Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-14

nc indiNiSblr, hltfr having ubihihru lne Nv
ccudancy and held il for a ,me. N. York, always
divided he mentioned his to shcw that she was
ihcn doubtful, celebrating whether she ~as to b.
real State or not thai she had no, then the
Slight st idea thai she was 10 become the Empire
StPle of tins Coufedeiscy (thodeh one OF the Mem
bers of The Convention evidently had such an iien)
the Nationals were IN the end routed, horse, foot,
and Dragons, aud MIR Dleklnson's project prevail
I'd
| To Delaware n small spot then now the
broad face of the Union, but exercising then, MS
no W the Influence which teleuts of the highest or
Ter ensure n the uossessor we are indebted for the
xaet form of government which We have. This
encemium he pronounced upon her with pleasure
| lof hr consida red Constitution the hap9ieai
| Irnmr Of government thai could be devised, aud
calculated properly administered, TO advance and
llevate tins government 10 a height above every o.
thcr.
Mr. r said that original principles werr now
brought mp by the question before tho SQUAT, ard
he would she " precisely how IND 10y What means,
II had been attempted loogerthrow tho goN'ln-
| mrnt IN Inch NOW are, and 10 Substitute for II
! that national government ov.r which II Vas pc
ierred by the Convention Which framed the Con.
| stitulon. MIR. +. here repeated from ,ncnlory, the
Arguments used by MIR. Dlrkinsor, IN die Conven.
tor. IN favor Of his plan IN the course Of which
instructions grycu 10 tn Dcegat = by then con5li
| pcots Nc. Nh I sold he lncw the nnpa'lene'
Of the senate, and the value ot their TINE, AID he
| would not prolons he discussion by reeufene L.
! hose Instructions Bul h. mu5t I've allowed 10 say
that not only wee the Del gat's instructed al that
j Y but If their instructions WE'RE refcrf'd 10 nov,
they would brne up into bold relief the theory aud
principle, Of this government, as dstii gn6h.d nom
The errors of construction.
! The oh contsdcfated government sand Mr.. !
had been s!uhcn OF as possessing almost 20 pow
ers. Butte idet Nas that the powers IN the hands
# The Old Conf tlernlIon were very similar IN
mmber. extent. mud description, to those granted
10 lhe Federal Government Ivy the Constltuuon
fhu government cou' u make peace and ahr, ad
Indicate dlsputep between the States, raise sui plies
i &c. Many Of tn PROVISIONS of the new tonstitu-
uon, WIN irHmfd, werr I ken almost fofidtM rcf
big from, the Atcl,s of ihr CONFEDERATION, The
honorable Senator from Mulnc l.ys etrnt stress
uon the phrase, " w the People, bun the objects
Of the government specified IN thu clause eommen-
cng with those words the same which were
stated IN tia Aricies of CONFEDERATION. Tho
common defence, the security oflherty, and Of the
mu ual eud common welfare say the Articles
Why, sir, they ate almost he very words of tn
= Constitution He recommended II 10 senators to
he up thosc cd Articles, and del beratoly exnm
! M TIA m If they did we should hear moro OF
the eenfedoacy not being government We
should hrar murc Of u 'uonul government t mud
= should come TO admire the beautiful System under
which w iSe Every thing is now running into
nationality. We cannot go into the stieot without
seeing the sins of national hotea, nalonul oyster
houses, and national boot blacks
= fMr MANGU VI, in IN uaderonc a the news.
a ,apefs r. T." II than alenc
a The Government VAS created by the States. Is
! L. lttt a., ,u I he Int
one b. preserved and yet we ARE told lhatit IA
nal Government # III talcs Bat suppose #
ia Senator fruin u jersey VIII have It 80, that
i tie Constitution vHa tniffi7d 10y the People. by
what PeoPle2 Why by the Peopls oflhe Suites.
If 1t aas intended 10 submit the Constitution for
rnlf olon TO the mass nf the People, the most IN
fortunate mode Tor ronchlng TINT o. jet TINT could
I'VE been devised, was adopted For the small
tates OF Rhode Island end Delaware had Just as
much influence III deciding h. question as III lar
er #tntes of Massachusetts and Virginia, Little
Rhode island, indeed, threw herself npon her SOW
erclgnly md for some tme refuseI hcr ra'idcntio on
,nl ass Mt 10 the Constitution. II" nd not under.
,ste the cousequs nee Of tbs State beeausc 1t was
If a smnll w. lie fit an nteret IN s'elng its
nphr 5 strYod aud assortpd. He was tn O her
dty much rat fed when IL Senator from Rhode
and rrhe7 Il lis u2hl tlr Knight present
to the Senate an olie nj paper fom the txecu-
tive Of tha, Sta,e Credentials of MIR Robbins. J
4, TIN pl,.r W. aulhcn cated by the " Govern u,
, 'aptain q ,uerd aud E1famander n t4i'f O. the
land and naval forces oi the 5tale Of Rhode lalana
s. Providence Plantations These titles sounded
ratctully TO his cur. They wcfe the only titles
worth preserving all others wcie idle go~gaws.
Yes sir let The Captain General and Commander
m Chcf Of The lauaaud naval forces Of the State
Rhode Island an1 Providence Plantations sun
~. Il, uE
e eallan, md sovereign state
{ The People, continued Mr.. r, are the States,
and the Suites arr the People, and the Cosefnmen,
is composed of US the People Of the States united
1t IS a fodcra system, moi a national one. lhe l.
dca that is a national government, bns lately re-
4. ceiyed much encouragement, from high sources
The President, IN his Proelama ion, speaks OF the
ncople as on mass and of the Government ~ for
miny us into one nation When were the States,
he " oald ask welded together 7 Was 1t before or
since fhc Revolution When was Virginia mel
ted INTO this mass? When she Sc herself III OPP
noslt,on 10 Cromwell and refused to recognize the
commonwealth For she then held that the 'iSa-
ment y hish bound her TO the mother country was
me crown; which, bcing crumbed, the tic was bro
ken. Was il in 1715 when size adopted u Stale
4 Constitution, aud exercised complete and sover-
+ eIvn power Was twhen she joined Inc othe'
colonies ia the Revolutionary struggle The argu-
m nj that the ana gamation then took place would
| nrov, TOO much for France was concerned "lth
, rs in tic struggle shed her blood and poured Out
her treasure IN it aud must Of course have become
melted in the same mass. 1t was iile-he hho al
most SAID nd culous-to attempt to ara" from
s,Ich source he doctrine tina, the States formed
one mass OF people--one nation. why SIR soVer-
eighties may form league, for war, or Tor any o.
thor pur ,osrs but does not follow therefor maj
they become connected into one nation ne lne"
arising from fhese doctrines was, that the beneial