Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-24

not grossly mlstaken, You will find in the contents
dangers 10 your liberty, most boldly, most ingcni-
ously threa.ened."l
(Hcre Jo!tosc eopiocs and Ftcrutiia crtrGcts
IRON, President .QdcaiS' .6e,sugc OF lS25--Gnd
from other pcPerS Of Mr. NJ
lhe foregoing quotation relates 10 the Prcsi-
make internal Improvements. Now hear my re-
marks respecting the very pharse in question.
Extracts from Mr.. CHESS Speech IN the I-i,-
ginic LegislattTe.l
L Mr.. Speaker, let Inc again beg YOU. sir not to
permit your mind 20 DC drawn from this view of tie
subject Listen not, sir, 10 the ingenious tales of
the eounteractons OF foreign naiions-to nick
nones-to misnomers-to deceptive calculations
grounded upon iallacious statistics; nor TO any one
OF the numerous devices, invented 10 divert your
mind from its true object. These Will inevitably
lead you into The real question too sim
PIE Gn1PfGW not 10 be understood by every sound
organized mind in America II, is this: g Ia the
aggregate labor ofthis nation the great desdera-
tum for political ccoromy!' Has government the
right 10 the aggregate products of the nation? If so
from what source does this right the go-
veinmen,' Is private property the bounty of gov
eminent; or the gilt OF Gods Deem not too i'm
Fortunate. sir, when beg you, again not 10 permit
your mind to be drawn away, from the contempla-
!on OF this greaS subject. The rights, the libcr-
ties OF man depend upon it, Sir, mean TO be te-
diouS upon this point. My great object is, to at
tract tot the public attention. l shall stick to
II, and relterate IT. Nothing else can be wanting to
DOOM the nonstrous frigbtful hypothesis, to des-
'ruciion- and abhorrenct. 1 shall introduce il a.
gam, IN other parts ofmy remarks. In the mean
iine, hear your President, upon this point; hear
not only his Unofficial avowals but his p.ocaInation
OF these despotic doctrines in his official message
(t1ere f0fIoic Uery c0pioiLS passages extracted
hterdtlnl from President .AGGmS'S Message of
$50 d'id Other papers from, M. .qianis's pe,
nc!"a,ng the trhoie Of ePGSsdge referred 10 by
the .fd0faS Committed
Mr.. SPeaker,-May be permitted, sir, to
justify myself for this great consumption of time in
long quotations? My justification will be found in
the magnitude of the subject, 1t is question in
volvlng all human rights all human liberties. II
all important, that IL should be well understood
Let us not then, sir, grudge little time nor even
much deep, profound reflections; nor a lavish
waste OF words pen, ink, and paper; besides, fear
uhe possiblIty oil doing injustice in representing
the opinions of YOUR President and therefore de-
termined that he shall make his own representa-
uo1, OF his own doctrines; and, sir 10 what do they
amount Precisely to Raymond's doctrines The
unlimited will of the government controlling the
whole property of the nation for the purposes of
oeheilcence; for the purposes of lettering the
condition OF the people, regardless Of their Will
Ii you sir, VIII give your own attention TO these
doctrines Of your President, proclaimed as frnda-
| mental laws, fer tie observance of the practical
government you cannot avoid seeing claims set
up IN various forms, to unlimited power derived
from sources paramount 90 the constitution In
that case no farther analysis from me could be ne
cessary. But sir, cannot now take leave of this
quotation, without en- haticaly calling your at
teniIon to an analysis of the follown0 mos. eytro
ordinary exposition, proclaimed in the message
IL requires some analysis. 1t is impossible that il
can be understood by the American people at this
! time.
" Let us not DC unmindful that liberty is poDer;
l,at the nation (alias government not individuals
biest with the largest portion of liberty must in
proportion to its numbers be the most powerful
nation upon earth, and that the tenure of o,e 57,
man. IS, an the moral purposes Of his Creator,
tenure oil power again by divine right) is, upon
co'aditon that az shall be exercised to acts of be-
netlcence, to i1nprOue the condition Of himself end
! PAS teAo'U n'eJi-[power from the Creator unre-
strained in will, to be exercised in beneficence
not carrying into effect the objects of the constit
uon) While foreign nations less blessed with that
freedom, which is power, than ourselves Ia decov
duc!t) are advancing with gigantic strides in the
career OF public Improvement. Were we TO SUM
| Der in Incidence, fold up arms, and proclaim
to the world that are paisied 6y The lciH of o,.
constituents, fc0Uid IL not BE Ia cast 0tcGv the
6ouafieS Of Pr0uilepcc and doom ourseLres Ia
! pc.rctWGI ir+cr;c,;ty?"
Here, then, sir, we see the will Of our con-
stituents officially proclaimed, the great obsta-
Gle TO the best administration Of our government
VISIT and turn it rs you can, it still amounts to
the same thing 1t is true, this sentence is couch
cd In terms OF the most sophisticated abstraction;
the best evidence that could be given both of the
design, ana fears OF the author; but It's terms can
not be mistaken. The President is cornDarino the
organization of other governments of unlimited
power, with ours, of limited power; and substanti-
ally declares that so long, our practical govern
mont, will condescend TO be palsicd by the will of
our constituents long it will be inferior TO GOV
ernments not thus cendcscending. inferioritv''
/ Is term Of comparison. What are the tbinps
! here compared? Unlimited with limited govern
Inenfs The limited government will be doomed
10 perpetual inferioTity, provided the all,ipigtrn-
! tors ShGH suffer themselves TO be paisied 6l the
mn OF theT constituents. defy the veriest ca.
suist 10 put any other intellieible construc.io
ms sophisticated sentence. 1t will be farther
confirmed by critically attending to the previous
quotations. most artfully contriVed for this result
Here, then, is seen the Presidents doctrinal no.
lions for his practical administrative policv-un-
limited win, unPalsied by the constitutional Vi
car'h.']
hope and trust. that all sense Of Justice il no,
yet buried under the dominant banelill election
ecring spirit. and that however formidable the ac-
cuser, or the band Of accusers, the innocent al
though accused, will ever be proicctcdb BY the Dib
lie opinions at least that tl: evidence OF his inno-
cencc viii be read before sentence of condcrnna-
/ ton be Pronouuced.-Read then, fellow citizens
/ the foregoing evidence, and observe how different
* the spirit it disclo5es from the unfounded charg-
&c brought against me. by the sagacious Chairman
; OF the Committee Of the Adams Convention Of a
J 10 behod.l IN the very sentence denouncing the
charge against others, vii! be found the positive
evidence OF their application 20 the accuser him
sell. In ms quotations, is not the phrase Pal
sled by the will Of constituents, torn from its con
text perfectly isoldtcd2 unaCcCmpaDied with any
other word? Can you find in il single word oil
| its conteXR Not one. Then has thc Chairman
himself torn This inielc.ous phrase from itg context?
/ The very crime he has so uncourtcously imputed
20 others-S what has he made og Il In rs soma
rated condition. Has he returned IL TO its context
| Showed its true meaning-and detected the frauds
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