The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-17
lie SEVENTH ,fi.llieta trnrMnt

| yfk sTrentb disfIieta fsnrAna. ..itn -.
Of th- character If The people, and On. -,
will cherish the principles by VIII 'h'
wHs elected mud sshose m'is object wi, :.
tn advance the bsst Interest of his CONS
iupnts.
Think not thai you are >a1r pnd.r ;,
forms of \ constitution free In n. I'll
and calculated To insuie the .nia,m,,,
soI political right- for ii men arr ~. ~
led With lis administration nhn4e n,,I,,.a.,
sentiments are in ins,iity with ~
theirs may from time In time he ..n...., :
upon il, until nothing which npp,tta,,.
ire. government u i'll remain but ia f,....
Its administration may be- so conde.,.i
and the laws winch may from iimr Il, in.
he .naris,s, haslns IN ,h.lr object III, =.
eonpllshmrnt ri Particular INTERESTS IN
effect an entire change in the political 90.
dliions "f people. Ii might seem , H.,
zardous declaration 10 venture, that nd.
constitution ~ frrr ~ tie inc of ub,nh
Ne boast, tho libr.rlf~s Of the peopIe n,s.'
he sndas'rerfr.l, but this convention Nill ma,
aifrrf s,seh ignorance qf Inc ht.lor, Of man
II is In the lime when the ahoI. commn
nifty are engrosssd in sonrr fa,o,,tite nan,,.
lar MEASURE nbose accomplishment n.y.
ges every oilIrr consideration, and .b.,.#
the splend0ur of its achievement pr ,ine.a
n charm that Ishs ~ sleep tire watrhf,ln,..
of the people over tie conduct of then r,-
lcrs 1T is at such II time that l.1 ,la,,o.
may make shiYNrsck ofihe fai,est porli.b.
of civil liberty.
Oaths.-By the fifowng, we learn H..
oalhs are even mnrr absnrdly spoa.d VIM
in England than in This country:
OXFORD OATHs.---G the two Enyl;.h
Univ erslties, Oxford is she most anc..,
and mo.t dlsnllied. Gf ira nnrn.rou, .,,,.
utes, Hhich are penncd In Latin, AS MANI
rs would ill moderatc a,odrc,mo yoInn.
are published. az the 1.-THE page declares. Gr
the USE of Youth and ef these care i. In.
ken for thr honor ri the Government let
il BIZ spbkrn-ihat Those, for whose ob,rr.
vance they are designed, ahall mol, without
their own default, be ignorant-since. At
every mars adrulssion, copy is pot int.
his hands. All these statutes, ms well
Those that ar. sen AZ those that are nor
seen, every student, at his admission, j.
ssorn in Latin 10 observe. i" So ArIp mr.
Cod says the ma,iicua.ed person.
touching, Ms | do, the most holy Gpspr4
of Christ" The BARRIERS, cooks, bed.ma.
kers. errand-boys, and oth"r nulcttcred
retalners tn the Cnis erslty, ara snern in
English IL the Observance Of these Latin
statutes. The oath. thus selrmnly taken.
there has not, We NAV b.. morally certain,
for course of RAINY generations, .prrhap;
from thp first IRA of It's institution sern A
sinale pc SUI that has rver kept. Now,.
though customary lit is, perhaps, not striel,
~ proper, as ii tends 10 confusion and to
lase estimates, To apply the term perjury.
thoaf Distinction, To ihs breach uf an
s,rrl.e aNd Ia thai ola prD.aisslsr tlrelin
tlon---io,thr breaclfol m oatl, apd'ia that
Of d sow-7and la brand with the san4a
mark Of ipiamy solemn avermeni, which
L the time ot making. II WAS certal3g
false, and a SINGLE departure from a DE-
cIaisd resolution, hira NJ thr Time III dt-,
clarlng ii, NIGH. possibly have bern rib.
cer". Bnt, II they Themselves are =, as
believed who lavr mad. the oath, aq,t who
break IL, the University Of O.lord, s
this century and IA half, has b+pn& and, Mt
the tune | am writing, is,a' CON nonweahh
of per urrrs. "fhe streets ~ Oxtetd.n
said the Grst Lord Chatham, oneo. =. ara
paved with dsaflrction." That ueakncra
is outgrown, but be might have added
then, If that had. brcn the statesmau's
care,J and any eoe may add stlA, :" aui
with perjury" Jiie face of this. AZ with
other proslilutinns5. varies with she time /.
perIirer. IN theft youth, they become sub
orDers oil perjury in their old agr.
pEsnAdn.