Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-10
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''Tto'. fy to Others that i-e knop NOT Of"
hcv were attached to The existing Government
uHO Were DESTROYS TO preserve II nS II ls Turn To
The other sidS-of what was the minority con,nos.,l3
mere were not ten persons WHO would concur as ,o
'he particular evil Inch exists and the M r,,rul,,
remedy to be applied Each had his orn objection.
" heh a report was made what would be the conse
Phehcof Each member would be- trying 10 o,ct b,s
own scheme adopted. rs he would be- in du,v ho,,,J
20 90 what IN the incan time becomes ,f tho rn
my; lIyou mean the government YOU arc pren,ri,,
- GS auoPeo win any harmony by The people,
II Is necessary To consult .hcir opinions- ~ 80,
pF'Jndccs--thcr false notIons-if vou n,o,sa
- ne wise man who negl,cts those prr,udi..s,
lney ought to be heard and respected here. And
VIVA, docs the scheme contained in the report pro.
poSt'-lhlt instead of taking up the govornmrnt
clause by clause, md section by sectio1-f,, caI,
ana deliberate examination and discnssion no ono
HfII S"oop We should tear the body astlnder and
scut'e' inc Ds 10 heaven. IN order that by the ns
slstunce of the wise men assembled bcre , -.
asd' oI,h@ lhem together, and unite them either he
cove taliing or some other approved mode IL !, ,n
h@ey that ny thus sending the various srbec,s
70 bohmiitoeH an impression will be- made tina, the
Convention j. determined to cxplodc cvor, ,t;r
which now exists IN Virginia. and TO build nm a r,
Vornmcnt which there will be found but G.,y o. G.
move VIII ever act so well as that which VIZ bovc
blown up Is IT not due 10 this general affection o.,
tDe existing government ihut VIC shoHd deal iend,r
! ~ WIN H. and That we should be found ia road, .,
ext"i ITS virtues MS 10 eradicate it's vces2-rbo
PIE would then he gratifcd, and the procecI ings ~
the Convention would receive their sapciion ~,
accomplish this his plan ought TO be adnftcd s :,
ooyIaics oil the Inconvenience OF the other
was 1t not duo To- other considerations ,bo, a.,
Convention should deal thus delcntcly with rho O.
stltuton--that they should asss ii with M fol, ,,d
reckless bow-ihat they should not apply tho knif
before they had discovered whore tho rangycno
hea ana were thorc rot other consielcyst,ons
WDlch should induce the adoption Of another co,,,o,
10y "noin was the government rcforned3 PIC c,roJ
Hst "haI was he Character Of the reformoys az ,h
present day. They combined as much vittue -, 90
or was concentrated "a an assembly in VIM
was It not due to them that the Convcnt i,6 htJ
pause before they cent that Constitution ,,IicI Co.,,
t"on WORK TO Committee Of thirteen mon ,o toLe
10 pieces IL was due 10 them TO look ., tbe;r ,vLlc
Work at once, and 10 examine IT with IN Owe IN tho
P"oHc interest. IL we look at the whole jogotber.
VIC may arrive at good result-but lf we look
az ParN' we may fall into error II becomes us TO
.poK as they looked. For upwards Of fGy years,
Tue existing government has been in operation
~ "as horne us thru pence. II has carried US trium
Pndh'y aInFsl tho perIs of war and has safely con-
uuCied us amidst the high exclemcnts Of party, az
wen M IN The tranquil time when there was no party
IcehhR m existence Is there n member here who
can name ono practical evil Of which il has boon pro
ductlvH Government of fifty four years under
winch we have experienced no harm. What moro
could he sud' Could much be snd Of any Other
tovenmcnD is not the fact that II has worked tbr
"eil' PTtma ficie evidence that II is gOod2 r. No,
rash 70 cut this Constitution to picccg and ~ ,c,tf
"oVf'a'' 'oT the purpose CT bringing it togo;lc. again