Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-03

OF the gentleman trt.m Northampton, IL G poor man
because he lives in the cbbnurhood ot very rich
man, would have more political power than the u cal
thiest citizen in the West, who lived in the NEIGH
eourhood OF many poor men. This fact alone, de-
Ieats The design of the eentl mans scheme and
shews its incompatbili,y with itself The gentleman
could find no law right as he termedit in nature.
out the right of the strong. to devour the weak.
,h AL force governed every thing He presented
the hon. devourng the oX-the drivir the lamb
anu the lamb, something weakcr but last of all the
worms eat the elephant! This was but a small oort
OF me Incongruity OF this honorable genteman's doc
Urine, with republican principles But he concludes
mere are no principles in government and his homo
faole associate, from Culpeper. (MR GREr nl declp
req, that men are governed by interest only. And as
i"r 'he poor, they have affection no love of con
try, no social feelings no conscience mo re,;ron
they are all governed by cupIdity! No wonder
tiat the eloquent gentleman from Orange affirmed
that there was no faith politics. That pentleman
In his clear and orcibe grafton me other say b.,an
as usual, with the Bill of Rights. and with lie hrs,
article too He had also admitted il to be trne doe
trine In theory bu' dangerous the applicatep.sa
m men born free and isdeDeude,t s. ,r,s =.
proposition much older than these United States ana
flowed from gentleman, to whom more than npy
o her, these American States are indebted far ali ,o;
civil and religious liberties Gentlemen nav na,o.
rize whom they please, but there is no man moro
"ol'hy OF American gratitude, and American admi-
[a.lon, than the Statesman, the Philosopher and the
ChrlSlan, who Is the legitimate father of the first
article OF the Bill of Rights. He need not tell
gentlemen that he alluded 10 the auther of the SIS
say on lolrra'ion--the author OF the Essay upon
the Human Understanding.
lie did not, because he could no, concur with tho
gentlemen who said, that this article contained a
trush. and yet maintained that is dangerous in s
application. - 40
| Truth with him, was eternal and what ,,,s ..
IN morals or in the science of man, and government
o'ooo years ago, IL true still Old az error NAV he
the truth is one day older and il dapeereus to do
part from a truth so fundamental, as the one now he
fore US 1t would be found, that the sliohest denay
lure rom IT, IN practice would socn late prove
curse TO mankind. The departure may be gradual
! htyo fhc
pcrcepti5e Discrimination of two straight lines In.
Ject them at one end and they must meet mr. an acn,
angie but extend hem at great distance and at the
other end they vii! recede from each other to ore,,
distance So may orr depa rture from, o,r 60.
principles issue, IN our ultimate abandonment of orr
| form of government. - WI
This acute and discriminating gentleman fo,,
'range seems also to find fault with the third article
or me Biil of Rights, which declares that maiortv
VI the ci"ens or any State have right to alter or
amend, their form of government when IL haoa,,
oiS"Srceapie tothem lie gave us lone recital ot,
our failures to obtain najoritiec-be in,fanced ,,
til.''s "hich IN most instances: decide cur coun-
SIN, ana United States elections, the usages IN
congress- and finished his departure from the n,;,c;
pes ana practice IN presenting one Juror cont or
eleven. ihe genius who could find in rv M, well
men cned TO decide question of fact ar even in law
PROOF Tor our departure from the princpIns of mo,
Jorlty, could easy infer, that orr Republican In.;
tu'lons might Issue in monarchy, and from that we
ought 10 dish minority of men with majority of
money But IN all these examples was more conyo
nence, and the supposed majority of w,sbes co;no;
| Ding with the plurality obtained which yeconc;Iaa
.nesf committees to these usages. He excepted ~
the senate and Congress of the United States ,ra
the reference to u s as not applicabIe 20 tt go"
pies. - e' Pihci-
Blt since lie was come to the subject of rooi;,;
"e "isneo 10 make remark two upon fhe orr
S'h OF mem. The gentlemen on the other side bad
trlntnplianty called upon us TO find tho or;;, -,
had almost ridicuIed the idea of men exis,ina II; y
stale of nature. We all know that mon, roor;, a.
i@e over the forests could have no idea of ,nn;or
t'fS IL was not applicable to them But so soon
a. men iorH ne social compact it was one of the
frst things, which from nature itself would n.
1Se TO then. The true origin of this idea is found
:" ..G nature ana circumstances of men Man is
s"chl animal, and in obedience to this Law of ~;
nature, he seeks the society and desiree tIo ,.
nance OF men. But all men are not horn in III go
oay' ana do not all place their eyes upon the same
oJect az Tie same time, receive the sema Cd,
cation, they cannot all be of The same onin;on g.
arrangement founded in the nature of man for rnem
nS.ng ;ogetner must then be adopted. And the i'm,
PossOlity OF gratifying their socioI Iee;ros H.. :;
y'iu'"g 10 dIHerences of opinion, presents itaelr
among the very just reflections. In all rn,tters
'nt" VI common interest when difference occurs
one P"p.y must Yield They must either sgree to
yieG, or FORM new community. Rut which chan
Yeu Al nature cries, the inferior To the snnar;or
the weaker the strOnger-the less 10 the create,
~ Is 'lrn rounded In the nature of things And
moment s reflection will convince us that in rass ~.
Struggle the minority must Weld 10 the roa;ortn
1or tney pave the power either to compel il. mr. 10
eHPel the dSanected IL is then os natural can
o'O I..1 ana arrangement as can be conceived
nu. mere were some who denied the existence of
s'a'c ~ nature altogether. Were it meoin,ry
we couId reason from it, well as from anv ntho
aostract subject whatever. But it was mot ajtooot
1T imaginary History afforded at least some nSta
ceS OF what is analogous to it-of d,spersed ;nd;nd
nas' forming social compact. He ,youJd rive an
mus ration OF what history has recorded 1Jiator
mas informed us that political communities have beoI
broken up and from their ruins new ones ba,o rs
formed For example should FOREIGN eno,,,
vade this country land may heaven long avert that
day.) suppose he said that for eur inionies in COZ
c'pheht some foreign enemy should invade ouy
country and spread devastation r,,ir and - III, o,
The land afew might escape and av to tho rnostG,s-
rant Wl!ds-say, beyond the Rocky Mountains Nc
would select tor illustration IF his prncipes Gc,