Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-03

did not think il necessary expose an argument anv
fur' her, than to shew 1t is based upon assum; ion
only. w hen this is shewn, TIE argument, although
u may please ourfancy, cannot inform Judgment
That gentleman, then took to London and Showed
us the British Parliament, with some twenty or thirty
Americans amongst them. ] he stamp and tea tax.
are in debate in the British Parliament and the
American colonsts found of COURSE debating and
voting against it. But what are % auu,ust 500,
Hence, they come and tell their dplefu tale They 2
intiame the peoples and preach rebellion. They arc
a minority and must REBEL because they cannot sub
nit If this picture was pertinent and designed to
operate upon this committee, then have been
designed either 10 dscredit the popular doctrine of
these republics, VIZ: that the minority must submit to
the majority, or that if the gentleman should find
himself i'll the minority, he would not submit his
property to the control of the representatives. of
white population alone. In fact this doctrine would
lead all mnorl;ies into rebellion He forbore to
follow him to Ohio. that allus.on had no reference
to any sentiment expressed in this House
lie was sorry to observe strong dislike to the
doctrine of majority, appearing many of the
gentlemen IN their speeches this floor. If this did
not squnt towards aristocracy-,f did not lead US
towards the principles assumed by the mona chiss of
the old world, he was not judge of such matters.
lie would go back to the honorable gentleman from
CUP, PIPER. His first axiom was that all men have
equal natural rights but not equal political rights
that they have the TO he has conceded bn, tina,
they ought not to possess tn latter ne has not shewn
conventional rights also. One part of them sur
render larger share of their natural rights when
they enter into society than another part But logic
Il wanting To shew why A In entering into society
should surrender of his natural uhts than r
Will some cnleman now, or at some future time
shew US tho reason why A in surrendering a part of
his natural rights should be obliged to su render
more than Is
lie wished most sincerely. that that gentleman
may yet be able 10 redeem pledge which he has
snked.-Ile said, he hoped to he ahl. TO shcw from
the Bill "f Rights itself, that we'll cont emplaed
to confer on any tho right of governing another
against his own consent He said, and most cor
daily concur (said Mr. CT in This sentiment and I
nope may be inclined to go far in ills matter, as
his honorable assoc"te, the gentleman from North
ampton, who has affirmed that he will hold my
principle true, which h. will not carry ont to it's
legitimate results. In this colour with the latter
gentleman, and if all the members of his assembly
concurred with the gent from Norrhamptom
Virginia, would soon be regencrated from Norb tn
South, from East to West.
lie next asserts that the jus n1jo,is i, not rccop
nzed as natural right-that, as a conventional
right. this may be true, hut it will prove as much
for as for him.
In other remarks upon the bill of rights this gen.
ticnan makes 1t dead letter overy Questionable i'm
port end OF quest lonable authority vet he decided
1t on one occasion at least to be part of the con-
siIution of Virgnia-In deciding the cause of
Crenshaw as. the Slate river company Rapdolph's
reports Vol. g. p. 276) he says our bill OF rights is
part OF our constitutions and the general PRINCIPLES
thereby declare fundamental laws excep so far
as they are modified by the constuionitself They
limit the powers of the Legislature and prohibit tie
passing OF any laws violating those principes The
first article declares that all are bv nature free
and independent, and have certain inherent rights of
which when they enter state of society they
'ol oy any compact deprive or direst their posteri-
ity namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty with the
means OF acquiring and possessing property and
pursuing and obtaining happiness and safetv-
10 deprive citizen OF any property legally ac-
qulred without fair compe nsation 'en,;yeo
HIM Quond hoe of the means of possessing nronertv
and Of the only means, so lar the Government is
concerned, besides the security of his person of OBJ
tanning happiness. So decided the honorable rem
hon 10
was not before him. But we have an excuse f,,
MN IN thus Instance He had been so much enoaged
IN tortfylng his amendment from deductions from
cookers Arithmetic the evening before To shcIv tbst
while the WISE men all came frou the east b. march
OF empire was to the west--that his mental lybts
were for the lime e,lipsed
Bu1 1t was not the Increase OF ponuiatiop in tho
west winch this gentleman ought to lear. Ii is the
energy winch the mountain breeze and western ha
Dlts lnpart to ihese emigrants They are rrgenera-
tea, politically he meant. They soon become work
ing politicians, and the difference between talI;ing
and u working politician immense The Ola No
mnlon has long been celebrated for PRODUCING GREAT
the aoles me uphySlcians pIcy-men that
can split hairs all ubsruse questions on noi,ca
economy; but at home, when they return from
Congress, they have negroes to fan the flies off
them and luli them to sleep. But a PennsvIvanis a
New ork, an OHIO or Western Virginia States-
man, though far inferior IN Ionic netYDhvsics and
rhetoric, to old Virginia Statesman has tbis adj
vantage. When he returns home, me takes off his
coat and takes hold OF the plough This gives him,
oone and muscle, and preserves his repubcan prin-
cipies pure and uncontnminaed Bidding adleu for
the time beng, to the gentleman from Culpeper
proceed to make my devoirS TO the honorable gen
tleman from Northampton.
This gentleman states with the posiulatcs, that
theTc are TWO sorts OF maortIes, of numbers and in
terests, IN PLAIN EngllslI-of men and money He
did not well understand why he ought not to have
added also, mulorites of talent
Physical strength scientific skill and general Il
terature-these are all more valuable than money.
or useful to the SState.
Rob: Futon. Gen. jackson, n Joe Lancaster.
Benlamin franklin useful within Stat ne
who'e district OF slave holders. Now all The ooic
and metaphysics and rhetoric Of This asseyob -
DC put I'D requsltion to sbew why citizen HAVING
hurdred negroes should have ten times more poIf
teal power than Joe Lancaster, Rcbt. Fulton
skill physical strength military prowess or oencra
IeIature. in Some ImdlH ldnal. he nnti.ln.. o.. =