Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-16

: presenting the people in their primary soyerei0
ch'racfcr; Of forming Constitutions which if raSi
ied, will create that very Legislative puwer wbic
IS elsewhere deemed to be omnipotent; WHICH will pre-
.,I TO IT, the law OF KS action and the orbit il
which alone At can righttIliy move
we have been for a long time, laboriousy engaged
III TINS great work. labors now at an end, The
constitution which we have formed is now to be sub
ton.
In the language, substantially, of the Convention
Which framed our Federal Cons' tuition, will say
mat IL VIII meet the fsll and entire appreciation of
every portion OF the Commonwealth. is not To be
eXpected but each will doubtless consider that had
s interests alone been consulted the conseque
"Nu.u nave oeen particularly disngreeablc njlr-
,r LUG 20 o.hers. whist therefore, cannot expect
rat VIII BIZ considered by the people, the best form
OF gove'nDrn mt that cou d have been devised We NAV
indulge The hope that it is the hest which the dis
coroa0t OPINIONS ond cons citing interests of the Com
tnonwealth, enub!ed to make il will he RECEIVED
ny them in the spirit of Cancellation ana compronsc
ana Dc accepted as the result of that mutual defer
ana concession which the peculisrity of our po-
tiGai situation, rendered Indispensable; more espe-
cially, as it will carry with it. this wephtv
recommendation, that we have been aided in its
formation, by The experience and enghtened
counsel OF tho Patriarchs of the land; of men, whom
virginia knows to be her master workmen in the
rent art OF constitutional architecture
Inc general course Of our proceedings gentlemen
nus nus oecn characterized by the moderation and
noo'; which became the dignity of the
to decide ~ Nc ""'o "eh" ca'c"
IL in the collisions discussion an occa.oua, spas If ~
cement. shall have struck Out, trust that Ike a
wMch Is struck from the m in have hecn exuguisb
alae frmu each other, tina, reciprocal ieens g" GOOD
whcn VIII constitute The strongest our union
and bind us together in time 10 come as neon,e onr and
'nd'c'sibe In this pit beeech YOU let us return to our
resolved TO cas-; oil upon the waters; as far as we
se',le down like aufed bosom o,hc ocean, into state
81 calm Tranquility He who shall consum
"u so nevontiy to be wished will deserve we'll of his
of that
country the highest aud best reward faithful public servants
are now gentlemen upon the of sepaIao MANY OF
US perhaps never to meet again may hcalth and happiness
attend you af-may hong live, ancient aud ven
ei"'ea home respected abroad
may she be looked mp by States as an example
Moiy OF an nla,ionmay she hetealer considered Ivy
% as sue heretofore has BEEN the key of arch
which supports federal union. whose strength hone
trust will be increased by every increasing pressure which
Mr. Barbour took his seat amidst loud cheers
Such Is sketch ofthe last days proceedings TIE,
highly Interesting Debate on the question to whom
the Constitution should be submitted for ratification
which we have no room for today, we shall publish
fully on Monday.
thus have the ahors of the Convention closed if
not 10 the satisfaction of ALL yet far more auspcious-
", IMAM al one time, there any reason to expect
Aheir work, II not ,erfect-and for our own part we
thinS IL extremely defective i'll some pur;icuars--is
doubtless vast improvement the old constitution
placing as 1t does, the government iu the hands
OF majority of the citizens-proviling for
the responsibility of the jmdciary-prmninr n
way the superfuity of the Executive Council
and securing an annual saving in Tie expnnces of the
government, moderately computed at $50 900. Be
tween that ard the old Constitution ccieris pnrilus
fe" we believe would hesitate to prefer the new and
we anticipate its adoption by great and overwhem-
ing' and OF course, not merely sectional majority
| OF Tile people Even those who have thought, or
tor pohcys sax affected to think, the old Cons,tu
ton so good so very perf1ct-wilI, according to the
signs OF the timce, vote fer tho new-a fact which
proves that the ef.ts of those who have labored to
bring about Convention, were not directed by Wis
lonary speculation and that the substantial benefit
by the change argues the existence of evil
and abuse Under the old Constitution
W In the hasty sketch of Thursday nights pro-
ceedings, omitted notice the brief and
manner in which Mr.. Cabell advcrted to his vote for
the Constitution. a strenuous advocate for the
white basis, he contenGcd for it while hope was left
and in surenderng at last, he said he trusted be did
SO, possessed of his side arms with his colours y
ing, and with the honours of war" We hope we
may be permitted to add our testimony to the un-
tiinchng fidelity, and generous galantry with which
he and few others from the sume quarter-Messrs.
Stuart, Campbell, Clayton and Saunders, stuck to
What they believed the "good old cause" through
good and through evil report, and amidst OBJECTIONS
and falings off, on the right hand and the left
Hon. Philip p. Barbour.--lt comes nerhaps
with better grace and possibly with the more effect
from U.s. known it is, that we have been no ADM.
rers of some passages of the political life of this
gentleman, to express the high sense of the univer-
sal public who have witnessed it, of the manner in
which he has discharged the important and arduous
functions Of the Presidency OF the Convention. We
do this with the more pleasure, that an opinion was
Notwithstanding in ignorance and prejudice
and into which had fallen that me had made bad
Speaker of the House of Representatives. when he
occupied that Chair and that his cast of talent
did not qualify him for the station. The country
in all probability, will never another Speak
:. er who unites the rapid conception and unerr-
ing tact, with the imposing grace aud elegance OF