Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-14

that very Defence hill Of wlc!i tl,c sub"r tap, y
PIPER mas reminded. us II WIS PIT tn tn. close n
'inS Ftt'Io'S season or immediately ,rfnro the ,n
turn OF peace, that any AID was ordered t Yam, ali; =,
from North Carolina although Norfolk. ;s ss ,nnci
Aer seaport as ours: and her BOUNDARY crosses ,br
| canal In its VIC. .itv. "
Sir the part Which mr. honorable r;c,a f.,. "
folk Gen. Taylor) who gave disciplinc and c,.,,
Ter ana Confidence TO the militia amy hive re.
mas TAKEN III tins question, does eCual credit
10 ms ealt ana his head II is worthy OF the Dav
'u o' virginia. q man 'sacs peur er sans repruche
ana should he fall marty IN tie cause he i,os tbn
nooiy eSpoused, shall envy hin. his tua.tvo,n Il
M him. 0e the only rn'i"d feelag eyer felt towards
and why sir, did we desnd NorEolk, at SO vast
SacFiicc ni he and money we could have twice
burnt II down and bailt it up again with the sums
ent Ia us ceicAce TO say nothing oft.:c mere labor
OF The men whose lives il cost us
was 1t not 70 protect the sca board, Chose ra-v
Pi"Pflet"ls who now deny equa! r;rhts with
themselves, to political power il this Commonwealth
uu l.dt 100 on the very ground, which then consti-
tu'eu tLcIF own insecurity und danger Was il not
that the lo"-an gentleman might lie down in safe
y, or leave his dwelling, without fear thdt in his
aoSehce' IN nceAdi''ry torch night fire it. ana turn
his wife AID chIlrrn out upon the world IL he ,,I
night dagger Glanced to fpace their lives. Il was
not the value OF Norfolk, bat It's position that We
maintained, for the peace Of the low-!ands
Il TIE present were mere question about taxa
uoli we should Inquire into the ability of the tnynd
10 pay. rs 1t IS 4 question of Representations we in
quiTc mi tiIe numbers Of those, who ere to DC ren
Il:cd. ~
My honorable friend from Norfolk, (sEr4 TnvlorN
had properly Illustrated he difference Of these tyo
principles OF taxation and representation bv
ing them to two fountains which rise in the SAM
g!en bur pursue their way 10 The ocean by different
channels.
The member from, Chesterfield has told US, that
'aP hgure Is inaptiy applied, since they both
s'ihg fr'n 'lie same source: ana with an inicGci,y
"nch rarely occurs in his fgurative language,
ne has spoken c. torrent of representation roll
~ rom and another stcan of taxation ascending 10 the west
n Tie operations of peace, the balance il favor OF the
~ s II Is evidently ieyered in wi, for heavier chars
than war our Sea Board, eve bring upon tiIe %
PIE VINO I'VE remote from the actual theatre of its dangers can
not well be conceived
r' why dsisure commonwealth G,;ea for union v
% le 81 ascrimat9n founded Oh a.. imaginary diver
extent? o " '
Were they however, higher the Alps the new ds.r
IoI OF political power, would transfer The majority OF
inc iaonse "i Delegates 10 the nf this division o
IL eory OF 'he cornIonweaitt In house OF l2o
oers, 20 would remain! below Blue Rl.e aud as hare
&c majority must long Continue there years come
nc ienien agency OF that tiac which gentleman
from Chesterfield, would call in mitigate Ill revolutions OF
f IS mus assured 10 those feelings which, neither he nor
u Ig iI ,a Dy s"coeii change
mers difference Of local interests should states
!"t' Us no. d n'son OF virginia by single mountain
The me"bsr from hhesnarls, Il Goro} has ably illus
IFaed this truth of the histories which he gave OF the
causes OF dScone' on James river Even the holding
country has lis tobacco and lis staples beu the line
WINCH divides US on the present question
III true, with all local interests that as YOU enlarge the
sphere OF any Commonwealth you reduce their force as you
the
other To give each interest within this ComnSnv'eaIb
poHcr 10 regulate ITSELF four forty n.st be
birth? '''' ia"' VI CUT
Nlr Chairman said Mr. IL as descended the Chesapeake
west wnt which adding the force OF the new element
applied by the genius OF Fulton to navigation, made the vessel
thought oil the early descriptions Virginia. by the followers Of
Raweish and the companions Smith. endeavorcd 10
of the capacous bay along which steeed and should
have thought the pictures of Virginia which my fancy
no NJIrpfth had
country Tie land not only OF my nativity but my fare-
and said TO myself, how much has lost of its primitive
i0yclnessDocs The eye dw ell with pleasure on lis wa sled
fields, its tcd forests of secondary growth of pine and
crar: Can we dwell but wih mounfH regret on the tom
pies Cd religion sinking ruin; ami those spacious DWELLINGS
whose doors once opened by the hand ofbcra hospitality are
now fallen upon Their portals closed in tenaness ecc
EScepi on the margin Of its rivers, march of dcsoaou
saddens this once beautiful country The cheerful notes of
population have ceased and the wolf and wild deer no longer
scared from their aneient hants, have descended from The
mountains TO the plains Fhey look ON the graves of our nce
tors and traverse their former paths And shall nothing
10 restore this once lovely and?as has said already
there was time when tue Sun lbs shonc on none 50
Let elevate condition Of that population i, vir,,na
which constitutes the bone and snew strength OF every
nation Lei US iii up to condition our slaves
ohISe throughout kowe wicb is power and, instead
81 driving by political prescription on BOSOM invite it
The gentleman from Chesterfield bound y tics that do not
connect me with the woGd, tells the integrity Of the
oonmonweaih Is bot the second Ssh of his hear, Sir,
unlHc him. the affections Of mine country NV
happiness and as the Times, bo 81 ali n.y., 'Tt peace heL
Union In lie and III death in life, such viii my prayer
perpoua
Dir J. S. BARBOUR said the gentleman who
had Just sat down had alleged against him that lie
expressed a distrust of the West. The fervid de-
fence which was made by the West he we'll rcmenn-
bor:d Il deserved all praise which could be bestow-
ed upon IT, He knew too well what was due to the
West, 10 desire to impar the obligation. He never
icl'--hc never had expressed any dstrust. Fge had
only designed to shew that there was a diversity of
interests, and this would produce diversity Of action.
H bad gone with tn gentleman from Loudoh il the
defence bill They had co-operated in tie passage Of
that bill and he had mover felt nor thought that there
was any deficiency Of patriotism in that part Of our
Sta'e, which lies beyond the mountains.
NJ. MERCER said ne was sorrythat he did not url-
derstand The gentleman in saying what he now said.
TINT gcntlemln had certainly said that the West
had never heard tho roar Of cannon, nor witnessed
the evils ofwnr. He glad to find that there was
no feeling of distrust in the bosom Of the gentleman
f Mr. DODDRIDGEw wished to axe an exclamation.