Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-03

~ 90 " ~ conteuplattonyt % beteveu, TO BRAN
thar !" the onset. The election of all officers, b,
me people, from the Governor down TO the Drpuly
CONSTABLE, seems io he fav0riie idea with IN
shor,, such will be the difference OF opinions and the
co"ac' OF snteresfs, objects, views and wishes
KNOW oil nothing to which the confusion, that will
most probably reign ia the Convention, can be
Of Bshrl. (3.)
Let me eni,eat you IN reflect cooliy and dispas.
sonaely upon all these things, and then say whether
vow can feel satisfied 10 put your constitution, under
winch you have lived SO happily and fOr such engr
OF time, in jeopardy, upon prospect dishearIrn-
rug and an issue SO unceta Well may youdoun,
yo" throw ibis away, whether you you viii ever gel
AZ good again--Remeu, ber the old adaec thar " a
o',d IN the hand IS worth two in the bush
., WIN your present constitution you are acquainted
100 KNOW every turn and corner in IT, II has served
you long tune and ss easily upon you. o. may be
compared 10 81 coat HAT Man has worn ill il is
perfectly accommodated TO hrs shape, sits easy, is
made oil excellent materials aud not the worse Tor
weHr. Would il not he the height az folly iu y man
10 swap away such q coat IN the Jaik when he could
not tell What sot Of one he ger M exchange
Ior ", "nd whether he mghf NOT have the moriiGca.
on 70 discover, whe" lie brought TO the ghr, thar
ne "sn been most egregiousy cheaed aud imposed
| upon That q neither fitted him we'll as the one
MS nad parted with nor were the materials Of which
was was made, Of any thing like rs good qual,yl
1nst you, who arc the 'rue owners oi the country
and to whom The very soil belongs, aud wl,o if YOU
we'e SO minded, could put every other person out OF
possession but yourselves and your families, wi,hou,
their havng the least righ cdu,pia,n (fsr mo- n,u
has right TO remain the lands OF ann,l,er seaius
hrs will And should he arenp, 10 do 80 lie wouei 49,
come tresspasser ard nigh, he rsa,oyed by force
agrceably 10 law y that you, ao,e ali people 10 the
world, should he giving couu,enance 10 The ., oms;
non tor calling convention 10 alter your cons,u-
lion, one OF The professed objects Of which s 10 take
iron you the rghi aud power Of u,annp lug your o,sp
Affairs b" Your own way, is unquesonabS one of ,te
most 'nexphcable euigmas thai ever presented itself
10 the human mind. Aud yet, If the public prints s,e
| 10 he credited, such is unde niably the fact
II Is utterly Impossible that you can have given
yourselves TIME 10 reflect upon the matter and vet
"S one OF '"e most Important subjects that ever
came before you, and one in the Of which your
deepest INTERESTS a,e at stake Can You possibly he
iieve that your rights and property will he better
'aken care ON ny men whose interest il is 10 deprive
you oi them, than they will he ty yourselves whose
interest u IS To lake Of the aud them
And do you no. perceive that 10 you agree 10 extend
the right of suffrage YOU once, ja The door 10 all
'ne eretoy PASSIONS OF covet'nG tSlnan nature, aud
mat once let them get the nIasteryoser YOU and tbey
viii never stop un hey have syssssed The pIouehsi,ars
/ over the toundaiions uf your happ,aess
Whai q Ihis Claim ot The Observation-Disclosures TO the
right Of suffrage, hut that OF the right Of n,e,ine and
sa'osttlinR en- Tie manage me1t Of your affairs and
Son'fohmg your power and authority on your own
j sssses: Suppose any one OF you had twenty fau.
~ pv,hg ON your lands, wouIdibai give them or
'per Children right 10 YOU or our chI,e Ell
snu say We have been horn aud raised on this land
well as You, and therefore, have as good right
20 regulate and manage the farm you ,avc"-wouId
you MOI NJ once perceive Tue fuy Of suci, claim
ana tue arrogance OF snch FreIensions And on what
j Esoun"s would you form your op'non bur on rbese-
t"at me land belonged you and not 10 iheu,-,ha
you we're free and had right 10 do AZ vou nleased
""h yoas avn property, aud that 40 person could i'm
'eiteie VIVA yuu ia the Of your concerns
~@nou rcssassnc on your rights II is n rule in
mar he that seeks justice there should come
w'h clean hands, that is, that when We 20 there TO
complain OF the injnsl'cc of others, we should take
care and see That no charge Of injustice should lie ~
our door. wow, these patent right geniiemen, who
.H % 'ouuiy ior Convention, are great sckiers for
justice WHEN they expect 10 derive a ben,6, nv h
themselves But where is the justice to the true
owners and prop'eiors Of his hand in Wrestling from
'hem the government Of their own concerns
Az ration 10 composed of an apsresatior Of pd;vi.
uusis, SO country consist an aggregation OF the
farms, plantations aud other lands contained within
Us 'm', and those who own the soil The owners
OF the country And in owning the country consists
me whole Foundation Of national righ,--and ir any
other body oS class of people, besides the owners Of
VIC ,on o. me coHniry can have right 10 make laws
'o' Tue gosefument Of that country, then rs well
! might the Parliament Of Great Britain OF the EN-
pcror Alexander make them ns any body else.
IL the non-landho''lers had any rights privileges
oi persons or property that as safe and az
well secured under laws those Of the owners
OF lands, then there might, perhaps be some fouuda
ton Tor their complaints. But the latter have all
the same rights aud privileges protect as The for
ner they cannot uiake laws for the safety and nre
servarion OF their own, without equally extending the
oenehi Of those laws TO the ohersaws being general
~ 'he'l na'"ie aeu operation. But the difference be-
tween them Is this, that in addition 10 all the rights
and privileges OF persons and prope,ty which ,J,.
others e.joy, the lsndhoders have certain other r;yhs
VI PoPe'D Pecuar 10 the nsetves, and political rio HIS
growing on, Of that properly which the others mo-, enIv
do not possess but which il 10 their interest," 10 wres
out oi ihcir h"nds-l mean the possession of land.
anu tue Igh', growing out Of that Of max
ipg the laws OF the land aud which are to govern ali
those thar abide thereon. az s''o'" az
The tact Is, that the whole mat,er in t;s,,,. ,,
be resolved into this simple propos,ton--Tbers ara
TWO Brea interests IN this slate, the one en,brucng
only rights oil persons, and rigs Of personal
", therefore merely transitory The other a. ed
aIu " 'h'rans''oTy, as couprehending in
equally WIN me other, The rights Of real esta,e in
Janus J." 'his 'aer Interest, at present, res,ss In.
power Of governing Aud the ransitory iu,eres, nouv
Claims a" eqisi participation 10 the exercise Of this
power Aud iof that purpose r~uuires 10 be so.aiv
invested wib the rights Of suffrage. reore...,,,,c,
anu 'eg'satiou Ou' Bill Of Righis saws M ali on
ve'nniens that 10 beat which affords the srea,es r
gree OF safety aud happiness 10 one of these in,sr
ests The reins OF governaeB, must l,a con.,,,,.J 10
the utter exclusion Of the other IN !, - a,o,.iv n.y.,
p,inca'y Impossible they can hold then, comb, o,lv
hhc power oi governing should remain in the ixcd
"teis',, '"e rgns OF the transory inferes, would h,
sae' nu' ~ should be vested in the latter, all The
Ss I,, iks,',, o' 'ne former would not only not be
save, ou' Nouio pe ~ great danger Of being yrested
iiom uhem' As the reius of govsrumeot are now IN
no "s"os " lbe hxed or freehold interest," will n be
wise, unuef ih's view OF the case, TO sutrsner hem
oso "rnus OF tho nero personal or Uansrory in
And upon The proper solution oit you, u,ure des !;
mes depend, 49, ~ "
WIN VIM up Ibis address by relating
, The FABLE.
.r, az " "e Voices and the Shepherds.
'"o ',o''es once presented u remonstraucs an,
memorial To the Shepherds, con,,lao;ny ve,, he 81.
OF I've cI"ei'y aud Injustice that was manifested In
, w',us 'nem, ny excluding them from the enjoyment
y o' '"e na W, rights aud privileges, aud banishine
. @ -. 'vh'zed society. They set forth, that the
were son as active, brave and As strong as an,
v mi onHr s.,,,, al