Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-06
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VOTES for speech an The House IF Nele-
gales IF Yirginia, prepared during lie sts-
sion Of lGl6-'l7.
lSt The right Of the legislature Ia call
convention drnIrd-wIIat il cannot do by
law, II can do in no other way,-ailrd. ed PIE
crdrnts Of 1916 and 1888 do not ar;,Iy. lst.
Brcausr in l77G VIZ were in actual re-, olr a.
gaInst the established government of the en-
pre- an overriding necessity existed and
granting (what may well be- que tioncdj That
The convention exceeded their strict pow ers II
what they did was a revolution, sanctioned
by an entire acquirsccncr on the part Of the
pe"Hl" and consecratpd by timr. Prescrip-
ton the best possible tile Who would 20
back forty odd years 10 rip up and nuli;ry the
title Ia an estate which he had praceably en-
Jayrd TOR that length of time wbch had des-
crndrd 10 him from his father, and on which
me- had reared nuinciois and highly res
prciabie family ?(Thr pairinis ortilai day es.
tabshed the present constitution with halters
about their nccks. Had lhrir proposition fail
ed, they would haze paid the Forfeit of their
lives. Men thus situated have no time fsir in.
rlgnr. a sense of The public danger " Iiich
alone can Justify such an experiment chastcns
The hearts nf men, They dare not play fall.
their condition is too awful: the body polite
IS purified and prepared fpr the operation
2d. Brchusc the case of I7G3 was cheat ~, ac-
large majority Of the state (liowpvrr rfckoncd)
was overnlrd. The SENSE Of Virginia. on that
question, to be gathered from the temper of
the subsequent and succeeding |, gisIafutes
as well as from the fact, nol0rioGs at the time,
that many members of toe convention elected
To REJECT the federal constitution voted in IA
vour of II and that whole districts of CoiIn-
Try, Tor vast extent wire unanimous in their
dI7dpprnhali0n of the measure whereas The
=" federal" counties, fpr the most part cnni,ia.
ed \ respectable aniifedcral" minority. The
convention Of 1855 nothing nnr. than u hnnsr
OF delegates sitting undrr nirk name. TO g.
wade The check Of The other btanch Of flic To-
sis!atufel elected for the same nUaiciym M-
visions and corporations two TO- zach coul,iy.
WITHOUT reference 10 il s,zt', aud rn, Tor Zach
city ADD b"r"mgh,] by liz s,nie%* Geeh0lders.
returned by the saline sheriff tan creatures of
The established law and constitutional and con
sistinS I'm n great measure Of tie same indi
eldual members 81 ho composed, under another
49,
Imitation of North Csrolin7 We DESTROYED our old
'i'ifct coort sysem Hers which .he demolished was
rysn nrtcr tn "rrs The consequence. t'e been
Since ch.lsuer va, @'ieo tie land Of .'-aay habits
rhc yarions rcading lie Constitution cfihr n State,
=, W., time espscnliy Ard ~ t31t ought r, every
5lSherp o"syr 0cen. Atihst thur iai7, the bubble
pa;<ter SIGN '' ''''''''""
fhr dispute whether a-fea %, ceavrn,i,u or a,
ip fhe nrr ns ',t Cos sri!ue, or rol,gacucs 10,
gr"wn riidrr, tsl disiif oni fnrilv become
C "' 'rfgr'" q ing ,h-r' Of the Court Of Common
% 'r many cases ,'ore YVES general and pror7i.euou
s"nrl unt. none ever int zee sci,s n,ys ej,;-s
e"e oifT.f'i 1Ec cN''d lave ict (tWfuy polirt VIA
"no'nr nr wr"'' 'c. e~eeu ooft. me o,lcr ,v nnty