Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-21

STATE could be effected without the consent of Con
g'ess. He knew that there clause in the Con
sttntion tn prohibit The separation of State but
When force Is brought into action force bids de-
ilance to law when this is the case, our relations
are changed and W. must look the effect uf force
The question would be changed, and be would nsk
any gentleman here, how the general government
could prevent such astrophc, and whether it could
he prevented by Tariff or any physical force.
me only means cfthe government woud be perfect
~ feeble and Idle lie weuld reeur tho reIna rll
which lie had here oore made TINT the des ines of
u 8 co antFy would be settled by the physical
sofee OF the country, if You separate either of the
States esnoc'aly Virginia. He looked at the consa
qaenees with as much awe and rcgret as any one
lie could not shut his eyes 10 what was passing
around HIM. There arc excitemeIts enough already
an the country. The General Government has aE
folded excitement enough by the measures which h.
bad already glanced at. He he had seen some elo.
9nent views, said to be written ny grntleuan from
boston, on the separation of Virginia and of the Sc
poratl'n OF the Union which he had shewn would be
thc necessary consequence. lie hal been induced To
make these remarks from suggestions of he own
mind, although he thought they would he productive
ONO effect These suggestions re to bring about
conci'iaton among ourselves. l. us quiet the dis
sensio1s here. There was one rule worthy of ad,-
ton, an 1t was this, shat should app, oach unani-
Tniiy IN eihing-lhat we should canlv coolIy
aud conldentialy consult, and settle What should be
done, and how far we should pc willing both sides
to GO lie would warn gcpil.men against the effect
Oh CARRYING a;!y question by lem majority. There
was nothing 20 D. gained by it. No harmony could
be expected in the country when they see that We
have no conf ence in own measures. Such
would he the state of things, and such gen.
uemen may believe 10 he the fixed ana unalterable
effects of the causes he had ioncd He would
ASK no more from gcntrmen than he was disl esed
himself TO yield. IL wished ascertain what prop
ositon would carry with it the greatest majority.
lie would agree to amendments which he did rot full
ly approve, If The nthcr side would agree to that
which they did not approve for the sa Ike of harmony
Ii they would take any proposition which they were
not disposed to agree to he wo.ld gree to Others as
HS
i"us hat they should agree upnn such propositions rs
would command u great Notwithstanding more
There was one impression on his mind: small chan
yes ana stich as are unanimously made never can pro-
duce the division OF State. Great changes and
unequal oaauce of opinion the s,ireSt roads to
come at that end He felt himself unfit to do more
than to throw out these ideas. He had no specific
proposit on to offer He invited other gentlemen to
make propositions: he DESTROYS that they should
proceed IN his spirit of compromise and that they
shouidguard against lean Observation-Disclosures from
TIE triumph OF iFenis over friends, 1t was impossible
that any good could result.
lie would dea the Committee only two or three ,ec
easy Every body viii, rowe in his hand Can iate
down magnificent structure But requires thought care
useful and ornamental Such is now before rs
and he feared that has hand TO take
down BRICK He hoped otherwise, should continue so TO
TO iea down ali which God in his mercv has u' @ 10
nothing! On the other side, how honorable would be TO
Contribute Go mite 10 sustain the glorious we have
received tro ioefa theirs Suppose little we Shall
have done all cnud couscen,iously do and NAV e,rn
h9ne satisfied Gentlemen have ASKED what is the eect
of doing nothng-Hhat would be The effect, II would be
great deal better Than doing mischief no one calculates
on dong nothing All disposed do something: and
shall do great deal if we do down We ought to
unite and do all we all do If nothing to DO we
can tell our constituents that found Constitution better
than we e%Peced-lhat discovered scionstha,
we applied the pruning knife and them off, put III their
places gratis which will poduce od fruits. He satisfied
We cO@i lo SO well discharge our coc.cccs i'll any aher
way.
Permit him TO make another remark Our fefa;hcrs rave
US this blessing They framed ;h Constitution under the
feelings of zeal and amidst the honest differences which
exist now But they succeeded by compromising
eng their party feeling on the altar OF patriotism and
We are called on to examine their work Let rccosc
/ 1iitate their exalted
Virginia ungrateu She never viii he ungratefIl
while she Virginia stain may be cast on her moral beauty
but she incapable of ngraude We have suffered god
like ancestors TO sleep in oblivion The great day in the poi
cal world when liberty first burs, forth from the cloud
which she had been so long Concealed and shed her
beniged wodIhat day, tine 18th June had been forgotten
and we have been accustomed transfer the 4th the
hoiors due to that suspicious day when freedom first sone
forth upon Our fathers i'll oblivion instead eariug
down the structure they have raedinstead of letting
sleep oblivion let us call them from the oEb aud give
the highest pos;humOu praise which They
deserve all give BY way of tesyng the vensrato,
with their naneset FIJI all the Capitol with their names,
for they sufficiently nunciouslet take them obi
by tue world, to latest posicrty
" Having stated when published the Isl part of Gov
Giles speech that II had been revised by him. due
10 state that he has not had opportunity revising his I'd
days speech, whch We conclude above.l
On motion of Mr.. CHAPMAN Jonyoy the Committee then
rose, and reported progress.
The Convention then adjourned till tomorrow at II O'Clock
Tuesday, Nov. II.
Elr MERCER moved that the daily hour to which
the Convention should stand Adjourned be o'clock.
He referred 10 the course ofthe Federal Convention
which sat from till four during the last month OF
the session. The motlOu; after few words from,
Mr. SrANAEp against it, and Mr. DoDDRiDGE in it's
favor, was carried in the affirmatve-Ayes H. noes
DO the PaEsrDEvr having given his casting vote i'll
favor of the motion.
The Convention then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the whole, MIR. POWELL in the Chair.
Mr.. SCoTr then rose to address the Committce-
EIe said he did rise to go into u new discussion.
lie did suppose that any thing he could say would
have much effect; much less after the proracted dis
cussiop which had taken place. lie had seen, with
regret, the amendments of the gentlemen his side
Of the question, carried by small majority. It APP
pcareI to him that such majority could not dictate
TO such minority, especially on a subject Of such
great importance at an early period Of the inquiry
it appearedto him to he subject involving such deep
and that he had believed IL would