Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10

! Here IRE The democrat: co,.tiea Vow lei u -,
What /. tE' proportion between lie wing a democrat
! C portions ii this commonwealth:
Uh'g Counties D.i. Hates 7ares
Wcs,morrI and G.3's sl.a9l
Norfolk city :! 9GCs la.j!l
Nlcaandrit i.ai5 4 20
| Fairfax Gil1 jgS
Iienrico 3g95 '.i11
10 $3.50 s94.??:5
| In the democratic counties have mentioned III,
white lopuati" IS ::iGr In the wing curiu',s j, !.
$3.50 ln,axaiion III" democratic counties pay :S"3G.
Tie wing counties ply So. 49, is tint tn mixed ta,s
Am Is 20 fnr.
M"ckicnlHrg. ApWmat;"y. Amelia, Lrura!Gi.. %og.n.
way. r:an:i. Patrick. and i,urv. .oll tw.iy. !a;lt.
-r'ta;ivr. The viii, countcs "i rariquis. iiha2,s
Nelson! L"u:urn. i;ttsy lrauil AMI Bedford. Stui =,
equal number 1T representatives. an, h"v ocs Tia -or
ila'i,n and taxation sand III to-c counties TIL Willie
"',Ilati'n IN he democratic c"y:.; is 81 go. r. sia
whIg c"iin"s il is Il9,l. Tic ta.a:;, ii t.a Iela
cr"iic c":u,ic- is $"l,!u7 III lie wI; cr;,r::gs
:1lW'l Between the democratic co,:ntl"s -; ye.iaE
ham '1an!n'h iiGctur;t. ra.r Bath Aiiralf,v nl
i"a!!"k" aud lie hi; ro,!u!r, 81 Augusta. lY:s, .ou
Berkeley, E~khrs,. Hn Harry each rclm,g To-, ret
n;ai"ct, there * 1T; little ,.crr,,cc in " Lii. ,,;
iai"', but c"!"ratI, difference ;a.:'ion Tie whit"
i"Dutt IL" i'll The democratic cun.;.- j. 5SGS III til,
wing c":Hlic- :iS.ji2 Ii. taxes in the i.locratir
counties are s:17!!S III he wing c"ruj~- S@I%i.
In trans lllrghanv Tie democratic ccr.,S If F!o,i
Brook. Hancock. rt"l"r i'!a,ki Mons, golrr:. and
S!nyiIr. ;ri the viii" cuIn.ir- ii haaawha PU,ulr
Mason jackson, Ohio and Russell, ,cni each en- H.!
"l;:te- AMI how stands ID" population AID taxation
here: The white population in he democratic com.
,Ir- Is $7.i"u in sEc wing cuwntics 5s.5l2 HE aXoa
III the democratic c"ulties *l3$oS. In tho vii;
counties ::4O.3iS.
Again: he makes comparison he, wecu i;!c wa;et
The valley as traits -.":,;ir, aH'i Of the whole State
III he aggregate. He give. YOU the viii; side The
city ii !:ichmonl Pits y.ai: Augusta Js..rsom O!,
irr,i,rier, Bedford, Amherst, Campbell unl l.u!u;i
sending arlcg:ttc 90 and The cnucrl,is c.u
lies nf ltnckn :lm. Shenandoah. Halifax Ap2a,na;tox
Lnnruhur: Isle Of Wight, Prince William, Googl.la.t
Ein, Wil!i#n Spot. y.ia ii;.s"n CGlpcpcr Louisa
S.-rx brunswick. PcrGe!:c AMI .iolin..;v, also
lin. twenty. ,!c!, :aie. and how dee, tie po?ul
ion AMI taxation stand there: In tl9 wi; cl.:ii,ic,
Ike whit, population Is l3".l&t. ~ IT,. Democratic
c"Antics it l. lUI.jo1 The iAstior il the viii; com
lies i, $lUi,l?i. Ia the democratic COUNTIES i: il
s$i.Gl!.
INVENT y-,wn Democratic rcg,tcr therefore repre-
average Il 4&st white population. aud $500 Of
each; While twci;y i|o viii, delegates rcpr, sent
av'ra::c Of CO.,; Of Wilt. population and ST. OF
each thus disra!~li,in; "iGIl oi wLie pcpua
";r m'ri Sinking STRESS "f i|x"s. Now permit
inquire whether gent I,ir e ;i!n SUPPOSED when
sucl an appointment made, iit.l democrats: wcs.
democrats were 10 IL Whipped ino t!c supper, Of
anything muii-;:uGs r;:rd-c0u-lv unjust The
bcsr!- another. wich is tr b., visited upon The wings
il"w true Is the lessen ,lucit hv experience that ore
act OF injustice" necessarily drives its perpetrators "a tho
Of .;Inticr
" Du gentlemen r,a!I,- cxj"ci--ccn th&y cri,rsir
hope cvc,i-ila western d.,ocr:ts WILL fur I'll. cake #
party aeccncancy. nil them ~ such work If ,hcy
entertain such opinion, the: will md themselves,
.ost r.regio,s!y disappointed. Never, SO help
Coil, will msrist in this uDgracious woln, # il
equality.
1, 10 .r,rr
:Gme ii the democratic ;n! Wig counties .;r H.: p,;r.
pose II showing III s!kir; tic u;;.stic,
Of this mixed basis superintendent. Nhix h.br'haGin
with two delegates. roa.aius white population of
+ TaG ar, paw 2G3 q" taxes and h.i Legislative
power is balanced Is democratic Chesterfield with G5:
white population paving $T.l3a of taxes. Wing Angus
II has three delegates with while population CT
1852 paving Sl3 u: of taxes and her legislative pow
or is balanced b. Democratic Rockingham, viii, 1900
white population. paving %"6'6 Of taxes. Wing Fa;..
uuirr lIls Delegates with white pnprlaticn #
ST. paving loG3o Of taxes and is baarc.h hv done
cratic Mccklcnbur@. containing I,il6 "i white pnpais
ton and PAWN. 81 .IuI ~. tGNr-. VIII; Alexandria with
onr delegate. containing white population o 25, and
payin: 81 I2o Of lGxc-. is balanced by democratic Ap.
pcillatux. containing ~? white population and Jl,
iu;. >.67 of taxes. Wing Ohio, with Two delegates
utaning white r"ru Sli'n ri 1904 and paving
IS tl Of taxes i. baI:i,,r, by democratic, Shenandoah
coinaimi. 1899? whit" population. paying: S:.i5. of
taxes Wing klnawha ami Putnam, with two daegatcs
containing, white popula ion -: lG6"". paving .,75l
of taxes is balanced l.. democratic N"no;ia with q
whit rr,pua,iu u .U9.. paving $%,;"i If faxes. AMI
viii, t;rr.nlmrr with delegate. and HAVING white
r,uiatrn of ~. and yay;I; SLIGO nf take. has unv
one h mrcl power IN The legislature \, Tie demo
cratic counties Of Hancock AMI lr'ca", with two dole
gates, containing only s95i white population a' paw
mr. ONLY So ,466 :f taxes. Thus, find, u.dcr the one
ralo, of this mixed bash scheme rc,ln]cd practices
" liz advocates and friends, that fourteen wig; Gcie
gates representing wing cou;!tica arc balanced +. !or
zen democratic delegates, notwithstanding. those hir
.umt contain - 40 mcre w::itc population ~ aY
III 500 mere taxes SiCh is IKE rest i,i. VIZ; ca: W
Will attempt to defend s;cl Inequality The" statistic.
,huw =
And now. ask, is i, expected that a;n 10 vote !or
This proposition! Can any representative ui tbs Wing
district vote for it; We Shall sec.
That IS proposition t-.h; is the ,mo:rGiic mixed
)asi- which We asked 10 support. beg {, say t:e
vig party is net altogether unworthy Of cuns:dc ration
n this State. and hope il will tie Increased bv lie cx
cusion OF the right OF suffrage +, every free white male
.;:izcn oyer the agc Of II years, in the Ccamonw ci
What To, like to tested JUS. th!. point I'D ct
he present moment. in this Convention, IS Tie alb
;tract proposition oil, which is cii"d 10 tic mos weight
Inc most influence, and the most consideration III govern
,.r, yop,rig on pcrsGnS VII! venture 10 EXPIRES; Ito
lief th.t the man was made by Iii, Creator, who
,oi s,fuiy stand up before any crowd If ,ccps
!. Ibis commonwealth OF Virginia, and sustain tic prop
i,iou that property is cE;ticd 10 the most weight.
,t i: is right tla eastern Virginia >lai bc entitled
70 - upon lc- .,Hation, a! bu, - upon her white pop
;!a,ou beast OF no extraordinary pow'.s. ltd 81
iauc. tu no Ila.l challenge argument
mon that question but will b. ready 10 meet IL,
world in arms, before tie people Of Virginia, AZ :ty
mc aul ut anr place, upon il.
s1nn,l yovrrt Why. hos iianr john Jacc2 Ey:crs
.o,Ii II REQUIRE III this State absorb the wui Biz,
JOHN Jac.b A.'"r with bis fourteen nil
ions of dollars paving $l!,DoD Z" fax, ever &5y;0 of
axe. ci. entitled 10 one representative, which wo"i
b. les than e would pay Under the present E"E:c.a Il
ayal;C:l-Wo,d he jus, sufficient to t:.'ancc!n s :ic
er.cn twenty four Thousand willie citizens ii III. Con-
slunwe::l;l
New, wish to undertake the task. which 10 nv t4:ad
!; moi; difficult one OF proving TIA: property 10: irv
even BY their own fropoe't!,: noi :'a:
their prnci,i, . M ,so!d i:c, .is that 1t ca,nc Sid
o hit ROT 20 ic carried cut and that they ;smscircs
~, Il only FOR sectional purpose, and then a"aI,i: il.
V-u MAJ, rvc representations .oa bay eec; rrars,cnt
,iv.s ~ You propose to d. but, repeat Tia, Is g.f;u-
,qr, to property without approximation and ..ca%
ther, j. any repre- Vi property in tie terms
- ,yh;cl, iles. gentie:.n -p-ak Vi ii FIX, La:. the
undertake 10 say 'at property il r'it,G to re}gs.
ION rnain ain there Is but mode ui,or taIt i!
h;rI property be represented truly ara .at 10
cvifs every the polls POKER: niis'::'s e::4
vote equal to his amount Of prcrtv. Who IS for tat
sort OF representation Yet tieir prnc pie nrst r's"!f
III this. il egiti,natc.y carried c':, j IL IN: r%se'
rlr..st HOLD