Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-24

has undo rtsken 10 educate our children Tor US ha,
given us premium for idleness AMI spend in H.
qu0r what should otherwise he Obliged 10 save TO nav
tor their schooling. NJ gbour there that is 50 hard
IT work in hs field yonder with his son, can't spare that
BOY 10 attend, except in the winter months tho school
whch no taxed to support icr mine. lie has 10 scf
tie hard 10 make bath ends al the end of In. wear
IN keep the wolf from he door. hs children CAME 20
TO this school Yet no has TO pay part of the tax to main
thn it SIT, Is II Ike hrnds of the poor TO ab.olve
them iron what Nature. what God hi'ns If has made
heir H. 1t Sni i'sst sacred du,y? For the education Of
ihc Children Is tae tis, ni most obviou, d. ~ Of eve
~ piren aii Que which the worthless alone are ever
known wholly to neglect.
Mr., Chairman these will be deemed, fear uncon-
nteed thoughts; but they have been the aneul Of my
mnd Tor years. Illumination ani dig estion can do no
more they are thoroughly concOcted.
In the course oil not short uneveni!l lfc have
hM correspondence with various persons in all parts Of
the Union, and have gentlemen on their return
from the North aui Ia, East, well a. from Tho r.,v
states of the Wes; AMI never heard from any of them
but one expression OF opGion RELAXED TO us in Vir
glnt 1t was in the sentiment, If not in the language
OF Virgil On, or,uoatc. five knew Que own blessed.
nes They alVise us with one voice, S. ick to wb,,
you have got stick to your Constitutions stick to your
Right OF Suiifags. Don't give up your fre.ho,J ,.n
rc'cnta,ion We have seen enough OF The o,no.;,s &
ten, and too much" have receive. and seen Iusrs
breathing this spirit from who dare no,
,nvn sentiment at home because it would only dcs-
Troy their hopes Of us,iuness--from North Csfoln.,
from Ssuih Carolina. from Georgia. from Alabama fran
pennsylvania and from New York.
or 'he day. come when il may. which sees ,his old
anu venerable idbric oil ours scattered in ruins and
he m'ttork and the spade, digging the foundaio. for
new Poch eGihc., will be aday jubilee to all those
WIN" nave bern and who must be in conflict with those
piac'ales which have given TO Virginia her weight and
con'tqhencc, both at home anl abroad. II under
s'ahd Alright the plans which in agitation | had
ooher me day should arrive, that must close my ewes
forever, min witness their accomplishment. Yes sir
to this Constitution owe all that we have
ed, (much know is lost and of great value but all
,ha' we have served from the wreck ofour potic
'or'"hes This is thu mother which has reared all
our great men. VIII may she he called n,oeno
mater Drum She has, indeed, produced men and
But am to that so far is thi, from heinz ,ru. 49,.
have been living Tor flty-four year, under a cavern
heh' winch has no manner OF authority, AMI mere
al pest OF, sir, during that time, we have
changed our government; and call the attention of
ns bohy 10 the manner in which that change wa. ade
ihe Constitution of 'SS submitted to the peop!e
ana Convention w'4 called To rliiGy it, and what was
ina, Convention: Ii WA the old House e Burgesses
WIN nicknans-'he oil House of Delegates sir win
nickname which the same municipal iyi.isn, of
me STATE were rcgarded-the qualifications re .
qhhel-the same qualified frerholier. were return, "a
from lhs slime districts AMI by the same shcrif-anJ
ye''y The waving Of magic wand they were converted
mo Convrn'ion--in which Warwick was made equal
WIN Culpeper, then by far the largest county in the
eMe. 10 not gentlemen see where tn. poin, of their
own argument ads to! II it il sine ona non or ie
unAe government that it have tie assent of a
mJorly oil the people told by the he adj the is the Fee
leral Government usufpa,ion-,o which Ihc nco,Is
per cdpfa-kisg MEMBERSHIPS never given hi, ASSEM-
ga now thought necessary to have another Conven-
'' "ud' ~ 10 nothing the Senate
n" elected from the same districts, by the same voter.
and returned by the sheriff.; many of them ths
s'ine men; ye' when multiplied by 1, by taismanic
touch, they become Convention. Yes sir Youcar,,
trust the III ,use of Dele gates and Senate with you-
tsirs but you can trust smaller body You can trust
,ne "Hoi'' nv you can trust part You can't trust
uc mate, but you can trust The same men from the
same districts, il multiplied by Sir are we men, Or
are We children: For my share this is the frs; Convcn
uon n winch ever had seas and trust in Col IL
WIZ bethe last. never had any taste for Conv.uo,s.
uprn lar La,,
made 10 suit Casual customers. l need not tcll nom
w. 'ha was not member of the Stanton Convcn-
uon' No, sir, nor was a member of the Harri.burq
Cohveh ion--nor the Charlottesville Convention-No
SIR, nor ia" Anti Jackson Conven;on-;houpI had The
honour IA very good company Of being put to The ban
ana andthcma Of ihat august +se,nbly-and when 10
Their very great surprise aud alarm we returned thei
hre-th"y scattered like flock Of wild geese.
Mr.; Chairman, the wi'est thing this body could do
"ouu ~ 10 return TO the people from whom thew came
re uvectG, am very willing TO lend my aid TO any
very small and moderate reforms which can he mad
70 pri'ege mat TINS oHr ancient ent requires
bn, lar better would it be that they were never mad.
ard that our Constitution remained unchanpeable Tte
hat OF iycuTen', than at should break in UPON ia.
main pillars al the Ell ace. "
SIR, have eNhausted myself and ,ireJ y,u T 49,.
physically unable TO recall oexpress the f. thonsh
brought with me to this assembly. Sir. that y1ea,
master OF me human heart who seemed to know IT, as
wen az ii he hal made It'll mean Shake spearc--wban
ne brings before orr eyes old and feeble monarch
not Only deserted, but oppressed by his own pamnarsd
ana nngr"'elu offspring describes him as finding olace
r. ""S ',' NJ uiscaIueu ana dt4inherted child.
,hs, our venerable parent,must perish deal the blow
"h' WI, shall never he given by my hand will
avert u cam AMI if cannot, in the sincerity of INV
neart' declare am ready 10 perish with it, Yet as
me gentleman from Spo,isyivania saws am mn cardi
"ate t"r InartyIdcn. am too old man 10 remove. m =
1s'oc"'ions my habits. and my property nail me to The
Coinmnnwealth. But were young man, I would in
cise ths mons rou' tyranny shall be imposed uron ~
40 ~ha lie" years ago should have though, parriri
'"l would Withdraw from your jurisdiction would
not I'VE under King numbers. would not he hi, ste,y
glE-fnn YET 1
Wncpe oil seli-preservaion,-a principle we find even
III lne brute creation in flying from this mischief
Gentlemen seem TO press the qIcs'ion-iet l. for mo
ne hkrn-lt was only because iet unwilling 10 cI,y
Ing Crnn &c to ano her week, hat have been innc
Ell NJ" TO al treas them under evefy disadvantage.
(DEBArE 10 be COuiinued)