Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-01

cncy, established Epscopacy in England Prssbyteri-
ani'n in Scotland, Popsry in Canada, aud Psgansm in
the East Indies. Yes, cir, IL was expedent to lay
capitaon tax upon the worshippers of Juggernau Just
as tho Turks levied capitson tax upon the pill rims
~ho went TO visit the holy sspilchre This, sir be-
'icve furnished the first model. and is the true origin
If the Virginia "p0I-tdr." This doctrine of exvs,i
3ncy IL an offset against all reasop argument and pn
ciple too. Ii not expedient ior England 10 let
Erance govern itself IL was not expedient TO permit
other sort Of government to be erected so near the
British throne than that which accorded vs. h the genius
oil the Engiish monarchy. Thus the flame OF
spreads over Europe and England from, her regard
The doctrine OF expsdiency, made Buonapar, the
der OF tho work. Had she permitted France 10 man
| age her own Affairs, the ambition of Nspoleon would
not In all human probability have uanscended the
Gent limits of France. But she made him acquainted
WIN his ewn military proves, and forced him to ex,
tend his scepre in the 1913, 81 900 900 OF
human beings. But, sir would be endless to detail
the enormiies which have been perpstrated, the blood
that has been shed, the havoc of humsn life which has
been made, in obedience to the suggestions of This pop
uar doctrine Of expectancy 1t has invaded aud de-
stroycd every right OF man. Paidon me- sir, for
uoning me FtghtS or man. For II would seem that
man has rights but what the different government,
in the world please to besow upon him. His rights in
Russia Turk - France aud England are just what the
governments please TO bestow upon him. Believe this
| who may, cannot. lie has ia my Judgment certsin
inherent and caliena5e rights, of which he canno be
Invested with inpunty Amongs, those is the right az
voice IN the government, TO which he is TO submit
But am 'od that universal suifase, q am no advo.
cate Tor universal 'unrage) more correctly general
suffrage. was the invention Of he age OF the Lord Pro-
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during the Commonwealth Of England. 1t is called
'lcrsi doct'ine. Were it So that would not prove il
false. Steamboats, are a novel invention, and many
oiher useful arts arc comparative novelties The
race OF men which modern science has created and
made Is a new invention. l mean the wooden, brazen
and iron men, which neither eat drink, sleep, nor get
tired; which adults without being infants full
grown tnen as soon as born. These men, these
novelties, are likely TO be very useis races for when
Inspired by steam, they rational black po
pulaion. Eng!ind has bundled millions OF them,
| and these United States have than ten millions Of
them. They all revolu,ionists and will certainly
rcvoutionise the world dill the art OF printing
or any conquerng invader They are all novel too =
| No prophetic eye, nor prophetic pen, can describe
their progress or orete their destiny All novelties
are not hcions. But, sir, Notwithstanding the general
historic accuracy Of gentlemen the ether side they
have mistaken the date of the origin of general su
irage IL ancien, than the British, the Roman.
the Grecian, or tho Persian Governments. Ii is now
1929 years old. have heard gen;l :men quote the
Mosaic history this floor. IL will be no sim hope
fol TO quote the authority. Now Sir il gen.
ucmen VIII Io>k into the Exodus Of Israel they will
find that the Virginia Constitution the first
tCrHten Constitution. the general suffrage the in.
veution OF Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell, Sir, was pro-
digous genius, but this he did notinvent. When Is
racl became a Commonwealth, anil, sir, they were
Commonwealth, end were so denominated 1000 year,
ago by very high authority | say when Israel be
came Commonwealth th-y received a Constitute
from him who led them through III, Red Sea. Israel
in the wilderness amounted TO $4,000 fighting
men, The God OF l.rael FIRST proposed social com
pact 1t was called in Hebrew Berth, in Greek DID
theke in Lain COnstuiO in Scotch Covenant, after
The manner oil the "SOlcmn League and Covenant
Its precisely equivalent TO Engli.h word COnsti-
luton This was nytten, and il is the Oldest written
document upon earth. After il written, il was
submitted to every upon the muster roll Of Israel
Their vote was required and they voted for its adoption
as their national compact So old. Sir, ami venera-
BILE Is the origin OF general suffrage.
II is no novel doctrine in this country. MY colleague
and friend from MonongaIia (Mr. Morgan) this morn
ing presened us with the history of general suffrage
in these Unitel States. lie has anticipated my re-
marks this topic. l, is enough for me to observe
that less than half the States in this Union ha
o,ay discarded the property qualification oil electors
And half OF these, Sir, slave States And has APP
pearcd oo Sir, that far from mpairing the safety oil
property the progress Of improvement. The peace
and happiness of these Safes has contributed to the
property OF all OF them. n
The gentleman from Southampton (NIr. TrezvastA
informed that all history Showed that in all
menls where general suifage prevailed, a military
despotism ensued and ultimately the liberties of the
people destroyed. know not, Sir whence this
gentleman has derived hi~ historic nforma'ion hut one
thing will venture TO affirm, that he shew
instance OF the practice of general suffrage issuing
despo,i'In, civil military, where the government
was representative. Such instance will he neces.
sary, not TO sustain his position, least give it any
application TO the question before the committee.
but, sir what vas the overthrow Of every govern.
: men, that has hitherto fallen into ruinsi And many
governments have been subssrvent many great en-
pres have gone to perdion. When the real, true
cause is asceriained, the which all history de-
veopes, II viii appear that disregard OF the rights of
man was the sole OF their subversion. Yes, sir
oae party, and always the governing party of the
munity. invaded the rights u the o:her An nraction
oil these Inherent rights, these natural rights of man.
has proved the overthrow the ruin of every govern.
ment now extinct i'm the worli-Srarch the annals Of
all time. and instance be found contrary 10
III, fact No government which has paid due gard
TO the rights OF has been sub yered. Where
are all the ancient empires of The world? The Egyp.
tan, AsSytidn, Persian, Grecan, Rem IN? All, ALL -r,
dilapidated all gone 10 ruin And what was the cause
Either they not founded Just regard Of social
tights, or ceased justly TO regard according his
nature Their perdton is, and ought to be, bss con-
cavcat 10 us said upon another occasion, that eve
ry departure from the principles of the true phio
oil man was dangerous. The illustration which used
has been perverted by the genemIn from Spo'tsyIva-
MA did not say that the laws and rules Of nathema-
teal science were TO be applied TO Civil Government,
but That there was as much certainty, much truth in
morals, in politics too, in mathematics 1t IL not al
wdy3s so PeTcepble, but il is nevertheless lust as
tain, and as unChanCeable. And, sir, however slow
however gradual the departure from and funda-
mental p'lue pies, persisted in, continued, il must
result in very great aud fatal enornitifs.
was sorry 10 hear, the other day, the eloquent gem
emdn from Charlotte, (Mr. Randoph,) protest sgsns
his majesty KING Numbers and declared his aGness
to revolt from his government, and migrate from hi,
dominons. King Numbers, Mr. Chairman, is the lc-
gtimale sovereign Of all this country Gen Jackson
the President OF these United States, is only the rep
reSehtaive, the i1tOfd representative OF King Mum.
beers. And, whittier, sir that gentleman hy from
the government Of thi. King? IN The North in the
S'ulh Ia The East and in Tie West he find no other
monarch Except he the ocean, lie can put him
self under other King. And whenever he NAV
please to expatriae himself he will fnd beyond the DO
rninions Of King Numbers there ia no other Monarch
ave King CyPhrr, King Blood, King Sword, or King
fursr Ana, SIR, permit me 10 add, there is none OF
tbose 50 august as our king. love King Number, |
wish 10 live and hope die under the government
Of this majestic parsonage lie H. sir, wise, beneyo.