Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-28

nnercSh industry, why is 1t to be expected that
'hey VIII change this tone In convention? Is IL favo
tooie time TO convene the people for great govorr
mental purposes! Is the known state OF pubI;c
yee""s ausPcious To conventions upon questions
50 stsr1f Al inc General Convention in Phadel.
P""' VINO framed the constitution, possessing feel,
ings OF love and brotherhood towards each Other
found great difficulty in agreeing to the compromises
which II contains, what could be expected from
convention, TO be held, comnosed of ,,,oh ,,.
as Hamilton, McDuiiic, Sci None bnt r,dn,sr
can expect favorable result from n convention
formed of such materials. Do Won not co., ,ho.
things DO you not know them! and knowing them.
can you claim the dignitied name of patriot whilst
you seriously urge Il convention? Give me le,va
to tell you, sir, iii plain language, that Won do M,
wish convention for any good purpose. Yon will
not give in your adhesion TO the South C,roln;.
politicians because they have christened tho cb;a
ny wrong name, as you suppose. Modification
3d.H, is an ugl y name, and you have shewn some
u IN Directing to it; it is not soft and hand.
sohe as Contention, certainly: You love the child,
Out object to its name. Crafty YOU in this small
onahge, and then you go through thick and thin
win Mr.. McDufiie; you Will even agree that South
Caroina may pass law which SHALL i'm terms
declare the tariff laws void and of none effect; but
you VIII not consent to call this law a nuIIif,,no
act; ''you tcant Of it," In this state of tbings
you want u convention first, with full knowedga.
that they will do nothing when met; and then tbsv
may ADJOURN after planting, in the best SOIL the
seeds Of disunion The members may return 70
their respective States, and pass what laws tbev
may choose in relation to the tariff and because the
farce of convention has been acted then YOU Wilt
JON, openly and boldly, in notification, however
ugly the word. This sir, is your scheme n scheme
infinitely more responsible than Mr. McDufie,s:.
because, whilst 1t has tho objects in view it
seeks 20 conceal them, until concert of action NAV
DC agreed upon, In order that ga long pull strong
pall," and a su eessfui pull may be made. Sir +
have seen something of parties and of politici,ns-
and cannot be mistaken i'll supposing that nm.
derstand you well, and understanding you, look
upon your course with q loathing which lonou,oe
is inadequate to express.
But permit me to carry this view little futher.
Suppose we had Convention which should meet
IN angry feelings, and adjourn in spirit of disu-
mon, os you know would be the case, you fitted
either to conduct the war which would follow or
restore peace? Could you calm the troubled
waves or save the vessel of State from the dan
gers OF surgy sea? Allow me in candor to tell
you, that you have not yet developed any of the
qualities OF great general, able neg.tator or
trustworthy mediator, and though it may be true
that you arc great man in little things when YOU
provoke the storm you will prove yourself to be but
httle man IN great things Go on, and IL mark
the sequel. Yes sir, your object in asking Con-
vention, believe to be UNIV orthy; you wish it ony
because 1T may be used pretext to cover the
unholy ground which is afterwards intended to be
resorted to: you wish Convention, net for the
purpose OF celebrating upon the great subjects
which now agitate the Union but that you NAV
then say to the People of Virginia. the last step for
! constitutional compromise has been taken, it has
JHIeu, ana am RO1o tor Ruuiftcdtt0R; want a
Convention, because the Southern States might
there go into your favorite element (caucus) and
concert measures for long pull, a strong
PuH. and pull altogether, aye, and pull against
the Union and the Constitution.
Sir, have read your whole course upon this
solemn question of qualifications with mortified feel
ings; have in it every thing but patriotism:
have seen III it, abandonment of all those feelings
which love of union would inspire; and the adop.
ton OF such sentiments, befit the willy dema
gogue, ardent in his feelings of ambition, and ac
tive IN his desires for dstinction-all this have
plainly seen, and yet you vany suppose that be-
cause you have dressed up the whole in a STYLE of
mystihcation, your objects will be SEEM and in
the mean time, should public sentiment take diff.
ferent direction to that which may be expected
you may stand ready to deny your guilt. But YOU
want TO concert the means of '.a long pull strong
PuA, and pull altogether" and against what is
tins pull to be directed? Certainly against the ma
Jorlty, the Constitution, and the Union: no other
answer can be given to the question; and in this
Will be involved ciuH lcar. Sir, reflect upon this
subject IN all its bearings, and perhaps you may see
some reason to pause. But what can be expected
from you? Have you not prophesied that a ours D..
would come upon the country? Did you not strive,
to Tx that curse upon the country which you said
would prove its ruin? The ruin, not vet being
complete, are you not laboring to continue the
curse, until your whole prediction shall be verified?
SIR, II You have done these things, is it unreason-
able TO suppose that cioH is your next object
which, whenever it shall coIpe, will make your
Propesy complete? NUMA.