Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-14

pCndCUCC MUMMY
No Sr-Spain is made of stcrncr stuff. Truce after
patched up without any such recognition
and they the unc, PTortntes and remained in
style and title till the French gave them the coupled
,,tace by the true Matchmaking. What, Sir, the
condition Of the war between England and France
little while ago not having ship at sea, except
few rgates, which she employed III burning ships
IN friendly way TO induce us to join III making
diversion in aid of her crusade against hoscOw-rom
which hope shall take warning; for that attempt
not only plausible, but promised success was
quite practicable compared with the crusade to which
have alluded and England had not at the time
speak Of after the battle OF jena, in her side;
the continent of Europe not and there
they stood, complete nonconiuctor uterposed be
tween them, except the United States, who received
the blows of both?
But, though that for long time little else
hut suspension of from the inability of each to
attack on the others clemenl-was il nonnal-was il
even peace like war, said OF Arnicns?--Oh
Mold England bad nailed the colcrs the mast; she
had determined go down rather than give up the ship
She wisely saw no safety for her in what might be
called Peace, and il glorious determination; and
u Is That sprit- IS not sinews :UsCc-thoUgh have
the greatest respect for the authority of the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Rowan is not 6rown, it is
that spirit which gives life TO every nationtat spirit
which carries man, however feeble through conflicts
With giants, compared TO him in point of strength hon
oraby, trinmphantiy. Sir consider ihe late conflict
between England and rrance-Enc land against the
Congregated continent of Europe--to say nothing of
other make weights in the sCale-cou6dent against
a world in arms-as far surprising in suLlimy of
ample, the tenaciousness ofpurpose of Rome during the
SUrDlSSeS
Indian and expeditions. II is lesson of the
stancy of the human mind, which ought 10 be
thrown away; and | have sometimes been incoed to
believe that it has done that nation more good tau--I
know make a dangerous Standardization the debt
onmulated BY the war has dole her harm. But when
ne !oot at her present condition under the opera
that system, | think shall pause, she might have
done before we take any measures that may lead to
suspension of specie payments the dissolution of all
law, and OF ali morals 10 that state of things which
places the honest man not mel ely a footing with the
dishonest but far below him
But Sir, perhaps may DC told that Ia DO not
accede TO the proposition of the gentleman from South
Carolina the answer is very plain and triumphant to
my resolution. That the principles Of these South
American States, the principles that of high
authority another great Gucsion-the Missouri
questlon-arc the principles of the Declaration of ID
dependence. What more will you have what more can
you ask? What resource have YOU now ief' Sir my
only objection is. that this principle rushed to its OK
trerle conscqucnces--that all men born free and
equal can never assent 10, Tor the best OF all reasons
hceaHse 1t not truc and cauuot agree the in
trnsic meaning of the word Congress- though sanction
ed by the Constitution OF the United States, neither
can agree 10 a!schood, and a pcrnicous false
hood. even though find il in the Declaration of indie
pendence, which has been set up the Missouri and
other questions, as paramount to The Constitution.
say pernCIOus alschoOdit must be, If true selt-ey-
dent for il is incapable demons and there are
thousands and tens of thousands them that rnisIead
the great vulgar well as the small. There are some
i'll bald Latin, such prnciP9 hoa,incS-prc;p pies
not mcn-ttdt sounds quite antitheca and quaint. and
q is quite taking with olEs-but what are princ
pies without men any more than without princ
piles? and how you tell The principles of tic man
until you shown the of the priucipIcs9 But
this ann such like Couccits given over again in foast
and sentiments until the People at last come to believe
that there IS something in them besides clinch of
words. What would be said proposition lust about
and sensible this principal non honines an
noUnccd in these words Love, not wonen'-worth
Just as much as your principles not There is an
other, which, taken from different source shall
speak of as trust shall always feel, with reference
mean faith without works the OF salvation.
All these great positions that all born equally
free, and faith without works, in certain in
which they arc hardly e"eiYed by the muutic /
true but in another sense in which tcy are almost in
Nariab!v received by nineteen out Of twenty they are
false and pernicious. hope am understood sir The
principles to be what make the man. but you
inus see the man TO be Judge OF his principles you
know the II IS not his making profession of faith
political or relgious--you must know his conduct
thstles do not produce fig; So il is impossible that
weak, wicked, or bad public councils proceed from
man Of good public principles: So is as regards
works and faith there is question in the minds of
nineteen out o twenty Christians, that faith and
not the wo Ks that they to be Indebted tOand lcy
are in fact far right; but then they fogcl that The
works constitute The only competent evidence of faith
and that with bad lie there is faitb Christ
lHDs go 90 tearing one another TO pieces about these
things and yet may find if they viii but take the irou-
BILE to consider, that they have been all along beating
air and dispung about terms, except such as are
strict predcsnarians and such believe in works Of
rcogaon-that they can buy place in heaven,
and spare little friend help him in his purchase
In regard TO this principles that all born free and
equal, If there is animal on earth to which il does
applythat is not born free it lie is born in
OF the most AFFECT want, aud Of perfect
hclpcssness and ignorance which Is the foundation Of
the Connu3ial tie. have heard it anentcd el,ewhere
that the complainant was born 10 iDfancv but that is
only le common lot Of all men except the first man
aud believe the sChoomeD were well employed IN
6isputing, lIudIbras tells MS Iey in his dav
whether any signs OF tue Cmbicus found about
Adam, they have been IL dsputiug this nice dstinc
ton, without difference IN practice, Of faith without
works. | have heard ii lanented by tie same person
tat &c was born to Indulgence but Of Us bring any
thing more into tie world luut even The breath Of our
HOstris) than carry out Of it-and to ignorance
Locke SAYS that bring innate IDEAS With into
the world; il true, but if born with certain
capacities which assume the impression, that may be
given by education and circumstances but the malhe-
natician and The astronomer, who Of all earth
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