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

give rise 10 iinintentiona! misrepresentation, or
unintcndcd offence. But, although in The
habiiual use of many, perht ps loo many Nor,,s,
for Wise naa is frugal of his money AID
his words, While tn fool IS prodigni uf ota)
Mir. X. said, ne never uttered one To the best
81; his recollection m his life, without having
some precise aud definite sigliiiratinn tlt1chcd
To its very shade of meaning. But he should
not he sdFpriaed az being msrpprpsented, mot
here 10 expected 40 syicii funl play in these
walls and honestly misreprrsrnted, rs being
the advocate ofdisunion. He was no such
thing hut they are SO, and the most persua-
siye and powerful advocates too, who 20 TO
cot down the older members the conftdera-
cy that they may be- exalted by their depres-
sion. The hon1Fs and influence Of the rising
states cannot bc taken from them. Why then
pat this Stigma Upon us the sinking states p
Why brand US? Why draw the line of de-
marcaiion, ami say to us, as TO the goats, go
We tn the left Reco!lrct that there were
thirteen states when they began. Are there
not now tweniy-iour of thcm-lor IL had be-
come difficult 10 kerp count of them? Are
NOT two and twenty votes given in the Senate
by states which were not members of the con-
frderacy when the constitution was ;,d,Dtcd?
There is in fact 4 majority; for there were
two Of the Old STATES which, at that t!.ue .>nre
ont Of the pal. of the political church. Was
Ibis not worthy Observation-Disclosures Of the
men WIN apply geometry and art! re;ic 10
politics, with which they have no assignatie
re!aii1n--you m : measure your land BY gen-
netry fyou will and get paid for il by ar,h-
nc;Ic II ynu caI--hUi, rs 20 their apnliration
any but ot "A lnoonstrIck nadman, or OF a good
To politics, II never entered into the head of
easy, qulet sort Ola ,-eliirin AZ, who. tneHning
~ harm 80 others always tool, his full share
of whatever harm was going. Ii Slrikrs inp,
hat ~.
principles, which nnght never To have been
permitted 10 find thrir way into this go, ern-,
me'.t In lengths lrbm which eventually the
most abstract and 'nHarhyscal must rccuil
90, If they ID not. in The madness oftheir pro-
Iects and oF their strength. HEY w:ll pull the
mousse over their heads. We are pursuing
them I" lrnsh Siibversivc even of the princi-
pies oi on government, aGd of every nrinci-
pie of Uaion. lfauy man raises ayainst me
the haze and cry 0f bcing an EN-. my To- nenuh-
Hcauisn. / cannot fielp that ; for, If my life
VIII not speak FIR me, my tangue cannot
me pr'F'cipies u Vi'ic! jludc are mt once
thr principles, ard not the principles of our
government. How CONES il thai the Slate
of Deli has two members i'm the ,,1hsF
House! That she has had, ought to have,
ana itrnst will coAtinue to have; four Elcc-
t1rs Tor President and Vice President /? What
dorS that right depend upon Abstract the
I
drpendt Upon "0namon sense although no
science fairly worth the seven and worth all
the pG!itieS OF Any mHn who study politics ia
the closet nstrud of ihr- busy hannts of men
oil Frniessors al AN University turned states
men. How comes Virginia to have 50 many
Representatives whom We have heard callrd.
WITH as much pr1prirty rs drC0rum. black
Representatives. OF whum, said hir Il. am
| "ne-wUuld we bad morel How is that -
q, los. ,r.r , l.,
physlc%ilY ~ representation OF her nun,bers
of that description, or She has not. If thew
ought TO be represented as prGpir W. had a
| r%ht 10 ria'ln greater representation than
we have whch right think we ought 10 have
| INSISTED upon as sine q.la uOn, aad which
IS as clear As n0na-day for, from the verv
circumstance Of this popraion, the states
where II prevails mast necessarily be weaker
| In actual numbers than others where it is not
| Ioand, well us from other causes which ara.
| purely physical-caII5rs arising from climate
and from soil. But, Mr.. r. said he should be
old, this was done in spirit of comproniZe-
| Ana what, said he, is this spirit which / now
endeavor 10 evoke INT that very spirit which
| 10 the kryof the constitution. and unlocks all
is difficulties? But even that did not cali
! upon us at lis commencement To create new
states beyond the Ohin--fur no one then
dreamcd of beyond the Mississipp-of geo
| graphical Diagrams there, which, IN the short
space of thirty years, were to give us law here
! There was another point of view in which
| Hr. Randolph, as "A Representative of Virgil
ma, Iavoked The Justice of the house. We
were niprnNid"nt enough said he. to suIau-
der our estate, and ! thank God we have re-
naIn'nS sense OF dignity enough not to beg
! 'hT crumbs at The door of that mansion whrh.
! WIN Its idlr and bOundess domain, was once
"tir own. But, have there not been PROPOSE
tons enough la this h0usr for the relief OF
he thousands and frns Of thousands who re-
moved tO that country. and got those lands
! which once wi'rr unrs? And has moi relief
| seen giefn I? and was il not notorinns. that
! he effect "f this measure Of relief had brent to
| "nciii the rich at tlir exprnsr &c the poor
| NJ, or neatly H'i, the poor people W no moved
| WIN view ~ actual settlement, bad paid for
! their land, and had been made to p;,v their
| 'lr''ts; To-" iitst bed had been sold from under
! bonn, aud they had gone like H1car into fla g
wilderness and now must have another law.
! for those who driuk champagne and sleep on
! down, who drlvr their carriages aud live i'm
palaces, &c. The poor mnn had been made
I so pay go tie uitermOst fartbing the purchase
/ money Tor bis little tract Of land, whilst large
| companies of spectators God forbid Tint a.
! NY connection of theirs should he So ramiGed
/ as 10 be felt bere--wcrp relieved. bv act Of
Congress, of their debts 10 the government
| Mr. z. here illustrated the effect Of the Iecaf
| provisions on This subject, by reference To a.
! nalagOus transactions in private life and took
q bret review Of our land system, down to
! the act of the last session, for the relief Of
| debtors for public lands And at whose ex-
pcnse he asked. was this boon 10 the land
Inhher granted? At the expense nf every
man who WAS not a land jobher. Had nos
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