Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

with this claim. Gentlemen may view this as they
may, but while them trying TO conceive the
form of the General Government, acting in sthe or
der OF the pcrtectibiluy OF man, we can have no
doub, to the purposes to which they will apply our
property when they get the control of it.
An appeal has been made to our feelings on anoth-
ground. claim has been military servces-es-
peciuy for those hcroicall rendered by trans
Allegheny citizens 1t was easy to believe, that the
gentleman from Loudoun, had participated in the
scenes which he described from the warmth of which
he spoke of them, and the length of time which he
consumed, in his compliments to the West-compli-
nents which he, Mr.. G admitted to be well nerited.
That gentleman was an honorable participates, and
other gentlemen were here who had participated, but
we had not assembled here for the purpose of ndul
ging declarations OF the services of military char
actcrs Ours is the rigid duty to look for those
fundamental laws which would be most conducive to
the public veal But if we are to examine these serv
claim ofright, he wished to be permit ed to DO
it. without indulgiug in pahos He believed no man
was disposed to withhold the need of praise from
the gentlemen on the other side. He would no to
first principles to discharge claims for military SER
vices On entering into society, there different
descriptions of persons-some OF them possessed
physical power-othess did not. Some were militia
ry in their dispositon-othcrs were not. They who
had money, parted with it rs compensation for the
services of the others They who preferred military
services received pay for those services. This is
shown in The militia laws. Here then the account
was balanced They who performed tiose services,
received their compensation in money. fit is not
enough, in the name of God give more. But they
have erumblcd the inference is that they are sat-
isied, and our common country is the nrbitcr.
There is another view. What is, the effect OF
abandoning the superiority of civil action and intro
ducing that which is military The effect is to trans
ter the superior power of civil authority, to military
hands, and then instanilyto the old principle
power.
He would pay the military for their services in
respect in land, in gratitude, in money; but 70,
Gods cake, let Us secure CIV; and religious
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yoli do that moment a fair ba, gain is made The
military will cllyou we have done military services
We have served yea in the field, aud you must give
US civil power. low easily thus b stroke Of the
pen may we convert the supremacy of the civil over
the mli' airy power, to the supremacy ofhe military
over The civil.
! Phe same gentlemen complained that we will MOI
give them their rights. How 1t rackedd him to under
stand wha, gentlemen meant by rights If he could
! form any conception of their mcaning-thcy ar.
rights tn do orongs. lie not disposed 10 surren
der these. They called on US to give rights to Dc
/ wrong lie could not recognize such in his syste II
Of ethics. EIe was not prepared to give them, Gen
tcmen talking of rights tell it is cr1lel to deprive
them who have no property of the right ofvoting
! They say these persons have unalienable right
yet the next moment they themselves exclude bal
The nation This is much as 10 say, that he rul
Gu one side is right, and the other side is wrong
Let them give up the whole question: and look To i
as matter OF eXpedency. He would put he
tween two persons the boundary l:9e-one 2
years of age and til" other co. Let tho elder take III
the eloquent memorials which had been read to tht
Convention and tell the lad OF twenty read it t,
him. The elder tells the other he has no right tt
vote. Has not the younger just cause of complaint
when he reads the memorial. He may tellthe other
not only that equal rights denied equal claims
but may tell him i'll addition can read you out
write you and out CIPHER you, and beyond that
can outwalk you, outrun you aud outeat you knocl
you down. and when you rise up, tumble you again
Buff yol go to the highest qualification of voter
/ can outdrink you'll can drink a quart of whiske,
for your pint, and make better choice than you cal
afterwards.
Here was case in polt-oue on the wrong side
complaining to be the right. 1t proved that tn.
Justice was in the rule. He had thus endeavourea
to put gentlemen entirely to right. to the rights
OF nature under the social Compact. He nut nj
down as nothing. 1t is duty to establish tina
system which will be conducive to the public
veal to the protection of persons and property, or
either.
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