Draggingtree Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Democracy vs. Aristocracy in Virginia in 1830 By Jeffrey R. Brackett on Jun 14, 2019 There is in some of our libraries a certain book which the writer of this article ventures to believe is not generally as familiar as it should be to the student of politics. For himself, he chanced one day, several years ago, to blow the dust from off its time-worn binding and nine hundred dreary-looking pages of fine print, to read it through with zeal, and he opens it with interest to-day. It depicts the critical moment of the fierce struggle which was waged between the democratic and aristocratic forces of Virginia two generations ago; but the principles involved in that struggle belonged to no one State then, concern us to-day, and will concern generations to come. The strategic points of the struggle in Virginia were the qualifications for suffrage and the basis of representation in the General Assembly. In the early days of the colony, when a few men were jostled together in the hardships of settlement, all freemen were expected to vote. In 1654-5 the suffrage was restricted to housekeepers and to one person in a family; https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/democracy-vs-aristocracy-in-virginia-in-1830/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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