Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-03

hand. stained with the best blood IN Virginia. lie
nd not think II necessary expose an argument any
mr' her, than to shew It is based upon assumption
only. When this is shcwn, the argument, although
u may please our'fancy, cannot inform Judgment
lha. gentleman, then took us 10 London and Showed
US inc hrit'sh Par lament, with twenty thirty
Americans amongst them. The stamp and tea tax.
arc IN debate i'm the British Parliament and tie
American coloniss found of course debating and
voting against it. But what arc % against 500.
hencc, they come and tell their dulefnl tale. They
tnnemc the people, and preach rebellion. They are
MINORITY and must rebel, because they cannot sub,
mat II this picture was pertinent and designed to
operate upon this committee, then must have boon
designed either dscredit the popular doctrinc of
these republics. viz that the minority mus, submit to
tho majority, or that, If the gentleman should find
himself III the minority, he would not submit his
property to the control of the representatives. Of
white popuIailon alone. In fact this doctrine would
lead oil ihinorl;icS into rebellion. He forbore TO
follow hun tn Ohio. Us that auson had no reference
tn any sentiment expressed in this House.
lie was sorry to observe strong dislike To the
doctrine al majority, appearing in many of the
gentlemen III Their speeches on this floor II this did
not squint towards arlstocraoy-If did not lead US
towards the principles assumed by the ch,s.s OF
tue Ola Wotiu, ne was not judge of such matters
he would go buck To thu homo rable gentleman from
Cupepper. Ills first axiom wus, that all men have
equal natural rights but equal political rights
that they have the TO he has conceded b1, that
they ought not To possess the latter he hus not shen
conventional rights also. One part of them sur
render larger share of their natural riplts when
they enter into society than another part But logic
- wanting To show why in entering into society
should surrender of his natural RIGHTS tbau b
Wii some gentleman now, at somc future time
shcw US the reason why in surrenderinp part of
his natural rights, should be obliged to su render
more ihon
He wished most sincerely, that that gentleman
may yet be able TO redeem pledge, which he has
saked.-lIc sald he hoped to be able to shew from
tue b'i q" Rights ITSELF that was well contemplated
to concI on any IMAM the right of governing another
against his own consent. He said and most COR
daily CONCUR (sai MIR CT in this sentiment and
nope may be- inclined TO go far in Ills matter as
MS honorable assocl"te the gentleman from Moth
ampon, who has affirmed, that he will hold my
principle true, which h. will not carry ont to ITS
legitimate results In this Coz cur with the latter
gentleman. and, II all the members of this assembly
concurred with the gentleman from Mort hampton
Virg mia, would be regcnerated from North To
South, from East to Wet.
He next asserts that the jus poris is not rccop
nized as 4 natural right--that, as a conventional
right this may be true, but it will prove as much
for for him.
In other remarks uron the bill of rights this gen.
tleman makes 1t dcudcuer oivcry questionable I'M
port and OF questionable authority vet he decided
II on che occasion at least to be q part of the CON
siution of Nrgnia-In deciding the cause of
Crcnshaw Cs the Slate river company (RandolpI,'s
reports Vol, 3, 27o) he says bill OF rights is
part OF our constitution, and the general principles
thereby declared are fundamental laws sxccp, 80 far
as they arc modified by the constitution itself They
limit tho powers of the legislature and prohibit the
FIRST article declares that all are by nature free
and independent, and have certain inherent rights of
Whis when thcy enter ntoa state of society they
ity namely, the enjoyment OF lie and liberty, with the
means oi acquiring and possessing property and
pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety
10 acP'Ne citizen OF any property legally &c
CURED without fair compensation depriyes
nm quood hoe of the means of possessing pronertv
ana " ire only means, so far us the Government il
eoncrrnId besides the security Of his person of OBJ
Inn Il.
tleman from CuipePer, when tie present question
was not before him. But we have an cxcus, a.
him IN this instance he had been so much eno,gad
IN iortitl lug his amendment from deduction. ,t,,,
cookers Arithmetic the evening before to shc,v tbat
while the wise men all came iron. the eat the mach
OF empire was to the west--lhat his mental i,,,h,
wcro tor the time e.lipsed. 60
BuG IL not the lnCrenae ri ,,o,,,i.,:- -,
west which this gentleman ought TO i,ar /, =, H.
energy which the mountain breeze and vostcrn Ia
oits imPart TO hese emIgrunls They are r, gonsr.
eu p I1iitlcaiiy lie meant. They soon become work
ing poiiticians and the difference between tIk,ng
ana working politician Is Immense Tn. OLi N %
mhion mas long been celebrated for PRODUCING rreg
ofators, the abest taphyslcans pL cy-nenth that
can splits hairs on all obsruse questions on poi,ca
economyi but ut home, when thew r.turn f,on
Congress, they have negroes to fan the aes off
them and lull them to sleep. But a P.nnsylvan;a .
view ork, an Ohio or Western Virginia Slatts-
man, though far inferior logic mct9p,y sizes mud
rhetoric, to an old Virginia Statesman has tins adj
vantage. When lie returns home he takes off his
coat and takes hold OF the plough. This gives him
zone ana muscle, ana preserves his republican prn-
clples pure and uncontumnated Bidding nd,e,, far
tho time being, TO the gentleman from Cnlpeper
proceed to make my deUOirs ~ the honorable Ger
tleman from Northampton
ms gentleman states with the posulatcs, that
there are two sorts OF mojorltes of numbers and in
tercsts' IN plum Engsh-of men and money. He
did not well understand why he ought not 10 have
added also, majofities Of talent.
Physical strength, scientific skill and GENERAL IL |
terature-these all more valuable tim nnonev |
or useful TO the State
a Rob. Fulton. Gen. Jackson, Joe Lancaster
Benjamin Franklin, arc as useful within State. as
whole district OF slave holders. Now ali the Jopc
and metaphysics and rhetoric of tins assembly rnIst
be put IN requision TO slew why citizen haVino
a hundred negroes should have ten times more nol,
ticai power than Joe Lancaster, d Robt. Fulton. !
with only house and garden And n s,;omt,G,
skill, physical strength, military prowess or general
literature, IN some individuals be- entitled 10 SO much
respect Why ought not those rpaiOritirs IN com