Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-26

''u n"l IN aI human probability have rGiscpnde
l''e ancient limits of France. But she made him nc
qua'niei with his own military prowess ard force
MN TO extend ms sceptre in the year 1913 owe
o4yyNp.Vuu OF human beings. But sir il wopd h
, 20 uelali me enor'nties which have been pei
Pettatrt, the blood that has been shed the bnvo
VI hanan life which has been made in obedience 1
~ suggestions OF this popular doctrine of cxp.dier
y mas inveded and destroyed every ripf OF man
raruon me, sir for mentioning the .i.-hty of ,nUn
VI !. wo'!u Ntem that man has rights but wia
'i'f inherent governments Ill the werld phase TO he
40" upon hlm. HIS rights in Russia, Turkey
"a zee ana England are just what the government
SieaS" 10 DeStow upon hun. Believe this who NAV
cannot. He has IN my Judgment certain inheren
ana lnahen'he rights, ofwlich he cannot be dives,
e." with ImpuDhy. Amongst those is the rirht of
N"ne III the government, to which he is to submit.
h"l am told that universal suffrage n am no n
Vocate Tor universal sufrage,) Or more correctly
"'erTs suffrage was the invention of the age of tin
EoTd Protector Cromwel-that it sp-un" up for thu
iir+t time, during the Commonwealth u Enrian,i
1t Is called noyel doctrine Were il So that voul,
not prove II false Steamboats, arc novel invention
ana many other useful arts are coInpa alive novel
tics. Inns new race of men which modern science
ms created and made, Is invention mcar
the wooden, braZen and iron men, which neiI her o.+
9rink' sleep nor ret tired which are adults without
o9ih@ ln'ahts inil grown men rs born. These
nrw men, these novelties, likely to be very use
iu' race; Tor when inspired by stcSI they are us "a
tlopal as our black population fI,rinnd has two hun
oFea millions ri them ar these tn.fed States have
more tlan ten mi"ns OF them. Tiey are all reyo-
- n
as ever ara the art IF printing. my couqucrng in
Vader. ihey are Ill novel too. No prophetc eve
nor Fhrophetlc pen, can describe their progress OF
i9fee their destiny All novelties ara not fic;nns
Out SIR. Notwithstanding the general historic aeon
racy OF gentiem the her de- they have hi SIN
Ken The date OF the origin Of general suffrage II
Is more ancient than the British, he Roman tho
Greclan. the Persian Governments II l. ,,,,,
5329 years old. have heard gen; ienen q,Iot, the
Mosaic history on this floor 1t viii bc no sin
nope Tor me to quote the same authnritv Now Sir
II Geiieflcn VII! look into the Exodus OF Israel f,v
VIII had tIrt the Virginia Constitution y-;s nct ,n
first 1eriuen Cor,'uton nor the ranorI
the lnVeG'lo" OF Oliver Cromw u-C,ron,Val SIR
was prodiginus genius. hui this hs, ii NOT met
~ hen israel became CUmryorw ea!,h, and sir tj,ov
were Commonwealth, ard were 80 deuou.irat I'd
1000 wears ago b verv h;ph arir,o,iry ,
Wien Israel becanie CONFERENCE.-The tiny received
Constitution from him who led thcm tbrono, ,;,s
"a ga, Israel N ''.a wilderness amounted 10
"oo 'ttp hg-tnT men. The ticd oil Israc first t,,,
posed s''i"t compact. Il was called j.. I! ,,r,,
tfe''it., IN q eek Diqhe'e IN Latin CnnstirI,-i :.
Scotch C2acH.1, a.,er the manner CT thn ,~',,-,n
iI-"s''e ;'"h CoVrnnnl i ?. cisrlv equivalent
TO oar t!HSi@! word to7uitr'joD Tins vas le,i,en
ana u Is tho o!a". written document mon cartb
After u WIS written II IVES s,tn.tted 60 every man
nPon The p,&cf-rcH Of israel. n. il vote Wa; r.,
qhIei and 'i'cy Vo'cd iorits adoption cir nation
al compac: So Old Sir, and so Venerable is the
origin ii general suffrage.
Itisn novel doctrine inths country Nv celepoue
and friend from Monongalia Mr., Mofcapl i!,is
II
suffrage In these United States He has orticinotei
my remarks on This topic. tt j. enourh for mo 10
observe that no less that half the States in this u
ii 'ave ''1'y IiscH:dea the property quaIitica ion
o' electors. And half of rose. Sir are sInvc
states And it has appeared zoo, Sir, that 50 far
from imPGlrng the safely property or tho ,,roo
OF Improvement, or the peace aud happiness of thes
states, 1t has contributed TO the prosperity Of All NJ
them. " "
Pie gentleman from Southampton mr.. rT,rczy,,nt,
informed us that all history Showed that in all pDyern
Hehts Where general suffrage prevailed. n military
dcsIoism en,ucd, and nltmaJely the Ibertie, Of The
people we're destroyed. know not Sir Whence Ills
gentleman has derived his historic information h,t
one thing VIII venture to affirm that he ron Slew.
no one ms ahcH or the practice of general suffrage
issuing III despotism civil or mili,rry vl,.re t6a
COVE nhent was representative. Such an instance
viii be necessary, if not to sustain his position nj
least TO give 1t any application to the question now
before the committee.
But SIR what was the overthrow oF Quar-, ,.,,.s
ment that has hitherto fallen into ruins; And many
governments have been sIbverted many great enn;re
have gone TO perditiUn When the real the true r.,,s
is ascer'aihed the cause which all history deveInss
it will appear that disregard of the rights &c mn
vas the sole cause OF their subvelson Yes Sir one
Party ana always the governing parry Of the conrnu-
nIty, invaded the rights of the other An nFractlon
OF these inherent rights these natural rights of man
mas proved The overthrow, the ruin of every
ment now extinct in the world-Search the arr.ls rc
an Tune & not an insiance be found contrary In
TINS TACT No government which has paid due rrro,1
TO the rights OF man has been subyerted Eybar
81 -" '"N d"o'eht empires OF the world? The F.gvr-
uan' hsSyrian, perslan Grecian, Romanl All ali Sir
diiaPIdated, all gone to ruin And what was the
causef Either they not founded on ins, regard
of social rights, ceased ius'ly TO rerard ,,,- - -
ding To his nature. Their pcr1ition is and ou,hf q,
be, beacon, a caveat to us. said upnn a1.,fber
occasion mat every departure from thc PRINCIPLES of
inc uue philosophy OF man was dangerous 'Che
Illustration winch used has been perverted by the
gentleman from Spo'tsylyania did not say tiat the
laws ana rules OF mathematical science were to be an
phed to Civil Government, but that there was as much
ceTain' as much truth in morals in politics too as in
mathematics II is not always perceptible but il Is
@ tIle.esS JUST as certain and Interchangeable And
SIR however slow, however gradual, the departure
mon G',e2 ana fundamental principles If persisted m il con.
"''" iDnsi result IN very great and f4al cnornitcs
was sorry to hear, the other dav . cl,7or, yr,lcr,,,
hon Charlotte Air Randoph) protest against his naies,,.
Ig 'NmocF, md declared his readiness to revolt from his
g''e met ana IN migrate from his d1riniops l. ,, y.,
offs VII Chairman, is the legitimate sovels. of all ne nv
iTY Zen Jack on the President these tjnI;e 1t- is
only toe representative the tgJd ytDvecrt1Hrc Of ~ Mo-,
Oets And, WHITTIER, sir thJj gentleman r. from III, go
vtrnneu OF ts kiug3 In the 4or ir the SOUTH in iaa y,
anu ~ ue west he can hni Other monarch Excer Inc