Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-11-18

Of the Blue Ridge. But tiless geatie
men tell US nothing about who fight tb,
battles of the country. But, sir, the dis
proportion betweea The east aud the Yves;
"a ,axpa wing department sill every day di
ninish. IS the west increases in popu
lahon and Improvement, Its ability TO pa]
VIII increase and its Poperty win increase
il value,
Il were endless, sir, to notice the many
objection smade to tle surrender ofpowcr
or rather the arguments offered, to retain a
power already assumed and possessed. !
viii only remark, that II Is said, that il
the r5t9e basis should obtain, there Will be
endless discomfort among many of the
citizens Of this Commonwealth But, sir,
IS the blqct basis, or the D.0Eey basis. as It
should be called, should obtain, would it
diminish, or terminate disconentnent OF
complaint! No, sir; in that case a major.
itv. a large majority Of the Freeholiers.
would beirreconcilably disconnected. And,
sir, if dics0nteuts, murmurs aud complaints
must, on any hypothesis, exist, the ques-
ton is, whether N policy and 20 justice,
they had not better be confined 20 the mi
nority, than spread through 3 majority Of
the citizens Of this Communicable And
winch party would have lhs best reason
10 be Disseminated, let the unlplres through.
out all republics decide.
But. sir, in the last place, ! must sayt
that the policy of those gentlemen who
advocate the money basis, aPpUrs to ne
not only an ant-ropublican, bit d short.
SIGHTED policy. That policy ,hich aug.
ments the power of wealth, mich tends
to make the rich man richer All the poor
man poorer. is the worst polio for such
a community as this is, and rust be, at
least for some time tocome. Ltle do the |
rich think, when charmed with be tascin !
atoms Of wealth and power, WIN they are
eager % secure and augment bol, by Con !
stimtional aud Legislative proUons, that (
they are lighting against their CIV offspring !
and prescribing their own postery. And |
sir, is not posterIty, IS not ourhiIdren's |
happiness dearer tous than our vn2 Dol
we not daily see hat riches arover ma.
king 20 themselves wingsl Is noihc great |
wheel Of fortune, as some gentelen call |
it, eternallyrevoIviug. Those aihe sum- !
nit must descend, and those in he mIre
must ascend. Where are the Dble and |
wealthy families that hourished in this !
Commonwealth some sixty or sevaty years !
ago2 Some of their descendautmay yet /
be found sustaining the name, tn, talents, !
and the responsibility OF their ancestry. |
But how many of them have, to use the
words o Buonaparte, sunk down into the
CauallIe} There are few Of the wealthy
now living who have not their poor rea-
tves aud connexions, and how long, or
rather how short a time, will 1t be, tll the
descendants of most OF us will have merg-
ed themselves amongst the humble poor 81
the obscure} My views ofmen, and oil
the revolutions in human affairs, make ne
q republican. Nv love lor nay oga pos
erity would prevent me from voting for
he amendment If bad 40 other coaslde
-ation to govern me. II had the wealth
IF Stephen Girard I could not, feeling rs
do, viewing human aflirs as do, look
NJ back into history, or forward into tu,
urity, | could not consent to build up an
because [ should be erecting
and bulwarks against those
learer to me than myself I do most SIN
,erely wish that gentlemen would look 1t
lie before then, and remember the lot Of
nan. lest they should IN attempting to Sc.
cure themselves from imaginary evils, lay
he foundation of real and lasting ones.
To conclude, sir, the policy Of those gen.
.lemea who are securing, or attempting to
secure to Themselves exclusive privilege,
lnG to defend themselves from an Imagi
nary evil. reminds of a character which
Doctor Johnson depicts in one of the pa
pers IN his Rambler. A young gentleman
much afraid of thieves and robbers break
ing into his room at night, became distrust-
fol Of all the locks 81 KEYS in common use
as guarantees IF his person and property.
Tie pat his ing nulty to work, to invent a
new lock and sey, which could not be VIC
lated. He succeeded to his wishes. He
had his room fortified to quiet all his fears.
lie one day calledin a friend to exhibit to
him bis ingenuity. 1t required some two
or three minutes to lock and unlock his
door. The gentleman after admirIng and
commanding his ingenuity, remarked,why,
SIR, this is certainly a great deieace
gaiust thieves and robbers. but its so diff
cult 10 unlock. I should fear thai if the
house was TO take fire, YOU might be con
sumed before YOU could opea the door. aud
escape. / declare, SIR, said the young