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

RE 70 INQUIRE whether gentlemen of the east supposed
when such an apportionmen was made, that democrats
western democrats were to be whipped into the sur
port of ANYTHING n'nssrous so cutraseonsy unjust
lr;ho trst wronr is to be visited upon the west al
tLot ro, hc-st another wh!c:. l. TO be rlsltt uro
,hc hrs How true is the lesson taught by experience
tbot one ACT of Injustice necessarily drives It's perpt
! traitors, 20 tho commission Of lother
! D., rent ,cmcn really expect-can they entertain
hone cvcn-ila; western democrats WILL Tor the sax
Of party asccndcncy M! t'ieh III suIh ~ ,hr.i.
/ ain src! m opinion they will lind fhemsciTe !,
n>,.t 49,. o,,;on.y disappointed Never never. so hSl
ma ca g;II ASS, in this ungracouS work. OF Ant
quality. b,t,.oc
some ri lie democratic and wing counties, Tor thc Pun
pose Of showing in more striking manner the nlnslt
/ Of this mixed bass apportonaent. wing An:ii'''
with two delegates, contains "hite
ll7as and paws 81 263 of taxes; and her lesala!'
mower is BALANCED b. democratic Chesterfield VII
! SO. white population, pawn; SI,ld2 ni taxes WIZ
/ Ar.ust, has ;irec Gecgatc- with Il white popAial
of Is o93 pawn. $l3.2Oi Of taxes and her IeSsia'!'
power is balanced By democratic Rockingham vi!
800 white population, paying SH,6It 81 taxes We
| Fau,,;rrL,s Two delegates with white populatl"
ofa ia pavnr $50 Of taxes aud is balanced by den
cratic Mccklrnhurg, containing i,4lt OF white P"Pa!'
tion and uyire :7.lU7 OF taxes. Wing Alrxaidrif
with one delegate, containing white population
al5 and pawn. 3G1-9 Of taxes is balanced % demo
cratic APPROXIMATION, containing l,"99 Whltc rPuii'lIr
and paving oG73 OF taxes. Wing Ohio, with Two ati
esates, continuing white pnI"Halloh %l ilv nc,",
paving $500 Of taxes, is balanced by democrat!
Shenandoah containing 1899 white population pawn;
s54ioof t,1.s Wing kanawha and Putnam, WI!
two drlr,a,.s containing. white population of l6t"!
paypo - I$1 Of taxes is balanced by democratic ~"
nonraIia, with white population OF l2o9.' paiylh7
$50; of faxes. And wing Grc:n5rler, win one Gee
gaze and having white population of S,9l", and pay
:,,,,ly ~ ~
tho l,isu,rc as the Democratic counties ot tacoch
and Brooke With two delegates, containing only S3't
white popuiuton and paying only s",l66 OF taxes
This we find under the operation o this mixed ht'l,
scheme rs reduced To practice by Its advocates ana
friends ta, fourteen wing delegates, represehi"'i'S
whr counties. are balanced b. fourteen democratic del
crates, notwithstanding those wing counties contain
1919 more white population. and pay s2l $50 more
taxes Such i, the result. Who can, who Will 1t
tenn, 10 defend s,ch inequality these Statistics show
now propose notice the senatorial apportIo':e!'
and Knowing rs TO- that the patience Of THIS coi:"t
tcrmust be well n's exhausted WIZ co'"n' M nj 80.
with = reference to but two Of the districts. Thee
however will he found amp /" demonstrates the me
quality. Of which | complain. Halifax, with white
population Of 10000 paying s9.o9 oil taxes, h"s rs
much weight in the Senate Augusta with Il ~s::s'
population al y3 paying :lS,4ol 81 taxes scii%i"'
BENZ :,-s.nc,! to each Of these counties. I"!'.c
I.rla-wick anu Grccn-vic Constitute senatorial. Ill
trct ana cy contain i2.i22 white population, a:.'
pa 400. ni l;sc- and have cXact!y =. muc weight
the district Of OHIO. Hancock au B:"oHr, which con
t..i: a whit. population Of -6jS9. and pay sl2,oIi :"
taxes. j. it not INDUSTRIOUS. that :"322 what" pe"i'.c III
eastern YIra!n, who pay >S3l OF ;ases sh"'':a ply.
a. much power in The Senate i6,S2 white people Ill
western Virginia. who pay :25,3IS Of taxes Look 4!
the difference between Them. These two western DIS
tric. contain - 20 of white population and COLI
tribute to tn. treasury OF the State, i'll taxes 1906
more than the eastern districts.
Now | ask in nll sincerity, in Justice and lie
quality Ike this receive the sanction o. This Convention
l. it no-l.. TIA: this body can ever he brought, under
a;lv circumstance whatever, the adoption OF pr!
chile which! when worked ont not only operates the
gros.cst iniu.tic. to one Of the political parties OF
;his State bu; which goes fr beyond that and place
the democratic majority in Virginia under the conro
and dominion Of the whiy minority Under tie surag,
basis principle. which We advocate the po.itva ori
~ viii hold the power.
Bat there is another thing i'll this report which
should like understand ! see very singular iac
on The face Of this appo:tionnent OF the gentleman ron
Nruonatn1 (Mr. BrcocK), which | should be gratncc
20 have explained see that the population i-i 81 tisC
Blue Ridge are aggregated the districts OF Underwater
and Piedmont being consolidated, whae "n The "c7i
side Of tie Ridge the district division between the Tu
lev and -.A!lcciany is kept up. should Lc glad
10 understand why was necessary, that THIS Sliona
b. done" Was Piedmont becoming little fearful that
,i,iewacr was about to up for hersclf Was Pied
- -''~
limos that dc-xr was disposed to unite her fortunes
with those of the great we:t' Was it necessary tt
brca. down the eastern fam!i "arrel, bctw ell ltsa
mont and titewac that the line which had hcretoior,
separated Them shonld be obliterated But Why ask
wts the distinction between the valley and
c,laay kcut I'D BIZ "a. Committed Il may be thai
the desire was TO gain the valley ever TO the side OF tht
east Was thu; indc.d the obccti There must haze
been some object in view and when gentlemen aTo;:
rele that they au their constituents act from inter
est"I desire to know what Interest controlled this
:c,. and w!,,t object il to be ELECTED by it:
The, desire to know another thing. Where is th
first appor,oament of representation, that was made
The one proposed is not the only one that has bccI
prepared Where is the apportionment made by tn
gentleman from raufuier Why was it with(!rawll
aud mother npPortionnent substituted IN place o
til
NIr. SCOTT, Of Fauquier. I will answer the gentle
man. Because the democrats had ma jorlty i'll til
Convention.
Sir. LETCHER The democrats had a majority
Then imagine the gentleman has II in his pocket now
and when the proper time comes, we shall nave 1t here
Ms a connecting proposition. And since the gentleman
ia in an accommodating rGood, should like to know
which party had the majority, under his apportion
ment
Mr. SCOTT, of Fauquier. I really do not know. I
was made by the gentleman from Halifax and myself
and one of the colleagues of the gentleman from Hal
flax mud do not believe that the idea Of po!itca
adv antage entered into our minds.
Mr.. LETCHER- Why did the democrats change
then!
Mr.. SCOTT of Fauquier. Ipresume because the.
found that it gavo the wings too great an advantage
DR. LEfoHER. That is exactly what I expected
daughter.
Dir. BOCOCk l will take occasion ut tho prope
time TO answer all the remarks Of the gentleman, AM
in way in which, l think, they deserve to DO an
swered
Mr. LETCEER | am sorry to see the gentlema!
in n passion 1t he's been charged here that we o
the west were hot headed set and that particular
v was so but ind the gentleman far exceeds me II
that respect
Mr. BOCOCK You are mistaken entirely.
Mr. LETCHER. Well, then, should be glad t.
hear your answer.
Mr BuCOCk. Tho remarks Of tho gentleman
have said will answer at proper tme and just II
the way they should be answered
Mr. LETCHER. Very well, and let the gentleman
understand we shall be here together
Mr. BOCOCK. should be happy TO be with you
Mt the time, or under any other circumstances.
Mr. LETCIER. Very we'll SIR
have occupied the time OF the Committee now
much longer than intended but desire, before con
cudc to show the operation of this mixed basis system
on the eastern and western side Of the Blue Ridge.
haze taken number ofcastern counties, to which nj
teen delegates assigned and have added their white
and slave population together and then have takel
number of counties in western Virginia, to which
like number Of delegates assigned have ascertainet
the number of their white population, and now asi
the particular attention of the Committee the result