Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-04

stand ats ineanjng. and he did mean to say 10 Con
gress. that one particle of power, or duty was de
rlved TO the general government by assien,ae,
from the author Of 0Nr existence, or from diyin
origin one particle OF power being thus derived. in
GLIDING all power, moral, political, and intellec
tuai, then the writer speaking his opinion freely
thinks, he ought to be removed for his ambition
hls vanity, his audscity, and his folly combined
Strong terms, bat not stronger the writer thinks
than are necessary aud proper to GUST the doc,rn,
OF the Divine right of Kings upon its first VIC
| lation INTO our fundamental code Georae Masor
| OF l716 was opposed to all const, uctire or i'm
piled powers John Quincy Adams of 1925 claim.
power from paramount source, which pu,s al
construction at defiance.
vote" Constitution of Firginia"-ss DecIa
ration Of Independence"-- constitution of Y;r.
ginia, in its origin and nature is very diff.ren,
paper rom the Declaration of Independence. and
Is inrinsically of infinitely more value IN The
whole human race. II is written social compact.
anu inc hfst social compact that ever was written
Inc declaration of independence was NOTHING
more than an act of diplomacy; 1t was made by
mere diplomatic agents from sovereign states act
ing under instructions from, and amenab,e 10 Thorn
IN their corporate Characters. The agents were
ambassadors; their votes were given nv states.
'her acts operated on the in their corporate
characters; Were mere recommendations and so
caieu. The Senators in the present Conpre.s
Vo'e individually and not by states; each Senator
having rieht 10 one vote, guaranteed TO him be-
The constitution. His acts or laws. onera,e ,no,
the people Individually, and not upon the states
corporsteiy In this consists essentially the diffe
renee OF the rights of the old ambassadors and
me present Senators in Constess. The members
OF lhe Old congress at the time OF making the de
ciaraiion OF independence, were placed upon the
ground, upon which ii is proposed TO p|ace the
members OF the projected congress a, Panama, and
AFFORD an instructing example of the intimate po
'icai associations which may grow out of that
congress, amongst all the states sending consii,u
ent members thereto. There were no articles of
confederation amongst the states, al the time oftbe
declaration ef independence, nor until more than
Two years afterwards, TO wit: July IT'S. when
these articles were frs agreed upon These then
sovereign states. are nearly stripped OF all
their sovereignty, by their folly and creuli,y:
ny listening TO specious devices, and heedlessly
yielding TO delusve usurpalions, on the part ofthe
General Government. The declaration of indie
petdence, therefore,, has not the least semblance
OF social compact in its composition; social
compact Is made by man in his natural character.
ana consists oil the written terms upon which he is
willing 10 change his natural for his social cond-
ton. This was the great work which was want
ing 10 assert and secure the liberties Of manknd
and this great work achieved by our noble
intrepid ancestors, amidst appalling perils on the
18th June l776. II is the proudest day in the
whole calendar; and worthy of the highest com
memoration.