Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-19

wealth rather Cian OF petty State. Althoruh the
union OF the State high considerat-, yc, an.
preston was worse than division lie ,c,s ,eas, :;
GO rs iar as any enc, but he would not conssnt d,
oier up ms country, as the SO crfce to obtain il r..
ohousnt better that freedom, should be preserved
even II It must be purchased By dsunon IL. s,oke.
these words with aillicion and reluctance bn,, o,
vas ne TO act when he saw US arrayed ono :,ra,ns
the other The west advances ;ls demands, and
Sa '' 1 provisions we have submitted, we must
IaVe. the east demonstrates, ard SAYS You will de-
stroy US 40 every compact, there must be fwo
parties It is impossible to settle our prcsrnf
sioSersy WITHOUT some Compact COMPROMISE b,.In
cn'etca into-yrt we have not yet heard one word
whispered, no one has here; ofofe intjnatci com.
promise. Gentlemen on the opposite staDa up in
support Of their ,shts-'hey claim them un9uuliiiod-
! iy-they demand Of US to approach then, viii
tender OF compromise. How can i've do sn,-For b;s
own part he was willing to adjust the difference but
you'd require that security shoud be m;yen sr tho
east &c! me preservation Of all that is dear to them
and to their postesty However DESTROYS he was of
concentration and adj us;nen; &c di.iarences he woyli
require on efectual security ugainst future w,onns
Au security from equality Of t,yttipn IS purely ina
oil the State. it signcth bur Little to US whether
they are made equal. II the power of DISTRIBUTING
the public money Is to be coIu,nited to tie aands
OF the people IN the est they VII! find it their Inter
eSt 20 maze general tnHation heavy The only
possible security we can haze against excessive tax
at'on anh the NAL misunderstanding OF the government
Is 40 adequate share III the control aud GaIia 1ncnt
Oh the Tansactcns OF government.
lie would state In conclusion that he would ,o re-
suHtea N the vote which he would riye GU this
question: by the nature and extent OF the security
which gentleInen on the other side would propose
re mnst Consider wbether the security you'd be
fair and adequate, aud ccnla ted to protect the rr
OF hrs constituents from oppression or injustice lie
must be satisfied of this, before he could give his as
sent TO any rneasurc submitted To The commits ec
Nr. MoNRoE said that he honed the Commute.
would indulge him. while he otFtred the few concise
remarks he had to make, the queaticn under
CONSIDERATION t!1s iaGu'ics Of debating, which ere
NH had Hoo~, ,:-ol
While engaged N another sit uaion in the public ser
vice, and had lately been further irnnairel by bodily
;ntirmity. Notwithstanding these disadvantages
his sense of duty, compelled him to submit his sc1ti
ments, to the Committee on the present occasion.
HIS observations would be but few for he did 1oi
intend to make oTation. Els situation was one of
peculiar de!cacy, both as regarded his constituents
aud the country When he reiirc,l from the s;ua-
ton he last had the honor to occupy he did SD with
tire hope, that that reti.cent would be ,,r:,...yp-
ted, Tor hts advanced period Ollie had alncnscd I'm
that it was hecomiDg--,ghe his Own fealnrs n,ade
it welcome. He did not seek for tie place Re how
held, and when 1t was preferred to him. and he wa
solicited by bis constituents come here he cousen-
tedto their invitation with Iauch reluctance ana flr
reasons which I.ugt be obvious TO a-t!at lie would
not decline tie coil of tis fellow citizens in obedience
To which he came here. TIE had no sectional cen
siderations to sway him, local feelings to CRAFTY
the Commonwealth uss the sole object uyhieb he
had to lookto. Every pa.t al!ke 10 him, from
the Potomac 20 the Roanoke, from the Mountains to
to The Ocean, from Kenawha to II songalia, from
the Blue Ridge 10 the Ohio He would have been CON
tented TO reside in any puT. of the Connonwealh
tic had left one part OF Virginia, in which the
greater part Of his life spent and went to reside
:.eFo he was almost unknown Its citizens kindly
manifested their CONFIDENCE IN him, ard he came to
look to, and to be governed his course by consider
ing the interests Of the whole. He considered him
self their servant, and he considered them az hav-
ing right to instruct Kim. Ifthey should think g.
to DO SO, he should either withdraw from this Assem-
bly,, obey whatever instructions they might think
proper to send him. In this manner he would act
should he ever be placed in that dilemma The prin
ciple of his OF conduct here, would be look
to the interests OF the State at large. He should
look also, to the divisions and to the state Of acrio
uious feeling which existed long before this CoDven-
tion was called. aud which he hoped il would tend to
tranquiiize. His idea has been tlatt will be the more
proper method to base representation in the House
Of Delegates on the white population exclusively,
and to place odequaie check in thc other branch
of the Legislature the result of their deiibcra-
Etions He considered that by fixing the basis Of
representation il the House Of Delegates on white
population exclusively, acting on principle
contained in Bill of gRights and Constitution,
which places the government III the hands of the
white population. 1t Is that basis CoDstitu-
ton is founded, and by adopting it Fundamental
principle we shall CRAFTY the feelings of the Com
munity in every part OF the State.
| That Constitution framed by the most
enlightened of our citiZcns--by men who have
given proof OF their patriotism, their wisdom,
and knowledge of mankind. AS it was the first
Constitution made, he wished TO preserve its inn
portant features, and TO make few alterations
possible, that ii may go down to posterty as an cx-
ample thro' all future ugee. Where in history can
we discover free government except in Greece
and in Rome, and ~ certain degree III CARTHAGE
Every where else, we find only barbarisTn, and man
kind kept in state Of degradation. With these OK
ampies before tbcn, those framed Constitution
! better than had ever existed before.
If VIC Gpporion the representation, in the House
of Delegates, the basis OF white population alone
We leave that body free Of my CHECK. In order 20
control its hasty decisous he consider it better to
! have the mixed basis in the Senate, although ne
thought the federal numbers liable to fewer obj2c-
tons It makes our system correspond that Of the
federal government--i is more easy Of execution,
aud is in conformity to principle The people will be
tranquilzed by adopting the white basis III the House
of Delegates and by adopting the mixed basis i'll the
Senate he hoped the other gentlemen would accedc
to the proposition. The objects which men had in
entering into society wbethcr rude civilized