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


point until 1905 AID were the Southern inef-
aby stuiod take security for their slaves already
hat might be brouS i'll under the "st clause of
9,h section of the St article of the CONSTITUTIONS which
was unaerabe by the mode prescribed the Com
in other until that time And if they
had been unguarded what would the prove
but that the Constitution being silent, Congress have
the subject. If these things recognized
by the book let put and it question for the
court beioc stairs. Nothing too hard for 'hem-suPpos-
ing that African cnslavcd by this of "iirCcy is
just much wchcralt it is PacyCopgress had the
power make it felony hut they could not make it
Pracy-supposc that such African should for his
No. Is he an aen No. Is he of different state from
his master: No.-No,lng OF all ths hut is it not "a
case arising under the CONSTITUTIONS: VIII not tho SUI
premc Count clutch tcan they refuse jurisdiction? Is
there that bench who Tor nstant--I am put
ting aSuppostious being brought in the last
resort To that tribunals there Judge there where
else, would for instant listen Counsel. who
should rely upon the Declaration of Independence any
other fluf ronac Of absctions, paramount lawpar
amount tine Constitution itself: The language have
applied to il is strong, bat who be cold III such
If said Mr.. r., make use, in the heat Of debate
any improper expression beg pardon of the Senate.
have long thought could discern that paper
(ho Dccla alton of Independence rather Of the pro-
lessor of an university than the language of an oil states
man: what have dsccrucd i'll other papers shall
not But will with tho liberty Of the Sen
ate, relieve my tedious talk by reading
thori'y from this book taking up volume of Burke
works which pat my purpose 1t is the subject Of
any Of sense suffering himself be led away from the
case before him. travel of the record Of common
into the of abstract.
81 never govern mysrlf-uo rational did gov
himself by distractions and universals do not put
abstract ideas wholly out of question: because well
that, under name, should dismiss principles;
and that, without the guide and light of sound well under
stood PRINCIPLES al ning in notifies as in every Thing
else would be only confused tumble Of particular facts
and details, without the Of drawing out any OF
theoretical practical conclusion. The differs
from tine professor of an universythe latter has only the
general view of society, She former he staesnan has
number Of circumstances combine with those general
Gas and take into his consideration CicumS'
infinite, infinitely combincd--are variable ami
traueu e who does take them into consideration
not erroneous but = maddat operam Ut cum raone
rsaniat-he i ENTHUSIASTICALLY mad. Il statesman, never
losing sight of principle, be guided 10y circumstances;
and Judging contrary to the exigencies of the moments he
may ruin his country forever But, said MIR r. how is
with the professor: In the edition of his book,
the Teutation OF his avcrary all the mischief that hc has
done may be unouc au, corrected. But when this
professor becomes statesman: II you know the
effect Of his steal madness look to history the
French Revolution, aud tile undoi OF the COuntrylook
20 The history of such CondOrCe and b sso and
Mrabcaumcn OF good intentions, ruing, and genius
that count HIirabeau among tho good men of that
Revolutions bat La Fayctte was one of them What was
the consequence of hcrno stopping to ailey with the inn
rescr,ibIe tights man, the IT is they
full leisure to mediate the imprescrptlbc
yotelness TO distract policsof their mauagementonk
it in liayti and every whereI would say, IL
afraid OF being considered treating this subject light
y, winch lies heavy my heartluok the famous
DENY of Lagatu, and you will have pretty specimen
AathcmatClanS
from light houses in the sky. 1t is mournful while it is lu
licrous. have men who could write book,
make specchmen who could not spell this IA
word Congress- (,iey spelled it with X )---vvho
had practical and trust worthy,
statesmen generals than any mathematician, any
turalisi, any litcra;i, under the
Sir natural death is preferable a death supeIn-
duc'd by the av'Eh use "i er'ca! an" mineral po':"ns
my humble judgment, tural fool is pre-
erabc fool scc,ldum drenhe is the least danger
Gus animal of the two-at least, not having been deeply
cultivated, like other shallow soils, what little her wit
him is not turned up by patent uiow and hmri
ed beneath the sand give birth vegetation more,
his learning and requirements he is but greater fool than
ever We Of the cotton country SIT, know that deep cult
walton is fatal to shallow soils Some of these wise
have discovered that whale is not fish, but VIC have not,
therefore, altered the piraseougy of the laws relating to
the whale fishery, because Of cngnoccnt has found
out that whale Is no hsl at all, and has not as lar as
know told hat call il; and the hardy of
Aarhlelead and Ga Ann, who IA stood by and by
will stand, no wiser than the Congress with all their
schooling VIII persist i'll talking of their good bad fishing
and Of their no wing taken many fSh.
Sir, wc have military school and have naval
school should not like the experiment tried-bu,
sir it would be good subject for bet (not that bet is
proper subject be named hae,) but ii would good
thing would take rough Massachusetts Nanuc-
act, u Maine and Saga ihoCk New Hampshire
such man Isaac Hull and lit i. against any man
coming from naval academy. II had army OF ca
dets il they came across SUCH man ar Ioroan
such selltaught their dia.yaIrs at West Point
would stand them IN little stead in time Of action. We
last down from stills asroe to
be what the fathers oil the Constitution, the PaLCF i7G,
made he, the good old United States, counting ants
of peace, mindmg her business, and interfering
with that of others, with alliances holy unholy, Greek
Barbarian; abovc all departing, iIca
foreign mission Of sending England France tn
the Congress of Verona ministers change whole poll
cy and perhaps very form of COVE. epa ting fun
damenaly from the principles of the Constitution. The
manner in which any chruge is to be made in articles
Of union and confederation already provided for in the
Constitution itself article nth. The Constitution has
provided that, whenever these Corfcderaei States sha
see cause TO use thcm-mcaus by which this instrument
shall be changed always saving until 1903 the clause
curing the slave trade aad capation from any altera
ton until that ilH."- " choose 90 into a
ance with the South American States with the States
of IIayti, the States Of Barbdy( too Re
puhiio)we have right TO do 1.-THE States. and the Pep
pie Of the States not iu puplage they jrjs
they have reh Co become rHIes 60 the Holy Alliance
o-'norow but how agccably The provisions Of this
tic book they pcascbut ihcy DO please; aud, above
all, tnry viii not p'"aseicy vii! please have that
change made. not according 10 tic rules established Nv
themselves, but by the SIC roiO, Tie 5co stat pro
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