Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25

non" oi The property may eject whom they it''
proposes To erect property Representations. :-k is
gentleman low he reconcile such proposition"
or how he expect us to yield our !" iieIf'
ties 81 glaring.
MIR. GuoDE Those statistics apply to thc State i
large, nat to the East.
Mr.. FAULKNER. Admit it. Bat | presume tH'
gentleman would hardly institute comparison he:","
the East and West iipoa that aspect OF this fle-ii"'
One of the most striking characteristics vi t.. wc''
portion OF the State i the equal distribution wr",i
amongst lis people and OF the most rnn:."t'!l.
facts il regards East il It's very unequal :iHf'
ton here rs shall have occasion in few muE"'' !"
develop. But taking these general statistic "
the basis Of NY REASONING Here IS bat on~f ,rt ''
ln an interest III property. With what scnbiac" ." III
gUncnt can lie ask me, the representative Of iHr@
axpayn, district i'll the Valley surrender the inter
cS!s u; my people to unchecked eastern vote. r-
tite: representative power in tle ,c;,cr Assem-
mu>t do upon population, one fourth Of whom only "
tells is have any interest II property. canno i!a'
fact E"t!er calculated to lir constituents i!hs'
to suppose ii possible that could tranpc uro:! al ~
safeguards Of popular government; and surrender tn
Interests 70 urrcst"acd minority rcs,in. upon *"
IS like t,s and AL to carry the miserable iG:l''
! tire Of pretended representation o property.
b.. let proceed step ur:I5r nts cXttIia' '"'
.! eastcrn Statistics When heard Tie gentleman II y.
Goocllland MIR. LlaEE) days az commenting L
Suc crvil language upnn th2 uo::::nsit. III 'y con-
mmnity of permitting those who only pa o"e-s'rA :,
tie taxes t" control the interests Of tha! co'''u''
occurred to ne that wouli ask tie auditor To- i,!'i'
NJ. SOMA details OF the county Of Gsnrhla! ih''
nEHt bc enabled to see hos the prnc pie. g: ;ha ''h
tlc,lu were practically crr;ci in is own count
The following is til: rci:; with which W..' i'.iS"
ed Of the statistics o; that county. -.,..,
l.ar tax i"r The year 1880 "'
Property tax @'.''''-
%:23l."
927 persons in this comfy are charged with ln', IA,
yet IS pay !o72.!4 :. majority Of shat iax--'i' i:'
assessed %itl! property other than land and yet ~ re-
pay $lU5l.l, majority "f that tH ;'t q" m,
So and IS persons pretty muc The same ''':i"i'''
II may b. SCI down that some seventy persons "a"
lla ioriiv Of al the :xcs collected III :lt c"il;' h
this is not tho MAST extraordinary aspect q! TN. Ms;
ind bv tie salnc statement furnished - b. TN
audit or that $ White :i;iac- in that county are at"
gether assessed with Dut II" sum al $3.50 Of ''ei--
tia: r,,":itt o: the abies 81 The county ~" ="
>csScl but with ia" sum 81 S22.'? and tl"t :.r'
OF all male: twcnivonc yeas al age IN t!!@ COIN
tthat class 10 whom the RICH; u: >iifASc Is -" I" -
cxc:.,ir,ll are assessed with btit :i6.!3!
Now seer pcrIec;l right I" tie genii'in;' IRON
GoochIll that the representation Al his COUNTY l' '-
Il tax oi :l2&pi:i shall IL. Ter the c"'tr"! Of th'@'
who altogether pi? hit still. and ;h"' The t"i''r
OF the We: shall III like mannrr, ir STITCHED 8" ~
same ih.e,ca IL liz. council; ii the S.". h.' u !
mollsrr.- - INK .; c"'is,;r- III" curtro -! ID" 50.
to the west. whic only pas one-hr h" ".-s' .'''
correctly llay4 a;i,!. twoitih,l Of In" 'Hee 81 Ia
/ State
Is Gcpchap sntary example e tiis state "ithjU.
Take the coantv Of King W,iilai.. That coaar n;n
rrvenv into your treasury las, w." a; @j.:d52' !
has 59i white ttlabscs ta rxar.i;"trn .; The toi'
mi.s!oncr- books will show tina. a., o: ;h"s" wilt
thai'cs. altogether pay INFO the treasury 't IL" ~
Of :3S0that 2lS 81 them, AZ G.i'i oi III" N!"!3
pay altogether ut *2l"l and that I.a or:ty o. ~ Il.
free white aaic residents above twc:lt yc.: al ~.
arr assessed but with Si5.2l
Take aan,hcr example The county ci H'c!.moA
Tha: count; paid into DIR treasury li-t year III; 'U
"t 81 $50, and i; has 75l white ti:I;.;c J; vii ~
pear b.: raTer furnished III the .tGGiI"rs ,ic" :.
my request. that 81 white tthah!cs il Tia; COIN;
altogether assessed bu: with atg cea's - a:ort
of the white titabcs of tho entire cli.iv
'ut with MiM'a"H "s"ts and ma o;y al The ma
white persons uhnyn twcnt v."nc u age. rc.Iui.
in that county are a,Sc>sci win but .5.,1i.
These statements open 20 the :.I>ncc:.H oi
cc,,'l":n.i vino wishes 10 examine them c,ai carr
the !orac further but !, is unnecessary. e thc:
De IN: coi;" in eastern Nirc;n. which, ~ la.trri
| point u vcw. shows different tate ii t:..n1- u,
geuLlya"t. to bring it 70 III, MOTTO. Of his body.
And yet AN called upon 10 surrender ;l.t ntrrc-t
of my constituents In mixed h!~i. gcprc.cn alton il
your General Assembly. which representation i. T. ~
"2on universal suffrage. and that universal >r:ii,.
DC pTedic!tc nran n state OF society such !:;g q.
veopeG in eastern Virginia. Sir s.oad b. ,rclcitcr
ous IL The interests OF M constituents II coi!d for
III policy. And can any he surprised! lie m:i4
iiait feelings which the people ui the must i.:
rally have up.l exhibition al ;.cs like ta~c T
retain POKER IN y"rfScvc: and 10 "xcGG" hem l:ul
tn" Us: participation in the government YOU a.roulit
as fGaa::c:,t;I principles ol political hiioSn;hv th.
representation -lo;d b. vested in those .s :Daj,.i.
q Interests III ANY cn:m,rnty-;hit represent alyc !,
sp"nsipl,: can only lie secured when i; ! ria,c II
coNn.tb.S t" tmos,: ri'" y;y agjvrity 81 Tie hr1
These principles yon apply with un"din. r.g"r to "0i
iel!oW-tIt!z"!I~ oi the west !nd yet when you
look into "o'ir own condition al nuc, find tina; 70
utterly si"!:n and rcpudiatc them. And 10, leave yu:
own Interests, and ctr Interests and The Interests ii Il:
whole state wholly without the protection. 81 those y.r
principles which YOU i.c art 80 .sc,l,ial 10 he;
safety. Can they Gccvc YOU sincere in the .dy,c:.c
ni doctrine w:2! they lind cuuncnlslc, u N YOU
owl practice Or i AM device. how i:nu,
bald, sufficient I" Justify retention 81 power il, Ill
east Is il surprising that the oUid exhibit son.
scstiycncss 1T prctcnsoIi like ncsc on the par; ii II!
east Ia be the exclusive guardians ii properly vii .n In
property must, under their SYSTEM rc.L in, it, pr,,r, i
upon ;ilos2 Who have property - al; And when III
;Ict is noturiu throughout the western portion %; IL
StG'v it here II wide an,i genera W -ua 81 ro;,
cr,y.l That almost every inan has >rlac Interest !.
stake. la the fac. nf fact too. ii. that stated b. IL
cr'c:ri:u from MONROE. Mr. CHAr>:a.j #ni ,;an j,
says vas carcny cnicct" from tie ccis,- rcarl. q
his county To wit-tiat of hoo vote in Monroe r,ln
1900 OF them would average t!nI,af.l dollars .
value OF taxable property. l. it DOS adding insult 8
injustice urge the mixed basis scheme :. rrC ..
property in the face "f facts ike these
Sir rccur to the proposition th.; before arnourcct
tia. there is no other mode in wh;r! you can n IN:
Representative republic, give a positive power .; r..
lection property but in the regulation 81 tie c!rc is
franchise. defy Tie researches CT Gentlemen on III
ether side Of the question t. show mn i; strtlcSure
.c"erGn,ct from the earliest period OF auth .tnr
t. the present hour where he object Of the cosi
ton being in good faith to grc I'll active ana n,rntia
influence property in Ia. organization 81 The ..oy,rs
srt ti.; Il did not proceed 30 accomps, its I.rpos.
by restricting tic exercise % political power 10 tins
alone who were the owners oi prnpcri" 1t: the sni
scheme practicable aud known 10 Tie 2:.aln , vary
lns Of Course in the nature Of tic restriction accc
to the arisocyatic tone and temper of TIC uyeri.,;
In what inri: did n:c.t1Ys SAL u give cor
s;itutiunal protection t" property III tue ircchol
qualification OF suffrage. Ana !! :;l: gentleman fol
tie city of Richmond (Ar. At,:.&DriIl will again rcc
70 those deb .ics III the New York Convciun ni lS2
and to those views III Chancellor Kent and Chief III:
tlcc Spencer which he has referred. lie will fiji
that the arguments which they urged with 50 lnuc
power against the repeal ui Tie frccaod suffrage in tina
State. have been who'll; nisip olcd in the attempt
sustain the principle before, Us So in the Conver
ton OF tS29-%c, MIR. urlu. co.:edci that univcrS'
suffrage and the white basil: were .separib!c propG=
lions. and that the corpoHal Is.sis Was no corpab!
with saiGragc so cNenn>d. VI. Leigh. in an agony
despair ii one period during tho session OF The sam
bo.., ii seem; the frame wori: Of the old Constitute
tunhiiDs about his cars, and which; ii!Icn that