Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-21
~IR. GILES SI'EECH-Conc

seemed TO him to have been departure from that de-
'corum which should always prevail in dehate,--itoin
that spirit of affection which should ever CT
tizens OF 8 ute lie Gbo,it zeflyt to ONE
thing, which had fallen from the genileinEa 7froin
Brooke The observat ons Of that gcn;lnuian We're
at such cha acter that he could not, with the best
feelings OF his heart coustrue it into any ofher than
polite threat, by means o the physical power on the
Uest SIDE of the ain, to influence and awe he
comparative small numbers ri white below. The
gentleman had not Indeed c'taed the threat in the
Insulting language Of swar, pesence, ind famine "
Thank God there such language. and he hoped
we should compare opinions good huinor Although
Che language polite, sill rrpusivc: az
''war pestiience AMI famine" ffe would read the
genteman's words:
'Flow fatal thea, will he the cfgrs should you be guilty
n.:srue say II sure that a minority: OF the
stockholders perhaps be- hat Look the given
te polls where the voice OF the people of Virginia
heard and will appear, that while yol represent 28 3J1 of
that people, represent a 0c0 of,hen acknoU ledge that
Sd vas, an odds proves one ,h at leaf. r1yes that heniG
j Constitution Ii proves that they daring ans
iUm as well know them u be upright and honorable,
What is the meaning of th,o Require heroic
holiness not to give what is asiei! Hewoud
press this arg''inont any gen,lem1n beloy the
Ridgc-hut would State the effect produced on his
cnte the spirit or langguye OF the gentleman. God
forbid that he should resort TO such course. The
whole bent OF the wishes Of his heart was to bring
about concession. That was his oti.>t But ne
would not disguise the effects which language Ike
this produce upon his mud. lie wouI CIT with
the same honorable frankness which the gentleman
from Brooke had exhibited, and tell him his impress
SION The g"nteinan hal called on us tn perform
arduous task, to surrender that 10 which caneci-
entously t.!a!l we have rig it, Under these cir
cgistanccs it diii: init thing to Yell. Our
victons are firm ani uIlater,blc and nothing in the
world can disturb them He should give his 7ctc
with the SAM cquuaimity If he gentleman had not
told us there were loe, GOO whites above the noun
tains to operate OH 28o 600 below. In the tine
he must be permitted to ask OF al who reflect in
what condition we should be- the law side,
and this threat thrown out against thn saegua d, il
we permit the 402 900 to make the lawe They would
come down with great force. armed with tie Consti-
tution the law, and lO2 900 bayoncs, and call US
to give up property It is subject for those who
feel this vast odds but Is it for us to give up
that moral power when they tell rs lio~ they mean
TO use it, Gentlemen may be actulsei by amilble
motives and pnan,hropic feelings, but we must get
rid of fine feeling, and reject imputaioas when they
ure accompanied by threats. IL cannot be done. He
presumed that the gentleman had made the remark
under sense eff duty; but such course would be
likely to produce c!cc,c, ard they les
sons of admon.tien to all, as we'll as to the gentle
nan himself who he vas sure was ass 1cIated with
his fellow citizens in kind feeling, but had not
looked at the consequences. The effect will be that
the people beiow the Rg will always exhibit enough
OF moral boldnees and firm devotion to meet he
son-be what it may. Another effect viii be that you
WILL compel the people to ascertain against their
own consent the full force of physical and isca
energies. Thus we shall part Of the State
arraycd against the other, not ID conflict Of
but of physical against physical power.
The reflections which arose from this view compel
led him to notice some remarks OF the gentleman
from Iioudoun. That gentleman had admonlshed
against the danger of separation His admonition
was perfectly appropriate, wise, Judlcious and proper
SYe should guard against such an evil which
vas strongly presented to by this array of
force against force. 1t the duty of the Conyen-
ton to prevent such evil When make COM
ga ,isons of that kind there is danger The danger
Is greater than may be ap2rehcnded unless we can
command passions and lead our discussions har-
Iuonious results The moment the idea was support
ed by the gentleman from Loudoun, and had entered
his own mind it extended itself into u thousand ra-
indications which he felt it impossible trace. More
consequences would result tina can see at once
Can any gentleman believe that the separation of
Virginia would stop there? Any who thought so
had not devoted much reflection on the subject. The
separation of Virginia, will lead to the separation of
the URited States, come when it will. Have no
awful indications of that, here and out of DOORS
What is goug through the country III consequence
Of our debates' spirit has been excited in the
country which has led the resignation of dis
tiuguished member of the Convention. He saw by
the papers that the people were taking the business
in their own handshc sa ~ n single vote calling for
the instructions to- the most distinguished citizen in
Virginia. Would not gentlemen III this. the pre-
paraton of line of dcinarcaton SupPse the people
are arrayed against each other, be The tune when 1t
Will let gentlemen reflect on the awful condition TO
which we are approaching. Who is not prepared to
Sc this state of things? Passions excited In the
Country, and will be raised TO greater The
people suppose there is alteration in single vote,
and a gentleman abandous his scat-Under these cir
stances, he asked gentleman were they not prepared
TO make some concession If ever by our course
there should be a division of the SIate--it WILL not
stop there but will extend to the United States As
to the force held up in teTr0ree he would say that
when sch awful circumstances shall arrive the des-
TIMES of this country will be settled by the ply
sycal force of the United States alone. He had not
thought much who was not satisfied that the physi.
cal force of the commercial nations Of Europe would
settle the dcstinies Of this country 1t true fur
tier that the great and splendid city Of New York,
wou;d have more to dread in such contingency than
Richmond Have gentleman lOo;ed at these threats
have they contemplated the possibility of the dcs
MES of the United States, being decided by foreign
power and then thought Of the d0uceurs they have
SO foolish as to rush forward to separation OF tho
State what douceurs have the transnouutain pc pie
to offer for the physical force Of the commercial ma
tons of Europe? Nothing literally nothing. Whilst
we on the East side Of the mountains have the most
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