Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29


Motion vas then made hysIr srEruEv nS 10 ine in tn
blink created By striking the word Fl ,hauI te Won
"A"chsny." AgrccA
Mr. STEPHENSON moved 10 strike out ihr po7I"r
which Alelhny and Craig Shall os !i; elect on
delegate" Agrer.i 10.
Mr. Sarn OF Gresnhric- moved To strike that nnr
IiUn which reads the Of G7crnbrrr an: "chann
tag shall "ny elect two dei,gscs " and insr u; ! 'nrr
oil the following: tha count OF GrcG5:ier a"! 'a':'
tas at the 1T election mn!cr the new Cnns'"''n s,"
each elect Jclrene I'd second s Il i0in''y r'rc
Two Delegates aud shall alicn at every election '''c
nftpr u
division being demanded the QUESTION ~as hrst lnkef
upUn skinG the words indie lied, and l. VS. hs'eco IL
Ayes 52-nucs a.. o
The noun l., ins.r was disagreed to- Av, if noes So
On motion uf Nr LYoSs hr Enn"s!tinn then adJuthIa
! FuR THE ESUrtREi:.
To The Voters Of thc Congressional Eri' e""js q !"
Counties ot Chesterfield, Fv.rhna", G0acs!1'1 L-'"i'"
| Euhorer, Hear;eo ana tie City Of RuhmoEd
In The mouth "( Jny at III" last ,ra, 'o"-r'NEs"s,
received communication siprd by bt'w' e" III" ana w.
huurrd persons asking would dGuLr "iso!i ranc
date for the Convention ihtn about I" :e i-c !" h"'
the Constitution uf the State and al the same c ;elucs9
me to furnish them with my views III regard To nc '",s,'
measures of reform proposed. Tic first pT"2'> "n az
clin.d only because thought The people ought l" be lei
free 10 select their agents for 50 inponn "s' r-
respective Of their personal influence and prpnl 'y ot oe
cause really had no desire 10 he IN the C"n' 'enu""t,
did feel myself a liberty 10 withhold any ss''ce INA
nv friends might call upon To PERFORM
The second rrQm"s complied wiih and sent t' mn lccf
enbraciug general vit~s The leading qutshia m re-
form then spuk.n Of which letter published m al ule
leading papers Of the city, bere crery hn IL II was
read he fault nnei voIc IN he os'sirf
furnished with The opportunity olasccrldlnng my VIEWS
before he vucd. ,
In That letter sad clearly in favor u extending the
right of suffrage, maze II nearly nnFeIsa as may
ue practicable and exprden My observation aud ex";l-
encu ,ng satisfied that t,"s no r'ri'rhae
ground be occupied between lrce Ii ana un'cfsa SUI.
rnpr for many necessary mere tu eneI nto
Thus will clearly 10 favor ul extending
the right Of suffrage a and by consequence n suecr
the property of the county I" some extent !" 's rr 81
property holders, who, in the IN "iI: Is e
Gmpuved would cons uIe large majority ut The voting
puation perhaps every county o the STATE and "p ""u
hercire control the selection of representatives IL The
sislature in favnr This he:au-e not one 't
those who believed all the wisdom all the rGc aud all lie
n,Iycnc. of thc Sn,e w,. I,dord bv nlrue win
whom fortune had favored with aaun ,rc Of word
goods in other words believed ilai The experience u
severn y-ve years had sesd what the time d! the nd"p-
ton of our first C0nstitnn nnsnrci pr"b.i--p
w The capacity Of man for s'f.s"vernmert-wh "H'
honestly and earnestly doubted by Of the ors a "Se
men Of that dny-and which had largo 81 =" =" ni1i.nrt
the deliberations OF the Cunvcniinn OF l62J c"nolicf
as it was great degree, by those whose ptJ"dIres sue
Early conceived opinions this subject had mol Decn enic
ly eradicated
fraer only hrev ia hr prity o mat
nithou well in nith property, ior sellgov In
nen but because thought the poor quite AZ INCAPABLE
appruprlang Hive Of the rich t their PURPOSES as i
ricn could D. Of appropriung the srany pance OF th
pnT their uses because thought the Vl:!ue ri Gne qu
~ trust worthy thar Uf the o"r; BECAUSE c,'!n sits
men by the nuaiies Of tic head and o a:i, J,
BY The depth Of packets the n9th Of their
because nceve ,iis /" be gov.rnGen 'i men, ana ~
i government ui property because believed iad
to control property ana that property was mot made u con
troll man. because | o,crrd that in tie pal ,suphy o
government in the philosophy O Daturr. mird made
10 control itcr and hg not m.te Ia Contro
mind; because believed that wealth and ari,t"cracy has
quite CROUCH (and my taste far too lnucn, Influence ac
+yranenus Importance attached III H. without ratrn
urnn the Con. .trurinu; becausc nnxils establish
as tar ms gould ppilca cqr:y nn0n- MI icn, from IN,
,rdie urist,rra TO Inc nr3et and poorest
| tb .ll Ei
battles u the country, suul have vice il dclcIminn!
the question of peace war; because believed The r9h
of suffrage great T"ishai Hghi, mat ought no
10 be sd cut at pcayunc a''eai. and because d.;
| not believe The payment ut II tex ol tn cents any
prnnf of mans interest in atalhm nj institution.
,i the State; bccaass tu!rred the honest ii,rs,
uupr man, the mechanic day lbcrr III lives Dy tlr
swrut Of hia brow spends for u'is - d hard
earned Profits Of his labor Of yrsieay, entitled :" h:
ranked above gos and chlls the cattle aud Dcasi+ d
the field of hi. favored ard wealthy u"inh, in hpr
because believed that property was ent Il protection
oniy while man, the Lord Of ccaii"n, "mnd after 6
own IMAGE alone entitled representation aud wif
these views irny Impressed uaon my mimi hos cnul!
have voted for mixed basis Il't would iavc gwen
w.ipt T., propery tnan men hUw ,uuli have sustain
I'd prnposirinn gave f,iyolrc represents, i've,
uroDcriY the East, and only nirrY;ce 10 l!e peas
nc Ems, how could have yc!4rG nlrass.
uured twelve Thousand sul - usct every :EISa"
dollar. Of taxation, the "y ri Protecting The pro
p-y of ll.c rich raprcy TIE poor; and ~ M
.ume InnIen sIecnd Inc ,-cfi; uf nc rrifcscr.
rulivrs 10 Iue cuuo: n me very Ind Eth.
nr,,uerry uf their oval iu. would have
inconsistent aud aosnr or human ingenuity reconcile.
Nr this the only ohj crInn |" ic i'rnpunuun @a-
culed on 10 vote Iu ard cold havc Sustained i
wttlrt surrender of all claim 10 Nhs cunsia,rncy an:
! propneiy -,
gave an unequal ard unnst Representation DrocrtIh
counties Democratic men, and Drlclac taxes, Will
c,unlies Wbln men, and Whl tIx.s Ehul did The
nasis proposed by the committee, u? II lnut IN
stance ten Dcmocrnc counties, s-mdna dele gates ci-
set seven Whig cuuul;cs usI scniGa DEL ad,ts"hl
the population III The Drmocra'lc counties only 81 i1'
i tie Nhis cu,ircs the pnpul""n 1875; "nd III"
pa,d in the Democratic coanies S33gi9
While paid in the Nnil c'u"ies were So 2lo
wha, equality Justice was te IN ,h. A.an, III n
other nsancr ol.I32 p"Dnialiun in DcuOrratc c,uni"
made 10 offset IL oI in 'Ihig G.,uiii,s shile il't
Democratic cnnnIlrs p1i only 81 lI7 xca aud the Wax
counties paid S55 OO taxes Again, ti:rr Dnrac c'uh
Ties tla puria is nearly ,qI 81 7SI nf iaXi-
lion is made I" balance SS9,Sl wla coun'S-
Again. 81 49, ropuilnn IN ID IN 'cric clt!- uia!e T.
balance s. 5i2 in Wing counties and s2i2s in taxes "
halinc. S203iS in "hs Counties ad again, ans
er instnnce, los e65 puati"n 10 Dem counties lt
m to balance l33 Isl population Wig counties, ana
ss7 G3 taxes to balance SO6 1874 If Wing .yrsaad 80 on
throughout. Democratic Cncsteriei VITA 3jl p'pu'-
tion. paying s7l59 taxes is ulad Ianre WING AHe
rnarle, with 736 ropuaton and sl 263 ni "ht
tho city of Richmond which Their own mixed basis
would be entitled II eleven rcprcscnlu lives unl u ps
allowed four But besides all lh il was such an arrange
mint as would have required majority Of not less thaf
Is 900 Wings to har: carried majority u the Iegsa ie
| Now, does any Whig complain of for vuna asalns
such popo tun his? II So all tan say is inst nm al
loss To know how anv Wng cIui De recuncIsd 10 FOL
it, For farther Developments in detail Ins subject re
fer 10 ing printed sptrch Oh the basis question.
But wish 10 enquire why were AGO. 900 persons east
the nains entitled 70 fourteen representatives, il5f
than 100000 persons west Of The muunansl Was oeca
they virunus more Intelligent or parotic
Mot at all. 1t was put such ruund but becaus
they wealthy, because they had properly
and s it for repuiians such principle this that AN u
be condemned in this Of eorm in Ibis free country
Do thuse VINO have heretofore supported desire to see m
ds,ncnn hi, inequality established between the rch nn'
the poor II So confess they made great mistake whe,
they sent the Convention, reurnrr, suppose"
TO oblerae all such odous anivcpubican distinctions
II the pncpla sound one, let c1rry To lis II
gnae results and see in what il will end. ;.
If minority of rich men, Of the mountains are emu
tied To larger share OF political power than a'r'!
puor men west OF the mountains, why should not n,
of rich men, on the Snu1 side Of 4es River be eniiIca
more political power than 1i1j y OF poor men on Tue l'o
side of the riserl And in Ike manae why would n'' a m
ioy of rich men, in Richmond, be entitled 10 more p;e
power Than ma purity of poor men in The country! me
question that do want evaded. " mt II ans"e'e
bv these who murnur my True. they did MOI pr
pose 10 apply this principle TO the East. On this sae o. W
mountains this great safeguard 10 property %as .
i, was only 10 be applied to the West Bu why "ny -
sound principle side Of the mountains ana unsoun