The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-19

apoliShcu' bu' nc "dil''cu me necessity Or lea
3 ing in them subordinate iurisdictions.''
Faye 9GG, "lle acknowledges himself not
n think favorably of republican government, "&c.
t GovERNEUR MORRIS speaking of the secon
branch in the executive department, or the scnui
! pages l0iS-i9, 20, says:
1 Some interest must be opposed to another in
Q ierest; vices as they exist must be turned again.
] each other. In the second place, it must hav
great personal property it must have the af.sloc
ratio spirit it must love TO lord it through PRIDE
+ eff the second branch is to be dependent we ar
better without it. TO make it independent, i
shon'd be for life. 1t will then do wrong, il will b.
said. lie believed so he hoped so. The ric
will strive TO establish their dominion and cnsluv
; the rest. They always will. The proper securii,
against them, is to form theni into separate
interest.
Again 'lle commended that the executive shOult
appoint The senate, and fill up vacancies
Again: "fie did not hesitate to say, that loave
and fishes must bride the denagogues. The,
must be made to expect higher officers under the
general than under the state governments. A
senate for life will be noble bait"
Again page 1880, estate attachments, and
state Importance, have been the bane of this cOun-
try We can not annihilate, but we may perhap,
take out the teeth ofthe serpents.''
Again page 1888, On the proposition for fix
ing the representation IN the first branch ut cone
member for every forty thousand inhabitants, u
''he thought property ought to be taken into the
estimate, us well as the number Of inhubnnts.-
Life and liberty were generally said to be of more
value than property. An accurate view oflhe
matter would, nevertheless, prove that property
was the main object of society"
Again page lo43, GAS to The alarm sounded, OF
an uristociacy, his creed was lal,herc meyer was,
nor never VIII be, "A civilized society without an
nrlS'ocrncy. lilS endeavor was, 10 keep us lnuc
as possible from dong mischief.
Again page ll2o, pom motion that the exc
cn'ive should iiod his ohice during good behavior,
me expressed great pleasure III hearing 1t. hi-
was the way 10 get good government. "iie
was indifferent, now the executive should be cho-
sen, provided ne held his place by This tenure.
ADAMS and iiAMlLToS, 'hongh:pcrsona!y IN
irlal, represented truly the principles and feelings
OF the en'lre federal rrty-lhc influence Of the
latter prcdon mating The speeches and writings
OF that time and occasion a'e imerspcrscd with IL
bundant evidence That there was then II party
powerful IN talents, IT not IN numbers, which view
ca government purely popular with the almost
dlslrust, and looked forward to the establishment
OF the british SYSTEM OF KINGS LORDS AND
COMMONS, AS the ultimate resort OF their country
DEMOCRATIC PRINcIpLEs OF Mir. JET
PERSON ANDHIs ASSOCIATES.
In bo,,,;c., co,,r,s, with ,boso rr;,,o;,,o, .ro
HASA a,o',.'d ~" ,nn',or '' W r.'' "'a
accnsion ,, ., ,hc s,,,,c no,od ,,",,
rroson w.,s ,nr ,u,hnr If ,hr nec,nr,,;on n In.
Jnno,do,o and h, sor,;,,.,,, ,,o, ;,s,,, lo oa,,
s;iaraJ nno"I;ary hi, i;"r. mr., ,h, n,;n,;n,",
~ ,r,o Jon'ocr,cv ,;,.
."l hat MI men nre created eouol TINT ,bcv mr.,
endowed nv their Creator with certain inulirnuLl,
riuh,s Thai ou,ona these are life. brr,y. mud the
nnrsui, If bonpiness that 10 secure these riub,.
governments are instituted among men deriI ina
their lust powers from the consent Of the govern.
ed that whenever any form of government be.
comes destructive Of these ends, il il the rih, Of
the pcope to alter or to abolish it, and to institute
n nev Government laynp IT,, c,uudu,on ON smell
firm. ~ TO them shall seen, mos, likely to cltc
their safety und happiness."
These n,inciples we're mLeId by the true reprb.
iicaus in the convention.
| GEoRGr Mason of Virgiuia. (pnpc TsI-5 Of
the Madison puners) ,.uryucd s,ro,,y far nm o.
lection of the lurger branch lof the ler.Inture1 by
,hc pnonlc. II was ia he the grand deposi,ory c
tho Jenocruiic pripcip,e of the uoyer,Iueni. =
eve ouuht 10 attended 10 the rights of every clas
or The neonle "Eyrrv selfish mo,;rc. over,
lC,,,iIy attainment. ouqT, TO recommend such !,
siam of noli,v ~ would proyide no less cnrcfl-
IL far ,hc RIGHTS and bnppiness of the lowest. than
or ,hc highest. order Of citizens"
Au,in maze Ola. .. lie Took this occasion IN 70.
neal, ,hut notwithstanding his soli,i,u,Ic TO cs,aL
i;sh , n,,;onn uovcruucni he never ,yould nore,
IN aho;.h ,hr State goycrumeuts. ar render ,Len
absolutely insiumiGcunt. They were rs uecessor,
-. ,l,o ,ono,,I ,ovornmcn, nrd he Womb he conn.
L.. o,rnfJ 70 nrosory. ,ho,, -
Amin nam. Iooo {. unyn, far b;s ,r;m,,v nh.
inc, far ,he poI,r star of his politirul conduc
Tho nrc.oryo,;on NJ tho r;yhis If the nnnnI,
h., hall !, ,s ~, o..c,,l main, ,s ,hn worry nnllo.
HIM., ~ a;, ,;lor,, ,ha, Ina ,,e oicrr. NJ r,,,.
'' n.,;,I..,.. ~ o,,,,,;,s .h,,IJ -, ,,J nv
r,di ,,,rrn ~ ,ha, nass from wbi, ,hrv ware n,
,.'la. !, arJo, ,h,, ,lo, n,,, c,oI and ro,noo
those riph,s and interests which are again 10 b,
PERSONALLY valuable to them"
Mn. W,p,soN m. 1852. Il "Consile,ed the pop
MAR election of one branch Of the national Ieris
ln,rr, ne essential TO every plan of free govern.
mcn,,,
Mn W,,.oy NJ pepsylyouio. mare sol. said !.
;. lilo wished far yigor in the Government. br, h,
wished tbn, y;unrous uu,borily 10 flow immediate
Iv from ,Ie legitimate source of aIl authority