Proceedings and Debates of the Virginia State Convention of 1829-1830, Volume 1Da Capo Press, 1830 - 919 páginas |
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... representation in the House of Delegates , regard should be had to the white population exclusively . 2. Resolved , That a Census of the population of the State , for the purpose of ap- portioning the representation , should be taken in ...
... representation in the House of Delegates , regard should be had to the white population exclusively . 2. Resolved , That a Census of the population of the State , for the purpose of ap- portioning the representation , should be taken in ...
Página 45
... Representation shall be uniforin throughout the State , " the whole were taken up for consideration in the following form : 1. Resolved , That the elective franchise should be uniform ; so that , throughout the State , similar ...
... Representation shall be uniforin throughout the State , " the whole were taken up for consideration in the following form : 1. Resolved , That the elective franchise should be uniform ; so that , throughout the State , similar ...
Página 48
... representation , but as between the voters themselves . Are all to be units ? all of alike value ? or , will you graduate the votes given ? Will you regu- late their value by the excess of the property the voter may own , over and above ...
... representation , but as between the voters themselves . Are all to be units ? all of alike value ? or , will you graduate the votes given ? Will you regu- late their value by the excess of the property the voter may own , over and above ...
Página 49
... representation . The fourth resolution is nothing more than a corollary to the second . It is only the expansion and application of the same principle to representation , which is pro- posed to the voters themselves : i . e . that ...
... representation . The fourth resolution is nothing more than a corollary to the second . It is only the expansion and application of the same principle to representation , which is pro- posed to the voters themselves : i . e . that ...
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... representation in the Government , you bribe and tempt the honest simplicity of your fellow - citizens , to commit a ... Representation ; what is it ? It is the effect of suffrage . Suffrage is the cause , representation the effect ...
... representation in the Government , you bribe and tempt the honest simplicity of your fellow - citizens , to commit a ... Representation ; what is it ? It is the effect of suffrage . Suffrage is the cause , representation the effect ...
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