The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-06-15

amoiuon OF James Madiion, and his ma
lori1y ct ZEN in the aGembly, thar the itate
OF Virginia itands indebted for this
depth Of degradation With an infatu-
alton the MOI, uaaccountable, this party
acknowledged thar amendments were
necehary, and yet rcfucd TO ler them be
annexed TO the Virgin;en acceptance of
the new contribution. Il was urged that
they could afterwards be pafed by Congress.
Iheic remarks will extend to q greater
length than was expected. We ihall proceed
at lei(ure, and Before advancing to George
Hay,and Judge Cha.e, we hal! take notice of
tonc grois and fcandalous receptions, concern
ing the adoption of the contitution, which a
iatc writer has attempted TO ir1,polc upon the
world. The National Intclligrncer is now
publifhing ferries of eGays under this tide
6 EyefutGf on If TIE c5argc agninR THE aR
g mfhjfration ttet tbeir Vicsu5 admegjRres,
are hsfile to The Eaferu SfGfsj." In No
/. the wrirer fays thas &C during the interc1ng
g dfculions that accompanied the ratification
'' Of the conttitution, di6s.isfaG7ion was ee-
trs9sd as 10 ftve,ai parts of IT," rTheTc
could be no wonder at thar. Experience has
lhewn that it's poor enough thing. Each
party accules the other of having frequently
broke it. We are bound, in common luGce,
TO believe them both. But fence with twenty
broken rails, IS better than none at all. And
as the impeTfscfions OF this contribution, and
.he ways in which it has bsen rwifted, have
produced great deal Of mitchell, 70 its ex-
ittcnce has mott likely pre0entc9 much more.
olnce the democrats got upcr the top Of us,
sheir genuine principles have been difcovered.
George Hay, for infance, avows MS right of
knocking down any man tfat ofends him.
At his jntancc the it.fferer is cnt to Jail, till
he mail be able to find fecurity to keep the
peace; and this nor erormous act of tyranny
e5cjtes emulation in warm of derrocrats.*
homas Jeferfou feleGGs as his private fccre-
tary, Lewis Harvic, r!otcr and duelif All
this may ihcw rs what was 80 have been ex-
pe6}ed, If the denocVats had been permitted 70
form : contribution OF thar own, and 70 govern
under rs authority. We fay, therefore, that
the federal government has been OF fcryice.
not 70 mich by the good which il has done.
as by the ui{chief which it has prevented.
/ here can be no furprile that diDatiSaGyi1n
&Uas c@9rsDca as 20 jeveyal paris CT II. We re-
peaTed in favour Of amending it's provifons
6 in order to inlure it more unanimous md
"a. cordial lupport. Virginia cboie Mr.. Madi-
g earleit duty he impoied upon himtef, Was
81 the proposition OF amendments With pa
rental Golicitude he itrove, ard bis s76y-tl
q g0syf reGUardsd NTH SUCCESS, to remove
& the defects which exifted in the ftttesrl
&c His tervices merited and commanded uni
IS versll appreciation"
here is more in the fame hyle; but this
IS quite enough. Madlon might propofc to
Congrefs amendments Of the coufifuton. Il
is nor worth an. enquiry whether he did, or
not. IF he did, bis Efforts tgsre NOT sroavned
NTH fueefj5. This wretchcd fcrihblsr s fb5ing
~ the fac Of the rscordi We have looked in
vain through the proceedings of Congrefs for
amendments of the Contribution adopted by The
influence OF Mr. MSdilon. The prophetic
voice of Patrick Henry had forstold that Con-
grels would reject thole amendments propofed
5y the convention OF Virginia. He faid that
Il would De uieleis TO recommend tke&, that d
majority Of Congreis would All as they plealcd;
that it was in the power Of the convention 20
obtain their own terms1 by fanding out and
behaving with fro1neis; and that twas the
height OF folly TO caft away certainty for hope.
here could not be palmer or more un-
aniwerable argument; but al was in vain,
The (rtnzg Of NlddijSn ard biz n,yYmidoa5 b5rS
a5S0a e1sry tbthg bef6re it. The delegates
did indeed snnex tome POPULATIONS to
their ratification Of ehs contribution. One OF
thefe was that "rhe liberty Of ne preis cannot
e be cancelled, abridged, reRrained, or modi-
IS fed by any authority Of the United States
Ifwords have fixed meaning, It is ielf
evident rnat this cizuie forbade The exec6Aor
of the fedition act in the fate Of Virginia. Il
NOTE.
LAT winter, letter was received az tEii;
Office from ore OF the nioft Respectable demo
Gratis in Philadelphia. The writer could MOI
conceal bis triumph at CalIender's impnilon.
mept. He knew 70 little Of the matter as &c