Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-01

on this SHE OF that lino,<sNd these may lead Ire as
tIay. This is very true, aud am ver y,ug that
II Should be thrown into the scale to Negh against
5udgnest-l ought to weigh nryse ara inst my
SEP. The words OF truth siy that the here OF man
is deceittul, &c may have vanity enough TO sup
pose am above this.-But that most wise ind eS-
cellent of all Governors Sancho dncQ has said that
there Is notting gore WIN than canity.
EnoD may be wrong-I feat may DC wrong
in MI may say or do.
i have seen the day wieaI would have lad no
s'lch fcars-whcn wouldSfth as little fear Of err
ror, have drnuu my CONSTITUTIONS fo- this State
yes. on my knee IN Court yard, as 7 would have
drawn declaration plain Bond was perfect
~ prrsuaded that the great of the people were
capable OF every thing, that Universal Suffrage was
the true palla,um and safeguard OF our rights Iom-
cet IN nature, and that all mankind finally yield
TO ls-that 1t u millennium fast approaching
that France vas regeaeruied, and that all mankind
would ioiiow III the traiu-AnleriCa gloruIis Anrrr-
Gu Ut the head Tint our Senate was mn arsto-
cratic body, thWaring the rood sense Of the people
IN their = Ill OF rpresentutives.-rhut tie Coiin
!ci was fu,lSas-'Fhat the people ought TO Gle.
taelr own Governor, and their Executive and Mi.-
sterlai Officers, Civil and Military, for which they
were created for thcu, md by them, and they aon;
we're the proper Judges otcir fitness and capucitv
But, suppose was now Western man, and 'icm-
ed with Western men in all their VIEWS could 81
more certain that there was 0iioV OF. interest nc
! feeling hat has been produced bv excited passion.
IN myself or those around ue--nu real, or supuoSct
sense OF past INJUSTICE which may have warped Ut
Judgment which may have led me back to the visions
Oh MY youth, und courtud go back to opinions
! once soic'unlp ahandonod;-sureiy this would he ,
! Ut cause for serious SELF examination
/ have lived, Sir, either to have much waako,
nerves; or having witnessed Whit has passed hc7
and elsewhere, during the last 80 years to have &c
CURED soundcr judgment and more c,Yrrcct view
OF things--rcr'sas, iuve become tn r;urfn--i0fs
cton, II is said is the better part of vaIor; and per
hurS little e"r is not bad ingredient in politi-
cail, who IS dholi to putfo.th lbs hand 10 tc.r ,p
plant a-nsy, nr even to prl2le away rMd replace or
tons OF Gnvcrns.ut, under which slrcii peopl,
as ttosr OF Nirend have lived, Until within, fey.
short weeks suiGiy aud happily. confess az a
I{'-0l"-lcrhnps have caught the epidemic vhici
prevails III the onntrv-Who is there then who i
not afraid? not One must NERVE myself ti,ouriu
(! us veil as can. at least against idte fears
must ir| ana make such amendments 10 the Con
sttutiii, tiu will ncte be afraid nor ashamed I,
recommend to the coniiduucc and affections of th
ipeorle. wa
But must live very rGe n.aiority oft!s bod,
10 ohc me IN IT. or my strength will depart from VIC
There Is one thiru: which nov WISH dis.l,rtlv T.
make kii'"n to this body, and to my constituents
II IS OF i!t:ic consequence me- in this or any f
lure sage OF the business, whether fan mto the mi
OEiy OF tainrFs proTltca that minority is large OF
that n!tJority is s;ra!i-Is is not orEnary lesr1s!
sot TO be re eXnnIncl ut the nezt session and the
evils, any growing out oft, corrected with as ,nct
case asthcyare inflicted. When ve utrourn, we nd
5oUrn S!!:s die
There is nc locus pn',eenti left TO u.s. VIC can on,y
60 hong, aud rs indicifuais oppusesor approve the
work OF this body.
cnns'teIa large minority as an eyua! d;sisi11 o
ms hody-as state OF things which does not ad,af
OF hnai action ad if in the course OF human e,,en,
um III siua majority, | will not impose on ARR
minority Constitution against which their teeIin9
or Judgements rebel will vote down fa,rlk, % f.
as my voice goes, all innovations of that kind; as be
LesIngit most safe and wise to leave the nresen
Constitution as co sect matter where WE fonnd -
II my constituents disupprove of this the soouo
they recall me, the better: viii most willingly ODE
that call.
tcca responsibility that is almost deadoinc IN mo
and vii willingly shift 1t to ADLER hands
pelteVc,-! cant think ofhereDise, 1T that viii br
IN majority, finally, on this point
onTetJ-s"re43, we are not prepared 80 enter ti,c
great arena of the human passions, wiz the a,,thera
OF 'arnocrnt--uo narchist- Opp1essor Of the Poor
tenty OF the cope, and of h1Han rights on tho ON
side IN order to carry through our work-and will
the dennnciatons OF DeAHas0gue-.4gitator-P adica
| &c on the othcr! No, sir,-the few hairs bnve
remaining rise on my heud the bare supposi ION
NO. SIR, we We're senth BY the people, as thei,
sure and true tiends to see whether we could con.
Ter on them am odditional blessing To be sure, tina,
we could confer This on them before we denr;ved
them OF what they hal: Not infict on them tho
countess Nurseries which must arise from such state
of things. 'H''
NO. 9'r' WE must either return to them the eDyd
"h'ch they have entrusted to,s wit out fatLnr
or we must purify it yet more md pnt the JI.,11,
stamp on it. This can only be done b. larre rno.
jorty OF this body. N'"
GU" return IL TO them mixed up with the d7.ers
OF contending passion and interests and mn, IN 80
to purf- and refine it. ''-e' "
lHey can only 'Fjectsuch mnss and ifindecd man
~ Capable OF seh-govefnment heg wH reject it
SHey WI! say as say we will not impose on large
minority OF our fellow citizens a CONSTITUTION which
hey think 6ad mr. for one which they and we know
Is goodone. ne may be nistaken-somp ofo,,r NV
est lnen and most tried patriots think VIC are Insto.
ken, and we Will not risk IL.
Surely oil would say, that this would be aoisdon-
ij7t nrf Id
can we say that the great body ofte people iylItae
TINS TINS course, 1t we set them contrary example,?
c are now to say whether such would be th. cor.
rect couTsa-!iw we say no--you must banjv words
and epithescali in the passions-avaiJ vnrs'IF 10
every PrcJndce--1his is the way to establish yo,,r
Liberties and the happiness Of the State--ihen
ihoeea The foundation If the graf dep will he
opened and scoe be- to those who do not SEEK safety IN
that sI'5 f the Corenaai, the oLd (ons.ji,t;n ,j;h
h1s borne us triumphaotly through 50 many danrers
and difficulties.
impressed with these views, hailed with pleasure
the proposition Of my friend from a.,