The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1792-02-25 00:00:00, page 2

yofthft committee -paiif and ft ill
fettln (hat ft iftof meeknifr and chi-
— t4ab'e benevolence which it eminent
ly amiah!ef fad ornamental in eery ‘
uithor Though I d ffeifrom raid gen
tleman m hit opinion conceroing-iwo—
houfes yetTwaiTo aseeably charmed
Wuh hit ‘iiriuffial mode ol adiUefi tin
laying artde (nfults peifonal reflefthns
huilelqui &t 4c) that I apprehend
fart of hit arguments wi on m fiJe
rhequeftion thetefote I (hail only
make a brief reply-
The Dift iterefteJ Citen in fvmd
'‘“a ’ wiaiivm w in iii-iui iiWivi w
ateafire taifigpitheWi my meaning plead for 'the-r beingcon inued mfla’
concerning the negroes all 1 ratals very? 1 Will leVe ft' ihfc reader to
Included in' all the confttutions in hi Judge wheihei ihe-D-fiiuereilcd'Ci
i United State - My' chief defin was t jten or HS B M ii'he “gieaccft
mo fljq w the abfurdity of a bill of rights friend to the r gh:s of ciarJtind'
" Without ever putting liinco execution
view the blacks as part of the hu
man fpeces knd therefore 1 think
that they are included in every bill of
tight on the Continent But thefe
declarations of the tight of mankind
fa -and only partly fulfilled to he whites
the black are altogether negleded
My ‘ principle defign is ro endeavour
to obtain the freedom of ihewhi'es
for until! general fpiritof liber ypiej
- wails ahtngftusfo'alodhtain this
there ii ho ptofofcit even of a gradual
imar-cipaiiori or the blacks which- is
theooly way (1 think) they ever can
-' befet at liberty without injuiing (hefr
owners and even If th a is done it
uft be by the content t f the peoples
Ine llfinterefted Ci'izen when
fpeakiiig agamft voting by Ballo af-
Pennfyl'vanik faith u I defy the gentle
man to produce a Unglc ihftmce of
fuch partial eleftmoa in the ftare of
Virginia" 1 can inform the gentlo
Sdin'of the caule of thefe partial e!ei
tioni -which hehaa menrionei' It
iras not an ertoi in ihe tqoda ol electl
6h that brtaftmed this but the ped
pie was difttafted it (what (bey thoT
- was) the unconft:tutional proceedings
of the Aftembly and therefore would
"ot come oiif 1 cad give an ioftance
of the fame kind in ihla In
Che vfear iytt the citizens of the coqn
' CyofFaye te be n Bifgufted at the
tSr BliDtotDi ' ing ob'igeJ to meet ind eleft at cifty fJicd by that of the other and there
I REJOICE to find A if theDifinfe- 'Sri-Pl in i each county ft incrin- fore both were neceflary The
tefted -Jtizeri can wiite agamfl a-7"" veuientand injurious totiue liberty
-Asia oif-Vrginiipynry about 300
fifeir ll 1 dan ieeo!!bft) voted imhat
)crse popdlat couty Bui ne ther of
thefe inftnces is any thing to the pui
pofe Thi xeafbn for e'eftnig by bal
lot s Bat ak no tee knowe h who
ach thdividuafvoteth foi therefore
cverv one may esereife his judgment
wri' boat fear favour or affe&ion The
prefent mode of eleAing ws fiift in
Ctodaced in England at a nme he peo-
le were generally illiterate and as
rirgima wu oijjeinally' a Rings go
feinmenr ihii mde was adopted and
iJfthfcted though at jh (s time the
people in general can write and read
fhcir ‘own (ickeri and if any one
tpould not read be wouid be it nai
fb to find a fiiend ibat be could
'dtetid upon io read hia ticket before
tie delivered it But eledt n by vi
veWoce j not the onf objection
!r giving jantjuftance of e’edions n
tujrc to Utepreleac modes thu of be
: a- - -
ChottaVs of being fepfa(edJionibe flie-judictary-fWcre hotthefii j there ih that f Aithbogh the bur'
( claules then intended for a reitfiction J-'— J --- e
II S B-ll
— P-SThe n fii:eie(hJ Cit tanin
hs poftfcript fcys'ha' my ‘principled
coujlfcrael the ft A article of our de
- the KcJpral conftitutTbncon'ain a
llil! of Rights and though it gave
not univerfa fatisfaction yet it f?-
‘cured in is mod unequivocal manner
chrationofiighjs j whichjeclaienhat-— tnanyrof the great right of human
alHnen'aie bv nature equally fee nature Rob the thrafhef will re
and independent fteK-aie the negrotil -ply that "it is ufeltfs fora the mem-
meg Mf 1081 e they not declared to bers of Ccngrefi have ro motives
be by nature equally free With u? by tofoerve From tlicir duty they can
this article M flioulJ (k then wuh therefore never injure the people I
b- nbte tw Vhoco
Iti " JfcJ the pnd Fcdtraicoiiira
the following "part of rhe article T and
hbwit itcorlident'ih ihs article to
' -Mr Continued from No 23
Pkixtcr
IE V £ R have been and ever
(hair be for ought 1 know i
warm and zealous advocate in favor
of a Bill of Rights— The objections 1
thahive Jxenmulett a Bill of
Right as far as I have heard miy
be reduced to the -three following
heads ft That it is ufelefs— 2d
That it may create ganger— -And
3d That it is abfurd and farcical
111 a republican government— The
only fpecioui colour th:
?IV® m ikuwni ui mi- n iis vymer
birth to the firft objection is that powerful feafons that ought to avail
our libertiei and privileges are fuf ln this cafe are firft to prevent the
Be defifcndiBIef Does not-vhe'yh' juft lU it fxr to impofe burdent
irticU fajfi that the lcgiflacvc ana 091 pvt of the'coTifTiunity and
executive pdweri of the date (hould ejtonertrt the reft I At whwuliei
be entirely feperate and diftinct from — rctufn-toheespTrTwhat- fccurti
Aie— iiidietarv — r — wins hnt tb-C Ik i ) a ilLL i 1 1
j ’ —' wi-
ncicntly fafe in the hands of our re
prefentadves and therefore a Bill of
Rights will oiily operate as a knd
of a lujererogstion Miglu no the
very fame objection with ’equal rea
fhn be made' to a conftitution of
goverqmcnr as the object of each is
Co define the Jioivers of the rulers iri
drder to prevent in infringement of
the rights of the people Does not
the 4th article of the Bill of R gh:r
oF Virginia tell you (hat the office J
of a judge or legillator ought not to
upon the powera of the rulers I
Does not the id ciaufe of t))enintlt
fcction of the fiift article of Uie Fe
deral conftitution tell you that rhe
privilege of the writ of Habeas Cor
pus ftiail not be futpended unlpfs in
cafes of rebellion or invafion f And
uub I ISICB IIUI III
was not the intent of this so fecuro Bill of Rights fiy that no man c
to mankind the great and unaliend- fet of men are entitled to exchifiv
ble privilege of pcrfonal liberty f emoluments Or privileges f But per
Wd therefore ft id that the object haps Rob the thrafher will faytha
of each is the fame You will ailc the above isa cyfe that muft ncrc
perhaps as the object of each is the firily happen in the very nature 1
Une why not infert the Bill of things I tell him jhattfthetewi
Rights in the conftitution? Why a ciaufe in the conftitution toiirt
MMA I fU T — a1 1
( g — — — — — r 1 s
nor 1 fay for I am ftire tlut it would
be equally (or perhaps mere! fafe
and fecure ana lefs troubldome
Butaa it was not done in mod of
t'ic ftate governments in the union
thd ttcficicoccs of the one vai fup-
ninth fe'tion of the firft article of
a — -
thoughttnHerwife Their deep pe
netration knowledge £nd forefight
taught them better : taught them
that rulers were never yet without
view of private emoluments and
ambition They made their calcu
lations upon the univerfal principle
of humad-Airure that man is a
fallen creature hath deviated from
hTs origi-ial n ctitule and will cer
tainly aCt wickedly if hj? be not tp
ft rained 'The fenfe of a ieiy large
majority of tiie people of the united
Bates is inravour of a B!1 of Rights
They were universally of ihr opin
ion whije the fpirit of liberty was ia
vigor p-o-ple A large majority of the
of Kentucky aiuiouily wi(h it
This alone in my opinion 1 a faffi
cient reifon for adopt in: it a every
government ought to be founded in
the affections or the ip!e Other
fuppofe for tnftance that a majority
of the members who compofed ti’e
lcgJlWure were lanilholJeri (as thr
s j-— -----
combination of one part of the com
snunity igiinft &e otheV and fecund
to lecure equal liberty' to all— Now
ckle may probably happen fome times )
fuppofe I fiy (hit they (hould impole
tficir taxes altogether cn trade or if
it was compofed chiefly of men of
Erfonal propenjy fuppofe that land
ould be the only object of taxa
tion iaffiuld cither of thefe cafes he
lA T i
ddned part of the community (hould
COipplain yet a majority are plcafcd
and as a majority may fend what
men they plcajet they may there
fore be repeatedly elected by thefe
trunk tO the great detriment of a
part of the people— Does she Bill
of Rights allow this I Does not the
vent it it would be morethan the
would dare do to vi'dare it— Whe
a law of the land thar ir is made i
favor of a man is violated by th
rulers he can-raife a clamor wit
fpirit with boldocls and as one v