The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-19

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IAN sefons. His "pn.pns, tn ..esa'r
'eFiAmed, u not made up ~ a finn -
more faFoHbie Tor the foTn5at;,, a'lh
reef ideas. When the federal ,on,,i,,5 e'i-
formed, the "nig lights is francis had ,..' -
( ihrm 10 then hbo. ;, werr those ele,n.t s''ue
the imperfect aud uasstslsclo.y hrs,or;.. ,t"n
ancieni l;epuhlics (ahieb, divided by - - 'hs
bad suoeessiYely fallen unties the svn,ty ''"s.
cess'ul sartinrs AND the scarcely La. sus
feet aud unsailsfacio,y lessons ftlfnish,dl.,
Of more modern times. Indeed the o,l '''z
Try from whose history aud practice an.
hrneheml y formation oonld he derived ~
'fea' bria'n, whose nnwtitten cnnstit,t,..
a. operating Ia htr system OF legislation
l'infd s"'ne siro = features Of drmocraey 81
iirh'rsan, on the other hand. had seq, N VI.
STATES OF this uuion, as well AZ the fs,e,,, ''a
Regulated by written consultations. base, ,5, "
! publican principles and set be enieriai,,sl ~, y
Win regard to several important ptoyi.;,,
spfnr Of which, are universally recooo,vaa =
/ fhem when not even The great influence a,r4'
anne could induce one-tweniieth of tho c;,;. us
/ 81 Virginia 20 sanction. We biins fo,wa,d a..
/ iact 10 show thai men of the greatest in,.lt.
! al powers, as we'll AZ OF the sternnest iuts.,;,
i may adopt especially on this mos intric,,a >
i ~ shiJfCs, Wy erroneous OPINIONS and H.
fEey should br tgterdled more Commercially ,. I'M
! Ne see, mat, even when entertained bv -
! men a. Nr. jefferson. they are mot oanse,,,'5
/ Z reason is irtt free IN combat them"
Inc doctrine commended for by VIZ. Jobn "A
ans. that . lie people Of America could no, =
happy Without an hereditary Chief Mac;s,,..-
and -enatr, ~ Is ind t,btrdly very eironeo,s
aud Is NOW Juslig regarded as odious B,r :
mol the odi"m Nth which II is viewed more =
roHseguence Of the froot Inch the operatnns or
] IL "a al H..
correctness. thaa any evidence ofcrmiuality i, a..
doctrine itself7 We venture to say. ,ha, a, ,he
moment il was advanced il was regarded win.
Gh odum or disgust, A. an abstract tbeor,,
formed from the best lights which history then
afforded, Of the influence which ,qctjon,
partits had eternaiy exercised in Rennb.
| hes against men Ia Office and OF The 6eres
struggles which they bad never failed m
gltr rise to IN int elections of the chief officers
eventually termmattag la the Hsnrpation b, some
man. stronger than lbe eesi, ~ better capablr at
! leading mob. of lie rems Of power and IN III.
| slavery of the people Thus formed il was A.,
! innocent 0pinlon-neyrI attempted 10 be pnt IN
/ practice II was harmless one--aud hayinq
+ been solrmnlt recruited. reprntcd Of aud atonei
Tor, by him who uttered H. thai TACT ought Iops,
si'.ce TO have shut the mouths OF his enemies /,
W01H long since nave don SO bui for the pre.
sent object - yiaw-the defeat IT ms son.
We have said, thai Mr.. Madison MIR Law
Nr. Hamilton MIR knox and Dr. Franz
lin at thai day, entel taincd aud expressed opl,.
IONS which are not not Row r'eardrd q, orlhe-
x. a4d Ne proceed to quite hom them:
Nj. MADISON va, dr posed 10 a. IL tae national
government with positive and coms lete author.
~ IN all cases requiring uniformity snch as the
equation oi trade, including the ght of taxing
both port and imports &c. " b. @ouh giir
n negntfft on aH The Legislature acis Of III.
SfAes. as heretofore ererciSed dyHe King How
would the Richmond Juulo ike such doctrine
IA his day7 Not better, We daic say. than Mr..
Madison himself But is Nj. NJ. fensnaHlc be
cau e hi opinou has since be corrected by ek,
perirucel No man will say SO.
Nj lay proposed -" Il governor general lmi
tctn hi pfcrpgatiyes & duration thAi Congress
should be d,vided into an upper aud lower
house, tn former appointed for ttf, the latter
annually =" The more pOlrcr granted 10 HS
g0reTHRlsm The 6eHer me Sidifs relainn-
oHigSo much wmny be necessary jord,mesticyl0-
poses, dnd aH Heir priarjd officers, cigi anil
military. bling commissioned aud remoped by
TIE ma fJHat gorerHmeHo hWfll be seen that
in regard to the appointment of Senators, This
pfopGSltion is hui shade lighter than Mr. Adj
dams and tina noting could have been worse
than the last clause Yet. Nh bay is aot censu-
rabie because his opinion was an honest one,
formed from the best means within his reach K
nuly demonstrated TO be erroneous by expert
ence.
Mr. HnHjh1n would . vest the supreme legi,-
tatye power IA an assembly, chosen Tor three
years, ara Senate chosen ny electors 10 be
chosen BY the people, during good bebGr.GH:
the executive po"e h. woutd vesr in a Governor.
elected TO ser.e during good bsherioHr Gad 10
his general goTcTpmeut h. Wpufd gre The p6Wer
~ .pPo'gipg In 9DrerHOr Of each Sae'
7H't'g. al thlS ddN such proposition would be
viewed with adherence vet the same rule
which screens other honest opinions from censule
applies 10 this
Gen haeS preferred . one government to an
association Oi governments, -" IN iaiCs pass.
ed6BH 2eaerg! s4teramtHt. 10 be 0ttged By he
I0eU governments aud II necessary tobe tnj0f-
ced By 6o5yof armed men, Gen. kaox vas a
blunr honest military MAI, aud sucha sentiment
as the last, is highly objectionable, but is pardo
nable as the uaiutal sentiment of onr accu tom
ed to the sword, aud who therefore saw more
more virtue in il than IN civil process
d. fraHkilH was - IA tasnr OF ewing the gen
eTai go'crnment power Of afgauglug The avs
passed by every State in the Gnion."
We have thaS shown, by extracts from tie
views oil these great lights Of thai age OF gigantic
minds, that al ol them advanced seuumcnG
which the good judgmrntof then ccn'cmpola-
TIES did moi sanction. and the incoIrec'ness. q
which has been demonstrated by subsequent eA-
percnce. Aud we repeat. such of them as y,
survive, have outlived and Justly TOO. the memo
Ty ofthelr errors, more Than merged as they aie
in the recoIleo anDf the arduonS aud yji.udbi'
services they n,ve rendered 10 their country
and to the world. OF those who have brtn
It'll the dead, with the exception
OF Mr.. Adams,
" tn evils they did have been buried with them
" The good only surv ives p
The time is not distant v hen justice shall
also he done TO the memory oil Mr. Adams
when The hateful passions excited by drttn'
demagogucs shall he bashed. Il the eagernes9
10 defeat thc honest ambition of An exalted
shall 30 longer render il netesse-
ry to insult The ashes of his father.
n .4poiher faisthood erposed As fast as
one charge hddnced by he Jackson parry oil
dishonesty aud corruption in the late fresr
dental election is exploded, another rs
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