Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-18

cutve OF every government hath invariably acquired a
vigour oportioned TO the apparent hch the
aspect OF the times presented
but Is clear, the question Of Union was, subsequent
10 ne Declation OF Independence, open question,
ana remained so Tor than twelve months after the
adoption OF the present Federal Constitution by consii-
tu,onal majority OF the States. The State OF New tamp-
shire made the ninth Stale and by the LIST OF the
arucie OF 'he new Constitution, il was provided that the
rahcsons oil nine States shall he sufficient Tor the
blishment OF this Constitution eli the States so rs
tying the New Iamp hire came In on the 81 Jul
", 1TSS. and Congress proceeded the day To con-
sier the ratification OF the Consultation aud put
il in opera Here the unity action wa. broken and
nine States had seeded from the Union under the articles
oI confederation contrary TO the OF the
l3h article OF the confederation OF IT'S, whic, dcl,rr
the Union perpetual, and r-qr thu unanimous concur.
renee OF every State Legislature, To any aeraon-and
ye', u the existing States nation. the thirteen were
equay so under the Constitution OF IT'S That they did
not regard themselves nation is evident; and that
'he "a'lon supposed by the writer OF the Proclamation
vas "o. i es, no, nor IN posse, az time oil the
RODS referred To, be clear 10 any mind not
ed towards .ivoe theory II the articles OF perpetual
Union oil iIIS dill not constitute the 10 States u single
nation, much less can the existing Constitution which
does not claim to be perpetual JUDGED il isa question
win mo- whether one generation can bind all succeeding
generations TO any political compact what.
soever put this, however, a. question Your n,oe
skiif Judgment. and should like To have your opinion
But is said that the Declaration u pro-
claimed us one people, even before the Articles Of Con
Iteration were formed Nothing displays more clearly the
temper OF exaggerdon which presided over this III starred
Prorlan,aon than the attempt to make the author of the
Declaration O Indepen ience assert thar his own natl,
stale, which had before that time declared herself free
and sovereign State was nevertheless only a component
part oil the new sovereignty subsequently coming into
existence AMI before the any confrdcra-
ton or national incorporation had been fixed
cussed THIS IL h-apug together O.sa upon Prinn
Peion upon Osa. The apol 'gy, however, is that
necessary TO keep down the giant Of the day. called Mi
ltraton which, 10 The writer Of this proc laaon, sec
cd more terrible than those which in ancient ID, AIRED
against Heaven The Declaraio Of
hy stating general proposition applicable any people
situated as the people OF the different Colonies or States
(hen about To make joint aiiom) were situated and
from the fitness OF that general PROPOSE their
icniar CASE they proceed TO comply with what they
ceive To conpor with decent respect for the opnins
mankind la speaking OF The people OF the States then
united in one common Cause OF perous liberty, those
VINO made the declaration never dreamed Of Incorporate
ing the people OF the different Sta uio one nation They
did not even imagine they settling the que .iion of
perpetual union union in support OF the eraraon and in
their determination TO purchase the freedom and
dence OF each Stale, what they designed to pro-
claim TO their enemies and 10 the world This derI
declares the colonies TO be tree AMI indie pendent Stats
matter oil right aud dissoves all politic,l
between them and the State oil Great Britain They
were then declared 10 be free and States as
much individually, the State from which they had
separated. SHALL in succeeding paper, attempt to
show what constitutes NasD aud, am inclined 10 hnk
that much phosophc learning aud into antiquity
Is involved in settling this que sion. ! am not sure
that cannot prove in direct opposition the views Of
the Proclamation, that the U. - even now part of the
English nation, and that. too, by the highest arithoy-
that is the authority of Holy writ. CURrIUS
King William, Oct l3, 1888.