Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-27

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.bow that the sin does not lie altogether cat
western Virgina but that eastern gen.e ot.ct them
here and contsnd for an eastern maor nv the west
and their constituents from being h mud as we
80 % use q homely phrase as deep ia .,.,n.n from
arc 10 use And to show gentlemen besn
lever TJewa,er that if, they say, ,bis log-rol
robb.d BIZ the people of the west ,ed in rolling
ing system, eastern gentlemen h,tsment taken from
.ne W., - az house Of delegates whicn wiz 80
W. .a TSSav.te, gentlemen and TO all eas.ein
ia the manner in Which these ~ ~. legislature
protection practice their doctrine q. ~. Fanouier (Mr
will begin with the gentlsnhha.o in th. Convention
ocor1,) tne AaA " Tho Ajax of this army OF pluuuei
ae ne mas nE"ss If delegates This gentleman WIZ
now eets I'm here and contends lot ,ba hands of
sentaon which places the !. to protect
minority upon snI the taxing and apProPrating pow
na' n',uoi happened to be MEMBER Oh the ny1
er OF lhe "e:. ,hl session OF 1852 and s5o.l anu nv
OF ..,s;ons this faithful guardian Oh the .an
.r Of .s.tsrn Virginia, thus ista. an,orntnr to
watch''o"o ;,I;ons Of dollars. have bill OF Parsic
neariy in,e ,, cb would read but for Its enormous
.h mi. is the way. gentlemen OF Inc 80
.at;,n in which be protects you ssainst Ill.
''oh am, il, the gentleman from Fauquler mas
oona;n aud he turns hs lack upon U.s. ahu
.o on 70 trust him to protect yon against inc
s. i,;on nf his subalterns. Now, what 40 you thns
,a ,.n,lsn,,n did at our last session "hy' sr' ne
iomn here and made long and laborea argument
70 nrcye 10 eastern Virginia that sne must eea'. a
INV in the legislature to protect herself against en-
,a..,. taxation and the improper application OF her
$50 and then went up to the house OF delegates and
JrJ the treasury Of sixty thousand dollars to build
rs;Iroad nine miles long from some point on the orange
MI Alexandria Railroad to his courthouse. when
when completed will never pay Tor te grease Una.
,..d upon the wheels Of the cure Aud what Is more
lo ,-ot m To help him to do II.
Mr SCOTT, of Fauquier. Will the gentleman from
(oru he good enough explain to the committee the
.ason; which Influenced him TO vote Tor 6uch PROPOSE
ion o. the one he has been describing.
Nr. FERGUSON Certainly sir, with great pleasure
The gentleman from Fauquier voted for all my bills
,ooI bid and indifferent without asking any qu'sohs'
and OF course was bound to return the compliment
Great aughter If the gentleman has auy more ques
lions of the sort to PROFOUND VIII take Peasul.
ii giving him all the information he desires. Rehewco
lughter.
The next gentleman the list smy economical
RON The county of Sputtsylvaua, (Mr. CoSwAF) lhis
..,l..nan Joins the gentleman from fauquIer IN TINS
ry fur protection and lie with all his notions OF ecoo
ny stands recorded having Voted a. the Two
the Legislature preceding the last Tor appropriations
amounting to nearly four millions Ot dollars
Sxt,n the list stands my very worthy and respected
from, tb. county of Fairfax (Mr. WLLAMs) with whom
had the pleasure of serving III the Rouse ol
turin. the SO. sion of ls4950 During this session my
r.uU
md half millions of dollars. This was pretty good
l,n for new beginner, and if he had succeeded IN
,eatmg whg last spring, he would. / have no doubt
ebcd the account at the last setsio Tor his successor
voted for appropriations to much larger amount than
lie did he loo comes here and JOINS IN the demand
If nh eastern ma ority to protect Themselves against
ynju,t taxation. Next in order comes my friend
rom the county cf Rappahannock (slr SrRoTHER) |
eel su,ne reluctance reading his account. Pnrtlc-
,larlv Ms l do no, zee him in his seat LISA long
account with an awful footing up. but as tins gen
.le,nan also comes here and insists, with the gen
eman from Fauquier. upon eastern majority as a
Means Of protection against taxation and appropriations
must show to the people of eastern Virginia the way
N which he as Of that eastern majority protects
hem Fe Is recorded having voted at the last three
essons of the General Assembly for appropriations I"
works Of internal improvement, amounting to Near
welye rillions of dollars Now with all my siiis upon
nv head don't think can have beaten that much. II
did il was only because was in my seat oiiener than
av friend tor when present We always voted aye up"
II, internal improvement bill Still he Ia one OF the four
cen Ger it seems he has life tenure in the Legislature
whnn YOU look for protection against improvident
concentrations Of money, and ust taxation to pay
;he.s appropriations. | have now small account
.,.in.; my friend from Alexandria (Mr. SSowDES
With !um bad the pleasure of serving in the HOUSE
>, Del, ,ates at the session Of S495O Ny friend n:
these city delegates generally are, was very often alb
sent on his seat but still he pres ent often enough
70 vote for appropriations amounting to abont one mil
ION anl quarter of dollars He and his constituent:
constitute another of the fourteen majority to whom
you oJk for protection against this power n appropr
Ion stop here with individuals, and call the attcn
ION OF the committee TO the action of the delegates from
The CT, les of this commonwealth upon this subject OF
appropriation during the last tire. sessions of the Gen
,ra Assenlbly find that during that perion, the del
-atcs fr, the CITY of Richmond although half the
ne absent from their seats have voted for approprla
tons amounting to nine millions of dollars The dele
sares from Petersburg have voted for appropriations
amounting to four Millions two hundred thousand dol
arr The delegates from Norfolk have voted for appro
rations of eight millions OF dollars The delegates
rates from Alexandria have voted for appropriation:
# eight millions FIVE hundred thousand dollars hnd
,so that during the period the delegates from
The county Of Albemare, county whose interest j:
Identified both with Richmond aud Alexandria, and al
vavs acts with them have voted for appropriations
unoun,nr to ten millions of dollars and that the dele
gates from Campbell have voted for appropriations to
bout the same amount. These cities and coun
lies which have named all here through their del
:ates advocating this mixed basis upon the pretext
that it IL to protect the people of the east
against improvident appropriations OF money, at the
aule time that they send delegates here to vote for
nv imaginable scheme of improvement, which come
before the Legislature.
The delegates from these cities come here and say
10 the tide water country, and to the antnterna
Improvement portion of Piedmont, "Oh don't for the
world give the power to these people of the west for il
ou do they will appropriate your money to improve
heir country. But give the power to US and We will
! protect you against these people" Yes gentlemen u
rlLe-w water, and antnternal improvement Piedmont
hey will protect vou but it will be that sort of pro-
ection which the lion gives to the lamb. They sdvo
,ate this mixed basis because il gives more power in
proportion to their population than the people of the
country will get in proportion to their population and
instead ofusng that power to protect. they will use it. il
necessary to crush YOU These counties and cities that
ntrbut.d i'll great degree to fasen upon you this
nnrlnou- debt as any portion of the west now have
weve delegates in the house where your majority is
wenty.three. By appointment A these same couu.
les and cities given seventeen delegates in house
vhere Your majority is fourteen, and they entitled
;pon the principle of the mixed basis to several more
let us now see where this money has been expended
find that in the Underwater country there has been ex.
pended seven hundred and ninety three thousand three
hundred and fl three dollars-n Piedmont the
try lying betw and the Blue Ridge
millions four hundred and foryfre thousand, five hun
lred aud eighty dolars-in the Valley two millions
me hundred and fifteen thousand. seven hundred aud elk
yhrec dollars and in the counties the Allegheny
Mountains one million, five hundred and four thousand
and niuety dollars. In speaking of idewater and
Piedmont mean actual. and constitutional Tide.
water and Piedmont; include the cities of Richmond,
Petersburg aud Alexandria with Piedmont, because in
my Judgment they properly belong there They are
identified with Piedmont in interest, feeling and policy
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