Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-31

| privileges. Yet il il highly worthy oil publi,
consideration. Privileges imply genera
| deprivation. To take away la order TO be-
stow, is merely TO pull down with one hand 80,
The purpose OF building UP with the nther. II
the deprivation disromiagss as much industry
| as the privilege will excite. These political
] contradictions would then meats alzr each o.
tier. Bui il the encouragement operate, up-
ON greater unnibcrs than the privilege, as is
always the case, a balance arises nniavorab bic
tn industry, arts and sciences. Hence they liza We
fourisbed AZ exclusive privileges have de.
creased, and dainded whore tleS abound
| The abolition of vast number OF ieudal and
| hierarchical privileges, gave tlirin great i'm
| pulse IN Eng land, aud gradual multiplication
| OF pecuniary privileges since, has biou ht TIE
| sam" country TO a state OF misery. which MAY
| involve them IN the same general cone piston.
| is this misery, or the mysterious advances of
| knowledge and liberty, the best ostaye for
| their imp, ovcmenit These have co-eAieusive-
] ly pushed forward all arts aud sciences aided
| or unaideJ Nv the patriotism OF governments,
| and agriculture has Kept pace with the resi-,
| under cXactions aud without boruties. This
| tablishes the ascLn,iancy OF knowledge, aud
expiodes the necessity for the pariiaiiiics OF
| governments. or the policy OF Dispensing ge,
neral EVIL, To eniich selected s1rts- Alter the
| dark ayes a manufacturing supcriority ANA
4 pPared ia Italy aud France, witbout any Ai.e.
| cial paii onage from their dis OF ganizei govern
| mcuts, hecanse those countries surpassed The
| rest OF Europe in Knowledge aud several
| English kings tried unsuccIssfuliy TO rival il
| by legal coert ions The revocation Of the G.
| dict OF Nantes at length expelled great
mass oil manufacturing kuowledr e from France.
| and supplied England with The leading. cause
| ot manui featuring prosperity from this epoch
| she oates hris. The Improvements OF nia~
| chiuery in England wtie The works of lu,ii-
vidual knowledge and industry. after her pro-
hibitory system had become nominal. The
wonderful AIT of ship building, carried To
| such pei lection in the United States, proposed
To be checked by commercial restrictions,
proves, that when the knowledge q. AN art is
| obtained, il is only necessary that il should
correspond with the interest If individuals
| Compute aud compare the Progress of the u.
| States IN the arts and sciences IN about thir-
/ ~ years, with the progress OF Europe daring
| similar space. aud anticipate It's reach la
| SIX centuries, during which Europe has been
| employed in eifec;ing her attainIuents. To
what can the vast difference in Velocity 10
ward excellence he 8scTihed, hat 10 n greater
| freedom OF Intellect and ihdusryS WHY then
| should we substitute TOR these, avaI;ce aud
fraud, as better tcasheis OF arts and scicn-
! cese
Alexander of Russia few years past as
| serted the Iiehi oi all states tointctra, self.
government, and entered into "A treat, " ith the
| Coites OF Spain, TO guarantee the constitution
| they had m ide. Now 10 advance the inter est of
a combination OF mOnaIc chs, lie renoiIucts his
| p'uciples and his honour, aud even foibids
| the penitent Ferdinand TO acknowledge what
| he had asserted, aud TO confirm what he had
| guaranteed The federal constitution Us ex-
/ u
| Internal self-goVernmeut but a mode If con
sttuCtion is introduced 10 advance the inter.
est Of mercenaiy combinations Il not the
analogy between the Russian aud this MODE
o! construction, apparent: The differences
are, that Alexander proposes 10 oyerturn
principles aud compact, hy force. aud con-
sirucion acts by TAP he adhures 10 the
interest OF hereditary monarchs construc-
ton Ia the iateTest of exclusive pTivile-
yes. The Importance of these differences NAV
be ascertained by comparing force witliraud
and Il con 'ederac. of foreign kings. willIa con-
fcd'racy OF domestic para,.iicsl privi!eges.--
h6iever may re The result of ibis coz pari
son, II can offer lis nothing but The old alter
native between monarchy and ari,tOcracv and
almost all writers have agreed, tia, iIie form.
er IL Ia b. preferred.
Against all suCh modes of construction as
being adverse both TO republican princip les,
and our positive institutions. the humble reas.
onnS OF the following work is leveilad.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
The states are now busted ABOUT the
lection of E'ec,ors.-In PENNSYLVANIA.
| the election takes pace on the 3d Nov
| In Virginia, on The Chin all thcSsia'es
Thin "a days from the Ist Wednesday
in December, (ac, of Congress, March i,
1922 On which day, the colleges of
Electors are TO meet in all The siaics TO
ballot for President, and Vicc-President.
There is little question that James Mon
roe will have every ballot in the Union :;
MIR. Tompklns may lose a few votes as
Vice President-ior we see in Kentucky
some OF the ELECTORAL candidates offer
ing themselves, OIL the ground of voting
for " Henry Clay or some other tried pat
riot" In Illinois, they speak of Gen. a.
jackson as Vice President.
M attempt has been made in any state
10 star, anopposilon licke, 10 Mr. Monroe
o. ~ Oil he, fa,,
OF Philadelphia, under the guise OF All
I" anil. slavery" ticket. Such ground is
worthy Of having Col. w. Diane as lis
champion.-lt is a ground of distinction.
however, which will be assdu0usly kepi
in view by certain men WHO are TOO ambi-
iious Ia r gard The means Of their promo.
tor, aud by others Nho are willing 10 sa-
criiice the principle OF the constitution To
the feelings OF philanihropy.--Mr Niles,
in his last Register. brings This matter in-
10 view, by ii side-wi0d and expects that
the ticket favorable 10 the re election OF
Messrs. Monroe and Tompkins " will
succeed by very large majority, not
witIisianding almost every man in Penn
sylvania is opposed 10 negro slavery, and,
AT an0ther election may c6ISe the great Ueigh
IF tie State to be MyS,0n an fdUOr If ca,i-
dilute for IKE presidency Prom a non.sLare-
h0htHS STATE. BAL, II w might venture an
opinion, (quoth Mr.. Niles,) we should SO
far presume oD the liberality of our south
ern friends as TO suppose, that when MIR.
Monroe's second period of service has
expired, they will freely support genile
| mau from a different section Ne his success
sor. A'change in This respect seems TO
be dictated by sound policy, and will
do much in the work of IF
Mr. Niles chimes in with Mr.. Duane 81 Co.
on the ground that il is time 10 act upon
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