Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-07

here l. an earnest desire TO transfer power thc
West lie cid not doubt that the desire for Internal
Improvement the rUug motive icr this desire vi
power.
Ilewos not CONTEXT that his constituents, the ci-
.ens ot foWiatan, should pay l2s cents each, to
promote this favoritc object, while tho citizens of
6crkiey pad but SO cents, and the rich citizens OF
Shenandoah but 81 cents. lie could not doubt that
the desire OF power would De found in the motives lie
had ascrbed to the west II it not So tIov ought
to be content with the disposition we have shown t.
give them the power which they now asl1-thc mo-
nlrnt when according TO our own conscience we
shall think they have right to 1t This brourht
him to consider the security which Is offered for this
transferred power, d which lad excited his as,onish
mcnt He had said that the ruling passions of the HUI
man breast scllove. lie knew there were those
who could forget seIflove, and regard the inter
ess of others tcndery than thew regard their
own But in the history Of nan-of man of every
cline and of every age from tie earliest tradition OF
society down tn the presen, tiicrever from the be-
ginning of tine world, there TO be found any class
OF men, acting under any ether spirit than self-love.
There Is single instance of generosity masses of
men, IL was MT generosity that induced France to
aid us in the Revoui ion-It was scflovc-niis.ukcn
salflove in his opiuio,--bnt still sclovc II is not
generosity which induced US TO wish the separation
OF the South American States FROM Spain. 1t was
wish to profit b. the trade which that separation
might cause to be thrown into onds; and there
fore it was s,'-lovG it was not the, d sire To on
press lis, which induced Tie North to pass tariff
for the protection OF their manufactures; but it was
desire u promote their own interests Nor vas il
cur desire III opposing that to take away
from tiieu any PARTON of their prosperty but it was
sct-!ovo. We felt that every dollar that was civ en-
TO protect them, taken from, otir pockets and
hence opposition dictated by our oM1l inter-
cst-by seifove. Ifselflove was not ever present
hi indiy dIIls, and it cid sometimes suspend IT'S on
cratin:.s upon indivdal conduct wheri it acts on
masses Is the great, UNIVERSAL sole principle OF &c
fon. We are told we have uan ndeniahlc security
tor our interest i'll the moral sense and honesty of
the W est. lie believed the people Of the West
were just as honest as, and more than their fellow
citizens of the East. LIZ did not believe that the
gentlemen OF the West, for their part believed that
we we're guilty of the nonsense Or 'ily, of mputing
to tlicm any views which they may not with lust az
much Proprcty lmpute TO lie had no auc6 opin-
IONS. Ii he had, lie would vote for the separation Of
the Commonwealth this moment. He had no such
opmion of the people of !he East Of the West
the South or tue Noith-nonc. He had marked
with the strongest attention and had been much
grained with the increasc of moral strength in
the West, IIe had seen yoing talen risn.s there.
had watched Its progress, aud felt az much ad-
lrat1on III Its devel puent as if Il had taken Mac,
on THIS SIDE tho nloun;an. Tie had no preiudices
ana he would ask any gentleman from the west who
had personal knowledge of him. who would not nm
hod mn IN the asserti0n Eut when The gentlemen
ASK Tor the west that power which thew now rcU,1ire
he would tell thcm no man is-uo set of men ,re
honest enough to be entrusted will the absolute con-
tfoi or the property OF Others Such absolute con-
troi he would not ask for himself He would not
ASK 1t TOR the cast ffsuch proposition were made
70 him, he believed he would reject it-He did not
know: lie believed he should-he did not know
tne eject OF temptation, but he hoped he should
Lhere IS no man SO honest that he ought to be
trusted with the entire control ofanother ma Dron
crty. Gentlemen talk ofthis moral sense as if evprv
man were the fit judge, between himself hodino the
the property OF his neighbor and his ucni,bor whose
property he holds. This was the very princDIa -
Phe gentleman ofthe west ask US the sovere;on o,
roie5 ofour property and judges of the disDosaI of
whatever way their different interests and moi ves
may dictate He would tell the west without doubt.
nfrrltU nul IL.
the integrity of those with whom he was acouain,ed
that all the honesty they possess would not enable
them TO Withstand temptation. LEAD Us not into
temptation was the wscst prayer that ever was ut
tereu. 1--WE power to honest men generous men "a
accomplish tavorite object and they will accomnh
IL and II IN the accomplishment they compel the we
aker party to pay the greater portion of the
s Iura:-h II was put In the power of one part of
the state to determine what the other part should
pay resistance will be vain. Every division will de-
eide the question IN favour of the STRONGER II will
De IKE the question between the wolf and the lamb
I-ulthouSh the lamb was below the spring it had
muddied the fountain " 'N'ihS
Echad told the committee yesterday that lie would
conceal no thought.This was the last scene of he
political e-he knewit was So and he MS nren,5
to meet all the consequences lie did not come
I'LL he had rooted all ambition from his bexrt To
would say with al the solemnty oftru'h TINT from Tho
COMMENCEMENT oftime nation had ever desc,nded
50 auiy from the highest state ofvrtue downlto cor
the proof. Let every man who has reachnd mr.,
years cast bis eyes over this commonwealth and 70
mark the difference between the state ofthinos when
ne arrived at manhood and nov. lie would affirm as
his coucentious belief that for one nan cb a. a
wished tor office merely for the sake of it's eolument
there are ten now-how many moro he could not cal
cuate-ten at least What is this tribe of office
hunters: 9len who expose theInselvs in the market
to be Purchased--vendibc commodities ;rbnrl :;
no principle-no opinlon-no interest-no vote which
they VIII not sacrifice for Office no matter whether
1t be on questions of magnitude or Of trivial nnoy
tance.|Men not entitled to The dignity of cerkship
are the characters of the men who infest our pnbn
ofhces. You cannot turn round without epcointer-
ing them. This is evidence ofcorruption. We henr
o. o. corruption IN England. What is it but this3-
Does any man suppose that when Sir Robert Wal
pole SAID that every man had his price, he meant that
ne Gooid go to every man and literally purchase him
with so much money! No--he intended TO be under.
$1,000 that by hrs patronage, by the offer of place
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