The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-22


treebooting, conhagration, rapiae and mas
sacrc, all, all excused and even justi6ed-
ohoN me the inaa OF your party who is AN
exception, aud | win ask his pardon. Let
thetesorc ber means OF influence he what they
now are, and hpman nature must, radically,
change before any British outrage would be
replied or avenged. These alterations then,
50 to the destruction of our liberties and the
slolugation OF us 10 British power. Had these
Hartford gentlemen intended To bring us to
tie tcot.sooi OF the British throne, they ceuld
net have devised a mere sGIectual method
than this
.s4 7.rf ut cor eot-;, ~;sb your freauent
usn'paiinp o. kes,eral powers Is it MOI enoaeh
thot yea taye Iosde most dangerous and
tatal iri7 al upos the constitution, by de-
nying the power of the President ovei. the
railitia WIN It nos .tisfy you that you also
deny the general government the power 10
obtain an arn~ except BY voluntary eulist-
ment, and thsS YIN are about TO retteaL d law
OF Congress, for the enlistment OF minors.p
After tl,ese iufrsctionS ofthc Constitution, we.
slioxt9 have supposed that gentlemen would
have been satisfied without further lettering
the General Government.
Passing over the proposed exclusion of na-
eurai,zed Foreigners from Office, upon which
eaough has be said in debate upon that ar
ucie, let me SIX why is il necessary to CON
me the President 70 one term and to prevent
the selection OF successor fron the same
state 1he gentleman from Essex (kIr.
Wmte) has read much from the debates in
.h- issts:sF,i;. Convention, to what purpose /
confess could not perceive. Surely che gen
ueman would not cite the objections Of the
minority IN Virginia against the constitution
as evidence that different ore ought to have
| been adopted. The objections OF This sss,l57I-
~ we're over-ruiSu. The argument of the
| majority prevailed and Virginia agreed to a.
dept this Constitution. Ne cited the arVu-
| mehts OK the alcjority ia the Massachusetts
Convention which adopted the same COAST
| tutien. But We never thought that the rea~
soniuS OF the minority was Of any authoy7tv
1t IS the argument OF man who has bad
cause. ne same gentleman labored hard q,
prove that the amendment was 20 be an Off
set 10 that adopted some Years 5i,,f. Tor, No
elimination, III tie choice OF President and
Vice President. Bug ne fAiled-he stated
that tHa5 Anendoentf was ava injury 10 he
salail states and tijSj was a reHietiv. II &c
.tue' sf, that that amendment diminished
! 'ilv ProoHoillty OF no qfoice by the fie0fke in
! which case tile stated would have a., .,,aj
vote ~ the last resort But how cIres the ~
l posed alteration heln the small ststesS No.
II Inc leas.---tnongh khe second ct,oica 10 ,,ot
TO ~ r'thc sa nc sta49, still each choice ,,a,,
~ - - large btetcs ia spite OF vour
proposed alteration. n am sure that no one
Dat tla, gentleman 'Aer thought of this rea
San I3r his aAeraioE. The. TINE res,son 70
that you wish To Corifrol the voice a; tI,- M
jorty--you ind thatffor some cause vh;rl,
! 90 net wishto mention, your power and in
huence have deParted-The pecpie are dis.
posed to conilAs IN nren WHOM they Judge TO
De friends to tlcir cocntry. This does ,ot
aul. yolr schemes OF power---ahG this amend
ment is to aijridse their rights.
AL these alterations on 70 ;r,,r,:o aI =
naiiy to destroy THIS conStituticn-jr the r,re.
ample 70 the resolution for the aDroint-osr,
81 the deIegat-s, WHO have recom~,epfie-,,
tan alteration, you have stated that the con
sttutioA was unfit torheace or zgqT-and ore
OF this senate III debate stated thatit wanted
more eac'5y, aud that the executive should
nave na2fe HoTv6T is this the way that YOU
arc 70 give i ener8yg What with the con-
struction you have sitheTto given II & these
alterations i viii MT be worth having. II
would be indeed uny for peace or war r
Is then .aXlng our Charity 200 much. to ~e-
quest us 20 believe t1at you ere for IN, ,,,.17,
ing this Instruments Are Won rot ,.att,er
pursuing the very Course which Vashingt-,o
preUctedt Attempting by alterations IN tt,.
name Oh amendments, tonndy0if77e, what Won
dare not violently attack IN debate on the
report ior the appointment OF youI delegates,
It was openly avowed thae yo,I rlrst he,e
redress, even, by vtsLe,,ce Tho cons.,,,tion
was secured as rnfhfy Uoy1-eaten. Tle Iea-
ding pEper OF your. party, edited by men
Der OF this Legislative. and Gap who voted
Tor your delegates, has been Uniform ART 80
piicit ~ declaring that there mnst be g6s-S-
faAcs. Look at the Ccss. for which the p
ditor is responsible. ask, is il scandal IN ~
to say that the object Of the opposition vas
severance OF the unlon But violence was
thought dangerous aud il was buf 20 n,,d,y-
WlHe- iience. pcrhsps. these alterations are
proposed &c this time. ] regret that can
not perceive IN them any thing but bosi,l,tv
70 tne constitution The prediction of wash
llnGton Is veriSed--Put constructions mon the
Instrument uRtsvorabie to its energy. adoDt
the alterations '9hich you here propose AID
your & veTnneIt is ne foot bail of every fs4
ton, and rs obstruction is Ger
he wapt Of these aterat, ,s o~o5r1-
ed toe war This fstsi. disas, ,s ,,!sgrars.
10 wdr--s5ir. } hope the dime Win rere.
come Wien the American people ,vin look
upon va as the VoT9t of evils Ibis 80,
has moi been disastrous nor dsaraceFu,. l,
Is nm additional SANDER upon ,hsirtste ro9n
whon you rttnse e honor or thans for DO
Ti2us aerds. tosay that tas war is discracsf,,,.
we re Cd that Mr.. Madison reeors raerded
this VIZ % save his popuiarty--Vhasa die
covefy We had been as peace thirty vesrs
= ur habits, oar Interests am our iDel,,,a- |