Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-07

ware gentlemen that a tribute OF rsgsri
from me 10 him 10 OF little impnrlsncs oui
il shall receive your appreciation and sanction
Il will become OF value. Mr.. Madisos, thank
TO q kiud Providence. 10 yet among the irinr
and there is osrtsinly no other indlviauai u"
log, to whom the country Is so much inheotee
for the blessings oil the Consultation Tie va
one of the Comm issioners at Annapolis, ~
1856 AT the meeting. Of which bsve AHEAD,
spoken . mestipg. which 10 the great credit
Virginia, had its origin in proceeding Of that
State. lie was member Of tho Convention
of 1880. and "',td OF Virginia the following
,s.,. tie was thus intimately acqualnse,
with the whse progress OF the formation OF chs
Constitution, from its very hrsi step, TO III
| final adoption. II ever man had the meant
OF undo r.tasding written instrument, MIR
| Madison has the means OF understanding tb'
constitution. II IL be possible Ia ksow whs'
was designed by II, he can tell Us. II wal
ia this City, that in conjunction with Mr.. Ham
,lion and Mr.. Jay, 10 wrote the numbers o.
tue Fedoralix aud IL was 10 this CITY that
he commenced his brilliant career. undei
the new Constitution, having been elected into
the House oi Representatives, OF the hra Con
gross. Inc ieco,d ed votes and debates oil those
times, show his active and eDic,eat agency ~
every important MEASURE oil that Congress
| AHt " wv
the arrange menis'of The depsttmt u,s. uad es
peeially Ihs paramount subject Of revenue
engaged his attention, and shared his iabors
The legislative history OF the hrst two OF three
| years OF the Government 10 full Of INSTRUCTION.
II present., in striking light. the evils intended
| to he r1med died oy the Consiii0I ION. aud ths
provisions which were deemed essential 10 ths
| remed, Of those evils. II exhibits The conntr y
| 10 the moment Of its change, IRON ~eak snd
| III defined conlederacy OF states, ,nio general
eli a,eut but sthi restrained and united govern
,n5ni. IL shows the first wor kI0g OF or pecu
liar system, moved, as " Then was, by master
| hands.
Grnuemen, for one, conf 50. I like TO dwell
-. tni, part of our history. II Is good Tor Us
to be here. l,,s good Tor us to s'udy tue siiua'
ton u the country Ut this psfiod, 10 survey
ITS dilTicul ), TO look ut The conduc, oi its pub
| iic men, I, see how they struggled With obsis.
cIe,. real and Formidable, and how glorionsly
| they brought The County out OF It's state OF de.
preston aud distress. Truly, Gentlenrh
lb.se founders aud fathers OF ihe Constitution
| we're g,.at men. and thoroughly furnished 10,
| every good work All that reading and lca,n.
| ing could do, all tina, talent and intelligence
CO I'D do, and ~ha, perhaps is still morc--ai
| tina, long eKi,eriencs, ~ dihicali and tUublec
| times, aud derp aud intimate PRACTICAL know
| ledge oil III condition oi the County could do
| couspi,eI 10 e. them tUT the great business o.
| forming u general, bot hunted government, ON
bracing common OBJ rcis, extending over oil tho
States, aud Yet touching tho power oil the
States no farther tnan tnote common obj sets
require. ! confess, | love 10 I'm or hiound
these original fountains. nad 10 drink deep ol
their water. ! love 10 lm1ibs. IN as full mea -
ute as may, The tplr oi those who LAID the
found stions OF the gosornment. aud 40 wisely
and skllfuuy balanced and djused is bearings
AID proportions
Having been afterwards, for eight years,
Secretary of State, and as long President,
MIR. Madison las had an experience IN the at
fairs OF The Cousin utiou. certainly second 10
no man. More thun any othor mao living,
! aud perhaps more than my other who has
lived, MS whole ub,c lie has been ,ncoipora.
ted, as il were into the Constitution n tue orr
ginal conception and project Of attempting Il
| form H. To It's neiual framing, ia explaining anu
| recommending by speaking and writing, ~ AS
| s,stng al thg h,si org aniZai,on OF The Govern
| ment under u, and ~ long Administration Of
| us e1ecutise powers, in hose various ways, be
has lived near the Constitution, aud wnh the
mower Of imbibng us true splrh, and InlIa.
| ling 10 very breath, from IT'S first puIsa,ion oi
| Ife-Apain, therefore, ! ash, u he cannot tell
n. shat IN. Con,tiluton is, and what It means
who csuf he hud retired Win the resprci
and regard OF the community, and might NAT
oally b. supposed net Wiling 10 interfere a.
| gain 10 matters OF political coneein. lie has
nevertheless not witilhoid den his opinion on ths
vital question discussed Oh II al OCCASION, which
| has caused this meeting. Tie has stated " ilu
| nm accuracy ainos, peculiar 10 hlnseIf, and
so slated, n, ia my opinion, 10 place aimos,
tI.a A.,. "A
of the constitution. lie has stated, moi no lion,
too loose aud Irregular 10 be calrd even a the
orv--not ideas struck out by the ierhug o
presen, Inconvenience or supposed msl-adn ia.
stralion--not suggestions Of esped,ency, or "
vs.ious OF fair and s,Taisht-Isr"nrd constIuc.
,ion--but elementsr, principles, clear an 4
! sound distinctions. and Indispensable truths.
| am sure Gentlemen, that speak your sent +
mrn,s, ~ ~ ell as my owe, When ! say, that for
making public 50 .leaily aud distinctly Ms lie
has done, his own OPINIONS Oh these vial ques.
lions vi Constitutional la", Nit. Madison hBS
founded a new aud sI,ong clam Oh the gran.
Jude Of a grateful couGlJ. You viii think with
me. that ai his advanced age, and IN he pu-
icy inent OF general respect aud appreciation
tor tong career OF pubic service, Il was al
act OF distinguished patriotism. wneG he saw
notions proinhIgs ted aud maintained, winch
he deemed uabouuu anu uanBefous, not 10
hesitate to cume forward, aud TO place the
weight Of his opinion In what he deemed thu
ripht scalr, come what might, am sure
Grntlemeu, IL cannot be douDied.-the mani.
f.siatlon is clear, that the country iarls Crate
fully .hc iorce OF this new obligatIoo.
Gentlemen. what have sad Of the beae6ts
Of tho Constitution 10 your CITY, n'gnt be SAID,
with little cbauge, ~ every other part oil the
country.--lts benefits are not exclusive. Whal
has It lett undone. which ANY government could
do. for tn. wh Die coumryf 10 wbst eond,-
du.un has i, placed nsf-Whers do we nov
stand Are We elevated or degraded by n.
I opeIutIoni WHAT is our conditions under lie
influence, al tho very moment when some talk
OF aftestlng iH power and breaking its unity
| DO We not feel ougselves on nn eminencs
Do we no, challenge the respect oi the whole
world VIVA, has placed US thus nighi VIVA
no. given Us this ust pride What else 10 IL