Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-13

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have been made by him on this floor
and MIR. Jackson having minated that h,
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| mr. Randolph asked the opportunity ia
make an explanation OH this subject
and, he said, he knew not why he did SC
for 1t VAS full as probable what he said
would go abroad not in the shape il!
| which hlsdeclaration was made OH this
floor, the second and the third time, as il
had done the first. He would recapitu-
late-and lie referred to the father otfhai
institution (the Armory) John Taylor of
Caroline, for his correctness on this point.
The first time, said MIR. r. that | ever
dream't OF being Il public man by cleo
ton 10 seat on this floor, TO which did
succeed, was combatted 1T Charlotte
courthouse, and publicly attacked on
the ground the gentleman has mentioned,
by one 81 that very numerous class OF
persons, who at that time were staulch
federallsts, and since that time have been
staunch Jetfersonians. Madisoniams, and
MOnroltes, and have $40 doubt will be
Wears OF Bray to the end of Tie chapter
one OF those persons who SAID that we
are the sepoys, the native troops, and
they tile proper Otiic~ gs-one Of those a
postates who are taken in So many instaii-
ces 10 the bosom of the political church
TO which they have apostatised. | was
asked, by tins person, If justified The
establishment otihe Armory for the pur-
pose OF opposing Mr.. Adamss admins
tratIon. ] said, did, thati could not
conceive any case ia which the people
couid not be entrusted with arms; and
thai tie use OF them, TO oppose ovprcs-
slve measures, was in principie tie same,
whether those OF the administration or
Lord North or that OF hir. Adams-tiIai
administration, the object Of which,
had no doub, then, and have none now,
was to change the constitution OF the
United States IN form, as il is now chang
ed III substance. II it had continued to
persevere IN that course OF conduct which
had given Just alarm 10 the. wisest and
best men III this country and particularly
III Virginia, Mr.. X. said, he had no DOUBT
II would have terminated IL on appeal to
arms-and II would have done so on the
principl OF the revolution OF 1858. and
'oi the revolution of i?76, neither one nor
the other Of which took place on any o.
Their principle than resistance of the en-
croachments ofgoyeFnment on the rights
OF the people. AZ that tine, anu suisse
quent tot, Mr.. Il. said, he understood
the temper OF the Virginia Legislature
without meaning 10 say better as well as
the gentleman vino liad gust sat down.
liY declaration was, sad III. r. that the
arniory was erected 10 furnish tie people
with arms 10 resist fedora! usurpation,
p''orided tie federal administration had
continued 10 persevere la that career Of
oppression which IL had commeHced.-
Those were ms words, which, nc said. i...d
been some how cut off from ihe main 10
dy OF his declaration. Bur he hoped he
was not understood to say that though in
time oipeace the state Of Virginia was pre-
pared to assert the rights of that ancient
ana venerable commonwealth, winch, af-
ter having hoisted the flag that braved
the battle and the breeze, the flag that
praved Lord North, was not going TO
succumD TO john Adams-Wliich had
been then, and ROW was, DIS ready TO re-
Sist tile entertainments Of this govern
meni, as she was or ever had been re-
sist the Parliament and Ministry Of Great
Brtain-he hoped he was mol understood
10 Intimate that he or HAT state was dis
posed 10 turn the extreme medicine ofthe
constitution INTO Tie ordinary diet-he
was no abstract poiiticIan.--Ab slract
measures IN government, he sand, were
what decisions oil cases COr&m nan jmtiice
we're IN court OF iaW--liaisc outa case.
SAID iie-ict me see the patient: If he
went to q taylor 10 he measured fora coat,
ne went To man who wuuiu take him as
he was, ill-sbaped aud moi half made-up,
not to man who had bnt one measure
Tor ali stalures, and that measure from no
living man, but from some fancIsui notion
or what the proportions OF the human bo-
dy ought TO De, some antique statue, some
effort to embOdy tie beau ideai-whohad
but one measure for al! his customers. for
the bush giant and the Polish dwarf-he
Hoped, he sad, he had not been under
stood to say that, when The enemy was
1.-THE door when his foot was on Tie
s0il; when the country was invaded
when Hannibal was knocking at Tie rates
ol lsOme--NO, he never did mean 10 say.
HAT under those circumstances, The Stale
81 Virginia wOuld pitch upon that time
10 array herself against the General Gov
ernmeni. No, he sand, she would hght
out The war, aud settle the quarrel after
wards. Her uniform policy shewed fhat
that was the course which she would i'm
sucb crcunsiane IS p-rsuc. With res
pect 10 an hOnCurabie Assembly, which
had been spoken OF III this House and
out OF IT, the Hartford Convention. as
opPosedto the kiCiimOnd bayunc!.. lie
meant 10 he OH The side not ONLY OF fhc
bay onel, but OF tue Richmond bayonets.
Bring that question ever before INN, as
an individual mcinbcrOf this House. or as
d man, and he would take tie Rich nond
DAY Duets, 10 use a sDOrtjup phrase a