Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01


,oaiIy appiica ole basis another trust when
Inc gentleman comes to answer, know he has the
sliity TO answer what may be answered, he will
D,ai to US how it Is this question Of compromise ia de-
pendrn upon this peculiar system OF taxation when by
Ills compromise the power i. given the west, ana
HE al raiyrem system is as applicable to the white
or the mixed basis rs TO this compromise and vet
bis compromise has 10 basis at all. Again gcnle"r
ho ure ivr the white basis say, vii! give 7ou i-
GUARANTEE Of al rGivrem taxation, il you viii give
the white blsis. - -
will I'VE you this compromise, but will give ya, t
rouuUri.e un!y upon The condition that YOU will Civ,
mo ,ue al rprem principle because would protect va,
,ta;:,s; taxation upon sour slaves Indeed Why, that
.ciiuu il offered aud desired Gy the white Eass
@ i that be The c.seun .nd pcllsa b!e feature OF The
r,,.nisc why ices no not vote for the Tie white bas
ut oc, slice lie is opposed TO representing property
j. .nir wi,ing TO project property and Represent per
ms; Aud the viii, basis party offer the Pro
lection ii Tie Cd ratru IS the important part .: III.
;u. ask again why does not he vote fer the whit,
.ls which gives protection hg the cd ro!orsm taxai!uI
which the (, 1T encu propose TO adopt with it, I" III,
full extent hut he PROPOSES AMI the white basis rreve'
Li- cuD.cencc from that horrible difficulty which he
a:ors uuGrr Of representing property, and W.ch IL
wp ,rnposi,ipn es not relieve him from, The white
basis gives representation TO persons and protection {,
rop.ty Its advocates declare AID h. has declared
nun this rnr that rather t;n adopt the pricpe Of rr
presc. uI Without any condition. Why not come Up
The work once and be done with it, and say get
nd-r be white basis al that for get repre-.
entatluu OF persons against the representation Of prop
e;ty. secure that winch am determined to s,c..rc
Tie represent alton Of persons cot the representation Vi
property; and get rule of al rcl"rem taxation also
l, having gotten By the white bas, all that ny princi
/. g, called tor, vi vote Tor it, ask again why
ucr not the gentleman irom Helrico oddly "
TO the work nnd vote ut once or he white basis as i,
[ entertained Lis opinions, Certainly would do. Why
lul ,d con- promise wLeu he get all lie wants bet
.cr without the compromise than with it Bat ta!-
proposition is remarkable also in ot!er respect, besides
is of warning against the principles of it author If
IL does moi give representation to property what docs
it dol 1t does not rest the baai. Of white popu-
l.ton on sutfraaans What does it rest Upon
then, for the residue to make up the deficiency u
white people for adequate basis 1t must tina that
:..l, III negroes, and must Regard them ers"lS
Ave- teen ark western cris i! they prefer it il
hat fern to their iavoii;e basis even 70 our basis
our nike, basis: Had they rather have tie slaves
presented rs persons, or represented as Property If
IN !erstuod their lrfty re:ensinns-l The word il,
no iii puragng urlsrc scuSc-thrir lofty profc.-
Il III oil principle in its disci the thing OF al others
most uLiurret 10 thc, is that they Should be brought
down to a level with slaves by mixed basis.
which treats them rs property. How, ther VII. they
brook this compromise By which slaves are 10 be repre-
clied as persons True all the slaves moi repre-
crte nor three-fouI tbs Of them, but OF necessity
part uf them BECAUSE without taking part yor
cannot effect the equality and the gent calan from.
cnriso SAYS, lie will never represent property vi he
crss.ty liz must be representing slaves persons. lie j.
not acknowledging that which he says lie will pat his
loot upon the principle of property representation. Veil
il he does not degrade the wet down to the level Of
tavc. does be bring tic slave up equality with
she west and ii SO, what is the difference 10 Use Ole
If his lavorilc expressions in this debate, with
little phra>c-" MtCarty come out, and come oul
y, 81. N,(u 81, u,,,
come down MtCarty" when the whole difference is be
tween bringing til. west down and thu slave up
It is impossible to escape this conclusion with th>
representation, this compromise, this paMcca, for
must represent them either NJ persons or pre-
pcrty nnl he hus snd he never wilt vote to repre-
,cnL them property; than that he will take
the white basis Of representation ii understand him.
shall with great pleasure be corrected bcc.u>e ~
not mi,statc him, however may dier"ith HIN
Is 20 his CONCLUSIONS Do western friends there
no degradation il this Does the degradation depend
upDu the ratio, and rse fail with the nua,u"l Of
power: Well, this is not I'LL The geutielnan from:
iIelrico came into this body with opinion preiur
vowed in lio way bill, that half the rlavcs wer,
entitled to representation rs persons Half should be
Considered property, and half rs persons. o. which
TIC EASTERN minority would be sirtcen But he has said
since Il. believe he did say then that he is not be
considered RS Wooded to that proposition for he might
consider others
Bat it that after all that painful night Of toll
closed only with tie rising as he has told Us lie has
Ill, upon no new dea and his wonderful labor has
s,;.;r in sothng but change Of his proposition by
reducing tie number Of slaves 70 be represented AS
cncavurcd to show his propo ton docs rest upon
he basis Of slaves either persons or property and
be discard, property, he takes them persons no lar
us he does represent them. But what then; He is
willing represent them persons, and if he is VII
ling TO represent them persons why Is 1t that he fluids
Of representation not found in the fedcrs con-
s.tutcn moi adopted BY Nh Marshall not adopted by MIR
Leigh will lie tell lis by what process Of painful thought
he hs ascertaued that if slaves TO be represented
persons, tLrec-t!lths is not the proper ratio Why
does he abandon that neal, that form OF the repre-
citation OF slaves which will give TO his country IL
majority Instead Of giving it j0rity ut al3 Nay.
more why does he bring his majority down to nothing
AMI make it equality when by no principle whatever
worked fairly can he make the majority of the east
less than two Why give these two upon his own
principle Why bring it down to exact equality. Con-
ccde il to be the basis upon which Sir. Marshall
and Mr. Leigh stood, at that time it gave us thirty odd
iii right III my calcuia:iun majority, and II was,
therefore rale to the east-at that time certainly safe
aud sale ng it continued. II 1t Is the basis o!
Lei Ill and Marshall-f it is the combination Of the
cei!rn,s made by them-why then ask ls it not
ried uutf Why not given the benefit of that ba
SIS, by having majority OF two to which. III The fair
working of it, are entitled1 VIII: is this
promise adopted far it works against the east, aud
abandoned the moment it works for the east
heard another declaration connected with this ect
atsruck with infinite surprise and say it in all
sincerity, with regret heard the gentleman from Hen
rico declare in his speech that, than he would
submit to division Of this State if forced upon us he
woald take the white basis Of representation as. afo
understood him TO say than take the representa-
ton Of property, he would take the white basis If
nstook him in the ater he -rii correct me- for, rs
said before. do not wish to mis-state him.
Mr.. Bolts. am not inpatient l will answer you
BY and bye.
Mr.. LYONS. The committee will recollcct tho dccla-
ration was upon that occasion when speaking of dirs
ion Of this State that sooner than divide he would take
the white basis CT representation aud he could not be
Instructed BY his constituents to divide
Now the gentleman from Hcnrico said in his opening
re arks, he considered that it would be CT the most
fatal things that could be dore this time not merely
to Virginia but to the peace and safety of the Union to
adopt the white basis Of representation in Virginia, hay.
Ing regard to the state Of things and gene! aspect o.!
affairs, beyond the confines OF Virginia meaning there.
By and referring to the Of the as!arerv men
at the north And yet, he is willing to take that basis
Of representation and thus peril both the State and the
Uuion, rather than have eastern Virginia, if it shall b.
pressed upon them by western Virginia separate State
SOONER than have eastern Virginia upon her own basis
and western Virginia upon her own basis. he will put
both east and west and the Union hazard He would
rather bring upon Virginia and upon the Union all
the Ms, which in his judgment, woud flow from the
adoption of the white basis at this time than do that
t,nl,