Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-18

s""i' 'e" orc hOt WITHOUT yredI litnuenCt
II The political world. These gentlemen
necessarily indulge in theories, because
,hcy personality know nothing of tie prac-
tlcal world. When they undertake. Ia
make Constitutions, II is very natural for
sheuto adjust their provisions 10 suii :he
characters and pfopensiiies ofi.cir assG-
crates. II is believed. that yer, differ
Ell. form Ola Constitution would answer
for wise sages and philosophers, from that
which would benccessarv for mankind in
general. 1T is not, therefore, woi-Ierf,i.
however deep the researches and sp,cAdii
the talents of such gentlemen, that ,;icv
should be inclined to theorise too much
IN forming Constitutions for practical use.
Some OF these gentlemen, too. indulge
very much the anlable and pi,ilanirophic
seusibliiies oil the heart. They look with
great CommiseratIon and distress. upon
tile miseries oi human life, and doubtless
would be delighted TO relieve mankind
from them all, even by changing his or
der III creation bvrlacing him one link
higlern the chain of beings than his un
erring Gcd has seen fit TO do. They
would make men angels, and angels Gods
And IN this intellectual state, perhaps
their fine spun, cObweb Constitutions
might answer for the government OF IN
teliectnai man. But as far as we have ANY
knowledge of the c2lestials here below.
with the small portion oi such human vi
ces as even their own worshippers have
never hesitatcd 10 ascribe TO Them. such
as he Roman deiiics, Constitutions of this:
| tim texture would not answer for IL mo
nienf. The Jolly Gods and Goddesses
of the Pantheon would laugh AZ the re-
=, straints attempted TO be put uDon their
| pleasures and indulgencips, bv suchcol,-
web provisions and. in merry mood
| would rend them TO a:oms. Would i,
| not, then, he preposterous To present slcl!
! fine s9un theories for The government oi
mankind IN general, without their first
! golnG through ;bls process of intellectual
| reitnenient, ilui really as ihev are. &c with
/ al their nnaerie1iious on their heads p
! sake care, ;ie,i. ic'y YOU surrender vour
! owniudEMN0f aDl opinions, the intiu-
cnce eiBanes Take care how Won ex.
change tic wise, stable and durable prin
ciples which form the solid basis of Won,
| present constitution, for chimcrical uu-
| tried theories, however splendid and al
luring IN prospect, or from whatever
quarter they NAV have originated!
| The people are here sNicnuiv called
upon to consider well, and after all this
turmoil AMI trouble. to ask themselve.
TINS question. For what, and for who's,
good IS tins change of government pro
posed Surely not for the Common
! people" for whose good alone. if wo,ld
seem TO he intended. Did the com.
mon people" ever get any thing bv s,ch .
change, in the sculIle with the other CON
ditlons of society? Let them ask them
selves, whether If promises to add 10 the
security OF their persons; and i'm vhs
way! VIII IT put one cent into then
pockets! Will itnot, in all probability
take great many QUIZ Even ii ia.
change should be brought about by aui
81, civil means, II can add nothing to III.
| aggregate wealth OF society. 1t can ONLY
change the distribution Of that wealth
! But tie " common people" could not !,
the nature of things, get any thing h,
changing the divide nds There are tot
many Of them TO beindividually rewarded
/ The only advantages then must accru,
10 political demagogurs, who might be
come the popular idols of the day. I
unfortunately this attempt at Chang.
should cventuate in civil war; The IF
fects would be still more oppressive ant
disastrous To the p" common people" AT
ter they had been iluprlled to bear I'll fla.
burdens. and perlls of the war, thev wou)s
only, set up few military idols, who
| "'"'' ''."N al advantages OF The nit
tarry revolution; in the place of the poI
ca! idols, who would enjoy all. i'm fin.
case of civil revolution.
A military revolution has recently fake,
| place lii France. Its whole progress Ina.
been marked with circumstances too aw
| iul and memorable 10 be forgotten. Hav,
the common people" gained any thine
| by that revolution After having beef
| made for years the patient instrument.
| o' an army, under the most severe and
| riSld discipline, and after hundreds al
| thousands of them had lost their lives bv
| hdrdshIps, by tolls and bv battles we
f!nd the miserable remnants returned I'm
the,r. former task-masters, impoverished:
ana degraded, under letters too, donbIv
bound IN consequence of their abor;ye
attempts to break tIieir former Chains.
We Ind the military idol they had SET nm,
and worshipped, intoxicated with power
and impelled by bOundlcss mad aml,;,
ton, after leading them to war against
all the poientates Of the earth within his
reach; imperlouslv leading them TO new
specIes of warefare against the elements
of nature.
We find him in his high pride, at the
head ut his formidable embattJcd hosts
leading them through blood and slaugb.
Ter INTO tie trozenregions of Russia. i'm an
Indictment season Of the year. i'm o,Iest of
more blood and more conunest: regard
less ot the stern. unaIferahie disnensati-
ons OF his God-and God, in his GOOD
providence, as If TO mark tho impofcncv
9iaii human power, when arrayed against
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