Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-24

csierity is To pay, aud shall We NOW, Doc auss we
ieIuaiveiy think we enjoy present good. which al
admit will DO future evil, refuse to raise money
for it's radiance. at tho cxpouso of our children,
whose childrcn's children will thank us for the
deed. Let MS commence tho work--lrt us barely
enter the wedge, tap il lightly aud prntly md
leave 1t TO Posterity, (for none Of us can be
herel to say whether they will drive it up to aboi
ION In imrthcrance OF this great object Of Sfafe
Poit"y, call upon tho East to do somet thing,
anu cal! "pon the wcst-I implorc then, in the
name oil oar common country not TO do foo n,me 4
say 10 both aud 10 all parts. that Vircisia
should, aud must be- ono and indivisablc--,hat in
'"c east 'hcrc are overgrown mountains of slaves,
ana THAT IN the west there arc hugh mounts ms of
rock aud carth-that the good of the Common
wealth requires they should hc both lcvclcd DOWN
ana that nothing but money, Il good will, g. hear.
~ united aud patriotic spirit accomplish either
work-lct us then nohly put our patriotic ..rhoul.
.tiers to the wheel" and our atriotic hand. into
the equal common public purse, and we can ac
compsh all that is now wanting 10 make Virri
nia great, prosperous, united and hsppy
Entertaining the sentiments have advanced
and holding as L do a considerable number of
slaves IN whom have an absolute, vested mud in
Gcfcsihe right of property, let TO dcmayopus Of
inc oay attempt To bear mo down with his slang
nbeut fanaiicisn; that bugbear has no 70 rror. f'r
me. Let no alarmist, reckless of truth ip,;m,t.
that would ever consent TO any law, not rcco,.
hlhing property IN slaves, or that am in favour
oil any wild and dangerous crusade fer universal
emancipation. / wish to be fully aud corrcc,Iv
understood on both these points.
MT speaker, 4 is certain that posterity can do
nothing for us--but if ever a people were called
upon to act for postcrty, are that people-po.
iicv, patriotism and humanity all urgc and ;,r;,.
us TO the duty. is there an ntcllioent m,n who
does not know that tllis excess Of slavery il in
crcasing, and will continue to increase in a ratio
which is alarming in the extrcmc and must
'oVcrwhclm our descendants in run-wbv then
should VIC shut our eyes and turn our backs upon
shc owl! VIII delay render less gigantic or triye
Ms more Hcrculcan strength to meot and subdue it
al futurS time? Oh, no Sir, delay breeds d,nrcr
representation is the thief of time and the rs.
fugc of suSgards
Something was said Sir, Il think by the gentle
man from brunswick, (Mr Gholson) abort the pa :
triots OF the revolution, and very high wrought
ouiogy delivered by him on their descendant. or
the present day-can wo Mr. Sneaker wbo
sec our country grooming, and TRAVELLING and
suhocaing under the heaviest and blacklist
curse winch ever afflicted frce.men, halt and
boggle and paltcr about her rclief bcc,uS. !,
will require tho annual contribution of !, r;t,,no
OF our money and yet vainly compare ourselves to
That noble and patriotic band, who agains, an enc
my Ten times as strong, with means ten times n,
S"'''' 'i'" IN defence OF country then ten times
less valuable, pledged "their lives. their for.
'"ncs' and their sacred honorsn-yes sir-thov
made inc pledge, and they redeemed il; and be.
guentacd to us their descendants this fair domain
LII we S'r IN the enjoyment of almost every
pressing ,or which they fought, sooner than paw
low dollars, abandon it to sterility, to poverty
&hd degradaton! Is it glorious in us to fold our
arms ana indulge in the perturbcd and he rhop, dc
i1sivs nope, that mc may live in peace to good
ola age and die a natural death in our natvc he'd.
WIN the certain conviction that even our chdrcn,s
ohiioren are to fall in massacre, or flee their nm.
ave land in quest fan asylum in somo foreign and
less genial clime7
SIR, the real actual state of affairs /. gloomy
enough without resorting to pictures Of tho i'm, ri
hation-we have had many of them presented to
our view IN colofs glowing, striking and appalling.
WISH not to brighten or alarm, or to indulge in
D huf Mr. =.
does seem most clear to my mind that unle.. we
arouse ourselves to some manly enerrv and ,ct
with patriotic forecast, the day is not very dist,
when some curious traveler-some bold md al
%cn'urous Mungo Porke, while crambulaf;ng this
desolate land, will cast his sorrow full eve m, tina,
map, exhibiting the finest territory on earth. faced
win the noblest bay in the world fortified ON tho
west ny an lmpregnable chain of lofty mountains
from which rush many bold deep and nayipab,c
.!tVcrs-and ask-whcre are tho white poople7 WHY
- IL Shata only see here and there sparsey scat
*ered Il lew sInalid miserable white men, Where
a,o tie descendants of the c.ivalrous John SMITH
Nv nenc arc The Washington's, the Jcffcrson's the
N@eison's' the Mason's, the IIenry's and the Lees
a"o an That host, who once ornamcnted Virnini,
ana delighted the world-whcrc are thew all?-
"hcrc then MIR. Speaker, let me ask, will he the
genilemans Roman Matron of Virginia to point to
her sons! They will have followed the red men
over the big mountains ofthe west; and she will he
m'ngIing her tears in the roaring waters Of the
needless Mississippi. The answer Sir, will he re-.
verbaraied in his ears by million of African
tongues IN triumphant yell, at which humanity
"iii 'hudder, and patriotism should blush.
lDEEATE TO conrINUED.1