Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-18
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MR. MADISQN'SA SPECIE.


VI NJ OLSON rose, and addressed the
Committee IN SPEECH, of which, the fol-
m'ng is,thr outline and snlystauce
al ugh the. actual posture ii, the
snhl ct 'ef,re the C,.n p,,tee mish,
admit a iu'l survey. nf u,.,, is not roy pu,.
prse, ~ r'slny, To euter. tut th' .wlg fi,l,
al disrusSi"n which has called fnt, dis
play OF intellectual RESOURCES and varied
powers ut elrqu"'i. G., that any country
might he proud "f anl whic, have wit
messed with the highest qualification, la
wing been, for very long period, with
Drawn Inn any participsirni.. in prnceed-
lngs at drlii'rrat,ye ro,iies, g. under other
nisqnai''lratI'ns now, nf whrch | am deel,-
" s"ns'ble, though perhaps less semsihl
'han ot"e's may pereive thai | nus ht To-
he, shall MT attempt IN ire than lew nh
Se'Va'iohs' which may suggest the views
have taken "i the subject, and which will
Consume bn, lille "f the time nl the Cn,-
nil'ter, n"w become. IRE inus Il, is snfli
cien'iy "nvIous that Persons aud Prnp.rt,
are the two grea, subjects On which CIV.
et"Ineifs are To ACT; and that the rights
"' PerS'ns, dnd the r,yhts nf property, are
me "hJec's Tor the protection nf which 90
Vern'neni was instituted. Those rights
cannot well he separated. The persp,al
right I" acquire property. which Is na,u.
fa'right. gives ",property, when acquired
right to pi"tectInn. as IA social righ.-
HE ESSENCE of government is power and
power i"dGed,, as 1t must he. in, human
hands,, will ever be liable to abuse. In
nl"larchIeS, the interests and happin. SIS
OF all may he SACRIFICED TO the. caprice. and
passions OF depot: Ia aristncracies, the
rights aud welfare 0i, the many NAV be
sacr'fIced I" the bride, and ,ctpii,iy of a
few: la repnnlics. lie great danger il
thai The n'ajnrIty may not sufficiently res
pect the rights OF the n,nm ty. Some
gentlemen. consulting. epuri,y AMI gen.
crosby "' their own minds, wIthnut adj
vrrtihg I" tie l''ss"ns oiexpeIience, would
hnd "A security against that danger In our
s"ciai feelings ~ Respect for character;
III the dictates oil the mon t,.f wi.Iu i'm
the interests of individuals in the auure-
gate interests "t the COMMUNITY But man
Is known I" he selfish, as we'll as "A social
being. Resp ct E,r character, tiu.uyi ct.
ten sa'utaiy restraint, is but IL" plien o.
'eiru.ed by other mtI,cs. When nur
brrs of men ac, IN a ho, re.,..,, f., ..L,.-
ractri is often lost. inst u, u,,,,.,r,n,n =. :,
is necessary To conIr j villa, is n,, r,yh, :.
Wa MI va ~
c'enl safeguard, and brs,dcs that Con-
science itself may he Gelul.d ,,v h,.
mislcd hy an uuennsc,,ns. b,,, ,,u,,. ,,.,.
wIti;n an enlightened cnnscienc. v,u,t
f1r'id a. IT, he 1c,,o.oeu, i.,e,e.,
individuals III ,jr ;t.:pi.la,e in,~,..ts ,r
uecu,nru":t, as,.,.,he pfnycr!,,yl ,.,v,.,;
,h,t h.r.esr, - the n.s, nnl,cv .r,...,
t""it,ii Il IS 'oo u.,,r M IL. 49,. -. va
nl"t"n IT, iiuusr, eoo-,Get,,IIrs IT
iavnrabl, t.,',u,..s ot ,,,. hmm , ,,....
ter are all Valuable ~ anx,s,r,r.. Inn, re,
vii not serve as a s,tl,,,,tu,r tnr 8, c,
save pr"v,sy,,s hel,us,pe 10. yoveru,,,,.
and law Tny VIII al,A,>. ~ ,,rnu.,,,,,,
as they prryo,, .ue.iayors.l. ,,, mid a..
m'nisi,allnu ni both !: p. s,nt ,,,u,, can:ir.ve,
be relied on Us s-gn4ta.nx nt. the r;ri,s :,
iTe rinti,; araiust. a ,s.iru, d,sr,s.d
10 take :nnl,tst. a,ivaniYiea f 81. unu,,
4 cody II: ctiai. sai,.c tt:rr6 {, the r,j,,.
oj tae mi,mnty; mus, bpTaidS n, :lIrt, = b,.'
sis aud structure 0t the gnvpfnmrt,, i,s.
as Uay AT rtt, IL a CERTAIN ,lrprfr. rec :
~ or indirectly, n deirhsiye authority u
behalf Of min,ir ~ IRVING ,br al, II
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