Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-28
vol. XvIII.---No. 20.

800.
cessity of such an intimate connexioa between
the representative and his constituents n, Will
enable the former to become possessed of th.
feelings and views of the latter, by which he.
wlii be enabled successfully to fulfil the object
! % Ills appointment. Both considerations he.
ing entitled to great weight, the number pre-
scribcd must be influenced by both. But
II Is our peculiar happiness. from the fortunate:
arrangement OF our institutions, that the ne
cessity which dictates very intimate con
nexion betw cen the representative and his con
sutuents, does not apply SO strongly TO the
house 'Oi Representatives as 10 ordinary It.
Sslaturcs, TO whom belongs the whole range.
OF legislation. All the local subjects connected
with municipal legislation are wisely assigned
to the states. The subjects to be acted upon
by the House of Representatives are OF "A ma
uonai character, aud necessarily Of Il general
nature. The election districts, in the former
case, may, therefore, be comparatively small
IN the iatteras extensive as a Just regard To "A
consideration before alluded to will permit.
And how infinite viii be the advantage result
n5 from enlarGinS the sphere of selection
A candidate then will attract consideration
only by his distinguished character for talents
and patriotism. All the arts Or personal soil!
citation will become unavalng, and the hero
OF the cross roads and petty musters will re-
cede from the contest.
There is recommendation in favor OF the
smallest nnmber consistent with the greas
principle of representation, growing out of our
peculiar form OF government. AS you multi
ply the number of the House of Representa-
ti.es, you give i more the form, and eventu-
ally more of the character oil national, III
conlratiistlncton To a federal government.
The immense influence Gf five hundred dis
unSuished citizens; or Thousand if to that
poinl we Should ever progress in the House
of Representatives, dfused through every
part of the republic, must be readily admitted
TO prescribe its limits would be almost i'm
practicable. To those who see, or think they
see, Il tendency III our government to con-
soi!dailon, this argument, it is believed, will
not he used in vain. The number sllouId be-
;iNed ty the Constitution should not be- tin,
result Ola conflict every ten years. Let yo>
former experience proclaim To YOU in angilas,
stronger and more impressive than any indi-
'iduai can employ, the indispensable necessi-
" Oh constitutional provision. Is IT not re
collected by all who have been actors or eve
witnesses To the scene, that members will look
at home for the rule Of their decision : L. is
bat too frequently the case thaa the abstracs
question OF what is best, is lost in the selfish
one of what will be our fraction, ia the state.
Nor IS this all. A member @ho has a ii;iic
snug district where he has long walked oyer
the course without IA rival till his vanity has
whispered him he has freehold estate. is
somewhat unwilling TO enlarge il, by which he
my introduce successful rival.
Mr.. Il. trusted he did not entertain a t,u
uniayorahlc View of mankiad--iirrc was
nothing In his nature that led him that way
nor was he disposed 10 speak isdrsilly o.
then-but the truth ought NOT, Oh a subject
like tt :, 10 be is5uscG ; and man aushl Ia
speak out, when it is necessary 10 speak in
ieiiiSlbiy. No, sir (; i'll deciding on the great
question ofthe best organization of the House
oi Representatives, the mind should come free
and unbiased To the decision with an exclu-
sive eye TO its influence on the failure destinies
OF our country. Nor are we alone interested
III the decision. tits interesting to all nankind
The principle MISREPRESENTATION is locked 10
by the psiilanthropist as the living spring OF
political reformation. The eye of all nations is
upon US. Let the hireiing scribbiers of dcs-
pOtism arraIgn our vanity for believing tlat
we arc charged with the future hopes OF mar
kind. For his part, Mr.. Il. said, he would
never cease 10 cherish the proud reflection
and ona'l proper occasions to proclaim IT, taai.
by our example, we had cmancipa:ed from
bondage one hemisphere and materially AZ
moderated the condition of the other For.
is any man such an iuGdel as not To- believe
other America hadthcir origin in our example,
or that the great political drama which has
been acted on the face Of Europe for the last
thirty years, does not claim the same descent
One among the most distinguished men Eu-
rope ever produced, proclaimed, contemporary
with the French revolution, that the reform
which had been banished from England Ga
America was seen To- advance, like the shep-
herd lad in holy writ, and overthrow GoIiaIl
1t returned riding on the wave ofthe Allan
tic, and its spirit moved Oh tbs waters of EG-
rope.
Let the dcspots combine against human
freedom, and impiouIy baptizc their alliances
holy. Ii we can h0ld on in the splendid ca
recr we have commenced, the march OF free
dom cannot be stay ed. Its progress may be
temporarily arrested by their accurscd mach
inaipns, but. sustained as it is, by the wishes
OF heaven and of earth, its triumph must be AZ
certain as it will he glorious.
Mr.. B. concluded, Ivy renlarkiuG that he
would not now further engage the Attentions
of the Senate, ds he would not permit himself
to believe that any opposition would be made
10 the leave which he had asked He would
retain for the final discussion Some other views
which he haG Intended TO have given.
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