Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-06-26
PROPOSALS
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principles, the varying caprice OF vulgar prejudice and
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snve the honor of country is great ohcc,
which anl'n"'es every patriots zca-he pursuit of tina.
sacred object involves discrimination between the pea
ny which IT is {" he attained. As editors of a public
Journal, should bcay the high reroscC in ms
VIC did not exercise that discrimination, with decisive
though gentle hrnuess with bullness which dsdaip-
fear, without assuming arrogant; with /. utrcnIit
of purpose, which brcomcS advocates of truth In ,r
course Of our duties shall extend that bea rance 4,
Others which we fee! constrained TO claim our>eves
Judging as we would be Judged, by motives as
results. In Sketchg an outline which design to fill
armonishcd by n of insuficienrv IN pro
mise little. 1t Is ncitbcG humble an rcsponsb
pat which al editor bears in the great plot of human
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ed people. The "Advocatc" will be conducted on ndc
pcndeit and liberal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. becoming rho
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praise and censure where they due dsanng alike
that b"d zeal which acknowledges in its favo.
rites, and that undiscernng hostility which can COG m
merit in antagonist Its columns will be assiduo,s,,
devoted to energetic system OF Improvement, nv,
he plpv
nature has assigned her among nations Virginia HI.
INDUCED too long III hcr TetnaIgy.-"ihc race has mo-
been To the swift, the battle the strong" while hc
has paused IN her onward Career to glory With all the
Of wealth, aud power, aud liza ppnpss in her ra.n
her extensive domain exhibits but melancholy sD-
acie of impoverished and declining greatness II is ,inr
that the spirit Of the ancient dominion had arisen fro,,
its lair, To siumber The advances which Nun
lie enterprise is making in the great work reIiora,jOr
have placed in the back ground Much is ., L
douc the WILL alone, is wanted to do it. Bv ,,u,
those abundant moral aud physical resources which w.,
possess, the tide of federal cncrnachncnt may be- c
ccssiUly cnuneraccd Besides tic impulse Of tatiotsn,
necessities call aloud FOR Change cf state poicv I
which condition will be improved, while the nan,
mutiIatcd remnant OF Sovereignty which remains -,
may preserved, and that which We bav l,., ,,,
rcgancd. In spirit Of faternni aficctinna;e rcrn,
STRANGE, Virginia has hitherto urged nouh but ,cepr,
though unavaiIing argument Fatal experience proves tina,
asnen's alone are inadequate TO stay the progress Of
usuTpaon lis giant stride is aud fal,-.ri ,:,,
goes on-OuF space will not Fernt us to enu,n,ra,e
each particular subject, which might he c,sir,ti,
to give pledge. 1t may suffice us To say tia, 49,
republicans Of the old, Virginia scIronI.a schi
which had its origin III the earliest and most b-iI,
ezra ot tire Republic, whose p.ecepts were Inccracl w
the wisdom, aud adorned by the virtues OF III :,.
fathers Of our country. We deprecate the ...... 49,,
present federal administration, INV Use au,a,..
SubveTs1ve OF the principles 0f the federal ccr.,
IS not tho American government, il the leritioinfr
constitutional sphere Of its operations, that We op,o
IT is the perverson Of that government and ,s ct,,,.
purposes of local and Individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, H.
usurpaon Of lis aEcnt9,tIe daring inroad and airc
OF those agents on the government itself va are ,,c
friends of tho Union, AMI of Constitution h,. h
was creaed,-by which alone it can to ,rcqeg,cd - y
ph the subject of ihc canvass which been G,r sons
'me pending for the highest Office in the Gift cf ,,
pic Of indeed the people shall he permitted +, ,.r,
~ cannot he expected that the conduc Tors Of = NH
&c press should he Indifferent. Brought to the stand ri
OF The brief summary Of tho principles which we have
announced, we need scarcely add tlra the present
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