Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-19

therefore insist, that to omit the ascerainn,ent Of
his tact, is dereliction of duty in the people and
departure from those fundamental principles,
which were the basis of this government, as an
nounced in the Bill of Rights, and is practically
proclaiming, that even if minority does control
the de>tinies of the commonwealth it is Of no con-
sequence, so that tie people contented under
| It's administration; and following up the argument,
! that an aristocracy or monarchy is lust as good.
SO That the people are conented, or that &C the
government best administered is best'' This Sir.
as understand you, is the substance of all your
osconrses, IN which you, endeavor TO persuade tie
people, that they very happily conducted along
under the present order OF things, and that i, is
ioly To look back TO first principles and enquire
iether the basis oil the constitution is preserved
whether portion, and perhaps the greater portion
oil me people are not oppressed, at this day, BY
withholding from them such rights as would have
been accorded to them, had the population ex
isied AT the time the constitution was adopted
Apply the principles of the Bill OF Rights TO the
vast increase OF population in some sections and its
diminuuon IN others, ard say whether Justice is
measured III the same ratio, as when that instru-
ment was established IA foru of government.
grant tnat exact and strict justice is not attsnable
on' mat 1t Is no reason why we should no, come as
near as we can; that is reason, why we should
DC ignorant whether majority or a minority ere
scribes the law OF the land Why then. Sir, per-
siade the people TO avert their ewes frcm these
considerations, and also while fa,tering them with
Their happiness, 10 press upon them that they mus,
take care to secure the continuance of that hapri-
ness or what the Bill of Rights calls the safety
oil that happiness, and that the certainty, that The
'nM Of the majoriiy goUe,ns, is the security and
The only security that the people ca, or ought 10
Htst. IL Is the part of sood citizen 10 aim at
truth, and TO present the sbec, fairly and canddlv
never yielding 20 passion or personal pique in the
great cause OF WHO shall be blessing TO his couu-
iry!--I shall finish, Sir, by enquirng whether az
Ter mediaiing on the subject OF convention again,
you Ill not have the charity TO believe that your
opponents may be governed by pure motives, and
whether little less of rancour, doematsm and BIZ
CORY would not be more becoming?
MONTICELLO.
=. 81 observe in the last No of the ENQUIRER
anoihtr piece signed with your signature and as u
suai, you run away with Ike subject by the grand
caption, (which call cGput niurt,tu,,, ) of all
your subsequent essays. You ask an insulting ques-
uon' NO delegate will pretend 10 represent ma
Joityoi his county, IL expecie ed; and if YOU
wish to know how they will make manifest what
The majority of the people think, keep cool, dom,
neItle yourself, wait patiently and hear Nj.
We hive variety of Taass y. on hand which viii he al
te'd In IA We have selected an Oatiop for cub
nc 'on, which .ali bring 90 possible variety
oi articles omitted tn day, uf Eays on the
'"n''i Convention But the 18th
.' dec a,e1 giiss a.. Question ti. E.say ON
ne IHdceIy Coiof &C. will be As er A. uo,,be