Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-10

poscu IetyntOitss tav,iignl u. the On-xcehcicrs
10 vote Tor members of conventions /. that intoxica-
ted With the novel SWEETS ut rvertcd rwcr hryvill
not readily snbrit to .such limitations OF political rus.
t,ce~ expedeicy viii sccurc pcoecrty NV fnrs on
iis are nuch allaSed BY the confidence which
rcposc IN the sound discretion and lust moderation
~ the present non-feeholdcrs orViraiaa satisfy thc,
OF Your Justice, do not irsnplc upon their rights. ans,
s"c sous "i FeehouiiYs aud the cNpcctaut hcirs OF
properly WIZ checriully consent 10 these innnimcats
% pr"lcity N Which they have cpnlinoa interest,"
heeVc that the character of the convention win not
~ f9ateFia''y changed BY the admission of this now
nv; th9t The result viii be the same, willis; VIC
sial culoy he satisfaction OF having based the gov
eI'i'nt pon these pp:c republican principles, whose
broad oJn solid foundations shall render ii inexpug-
'pie consider honesty tho best policy IN public,
- .u private matters. Come what will ofit ! must
SUI, eNciiitn, fiat ins ;ltia, ruat ccclum.
soch brs been said and very inapproprately
saF here ut least which would have been quite ar-
prepos before the convention, and should certainly
! nave been deserved Tor that body. This example /
snail not tclaw. Gentlemen have argued the ducs
ion ct suffrage, IL we aud not the convention were
!" fX us limitations, andhave coniounded the udrpis-
non OF the prccxstng right of the -freeboldcrs TO
vote for members OF convention, with the modiir,,
tons of that RIGHT which may which ought To he
imposed by the convention. Now these eu's lions to
my h"nu have about as nfuc relation 20 each other
as TIC judgement OF cnnny court 10 that OF the su
prone tribunal o. this land, The njoI1 has io =
green cheese, ar as The 20 the pre Of rras wc,
springs under It's influence s;rc arguments rs the
lawyers say, arc completely coram non indie, aud
Gentlemen may sootle tn troubled copsric,,oe
ny snpposing that the convention NAV rcrneJc o,r
liyrStifc by submitting the constitution TO tho mt
licat'on OF the noa irechcders a. well as the
'rechoiccFS. Eut will that body represent The
non reehu.tcrs? VIII they be any tlhir morn ,Ln,,
ourselves, the delegates of lrecholdcr' VIII il
not DC sill Alexander alb Alexandra; n succ.s
son oil TIE sanc dynssty debating Il constitution
20 lAe people, No sig, il the ffteholdcrs are To
lave my finger III this pic, Let us 90 the ,yhnloho
ut once, aud let them have share IN tho coolinr NJ
wcii as the eating of i.et rs not practice tovar
'.eu t"e ihs'uting mockcry of certain loving ard
'"cctiouite wiie 10 her subWssivc hen-reckc! helm.
mate You choose soup my dear and hot or cold
rIch or poor, poor Jerry must swallow the rcvotnr
portion The gentleman from Chesterfield snys
thlt we have instruction from the frcnbollers m,
thls point and seems afraid Of uSurpation TIe not
more So. than am, but /, is certainlv not my fit
thHt Tor want OF It, we about 10 commit IT,
&c VIII be recolleced by some Of tie members of this
body, lt indeed any thing which tavn over Ind tho
homer of submitting TO it, deserves = nI,cn IN tboir
rccoilefon) that wicu we were about to pr,Drsp IN
the reehoiders. the naked abstract question of con-
rcntloli or no convention, wished in the modified
form which proposed to rive to the ucs.on =, nc
certain far practicable the elements md ,p,,
s'res of those Legislative facilities which the rc.oI
ders were willing 10 grant, and which, tiey also Ind
right tn erant, or Withhold Ny proposition was
rejected by large majority, from an auprclcnsor nc
believe, OIL the part of the advocates of convention
That by opening the eyes OF the frcoholdcrs TO the
extent and magnitude of the risque which their prin
cp!es would necessarily incur, and removing the de-
!usion OF IRISH reciprocity unbourht benefit il
might defeat tbc r!chv;rc. In this acted in porrct
good faith arl with the objects announced AT the
time VIZ: 20 defeat measure which deprecated or
It VIC were 10 have it. to have it unon correct nrrr
pies il required 10 spirit Of prophecy TO predict
tho difficulties and enbarrassmonts which must ensnc
from tic course adopted. We nut 10 sea- wiibort
chart or Commission, and ITO wonder tina. we find
ourselves surrounded Ivy breakers. AMI 20 bound In
shoals and difficulties, that | believe the visor rl9r
would be, = cal! In tho steam tow boat OF our co;st;i
uen'S 10 plot US out. lave said, what l. shoui1
cons Ter usulpation n. the treehoiers. Now sir
WI, ali IS SAID and done their servants ASST
req, tht III adopting concluSively any scheme ofl
convention Whatever, to which the assent of onr
constituents, neither has been, is TO be asked flor
ocny the recomnendatory character of an act
wren does not await the assent oftic party to whom
1t is addressed, before Il Is carrieduo operation that
We are @nlliy oi tue Charge ! certainly think not
JnFcr these convictions, if ! could have my way
and, # wore not certain tiot It would h. vim ~
tempt Iwouid propose to rccommit this sub.ct f., ,,r
constituents, for their dissent or ali,roIator R,
II Wc are to cross the Rubicon II we are tocolri ono
oct o. usnrpation, townrds constituencies think
Il vii be lily repaired h. an act OF ii oralfy ,Ie
BIZ origins. "
therefore, I wrrc TO consult i1,. opiriors a1oro
and were to be governed by the pride ~ conystcIcv
sh2nu vote against any bid oitlis caarlctcr, which
iouid DC presented 10 INC. But these, have deter
mined 10 sacrifice, and regarding only tho dII;cn,,
circumstances m which arc placed unite n,. l,os,
efforts with those Of other gcntcrnen in rcf;o,ir 4,
nose d,!Hcuitles, TO attain the o5ec. which sc al
have at hesrt.
'n'5c pai,9ein the Senate Saturday, o tie r,n,,n,a
Ia BEBNARD remarked, that having f.y davs AGO fc
us station rs Inc side Of his western brctErcn and uIcr bo
banner fought, II not il Toast Good and a b,
h-l ~ h'hali Of literal prAilcs lie -cd n TIC nsr Of
comprehensive plr7 e., VIZ that be meant 70 holc t
ln'' Try wol consider him as fairly culi.icd for tho who'll
~ Nhc" however, in tle eze.c.e oil i.s ply er.s
counter ior e occasion only, he chose return 10 lis old
corps ne begged leave 20 assure them that was no vppric
Pgd deeroi hIi transition honest al oa. n should
~ 10 convince tlen oi lis consistency which his cct for
irm would induce him 10 cndcavorto
me 1Ia night oi al the integral elements tn body polite
IN the formation Of government for the protect on o b
nous rights and interests may apl,ear ic sumo e1a. a.
cf to large sections and masses Of ,ocomnuniy bc mo
tcrc was difference IN the Iulc be pue tn item, ,J NJ
difference consisted 81 tho nnpobity ot auving n ~ ay
ara nearly equal mascs of ropuet'on 90 much on,osi p
cra'tor cHcunsilnccs ald interest fhat ne, fioiuI a.
Wiuius IN trust the Other without mutual giagn,cp a.
ti27c interests which arc peculiar si3u o., r1,,,d IeS
Inc reach of the other Sc would sipn--r = r,, 80
e trusted would never proceed farther than had arradv
hc would suppose eastern and western Virlnia In uoary ]
par ffni,n ;r. H.. .