Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-27

ed from the minority. And after all Got .t'0rH
nations against this crying opprrsr;or '1I a
all out memorials and rc,nons,ranrss ~ H's
our irrefagable arguments against +, T TN'u
not to the share had in them. .,s,L ,sr
arguments Of other gentlemeu, and no, " NE
own) shall we In Virginia introduce hi,
principle into our own government and
power 10 bare majority to lax u. ad ILL.,
and that when the strongest rcmp,aio, !.
the same time held out to them to do ~ l..
now a great while since | learned froo ~
philosopher Of Mal,ne.bury, that a stale ~
ture is , state Of war; but if we s,nc,;on W. "
principle, we snail Prove tha, stale ro
nature, hut Of society and Constitutional a.
ernment, is stale Of inteIminable war T.,
it will not stop here. Instructed by ,hi, NJ
banrfu, yes, and most baneful rx,mn,.
shall next have one par! Of q COUNTY COMM
10 throw their share Of the burden Of n. H.!
upon the other part. Sir, IF there is a dss,,,
tive principle in politics, il is tina, which
maintained by the gentleman from Angus,
Bu' we are told that we are to have a s,v
execution. We viii! give you time" say Il,
gentlemen: "only give US bond bindnp :.
your estate, secured by DEED Of lrus, On ;.
your slaves" Why, sir, there is not h,J
aesrted Shyioek in The Commonwealth vi,
will not, on such conditions, give YOU lin.
Are we so weak, that, like tie speudlhrif VI,
runs 10 the usurer, we ATE willing TO cncouur.
this Calamity, because il is no, 10 come Ina,
US ill the year 1856! 4 period no, so LONE :,
some of Us have been in Lublc llr? Sir n
I Z :,
till the year 2o5e. lam al war with the prl,.
ciple Let me not be told, that then am
war with the Bill Of Rights I subscribe
every word in the Bill Of Rights. need no.
shew how this can be. il has been better Dor,
already by the gentleman from Spor'syharn
(Mr. S,anard,) 10 whom ! feel PERSONAL, il
d-bIed, as a tobacco.planter anG slaye''ho
for the speech he has made. he Bill Of Rlghn
contains unm ,dified principles. The tecl.,i.
lions it con aims, are our lights and guides, b.,
when we come 10 apply these great principle,
we mus, modify them for use; we mus, ,e L.
mutations 10 their operations, and the inquiry
then is Quous9ue2 How far? /, is qu,Np,
not Of principle, out Of dssrcr. The very no.
ment this immaculae principle IT tri,
touched, i, becomes what all priscipIe. M
materials in the hands of men Of sense, 10 be
aDpIied 10 the welfare Of The Cummonwsalh
Ii is no, an incAntatioD. II is no lallsman. u
is not wi,chcrafl. J. is not Torpedo 10 BE-
numb US If the naked principle Of number
only is 10 be followed, the requisites for tie
statesman fall far below wha, the grneWn
from Spotrsylvania rated then at. he ned
not the four rules Of arithmetic. No, 81, d
negro boy with a knife aud Tally stick, 81
statesman compiler 10 This school. on, al
not scott, jeer, or fpu', / use, think, the ''l|
words Of the gentleman from Aueusa; 'vOS
them certainly were employed by h'm) at 'a|
prine iplrs Of The Bill Of Rights, and, so hsi|
me heaven, I have not heard 81 any who DID
But hold with one Of the greatest MASTER 4
political philosophy. that no ra'ona' nal
ever did govern himself by ab''raenon' ais
universaIs do no, put abstract IDEAS wAo
out Of any queslion, because ] know well ltE|
under that name, | should dismiss principles
and that without the guide and light OF s'u'''
well understood principles. ali REASONING u
politics, as every thing else, would be o'F
confused tumble of particular facts ard De"
without the means Of drawing out any SOL
theoretical conclusion.
a Statesman differs from Professor"
University. The latter has only lhe s'"''
view Of society; the former-the S'a'''n.'
has a number Of circumstances 10 eo"ol'
with these general ideas, aud TO tax NV
his consideration. Cicum>,ances arr w,
finite, are infinitely combined, are Ta'!-o' ~: ~
transient. He who does not take 'nem y
consideration, is not erroneous, but s,arH '1,'
dat operan al cum ,at'ons iu'andi-he % ""
,aphysicslly mad A Statesman never r''
sight Of principles, Is 10 be guided oy e".'a
stances; and Judging contrary to the ei'ss| =,
OF the moment, he may ruin his county y"
ever"
Yes, Strand after tina, ruin has been 't''
ed, what a poor consolation is drrlSTS Q, .t
being told, had not thought H.. ~a
dirisse non puioyom " Who would have "O',
i' Lord bless us! / never though "' ~,
thing, or I never would have 'o'ee ''r
veDtion" i,
If there is any country on earth "nr,e
cums,auces have a more important %"
than 10 ano her, i, is here, IN virginia
half the population are in oondag' I'e ppr
more than half in the country brl'" u"
And is This no Circumstance! Yet, le' M fv
with the gentleman fiom Aceo".'', H
Joyne.) whose irresistible array OF hS1'I ,t,.
al figures of speech al defiance, 'ha' IN,