Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-07


arguments could not help feeling my s:i''hies con
silrably arouse! bv In. gentleman rom Augusta wie
he stood before tins committee rather IN 'i' h'e n
titnie 81 ,!pp!ian, .a, IL thu! commanding ton"
which ne ad.!rrs>, the larsr: PORTION 81 h.' ~
mark. Said the gentleman 10 '''' ee' ',ht ~
equal her, IL eastern gentlemen. feel tnai an I"
inferior, AM in ali inferior po-tion. deprive" OF an cqua
l.egrec Of political power and III: criy CIR oil III T. -
ercis, OF ms political right Why thogh. tnrSei'
trln.n WAS here more than in ,4n |" man. ., ns anc
think. from the ability and ingenuity when nc diS
played in his argument, Thai however ih'''' Just AZ
that moment he might have lcit MS rfLts "'Pfessu
h. IA more than one occasion, did c' iiat he stoo
upon high and elevated position. zen ;b'Te i great
many ri Us. Why i, liz n"t e4E'l. II" -la''' upon
,hi naor will all the rights privileges AMI n;nni'e~
winch attach t" nnv eastern gentleman 'i., Nv s'"''
here ncxercise every coiyrniinna! rGh' WHICH e iIc'
government nf Virginia ""ilrr ape" a ifee '''izeiI
lie comes here IL u. AMI with N 'qu, voiceia the
prosecution Of that work any ie :'f"' N i'finl'
social canlpac; Tor Ia, g0yr:ai'a 9" 'hS'ii'' hdi
lie comes representing people WIN, cn'icc'ed WIN the
the section Of III" country {" which ty "."i, no o'
rn,rbnle t"ihc SUPPORT al gaTe:nin"t II ven proper
;'n as Is coutri,rd by other so"i":i' whose h''f
are not aiclitv Of the Interests III The people
IF the State; ana hr, Therefore. cannot "ith all the
potency If syn:cc. control thu net:a OF This b'dy ana
lie complains, therefore. ;ha, n "..''"'.
Th RI grca, many -utrci- toacie' tl""i u:
the gentleman from Augusta - WHICH ha'i teGa"el
10 have directed the MI eiftn. al TN wa
feel that have already consume i, pT"hp's' hith more
Than nv -hara Of tll time of THIS 'r G; ihi' subject
There are one or two thing. "w.'cf :" "'h must
call Toar attention. Tie .' -ai' tait ~" tx
pci.ns II government are c"a-e! =. proper! an ne
mentions cut- Of ia-tice oGc instance 81 INC ii'
And lac complains o M "-s "i ti'ic and the cSi,rh;i-
ture OF ...er incurred wheel IN performance :" n'!'tarN
duty bv the militia portion 81 the oppression 7"
wh;, the propi, ri we-,ctn Virginia are subjected.
Now do o, mean 10 refer ;hi- ~uhir; in my i'm,
prop.r spirit Ln "'. ~ t" -" ;.nls iiaf tha !:
thai !. ti doctrine that j. he carr:t out, a'tl il
;s.c rnoe should hot b, cailc out n itiie pa'eS,
and cxicn heir no,cv nj tavcra'. an -" he.: 'ne
". or.,i, also 10 abolish :, c!rrtl"a' II wi! he The
most lu!icou. aud winch tbs body ca'i
alo,,; il the rev ." liz gentleman Is correct, F til
decrease thcnumbrr u ;"a"sd' Z! ions, :! i."' .;
ahali,hiGg he Whole.
Bui o,,r court. II Justice. H. aTa established
:une for the PREDICTION ~ property. ~ rah'F that IN"
xp.sc. al cnris ii i,l,i.c" alone cfctt ~ pro-
p.ry Iad Iii. ton rrC:ri ia properly. '.n>i sire.
!, not. iaac that lie a",'r p"r'; q ~ ii;' al
,;e court, ii justice tn seca1 .: cp"n'r, IRON:
,:bic. hi, .cnt!cmar G. ,nc>. i consumed IL t';as q!
n.r.o,, IN trials ::r ciin the lives and IT,: liberties -
men and not alone property and ~" right. ct pro-
rr'y. Il j. ~, properly carGe."!r lha' ne expense
oi the ;,:tcial system al H." commonwealth o; VI
.inia, Il aiy Other government 4 increased ~ 4
greater decree hy the e.flri- 10 mrar the rights oi
property. t. secure Ii, enjoyment" ian ny iiii+a";'
.,,pu staining II right, al persons
Bat The gentleman doe, con. ~, tina: i,!' "e-i "i'
i. iGc II" cp'e7nmr'. >rierGcFS afs' i.of-
ton ai Is right. , 49, ;ar, ~; receive "dia Po'i'
cal power Now believe haze already stated I" tie
committee and ii haze not. lone i will do 40 harm
to repeat il. thai ever: iaa shG ctr' In!o state n'
sacie;v has 10 give NJ ii s natural rights tie
has, ct-,ar;, 10 make ;':a Surrender and Il" GET III
return benefits and .:antaS"> :r,ein- rni NE iso'c
ton which The government affords - al and - ever '
right which is retained and exists. Western irs:At
has right 10 ca.ap!an ot the immense -:re'.c!
which she has made, bccau>c gentlemen must rci' i
that in entering into the social compact. Eastern !ret-
MA in the nattr. Of tniGgs, having 4 much iar-et
amount &c interest rad u max" mitch larger surfeii-
der Of those Interests. and il.at when lie does make
u. Surrender. there n':-t sc pr :rttpt';c return 90
benefits and al ':.ia, ,ois 10 u -itat extent
with he S,Irry AIDE. which he MAT. ac do'itii.
:hich the gentleman contends lor "lIi lead - MS
ha, We mus, surrender all ri.i- and ali our i:"
res,s into tie aad> of those Who surrender ! n:ir
a..d rccc.r" in return advantage whatever: i:'iI
controlling 'Gcuc, in government; hut inst II Is - ''
taken entirely from or .a3Gs. A"'r. w. ~ Go hea:
to do that. !ct The consequences IL "nai tie ma:
BIZ: while had laIcl more - ,ay upon thi- sh;ccl
feel that III" oign strength j. laii:n. ard that j, qai:s
time that shc.d have .r!dei tie oor t. some oi!e
person, who will, perhaps. present .s s'Je' l" Tie
committee nuch more ably tian Il - N III, po"er tc
10. carEot however take IN. -"at. without, referring
TO some few a.; the statistics which have collected Il
show ...ai The gentleman irom Preston tMr. ISowS
has rot ccycIc III Ill" statistics which ~ nrcsc
to the other day. any scrY @tcci ba,c: which IN
been MAJ ven hy .ie aanortummcnt under T"I"-!iof
!. a. submitted rs tic ia tern pot..on q; IL, has
committee. ir referred particularly - u" counties g
Wy:ic and Pow1:aa, and he attempted - s:.a" tia
il Is; - gi," thcm an equal representa- ion. N
asmush the population d! "vr va - ~ !'.fcec':
"a .real the population Po .alan, a. TIE cui!,
cc N:;l paid into IL" pubic treasury avch large
amount Of rcy.:uc than c"g!y %; o,. hai, bst
hc !nrgo, say ina while The county of Nithr VII!
. white population ~ g;S !, paid S3ii3 II taxes. tina
hr pr cari.a t.c White population OF thai coin
~, amounted Only - ahoai 81 cents. ";!ir tie count.
II pnwhaan, ii,i w.;;e population III 2,5l3, paid :
iaN 81 S2.3s2, being PER cdpia lax oi & go
So" does Inc gentleman see al; 1rrl! error III an AZ
portonHeni which vii! give for the projection 81 Al
eres! q: -Ic magnitude. the COUNTY Of Powhaan al
eQuai iniaeEcr Eiil the county al H,thc; There
were o;.r view of ;iic .cut'"Gi: which ,Tiic'
equally strange. Tie proposition +. gives 20 t
coulty Of Carroll or representative upon population
ii j,i3o. Il pairing Tie cInsian- amount al -; II
taxes and ii lii commits, Hii Z" into minute "a!
cula ion. they viii fnd kat Willie Carroll i, .;,cn o.;
representative upon H.. lloar Of tir lolsr of Dele
,a,as that liz: amo,ud Of taN.- imposed 81 Carroll
Kill not pay the expenses Of that representative. in
set the very app"ft"nnrnl which gives 10 Car
roll one delegate in the l!ca," q" Delegates. and MI
ted with The other ooia::e-, gi"c cr senator. require
the little county ri ESQ. whose name away, pro
no,ncc with reverence, i,r il w:.s there that
rc.;hcd the FIRST breath Il ifc, and whom ,t
more indebted than Ia ary other i. ,ls Sat., with 81
my obligations H. Other, ii aa",!:,r sec;ion-tha
rays. with white population oi :,,a.2 the sun c
81. Il Of taxes, 10 he connected with The county .
M;dIoscx, II, order :" -. representative in ;hc lion,
If Dees gates Why, yon nigh, lax. the taxes of l.
s-x and MidG:esey. aud pay oil the delegate from Car
roll, and have sufficient !ri 10 pay OF n hall dozc
more delegates from Western Virginia and they vii
ne required 10 to II. in oi"r I, make ip lis dccicr
ces il. the amount Of taxes which are paiA ny
those counties. who arr invested with !; fall repre-cn
taiion the i!uoF 81 The House of Delegates Tier
arc the counties OF Boone and Logan, which a@c lis
given !c!cgat" with a white population double tina
oil Essex. and both Of them combined, not paving on
quarter of The amount of taxes.
Now, is this 80 v""r ',"nnai. is it very unjust
il an exercise Of tyranny par. toward, them:
t.c:aru 10 paTsrc extreme measures, Whatever ma
be the ,a:, II her yc!c Upon The lc"dins question.
should deeply regret " they oheyed The instruction
which have hcea received from tie different meeting
which has. aocn held !: Western Virginia but if y
.nus. come 10 that. Why. gentlemen wncn Won rerr
70 yonr recr!", IL. them thai wc showed YOU tat "
hal treated vo, ,i;h .iAcrar asai viii; great scncro
:v: 'sl h"; that shoIc, you that For more Tia
scyent: years - I'D ye!cS2d the poca: power of hi
government. and without. in any instance, crrrcs'
ils so,l tel them that. under thi am;1i.;raiion G
i!,c government l. Eastern power. yor ntcre IS har
been iu>f-ed. and yor lives liberty AID property PRO
,eced and .cil them that from little colony. Yves
OF The Bii;e Ridge under kind guardianship,
spca., vol have grown from inia,ay mature ace,
al lie illness a'! the y!gor Of manhood. TIL tier