Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-19

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which the f'eeholders were willing to grant, an
which,they also had right 70 grant, withhold.
MY proposition was rejected by large major Y .
from an apprehension as ! believe, on the part 81
the advocates ofconveHton that hing the eyes
OF the freeholders, 10 the extent and magnitude
oithe risque, which their principles would neces-
sarily incur, and removing tho delusion Of Irish
reciprocity or nnbought benefit, it mig ht ~ie Feat
the measure In this acted in pertee CT good faith
and with the objects announced at the time, via:
! 10 defeat measure which deprecated or if wa
were TO have it, 10 have il upon CORE ct principles
IL r. CURED no spirit Of prophecy, to predict the
uimcuities ana embar' assmeDts which must en-
sue, from the course adopted. We put 20 SEQ
| without chart or commission, and no wonder that
we hnd ourselves surrounded by breakers, and 50
Dound IN shoals and difficulties, that believe the
wiser plan would be, to call in the ste am tow boar
\ oil cur constituents, 10 pilot us out. have sac.
what should consider usurpatiou in the ireeho,-
| ders. Now, sir when all is said and done are We
then serTanfs,assured,th that in adopting conclusive
| ~, any scheme OF coDvention whatever, to which
the assent OF our constituents ne ither has been
nor IS 10 be asked (for deny the rec ommendato-
| ry character cfan act, which does not wait tho
assent OF The party to whom il is addressed, befovo
IS carried into operation) that we are guilty IS
the cha ~ certainly think not Under these
convictions, il could have my way, and, i'll wers
mol certain that il would be vain AZ. IN pt L Houl
propose to recommit this subject TO our consti.,-
ems, Tor their dissent or APPRECIATION. But, If We
are TO cross the Rubicon, il we are 10 eomrnl
one act OF usurpa'ion, towards constituents, r
think twill be lily repaired by an act of dislcy-
| atty TO the bill of rights
ii, therefore, were to consult NV op;nicns a
lone, and were to be governed by The pride of cor
sls;ency, should vote against any bill of this
character, which could be presented TO me-
But these, have determined 10 sacrifice and re-
gardng only the difficult circumstances in which
we are placed. unite my best efforts with those Of
other gentlemen, in removing those difficulties, :,
attain the object which we all have at heart
In The Debate in The Senate on c,,u,S,, -, ~.
proposition Of Mr.. Allen,
MIR. BERNARD reHarhed, that having few
days ago taken his station by the side of his Wes.
tern brethren. and under their banner fought II
not asucccssful, al least good and an honest igh.
IN behalf OF liberal principles, he feared from tho
use oil comprehensive phrase, viz that no
meant to go the whole hog, that they would cor
sider INN as fairly enlisted for the whole campagu
When, however, in the exercise OF his privilege
as volunteer for the occasion only he chose 4,
return TO his old corps, he begged leave TO assure
mem That II was no unprincipled feseTtion bu. =
transition honest at least, If ne should fail 20
convince them OF its consisency; which his re
spect Tor them would induce him TO endeavor TO DO
However analogous, the equal RICH. Of all the in
tegFai elements OF the body polite, in tho
foTmaiion Of government for the protection Of
homogeneous rights and interests, may appear
to the same equality, applied to large sec.
lions and masses OF the community he tho't there
was difference IN The rule TO be applied 10 them,
anu mat difference consisted in the inposshily OF
applying II 10 large and nearly equal masses o6
population so much opposed in character, circum
stances and interest, as that neither should be will.
hing tr'rust the other without some mutual euaran-
tee IN these interests, hch are peculiar shall bo
guarded Beyond the reach Of the other. He would
suppose a case, which, he trusted, would never
proceed farther than il had already done; he would
suppose Eastern and Western Virginia in nearly
equal force arrayed against each other, in re gardto
some such irreconcable interests. Without a sp-
rit OF compromise, how will you bring them q.
gether! He would call the attention OF the Sen
IN thn rrA 4
ever result 20 the prosperity Of new settled coun-
tries, from that jealousy on the part ofthe mother
country. which the fu ex nsion of the principle
that power must continually follow population
without regard TO wealth, would necessarily pro.
duce. 1T would incuIcate upon the mother co,,n-
Try as matter Of sell pTeservation, almost the duty
Oh keeping her settlements in state of .perpetuai
inieriority and subsection Virginia has never. a.
dopfed the narrow minded jealousy Of old Spain or
oil England, IN this respect; should il be inct,l-
Gated upon her by such course as would Justify
II. Suppose, by way of illustration, another case
Suppose that England yielding to all our demands
had sdmitted us 10 full participation in her govern
Inent as an integral portion other Empire, and that
~ process OF time could shew a majority
oil population over that Of England, would *
justify us in claiming the right to tax her wealth
10 supply our poverty; 10 cut roads IN ough our
widernesses, and canals along rivers: or to 20
farther, & ,ranslating the seat her empire to our
shores, reduce her TO the condition Of colony.-.
He thought then, that in reconciliup these dali
each other those fears and jealousies incident to-
such state Of things, should come together
in The true spirit oicompromise- In taking leave
oil his western friends, he begged them to believe
that be was not ashamed Of their alliance; vixen
he had used the term enemies, he was glad big
friend from Augusta had rightly and literally in
terPTeted him. lie confessed that nmids. the heats
and jealouses engende red in the progress Of thj.
long proracted contest, he had sometimes btis,,et
up and put himself the defensive, when M.
had heard the EASTERN members characterised "a
o'igarchs and arisocrats, Germs whch he was sor.
ry 10 say, were too well deserved of late ami
winch with some exceptions, they were al libcrtv
TO apply i'll future,) when he had seen the Wet
disposed to initiate rather the example of a certain
savage tribe, in putting TO death their aged pa
rents, than The more ennobhng one OF the Roman
daughter, IN protracting that life FROM the contrj-
Duhon oil her generous breast when ike thar
generous bird, the Pelican, we have plucked our
bosoms bare 10 give warmth and comfort to their
mountain eyry, and have nurtured hem into fun
vigour with hearts blood; we sec them no
sooner attaining this vigour than discerning with
the bury OF the brd OF Jove, with rapaeious beahr
and menacing falons. lie confessed, he had
sometimes been disposed TO tell them 20 beware.
lest provoked to pluck feather from their wing.
they might, IN the language Of a beautiful, .bat
neglected bard,
"See their oicn feather on the faial dart,
".4nd toing he SHAFT tGhich qViveys in isr
heart"
But these missiles are an spent and We bs,c
stacked our arms. Even when they ha,ep ~
sened themselves in meDacfue attitude o.
nave het, IKE our venerable rehc Of revnlutIoua-
~ proves, pitched them over the enclosure ana
ro af,o IT.