Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-23

gESDAY, NOVEMBER %. ass
good causes, might aprenr TO them preferable, and
"e approved by tho General Assembly. The visi.
.o's hxcd upon spot to that which the coli
rye buildings now stand, and subsequently, upon the
present site.
For my own part Z should much rather see the
college prosper in Williams gihan in anv other
place in the ,tme. And think SO wouli every vial.
tor and every professor without exception. But I
.honh ,n'her see il flourish any where within the
limits OF Virgins, than witscss Tvs issoln,ios and
yon may rest confileuf, that the liberal and
gm'ened 'nbah'iaWs, OF the ancient Of Vrgnian
lpn":-'hropy aud pairiotian, would avow the
sc"'ncnf. The mass oi the people Of Williamsburg
are 100 generous, too public sried tn entertain any
oher They knvw that their vicinity is PREFER ed a.
pace OF residence Ivy the professors, who hold their
society ." sesy exrrat estimation. The people are
themselves wifi good reason much attached to their
Owl" cny yet Ia every year, entire families oh
served 10 Iempve, for the sake Of superior advantages
20 o'her susiions, while very large proporion OF
"c yo"asc, pssfof the community sr. Disposed to
seek embellishments elsewhere. Thus Williamsburg
may be considered gradually abAsdonipg the cot
sssd .ss etxi,s ,Ie vicinity Of dense aud con.-
derahte population, being well kn,wn lie necessa-
~ 'o'he prosperity Of such institutions, la the presen
q lie OF society.
The responsibility OF any community sI-prasis mo-,
ON inc n"u'hrrs but the virtues Of IT'S nv MIXERS and
you k"o~ that Williamsburg hrs very high claims
'n. cnsrncrr DsI,in,ug that irra,iouai vanity
ma"'"ns frankly acknowledge, thar fteir civ is only
" rrm''n' of the lo,mer Capiiolo of Virginia Nor
40 me! m"'"'"r although, they may feel regret, when
one OF HER nun her rnl~avours Ia his family
twhose means at enjoyment ant, bap,,in.s a. i, IS his
uuty TO imprnsr,) in some more prosperous par, OF
me state A. htle would they nuru,lr AT the trans
.t""" OF William M,ry 20 nnt e ei,p lille si ration,
| psrmned 10 exercise 'h-m judge n,-ni through the
n-'a oi 'se'' nwn neiii gence and n,-reu, ,sintrr-
ns'e"mess and Ia cnusi.r calmly, aud itee ON, ex
irrna bias, the existing stale Of things, and the I'M
J ctr hath
he Cay and the Culi-ge.
.4'onter Friend of H7aiiam. g. .Nury
roR THE ESQUIREa.
, ~ fHE PEOPLE OF PTRGINT1
benjamin w. Leigh Esq. has recently
published his substitute for the Richmond re-
so'"''"ns, Ia which he greatly drpreca,es auy
alteration IN the Constitution of Virgina.-I
nave ~" hesitation in saying that Mr. Leigh
mas never hrtofr written t.labora,.ly. and
$" liitlt tn the purpose ON any snhirct. H.. i.
continually eudcavou,ins Ia i,nnr.ss upnr
'''e minds of his fellow ciiiz-ns the i,npuiic,
ana danger "i clianse. His essay is nf cours.
rs WI calculated fer Turkey and Alrirrs n.
nor fnsma-Tbr circumstance of Mr.. Leigh
"e''g unable Ia defend the pusiinn he has
'akrn, Is tlir very best evidence. thai il is unite.
nab'e. Ii Is MOI permitted even Ia IN. in.
sprat'on of gcni'Is IA cn,f,uud all ideas OF
r'ght aud Wrong. THE fault j. not in ih. w,i
te'' nut l'ls cause. There is no stronger prool
'' TN" irailiy "t nan, in ferling power, and for
s''."S iiEh', iilah ~ to be- derived from the
r"'"I.riso" ol The Ball uf Rights with the
Constitution Of Virginia. The Bin of Reb,.
IS DECLARED to be thu basis and t,.unda;iun Of
III" government. The Tuscau simplicity and
strength of thr hastn,rnt al this tcmuI,. ,f H.
merry, lily seconds with its gorgeous dom,
an" composite column III imperial Rome
u" b''i oi NiShis Is declaration by th. re-.
representatives. "f the fre.holtlrrs of Virginia. nj
those sacred and unaIirna.,Ir rights which Am.
Prr'"in tn The people, aud their posirrity. i,
npP"s'ion 10 The unjust and tyr.,nn cal claim.
~ ~, 'hr N'"s and government III Great Britain
me n'r'nh'rs nf The Convention, duly apple.
'''r" me ''ta'irnabie rights and privileges Of
'Ne'ht", ann They claimed IN common with
inc people of Vrsii,ia, these rights and pri,i
lrges, which they wi, knew cuulJ univ br
"nt",nct, aad enjoyed by the united rxerIions
III '''e people IT Virginia in one common
ra"sr. The Bill nf Rights was adopted un
ne lin VI June 1916. Seventeen days AZ
'rr' u" ihr 29h of June 1916, the Cunstitu.
non ~ virginia was agreed To and resolved
hPon ny the CUnveniion--Bu il seems that
me s'"'i''u- rights and privileges, which bsions
j" common {" The good people nf Virginia,
80 AMY and Iinpressi'rly declared by the Bill
oi h'Bhis, wbicb seventeen days brfure wrrr
Ia have been the basis and I,,,udatiun nf I'm.
constitutions are utterly forgotten. They are
NOT now III" champions OF The people in nm
position 70 the tyranny of the British govern
nrnf. M; they are now abouf la d,.c;d,.
the rights uI frpcmrn among Themselves .,J
t'ie people, There is NOV ,l., cu,nmun ca,,s,
n" common interests Ia project. III. L,yis.
azure Oi virginia Is frequently callra In. uro-
PIE, inr the purpose nl ti-h,dinc ih,. peonl, lac
lnrniiiying the Lrgislatnrc with ,hrms.ly.s
Ineir Is not S" great community of inter.
's's between the Legislature and the peop,.
as mere Is between ihr people and the other
TWO departments OF the go,rrpnrpi, the Ex-
rc"'se ana the Ja,iiciary. The Legislature
,''' ~ power tn lake irun The people money
I" any amount, for the ben, ii; of the ndi, i,lusl
"1hbers, but the Executive and Judiciary
e"onot lake one cent from the people, Ia add
10 Their salary Lrt me then ask, which de-
paftu'tDt "f the government uost reourss
ule ''gIiaucc Of the people. Tina, we m. 9
more obviously remark the strange incoporu;.
| W between The Bill ~ Rights (which is dcrIar.
Ell to be tie basis aud foundation of Tho ,n,
'Fnm"nt of VTEinia) and the cons,i,utio,
WI copy some If the sections of the p,u :,
Rights and contrast with them. SONS nf ,ba
sections OF the constitution which sp.n ia
nr directly To contradict the spiri, and letter
W tbe bii ~ R'ghts.-It is with difficulty th,
nina can bring itself 10 believe the pai,io,,
maj gave TO the world the Bill Of Rights couId
wave been The authors of the Con.ifut;on -,
s"s'n'a $" widely differs the commeniar,
'"'' we 'eS', me example from the preeepi
BILL M KroHTs.
Sec. !. " That all men are Ivy nature ,oual
| y nee and independent, and have certain in
nereN rights, ofwbich when they enter into a
state OF society, they cannot by any comn,ct