Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-28
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Mn. LEIGu's s"he'""t:re proposi!j9ns-which 40 c..
PlanUtlon mitigate.

F'''!"'ivi Gun mitigate
One Of 81. LeiEh's Cacc,rous friends has objected to
me reading OF "NathGn Bacon because It is not;
DAcoN G5r'aSeG!' We VIII try TO accommodate
nun 7nothsT, and yet third, has complained that
" Mr. Lrgh's words have been torn from their con-
TEXT Possibly theirs are duZsn others yet TO como
forth with their winning complaints before the week
runs its course. B. II $3.50 much the more nolc
rous must NJ LeIghs political principles or tcGnt oF
them, become. d" what they may chant whatever
new logic their ingenuity devise for the OCCASION
hold them at Gancr upon this single ground
That Mr.. Lcghs SubSLnnt;re propositions cannot bn
pitigdted by any explanation Contcri TO be sof-
tened at all they must b. e6arcd. rct.ucteI DENIED
a. t'f2. Fer attempt To soften. disguise even with
s'est-m"1ts, these odinus and 'damnGtory" PROPOSE
tons would not deceive his own hltc son hourh
SICK and "eTPiring 10Th encess Of liberty"
al % fnaRdTy ,9%n meeting' IA 324 70 promote Tho
promulgated iheSe Hpr o5ositGsasg@a nod" -
is'. Mr.. Leigh, IN answer to Mr.. Munford; a ked
"htt was the meeting called to do' He said ,bev
we're caIIeo ON To 40 or to recommend act, which
amounted {" nothing short OF HIGH TRE4sor,'--
mr. Leigh t"on reod the 7rea,on qct' to the meet
ing o, .n.., ,,... =, "''''
CdIeo' III suhstancP--Tbat IN political crgbmey;c
."o anu TWO docs no, always make Foun; bur that
II proper regard was had the yiyht, Of proycyI,,
ONE and oTE would a. often make TEN -
Oh, IN his far famed substitute of That dav--.yr
I'S's'" asks Flow can any man know that ali tho -
c's tot the Constitution he de plores viii nor no 80,
'otned, and THAI all which n" most values "a ,,ood
VIII no. be atoiisted? Let no, rhs. enquiry
'S'"e%' Oy ne answer that 'trc tOiIng 10 trust
me PeoPte' (Of course he was not yiIluT N trns,
the people whom he rdlcucs on all occasions
4th. Mr. Leigh saws in the Substituted IN m,v bo
ormed as general r'ith, applicable - the Iayys IF
80 re- government, that any institution shat has
e".Sted long unchanged though It appears
al hrsi sight Will b" found, on close eyaminot,o, 90
DC deeply lad in solid foundations and to ,cst ~ III
IIS man parts on some permanent and en,i,,rj1o s
son. lOi course the Chinese institutions a. e.
rT,.r
son!") N'''s 'c1
b'e'e notions did not prepaR, IN the rneetinrs of
s''S NULL ne Convention was called was he
,Ie successful "erel la that body. his unavailrnr
opp Ston 70 the ertension Of The yighL Of suGrrrs
and tn" rcnl0dehjng The basis Of RsDr,ss,l ,,joa m No
10 approach ncnrcr uniform ~ throughout the state
consumed nearly two thirds Of the whole session In
the course Of this discussion
5th. OUr Leigh said. Reprnscn,e,ior Of ,,,,.or.
ana Pr2Psriy and Of SLAVES as one or the otr, ,vns
NOT n th" general sense Of America contrary to tho
principles OF republican government or obnpv,oug -,
the imPutau0n Of arief9crucy"
9Th. Mr.. Lcigh SAID He did not b,,o tho, ,r
trends OF ll" proportions reported ~ the o,igI,t,
committee, would assign their rcaggns for y Man
"hch PFopoFms IN "fc 30 put he Dorrcy of con'rn.
ing %" ocTNt r the State into hands d,G,,-,,, r.
those winch heH that woalrh; n pran o,jrl ,,,
mat representation shall b. governed nv cgs me
ahd c'Hf7b"i'pn by apoiher ratio. rHnrc Mr. T,p,-b
NNeNNIFlcniy declares that government lepr.Isfton
p2'p"r, should be given tu 1rrgNi and MT ~ ,,,l
nm when Do" SAID Sir, an attempt is now made in
lhf modification of'h5 Cons tuition 10 irfso inr u
? ne" principle, uuh"Hrd Of rl now in \ rrnr -o,,
eminent; princp.o Which is o. war with cvcry no
l.u we 81 Am,ica"'' have been taught 10 hold 80
cred and which goes 10 mako tho sIcrIjro no,pc-
i"I7ra,s with Wealth.. The design , in effect IN
nok" HnreS CONSTITUENTS IN Tho Legislature. or n
make be- tnr paid 90 thom iugredeui in tho Iers.
.oU"c power
IN Mr.. Leigh ION another occnsinn) sail--aTbo
next argument for the basis ofJrEHs population is de-
'uacH from tho u1'w0i righB ur mun!-T cannot con
.'Vo ay natural rights Of man contra distinguished
rom social. conventional rights. Tho vcrt word
KIN ~ a worJ Of relation. and implies some society .
w WIc Robinson Crusoo was alone in hq leland what
we're hi7 ughy 70 On ch ibc giants md tame then,
to KY lhcThH' and cat them. when Friday came.
'oW ana They regulate their natural rjghls' Hc "a
'H iHd'ys liic--he COVE him brcad--und FrIdav
ccam' h's ssrranL And that 7 believe. was about
50 ''p'b'san government men thus foriutousIv
rough, togo her. would eDcr forn-thc srnovergT
.o"" he MASTER" ~ will take abi.ct slaves
'dred and gond Erday men or Man. Hridays 10 dr.
'cst This, Gpprshcndll
bih Again, Mr. Leigh snd-"Sir, 7 fear We nre
. mo habit oI counting Too much upon The mr.
ny ond rirI'o If our society q pcrmancn, eccr