Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-05

The mo'' momensous error committed In the fo.Ina
uap OF several OF the hrsi Stale Contributions, was the
ssatli'hnont OF the legislative power in single as
.eutiy OF the r. personalities Of the people. 10 the
uue 'hecry rtrepublican government, all the public
uneuonrrs are representa- iyes OF the ops, pro
70 fe'to' IN Tho will aud give action to the power, Of
Tue sommrny To mere theorists in the construction
OF The sooi' echse ih'r i. 10 idea educps az ha,
OF simplicity Now the smp issi Of all forms Of epresen-
tahve government would De, hat eli the -srs Of the
S,ae should at short ia ervei- OF tins be chosen by
IN jori'es OF the people; aud all he PAYERS Of 70.
veranenl stould he exercised by Que elected oily Of
men. hts syssem wac, however nevsr proposed b,
any enc IN the UGi ed a,es. Tue DIVISION of The of
nses o. nj into lsgiarve executive, AMI iu-
e'a' had been lena e'tabshcd liz tn British ,Iones
'heut mol very effectively le in their org au 100
Al the 'Ss of the Declaration IF Independence NJ n.
fsqoitu was one OF the mas' receui snd esteemed
wti'efs upon 1ovctnmep', aud he bad shown tho Ill.
vision oil powers to be es cnuaiy necessary the
se'vaon o. hosry Legislation, however, hsii mere
zoe 'Apre'so on OF he viii Of the counuii'y, Ia an
operation SO simple 10 lis paturs, iha, inexperie
reason cannoi easiy perceive III, necessity Of commit,
uoS u 10 two TO es oi men, each having d,ci,iy-
check upon tbs action OF ,he oh4t. AT the rs, ,o,na
uoh of cur Stse Cuniii u,ion l. III aLe un.s,n o,
nansceude nj importance, aud divided tie opirlon. of
our most eminent men. All she srsuinens desived
ro;: we anaegy between 'h> movements Of poliIiea
oooiss, and he rions OF physical na'urc all the
Impulses o. political persimony; alt tho pr-udices
gans, second oIdina,e assembly sinu-
lated by The exemplihea ion OF in he b lush Pasiia
men were sganst division OF Ia, leg sa:ive power
IN several o. he aies the force Of buse arr un sus
was found irresistible. PennsyYena wa, 20 d. thai
iFsislAAufe Ia TWO branches wSyjn drawn b
hor'e before and a horse behind, in opposi direc
uous; and she invested single assembly with her leg
iiaiVe authority her States were acua,,d Nv ,h,
sane Image or by o.hers 'qaaliy pieusb.; ard FL.
Pean i'os pnical statesman, once repu;et pro
expressed, ia bis private and conhdenh,i eorrsspr-
oe6ee wh sno'he-, his dissa.i faction that OF ,hs
Ameiiean States had conhd hsir legislation TO ,wo
concurrent codes, instead o! dspostng all h.ir au-
hority IN one GENRE, and ,ha, cenre the nation.
., Inc 'xpsfiense OF very few years brought back
all TIE member! OF the coaisdsracy who had ud the
vi. har.. 10 A..
'esm teEi viii pai; aud, as il was Ho ind peces
safy 10 tackle the I'm In front ard The eariag,
nave seldom msnesej dsr .ion 10 dsery Ia 0pposit.
ufss'ion AID never 60 bnstsy to crest the pro-
sress oil tho car aen she Constitution OF the United
S's'es came 10 De formed the problem sufficient
~ solved to settle opinions hs c0n'in.u'; and no,
sonsry voice wa. heard 10 propose that The legisa-
i've power u 'he Union should BE- ves'ed in sinsle
assembly.
This Constitution, rising from the ashes Of h. Gre,
experimental aDt iubeciis Contsd,taey has row been
In suceessi OPERATION upward, OF ioriy wears IL bo
unuergons, since ne nrs esia5shmsp, vary Re ~ and
comparatively speaking, Uni alterations Ia.
passed 'htough the ordeal successive admins re-
Won; ana IL al !hls tim. 10 the hands OF the seventh
mas STOOD 'he teal one formidable foreign war; and
OIL Two apparent changes Ct principle ,fcied ty The
connect o. par'iss but TsfutGg in no material GLANCE
vi the C,nsiiuor; aud none The administrator f.
cell affecting 10 any PercePblo degree the interest OF
the nation. II was originally the work of tie parry
unomlna'ed Federal 10 oppo'i, to that party which
adheted with The most tenacious iune xioiy to The un
limited sovereignty Of tho separate States. The admin
ol tue general GOVERNED however,
aernaVeiy oonhded 10 ia ivltulls attached 10 the one
and the other OF those parties and isa ercussanca
"hich VIII not escape the ob'e;vaon Of phiosophi.
cal historian, that tie constructive mower, al ,hs M.
hona government have been sire! ched 70 lheir ex.
,remes tension by that party when 10 power which
mas Ssen mast len ely sstupulonsy cf he as sove.
reigny, when unnYested wish The autLo,,v ot tho
Uoon the mSelves.
O ihese Inconsistencies our two great parties 10
nave ile to ray in rspfoof OF each oher The charge
on ether side can be much more easily rs,orled ihsn
cf nFin cnla hatv
very hue more ,tan cor lc.s for place; and In Inc
meantime, the nsion has been Advancing with eigan.
nc efides, in p-p"lation, we4lih and power. T6ai
ans mas beeD urder The tlessng Of Provide nce the re-
suit oil the system. doubt who will eou,pare
.he soDdihon o he county under ths Confederacy
State sovereign les, and The Constiiulion he
he people Of The Uued aes Ye, no ono oi ths al
mini'Iauons of the general government La, ever
gwen enhre satisfaction 10 l. whole peops. Partial
DISC ont, MS have al different times been prevalent in
different portions of s Nor; and the degree of iu ,m
maon with which they have ragged, has seldom been
proporhonsd 10 The magnitude OF their exciting causes
Washing'onss Administration encountered and nsu.-
fparing iiie OF eonvict ior rehsos "poIsG
attempts have been made TO array separate, and eyen
com bined State 'ovsreignties sgenst the government
ani laws OF the Unior; aud at this day the peouls
OF twen'y-ihsee Of our States might shudicr at tbs i'm
uinent danger OF dissolution Of tho Union, but ior the
anticipation hat the mos ardent nsigA. to thai ca
tasTophs a this 'i'ne, may, recovery isom hs al
cry passions by which thy are simulated erase from
their memories az strive to eXyungo from those
OF others, tie records Of their deluior; wonder tia
they should have been suspected OF dioyal!y 10
the Union, fer which even now 'hey profess an afss
donate regard and, their words and deeds should BE-
too faithfully by their country reeur to the
OF the poet, aud exclaim,
'We angry lovers, what we say"
ON Is not to be expected that he present, or sny
future administration, will sver prove safaciory al
onso TO tie whole people. condition of relative CON
fort and happiness Is all that the lot OF mankind upon
earth can attain, and denizeo Of The North Amef
can Unien would form d candid estimate Of the good
AID evil OF bis own destiny let him compare IA with
hat oil auy other nhabani OF the Glob con,rac ling
the coinPafson to that OF the civilized and christian
portion OF the earth, let him look abroad among the ma
lions OF Europe, and OF their descendants 10 our ow N
Interchangeable portions OF mankind Whose opinions
aud eengs az. fortunes have been deeply sgi;a
ted aud extensively influenced by the principles pro-
claimed in our Declaration of Iade and draw
imperial parallel between their condition aud our
owe.
"The first OF the European nations which followed us
in the revolutionary career, Ffanee. Her govern
meni was an absolute monarchy. The uncontrolled
Irresistible de'poiis power VIII cb, Blackstone and the
juTs Of The English school insist, must ia every 20
mi reside sODetrheTe, in France vestea ip
the person OF she king. There indeed an obsolete
record Of sCnu!iOn an assembly of the States Gsna.
raj 10 three ORDERS mobiles, clergy and or third
estate, which were The semblaGce Of representation
Of the people
The very same year when the present government
OF the United States frat snlzsd .bs uuconro
ed mos arch compelled to call assembly of The
States General, body whish had Dol bee permitted
to meet before Tor nearly two buodSsd years. Aud
this body did then assemble, thar, nnder the
influence Of the principles pomul gated by our Dteisra-
fenaiion5, assumed the supTsme power TO themselves
constrained the Two other orders Of MOBILES and clergy
to unite with ihem 10 sel:-sonsiutod National A.
sembiy, abolished The monarchy, and under hs nan
years the fret Of succession OF constitutions, which
now, at the end OF oiy years after shat event, they