Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-18

prccrted most highly where we have the stron.
COZ stounoS 10 douot their sincerity; where IN
CROSSING the ocean OF politics ..r1j,n, mn, nm;
mum """nA'" thcy Change their views iaesxl,
"o. 'hei' Piihcifies Oh as cid Bunci,n express.1
es H. like 'cnfe. heis tic ROW one way ami looE
aiiother Nor yet was solitude about the rcs,Il1I
oi the sidental conflict: our siiuat,o,, i, IL
GARD 10 That matter Is truly ituI,:ae since HI
seems certain iiIat ruler will be ,.Ii,er tI,,
consistent repubHcanwel known as the ayowedo
enemy OF 1.-The rights of rnam' and con,empcr oil
common SENSE ora highly distinguished rnii;
cary cn'c''nn, al once the able exposition and
eXecutiohcr OF martial law:--ue else that wey
shall have no President at AHA result in tho
opinion of many equally auspicious. These tj,inss
move Inc not: no; II was-you cannot but hayeJ
anticipated lit was that hideous ,norsterl
yciept "rHE CONVENTION" whose thrcateo,,iI
aplroaclPIeycd uponniy SPIRITS. Night and ,l,av
u reared It's horrld form before pay aiIrigllfed
'a"cy "h'ch oeheid hitn like The gigantic cyclup,
--------nt0afe- -SttLiRLO--
lpSHm inter PEcUDEs UuSiu seilo{e auoreufe,,
Out now breathe agaiu, thanks 10 the rtf]e
oand VINO surrounding him in the den whittier
he had retired, flushed with the sweet and intox
lcatmg beverage of success, by a well aimed
GLOW eXtngulshcd his baieiul vision, and left T,m
10 Srope his way Ill utter darkness
But to drop all poetical alIuson: do NOT tho
Senate merit commentator for the firm and in
part think we have reason to be grateful thor
thcy have endeavored 10 preserve the peopIe1
IRON; ttieir own Worstc nemes-thcmselyes tho,
at least they have not committed the SIN of lende
ing their aid to so mschicvous measure as ii =
OF dSceffataing tie public sentiment in req
me can OF convention. Ought il 10 be eNrtzSt-f
ed O=then 10 afford facilities for doing lal which
they themselves dsa. proyep Cur ssrefa,hc,s
had as much reason 10 suppose their re,nonstr,n
ces against British oppression would have been
regarded by the British parliament. Matters of
government, are too weighty and too my ST erious
Tor the understanding of the common people and
their Clamors Tor reform ought to be oilscounte-
hanceu when hot approved 10y their rulers saw
inns at the hazard OF not being thought repub-
lcan--I acknowledge the right OF the pennIe
(neaninS. thereby the {ieei9idtrS) 10 erDress
Mcr optnlOns,~I am rather IA. tined IL Mi5E lhev
are competent 10 sell government: but TO con-
tess the Truth lave All instructive dreaIif per<
united to have TIER own way, they will destroy
every thing that ought To be held sacred, and do
themselves irremedabc mischief. ThaT no
ions OF a'nci.iIig thc constitution are us Vail
Gus as their iacUs, and pfcpostcrcus IN the cx- 4
irene. I"cy speak OF cur iulers :Il Is lutheE
ceremony as II they were inreaity, what the bill
Oh rights danoInindtes them, their trustees aRdH
ser0ahfs There Is scarcely any part OF The con-
stiluilon with which they would moi irrcvcrent-
~ ntcrnctidle; a iith4y t:Jight thc.:- Ives as E
lH-M
able, that constitution could be detective whichE
was framed nearly fifty years ago. Some of s
thcse hnoVatOTs think The responsibility of fhe&
judiciary should be mcreascd !llat even iuJaAH
should not be trusted with absolute power; tIIalH
they should be requii "a 10 administer justices
even when it may not comport with their per-
sOnal convenience, and Il they neglect their du-
" that there should be some p1acticdi correc-
tive: not rejecting that tic less rcsponsibilitv
therc Is OH public officer, 1 lac more Inc is udeper
dent OF the people and leR TO the exercise OH
tiis own dlscretion the certain i is TO act
correctly; principle ofacton highly katherine
To human nature, ON which most of the Ienfti-
mate goVerhnsests of the world are founded, and
on Which the executive and legislative depart
mehts OF our own ought 10 haze been originally
organized.
Some complain chat the members Of The exc
cutIve council are too NUMEROUS: not rccullect-
ing that III multitude of councillors there is
much wisdom.
They object too TO the mode Of G.e;r removal
and would most unreasonably take from their
ieHow-citlZens the amusing spectacle of a Fri.
ennlai scratch.--Others contend that the J.eS3
glsatwe body is too large; that reduced TO oDs
halt IFS present SIZE, 1T would transact business
WIN more facility and auDuaI3y 10 the state
some 30 or 10000 dollars. This is a clear mis-
take, as IS easily proved by an argument q
Jortio11. Thus if one hnnircd men can trans.
"ct a given quantity Of business, in given
4imc, dfortioTj two hundred mcm, in the same
time, can transact double that quantity mode
OF reasoning perhaps rather too refined for vul-
gar capacities; though well understood by the
IRISH economist, who determined To burn wood
I'D two stoves, made for saving fuel Arguing very
wisely, that fone stove saved daring the, year
a certain quantity of wood, two would ncon..
tesIbly save just twice much, As to the
expense of our Legislature, ii is needless to saw
any thing; look TO tie statute book: trely tbsil
iabors arc pearls Of great price.
Not only the number Of representatives bot Tx,
mode OF electing them, is complained Of. Ths =
right OF suffrage, it is objected, is confined TO five
owners of the soil; If it WIS NIX egsdCaf, rfns
land not only produces food for nau, but endogs
It's pOssessors with virtue, intelligence aud patrot
ism. This limitation, say they, is apti-lepublicaR
and unjust-because it diyfrancitiscs a large pro-
portion, perhaps majority Of tire citizens IT the
state But they forget there must be limit: uron
their own principles they would exclude SLAVES
from voting :-and how is it, that men without
landed property think themselves entitled to more
BT-ESDs.--"My great grandfather was bur a
acGfeTmGn, Cooking one way aud rowing auother)
and got the gredter D0rf Of BlU estate by fLo1oiS