Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06
MIR. SPEECH,
(CoNcLUDED.)


IN Sir, whenever government undertakes To cnl,,
v certain individuals or classes with exclusive priyi
isgess all the rest of society Becomes their enemies
~ consciousness of this produces the necessity o
combining for self protection. The monopolist,
must secure their Ill-gottcn gains by strcnsthcuinc
the hands OF the government that bestowed Them
by Increasing its revenue. patronage, powers. The
SoveruHeht, on the other hand, must reward thu
inonopnlists by al increase Of privileges. Thus /,
reciprocity - besottcn between tbcIn, utterly neon.
patiolc with the rights.and the happiness of th;
rest OF the community. Its by this iIiicit cornax.
ION between the privileged classes, and the fedora
government, that the state sovereirntics will lie d,s-
troycd-that their wise polity, intended to counter
act tho natural tendency Of society to a,is,ccyocv
will be subvertcd, ard an ari stocracy-tic wor., ol
all kinGs-a lnonied aristocracy will be established
on their ruins. 1t is no wonder that the friends nj
Il consolidated, national government, have been in
Hafilbly the advocates of this partial. arbitrary no.
licy.-Somc of the loIdcst dcclai:r.rs aGainst
stars and 51rters-.tc mere Jadscs OF a1is;ocracv.
arc the most clanIorous parsizans Of this poii-
cy. They have m1cl dread of the Sien, but have
Ia terror for the Mlsg Sisnyiet-They are alarm
ed at the badges, bGt are willing to submi. 10 what
* e55catiali III aristocracy-;hc supremacy of the
fow. For my part, sir, | would rather see ar ords,
OF nobility Established III this country, provided it
be witiou; Wealth OF priinogeniture, than to see one
hdi,ttea per cent. added to the present tariT. be-
iieve it would do more to bring en- us all the evil,
Q! arj,iocracy than "a merely fituIar nobility. A
c0inRaisory transfer Of property from one class to a.
nofilcr IS the aCisnc Ofall the misChiefs that a ro-
Fcfniuent can perpetratc. The conflicting Interests
Oh different; portions of society, whether rcorrapl,;-
cai d artiiicial-wbcthe the result, Of locali,v q,
legislation have aiwa - been diiflcult FOR govern
Ineits to manage. Cn!sr their patronage, tfcy bc-
come the most deadiy foes Of liberty. No rorern-
InciNj have hitherto been sufficient 10 rcstraj, their
ambition aud agaricc,-uOt cveG tic miliiaTy 40
vesumcnts Of Europe, wifi the aid of Their st,ndInr
armies. We ~tIoagiit VIC had discovered, Inv our
disl5ion Of powers, d system adequate to this pur-
posoi--we thought our state goyoinmcnte, would ~,
as'.:hcient checE,-anI I believe, If they had NOT
Suffered their powers TO bS usurpei thry would bayc
proved so.--TlIey might have even made local in
terest5 tie instruments Of se,fy.eseryafion. Bat
they permitted the general government 10 beri;. IFS
course, by assuming local powers; by fostering the
separate interests that existed, * creating others. &
bpeP1owing them with privileges. 1t thus ga ve t,er,
an artihci1lstrcngth which the state goverrr.u MS are
too weak to control. The privileged classes. ~ ,htnc;r
usual sGgacity, early perceived that the state 90.
Vcrn'ncnts presented the principal obstacle To lin,
gratiirstlon Ut their ambition and ayaric.. Ucnc,
their hostility to them. Hence the prevalence ~
that construction of the constitution which, wo.,ti
deprive them OF nearly all their powers "a con.
Siruction which has grown with the rrot,th. Am!
strengthened with the strength Of these classes. Doos
any one think that this Enshi1naNe constructions a
rises from the mere vantonness pf speculation No.
sir, it has q %practica! cnd,-politicnl power for the
qualification of iIiiyiluai avaricc. do ro, o,e
tend TO say thata those who unite in this cous,rur.
ton uGitc in tie design. Many cTccds an1 ,,apy
systems have obtained DISTINGUISHED supporters cyl;c
do not participate ~ the vicys with which f5cv v,.,.
created. Bat look not 10 individualy-I loot :,
causes; and l do not hesitate to cxprdss my opinion
than the true cause.-The .fgal cause of this uUcg.
liberal construction i tie ambition of the privilege
Classes contending for power to CRAFTY agoficf