Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-11
,sis think. ,hcrrlore. tha, gentlemen

must fail in The ..teli,; to draw an3 all f.oR these
clauses OF the bill 81 rights IL sip"of' q sl' ne" OF
proper organization 81 The Legislative department..
have 10 nar.ieu'i" dssrs - - - search 81 a.
s;r,ct rriuc.s ar 4. c'r.urc this iii Il rights .3r
one. .,,c' rac.,cs :uis, :et - tt '.e@! t44.ia-
TORS .,e.; ven - p 1't 'a '' ia" : o.'
clase IN tn III. t'.s ~, ~ "e@' r@.'f - Ii!s
subie,, II LEGISLATIVE j4S.f I'D !1's ana b., Who'll, 1t
is 10 b. exercised ,g.ra ccaH"Me1 aaF, t'oG" pro-
per entirety Ia oyericos ~ Gi''if arguments. :" Nj
mc,." .ays The bill ct rights, 'il'''2 siih'ieh eFi-
lrcc oil permanent comiacn n'efr-' VIZ an. attach
men; the comn,.ny, have Tue tiS:t u Suffrage al"
clnno b. taxed deprived "i hsi properly Tor l''-
liz without their own consent or "'' OF 'hei rep
re,cntaiycs freely ii. ted =" hii. none oi 'i>,
can lie taxed without! oar own consent II Is MOI
right Which spread. over the majority a majority,
but i. ore which attaches - each man a. II! diyd-
ua one b. tie bin vi rights can be- taxed With III
his ow! consent or by that al the rcprr eataiiTe wio
he has elected me: :;ou. by IN, law 10 which they
have not IL ike manner as ca 20. me Puiic good
There IS claus. His de, mol rsia" !" ~! state 81
things ont side OF tie constitution. !lcr - the coi&ttp
ton, or nas.erior To III. .s:;ion bat Relates 10
things - tley exist under Tie constitution In i:e :h
sract theory II The conslia'!oa NOT part but The
whole legislature ciacts the laws. low do tie Laws Of
the Commonwealth run; w; * '!'c''u - ma o.
riy Of The general ASSEMBLY, bat 'e u e,'act.d by The
genera! assembly. IN the abstract theory Ut the con-
sti.ution not mere nai>rty II ihc people are regard
cd rs asserting aad -s- ai''a3ti. To 'ic E'wH. nu'
every i'll the Ccmi,i. j. regarded as ha7ii'S ?.-
10 give tia. as,en; in :ho colstiana compact, ahca
he delegates the legislative power 10 "A ass"nb.. oi
which his owE representative Is MEMBER ana 39rcc'
that part. less than The whole, aaii ,o":s". The wi
and the arioa a; the who'll. We maze The right -
cribs; in cor. tuition wh..; part o! lie lc.,la
live assembly shall stand ;os the wi de- aaa control
the whole II we merely constitute - assembly, al
are silent L. the rcs y" a! course sHe'i II to l:e
common rn!e applied to assemblies generally, i!i"t {"
majority If the aSscnh, TO represent and control tia
4 y,ia We he.
concurrence of .o-iirI- ccmiro! The will and action
o., the whole. - We could make smaller number
necessary In the organization no'y cNisiing les i.an
ma or- may represent az! set Tor the whole assem-
bly, / laa ja:ity al . lgorlm van act. We have The
ris., 10 settle his question how. what par, of hc h,
g:,a;ivc assembly shall authorize 10 stand cr a:'
control the will If tie whole assembly Geailcre cn
he Other s.c tat par. hat represents The co';ni cs
c;ain.a; II. i.ri: Vi 81" t'e voters III The STATE.
We 81. ilat par; ;at represents constituencies Wis -"
most Interested in and safe exercise @. "si,i-
tive poyrss Tier, then come haci; 10 III p:acc. I!
pue ION Il, 10 settled b., this invention.
~ hi. point irrIca; the question pot 'e" c'Es ago
nv ~. friend f;oln Wcsnorc and Nr. lrtL;, i there
ANY o .ere who's prepared prosecute oits Legitimate
cor.co,enccs s zoe rnr ihG; the numerical ma orr
" should eject ari rai the legislative deaar;H ~
|, anr prepared - have the legislature c:c
c,i tv .e nuercal ,aio:it: ARA responsible 10 it, u
ro,. sire that tie uiacfica majority sha!! con;r"!
the representative aojy, you Should make :i'at MAJ
IS the constituent; II y representative body. G.tlo
men who adhere t. til: nor.s principle can onis g
cure t'cr CHIC b' ecrs Tue legislature ny general
tissc.. II ! not ,:, o;cc - @e -s'";' "i rsrie"'
,,.f. Of coua.,s AMI ai.cic. take the Of tie
numerical. raa ,tit. q, i; without iear .. sl;c""s
ie controversy! MAJ '''e VIZ - IT, '''.t iH'Nc s'
s,''';ii ~ r. 71''''t2'1' - -" 49,
Wi! r"a> !'' ~. i-se''''.f' ""'s -@''i'i'' X
;2ae'' ~ me wa % ~ ''-' my - ~
Ii Il. ready j. tir -rc paramount: controlling; i:p5Sc
II the organization u the legislative department /"
ninv the ir;'t experiment 81 IN ""i ne i!''nefi,
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80" ''.' - w - ''c ie'"e y" VIZ ''de. -
"'''h '''' 80 CONFORM ms aeuoh IL
* oar hithihhea au': ~ arranging 'he ,r'Hne law
10 provide thai III" n,:,'''' majority nal '"S:" III"
iceis'.""'' E'e!: '' ,t "" -, i,'e guy 81 tn
%a' arec2s@H ECU ihis 'f%tnic i'" !" % i-a
III 'iii' "e.ish !! ,he mol ''}vt' 'hG ii'e:ion :"
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u"'''' ne ~ - 'i - '''o'''' WI. - n'
DC ''t''"H - ~, ,'i- u'.9h -. ~; "e!",ef 81 '';'
isi-,,ire 10 ae' "'h,f"ise t"ah ~ .:s' sec:'"n /.
1iis wa - ,i' ",','.> - pe Consistent Wilt 'he"
'':''''l m n,''le '''a' ~ ts' 'n'".!'f
ought !" "s'e5"u Tue W. ~ ne 'ilee!ia z ~, lll.e $
"hefe Il T. III c"' WIN 'h'i .; the inal2.if "i Ia"
wh"c. 'hcY mus mere range themselves along side ii
the "pf"ei'S oil liberal principles ot IN his COUNT
ana r's.aho. INC generally received Wv 81 II
TRENDS "l popular government Is IN" each represent!
tNe ! elected y: ana 'r Ms o"a c"is i'f; an! /
p'u ~ .ne'r W. c - y" iioFS u i'oeF'y 20 ccf'
III" !. " - w PIP =" ."e Mno'e
ny" - 1'.,i'' W. ~, =, ~, I'VE H'l
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y! ."e "'ho'in.i, parry 81 ne c"inf
," o2Fo,H' "f''''i--'ha' 81 'ac tory party IN IN:
'ahlS ,'' the represent 4tvf i elected i"i' tae"".e
9 ,f CT h''sto' ana o'ahi ~ 10 eci!iiaL res".i
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