Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18

and ohe-half populations Might it not, for example
be so arranged as that only third or but fifty dele
gates, should be given to taxation, and wo-thrds,
1 leo delegates, to popuatoui Are they not: for .!
that appears in the pledges, still free have the pre-
portions defined: Have not conscience ard rcas'n not
/ withstandng tho specific pledges, ample scope anG
+ verge enough to modify: Was i, Mr.. ScorI's 9TH
gentleman from Fauquicr) proposition that was dc
Dated in any canvass: Was it 10 proposition tina
these gentlemen pledged themselves undertake t
say that there test system of representation full
discussed aud elaborated during tina; canvass wiSt
!, The test could have been made fer shall contend ih.i
the day of my dealt! that The !carc Of eastern irsln
/ IL had n2a ta: chance this question: Inc hah!iric:
OF thought upon the suhicctc very liTrdncsS oil I'll,
facts that surround the question here IN thc cast, lei
tho truth To fal. in the streets. Had there been fail
and equal canvass i'll the Richmond dslrlct-:ad 80,
!, placed before the people here system OF free an,
cqua and universal suffrage, the basis of free, cI!a
and universal representation, Instead oil system giving
10 delegates To 3 900 dollars OF tax, and only Is del
egacs to $4,000 of population-l would have bold,
s'aked my political existence upon the fact thai The
pcupe Of the city of Richmond would have sustained
against this unequal balance CT moaer against men
do not what the Hici!ncnl dstrict may say am
stranger here do not kao@ yo"r population, but
AN told that many Of them arc Kissed at as being north
crn men and Yankees. Ii they are, they are forget
ting the principles OF Plymouth rock, il they would
vote for this principle Of bas:is representation oil
, money and wealth.
j SIR SCOTT, Of Richmond city. | hope the honor
ance to feeling of that sort, Of saving that tcy
Missed ut for being Yankees
il Al:. WISE. Oh no, SIT: not at all.
Il hr. SCOTT, OF Richmond Bccausc say that many
among them who voted for AMI honorcd me with
seat on this loor, me-! born iort "f Mason an:
/. D:Xons line.
NJ. WISE lie never ccus;cd his constituents
about this matter. II was toGcan so-sotily both in
i Dutch and English. Laughter. And my friend was
! right. He had oppose him, nc just al
q o. r.,rlii
rcsentaon upon suffrage DID hear i! Alright when he
said there was not one who pretended 10 advocate
y the suffrage basis:
Mr. SOFT. There was no: one.
! MI WISE. Ihca cDaS'ai 10 Tins day how liie
city Of Richmond IS There great many for
cigncrs AID great maay noa-slaveo!dcrs in the city
,lot Richmond. do no; know what the pulse OF the
I city of Richmond is. But ! know what hare heard
on the streets of Richmond, from more than ono voice
anu il the groups of working that have seen.
I overheard their discussion upoa this SUBJECT.
i Mr.. SCOTT will give the gentlemen test, II b"
will allow me to interrupt hm.
i Mr.. WISE. Certainly, at all times.
1r. SCOTT. lie shall haze 4 ;r.;. will resiyi
my seat on Monday morning, and 50 again before This
district before vote IS akci, if :He gentleman will
get whe-b;s;s 10 contest j. with me.
i Nj WISE. will try.
Mr. SCOTT. Let Rc know, and | will resign
:, Mr.. RIDLEY. Let me susgrs: condition 10 my
friend, that while this thing is being tested in the Rich
n1nd district the gentleman shall aor'! Al opportunity
4 Tor the qncsiion 10 be tested in the district Of .ic-
/ cumac.
! Mr. WISE. | have tested Ike matter. Blu! ii an
coy wants to scc if can DO reported upon by
nittec, let tsem go there and try. vii! bow to any
body OF committeeman who may come to sec me- ana
will them with all the bland politcneSS OF which
| anu capable and they MAY look Il me from head IT,
oo Test it: test it Go ask M colleague He bore
testimony Yesterday that was tested Aud had !. no;
been for SICK child that detained nc from nay dist !
r three months M TO within "bout ;cm lays OF III
c.eciiol-lad it not been for ,lat wo,d have tested
some gentleman OFT .; NY district. would not hs'e
remained IN my own ha%:cS only. won:t nave lei
home And lct me :ar TIA. had he election oil
two weeks Garlic. than it did should haze been bcate
two The people t" ae AMI said they hac:
evar heard , s;cct fry discuss" Tor II had been
: lcsidet discussion before. Men, Who had been al!
! .hcir lives mxel!,asis l!en from acrc ha5!tGdc o!
: though; ID from following politicians to me al;e
.i.r h;t! heard il discussed and taod nc for open.
ins their eyes 10 their true Interests eastern ne:i an
IS eastern citizens. am here free to make caapari
son. And tell YOU that il | Cannot get what | con
slider be the true principle .:is tie application OF the
true principle upon The Suffrage basis, sl.! take the
best that get ii dose o! arScic ana dose oi
4adanu:n are presented 10 :c wiz hot say that II
take either Of them may be - il" d. *. / a:a 20
such fool as that. would rather ti.c thu. which
would put to sleep than take t;; which woald put
to death. a;u going 20 do the best can. .imd
will return THINKS long I've - t!at gentleman
ct him from the leiGnond ,;-irc; or from Else
where, that will enable this poor mrlen old Stat
1 20 DO the best she can. Great God brought t.
iis whip and spur Of dicatci, ,ha. not to be
allowed 10 compromise: cannot believe IT, Am sure
t!.at the good head ar, The COOL .ar: OF my fricno
rom Richmond, ar Scur VIXEN nc sc"s that comprJ.
s;c c.i that il Gale! for tina: IL Is
I b:c that Just, thu; IL Will make peace III The STAT.
-evcn he will allow Mr. TAYLOR, ii he does no go with
hi 70 propose compromise that IL viii act uiol am
perhaps a:cpt compromise. have no idea that tn
c&trt,lc measure that lies open upon Tcar table
4 he y
c!e tie mixed bass is 10 be pushed upon Us, and tha,
our to be held down the grind stone here
and We not to be let UP from it except blind ana
bloody, and cxaspcr;ed Yet this looks like it. The
CYersccrs lash Is held up over compromises III Thu
way:
!. He prepared to restrain whs; is called
promise b. winch the representation in the legislator,
should be equally apportioned bet@eea the east a:
the west for certain number OF years anu "eF thai
according the popuation-hos c&ardnq he mir'ab a
SIS 10 ~hirh h: ~ts 1Hg,h AIT u'hr ch:ca pea@ h.
,t!one rccc:red he rotc q his district"
No sir, neither that AM Of the other Norfo!
delegates pledged 20 any mixed basis
L Now what is mixed basis 1t is just what you please.
nothing So arbitrary nothing underlined, nothing 80
ETHEREAL, nothing material! 1t is "lnnglc, mnyle.
alinglc, white spirits and grey Bat how many white
spirits or how many grey no man can tell. We have
ole on our table which gives dose of serentY five to
seventy Another leaves the mixed BASIS blank, t.
u. made exactly what YOU please. Now EAv:- com"
20 speak upon this subject, | notify gentlemen that !!
shall meet them. and conced;ny their principle Of a
:! mixed ba-is will show them where think ii belongs
and thcu will show you OF what think it ou Oh: to be
composed i'll order TO b" rational permanent and ust
and that 1t ought to stand upon any lniug else than the
present constitution stands That constitution stands
uiion three legs, Of which! is upon iourwheeled
Ca, oAe upon whi-key lcsasc, and the third upon
), a ncsroa head Laughter. That is pretty iuuuda
Ton Tor a government Standing upon three legged
stool, tu;nning down CONTINUALLY so that no one cal,
set Gown upon II III peace ana comfort 1t will not bear
4 baby went, ail would tip over if YOU sat down
upon II To t your ioor. Now do hope that if gentle.
men are gong apply the principle The mixed basis
that they VIII give us something permanent tangible
reliable, that they Will mix i'll something ike fair pro-
portions. And If they cannot give rs that lc: them
give something arbitrary, that will DC something more
satisfactory than the propositions that profess to b. wei
founded, but which upon trial prnve that .hcv are not
to be recorccd to either or justice / saw give
Tie arbitrary principle at that the west at all
events, may go home and say, and their eastern friends
say with hem that ut all events they have not lost the
principle to which they pledged, AMI under which
pledge they received the vote that gave them seats
here.
But saws the article, He (Mr. TAYLOR, begged them