Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-05

ouu IA .ne constitution The principle has been ques-
TONED since Its influence the pending question direct
and incidental has been urged on this House bv my
Hiend from Chesterfield with force and eloo;,enre
when canho' pretend to emulate. His argument had
oeen anticipated by one gentleman and il has been at
tempted to be answsredby two others I'm one Of its
has been evaded and il has been entirely
unnotced in the other. The argument is Ills TT hi,
pronounce that the Infusion o MI; ,r;.i
converts any government from Republic 10 an Ar;sto
crazy can you consistently, hen that bo
invoked against you, refuse TO abide by yor
You must consent either to exhibit an open undiso
ed and glaring inconsistency. or you must surrender
your rights so soon as your confronted by own
countenance and sustain this pretcnsion NAV Won mot
expect that that will be attempted which has aIre,v
many political converts, though has not yet been at
tempted IN the Legislature! Ii has saw many warm
nuvocaes VIZ that this power state acquisition and
IKE It's literary fund; ought TO be made common pro-
r AN" distributed to all parts Of the State
ing " inc .heory oil white population. Sir, is thi, a
mere grauitous suggestion, thrown out for the p,rno
OF alarming this assembly, and having no foundation in
tleman from Brooke reply. viii tbev slnpd an Il, III
lace OF this assembly, and say that such doctrine has
not been gravely insisted on heretofore. mean urged
as matter of political spec atnon, others 10 sb.
that tho Interests OF the West have been sacrificed,
bear testimony to the fact that it has been so urged
, lMr. MERCER here and said that he had never
neard such an idea broachsd either Ia or out of the
House of Delsgatcsl
Sir, did myself hear il urged n, ,h;s a.
in the Legislature '"u was discussed
of t,h ,, mere enquired TO what distribution
o the Literary fund, does the gentleman alludc;T
aiiude TO The distribution of it, among the coun,;e
o. uie tac' according TO the number of white popuia
uoh III heii respectively.
Mr. DoDDRIDoE then said ON IN =, oc c.,.;,, d, = 49,.
Der from Brooke was present
IL The gentleman from Brooke was not. another rer.
s wy IS cohs picuous member of This House was
n ,ha ~ we' s'id on that occasion that the people
., 'he Wes had been injured by the UNEQUAL 5is,rbu.
uoa OF ms power required in the General Government
inh,h;,m. :, 'ne common property of all the white
mad. ,ha n"n, s,a'e; ana one injury ought be
'a"e ,ne foundation OF another. But sir The soege,
"oh viii nave al least this value. / pronounJ liz
question now. desire to have the disavowaI of the
ci'im 10 an apporiionment of the Con
'auon according TO the numbers of free white no,i
uon' now under bond, sealed and delivered Ia ,h;.
S,",1n nov d'ayowed' Am TO understand that II il
oy 'he gentlenenl IL so, have their own
a"'hority against that doctrine in future ff not the ar
gumen' is left in its full force
saiu mat the other part of the argument had beet
evahed is spirit has he en- met How 6,s 4, hss
eiude"! The gentleman from AlbemarIe made an
argument, which implied that he did not annrov. ~ ~
lnsy me provision of the Constitution Of the Uni,e,
STATES do not say that he expressly condemned bat
provision or renounced the claim TO apportion our
resen'aon IN Congress, what il called the Federsi
or mat he explicitly declared what his sen
en's W. re but he certainly did renounce il bv limit
eauon. An explanation drawn from Rim which a,
mounted 10 this that wise had doubted The pro,rf.
ely oi The Constitution Of the u s. SureIv ,hs ri
man did not wish to suppose tina, he al ,,t
because wise men did think So / therefore ..n ~
'he case now stands before the Committee N
lhere Mr. GORDON asked leave to explain He said
ne was sorry to have opinions imputed TO him w,ic,,
ne had not expressed. He bad said that tbe nron,iet
OF me provision he'd been doubted by wise men ami
made III. bas, Of 0 an ae same opinion il j was
Tor virginia That was still his opinion
on, Tue gentleman is perfectly correct and repre-
he e; MN 70 nave said what in explanation he ayows
ne sad Hs did say that wise men had so doubted but
ne dii not express his opinion further than he
Shonu De opposed to the principle when made 10 exL
Sc us proper Junction We are left still in uncertain
pEa If 81.
'on OF the Federal Constitution in this part of IL How
was ,he argument pressed by my friend from Chester
,Dh;nh sa'a 10 US, VIII you treat the principle OH
wi ,cn IesIs large po ton OF our power in the Fede
RAJ Government as IL would. being introduced into
0uI own government, oontsDinate il with Arstocracvf
and WIN you deny that IL has the same influence In r.
''ner case! W you think so, then, YOU are prcuared
whenever the claim shall be made by the Nor,hern
20 nave That principle in the Federal ConstitI.
Hooh'hed or to own that retain in IT, This faint
oi hfntocracy, because il serves our tnterests tn;
was h" argument And what answer wa, youchsaf
1r oy vhe gentleman from Loudo,fn! (AIr NIonroo5
VI: lou nave the power in hands and can kee,,
~ can never he surrendered but by your own con-
'en'-your SIC polo. And is that an answer TO the ar
gnnehf Is that an answer the enquiry are Won nra
pared to follow out your o.n pncjnIss ,yhsn H. p
appeal shall be made 10 you from another ouarter,
hey cay not one word to that Respect for The gen
uenen compel. say,that when the CLAIM, oh III b.
urged they will surrender ~ W
what then is the result on thi. branch OF tJs ar9,5
nehs wish could express IL with NOR. Gorca ST.
mus We maintain in its full spirit and
IA
"ho'e principle in the Bill Of Righ,s-as an essential
,"greaient IN all Republican Government, nav 40
wing 80 sacred That Government where 4, ia No,
paramount, ceases TO merit the epibet of Repnbc,n.
o"t that that prncpTs (iear rs IL ;s-and il i. Ia
70 he-as giving 10 the whole mass rs favour rslisb
o nu"iinehD Is not 10 he taken separately from n.
combination with other principIes:-Tbat !, /, Hi
~ is application TO be checked controlled and ,,od;6
ed by other principles, which make il sspaiiye and
mary and mat ihe idea Of giving to each and every
man III me Community EQUAL portions of political no,.
Of is 20 lar from being effected by counting puu,b.r
only, tdregarding their conbDa ions) thai ,Ia nil
De the very means by which must certainly r., tn..
uhed~and that the gentlemen, who are contendino a,
shenuonsy' Tor the simple, naked, unnodified prnci
srod. f''P"'e !"
And now let me ask my highly esteemed friead frorr
Augusta, whother, in these sentiments he can find az
warrant Tor saying that the friends of the amenJnen
cast Tidicule upon the Bill Of Rights and overtltn,,
'he very foundations OF Government in their eagerl,
graspiOg after power! and whether more disoassioa
ate consideration ought not to exact from him tb.
aVows That these impuStions were basfy and ARC nnf
meriiedf Let VA not be misunderstood IL NAV occnr
to some that have been anxious TO make tbis y;nSi
lion OF the amendment, not only for The ,ak. ~ no
constituents; but that regard 10 self has b.d 81
sway In prompting the effort. Not So No, 60 nj,
ierDg as do, rom the gentle man from Jouo,n T.,
his opinions, must also dissent from some of hi. sen
Iimens Ana tho can, truly avoyy that seJfvjndro.
non apdI rom the important Interests implicated in
me question under discussion has had but little or no
nhuenoe' can as,ure that gentleman, that am no
'so"uNe lor the Martyr Crown lie, seems, en-
yes me distinction and pants for The glory OF Matyr4
Expose MYSELF rias which well require heroic vir.
.ue 10 endure. do NOT certainIv know.