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

power.
lie content that his constituents, the citi-
Zcns OF Powhat an, should pay lSs cents each, 10
'oinotc tins favorite object, while the citizens oil
Berkeley paid but SO cents, and the rich citizens OF
Shenandoah but 3 cents. lie omd not doubt that
the desire of power would be found in the motives h"
hud Inscribed tn the west. II ii not they ought
In he content with the disposition have shown t.
give them the power which they now ask-thc mo-
IN ut when according to our own conscience, we
shall think they have right to II This brought
hun 20 consider the security which Is offered for this
tra9sferrd power. 81 WHICH had excited his asIonish
mcnt He had said that the ruling passions of the hui
man breast WAS Seltlove. He knew there those
who could forget sefove, and can regard the inter
csts of others tsndcrly than they regard their
own. But in The history OF man-oi man OF every
elmo aud of every age, from tire earliest tradition of
society down I" ihc present tmc-iicver from the be-
tinnirg the world was there be found class
OF men, acting under any other spirit than sciiiOve
The" single instance O. generosity IL masses OF
men, IL was nat generosity that induced France To
aid Tvs IN the Revuuion--It was INSTRUMENTATION
se't-ov" IN his opIniunbut still seove. It is not
generosity which induced Us 10 wish the scpura ton
ofthc South American States from Spain. 1t was
wish To profit BY the trade which that separation
ght tn De thrown into hands; aud there
fore 1t YaS srli-love. IL WAS not the desire op-
press us, which induced the North TO pass tariff
for the protection of their manufactures; but 1t
desire to promote their own Interests. Nor II
our desire III opposing that measure 10 take away
from them portlon Ut their prosperity; bat II
se-loye. We felt THAT every dollar that vas given
20 protect them, was tukcn from pockets, and
hence opposition dictated BY our own inter
cSt-by SCH. love 1tsclilove NOT ever present
III individuals, and IL did sumetmts suspend its op-
Crations upon iniividal cOnGuct- VIXEN il acts on
it is the great, universal sole principle OF
ton. We told we have uan nlcnaalc security
or our interest IN the moral sense and honesty of
the Vest: lie believed the People of the West
just hone-t as, aud more than t'lpir fellow
citizens of the East. lie did not believe that The
gentlemen ct the West for their part believed that
We were guilty of the nonsense f,lly. Of mpu,ing
- them any views which they may not with lust rs
ions. II he had, he would for the separation of
lie Commonwealth this moment. he had no such
opinion of the people of he Fast or of the West
he South the NoGth-nUuc. He had marked
with the strongest attention and had been much
gratli.d with the increase of moral strength In
the West. lie had young talent rising there
had watched Its progress, and felt much ad-
miraton IN Its deyel pmcnt if IL had taken ! lac.
Oh this side the mountain. lie had no rrciu6ires
aud he would ask any gentleman from the west who
had personal knowledge ofhim, who would not up-
hold hun IN the assertion. But when ,he gentlemen
ask Tor the west that power which they now require
he would tell them, no man is-uo set of men are
honest enough 20 be entrusted with the absolute con.
troll of the property OF others. Such absolute COLI
troll he would not ask for himself. He would not
ask 1t for the cast. lfsUch proposition were made
20 him, he believed he would reject it--He did not
know. lie believed lie should--hc did not know
the effect of temptation, but he hoped he should
There IS honest til lie ought to be
trusted with the entire control ofsnoter mans prop
c7ty. Gentlemen talk ofthiS moral sense as if every
man were the TIT judge, between himself holding the
the property OF his neghbor and hs neighbor whose
property he holds. THIS was the very priucple-
The gentleman Ptihe Nest 81 TIC dispSssl OF
whatever way their different interests and motive,
may dictate. He would tellthe west without Jorbt
ing their integrity, and certainly he could n, doubt
the integrity OF those with whom he was acnuain,n I
tlat oil the honesty they possess would not cnn HE
them to withstand temptation. Lead u. not int
temptation was the wisest prayer that ever wa ut
'cleu. 1--WE power TO honest men .uencrous mon "a
accomplish iavorite object and th,.y Will nc,on,l;s
II and II III the accomplishment tley conpel tlc ,vc
aAeF party to pay the greater portion of the cxpcn
it'ur':-'t II was put in the power of one part Of
TIE state to determine what the other part should
pay, resistance will butvain. Every division will A.,
eide TIL question IN favour of the stronrey II ,yl
be Ike tac que between the wolf and tho lotnI
l-HIhouSh Inc lamb was blow tho spring it had
mudGed the fountain ' - '"=
lie had Told The COMMITTEES yesterday thai he vould
conceal no 'hought.-1his was the las, scene or hi;
poHHcaI iie-he K EVIL, was so, and he was prepare,
70 meet on tie consequences. He did not come o "a
! MI he had roo,ed all ambition from his bcor, II.
would say with al thesocmnily oftrh tlnt from, > m
I comm nccment Ottmc nation had over ,lnsco,J
soFaWHy from tho highest state ofyirtuc down,o cor
lption as tAcSe United States. Do renilcnnr al
the proof Let every man who has rencbcJ w
years cast !l5 eyes over this commonwcalh ond 70
mark the difference betYecn the state of tIing b,
iie arrived at manhood and now. He would affirm n
his concicntous belief that for one man ,ybo thc
wished for Office merely for the sake of its emolroer
thcrc are ten now--hOw many more he could not csI
: cuate-ten ut least. What Is this tribe Of oeic,
hunters Men who expose theInsevs in the msTke
20 ne puFcIiased--Ycndibe commodities There
no principle-no opnion-no intcrest-no WHO ,I ;i
they VIII not sacrifice for Office no matter whctbe
I II BE- on questions of magnitude or of trivial imno,
NOT entitled to The dignity Of clerksh
J nave me presumption TO ask for an embas v Suc
arc Tie characters Of the who infcse our nubli
oihccs' You Cannot turn round wiiliout encornto,
r ing tIcn' TINS IL evidence OfcorrIptigu We hco
81 vi corruption III England. What is it hut tbis,
= Docs any man suppose that when Sir Robert Wa
pole SAID That every man had his price he meant to
he could 20 TO every and literally uircbase nj,
i with 50 much money Nozzle intended 70 no unde,
stood that by his patronage, by tie offer Of nlocr
y power and einoiumrnt, he could buy the opnior
and The services ofmcD. IL was Just the same hor,
lie would tell the committee one thing Iet any =,
liilcal question be suhinrtted-rcad the neyspo1er
winch are read by almost every one-Vhich nre ERIN
e Pi"' UfG morumque- thing in them which n,
i pretenson To- argumcnt-wbether ii rcntes TO N