Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-20
POLITICAL.

From Cd5Lstfa Weakly F.,ikcaz Rsgi.te-, of ysizs
q 1915
r. C yei Il the OiFcs s lie Democratic rre,s 2
TO LORD GRENVTtI.E,
On tie Consultations IF Eagiaai, .l,aeriea a,G
FrElce.
My Long-Tn the Published report Of your
speech OF the 25th of Lass month, on The subject
OF war against France, we read the following
PASSAGE As % new constitutions, ne Il. rl . :
Was hrmly OF OPP mon, that a good const ,u on,
could only be formed by he II pt,on OF re- c.
DIES, from time to time under he rcun4taEcss
which REQ red theln. The only Instance Of ex-
ception mentioned, was thGr Of America but
h did notapply.-The founders cf tina cor,st,-
tuition acted with Great W ,sdom. Ii was famed
so IS 10 produce as little change as passib.e ~
the existing laws and manners, under The qlter-
ed form ola government Which, though a Re
public, was constructed rs ncarly as tie d f.er.
ence would adm, ON the .uonarcEcal to-n lC s.~
O1rt Cons,ityiion.''
This passage, my Lord, owing dare say to tio
want of accuracy in the Reporter, S rot so clear.
or so correct, rs one Tught have wished but, It's
meaning evlC' atty is, that constitutions of row
eminent Cannot be We frmed al at once THAI:
the American constitution of government bearsa
very near resemblance to OH own; and (takiug.
in The cOnteX) that the cons tuition Of govern
ment now adopting, o. settling IN France, is a
bad constitution or system
As TO the first Of thee propositions: that n
constitution cannot be we'll made all At once IL Is
on little con. erlcnce IS 80 the object vii cl Z
have N viewj for the ench have beer moro
than Is years form ny Their c1rs tuition and
however moitif ng it may be to some people, 10
laws OF France, even wl.ie the BoI,rlops ,gcr>
on the throne, last year, were for the g c ~,
part, laws passed by the different Easona 4.
semDhesi or as some would call them, The jac5-
BINS IL IS very great mistake to supuose ;h Z
Napoleon either IN his cons itut Oh or his code.
began anew. lie did little more ti.an arraug-s-
CLASSIFY, reduce 20 order, and provide for euf,fr-
ing tue laws, under whatever name pas ed bv tle,
different assemblies and this was The cp'c.
which tie BourbOns promised 70 adhere o aud
support. 80 that the constitution ur France, ss
Il now stands, has been the work of 2C We RS. n,s
only Of study, but Of experience It's We, cur
Gus to hear so many persous abusing orrldi- r.r.
the French constituto., ard IN almost the s.r-.e
breath, saying hat i is me G than what the poo.
piie mad under Louis &ViIl. This looks little
like iusincerity.
1t IS however me alledged Resemblance be-
tween the Englsh and American q verrnerts
which - the most interesting Obiec Of exam sa-
ton at present though It before .rlud.
be necessary 20 see what little re,c bl nee Lax
oifra'ce bears 90 each ofthe former verrre. is.
take your t0rdshp 20 INC ~, OF -ru &C. fras
there IS g very near resemblance Ietvcen me R7-
gish and Amer Can governments as thcy really
arc ~ operation. Not as they are to be found IN
books written about constitutions Wbal Nom
tesqueu and De Llome and Blackstone and PaIey
and long list Of grave polit cal romance wrilers
have published upon the subject, VIC will !eave
wholly out OF the question Your Lordshp wa
talking, and so will talk Of things AS THEY
ARE, and not rs they ought TO be or ss they
are, from psrrot-ke habit, said 60 be- and here,
! my lord, beg leave once for al, to stae. that
| aIn offering no op Mons ofmy own upon tt., -u,..
! ject. Your Iordsap. according to &c publish
ei report s-.~ i've, ,',.,s is 2 near resemblance
! hotwemta Lgglish and Amer can cosergmsr,s
1 This lotI deny but thai Is I'll 7 10 not 80.
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