Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-07

Tcy are no part Of the pcsplc-thcr is that
they arc the friends aud servants Of the people. Old
statesmen have way of shutting up their sentiments
III Their hearts so that they are mpenctrablc In the
public eye. These friends Of the people just as
im2enctro blc--tnir sentiments just difficult OF
access but II for this that they have
timcn,s ut all Lei the people VIII this will that,
an their will, say these gentlemen, is our guide.
What they mean is simply this when the pie have
any offices 70 besiow, TOE are The men for e peoples
money! He was one of the pcUpe--hc no
want of the people, and the manner in which these
gentlemen treat the people, very extraordinary
The king Is the fountain OF honor IN European
Court. So the people are the of honor and
profit here. Every courter in Europe courts the
crownthe courticrs of republic court the pco-
pie. They treat the people something after tho
manner that the courtcrs Of James the |. treated
him Hewas the greatest fool that over lived, except
siN rs the saying Is And just in The proportion ofhis
extreme io,lv was tho excessive adulaon showcrcd
upon him. Cataracts of praise rushed down upon
him like Niagara So YOU hear these friends OF the
people prasng the people of Virginia as the frecst
and most virous upon earth; aud Just in proportion
10 the loudncss of their panegyrcs the sincerity of
the contempt which they feel for the peoplo Arc
not gentlemen confident then that our purity is on the
decline lie was confident that it was. Although
he had bouness confidence in the people, it was in
t'at ciass of people, who have mcaps of honorable
subsistence, in just sufficient abundance To elevate
them above the temptations of want while thew were
kept below those of prosperity for this is the class
winch comprises the solid virtue of the commun, y
iS iicdEen tD1t present the M
the people was of this character and while thn, con-
tinucs 10 be tlIc case. the republic is safe ATTACK
property, 81 Emulate the appetite of cnpfity nn ,Lc
goodiv ones as they were cala in his part of the
cnuntry VIII decline and there will be an end of the
Republic The forms NAV still exist but unless - n
independent ycomanry shall remain we ure rone--
gon" forever. Whilst the honest yconan remains
there Will be some security for virtue He is not
20 be hourht--not 10 he bouut-hc drives his
by The side OF his slave, and gives TO his children tho
best education which system and his means will
admit. Is there aCitizrn-he believed hardly one
who had risen 10 any emnence of fame since the re-
Noiutinn who had not sprung from this woman, "
From that all our talent was derived On
that class he would fearessy depend for the support
! of our free institutions
! We were told Init gentlemen from the west would
give us oudrantee against any abuse of their nov.
or IN he form of taxatnn-a promise that they will
not abuse this power, strong and so coercivc on
their consciencc, that it's efficiency cannot he donbt
I'd lie mad often heard of this guarantee, since the
sublccr o! this Convention was started Il WINS ex-
traordinary that he could scarcely make any gentle
man OF the reforming party undo stand hs lang TN pe
| The fault was not hs--he always used his plon
intclhGible mother tongue-ihe old unndulters, cd
Angc-SnXon Yet they did not seem To understand
/ word he said. Now. when these gentlemen talk
OF guarantee. he equally at loss to Understand
thcnl he could see at a glimpse all the consequent
ce'. This guarantee SO perfectly intellgblr to
every one else to him perfectly unntelliyibc
Returning rom Cumberland county last spring-ior
may be proper to remark that he preferred the old
mode ct eectioneerng, and Mt the modern one thro
the newspapers, lIe encountered al ut Pow
hatan, newspaper containing letter from gentle.
man winch disclosed his creed concerning the Con
vcnion. He was not in the p7ac,,cc of taking hi,
Opinions from newspapers, but for thus gentleman he
e rs ssIfSS a , and tnd d" to ON mind S. III,
MN, and 10 come 10 such conclusion ss vould I'll,
IRON contest of understanding. lie made ou, ,y,b
d.ihculty the words-he wishes tho printer had n,
tended to III ndiDg the types instead OF tn, Cons,;,,
| T ~ o., I...t
whicH ms nocturnal !abors had lcfi him br voa
IN the dat than ever To all those around hmm :, ,
perfectly ineligible, and whom in the sjm,ll,v oc H..
neart' he tod them he did not understand tey IN
the simplicity Of their hearts a. much "a old him 80
dld not believe him. They did not indeed cav 90 h.,
me! looked at him IN manner whcb ne eE,i uoJ.y
stand Inc printer OF the paper asked INN vbat.hc
'los't VI ue guarantee, and he had to tell him in
reply, he could not make IL ou,--tlnt il ,,,s go
lihlg ne Swit's argument in the taln or 10 r. =
~ "'ch ui'cF stating no would sum up the matter
III t"e most peTspicuous style, lie adds about half
iPtE' VI GSeT'"S-dnd then concludes .stl.;s then
TAKE 10 be clear account of the whole ,,o,,,
The printer then told him thu. thc,n nr.,,aii -
CURED an "0h of few lmcs--thc eiTect of obi
vas to render the whole OF lhd part of the Lotto %
m'eHgioIc; rms was the guarantee which was
'eCoHnehued 10 INN, as one of the dearest itnn,,n
able, and which was perfectly jn,cllig,hi 20 .
one nut himself. lie would now ctnsdcr ano,,a,,
guarantee, which had been offered The tenIIona,,
rom ff'rfax t9ir. Fitzhugh) had offered wba, bo
FL, '''t BudfhhteC, ana he was hnpDy to anu
he did comprehend that gentlen,ans roooni ny
sua'an nee was was, in III the following words;
he''feed' That the power of the Legislature
20 impose taxes ought TO be limited az To nrob,
": tne imposition on property either real or
y. u'y otner than an 'ad rdioyem" tax; mud tina, in
uPportloling this tax, either for State or C,,,, ,
PUsps, te whole visible property household fnrninrc
e on" wearing apparel excepted of each individual in
- ,,.N.y' ought to be valued, and taxed only
III poPorIon 20 ITS values Provided. hownyer. tha,
no individual, whose property with the above
. be s,bsct r., iil VaInc dollars, ought to
all oroS Gro1Yer tnqt the Legislature ny impose on
= sOnabc ''"ay DE deemed rcn-
= ton IS IT, nat 10 prevent unfair dis,ribu
non OF the revenue ~ the Comm ,n,,o,i,% ~,
legislature ought to be prohibited from mn%;n', .n'
except oy the votes Of two-brds az III,
Pmoers or both ITS brauchcs to INV road -, oni
: @ three-itlhs Of The amount necessary to eoro.
such roan or canal, snail have been otherwso sui
scrloed' and either paid secured to be no;d as -
j. law may direct. -. P''u as u
$ IN inc hrst place, this guarantee consists in nm ~
X. | ~ Int