Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-27
coNvENTroN.-MR. JEFFERSON.

IT is with pleasure, that we are enab led TO pub
iish r. JeherSons opinions OH some of the defects
of our State Constitutions from under his own hand
IT there are any who have heretofore doubted his
being favorable to such mcasure-.hc doub,s Of
such will be removed. To those who have SO little
respect for their judgments, as to have cxpfcss
ed apprehension from Convention called curino
the life OF Mf. Jefferson, address these questions
Are you sincere i'll the ayowal Of such an opiuiou
DO you really tear, as cuprctcnd the extravaganza
OF that mans theories, whose head, wards I
30 winters have pasSedwho mas been for the great
CT part OF the period, prime mover or philosophic
spectator CT the greatest among us the last
aud the present agc' Who is it that ave &c s,,cI,
sentiments? They are not of the Republican party
We would not presume 20 press the contents of
Mr.. Jefferson letter upon the attention of our rea-
derS. When MIR. Jefferson shall speak without at
entiou and the profouHdest respect the fret and
purest era OF the Republic will have passed away.
and Our !ihcItes be exposed an easy prev To the
daring invasion of Marus or a Sylla Such Il time
mas not yet conc-and his opinions are vet rcvercd
ana we trust always will be, with the fervor which
- due to the second founder of the Republic.
The mere question whether the Constitution or
Virginia Is SO detective as TO need amendment, j.
certainly one CT which politicians of every feather
from tha Eoyast to the plain Democrat may hon
eSily differ But we advise certain gentlemen .:l,o
have always belonged to the predominant par.y OF
Firgin:athat party which PROCESSES a faitbf;,i md
entire devotion to the rights of tie people 70 bc
Of arguments which are becoming pat in the mouth
Of every aniconvci;ioniSt, who is met in the s.rcr,
The opinion that there should bc no Convention
may be Legitimate cnough-5ut when those who ,,,
trrtain it, attempt fo1tfy it, by arsucrts derived
altogether frc:l mistrust OF The people Democrats
may be allowed 10 doubt the ,euuincnc.s Of ,n,;r
political faith.
We ihink no Republican would deprecatp j Con
vcntion, because he afraid TO trust The uro-
pie with the remoJcling OF ihcir own 0ovc-l7, .t''
that he would prefer waiting until NJ. Jaf.r-
son, the father of Demo :racy was no more ..--
We hope and believe all gcUuine Democrat; t i',r
rally around a COurention--as the or.. -,.,rs ~,
simplifying Constitution-sivif. The rsc.I. q,
more direct agency in the Govern, i,5f..,.f
ing the eHpcnces Of Observation-Disclosures, ra-
poasbty-aaltaEc from us thu common r,,,-f,-,,
that ouf Government Is the most A.istocyi,ic IL,
the Union.
MoNrIcELLo, April 10, 1924
Der SIR received in due time vorr c,,,o,
Of the l2th. requesting III opinion OH Inc prom,
sltion TO call Convention for amcndine Inc
Constitution oftha State. THAT ihis sho,,f M,
be perfect cannot be subject of wonder ,,Lo,
1t Is considered thot OURS was not ONLY tie first
0rthe American States, butthc first naiiou in H.
world,at least within the records of history ,vbio
reace t5ly, by tswisc men, formed. on frce de-.
liberation, Constitution of Goyernr,ont e.,
itself, AMI deposited it in writing inong tbe;,
archives, ready AMI open to the appeal Of eve.
~ citizen. The other states, who successivciv
i'Enfcd+ oasti'nl?r, Or themselves al4e, had the