Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-19

tempt at ah,sr--has Il tendency To euinuce
the chances Of its briis to be decided by our
vote IN this house, where we vote on that
question, not according 70 representation. hut
according to states? And, as you diminish
the number of electors Thy limiting the NUM-
Der of representatives You not only increase
directly the Influence of the smaller and the
new and unp"op!r;l STATES in the Presidential
election, but also the probabilities of It's being
brought here for decision. Aud it is dsrc-
sprctftd-can it hc ont Of order can il be
thought harsh car iadrcor0us ,Ihrii.ting the
gravity or dignity If this assembly, if, when
men start up ike those from the d,agnn's
teeth of CaslSnus, obtrudng or ob,ridcd ON
the Presidential oiIice-Zis il NOT, indeed. pro-
per that we the people, who stand in ellen
iai relation la no man--who are 40 mars
reiainer-should take meisures to guard
against the election being hronght here
And in what way is it now proposed to be
guarded against ? BY diminishing the cleo
toral voice 0f the new siates-of the new men
--of the now hOmines electors or would
be elected No, hut hy diminishing that
al the oldest STATES of the Union | will not
speak of my own state, said Mr.. RI turn
10 the case OF Connecticut the birth place
of Roger Sherman, land, il she contributed
no more, she had, in his person, paid her
iull contingent to the wisdom and patriotism
ofthc country y To Tint of Vermont. neither
an old or - new state. hut who, tried by the test
"i vaiOrous resistance, in d,r revolutionary
struggle held proud rank as nnv : To That
of Delawarr--he had not locked over the
whole list, he could not look it over, Ike a
crowned head coming over the condemned
LIST, aud designating them that should be- left
for execution. He could not say tn each and
al OF the safcs, whose representation is 10 bc
diminished on this floor, You are ON thu. de
cline you sn,ack antiquitv--yon must COT
tent yourself with lower station than ynn
have hiihario occuDird--tn saw 10 Virgig,ia
hcreaiicr ven must not think Of what or
possessing comparative. relative Influence
| No not only IN I She shall los, that rank slp
las heretofore held in the union bur tina, sh,
| shall los" the lille i1hlcncr she icre,ornr,-
possessed. This, Mr.. r said. might be wis
r"m IN the eyes of others. Int in his oninint,.
II was u fundamental error in The government
of this country. which This house instead or
t'hing means tn paIliate was Dnv taking
every step in lis power To aggr;iyate and en-
hancr. vast augmentation of weight in
This house, and elsewhere, was now ~ w..
given 10 some nr the states, and nf I'll The
stat in the un,nr,, ia the state ,If Ohio wIi;;.I,
statc-hut not hy his vote he believed hn
stood aloae on that Occison--hr would not
dress himself in borrowed plumcs-hr would
mt clHin credit fpr others fbcrality sub
| ect had hccn referred to committee Of
which lac Mr. r. was chairman: far sf.nn
cause not necessary tn state IL was p:it after
wards into other hands in feet to two iudiyi-
duals was entrusted the marking ont the bnun-
larrs at thn' stale, ont Of winch arose tlir cx-
ist'ng dispute between her and Michigan
They had a cate blanche, and they won the
game accor'in"iV. That great state, one Of
N" greatest in'rigucrs who ever wnrmed him
| Splc not
said, he was laying OF for thr pnrnosn or
rlinring thu 'vings of Virginia. Little dill |
dream end Mr.. r. that should even pnli;i-
callv live tn witness the fililm"n ur this pre-
dictiOn: although foresaw i must come rod
took my measures accordingly for our wis.
men like moor old ear f" every inch = kim, -
not onlg CIV" tn Ohio weight IN the. Other
hrauch IF the legislature, hrt they separated
that state forever from us. hy Distinctions Of
principle and Interest. aud fpclipg, that arr IN
snrr,onntahlc. I speak of facts: aud ' beg
g"ntlcmen not to mieconrrivr the spirit in
which sneak Tsiia spirit nf hostility ? Not
IT all. Or criminaii"n Ry no means o.
rPcrminaiiop? Dv means. hut hv. that
act the great river Ohio, i'm itself u natural
Iinl'-not l'nc drawn hv vour s,lrvcyurs,
who at Chat fine did Mt dtre to gu over and
chip with to'nahawk Inc in the vast for
esis. then imaginary statcs-that nntural limit
IS mo'le II speak in I've spirit of foresight The
permanent and upf,dng line Of future diyi-
SION, if not in IN" government. in ihr co,in-
ellis Of the country md, said Mr. r. when :
say. If not in the coueramcni, know what J
am snVng.
On this occasion, and dt this time Of the
evening, Mr.. Y. said, it was IN vai1 Ia lopIt ~
his notes. H. hnd NOT consulted them and he
would not. But he begged the House he
entreafrd or IL discretion lis forcsisht-its
patriotism. 10 prusr before il took this step.
He remembered well the predictions the sad
vaccinations. on the acquisition Of Louisiana
nnqursiiOnably. IN point of extent and npor-
tnnrr, the greatest acquisition ever reacrru
" made hv man. Yes he said, peacefulv .
It yVas made bv peaceful con1u"r0r. Ynr
tired pOur hand agt"rt ards ri acqui ion az g
the old European fashion and what did you
| get The Sirius mite hehap We did. 81
and much better fo9 ~ than tho MI posei
dNis for we held not an inch of thp enemy
territory while hc Ind some Gsw feet of ours
That ~ way Of paf,rG1egis. W. were then
called on, Mr. u. continued, hy some of IN.
very men who had hand in framing the con
stltuion, and whose wisdom has bern SO loud
is and not uniustly applauded, to p1use he
fore we signed that treaty, admitting vast ~
gions Of country into toe confederation. W.
were forcwarncd. hu nut fore armed, said 10.
rs IS proved by what wr are now experiencing
what we are now beginning to experience.
rcprat-for we are yet IN The green tree
and when the time comes when the whole
country is filed up--if these things are now
done I'm the green tree, what then will be done
RI IN the dry ] for one. although furcwarncd,
was not forc-apnrd. ri had been, I have no
hesitation in declaring that would haze said
to the imperial Deiauira of modern times
Take back vour fatal present would have