Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-22

rs a. ~ 'Hslh'n expiring with excess cred ~
" TIE imagination that can never be realizedt "a
yy,hefaoie gentleman, has described those bgryX 81
- e-'"s painted them 10 US ia all the freshI III
b :; NJ thch tolc US, 10 the same breath,f ~
~, ~, Is prepared to Vote for The same system IL ~
ne same causes uniformly produce the same ssI5 ~
mean 70 SPEAK with freedom; yet not without H.
.I Tsp, que 20 tue venerable gentleman, and whc<
9iah rchuer as willing tribute: L cannot fo,bS~@
however, TO express my aston shment thai h. .s<,
o1 ",hlS 10 adopt, for his country the pr;1rX
PIES tnaS led to those horrors he has so ieelnsv ~
soioeu NC. &C. Up. Isl, l52 I56, I73l fxrX
Is thiS the svied, rdicued despsed nation b., ~
JUST risen With her load of oppres ca.t II 49,
oIoe the CHAINS OF despots3, dehroned her tyrar3&
organized free gocernment-all within IN. br;-S
space vt aweek-and now reposcs in rho .rms oSi,-3
erty and peace !! But, according to Mr. Leigb .;s,;
ai e"I,es always produce SIMILAR Effects and Boz
cause France failed once she rebels against naur{
causes end her destiny TO attempt tn he e ~
now nov or, ii she may &c free, what sympathy can sh
uhd IN Mr. Leigh or the other advoca es OF ves,e3{
rights IN the city of RchInond?l
Hr FiTzaUGu of Fairfax rose and said Gen,laF -
men must pardon me, for saying that on this
80 arguments have gone beyond the propositisrf&
nave intended to support; and that in pourtra
Iney conceived to be the incompatible Interest,"
o! me tIast and the West they have gone FIR to es
'aeEsh another proposition, viz that the Ancient Do
Union rs no longer lifted for single Government
CONFESS indeed, Sir, that shoe ed and sIaru,
ed, when heard the soemuity with which tho ,o,
teToan froU Chesterfield (Mr. Leigh ip ppniesIar
declare the integrity Of the State be- now, only
the second wish of his heart; and that nnjsss a.
whole power of legislation were thrown mic &C.
nands OF minority, he for one. vas prepared for
division Of the State! vi lie Oh rose 10 explain-S
n" sad the gentleman from E.irlax strsnnly nscon
c=lEed the character of his remarks. What be had
said, Was, that the preservation of the Sp,e entire
was the second consideration with him. The frst
was that the entire State should have free and rc
guar republican government, founded upon the mr.
tual Interests OF Nil. with Just balance OF those in
'ereSts' where they are cunf!ctingl MIR. Pnzhuph
resumed-"l DID not msundnrsiand the genilemen
sincerely wish had done so He did not It is true
desire the disunUn of the SrBte, if the government
should DC arranged what he deemed fair PRINCIPLES
edt when he comes to explain himself in relation To
those principles, they CONSIST in throwing the power
OF legislation into the hands OF minority of the peo
pie.-Aganst the doctrine of disunon / have mil
form'y protested, let it from what quarter il
may' would preserve the integrity ofthe State, at
ali hazards. "-(pnge gao
Mr. LEiGn ('B another occasion page 1907 said
"4he next Argument for the bass of white pcpula nm
exclusively, IS dednced from the natural rights OF
man - cannot conceive any natural riphts of man
contra distinguished from al conventional rights
The very word right is word of relation, and i'm
Plies some society While Robinson Crusoc vas alone
IN hs island what bis rghts' To tel the goats
ADD tame ihem--to Kill Their kids and eat them.
When Friday caDe, how old they seaulsse tha;r
natural rish.si BE saved DridSy's hfs-6e gave him
9Fe9a--and Friday became his seSraat, [exultnglyl
AND that, believe, was about republican a 20
VernineDt, as any men thus fortuIs usy brought To-
sether, would evsr form the strongest vould IA
msster SO that these vho Rave tbs 20 var are JUS
hHed IN keoPuIg II, TIL II put ths test pie m
s'rongest-ihus 10 civil var fsmas ed By the war
say be- think Defoes Robinson Crusosl q bettes
6ooR on goTernmen., han CrockeT's Arithmetic, or .
PikoLs either &c Sc Tn. same old doctrine of
Mr. Lelghs stump orstory when lie told the citizens
Of R'chwond that two and tvo d,d not always make
four IN political arithmetic, but that one and one
would Ottener make tenl.
Mr.. TArLon said" lie would soften n,,bi,a h.
would mitigate nothng-buu would eSoress ,bs ain
ceTe convictions OF his heart. He would not ,ttribn1
improper motives 10 any gentloman but he would re-
peat that The principles which the gentleman, INT
honestly q fnJ MFR
IN his Judgment, nimIcal oil be was taught 10 re
specr-to all cur free and equal lsstituions-and n.
all hazards" Il! page 1881
Mr. LEIGa (openy diseardipy all principI. on ths
occasionJ said" Representation of persons aud pro-
Pcrty, and OF slaves the other was not in
the general sense of America, contrary to the princ
pies Of Republican Government or obnoxious In
the irnputatIon Of aristOcracy. But | kays licsd
long enough to Know, that words are thinss and
potent things o;-aBd that if an odlous eaithe,
can be fixed any proposition or measure Allie
VII suffice TO enlist thousands against H. and IN the
end genei ally to damn IL forever In tru D. the oues
tor we considering, is Q question of state peLcv
unahected by any theories, democratic, republican,,
or arstocrat!' Sir, fear we are in The habit of
counting too much upon the purity and virtue OF COR
society. rs permanent security against all poIticaI
evils / told the committee yesterday, that INTENDED
10 open my Whole mind without reseTve--This is the
last scene Of rrypoiiiioai tfsH (hou scon forzot in
his great zeal to save the cbsncclors ncxt winter
Before came here, weeded all the hopes Of ambI.
ton from my heart; lbut they have sprune IN again
tous belief unpopular TIN ovewa ~ il nav be- thai
from The beginning Of time. any bation mnds a
more rspld progress IN corruption, than have these
United States during tho last quaWer OF . century
beg leave TO mention few the most obvious, Of
many symptoms. Even in TINS good Old Dominion
tor one placo hunter thst IL Ne when fret
grew up to manhood. there ton DOW! (hov con
yonien for those in office, II the outs would never
desire 10 torn about with them would practi-
caly establish privileged order at once, which has
already been too much the tendency Of eur federal
To,k ,vs,- IL
vested rights. J (page I6e.)
AIT Cooke [p'ge 1871 81 d Of he was correctly
Informed ~ N constitutional history Of Viz
pinin the gentleman from Norfolk Tur TnsowoII)
had boon sinrullty nfnlcitnn- in sicm1,nn 20 sup
port, by eeJonce 10 that history, bis theory Of tho
true principles vt Representations His theory land
Mr.. Loghsl Is, ihot there should he a representa-.
ton If int es,s in tie legislative body, ccnIrads
tngu.shcd iom the representation Of numbers end
support this theory h" hss attempted to show that
70 was uniformly aoed on 10 Virginia, even from tho
IL nh Of in