Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-03

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But really, he was compelled to make on apology
on the p csent OCCASION. When he rose To address
an assembly composed of such ilustrons patrarchs,
sages, and poticians-when he considered their
perior oge, experience aud attanments; and that he
ives not only little experienced but without expert
ence IN such addresses, he about tn make,
he could not but feel embarrassed and intinidaied.
PUT TINS embarrassment arose most OF all from the
iears which he entertained that he might not be
able to do justice to tho cause, which reason and
conscience had compelled him espouse. Nay, he
huew that he conJ not do Justice, and he sincere
~ sad, that he did not expect meet the expccta-
ton OF its friends. But he was compelled to con-
tribut his mite spd well ho assured that it would
be n very small cont ribution. indeed,
He was man, and as such, he could not but feel
Interested IN every thing which concerned the pros
periy and happiness Of man. lie felt himself one of
the race, and when he considered origin and desti
ny he saw so much tn interest him. he could but
ffeel a deep interest in every thing CONNECTED with
the happiness of his species. ilo not, he beg
gcd the Convention 10 believe hun, under the inth.
cnce OF distinct or local feelings. La all matter, to
be discussed here, he was |Tginian. He ielt him
scf nspl' cd with that spirit which regarded the in
terests ofevery man, slavehodcr non STAKEHOLDER
III the Stnie. II he lived in Nvrlhamp,on he would
advocate the same principles which he now did IN
coming from Brooke. Ii principlcs, which
brought HIM herc--prircpies which reuson ubs,.ryn-
ton and experience had convinced him were insep-
arahly connected with the interests Of men-and of
the State of Virginia. And, they were prin,iplos
winch were not TO be sacrificed. He knew that To-
cal interests and district feelings could only WELD 10
principles auimoslties aud contentious must arse
between rival interests unless fellow citizens arc de-
tcrmncd TO be governed by principles Too often
II happens from clashing interests thdt
a6I'hfs Interested By a rn,ro,o firth,
'>iohor each other; aiain,, iatsypo,ed
''udfe enemies ~ nations, tcho had else
Like kindred Drops been ugied into one
Du, We are entirely out at sea in this debate. We
pc. sa without compass, or rudder, or pilot. So any
ious were some gentlemen here to put to sea, that
when ve called Tor the compass anu the pilot thev
excaimed-never mnd-.e will gel the comness
ana Pilot when We get to port. We are now
,nousand miles from land-Gentemen are milking
nne speeches on the element of the ocean and noS
it the " '' VIC"
Ro,i NANTES glrgise rasto
apply not 70 He on the contrary voi,e, IN ,o,,e
tue piot, The COMPASS and the rudder aboard-but
IA inc good old laeonic style, the gentleman from
h"gus'o, eNciaimed-'wrne the preface after you
have written the book" Yes, we shall lea The
language before We learn the graminer-we sham
all the propositions in Euclid und then
learn the driofaata and the posuata-yye must build
lhc mousse ana lay the foundation-we must heal the
constitution and then feel the pulse He was snr-
~ thst We did not first establish the PRINCIPLES or
a ieast agree upon all the principles on which tho
frame OF government shall be based, before we al
tempted 10 form the constitution
lie saw that reasonable bounds couId bs f,od
10 Inns oiScussion Livery gentleman here has to tell
Us MS own principles, or 10 oppose those of others
hnuorc tan ne half OF every speech yet pronounced
:
gentlemen would call them. For his part lac never
could reason without some principles to reason from
NOT no without some point to reason to. The Bill of
OF 10 has, 1t 10 true, been declared sound doc
trine, but the gentlemen seem 10 inc TO b.. coutinu
ally oppugning it. Call him orthodox or call him
ncseroaox, he confessed he believed that the sci
ces, certain fundamental principles as true aud nm
cnangeaoie as any of the fundamental principles
oi physics ana morals. 1t is just as true that Go
vernment ought to he instituted for the bcnef ofto
governed, as that whole is greater tbap n nv -
that STRAIT line is the shortest possible distance h
tween any two given points.
ne haa intended to examine in detail the arm
ments offered by gentlemen in favor of the nn.s,J
ment, not as II the arguments had not been al cal
reiuted, II may be allowed the expyession ~, o,L
gen,ieinen who have preceded on the side of the
!u 1910, espouse But he had found such sin
iafty OF argument used by the very eloquent uIcad
Tor the basis of wealth and population tin, bo LnJ
TINS morning abandoned the idea of goino mt 81
nry uetas. IL would still be necessary for him 10
pay so'he attention to some minor matters which in
MS Judgment involved some important princ;nos ad
the more especially, the public mind ,vnniJ I
der every thing offered here of some ininoranca
his community would be much indebted 10 tho 49,
tlemcn who had boon at so much na;ns =, 81 81: 81
all the Deliberations Of this Convention I, r.oIi
. IuInsh much information necessary In Dronora ~
PUBIC mind to Judge ofthe merits of the Cons,,ue
tuition which we are TO submit 10 them Aj,bL
ne was not capable Of throwing much If INV ~.
upon these subjects, he could not but reioco ;b, Nv
much would be elected, and that the public bo,b 80
i "Iio Postenty would be able to dc.
clCe upon the wisdom and utility of flo ve,o
schemes advocated in thi1 assembly, Your nns,o.;
ty would be able to applaud censure the views
presented G"d the course pursued by the advocates
Of the respective proj,ts .N'eS
The remarks which he WINS ooing In a., ,,
he said tend to establish four important items
iSt. That the principles Of the friends of ,bs
sn'eholneit were based upon views of society which
We're unphlosophc and anti-republicnn "''"
"a. That the basis of representation Which ,Lo.
advocate, 10 the common basis Of aristocrnticaI on3
monarchcal governments. ""'
3D. That II cannot be made paIateabIe 10 n naio.
''ty OF ne ne present freohodors of Virginia.
9TH That the white population basis VIII ono,,,o
to the advantage of tho whole State. 'P0'1'e
lie could wish that his sole object then oos - !
ioTtiy and illustrate these positions; but will ,o'
ference to the matter before him, he could nnIa =, !
tempt tins incidentally. His province VINO ,o,hy ~.
follow those ~ The affirmative who plead tho mo-
ncy OF the amendment than TO 90 into now dotoiIo
ret sun ne expected that or all Of these noint