Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-28


Pennsylvania or New York. That Is, that 80, 900 |
men in place have rights that the very same
men have not in another place; upon the principle
that the rights of men depend upon the question OF
numbers, and nothing else; which is manifesily
contradictory and absurd. Did they do no more
than that? am matter Of fact man, sir, and alb
hor abstraction in politics, and in every thing else,
except pure mathematics ard metaphysics; which
Fast have long since given up to the boarding
schools Tor young ladies' but did not this same
State OF Missouri, which is not even now lawful
ly In the Union, which by its own member would
have controlled the whole tw enty-seven of New
York did not this State of Missouri, which is not
now Cons,i'u,ionaily one of the United States,
make the Chief Magistrate of the Union by the vote
Of one single man in the other House? Does the
gentleman consider this nothing? Is this the no.
thng given TO the Western country! Aye, sir is it
not by this nothing given to that country, tha. the
voice of the majority of the People of the United
States has been suifocated- suansled- and coun-
tervaiici; and we, because we are not in favor
Oft, TO hold our peace? 1t would be prudent in US
20 do SO, perhaps gentlemen think it would be We
~ civil in US to do So and no doubt it would be
more agreeable to them but / shall not do So
have no hesitation in saying, that never were
people so wild as we have been in the pursuit OF
this ignns fdtuus not only across the Ohio, bur
beyond the Mississippi beyond Aurora and the
GanSes, and to barter away their iadepenaence of
the control Of one man, and the State of Virginia
stood looking on in helpless Impotence there was
only one man in her delegation who was capabie
OF voting for the present incumbent (AIr New
ton)-verily he shall have his reward but not
from US from him. Yos, sir, we twenty HELM
Tess individuals stood by to see the sinaie Del
eSa,e from Missouri coun,ervail the vote of
tho ancient and renowned Commonwealth, who's.
true representatives we were. speak of,hc fact
that one delegate was put in one scale and Yir-
ginia, VIA her two and twenty members, in the
o:her-we Kicked the beam, sir we were not
merely balanced, but we kicked he beam for The.
Missouri vote settled the question Is this no,,.irr
rs tins correct statement or is it the romance or
fove-sick girls or boys" all for love or III.
world well LOST the ascentlancy of old Yirginia
destroyed-l speak not OF her ascenlancy abroad
but at home mot other States bu, over her
own unquestioned territory in Virginia herself
eli Tor love OF our western brethren. OF liberty and
equality the liberty of being dictated to bv ,bsn,
not in the election OF President, but upon our
own soil -oi being upon footing OF equality wit,
Missouri upon this very Cumberland Road. and
on the subject OF our black population, INVOLVING
not only all our ;Jperiy, but what money cannot
buy. don't want to have an ascendancv ovor
orr brethren beyond the Ohio, or North of the
silver Potomsc, or East, was going 10 say. of
the Western boundary of Pennsylvania Yes
d, want 10 get back to the country of Yoliosh,nia
owe my seat here 10 no favor, or affection frou
any man under the Sun and the moment i, il "a
be keptby conciiiang opinions that come in d,
rect collision with my own, unless they come in
shape Mat am bound in duty and in homo, 10
respect In that OF the Legislature and penrJ.
whom representa- at, ready to resign it~Iho
not Sc. up the claim of acting independently of
initruciions, to what know 10 be The sentinents
OF the State FAR from it think any man here
who does so against what he knows TO be the sen.
timeas OF the State which he represents is in the
situation Ola Foreign Minister who goes arains,
xvh he % ho
and violates the instructions which he has receiy'
ed, and Do who deliberately violates such instryc-
rtoHs consider to be ripe did say rotten ra
Their, and h' for every mischief Suppose what 10
notto De supposed, an extreme case real c,sa
OF conscience let him resign
favins used some pretty plain language on this
subject, all that have nov 10 gay is thai that ,
Of equality VIII oh gives TO thirty thousand psoris
on one oil these Diagrams, power in this Hous.
equal 10 the largest OF the good old United STATES
- which gives 10 them an influence in the first in
stance over the Presidential Election in a 80
;reoie OF that population in the Electoral CoIego
and In certain contingency, equal power With
the largest and Oldest OF the original state. 10 -,
equality that 10 not understand. ,vorti
coneede 1t to them if their population was eonai ~
ours so lar, at least, as relates to the intermed
ding with the internal affairs, of Virginia and
why! NO Government can be safe for yjr.inia
max IS NOT government OF persons having com
ZION IeeiinS Ia common interest "A common riobt
with Virginia ; and his holds gcol in eve-v O.
ernmeat under the Sun. Therefore i, r,,s a. ~
British Parliament was not the proper renre.o,,
i've OF this Coiintry -theI eore ii is tina, tho ;,
ana fanatics are Rot the proper repi eseo.aives f
Jamaica ; and if Jamaica was siroay enougb .Sa
yyould tell them so. sue
fhis Is not Court OF Law where we are N
plead, but 1t IS deliberate ASSEMBLE. ,bror
out these imperfect hints and if my o3inio, -
worth nothing, 1t may serve 10 excite a ,r.;, ~
theuSht IN Others, and elicit that which ia nj roa,
value. We should cease TO be a delibera,iya 4
semoiy u we did not deliberate If we were ioai
clans IN the schools IL would be Otherwise if ,vbe
man comes into the world 10 Converse with NAV
Kind, he were TO put the armour of ,he ec,,onis
and courts OF law 10 deal in sylogisms and en-
thymems- and rcbutteys and s,,rreby,ters ~
SET price upon his tobacco by syllogisr, and
court his wife by dilemma of narriace mr. ,ir,,Ia
oiessedness, Ire would only show himself IN he
fearned 1901. Twill not do 10 bring into a parli,-
mentaFy body the technical habits Of a profession
mar IS sofe remarkable Tor sharpening The per
ception, than for enlarging and liberalizng the
derstanding. good deal has been e.id e.
ABOUT the dignity oil this Assembly; about lis he
Ing improper to talk vernacuar English bere--,,,o
must speak 20 superfine and mncina that poboJ,
bat an accomplished lady from female semi
nary" can understand US Is that the case in the
ftouse OF commons, or even in the House of Peers;
Again, sir, on the subject of talking beside the
question; can y"u conceive any question more
foreign to the business of the House of Peers thar
a contested election in the House of CommonsS
ANY thing more foreign to the subject here. he !,
what may than contested election in the other
taouses Yet SIR, on what subject did Lord Chat
Ism mlSe that great speech in which he put down
lord Mansfield, who endeayorjng 70 sbo,sr 49,.
sell untler forms and techncalities, the refuge oe
!. Oar, declared that the House could NOT entey-
taIn melques'ion on the expulsion OF Wilks5 II