Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-18

dd The French system is the real principle which
nae simulated our Wcstern brethren to come TO us
with this claim. Gentlemen may view this as they
lnay' but whio we see them trying to conceive the
tor'n or the General Government, acting in 'the or
49, OF the periectibl!iIy OF man., we can have
uouot as TO the purposes which they will apply our
property when they get the control of it.
an appcai mas boon made to our feelings anoth-
CT ground A claim has been military scrvccs-e>-
'orthcSc SO heroica'ly cred, BY our trans
hlcghany citizens. II was easy 10 bcieve that tb,
gentleman from Loudoun, had participated in tho
scenes which he described, from the warmth of which
ne spoke OF them, and the length of time which he
oo"sunea' IN ms compliments to the Wcst-comp-
nehts winch he, Mr.. G admitted to be well meri,ed
tet gentleman was an honorable partioipatcr, and
ot"Sr gehtieincn were here who had partcipated but
we hau not assembled here for thu purpose of indu
gng IN destinations Of the services of military
actcrs. Ours is the rigid duty to look out for those
fundamental laws which would be most conducive To
tue Puhhc veal But 1t we examine these serv,-
ces claim of right, hc wished to be permi,, Oh Ia do
IT. without indulgins IN pahos. He believed no man
was disposed to withhold the need OF praise from
the gentlemen on the other side. He would 90 10
ilfNt principles to discharge claims for military scr
wees On entering into sociey there were different
descriptions OF perSons-sone of them possessed
physicai power-othcrs did not. Some were militia
~ IN their spostion-others were not Tl,sy WIN
had money, parted with II a compensation for the
services OF ihe Others. They who preferred military
services, received pay for those Sc vices. This is
SHOWN IN the militia laws. Here then the account
was balanced They " no pert; rrnod those services
received their compensation in money. fit is no;
enough, in tho name of God give more. But they
nave not grunloied: the intercncei that they re sat
isfed, and our common country is the arbiter.
There rs another What is the effect of
abandoning the superiority of civil action and intro
dncng that which is military The effect is to trans
Ter the superior power of civil authority. to military
hands, and then Instantly reverse the old princpe
that the military must be subservicnt TO the civil
power.
He would pay the military for their serpices-in
respect, IN land, in gratitude, in money; but for
Gods sake, let US secure civil and religious
rights. Never give up 10 military services; if
you DO tbat moment fair ba, gam Is made The
military will tell you we have done military services
" L nave ec."eo you III the field ard you must give
Us civil power. How easily thus u stroke Of the
pen may We convert the supremacy of the civil over
the military power to the supremacy of the military
over the civil.
The same gentlemen complancd that We will M.
give them their rights. How 1t racked him to under
stand what gentlemen mennt by rights. If he could
form any conception of their meaning-thcy are
rights to do Dro"gs He was not disposed to surren
der these. They called on us to give rights TO do
wrong. tIc could not recognize such in hs system
OF ethics. lie vas not prcparedt to give them. Gen
t!cmen talking of rights tell Il is cruel 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 half
the nation This is much 20 say that he rule
on one side Is right, and on the other side is wronr
|"l tHeln give up tHe whole question, and look To Il
as matter OF expedency. He would put a case be-
tween two persons on the boundary line-one 81
years of age and tho other 20. Let the older take up
ne eloquent memorials which had been read TO The
INVENTION. and tell the lad of twenty to read it to
nm. The elder tells the other he has 70 riuht To
vote Illus not the younger Just cause of cornua,nt
when no reads the memorial. He may tell the o. hcr
lot only that equal rights denied TO equal claims
out may toll him in addition, can read you out.
write you and out cypher you, and beyond that I
ian outwak you. outrun You aud outeat you, knock
you down and when you rise up, tumble you again.
But 1t you go to highest qualification of voter
can outdrink you-l can drink quart of whiskev
or your pint, and make better choice than you can
afterwards.
Here was a case in point-ono on the wrong side
complaining to be the right. 1t proved that the
Justice was in the rule. he had thus endeavourcd
10 put gentlemen entirely TO right as TO the rights
81 nature under the social compact. He put all
down as nothing. It is our duty to establish that
system which will be most conducive TO the public
veal to the protection Of persons and property or of
lTo DE Continued