Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-10

~ associate lay no claim 10 such titles or priv,
ges ana verify believe. there are few in this MAJ,
VI 'ne "oiiu 'nat GO: IL Is said, indeed, some s;x
OF eight counties, and perhaps corpora,;on 81: ON
TONED The last Legislature Tor Convention -
alter lnuch respectful investigation and co,,Sd-'
Die eNpence, was refused for reasons M ,lonb,
factory, to that honorable body: and hence S
sumo, all this Glamour, this mighty effort 10 ~
tam unity Oh sentiment, and of Correspondent, &C
ton among themselves, so essential To tbe;, e..
success, to impart visour to their oper,,;on
pei the reproachful insnuations of their on,s.o &c
TO confirm the harmony and increase a. ,.'
OF Their friends, and TO sound al appeal 60 ,;s,;.
and audible, TO the next General Assemble os ":
ginia' as to procure, they may hope, lust resnsc,
.T -. '" 'ish's .-Vioia'ed, as 1t would seem. nv
uat refusal. This Is, indeed, a serious -
against the last Legislature, in terms No, 'Haiee
conciiiating, accompanied with threat TO- ,''us'
'lnct aud AUDIBLE to escape the notice If 81 VS.
Who' nope, VIII take warning be moro c,.;'
.h"n Their predecessors, and instead of ,,roi
irienas oil Convention to further intemnat,u u.s
IL 'iie promised stil farther evidence ~;
thelr loEbearance and moderation o.
But is 1t true, that refusal of tho
10 grant the petition OF portion ofthe;r e.,le
ehts' however respectable, is a proof ne = -
respect Tor their rights? Does not the OF
ply an option right TO grant or reftlse3 rSa .'i
Sc Vi Peo'ioh Is foreign, is unkno,yn
questions OF absolute right The peopla IS w u. TO
soliciting for their rights IMAM
ana can 1t be, that the enlightened o;,;..
A0""oun' our brethren, for canno, call - u
any unkind epithet) children of the SAM ...e oy
parent bone OF our bone, and flesh of o,,r
.ooHy ana with deliberation, scheInine m.
~ I'D 'a9 P.o''hs! the means above reci;ed ,vbero
oy 'hey may attack us with the greater .''s
success, and repel, reproachfpI OF
honest' however erroneous, opinions of,ror uie
only FAULT Is involabe attachment 10 , whose
ing confidence in, that constitution Or
'efhinent, under which most of Them H.. 60
Dol"' ''iia al nave enjoyed the most uneon.lIo,
prosperity, and the greatest possible 60 tiieu
lie, property and fame? canpo, ,Li.ily Tor
sun less can believe they could violate ana
en- TO violate, the sanctuary of publi
or In any manner insult the majesty of ~
rainier incline to believe their commune
ii.'suhdeFstand' or misrepresent (innoccn,lr\ ny
views ana that the people of Loudo,,n no. 'lie
go a 80 ireiu' on subject of such immens'
ana general importance, TO close the doo
discussion, and their ears against am, - Pon a!t
mat could be said, by limiting the doIo.s! ming
the friends OF 4 Conv ention onlv ,,d ~ oh 10
'utihs a mock enquiry into subjects. ON Will Isl
Were all so Wen agreed, as TO deem it nres,,,
"oue ~ .heir opponents TO assert they disaprcsd :
opinion" But if they did, must be narr5. eco IN
state my doubts, whether their ;orer peiii'eo 10
people OF Virginia, or their want of resnoo =. .,'e
rights oil others, most entitle them to the " uis
contempt OF an insued people -'N''uie ano
ii%s t'e Important question, CHE ground ,,,-l,
whic1 me snperstructure must dependN ,,La,hH ga
'ii'4 DC called, yet been determina33
feiiAPs ue county OF Loudoun has settloJ -
point: but may not the balance of ,ba u'a'
peal from that decision! Is there a. ya' SP-
expectation, that this hasty e.r toytg
%'let '"'' "Ish 10 ascertain, or would be bonn5 -
the WISHES oil the people if ascer,aine5 On ~.
lie oIf,to i"e'enued' that the whole, or even
- e .oi'. ~ IN the state will be represented
at Siaunton! OT, ii they should. /; II ,as.;ls,
believe, that the people 10 whom NE ,,si 70
business belongs will be as fully renrese,o, ,-'.
The General Assembly, legally and annp,II, $50 90 AZ
"nen Fery eiector has not only notice oftbe eIoo
uon' but Is bound by law to be present. and 1s,r.n
20 teii) subjected 10 penalty for falling to eveo
TINS great, this distinguished privilege Al
permit me 10 disclaim an opinion st,it.1 ~ mere
friends fthe Constitution, Of the Ioudonn 80
mlttee Will permit me 10 substitute tbat - g.
.atdFmlst, with which they have bopored d.
with whom have the happiness to thinl[ \ 60,
that we deny or question the authorize NJ H.
General Assembly, to take the sense of the neonie
On ,he prophecy oiany change of their present con-
sttuuon' do neither, nor do recoIIect -
person who does: think the IeeisIature H. 81. ~
PEI organ through W hich the people ought IN ob-
tam every facility for carrying into effect Their ;I
Is, When satisfactorily sscertained: whether tbo
wishes shall extend to the amendment or tho CO.
''i'"io ohiy' OF 10 me adoption of one entirely
new 10y me peoples mean the many, or maieri-
ty, who alone have right to male go
uon with hopes of success. But with The ,ro-i
10 lead, 10 be the prime movers i'm such ar,e,da,,
unlnfiuenced by restless, turbulent characters -.
oahKTuPts in lame or fortune and often in botb
VINO rove TO paddle In turbd waters. from The
mere possibility OF betering their circumstances
II The people OF Virginia are really laborine IN
Gef serious Inconvenience and expressions, from
the defects in their constitution 10 :, -. 'N
they remain nsensible of them, and should 80 e
ther the experimenting care of the eeisIa,,r fC
says The Address, the safety of the neonJa i; H.
supreme law,) or the kind interference of the noo
PIE oil Loudoun TO remind them of their srffeir,s
Does man racked with pain request the aid of =
Quack, TO point out the seat of his disease ana
ote It's ParONlsuis' or VIII he apply his nostrums
=, hoPSs Vi reilel! 90 lar, however. are the peo-
pie OF Virginia from being insensibe IN The defocts
oil their constitution, believe il is pretty eeneraII
conceded 1t might, in some respects. be a1nepdej.
yet, such IS their veneraon and respect for tba, IN
strument, they approach it with reverence borIor
ing on dread, lest they should be found 70 ba,a
touched improperly the ark OF their political SAFE
w. they cannot but remember Uzzah and the
.iu e9"ii6 noot Vi Nacbon they approach it with
some such feeling as they would the tonls of Their
ancestors, the tomb OF Washington. The old. love
and respect as the companion of their voutb the
partner OF their common dangers for all tbeir into
rests were embarked with il; with il tbev stood
ana with It they would have fallen the youno view,
II with all the partisty of ward to his faithful
suaiuah' MS iather friend, the guide of his own
Sou'n' he standard oy which he tests his political
opinions; all, that is, the many consider !, as tbe
original OF her written CONSTITUTIONS. f ,I;oL IN
constitutions are little more than ,
copies, limitations and commenfs--As n sacred
palladium, deposited with the archives Of viz
ginla, IN her Capitol, which, whilst invioIate.