The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1791-03-12 00:00:00, page 2

-petriatifm pervades a country awing itt
nan age In about a half century fa row
when in all probability the pint af liberty
will begin ta ba dimi ifbtd what than will
becama af aw rights f I ha anjwtr is obvi
ous : uultft canl it ut finally jecured they
will bt left forever -li Vt a- uniter af na
tarfequtnca tafecurt aur daartfl rights and
Ubieties T Any pirfan who has a warm and
he hamogtneaut f I' fa whereitttt danger tf
thd ana aura than t bat aftha other
: I take it ta be an aria pretty generally
Hgrttd M thsrttitr-efftBs-carrrfpandrta-Mt — canfummatti a ca -ijl lui‘ou which tv rjirua
esufat - But they fttm to af tighten them- hatu caimeJ tit wonder and admiration
bt Idt
few with the idea that ’it wiu not oe
inferttd h th Conftitutian ! U'k-ra it tha
danger aft hit if they be hth tantamauniana
bath ha directed ta tha fame pwpjtr--I
bapa they wauidnat havai t ta canfoi of can
Sr AiBarj principle t If fa nay would
daftrof each ather and he of na ie ef'ft
I am fure I (iJMMjfttf dtfi-u-ty ajma-
gd at nugatory impalitic and even umga
taut— I will only qjk thjt gentlemen wha
art epptftd it it an theft principle if the
HU if rights ba dangerous whether ir
Ctnflltutiinai deftriptian wilt tut be equally
Jef Ji'hat is the 'ntent afths canflitunanf
Ths f inception that I have of it it tbit-
Atini'-drawAtarfgulatttkt0Jdulif
thafa wha campafa the caifliiutnt pens af
government And wiil naitht bill af rights
taalaus canctrn far the inter e I af hitfedaw fbould pravide jar vis the intrtfl and nap
creatures a delicacy af feeling w a lively pinrjs af numn jaci-ty
and gtiuraus apf rebel tan ef their welfare
cannat ba inattentive when he (tat their mill
valuable rights in danger jtni r final
any perjau wha reflect a w ament fee that
this itaBuaUy the cafe t It tbit theeay anly t
Perhpt fame may ajjert that it it We I
here list tha query : dees this danger ready
dxifllA bdl of Vghls kat hten repiejent right utlivtiti bylheia-dt ard tonmant
iengti and i'vo'its in it a ieiarncy af
turn i mg i nte it? out a-l aur i rnnuiit et
and rant hijes If the Ml af rig lit t jirurtt
au gr otefi and mot viluabt privileges
would they hart tat canfitutia’ifara uau :lf
Or an the atner hand f ft coujliuthn
well tnawn "fad that the greatrjl d-gtee af Jteurti them would they dejirt the bu- af
th-df ruffian of which the utmaB exert Ions
af ike numan mind Unit her i'ljuffi'ie'icy but
as p'ain and fimpleat great and important'
It amaunti ta na m-rg than this: tkt eft a-
blibment af theft great and abfalute rights
af individual! an iufr’ngmrnt ar diminu
tion bf wh ch would be diffanat ta the
dilate af humanity — ( may be dtnam'na
ted the great refiiu ut and bafit af A me
r lean liberty the rath af aur paliticai fal
Vitian—Tht fpirit t f liberty at yet jecurtt
ur right! : hut j ball we dtptnd an Japre
carious and fiiypcry a foundation)- ft it a
h demands tha attention af every friend la
bis country it nai mtlttr af Jport rat
lery ar facttiaufntfs it' is net ant af 'theft
mmhiguousr-fuhlima r myfieriaut JubjSi fiitatiun — I thii-k it be me m-fi
vtileit with aruelties and pt-pltx’tiet in '
'A - HILL af rig ktt Is § fnhftS af
grant eft important end mtt jr i
(If
iauj
lights ta be paramount t But tuts iafl a
film would be a men ahjwdity etcaujait
gats If the utter ahaition of iht import af
a but af rigntt It mrts not wi t
farm fur rtg nts art jetured fat ifiht can
flitutian jetured them il w-Uld af itf'lf
-cantitn a bill af rights and bt ftt'eHly J
tiifactary Ttit n aur atm a‘d dtn-e wt
a-ily want If aitam what alt conIituiiant
A aecade'iian tf the hiflaryaf the dtcla
ration afriglit in England wiuid c if r t
ry friend M li'trty and mattind tt ive
and revert i: Upan tkt depfti n of Ki-ig
Jama li an arjjw af iin rty dflujtd it
jtif amang tk people and w at i'lfl u i uta
a blit in tit aB af the dec ji at i-n af
the wirlimSiaU wa not imitate fa gl ri
out in example! is it nil incum tut upon
utt Art wtje calms ta every k’ivu-t af
ftBian haj-pi-n fit Ja tnl fierent about l ie
eft af awjtivtt and p-rfle iiiy af it t'jtcl
Ja Siaiiaraoltja nablt iojo lutly o fi lter it
ter Haft they mty joy tbit tnee at‘ an
ly gramieji an4'm iin parted ajtriioH
coicitd auy ta aid im mete
It ihepriHci'and frTnceJi af Vraigt lJ
February 1668
A it -ct tent if chit period be held tkt bite
dy wart af imhtaiian Set tne fet-lr up
turn and unhappy aiflentiunt it the reign
af Charles lm-Te what mu jl we ejcrite
the caujt t Unaaultedly ta nathing til
l-ut tie misfortune a! the pretaga’i-t if
me King and the privilege t aj mi ptapia
bring ttjt undefined
The uili af rights atfiiti the liberty af
the ptapit aiid the prerogative af tha King
in plain unequincai tar mrt-and in fast
giblt method bee "jiifwbitilrviaef ttTliore— C-nrwtnf erttn fa-fee -le wilceniinue
pythy and com ai fort nr unearrubted from reef an hijlary er
They tern ta think it aeBianabll an experience I Oren the tiaffic pages vtw
another account— B mi deflating jay th-y there the tff'ed af i at at' ate avarice and
w net her it i i‘n i-uount ta the cn I'twini ambition Tu wiil find there Jeme men
er not it wij ofconrqu‘Hie be iiua-ifili fleet wha dijgrettd human nature' and
ant and premia ea-iu iun ThiTahj-lian wfia jttmed -taae fent
gott ta a me I mi'ck'tveui aid perilaut ta flea I aw for corrupted umtur- wlen
king !' eouSB-nt and caefftntUl — It
never- wit f tab-fed anr atker way
A'auf but an a if or n me n la bif coun
try would aavt it any ether way But
whit wud prrye t it inert’vn in t - con
‘ " a i-
left at libirty tend exert itjelf Bead
le jacred pages fee the fall af tm pnmar
aial progenitor watch hatband ever u iU
remain at an eternal manhwiriif af the drpra
’vityaf human nature - Bthaia thetije and
fuh of uatient 7 whut ceujtt art they ta
be attributed Y It 1 1 an aljuraiiy a Jae
fijM ta farm Juth an ex'erlat en beattje
it co- fa 1Q1 all t‘e experience af the rgarid
1 here are as wejet the ipajfiblity aj fuck
a-t tp Batti’ aught we net to fiatidc a
gavH corrutii-n 1
If :ey prove bad men they miy malt the im
jfrian wufi jhitable ta their tun tiiw
and sfltejt Iff I tope in the unwarrantable
mawtr withjut any apparent violation ta
the tiifiiiutian Terra are eetlaiu great
w-alitneble rights the i-rrjervatian ar depri
vation af which Merida the tonfatrJy hi
tween itbtny ana flavery TViaf by jury
lineriy ef the preft iib-riy ef teycifice —
Titorbl jury in criminal cojet Is J’cured
in civil cojct left ta the cantraul af the ie
gifinutt Libert tf religion and the preft depend
f i mj li aiion — I ha t alrtaiy fbewn it
- what manner ie-pnc ttitn wii cftrult et a
future nay if guardta agntifi The Ie
Krfiti trjuning from the tfl ibitlmcnt tf
I -mtmfiivet hejo faired and inviolable tlshis prtjent
ty ihanfawst if tv-ry mind juf
ct l libit in the ieajl degree of ahummtgt
nttafiiy and patriotic benignity
- 7t Speak my tvn hum'ot opinion it may
in a great mtafurt tt imut ed ta
tf theft (tin tM mir Iitcilfiu that
we ad arcuit gavel urn uti jo fuh af
faB’on eijoidtt anatyray an4 ta Is fir
fruit’ an f t jupni r Baltiuy and clemency
ofla They aretntirtjy af modern
a-t f A habit attatuma-1 of the Uttra'agts
- It it wiil lii-wn that tie injliivtien
af the rein by jury it ai tf lot m-jl ef
fectual m e toads ta ttrvtnt tie tncteath
mtiLti of tna ts upas the inifVf l rii
t mrn ltfl the H'ertd has et atijtd
But -I u ntt-uejs het ta t a t en this
jruitu jltLJtil—
7'i f a-y j'tm it Mhhik f‘n it is a
ixin HniifrjfM )i l-iil n( paw-
lt!tutfan rea’h contains a hW efrighttm
fie wuch I uuwer if it dees it it inly
by tuifiii !! i and if we fbauid always
ct-tinit urtuont and pair ill ic imnii'atian
would vt com esent ta the i taluatty of
rr taunrrv Bit it I it ta be expeB-d f