Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-06

When any men are drplted to frame government
they must look 10 only and regard that which is best
suited 10 the people, for whom it is intended; but by
leaving ont the sentence ne had already referred to-
tic question for would be, not what government
was best suited to the wants and dispositions Of the
people, but what would square best with the theory
OF the rights ~ man. BY leaving out that sentence
IN the Bill of RIgh's $, we would make the Convention
guilty Of monstrous tyranny and oppression inc, cad
o consulting for the interests and happiness OF the
people. This circumstance reminded him of the
story of Indg who, Is it is related IN one of Voares
tales cused of treason, and had nearly paid
the penalty If his life in consequence of there having
hem o@nd IN his possession, lines TO the following
effect:
; yc'ir,s Of 6cYesi III,
'C,i0,f po,r, dEJs,iy
IRE r1.iHIeS PrgresscL
Iadg was tried and condemned to die '.wLciLcr by
hanging, or the axe. thc bow IN. hc did not now
remember. pigeon, on the day appointed for the
execution. found piece of paper containing fey
lines, which bs.ag c.:-chcd to The former lines chan
gid the meaning OF them. They then read thus:
By craes Of ieee'' dr H,'rr rme Earth r1asc nm
Htsq "e M'o:e possessed, nho al their POi-ers 9ei
Cams peace a.a "1s'iy, Lore only onges irar-
In Enemy lTetessed, md ote ,geilHlay far.
So after striking out this sentence from the Bill of
Rights, gentlemen passed sentence on and condemn
ed that Constitution, under which we have lived
- The venerable gentleman from Loudoun had EN-.
phatically expressed himself-frre from wrong and
fee n"m oppression Let the voice of truth and
reason decide it. He appealed to the Committees
leaving aside the doctrine of the schools and TAKING
Our lessons from experience, whether we could hay
any other object IN view than the establishment. of
wise and just government lie appealed 10 them If
any government could be called a wise one, which
did not secure the interest of a-or whether il could
De called Just which would have the effect of
placing the East under the absolute cont oil of the
West, not in respect TO persons. bur TO our DOS
sessions And if they take these from me- lie would
be obliged to them, sincerely obliged it they youid
at the same time. take from him his life Yes he
would be heartily and sincerely obliged to them He
f.a.tr glfNT lFr...
that he had toiled for during luborous life when
all that he had laid up provision for the support
OF his wife and children was taken away from him
by those who would force him TO contribute nj tho
rae OF three dollars for every dollar thcv them
selves PAID. No-he desired not TO live ono hour
after il.
Tie inPc ofour sister States was referred to as
tord0g u precedent for the proposed clan0c BE re-
sPoctcd theiTInstItutions & would axe warni, 81 lqi
10 matter from what It came. lie would not
DC willingly disrcspectfui 70 them. but L,.rh g,od
YVES common TO US re- 70 them. Hlt il .s nof true
tlai ~ our sister States equal n.la,~rs sf er are
entitled TO equal power in tise grgera-.e-f r. a.. b.,
not ho doctrine III our sis'c, 3-stes ~ n = 80,
r.ngi'1d STATES, 10 IasFscbu-ett- anG se.U lI..--
shire the principle VS. similar ~ lat nas.s 80 t,.
adopted. H4iLo has adopted rl.ls III ~ ,-s ~,
ct1ra,icr Vermont has gryfsrentsft,n III f,.,..4
no matter what ~ the amount ri ,i.n.f .<,I....r
Connecticut aud Rhode bland hasc tbs asfss k,sl,.
Z representation ~ Vermont. To- ben Y,gs t,e min,
ciP!e Of numbers IL the basIs u fegeseftsiyn tu,
20 t.tl each county snail haze mr. fcyreaentst 90
whc!. Is an important and Dafef.ai n.,. I.sf.p r..
tic principle In Sew Toia hunters Hes. fl,y,,i
10 be o. general principle The trne foea1ssc 81 o
pcrty with respect ~ tszluo1. II tiey 81, ant no2
rrc TIC day, they oscr iuffy1gcd il,ai g,,.,,,tc
rue H. they surely viii, when the Crg, II ss1 Var
that London Of America shsN have atts.,sd Il, n,
ran3ac'ion Of the whole commercial L8stsss If tb,
. United States Tie Cts II New SyfI-.fse o,to
inerci9 emporium VI Tic Union. WI W ,sft.ry est
than the whole State " New JyIh. 81 ID, London
the representative are the slaves of fhc pop3sro N
they must eventually be- ~ The Cry Of New York
rs were inc communities IN the, city NJ Paris whef
We departments were formed, Will tic ward, o
New York be-, when the population pball haze IN
creased n 10000 Lctue mex, come ~ tie State II e
ihc pnn p'e ucIe Is similar ours, s 90 len.
yanii u Is the same IN the North Western gt,e. Tc,y
come then ip the States tho South West There ~
ud homogeneous population spread through the couutfo
engaged To- planting and mans labor necessary slaves ar
necessary there aud arc assessed There they the pfp
were nOi tive save Take the State of Delaware Tor irstaf,.
ave holding State, and has tic same Constitution a
=" " 'ey nave representatives from each county in ii
state as We have here two Let US come IN Nar,lrd NJ,
next egbor She has taught many things which arc no
F''F t''I ava Tor winch we have thanks Offer
we teach her ~ turn, tire doHune NJ tic rights of man AN,
ol eazng representation in proportion numbers we vii
pay them good FOR evil such cravagance as 10 sa.Cv l
a"arce u be greatest u.ure ON earth They lad Coovc
i'u wb-n met ~ Annapolis The county uIC Calvert which
the Warwick Of Maryland cent is repressnatiycs N,,.,
VIZ called upon 10 svc ~ and county the
representation let apply the pYcon principle and GIVE n
le ciy ~ Baltimore representation according 10 Numbers ant
q" b."' Wi'l maj 9" '1" rect ~ ue state OF Maryland, aut
according This principle 'hat city would have one CIR Of m,
.'t4 ION oi ''e STATE llor did This work. ",
vow" AK ga us representation ~ oncf0h subject her IN te
N"1""n o 'hc oi"r iorr IGh$ ~ politics, AND rio moi
"'''s 'n' 'pHc'mcs they 10 NOT make one, and
.''e in' Wy rdlo Nothing Give 10 Baltimore repre- On
to' "1'noucd 10 aaion and what would be the cor,r
jt"aste saor aincip' which q,,c IN virzni, p yc o.,
tc lest Presidential election and ~ n yo,t b, v,, ,t
ee vas entitled 10 30 Ga. Nnrh Carolina IN, t,c Joc,
'- 81 man. ana = aiz"s representation npabcr.