The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-20

las HnsNHdbtr 10 Aiff p ENfHt CrrflfftnH. I IT.
IS his timi.lily alb nfal,srrg trn. II Inc nm
visions ct ON constitution. 80 serni but muar.
IL. descendants aftbosc heroic r1en VIM had
tn beldness u change eaiifeh TIE form and
character al their G ycfnmrnt--,sho did not
SHRINK ftom IN holy purnoSc afrllaRing IN the
letters Of slavery because they had s. long
CALLED their limbs that they considered the
torment ncressary 10 their comfort: an vim
were not claimed into submission aud patience
hv the sympathetic MORNINGS Of the reSt of the
world Thy were governed more by their own
reason than by the example Of others, They
cluua not 10 that which hal morning else n sun.
poIt il but the charm Of antiquity Aud WILL
for ne they did not; for had the, he n So welded
- old lavs rs some Of the opponents ort4c Con.
vention seem ~ - We sh auIh ut havc had it in
orr power At this time 10 srirctour own consfi.
tuiiou.
Amongst other reasons, the advocates Of tho
present constitution ar" opposed 10 y change,
because mrs 'ras he first leriaH Constitution En-.
e. f0mcd'. Bnt If they raHuol he c0uIeR 0uf Of
this oRlronauist reason IN a1yoihrr ugy.irs uIU
not ask them fpr ~ ip constitution. bat aalv tor
IN amendment of the old one. An old coat dar-
ned ~ the clb rvs does 4 become ueW one
thereby but i, only the Same cot mrufad. that
il may last the longer. II his aa.n IN ~.
ccssary To changnt'c constitution ofihe t'niird
States in Seraral particular FROM is ORIGINAL
form aud 50 Ear FIN weakening it, force.
and lrsscuing the public uhdarcc in H. these
alterations hove teuded tolrcrrl,r re venrra-
tor With whirh il Inns been reear a bv the
friends a uninu and good order. hose chang.
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TIN p. ana ho"p''' FltH"hs ann 'nl9"t"'' W.
ham'fS co"'' nav o"'n H'lhfo rs !" mr.,
the changing 'httf'sis Nhfh snch 4 ''p>e ~
time must IN IA" II ru'' ct things. * on III ms
Sro"iag country anG '" say maj we eau
not Nno" "hAi mr. nn' wants. ~ Wi as '.'f ="
eeS'ofS conld aH'nPatc ih'm. more IMAM nan Il
century would 10 'onced' z :" mem, On
the ne h.h'd, a"''h ''r' "hi'h l''""e ""N 10
the Deity. and 10 0nrsc'tfs. on the oih'r no
share 81 nat mnr'vfn'nt ~ th' human mlnd
winch has h"cn nofa'd'd throughout the th"-
2ed would But I vii not protract toese etH'.
ii remark | will proceed to examine some OF
=" p'lnCipa' detects IA the constitution ID a reg
n'R and particular manner. AMI n H'iht M
shall not fear The risk ct beng drn'u10'd ~
radical hnt 'ak' tbs hf 'ad pu0ePle 'o' my
guide, mat an mr. 7r""1'7 o. tG"SID' mr. 'f@"
tnit0n ~ ac'sfg, ajt"o' f'2H'> "'t'e1 "rt -"
! }oged m dd'e ~ naHlr ou%hi 10 oe H"i''ti rs
me Sdfc'n 81 Sr'si4 ~" "'"R an l'" N nc
I FORMATION o. government IRE MoH" HPT09c7 "
r'dr pure H"mp''d'H ~ t.f""'"'iots mn eoo,'
! ordfr i1H sdHaioh. Inc history OF me "ol
/ before the American he'ou'loo' FlS"S wv
contrary maxlms to these nave heretofore reeu'
lated IN" pflnclpleS OF government, ana "'"'' III
stead OF regarding that equality winch S'ate {"
! nature secures to every one aI ha''ons "'f'
going farther and farther from that state, anf
approaching the stale ~ 'n>"l7'e mona. CIV
But since me American revolution. d'her' vi
snectacle has been exmhted w ms country
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| nel we nave 'ehon"c'H 'h"""'nF anu NJ
! those nneqn'' laws ""'eh are ''tehdani OH II
we have commenced the exp 'r'meh' .. lp'ne
/ - every lhd'Nlhual ms n"'u'al GYMS. 10 W en-
loyed either dlrect' 'r 'ho''e'"N - per
,, ,., OF ms plan must OF course. oe g'ann u
When Que step IN u >u'ee''S, we so'''7 P' 'cffd
60 any farther. ms was no donh'' me we"
ct the trainers OF our present consl'nloH. ln'Y
prepared constitution N pm H'mocr''G' ne
cause they could not kno" no" Ian "'"id he
sat" to change suddenly from menare1y mi"
complete democracy me feelings OF inc p'"'
PIE mus he @'"nu''y prepared io' ''''s rna'g'.
Bnt am sure that nose wise ana ph"an' no,
pic men nrvor contemplated that We should
make on. sep and then stand sun 10 stop
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