Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-29

his fathers The Emerald Isle 70 aa doar 10 HI
as these rvets and hi ara to yoi Wa At III
taxation on ofe hand and The low price d labf
un tho other that induced hun to co,nn ia eountf
Of free laws and of honndless extent whora irdns
! Try has it, reward where tho tugans VI living ~
low, aud the pree OF labnr adequate Aud ii
not these remarks apply 10 tho cmlSrants ff1n
| every pant OF Europe Il IT not that lhaaf
Try aud rcfsonfl character eau do more iof a nial
here than IN any othfr pat ri the wotid
oar government u the breath oG the peoples nos
trs they make It, aud thoy appoint agents 10 AL
ministoe IT. The people afe tho source oil tho pow
er OF our govornment aud Is II not clqar, that II u
unsafe to trust Tho alfaifs Of government IN tht
hands OF the people unless the great mDority al tlo
people have some Interest ~ The government
VITO would be- safn III any community when the
power Is IN the hands OF those " no have nothing nj
stake II Is the ltua policy Of our government n
shcl1 the great body Of the peoplo--ihe productive
classes
Gentlemen, il appears TO me 80 peu PROPOSE.
tion that the industry OF tins county ought To he
protected, and must be protected against the pau.
per labor oi England aud olheI parts OF Europe,
Tint argument IL aupeIaaona. Were II mol i"i
trospusSlng upon youi PATIENCE, would state, Ms III
historical rutllor II ~ beyond all question TINT
a leading object OF esinbiiAhtag the CONSTITUTIONS
"''f't'f'P
against tho eheap paune1 laho, Of Gfon Britain
Ia The town "a Which 1--we, itisa notorious as ihe
Revolution Itself.
Soon after the peaee OF 81 there came on n per-.
oil f'dstross over the whole hllnntle coast fat es
ccodng any thug that hadbeen felt during the war
Importation IN BRITISH sh,ps was ifcc--Amer,can
ships there were nonr Thu cheaper labor ol In.
laul supplied tn lnAabtuni oi the Atlantic eoai
with cyrty thing, ifpm the clown o' the head 10 ths
solo Of The foot The merchants of Boston appoint
Cd counttoe al The he.d OF which was ilio npnift
oyel venerable to the mind OF oil tue Au,c 'enns nl
iom Honcoeh by Mhnn strong resolutions were ie#
ported declaring lhe the inhah tatis would mol use
any ustelcs imported IN Bnish ships. lie inc
chanlcs o Boston mel atd recommended the ihhab.
itnnts not lu uso l}llish Articles AZ aH Gtedi az.
piaH't " Fur,a snh they, Snh regard TO you,
Nj Hancock, what odds does II nuke, whether ON
shoes, boots, hats, banJkeredefs sl'ts come IN
British shipr, OF American shlps they tete away
our bread come IL what ships they mny.' THIS
state the state Of Massaehnsetls aud even tie siao
ol Virginia passed laws 10 protect thrif own peoe
pie by lnpeA Hui Il could not be olccually done
Dne State would piss laa another wohld moi
there beng no general system, itclr eonli lie no
ptotcci,un Aud II j. an historical truth, plnin be
yond doubt tina, oui gent OBJECT nlong The Al
luntc cons IN adoptlue The fonsdtul on, was thai,
by establishing regular nnd uniform ~ stem ol m.
l,asts, The vatinas arlspns eni hnnJ,erhlts nigh
hs permitted to oafn ih.n bread Ihrta weIe,
at that umc no manufactures III the interior, fni
there were 30 Inhabitants. lleIo was Fort Pitt
unln the man To be surc~-hui no people. Among
The r~ech,ni6s- the workers IN leather. tn, iron,
Sc. there was ngfe,ei depression and poverty,
than there had been Jatug the war And hope
you wall pardon M ano,hr anccJoc winch -
brought to my recollection. Massachuseits was
tho nintl, state 10 ADOPT the constitution. II she
dopsd il, it would 90 lnio ohsct bat 1t VAS nat
ter of great doubt whether she would. The me.
ehancs Of Boston met aud passed resolutions,
They said II wan nrrcssatg foI mem lhey eject
ii delegates to adopt the constitution lhflt ito
cccdlpgs wne communicated 10 samuel hhoms
| H. had dnubts--he Mnsa friend OF liberty but he
hn honest and sincere doubts about He praetisn'
billy of n general government, Fhnl Revere a
worker ia btsss read 10 him the resolutions OF th'
mechanics lie WINS asked how many mechanics
passed these rcsolulont-lt the mcoing WINS heia nj
the old Green Dfhgnn) was The room iuil On,
yes, OVERLOOKING. Vera there any !" tho streets l
Many. How nun, More lhnn tie stars Of hees
en-, Laughter and applause
1, was thus, The constitution of,he United slaies
was carried. Any gentleman dcsirous OF pushing
the historical inquiry will fad that thc eIent md
and mechanics rh,fe wng au1turai hcstatiod .
boat ,hc odoptoa Of the constitution auh 81 vas On
ly urged though by tic intc'es's to wiheh have
rdgrrltd.
Uplrr those circumstance y cannot be expefl
ed that we. Of Ne~ England, VIII readily abanae,
on gtound We nro rcndy to do NOR work. viii
less projections 4 ihat wi, nnswct-~bui e YET be
hove that IA IS within the Constitution. Aud ia
mot beicyc that II IS within NY competency 10
draw NY pen pefoss thpt power Tor haze eo
more 1o,vor to diminish than have to add. And
acting in the situation IN Which We are placed =
az u por' tnn of tie groat American iomdy having
the same interests rs these gee! ard vast etn'ia
districts we sbnil % on, uHacEcd 10 the Union
attached 10 nl tie great interests oi the govern
n,eut, aud attached 20 The ConstIliu
Yout worthy Mayor has alluded to The subject Of
Internal Improvement Genterleu, 1t has always
seemed extremely strange 10 INC, hat - The pro
rrcss OF human knowledge nna human vntae=.iof
believe that human sirtuo IS making roptd tlfo
orcss--it hns nlwaya seemed extremely strange IL
nc tina, the objects OF government should b. iimi'
ted so much to beliiger mt opor0uontnnd hh lis ou
lies should seem to DO considered as reiertbe SO q
clusivcly to wars with other npt'ons. Ocftoihiy
IN day Of Christianity, III DAY olheh' oni
knowledge OF benz yolGnt feeling and action, II
should be the business Of Government to turn It's nj
teution inward to remember, TINT the Objects OF lis
supervision are RATIONAL immortal benSs ana 10
seek 10 promote oil It's gfeai interests, so Tar as may
be within its constitutional power and surely
within t'lnt range, are objects far more worthy o
1cnl aud ossidu!ty, ,hnD such ms look 10 our eS'ef
mai rolotions-io war, or victory, or triumph.
What, in our day, has been done 10y voluntary
association 2 Our whole government is yolun-
,rry association Why should il not direct IFS at
,a,,;o, IN ,Loso things which look to peace Up