Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-20

'hropst 10 designate member OF a society for beps,
purposes ne meant to use term OF rcproach but r, thai
In his essay of the 9th he s,vs .,ts r,;I,,,
p'tseVefng as 1t has been fruess the plin ntbrorv
- "S1""'aSeu ny failure, taught by experience
ne i''"h,hropy which during many generations bas
sn' ""o s"ue!t in vain, 10 instruct and civize the In
dians has produced effect exccpi tn Waste ru,,;
p"e money NC, except also that ii made the Ird;
"' "''nR most probably under influence as se6. a,
is pcrnc'nus to them. unwilling 70 relirunis , c
an ample and indepc ndsnt territory west of rho
ands their Pronactsd possession OF winch bo.y &
i"y ey may claim it. leads their gradual bn,
Dle ruin and extinction" o' '"' "'e'i'a-
, 'ne na;ufa! aiinG'nent of men their country
,he nome OF their youth and abode Of thcir
n1u as noh'g; the aversion all men feel n he
come eShes IN strange country and au;,s, ,,r, -
rs regarded nothing but every thing is ascr;hd
!" the influence oi soric'y. Suppose the V;,,,;. -
"dcrcd "a depart from ,l,;s country nd ;nC,,n h
nave a home in some Of the fu.esrs of Snu,,, s,:
would lie trace hi. reluctance 10 abanlo, hi '
ever 10 me influence OF phanihropc sor;,ty, c.
pose he we've told his present hons if he has au h
ever 'HhJ"'3 he may claim would lead In bs ,,.,,
oat inevitable ruin and extinction would tha, 1911,
mn. 10 me chahgr: Was II the influence of phan,hro,;c
societies that induced the aborignes of this
u'' ger cnnnity against The WHITES from the OCEAN n
'r hjSs'SSippE Or il that spirit which ha. ;rn
'"hei Tie pass of TLcrnopylse, and SHE'D snch ~,
goryon the bloody field of Eutaw. lying
/ again says tsc Frenan-"io the Colon;, a,;o, sc.,
,he Cited States its origin Progress
III Virginia; its bold pre- tensions; its conduc, =, h 3
ABROAD; the sp heierodor and an,socie! which !, bas
produced aud fos'ered," Sc. - mas
: What lie mea ms bv the sni,i, ho,A.,
KNOW not but presume he introduced then, IN ,cro,
i 'he'f sound' Gas child seizcs rae) ,y;,hou, l,,
ing their meaning. Eis note relative 70 H.. s,n;.., -
firms the Cnniccture ~ '''J'I' cum
agar" ne says ln defiance cf the very plausible theory,
d h,, - al human actions to scG>hness, i, is admit
bindS bur wbn,a "g DC "pha"'hrorst q lover of
A'| @ ,.''tr ne be really who can ,ell?m
DE-. Fr'nA'in thought otherwise when he left his Gold
e%"e % ms friend and the friend OF mnnkini Cen
ef' vast ing"n (see his Willy Aeain Justice. tonne
ALT
nave marks by which! they can he known II ,I,cro I'M
any aoy IN Them, and even in pures virtues there il
test can be applied: fPs III"
.ne v,'."es OF men have mark. by which they can be
Known, why the perpetual disputes ahou, their motives
Who made the hear, lis lie alone
"DecidcGiy can try us,
ana thai sentiment with the ccnno, s,pes ~,
ahN'h'. " may infer motives from their ac,ops
ana even In the increUac the most DISCERNING are
h;, t,"' s' '.F says our purtst virtues have alloy
had ro;, y "c-"Sco'e'cd, it were to be wished Ne
% P'"' cat the steps tn discovery. The motives which
Influence men arc Of complex character and Some If
a'.e may not be viruons. But say tina, our
pureSt virtues have alloy them is in fact IN &C..
vciously virtunus pa pab.c abs,,rty
Again he says "ani further that svr real .,,;ro,ho
~ s 'eth"g or sentiment, not belief convic,ian
!" e Understanding, founded in reason must from its es-
seure and nature, be Liable err; and what is s,i
purity and fervor." :" "S
Does tue writer nran 10 say tts, MIR ,,;, 49,, -
motions are not feelings, but beliefs or eourr,ios
VI VOC UNDERSTANDING: Il he can prove this he has
made The greatest of moral discoveries RI, when h
lh'!an'hroDy, Which according his own d. fron !.
syn"ninous with love of nkiui, wish acrordi,r ~
"ich unless the heart is absolutely corruo,ca
renders II impossible for man, yyhnIv indifferent 20
", ''an'e i" err exNctiy in proportion its purity
and fcrVo his language stripped of its cbscu,i,,. a,o
10 is' "a' sentiment being liable in proportion
TO rs rGfiiY must be exempt from in prcnor,ou to
~ is the hast ctizen ~ " ~
III the meantime (Snys this writer in reference % IN.
~ y 81
humble opinion il, t;z county, where all men aud sy.
' Eh nc heard by his representative, society ought
10 " n"'' whose object is the dnrs, with vcu, the
@ " government GhY WIng The dnirg doing of
W'" mas been confed Ivy prope TO the dscrrt;up
ana wisdom Of government"
According t" this doctrine, society lrr the imnrovc-
e"' OIL agriculture any other purpose of dnsss,ir ccou
oy or G" science, for any measure however harmless
' s'"'a'' sho"d NJ" lie formed, in country pos ss-
'a government The people CO.
l"s 81" any purpose III a ro"H'Iy where tIcy arc
sovereign and their representative their servau,s yti
'"rFi"h INTO execution, would make our GOVERN
'h''' ie most perfect dcsrotism in existence hr
S''"'iVtS Nou'" become the sOverri.uS tin. ur Mo ,,
Slaves wIth less personal liberty than lrlours a. ,,,
P' - f-"'''' "uii Legislature forever disrupn
questions relative to the Is, sciences, ,r OH ~
u"iS o. domestic ineiest before er, hci,
stn@S II prrpetual would he sufficient AMI ,,o ,,o
re pe |" 'e',y themselves the advantages which result
nom comparisons AID experiments ON sti, cris useful q,
society because the Iegi.iarure has not ac,sd m ,,.
The scdii.nn law was = irfe Ia This
Inc NIramian atlrr the rema tks have ,uo,sd and 9th
o.,i ,,, s., '''" '''f' 'hopsht II s"pcrfuous to
%P"N' "bSfr"eS'I am aware of he attending the oc
'upaton ofthc ground which have y, ssucl 10 Inr
myself Happy if not denounced as an enemy Il, rh. ,
10 humanity, and 10 religion. encounter onIy The
ePoach OF rnerIfY and ignorance At the time he manned
'"is passage suspect he .xuing in the fame h,
peceh 10 acquire, and in ascbjrg all that human societies
nave "ohs' 10 Use his words, to THE r,,rg mac
sion OF men, tie love of fame of disrinr,io, cr ,a
iari'y ana even of notoricty," has given us Elm,
70 ms cwn conduct How much me lie is enrled to
'n"Ve eh"eaVonred To shfw. in my preceding criticisms
"a "t - 'fdiy alarmed at the
ne has occupied can assure him he may quiet his ca
an army never turns ou To oppose grat.
but Is notoiety he seeks reques, his attention In
tne following anecdote When Mr.. Pitt was Prime Minis
ter Of Britain as his carriage driving near Tcmnlc
PAP an orange woman thinking slere an opportunv
u bringing hrrSef 'o notice. exclaimed chow now Ri
w Ch'piaIen ha! then 'urI'irg to of her compau-
IONS She Sad, Gid you what look I've gle r1e,1 Do Won
on"eF"and tue moral this, H1r. yrsiuisr?
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