Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-16

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ien' wii cf"esr thpt very Legislative pow.r ,vi.c
= elsewhere iesned to he omnipotent; " ish viii prc
S'hoe lo u, me law of it's action and the orl i, il
Which alone II can ngh,iuliy move
We have been for long tirne laborionslv engo ge,
10 this great work; labors are nov n, .n fh
Constitution which We hove formed is now 10 he sub
united tn the people, for their Ratification or riec
ton. - 'eJ'-
which framed Federal Constitution. / will sov-
Tint viii meet the fall and entire approbntion NJ
every portion Of the Commonwealth j. not To bc
cNpect"d; but each WI doubtless consider that had
us interests alone been consulfed the ropscuuc noes
would have been particular ly dsagrccabo or ini,,ri
Gus to others. Whilst therefore, VIC cannot expcc,
That II will be considered By the people the best form
OF government that could have been devised VIC may
ndu'ge the hope, that IT is the hest which he dis
cordhif opinions and conflicting interests of the Com
monweaith enabled us to make, it will be received
oy mem IN The spirit of conciliaon and compromise;
"nu oe accepted as the result of that mutual defer
rhce ana CONCESSION which the pecu7rty of our DO
iiCa situation, rendered Indispensable more espo-
cmiy' as II viii carry with it, ibis weici,ty
recommendations. That we have been aided in its
.n'a ny The experience and enlightened
Souhsei OF the patrarclis of the Land; Of men whom
Virginia Knows 10 be- her master workmen i'm the
Grsn' art OF cons iiution;l architecture
ne general course Of Our proceedings, gentlemen
Ias been characterized by the moderation and
forbearancc, which became the dnri,v Of ,bc
m ,n, ana the great questions which called
IL in the collisions Of discusson An oeca.on, n,, e 49,
ce-nt, snail have been out .i that like thai,
Wnch is struck from the du, i'll have been exn-u.h.
ue moment which gave u birth; and that shall
ac ifou each other with reciprocal feeling Of Good
WI which viii constitute the strongest our union
a ONO us "9eher, M all time people, one and
'"a'osCIe la this spirit heerc you lie, rs return 10 our
resolved 'o cast oil upou HE Us we
en 10 san te agitation Of the public mind cause TO
settle down Ike The mcd ioson of The ccea, into
Of calm TRANQUILITY tie VIII, sb,u cor,,;,,,. 80 .
NATION TO devouty To he wished deserve We'll of Ms
countsy and wall assueiiiv receive the apto, lion of ha
country hishes, aud be ., rewar,i to G,bn nS ~
pvs af
us perhaps never to meet againmHy health and harness
. 70" a-may you long live tn see this ancient ard
e'ou commonwealth prosperous 1T bone,
may she be hooked by states as an examine
worthy Of all imlta,'o,may she hereafter copeicred bs
men, as sie herrtoie has been, the key stone of that arch
which support, federal unin whose strength, hone
ana trust. VIII be increased by increasing pressure which
MIR. Barbour toos his scat amidst loud cheers
such Is sketch ofthe last days proceedings The
highly interesting Debate on tho question TO -lom
the Constitutions shond he submitted for ratification
which we have no room for to-day. we shall publish
fully on Monday.
Thus have the Iabors Of the Convention closed If
not to the .etisaeion Of all vet far more n,snicrus
ly than at time, there WIS any reason In cxrec,
Their work, not pc.fect-and for oGr own rnrt We
think 1t extremely deiective in some par icuars-is
doubtless vast Improvement The oId ION
placing us it does, the government IN the hands
of majority of tho citizcns-provi,Iinr f,r
the responsibility Of the iudciary.-prumirg a.
wcy the supcrfuity Of tho Executive Council
and securing an annual Swing in he cxprnncs of tn
Government, moderately computed at $4,000 Be
tween that md the old Consti,uiion eeicrS prrhus
'r" we OriIcve wouiJ hesitate to prefer ihc now and
we anticipate It's adoption by great and overwh.lm-
ing, and Of course, not merely sectional majority
OF tie people. Even those who have ihnrglt. OF
for po!icys sax afTec cd to think. the old Consttu
ton so good so very peri according to the
signs Of the times, for the new,-.a fact which
proves that the efforts Of those who have laborcd Il
bring about Convention, were not directed. by Wis.,
onnry speculation. md that The subsea ial benefit
conferred by the chang, argues the existence Of evil
and abuse under The old Constitution
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