u
III. contracting parties; i' try Inserted The Ir"'.9:i
that the United St;.:"g should not engage IL war c'cr
utu treaties coin !.:Y:tcv. !9r:ow motley appropriate
!;iyy build ship, ap tx commandments us>s
;ne States II the thirteen assent I" Tie SAME ne
i" rla:yc power :e-i@.l IL thirteen ctu;' 'nc'-
ninn I" them tc.ss. 20 ias IL" r'rN!i-
;h,s,. sub .ci- On Ill Of these questions which are Er
..ar,ic,i u attributes ri sovereignty, e ma or li
ripc was "u.li.I. There equal representa-
tcn OF state hai not Of rerson lit the majority q,
repre- uu;ati.n either regard. State 81 cis'S 81 !
io prevail there Nine ot y! lh, thitcr we're required
When The .rcles If confederation were rFoTcn BE-
""crieuc. 10 Ia iirlnci";r /" obtain the great ends "t
government, laid ivwii il the Declaration 81 :rr"ii-
rcc convention al the States was called! "hic! form
r or cxi>u. constitution Of :hc j!!"n IN that ""'.-
ycniin, George Washington presided :"l jar"s M:t'
"a, ono rf tie chief actors The i.c s:',cs t'cr
discussed Tho. framed Government with IL" ic!i
.>rv:cr, declare and 10 lake peace. c.!;r@c!
with ~ Tile external concerns "t This i.!s.: cnt.cr!
e. and Tie e.. Iiwcrs .. t":'! direct i'":ie. "i'!
'Jwrrs :" ,!Grsrc war, provide u ltdIt"la NY
/" borrow ;na - :r:l anal man; he: hls' ~
tributes "i sovereignty. Tho" rcw"rs AZ" ri!ra>ir'i 10
he g""erine'at majority not representing MAJORITY
ii H., /. "iit" ii.;shai.i, ii qualified F''ier-
And il war shall BE- DECLARED th"" .."t Conferred upon
"tc ;hir,i ." lie Senate lie I"".r - "cp ti r"i;;ry
ut The treaty uial! pa",. is co!, rrcI upon he
President w!Il th i.irce - tbs .l.;c, w" thirds con
curing: liz; = more Than ".,tlrn rriusl /" CONCUR
he tre.y fail: 4,~t!!irl { III" States includins '!r
Dc!wa., T.: s:r !-lau,l. .ii h RS S;!:r-, my '!c
. air t:c:l.Y Fear. haze bre, expressed n.rN th-
.m'r i'at The governmental minority ." Virginia not
representing; majority =" III" %!@ iAl :tait m't
n,"l"" c Stat. IN cp;iiiou with The federal 'ro'ciit-
n,g.. :.::;rst i= w"; Of majority; fnr There -"
rwcr involve L. in wal viii! :av r!rr government
IL" whole ..',: i,o."r i.:a t.n I'ai-! RE-. 4"
Con -cc ANA II, State c,! gage III 'ar;"ss 't.iai!r
:'vle - ~ iii,.!c. ti.l-rr :" rT:s-!"'. ; Is i!c
coApl... II ycu wish "a X oi:n Tie making power
AMI make that the exponent o IT," popular inI"ri;r,
ti; Convention i: no: he -ta:i"g loi,.. Cote y"ar
fedora! government a"i commence y9rr experiments.
ard iGt "rriy" tia; tov";mnru :, lhr power, u'tcss
IL: MINORITY principle is Recognised In Ii" Sen.tr
al the United STATES Ii" vote oi Delaware balances
lie - New York ha"ia; twc:l? tins, - many
voters There !. equal representation il. the Senate
.! the Unite! States 81 Votes or ir"ctncl..
II T." House Of Representatives,. the Gppua: branch
there i! equal representation Il voicf: Rc:r.r
ta'ivcs and direct taxes ;:e iia:;!o:ci "c"::!is %
FEDERAL .!.:s, embracing ,G"al Representation .!
Ill :ee n,:T2c- aa tlrrlc;.:::!!!s ii ~ arI; ! are
b'J"r.n soy,:ei-; State: Admit ii. What ciIs;itH-
ton va ever framed" either ~ peoI,!, 10y S>:
tia not f'.:.ic! compromise, W. Gni:,t con-
promise lore ii mak" contribution. Every repre-
sentative here camo; cxpcc: to make Constitution
embracing his peculiar views looking to the interest
ii his pari MIA. district Tie States comrr":-c, when
The. mac 10 constitution 81 Ills cnn!r.!":cv AMI Al
sovereign powers, wca tl.N treat together, t!-; com
proms. whether the, L. individual sovereign p,liti
cal communities II il on!, desirable to know tn" terms
Gp, whch they compromise, where representation was
I" extend "Trr slarc holding at! ala"c-a!,i!n;
cn;lnis!;s Dill the chCi'I c,rnlit:tv de-
nai. ~ il. ui0iata.i IN equal representation -. free
White: pr qualified ""rcs They gave 10 cyci free
negro and rel M al I'll slaves. "i.. rcp:ys>l.,.
ZION with ~! whit" nruii n!t III III" SciGc. |" every
Sat, isc, ;l -'.: ~ equal vote Lro'; III is pr,
tica! wo-a ~ What i It: We fad that W haze in
;;e outl t@c: yone representatives, in Congress on our
cn!n.ci population ,n more :l.a nlcfo,irth "f TIE
presentation from virginia is basel ro'or@d people.
Di I2-t!crn complain & this /: We Were t"l b.
ny friend from L.roin Mr. JA2SI:r) that short time
past. philadelphia ci," ar! comfy presented memorial!
Congress. s.1;in that the s'"cs Of the So;ith
represented. ami the legal vneE; ." Papc!p hia did not
l"-~css the share Of representation with the rccrs
Of til. sav"l!oain; States. Our wo>.ar: "i"s!d tell
the sun. thing. We know that General Washington
was oil The same when t! article of the federal
s;tntou under discussion. The committee had
l",m:cl 10 the convention clause :e;nlaia: ;hc
ber II representatives IN Congress b. IL" n!nbr ." il
l:hiiat! Govcr.c,r Mori moved 10 ..serI III" wU:,!
= free before II: word ".,';bitmm~.'
"Upon what principle i. ii" sill he chat Slaves
:. shall IL l!'Itc;! ;ir representation" Arc they
: n.cn: fcu maze them ci;iz..i AND let them vote.
:" Are ,n"y pri!,rrir WIN ;hca is other property
iialu"d The horse. il IL" city of Philadelphia
worth mere than AL the wretch: =, slaves whn
" IN. rice swamp, of South Carolina. The admission:
: Il slaves in;o c representation, when fairly explain
ed, - this: that the iu'shi'a Of Georgia and
South Carolina. who .'rs u IL" coi- Of .At:ic! and.
" in defiance of fr most -gcrc Law, q! humanity tears
away his fellow creature. from l~ir carcs c0Hncc
: items and dil:.:. them - the most cruel bondage.
shall haze ,aarc votes ia government instituted Tor
: thc protection ct H., ri.s nf mankind than the c.i
zrrs ST Pennsylvania ~ New jersey who view with
- lu;l.bic horror uc!;riyu: practice. He woulG
" :dl. HAT domestic SLAYER: is The most prominent
feature il Tho arstccrtt:c colnt":a:!cG nf the pro-
posed constitution. The v,ssA!Ise of the poor has
been Ih> i.vor!tc or:., II aristocracY. Let ii
hc said that drcc. taxation j. 10 be ;roportic;!
10 representation: 1t i !lc 70 suppose thai the cc:e.
ral rvernnci: can srctch - hand directly into the
pockets OF the people scattered o""r vast terrific
rv They can only do il through the ne iu:n i ey-
ports imports ms! cxcscs For what. then, arc MI
these sacrifices II ia inA;c He wc;.id submit;
himself to lax for p'iag for all the Negroes il the
United State titan ssd:e pos Gritty with such
s;ucn' S,ich the l.:-liarc i!sci in The debate
that clause ;iv: Representatives. 10 slaves i'll
he Congress Of the United States and il addrcsr>!
General Washington tie pr !ct 81 t'!c convention.
Il addressed 10 uortll.El rcc" we'll rs =tt,
slGy"-lyllcra. The argument which Won address to
here is not Heis ha no"cI,v in IT, .at: at that
earl DAY b. ,ir Morris; an! what w:s the rep.y:
M:. S!erAHn did not regar! the admission Of the
ncgroc Into the ratio Of representation IS liable to such
s.pcrapl. objections il the :r"sien .! the south
crn State. Who were ii fact L. represented accord
ING tn Tie taxes paid b. them, ad the aesroe: are OILY
ncic:,rd in tn estimate Q: IL: taxes. I,n' Was bis
When i;i: The