The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-19

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revenge, make us the first victims of their
Jury.
VIII now, sir. review some of the most
prominent charges contained in your report.
In doing this, shall not condesccud To repei
those al tyra'iny and desh otis,r, or <.erqonai
inseenTby.-These consider rank, incobe
rent .declamation. and more the su bi ect of
ridicuie thaHserioas debate. II they in!lame
me passions OF the people they will Droba-
bly, answer their purpose. The constitu.
tionality of the Embargo has been discussed
IN previous debate and ii yentlen, en- are
rot, 1t IS because they viii nos ne Convinced
Whenthe subject comes regularly before the
proper Judicial tribunal, gentlemen may
wish that titey had deliberated more before
they had decided. ~
The sacred name Of WAS ZINC TON ia in.
trofuced TO sanction opposition Iris rehort.
this evil sf6if, is in this wav to be transfer
med Wto an angel of light. The mantle of
Washington is to be thrown over it, to coy
er its deformity.--How do the sedtinus doc
trines you inculcate, comport wi,h his fare
well address! Hear him on the subject Of
= dissolution efthe union, and then talk of
your New England convention. Hear him
speak OF local jeaiousies, and then. complain
ct the voice of New England being lost in
;'he national councils. Hear him on the
mutual DEPENDENCE of the several sections os
the union, and then clamor about The sopa
rate interests OF the commercial states.
Hear him foretel just such a party as yours.
and expose their views of ambition C power
ana never again pervert his name to purpo-
ses like these. Societies bearing his name
are scattered over the y. s for the purpose.
no touht. OF breaking down the fabric which
his hands contributed to raise.
tOu shelter yOprs npda- ~.
build his sepulchre, raise monuments to his
me mory, but despise his counsels and reject
his precepts, AS was said of religion, NAV
be said OF him.-O, Washington, sacred az
thon was, what crimes have not bee n com
mitted in thy name
But New England is lost in the national
couno iis-this is standing charge. You
mean, suppose, that by the creation of
small states in the west, the voice of New
Eng land IS diminished below what it would
DE IN the house ct representatives. The first
tact rs assumed as a giveR point, and We
ADMIT without enqeiiy, that these FIVE New
Eng IND stales, are large states. Now wha.
IS the ct Z New England has more repre-
sentatives IN the senate OF the United States
than she would have been entitled to. had
the number been apportienea according 70
the whole number,of free inhabitants. For
example--as 6148 539, the whole number
OF jrFe inhabitants, is TO SO, the number of
senators. so is ], AZ ,555, the free inhabi-
tants OF New England, to eight and about
three Quarters, the number Ct senator's re
required. But New England is now emit.
tied to ten, about 1-29 more than her e,rel
proportion. Now by the same process yo,,
may find our loss in the house by the slave
rePrese ptation. AS the whole humber of
tree inhabitants is to 81, the number of rem
rssentatiyes, SO IS the number of free inha
bisapts OF Ne" England. TO forty-three and
ABOUT tnree-tourths about 81 more than
we now have. Hence it is manifest. that in
So,H oTonches OF the legislature of the l.
Fitted States, New England is over-represen.
ted.
But this is not all-the increase Of inhab;.
tants in the western states. exceetIine ,ba,
OF New-Ensland, operates as a relative di-
pmusion Of their representatives, between
the periods OF taking the census. The state
OF ONO, think. by the Census before the
last, was entitled 10 but one Representative.
and New Hampshire to hve. By the last.
census, Ohio had more inhabitants than
New Hampshire. But during this period of
ten years, New-HampshRe has had fDe
votes to one against Ohio. Had This opera-
ton been against the New-Enela+d states.
what an Internal clamor we should have srt
up.
But another very serious charge ara;ne,
the western people is, that they i,c-eoss too
taH In a,tree Country it is even difficult tn
regulate, much more to restrain Dopulat;on.
" be fruitful and multiply" is command
OF nature, and would have been cheerfuljv
o6eyed without the additional Injunction
CT revelation. But suppose we should make
me attempt aud get up resolve. and send
IL 10 our senators and representatives. in cor.
gress, requesting them to get some law pass
ed' restraining the population of the ves
TERN states; 1t would not be half so ridden
ious as some resolves we have sent there
And suppose Congress- should Dacify us. 3,
pass law to this effect, apprshend RI At II,
parties in the western country n,aIe. .nd
females, would unite in resisting ana, /, ~
ana announcing y as Unconstitutional and
! 'h'"S IL would be H':conati'ufiynal, verv
uncsasffInf'onal., Now, sir, is i decent Or
ciVii' or does It cofnport with c7Aantrg to
be fretting and complaining agains; our hre-
thren OF the west, because our wives IN no,
have children so fast as theirs Sir there Ia
a better way than this--iet every MAJ ne
az his post. and do his duty, and he 1,av in
du.ge comfortable hope that his meane
Will be b esscd. IT we Cannot commend go,
cess, let us at least deserve II. I.rt o,,,.
Hdchftors ger married, and instead of rou
planning Of their increase, LEI 1s nake an IS
fort tn outstrip them.
But. You say emigration Is on. cause-.so
II Is and the way to check It, is to abandon
your Iocri contracted policy, Instead Of
continually exciting dissrust, alarm and