Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-07

several States. who by this league agreed, thu, they
would collectively, form nation, Tor purposes
The objects TO be attained by the creation OF the hts
hon, aud the authorities with which il clothed to at
tain these Objects stated in the narrative of its
BIRTH nevertheless was august body the greatest OF
all human creations, Nation constituted by the free will
ct It's own People; and it belongs 10 mortal man. to de-
tine either the OBJECTS or legitimate authorities OF such
moral belug But when this second nation introduced
being Without free will, Sovereign without suprema-
60 AZ tho PSmy creature of creators puny itself in
one word as nation created for certain purposes onlv
wish the President had extended his argumentaive
narration OF hc rise and progress OF the first Nation and
given at least sketch OF lis decline and fall feel great
interest M The late OF all Nations, because believe that
the light Of not OF these Stars in The Constellation
o human Society can be extinguished, except under
dreiul aud portentouS circumstances betokenng tle
pa,h'ze very sincerely with the unhappy Greek
With tho suffering aud gallant Pole aud already feel
anxiety Tor the tate oi tho industrious, frugal, honest
aud brave Dutch. But when am told of the existence
OF Nation in this "my own, my native lani-' and that
was created by the only human authors who acknow-
'e"gc as haViuS legitimate authority TO create Nation
us own People, quorum pGTS fn cannot but feel n-
tense interest as 10 its fate. Did its authors ecoo co-
WINGED, like Philosophers OF the olen time that
People occupying territory Of vast extent could not long
exist IN freedom and in peace, Nation; because
unlcelnS and interested maioics, would probably
Cypress minurites, than any single despo therefore
1ccing their ideas of splendid grandeur, their love
OF liberty destroy the work of their hands leaving
no memorial to tell even that "Lyons was" Or did this
new Monster Nation, RAISE its parrcidal hand against the
PRIOR work OF tho authors OF its being and bring il
to an unme'y end, TO crafty its luss, II IIistorv
IS Phllosopy teaching by example,, the narrative OF the
downfall OF this first nation would doubtless furnish some
usein lessons To statesmen Of other times But i, lost
and like The hascless fabric of vision, has left no,
wreck behind Then, let us not deplore its unknown
tate, but turn our attention TO its successor
he difference between the author of this Proclamation
and myself ~ radical and irreconcileabc lie contends
that The inhabitants Of these United States are One
People 10 provo this he asserts that before the De-
c"rdon OF Independence, they had formed themselves
INTO nation, the existence of which was proclaimed
IN That act; and that afterwards when the terms of this
their hrst association (coed now confederation were
reduced TO orm was in that of solemn league of several
states, by which they agreed that then would collectively
form one nation Tor certain purposes which he Expresses
On the other hand have contended that these inhab
tAhtS are not now, nor ever were, People, but al
ways constituted several separate and distinct communities
which even I'm their colonial had long existed as such
andlnependentoi each other before the Declaration
OF independence, these communities, inpeed by sense
Of common interest and OF danger associated them
selves not To form nation but by the agency of GER
in delegates selected by them respectively 10 consult
together, and TO recommend TO each other the adoption of
such plans, as might he thought conduce most TO the
advancement OF this common interest and TO security
against this common GanSerThat afterwards accidental
circumstances. beyond the Of these several com
muuites having deprived them OF all regular govern.
ment, they were severay constrained by the force of
these circumstances TO form