Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-16

stand upon the old ground OF principle opposed 10
the acquisition of powcr; and believe the question:
whether the sovereignty Of the people, the dicta-
ton of an undelegatcd few of them, shall be main
taincd. "Hogular noniina tioDs" may be approved
of when they simply go to concentrate public opin-
ION MS to PERSONS for the frtherance of measures;
but they arc neither more or less than political
iuggles when they assume the lictation of persons
without respect to measures; and the result will
proye that the proceedings at Washington, in Feb
ruary last, we:c the finale of system which, has
preyacd IN several of the states, aud partially
the affairs ofthe United States, to suc, degree
To r,eamorphosc the Erie Canal into "bis ditch"
and Iaise up n -"ccntr;Srpowor" in the ten miles
square, as dominecring liz It's principles US the "holy
alliance" assembled at Vienna elsewhere, TO
make kings and parcel out persons, as If destitute of
rationale, and unposscsscd OF rights.
In conclusion, il may be observed, that, in the
opinio: of many ''reating aud rejecting peoples,
the essonal caucus Was held with the forlorn
hope .of harin;s effect IL, hro states oniy>--New-
York and Pennsylvania. What course the former
will take is vet be ascertancd; but, before the
caucus was held the AMERICAN Sentinel" at Phila-
delphia, declared that nothing else thaa such a
meeting could "frep PeRnsyicat,ia In her pidce'-
that is in hu,ncly phrase, cause her to continue "to
play second fi,!lc' bu, it seems that the caucus
has failed 10 do that. Ia, other than those
mentioned was il cXpec'cd by any 'rcfeciing man,
that such lean and lank meeting of the members
of congress, could avail any thing favorable TO the
"recularly nominated" candidates; but in these
great states, the word Caucus, properly pronounc
ed il was thought, would have cabaisiic operation,
and render the people machines under the
control of those possessed of the magical secret
| However, l shall be very much mistaken, indeed,
it, instead of being iormcd into political swine
by this political Circc, they do not demand aud OBJ
tain, by the force of.ther sirages, recurrence to
Principles, instead of yielding the dciaton OF
persons, not IL whit better tlan themselves.
.Mles' Reg
Observation-Disclosures counties Of tho state
of Virginia, having fifteen times the legislative pow
er of one county, Loudon pay only thirty-two dol
lars and twebty-scven Of taxes than tina
county alone; and there are eight counties in the
same state, with eight times many representa-
tiycs i'll the legislature Loudon, which have les
number of white inhabitants than that single coun-
ty. And, the right Of suffrage is confined to free
holders. il is probable that the county just named
| has more voters than dozen other countics--and
the voters, in general, are, perhaps, those who
arc compelled to carry the musket defend the Ii
berries of the commonwealth and enforce its avs
about to eight ten. These things are n
monS the great causes of emigration from Virginia
The free laboiing whites will not voluntarily abide
IN state III which they not treated as freeiuen
and we sincerely wish that Virginia may so amend
her constitution as to retain description of he,
population imperiously demanded Oil account oil
another species OF it, Besides, the 's,hing is right in
itself, and it is folly to talk about liberty when
the great body of the people are forced 10 support
the lay with the sword which they have no agency
IN enacting. 1t is the principle which the reptb-
lee of Venice was founded, but Oh larger scale. Ii
IS DESooTISM. H.