Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-18

N'oiu, III the State OF Con-
hecticut, December Is 1914
REPORT, &c.
~he Oelegatea from fhe Legislatures ofthr
STATES If lIagsachusetts. Connection and
Rh9de Island, and from the Counties Of
GTGffon and Cheshire, in the STATE of
'FF7' Hamhshire. and the County IF Hind
dam in the State Of Yermont. assembled
IN Contention, 6cg leave 10 rehort The fol-.
loving rcsnh IF their Conference.
AAe Convention is deeply impressed with
sense OF the arduous nature of the cora>
mission which they were appointed to exc.
cute o. deVising the means Of defencc a.
Sa'nSt dangers, and Of relief from oppressi
oTs proceeding frrm the acts Of their own
E"Fernment, without violating constitutional
principles, or disappointing the hopes of
suffering and injured people. To prescribe
patience and frnness TO chose who are al
ready eXhau.ed bv distress, is sometimes to
or'Ve teen to deS sir, and the progress 20,
arcs :t!'rn H. ,he regular road, is irk.
'''.ie TO chose whose ic,agiuauors discern,
a." whose feelings prpmps to a saoT;er
N'"'Se. 81. when abuses reduced tn system
tcc"Wu' atsd through Il Course Ut years,
""'I G"'Y ded every department vt govern
Il ..'' AMI s2rcah :s~ru-tiHn through every
rs" o. tha state, vhun ,He5s arc cl1thcI
Wa the t-rTs OF '3W, aud enforced by an
fxecn'ive wh.s. xiii IS Ii -rr source, no sum
rA7ry means OF ioijeF can Do. applied without
recourse to diryss and open resistance -
MS exrc i.Geut. even when iustiablc, can
not :Gli % &c painful to the good citizen aud
INC success ~ the effort will be no security.
agamst he danger O! the example. Prece>'
Gents nj rcs'>t7nce of the worst admin stra-
tx" are eagerly sized w thres who are ma
tuiailv hostile 70 The best. Necessity alone
car sal ction resort to ri, meaSu 2 and
ii should never bc extended in uur:.',"n or
Cegree beyond the eXigency. un'il the Jc2~
Pie, NOT merely in the fervour ct suCc,u *
element, but after full deiberaiion s,.e
determined 20 change tn Constitution.
1t is d truth, not 20 be cnuccaIeG, hat
sentiment prevs,is TO TO uncomfortable ex.
tent, that administration nave given such
construction t. that Instrument, and prac-
tised SC macy abuses under colour OF lis au-
tho-,ty that the DIVE Tor = change Is a: hand
Those who so hC!i've, regard the evils which
srrouni! hem as intrinsic ard iEcuraoie de-
fcts in the constitution. Tdey yield 70
persuasion, that no change, Al any time, or
or any ccasiAn, can aggravate The misery
IF their country. This opinion may ultl.
raatelg prove To be correct, Bat As the evil
,ence eli VIII IN it rests is not yet conclusive,
aMd as measures adopted upon the assn up
tin o. IL certainty night be rrevocable,
some general Considerations are submitted,
l., thr hrre of r. cnnciing ali 90 n course o.
no. ratio; and ;iru.aess, which may save
cen, frorn the regret incident 30 au"dcn de-
9; IONS probably avert the e";, ear Ct iea,t
l.. urc consolation and succe ; ~ The las. re.
sort.
TIE c7nstitn.icn Of .he United states nm
der tbc snsDiccs nf wise aud VII u"uS al,
,r,;nistra,iun, proved itseiF compe'ent % q"
tic oiier,s Of rational prosperity comPre'
LcnreG in the views Of its trainers y" pa
railel en- be found in history, OF q "5''Sl''"h
ca rapid as that at the United STATES T. o'h
the love depression 10 the highest !ei'I'y
~.-Ga,o the CONDITION OF weak and dijUinled
,,,.,.,,i,.:cs t. that of great united and pros
peroTs ration 80, ,.
A,,hou-h this high state Of pubic haDpi-
,,.ge i,,e undergone transferable and affi cts
in.- ,ryerse. through the prevalence OF a
wrak and pronigatc policy, yet the eviiS ana
.rT,;c,i,rs which have thus been induced up
~, the country, are not peculiar to any torn
e ysrrn.ni. The lust and caprice OF
,.ou,s-. the corruption ot patronage, the OPP
r,r.sefor Of The weaker interests ut the COM
r,,,r;,, nv The stronger, heavy taxes, waste
g. e,,.,enditures, and unjust and ruihGus
- acc the natural offspring OF bad aCs
,,,;ois,ra,ions, IN all ages and countries u
,,,,s indeed n I've ho?ed, that IN rulers oi
- s,stcs would not make such disaster"
wy, I,,s,e 70 involve their Infancy IN the
Nv ,,,,,ros,nents Of old and rotten lnstitu-
,t,,e We. al this have thty zone anu
go conduct calls loudly Tor their dismis"
s,,r' .nd disgrace. But to attempt upon
s,erv abuse ri power to change the consuc
,r,;on wosld be to perpetua'e tue eVils Of
luton. r ,t,,, ,,o,ycrs of
lain. the experiment ot inc powers OF
~ corstituti,u, 70 regain IT'S vlSoI, ana Oh
- r.a,,rc N recover from their deluslons,
a., 80 hitherto made under the greatest
ra5s;,i. df.advantage arising tro'n The s'a'c
Is 49,. ,gorld. The fierce passions wh'ch
y, .o.,,,,lsed the nations OF Eu' ope, nave
rass,J ,be ocean, and fading their way %
IT, soms of cur citizens have Afforded 70
ss..;,,is,ra,;on the means OF Perverllng pup
a. linton in respect to our foregn reguia-
~ 80 "a 10 acquire its aid IN the IEdoi'
uo"s' ,be;r animosities, and the increase
IS "a aJherents. Further, "A reformation
,,,,bl;c opinion, resulting from dear bought
- r.,i,nc. in the Southern Atlantic states,
-, i NO, 10 be despaired Of Ihey viii
49,, that the Eastern States cannot be
l,.,S. cFclusiyely the victims OF caprIcious
srd impassioned policy. ney wiz nayI !