Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-07

gave money or withheld. As they supplied his wants
they eStorted freedom for ell in return until thew
achieved that system of free government which is the
admiration of all he world except the United States
Every spark of freedom in Great Britain rises from
the power TO give or withhold money The spark of
liberty was lighted OF the golden lamp. Give money
SAID the kiog, GIVE power in eNchange-said tie
Con'mons Give MONEY! said the Crown. Give secu-
rlty--sad the House. Give rnoney--said the Crown;
money want, and must have it. Ifnot, nv enc
mics wall conquer me, and my schemes will be de-
feated. ii then, said the House, this money is so
deeply important, give us in return, security for
rights and liberties for our birth right Althis free,
dom which distinguishes Great Britain from every
other country of the world, springs from the powes
To give or withheld money. All, sir-aH.
What Is the Result? He knew it was fashionable
n modern timesiudging from the language of gen
uemrn around him-to condemn every proposition or
principle which came from England Ii was enor~I,
to condemn 1t, to say English. Such was not
hs case-such were not his feelings He dared
10 say that the feeling would be unpopular: but he
had made 1t his rule in this Convention. in whatevsr
ne mad TO say never to conceal aught of his real feel
nSs, nor 70 vary from the truth, so far it was in
the power OF words give it expression. He would
say lii dehance OF the world, that the English govern
nen' IS tree governments government of luws,
and properly free; and would go rther and ask
gentlemen to cast their eyes the habitable globe
10 survey every region, and every state of society,
and then point ont 10 free nation, great or
small, except England, Ireland, Scotland, and their
descendants and they derived every spark from this
same dispised England He would go to England
Tor truth; rs far as his Judgment could direct him.
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and reject the evil. He would prefer to build upn.
her model because government built up by wisdom
approved by experience, capable of securing liberty
ana property tor above thousand years was worthy
! oil lntat'on-aiid none Of your French liberty
none-none. 1t was founded prostitution of re-
ilgon and OF every moral feeling which binds man to
man they setnp nature, Is God, and made it thp
cnect OF popular worship Give him practical hber-
ty founded on law, which would protect bot person
and property hui he desired liberty which was de-
penaant on tyrant' or demag"gue, who could any
| time take from you what he had no right TO-
Take into consideration the operation Of the priu-
cpies OF representation for which we contend W hc>
we oesire the representation o properly il s merely
rs a"rdinr us the power of holding our purse siriuns
III our own hands. II il the u-,pIe thai ,i. o, =.
eminent must resort for money Gov every coi.ccivah
purpose Gro to those who hold little and i've thvi
| The power to take from tt0se who holu much, and
ask 1t hc who has nothing, has the salc r;erag;t az
| nc who has much Hc gives meme hIns. If, and Inc.
asks me how much ! shall give. Ii | am asked VIA
enquire for what purpose is wautrd-is it useful
te country: Ii So u he measured my contribution !,y
what he could spare, and ii is was not, he wouli lrt
contribute tartIing. The power of withhuldiiir
contributions, IS the primary principle o liberty Be-
cause nothing surely destroys liberty as the power
OF taking neils property. Such doctrine, would be
at war with the fundamental principles OF fie.,
fteppocan Institutions, AID must in the end destroy
them. How they could then be secured would de-
pehd not on nm e. wretchcd man. but the mercy
or God, VINO might bring good OF evil or 10 pun
Ism us FOR cur SINS, might measure ont the caamties
the consequence OF thrn according TO his divine
I
these evils would iast how long this system would
, continue, but by the providence OF Heaven.
Let us proceed little farther. This lazy givinyt
Committee, or such he supposed was the Insann,r
OF the Legislative ConmIttce) proposed by the Re-
port to give the property of the people Ill the East
to those III the West by granting the power of taxa
'on TO the latter, ko had community oil interest,"
WIN uS, but whose interest directly the contrary
OF ours; yes, directly the contrary-drecly contrary
both as 10 he subjects of taxation and us to the OBJ
ects Tor winch the rcvenueis to be appropriated AS
! In SIaN fay tIIo,ri
You'd all dispute. Whit is our interest in the ap1fo~
! prIalons: Cast your eyes over He account current
ana tell me ii the people OF the East have the
want and d. Sires, as those OF the West He would
appeal 70 gentlemen from the Wet, if they did not
| know that we could dispense wiz these Internal
improvements they require. Phere they cannot, or
VIII not want theni--and much smaller viii
square WILD our wants, than with heirs Yet we
greediIy, approximately asked, and ID ioie too.
Ii we fcfused them some just right, to which they
were entitled, to grant them the power to tax us,
three times as much they tax themselves. Give
them the power 10 do this, and we will have to
tribute to detfay the whole expenses of the civil lt,
besides for the Internal Improvement Of the country.
In his humble opinion differ who may from him, bic
he had the duty to guide him, he would think for HUI
Sclt-tilat more cruel iron tyranny, could not be
devised by man, nor by the cunning of the devil, thau
a gov ernment IN which property subject to bs
taxed by those who had not only 10 fellow feeling
with the of it, but whose interests were di-
recty tic reverse 1t is the greatest of all tyrannies
and one, which man Will endure, if nature, or
ndIue Nou HAS eHdueo nHh WIN tic power TO cut on
| the yoke by resistance.
There are other views The resolution proposes
70 give fu representation To the labourcrs of the
w est, exempted from taxation, while it subjects the
LABOR OF the East to taxation, deprived of representa-
Ton He would repeat the thought, for it seemed to
shock conference.-the repeated ~. In every ciyiIi
yea society under the sun, there are some who n,yst
Ia01 tor their daily bread,--eithcr by contract with
OF Sl1lec''9' to others for Themselves I'm the.
cnsten part Of this State. slaves fill the place of tho
ps1s"l'Iy 9i ElToIc-ot The day aborcls in the Ico
oucS' ana OF the day lsboreTs and VeagaHty in other
PAGES; What is the state Of tic population beyond
the Aheghony' Peasantry they must have, or whml
the country IS filed up, they surely v have; that -
men, who earn their daily bread, by the sweat of
their brow. They arc by this scheme to be repre-.
| s,nicd; our slaves are not. 'P''
Yet, IN poi't'cat econonsy, the latter fill the same
place Inc slaves not idrcd To- be enrna ro