Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-04

hilSht DC Salt 70 DC the OPINION oil the age
that the very beau ideal of a perfect Govern
ment was the government of a majority, actin,
through representative body, without check o
limitation in its power yet if we may test thi
theory by experience and reason, will find tha
50 far from being perfect, the necessary tendency
eta'l Governments based upon tho will of an nb
sonte slaiorIty, without constitutional check 1t
mllal GA ri power, Is to faction. corruption, anar-
thy and dcspotsm, and this, whether the will q
| The maIoflty BE- expressed directly through an as
ssmJy II the people themselves, or by their repre-
sentat9es. / know. SAID Mr. c. tina, IN vontur-
M ttis assertion utter that which IS unpopular,
both within and without these walls but, where
truth and liberty are connected, such considerations
should not he regarded. lie would place the dcci
alon OF the point the fact that no government OF
! Tie KIND, among the many attempts which had
! been made had ever endured for single genera
! ton but, on the contrary Ind invariably expo
rte0red the fete winch he had assigned TO them
L. slug, instance be pointed out, and he would
| surrender his opinion But if we lad not tie aid
ot experience to direct our judgment reason ist Il
would be certain guide The view which cons-
iers the community as unit, and all its parts as
! having similar interest, IS radically erroneous.
! However small the community may be- and how
| ever homogeneous iGtercsts, the moment that go
Hethincn Is put INTO operation, soon as 1t begins
- avs am 10 MAKE appropriations, w
! 'ia1'V"' portions on me community must q. "c
''s3 ecu "i'''eh' anu opposing 'o'a''""' IN ''
| e'e.oe - VIZ ae''on o' Tue government "''o
must lnevlttbly spring up two interests; direc'
Ton o"n Il '''eh'''aef interest an interest l'on'
i7 y ''e ACTON o' 'ac government "'," ''''9''s''"
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| "' "tu'e' ~ general propositions without pa''-
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ny 'eulo',' ne "ou'a ius''a'e ',e Important pm"
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ioss'"'f if' US suppose lAai inc naJ"'nf3 I" o'"'
10 meet me expenses Of inc So'fmen' 'ay an oqo'
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taelf p"iion, ana the t"n, INC mlhor"N l" . "o'
proprioliaas AS llrv may think plopcr The ques
ton j., how ,votld the nrinciple of the absolute AVID
unchecked maiarltv operate. under these circum-
stances IN tins liule community lf,he three be
Governed bv a Sc of lt,sce-if they should APP
proprnt. The money 10 The objects for which it was
! '''S' INC '''''''.''' a." 'i',,' c';.,,
'nen '"' o. 'c' 81 "c asSoI''''''''' "oI'u "
ana honesty lh1c'''' anu e'eh "uu'' ',''o -
,naicritv nursue an opposite course; should they
.,,'ro,ria,. tho n,o,ev in manner 20 benefit their
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