Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-09

ton OF new Confederacy, and the name il enaear-
ed TO every man Of the good old thirteen States of
America. and is deservedly dear TO them and 70 |
the shoots, the scions that have sprung from them
-the other States; and what are the other States?
They are bone OF our bone, and flesh Of our flesh.
This word Congress, sir, was deservedly dear to
,he American people, tor out Of grew their Con-
federation and their Independence; and when the
new Constitution was made, the trainers Of il
were men well enough versed in human nature to
know that words were things, and they called
the new project the Congress of the United States
OF America. 1t is Congress by force of the
Constitution, but, to all nents and purposes il is
not Congress according to the meaning OF the
WORD In the English language. What, then, is il!
IL Is cons ention, or legislature like another pro-
posed Congress Tor a confedeiaey. Suppose that,
during the late war, every State in the Union had
sent deputation, as Mr.. Jefferson had said 10
:" The Hartford Nation" lit would have been
Congress, such are now invited TO- Sup
pose, now, under the Constitution, convention,
10 be got up to amend the Constitution, according
TO Its provisions in article five, will it not be
what the Constitution declares it to be "a conyen-
ton coming together of States for particular
purposes! Now, sir, in reference to that on which
my resolution bears: suppose that, during the last
war france, or any other neutral ;ower- France
was not neutral power -any neutral power,
IL such could have been found had sent deputies
10 our Congress at Hartford, for purposes GER
taihy nor Oh embarrassing, much less entanyering
the Union, out OF giving force and effect such
UNDERSTOOD 10 nave been the avowed motive of that
meeting Ito the war-could they have shewn au-
'hority nom their Government for so doing, would
'hcy pot nave partaken OF your bclligerent mature
and Character? l go further, and say. that. in
Congress O: States it is very strange sort Of bar
gain that one Congress should be constituted by
deputies from each of It's states and that e tween.
ty-iour States should be represented by deputies
only from the aggregate body of STATES If we are
10 go, let us go. the Representatives of all the
States let each of our States be represented as well
as their States; and why notl This is ths fact
.hey, as Spanish American Confederation. are
one body polite; we, AZ North American Com
iederacy, are another. Whoever heard of Con.
gress Oh ministers from two Governments No
or should as soon expect TO hear of a concert
| OF TWO INSTRUMENTS; might have due, b,,,
whoever heard OF Congress where there were onIy
| TWO parties! we have treaty with G. Britain
'na' makes special provision for ali umpire TO de-
cruz Ia certain cases OF difference. Our umpire is
dead lie does not sleep, he is desd--and his death
will constitute 10 any man who can and will LII,
before as well as aiter-who is not eppros,el Win
the present and that with his own adyancemen,
"a consideration that will make him pause before
he does any thing that might influence. directly
or indirectly, the peace, the safety the neutralitv
Oh these United States, which, under the new cir
cunistances IN which the world is about to be pls
ced, we shall find it easy matter To nreserys
without any foreign entanglements.
\ MI FOX was a statesman; he was mot only =,
orator. coniessedy the FIRST debater that the world
ever saw, but statesman. | am one OF those ,,bo
tiink that this world has been much injured nv
parliamentary e.oquence, by false notion. that
apiiiiy OF ths sort Is necessary qualification for
/, governments and England TO her dying day il
she ever does die will repent her of The d;.Isc,;.
OF Mr.. Pitt, He was admirably oualif,sJ for !.
Professor OF Rhetoric; he would have flied tba,
chair well at Cambridge | do moi mean Cantsb,;
sie Nov-Anglorum, but Cambridge in old EnpI,,d
but as minister, his great measures all failed
lie was, indeed, most expert gladiator on the Goo,
| 81 FaFiiameht-a good Palinnrus in smooth wate,
- on' ne 'oos must be soldier, and from tina, th,v
as 10 MS measures, they every one failed; and hi.
friend and admirer, Mr.. Windham. assigns tbs;r
-'i..-s - '.- i6nafinn ef l,is vote Of ref,s.I .
grant MIN the honor of public funeral Co, IL -
ana every where bur here, public funeral con.,,
; A.. e,h'hs DIS u ought TO do ON the grou,
ma Puohc funerals and monuments should never
eAeep' 10 eminently successful states
men, generals, admirals, not to The de,.s.s
ana the public funeral and the monurnan, e d.;
MI T" hdnain, with his manly Independence ana
>, s5".'y Vi character, was unwilling 20 nav for
\he oio not grudGe the money that was apo,ba.
consideration lie voted to pay the debts Of PITY
+ ana lhat funeral and monument voted IN tho 40
-, ''"'esniah-ih Inc menument 10 the pilot that
, .N 1o' weather the storm was the iorerunn er
OF me monument voted 10 General Pack;nobam
ior ms glorious attack ON New Orleans T5;. i
me way toreHder that cheap and worthless which
rs ABOVE all price; that which indeed NAV well be
called the cheap defence OF nations.
Mr.. FOX SAID, speaking OF the history of lanes
tne second and Charles the Second, that of all
Governments In the world, reservations were The
wo's'' ne applied 1t to the restoration of The
House n tfar $50
feopie- put oy general acclamation which .oo,
lea TO general vote of expulsion, of that misgni
ded, Unreasonable, bigot race. The House of Bour-
Don, restored by foreign bayonets forced ,nn,
france against The wishes of large msiori;v of
nef people, was not then example to which m.
hiusuious historian could have referred-a We,
stronger proof oil the truth and sagacity of tia,
wohoeriui man. THERE'S, sad MIR. r another
restoration oil another ustrious house Il nu.b ~ =
parallel no further-by what means i, has bsso
brought BACK upon us, shall no, noio stop TO in
quire, though IN my heart and conscience believe
the sceptre having been clutched this is the Iest
Tour years OF the administration of The father -,
neweu In The person of the son. am no, afraid
| OF the re-eaactment of the sedon law No M, a,
az. one OF Our diplomatists said, in Paris. I
think, speaking of their Pro,ean yexa,ions N our
commerce, That the mode only, not the measure.
was changed. So il is here For old Fede,aIisn
we have ultra Federalism do not speak in the
future but In The Plus guam perfectuoa, in the
preterpluperfect tense.
But, Sir, shail be told, perhaps, that there is
only nominal war between Spain and these bel
ise ens- that there is nothing else war of name
= ana mat Spain Is unable any longer to yag
finger to use familiar phrase -or any thing but
her tongue in the contest. If that be the condi.
ton oil Spain, by what argument can kng-craft
and pres.-craft be prevailed on TO renounce this
nominal claim, which will like some others. keen