Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-18

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FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Tie Petition for Ctaai on tie south side II
,l9n.eS GJgey
TO THE LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
40. ..
But least should incur the censure Of
violent deciaiG.eT, I win resort to the more
efficient means of rational argument. TO
show the unconstitutional of this last obiec-
lion, will deduce the correctness Of my priv
Cl'ies from the fountain head of your political
power. The constitution OF This commonwealth
shall be made AN umpire in the hands Of candor
and reason T. Try the issue of our Coateudiuv
opinions. # il he admitted that the bill OF
rights asserted, and ordained in Il full and free
convention or the representatives OF the free
people ct tIis commonwealth, constitutes au-
thority Coequal with that OF i've constitution
itself; one single extract from the language of
tins dOch;nytit, viii be SusdcI2gt TO overthrow
Tie whole OF the ingenious SupeTStrncture
" hich has heeD so industriously raised up by
The advocates OF these objections, and utterly
Obliterate ltfrom the minds of all rational and
oDedieut citizens. "'fhst 40 man or set of
men are entitled 10 separate emolul.-emts or
privileges i.oI .ae community, bat IN conside.
ration " r3blic Services. Is there any thing
a0st' ,.3c, ~ anywlSe unintetligibie in tuis
Is it1iot perfectly comprehensive to the most
inibeclle aud uHCuluvaied understanding In
short does il not defy the ingenuity of human
wisdom 10 miSconsirue il Docs it want az
thOrity: - %, "a "a annexed TO aud inseparahle
iEoin tle very principles of the Constitution IL
sci! If it possesses both, the attributes of
perSpicnity aud sovereign authority if the
ciearneSs OF its Intention deilCs tie dGpth of
legislative wisdom 10 pcrVert ii, and It's au-
thoTiiy IS iamount 10 that which IL confer
led Oh You fCr lis projections hoS comes il TO
pass that Il m lOIity of your BODY have made
It's authority their iootstool, and wantonIy mis-
understood its primitive perspiCuity? [ for
bear 10 push the enquiry farther, il might
wound the feelings of men FOR rh0m have the
highest personal regard. Least should how
ever leave room 70 be conSuied for having I'M
tesugaied only that part Of tie subject which
IS suited to I1y own side Of the-auestio; in or
der therefore 10 evade sac an mputation, [
will indulge a lille longer in considering what
we ought rightly to understand by Sc exclusive
privileges. THIS as well as the general phra-
seology Of the article Just HOW cited is equally
unsnsceptibie of perverson; q. e. of reasonable
lie version BY" exclusive privileges" in the
seHse IN which they arc here used, understand
some Of those peculiar advantages, which are
conferred on an indefinite number of individu-
his who are to ENJOY them separately and dis.
tiEctly from the participation OF all others. If
tiiis DC 10 auNVise different from the popular
and most known Specification OF this term il IS
doubtless iG point applicable TO the instance
in question, which reference to the charter
mig h.: more satisfactorily demonstrate. am
aware ilGt ,hc enemies of what am now de-
fcud.us, have attempted to di>plOve The appli-
cabl'tty VI" exclusive privileges TO the james
River Company, by assuring US that the com-
munity are so far Interested in this charter, as
% make them partaaers in cOmmon OF Tie add
vaBtages which may be derived from it. |
admit that ibis commonwealth is IN small de-
gree Interested III the profits of the institn-
ton. l aIrut that tie emOiunentS thence arS-
ing, do i'll some measure serve 10 alleviate the
harden of public taxes; but DO not admit
that this, IA ir last aud only shit, is not ike
wise founded upon principles the most fallible.
For arguments sake We viii suppose the one
half Of this stock 60 he the absolute aud indie
feasible property Of the public Ia " Sm does
the OTTER belong? To individuals. Are not
these individuals also meIaDers of the commu-
nityg Are they not Joint tenants of that which
we have Just now supposed TO he public pro-
perty, and o they not receive an equal diyi-
deHd OF q Do profits arising from this stock
which !hfy hold ga cOniwon wit.i al the mem
hers Of the cOmWuuilYr HE answer Is ODyi-
gcs which 800 their individual capacities dies
are enjoying distinctly and apart from the TEST
dgu.H oil tue Body poAucf cannot say ;ilat
She profit a.ns n0doguiized are publicly dis
tuhuied, Lar axe tGsN g.atri3u5iY paid ptO
ihe public treasure 90 dInis-n tbc load or
p.lhc tsHcs; Wiat are th"f ihcp2 Wby in
deed aud 80 truth according 90 oar definition
tie! Iro ru;hipg more o. less inau" eXciu,,ye
privilege. Before SIC Vfr "eC9 90 answer int
tfd objection, it Will be proper zoe us t0 CON
same h{t.e tIe in tle consolidation of r.
rUcftOn Wii"a j. presented by the latter pant
/. oHr criraCt h9W tde bib Ot rights Ii uis
vtr.r, Hlt in consider. 900 of public SER
Ntres.' 70 ucu disposed p deal fairy and
trpr ii3lty. i'u- raHii uJt u..nii protest for
eit UrD,ilDH; Jut ~ i39se 0i % contrary DISPOSE
luir jiis pom. Wrut rH iae 'HDIoc, of doubt
eri $3.50 atatDn; o." ""r31 however. aC.
lave g l ht ,HfttlNrt in 9Jsntc aHy oit.-f.i-
fr TIttii miafi be- irterfDsHn Boo Use con-
D. irlfiI,I of UH. point tse oliy r-l4lsnt
Nt itt3f Of zee q tmes iitft Company "nich