Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-20
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- tin1 esntimsuts syoved = the 49, To-
s,;,no -; 70 tnsEn Tho Appreciation Of my
Ssececd 10 exPenesce, bccsusel IVES determined, by
- - end most constant exestiou ofuv fbeb3s tai
Ssts 10 aerit Il. Had nos succeeded N obtaining
uese u - to inattenton or 10 sou,ethinr vor,e, b.
ceuse 20 man IN Virginia had better opportunities Of
tknosn9 both the interests and the wishes Of his con-
:ssssente From the beginning it vss my opinion,
tpet no gentleman ought to accept seat in the late
Conyeukson. nnlees he knew and felt that he own
views IN all questions OF constitutional roform vere
IN haruony with those Of hin constusnts and It vas
my hnpc. thatp0 gontiemans views in that .seeuohlv
would b found si var with the vishes of tn. Mo
CENT him: and had this boon the csse from tn be1in
ming to the ena il may be safely siirmed that SuIs
TOR Pe' dcs spportonnenss Of representation would
navc occupied = conspcscas place in the nov Con.
sttuou, and that most of our regrets an tkis snL,.
would hsvc had no existence.
NY approximations, that the ldoptou NJ ,,s nan,
IonsMosio. would deprive us ofoar slliss in fur.
sner Struggle for Gus rights were well known 10 Won
fhcse ears now confess have been grestlv aiIsv
ca. Snce the vote On the question Of sdo,,;c,, .na
pHndlns that vote, have been favored with m.nv
.h from my friends, undfrom strangers,
ovsn ~ rue alley and east Of il, all breatsing seut
neuts OF attachment to and to OR cause and ex-
Pressing an unalerable dete, minaion to adhere In
- 10 our future struggle, and to contend with us to
te last Indeed, wherever the real friends of ret,r
were invoked 10 give affirmative vote that invocs
ton was supported BY the argument that the riends
OF reform remaining united would acquire additional
strength under tho new Constitution. And should
We smain united 1t must be admitted that this ar
gumcnt was well founded Hud the Constitut,un
ocen rejected we were of perfect union and of
complete success. As it is, we may strongly hope
Tor oo'h. Should we eventually fail, our Efforts to
place ourselves on footing of political equality with
our eastern cou trymen, have hesii alton in pro-
noopcins the state of vassalsge to which we will b.
reduced; too insuPportable to DO borne On this sb
Teen concealed.
During he next session ofour Assembly, il is in
tended 10 propose Just apportonment of representa-
ZION among the white popustion and to perseverc in
TINS attempt until we succeed, until we shall be-
Come satisfied that success there is imp,ssibIe AZ,
Jer Is that we Will have reason TO become ..t
,shed that success will only be a,tainabe by popu.
ar eno''; mad NO. the hand of death snatched bin,
from Us, WIN IL FIrzHUGH of Fairfax intended to
submit the hrst proposition in the House of Dele
gates, in behalf Of equal representation on the white
6aais. For this purpose he emInently qualified.
lie aients and els Quence Of Mr.. Fitzbugh added %
his known candor and his devotion to free nrincnle
had pointed him out as the moet proper person 70
commence the effort; while his residence in the on
aHd the circumstance that. though a large land md
slave holder, he bad steadily opposed the
ton ofevery species of property-ofiands or of slaves
gave him decided superiority over almost every
other person attached to reform The death Of tb;s
gentleman IN the midst of his days, is not only
greatly 70 be doo1ea o lS a aaa friends but one
throughout the State. pies
My services in Congress hava o,cr,o3 =. 49,.
period oil time, that cannot hone to com mun;c.,a .,
10Y friends In the district any information which r
not have reached them through other chsnneJs. ,r
oven 20 exchange many sentiments not already felt bv
most OF you One thing know to q certaintv Il
this that the attention of my constituent. throoob
our the -trct must have been intensely turned s;Scs
the commencement Of the late session Of Congress
10 the a'arif, and TO Thermal Improy rmen, n. -.
constr ueu;s, and to all Western and Middle Vr.;r
Ia these measures involve interests of the most Win
importance The popularity Of the system or Inter
Hni Improvement and of the FariR Laws for the pro
QfaR rv~.,.
experience Of evcry year aud month brouab, IN IL |
American System new trends. Our convictions bnd
ceased to be the results of theory or Of ARGUMENT, |
they rested on fact.
Internal improvements and nro,ec,;o, 20 &c.,
productions were first suggested aud Supported bv
hernSstacsmon but before tho last Pres;dent;o
election the wkoie South in opposition TO tho.
measures, ana almost threatening disunion il they
should be prcslsted IN. At the came time va "a "
the ,ohote South supporting the election of General
Jackson. During tho whole canvass the friend. I'll
the General were active in representing him as the
decided friend and advocate of the Tariff and of T.
tornal lmprovements--of Internal improvements a,
nnders'ood, and as practscd and su.taned then and
from the beginning. That no was an ardent f,;snS
70 epth sysoms, was urged and asserted by his friends
and the presses devoted TO him ererv wbs,o II,
these systems were themselves ponnisr Ne;,hor ~ |
General himself, nor the Nashville COMMITTEES undsr
MS own eye contradcted thelc assertions Tha
popueton OF Pennsylvania generally and of the Val
10y OF the Ohio, believed them. Yet tbs,e 49,
oouots; and It was anxousiy expece cd thai the Il,
session would solve them, and expose 10 the
reai constitutional opinions, and all the political ves
OF the President in relation to the power of The ,o
yernment over the long agitated questions of sbe
FsriR and Internal Improvement and the oo;cv r.
both The friends Of Presidout jackson. who Co.
cPposed to the American System laboured Iesously.
they lett no stone unturned 10 prevent tho
o. any bill which might test the Prcsiden,' a opn;op.
Wassner they knew bus opinions and desired their
iurther concealment, ] do not pretend IN sa, 1hs:
"eai was enough to awaken this suspicion, and did
While the bill for enforcing the Tariff Lava una
unoef consideration snd until IT, final II wss
evioent 70 the most common Observer that these
a m internal improvement were gain,ng oro,nd L
Inc constitutional scruples of some were removad
ny argument; while experience had tested tbei, efe,
so esto establish their policy. The friends If ~,
american System viewed the Tariff rs coming in aid
OF internal Improvement, and therefore az bavns
some connection with il. The enemies Of bo,h .Srs
Tee TO consider them as distinct systems and
no 1o'a'on 70 each Other. At LENGTH and after the
most untIriDg opposition. the Maysyille Road Mn
passed and as the adjoornm mt Of Congress was AZ
ea lor cay 50 distant that more than ten days must
eapse after tho delivery Of tho bill to the Presden,
.ne rre@oents action on that bill waited for by