Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-07

the land, are 10 be taken from them and given 4
another for the public good; and this is to be don
too without taking ito the estimate the labor be
slowed upon the land. Aud who is TO Judge whe
ther the poor f,rmer is using his land for the pub
good or not: Not the poor farmer himself: but h
legislators-God's vicegerents upon earih--goo,
| Tor nothing fellows mas of stupidity and i.nor
ance. Are farmers prepared TO bear this doctrue
VIII not this them from their torpidity into
efficient scton? All this despo,is,n could be pu
down by single blast OF their breath. Not onl,
are farmers to be plundered OF the proceeds OF the
labor for the benefit of the manufacturer; but ne,,
and grievous is to be annexed to their lands
which would leave the whole proceeds at the capri
cious discretion of their sill visionary, despotic
rulers, and they to be insuingy told, that they
do not labor for themselves but for the community
That the whole community has an inieres. in i,''
(to witty in his right of private property Hereto
lore the great fundamental rule for the use of private
| property by the owner, has been TO your own,
| that you injure not another. Sic utere tuo, u,
aienum non leda, is the grea, moral civil and com
| mon law maxim. But according to the preposter-
Gus, new-iangled doctrine OF the new school, the
rule now is, so use your own, TO do the greatest
benefit 10 another: Sic uiere iuo, aliepum com
medium maxine promovcas. so says this disciple
of the new school. Hear him in his own words:
(page 20S.) "They will tell us, that government
has o right TO control them in the disposition of
their property, merely with view, tiat other
cthSeHS n.Gy deriOe benefit from IL. This
is manifest error Here then, is the avowal.
that the government may control any citizen in the
use OF bis own property, merely Ioih pielc, that
ether citizens may derire benefit from it
Fellow-Citzens, are not these new elements in
political economy? Are they not new elements re-
speeding the tenure of your lands? Are they not
new elements respecting the right of all private
property! Are they not the frantic inventions of
the new school, 10 get at a fayorite object' Are
you prepared for the adoption of these mischievous
toolercs, by the practical government? DO you
prefer them 10 the old and venerable securities,
proclaimed in your own fundamental laws; under
which, you have heretofore found your persons
sacred, and your property your own? But, if such
be the new elements of political economy, in rela-
ton 10 the light of property, hear the author in re-
lation 10 the rights OF persons:
Pages 230, 23i- Vol. 2.
9 The only difficulty in comprehending this sub
ject is, in distinguishing between ndividual and
national interests, let it be admitted that a nation
Is unity, and national interests paramount 10 in
dividual interests: and the other consequences in
evitabiy follow-the question OF cheapness and
dearnesss is altogether irrelevant, and out of the
case. DR.. Smith is upon wong scent, and his
doctrine given to the winds.''
- 1t is The duiy and interest of the planter to
find employment for all his hands; and if this can
not be done In one branch of bust ess. seek out
another; so it is the duty OF the legislator, ad
emplo ment for all the people, and if he cannot
fad them employment in agriculture and commerce,
he mast set them TO mdnufactuTiRg--it is his
duty 10 take special care, that other na,ion in
terferes with their industry-he is not To permit
one-half of The nation 10 remain idle and hungry
in order that the ohe, half Way buy goods where
they NAV be had cheanes ~
The author, the Landed disciple of the new
school, having stripped the farmer and planter of
their rights, 10 use their own property 10 their
own benefit, and having added tenure 20 their
lands, see what he now proposes 10 do with the
rights OF their persons. he now proposes that the
legislators, ifthey canno find emplo ment in asr-
culture, shall set them to manu- foctu,iag. Thus
then, the ayowed despoiism over tie person, is as
unlimited, a. it is property. Thus, too, you
may find the principle adoptedb By Mr. c., aud Gen.
e., reduced by them, TO precise specifications, and
actually applied 20 practical legislation. The one
requires 500 900, the other 600, COO aggricuurists
to be drilled OIL, and, strictly according the au-
thor's doctrine, :" set 10 manu- featuring" This
principle, odous and preposIerous as it's, forms a
most conspicuous page in MIR. C's celebrated tariff
speech. Are these things oager be esdure,i? ;
Nay, worse, infinitely worse:--A Are these legisla-
tive despois be sc, up idols TO be s.. orsipped
by the very people, whose sacred rights are
thus made the sport OF their ianastica mischiev
pojects And all this TO be done too, upon the sug
gestion, that agricultural pursuits were, at that in
auspicious moment, Improbable; and mnnuiactur-
ing pursuits could be rendered profitable, by OPP
preSStUe contributions imposed upon that portion
Of GgricuitUriSfs, tohoSe misfortune 1t shOuM be,
to escape from this cirH military drill, and re-
main subject 10 the contributions imposed. Now,
that agricultural pursuits nave become profitable 4,
upon the same principle, manufacturers ought now
to be mustered by these military civilians, and Sctt
IcOyk in agricultural pursuits. Can folly eX-
coed this! Can despoti-n exceed dis? This is fol-
ly unutterabe! despoiism intoierab!e!! But il has
been said, and may he said again, that all this des-
potism is practised for the public good the general
wellare That the farmer and planter is plrnderod
for the public good. Miserable, delusve, fantasia
cal presumptuous loly!! But be it So Where,
them is the Just compensation awarded, the farmer
and planter, by the fundamental law Where is the
writ of I'D quod danlnun, TO ascertain the value
of the property taken from the planter and farmer,
and given to the manufacturer tor fte public good
the ncralUelfare? Where the appropriation for
paying him this vaue2 1T the property be taken
for public in any way, it cannot be done with
out just compensation. 1t is presumed, that no le-
sslaior, civil or military, will dare 20 say, that
he take privaie property from one man and
give it to another, regardless of all public consde-
rstions whatever.
(TO be COatinued.)
September Is, 1925.
.Wote.-Hear the Aulhor-Page 23l, Vol. p
SO So ii is the duty of the legislator find employ
for all the people; and il he cannot find them
employment in agriculture and commerce, he must
Get then, IN manufacturing IL il his Iutv take