The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-17

|ePs"s ~sf .esoyt 10 aeknoVieoSe the Watering u.
pea OF our political horizon fFE7& -
There are perIons among hs ss1v who rr-cs
gate Z" heniielves executive parrotim party ipiri,
and political rage ieem to have Welded to foc,l
riei'dihP and mutual confidence. Yet there & fuf.
cie' degree OF vigilance in re people TOW ar. their
public iuneonarss, to detsd errcr or correA abs
thefe are no denouseers with us--tns third part 4
term we have heard Of but are perfectly at ola
to snow what is deignated by L. believe we have
only one party hel,; the federal being d,f,n9 that
IS Ha!ss r1haoiiean esmooass Nor do a, prelr foe
bas one eircainitanee likely to agita,e the public
mind II isthought by fone that a propoGtnr, will
be made the eriung Legislature TO cal, eonvsu
ton to amend the Gate conlitution this is hsi.1
IN my humble opinion. well worthy of much reiesti-
on, and ought not lightly to be taken up. ! hat theirs
are defects In that inrvment, an, ready TO admi.
out nave rot thirty years proven ,hsm be- ,-h &c
trivial, when Compared with the great and fubQap.
tial good ieeured thereby 70 the bulk of t. ci.iz-ps
Shall the principles of government be broken ND ard
each member pats in review, upon very iiyh, tug
ON OF adiitu'bed maginatoni Shall .ve wan.onle.
like the dog in the fable let go the fnlance to praf
at the fhadow Shall we proltrate that fair fabric
OF human wiidom, individual liberty, national hap
pnes and PROPERTY to the tramping lee, OF p.vo-
lutoniiing fpirir hope not. Rat!sr let us follow
the example of prudent individual who Wien lie
knds ms hour in want of repair does bot pull Il down.
but cautoui.y examines every part, and wherever
ne finds decayed ulelrs timber csreuliy removes
tand iubititutes better Is it aerted by any, thar
our contribution is 70 detective as to REQUIRE amend
ment in every part Ht is, that cieun,ftauce would
induce nle to oppoie the Calling a coavsi,ti, rXr
an, OF opinion that the contribution of Virginia
would not fuifer by comParfon with thar IF any
Other fate in the union, although r,o of chem have
experienced fome others very radis,I changes pcs
49, is 1t expected the propofed convention will ex.
hibit more talent, more virtue and patriotfn than
the ahembly which formed our pref mt fyttem1 I,
il light circumstances in favor of the preient coni-
tuition, that the people intimately acquainted with
IT'S principles and happy under its operation That
theie are facts. appeal every days experience,
and the reiolutions os the Legislature of 96 or g.
ubmtting to the people the proprety Of the propof-
ed call.
have admitted the contribution 60 be dec,a;v.
The grievances mott Complained Of may be .m-
hraced under the following heads: Inequality Of re.
preientat'on RICH, Of iurage, and difficulty Of obtain
ing uiten in the Weiern parts the iate, from the
iargeneis OF tie counteS. This latter evil tho not
ln'eaiatey chargesbe the cor ni,ation my co a.
terally Ct incidentally grow out of it, Twill al, If
the'e evils, or any Others 90 exa relief cannot BIZ OBJ
tanned ny any other mode than that of ceiling con.
V-iiti' n and whether TO Obtain partial amendment
II Is neeehary to fuhmt the whole infrument YOU
will obterve the quenon is how The umen,n,,,
iha be modified but how the end f,all be attained
and 5uhnt TO you whether it could no, he as We'll
accomplished, asd with fafety by the enfring r..
griatare propofng their ancpdnen in the bape of
re!outos for The difcuon and confederation of the
citizens at large and for them to initrud their men
brs to the iucceedng acnbly either TO rally or re-
ird. -,
"'Th're is d,cordance of fentime,,t, perha,s
Earring OF interea between the inhab;t as Of ~.
Elnern and our Brethren in the wefern parts of
Virginia, upon the fubieG Of representation. That
they are entitled fair and full proportion in ec
lation cannot be denied and could with to fee them
freely participate in all general acts. | take it for
granted that the true criterion of representation fou,d
be either population TAXATION or both AID am
very much inclined to believe tina, you will ten the
fact by either both of their modes it will be found
that IN the houle of representatives the inequality il.
not very great In the fenate there is very Yr AZ
inequality, but even there it i, rat.r betuee re
Ea'tern and Welern parts ofthe fae, th5n is be-.
tween the fenatoria diarias Of York and Erunrwirk
and when we reaea that the ienate can originate no
bill and that no aet can become obligatory which
does not receive the artion Of the houle of repre-.
fenatives, view this evil rather as Imaginary than
''ai-and II its consequences by means f import.
ant as to juty the call Of convention--,hereby to
hazard the peace and tranquility of the ate which il
10 universally felt and admitted"