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u The Al5any Argus calls Benz. WATKINS
LEIGH, of Virginia, a Federagist,' and talks of
his sneers against poor White laJorers' IN 1880
meaning in the Convention which formed the
present Constitution of Virginia. We thank the
Argus for the reminiscence. Virginia was then
strong Jackson State-a Democratic State,
according to the Argus: the Convention was de-
cdedly of that party, and yet it framed Constl-
tuition nllowiag rich man 10 uote an erery county
uhere he holds property and not permitting
poor man 10 uote at all! Mr.. Leigh did indeed
say something to this effect, that men utterly des-
titute of property never did nor could take any
consistent, enlightened, steady interest in public
affairs, and that therefore it was idle 10 extend to
them the Right of Suffrage; bat Mr.. WM' B.
GILES, who was of the Argus's politics, said the
same thing and the Convention rOted accord.
ngy. Will the Argus state these facts and cx-
plain them?