Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-06
Tbe following are the further extracts referred to BY

rrhe following are the further extracts referred to by
Mr.. Batter: ,,n
If prupcr,, in hands ani 10 render the great laS"
of The population dependent and prnnyess In such casc s
49, - !. IN ur,-, break in upon the or
ne iulucnrr of PROPERTY limit and control the exercise
of Universal sniiIs., II" 'xmre, e"na
The hcdcrs would he obliged, in such
IT, - cr ,y 10 RESTRAIN The rgt If suffrage such
rigEt Of snsrogt would ere long PROPERTY!
In The al things those WI" have not PForERr' am
see their nesor- possess mu, more than they think they nsrd
eaanot b. ioordJ a aadc for protection :EorEsty When
becomes numerous grows sL1aohors. u looks m
VIOLENCE and REVOLUTIONS Itwnud SEEM then, be the part
Of political found government on ana 10 Is
,nhsh .uch disron OF by which regulate
its transmission and alterations ~ 10 interest the great majority N
The protection government Tins Is imagine, the true
theory the actual practice Of Republican institutions"
ar The nature Of our institutions found Government
PROPERTY aud that look those who hold for
pocrtion il is entirely just that PROPERTY should have lis
due weight and consideration in political arrangements LIFE
and PERSONA. doubt TO he protected by law
PROPERTY is also 10 be protected by law and ts
are usually furnished We have no experience that teaches Us
lin, auy other rights are where SAFE. Con
sra and ulmnIrr are generally revolutionary commoo>,
before Punishment, Imprisonment and death 1t would ne
monsro the name q" Government TO any a-"ria
lion IN which the rights should n"t be cunpeienIy
secured The disastrous revolutions ,e world as
those political thunder storms aud earthquakes which have over
throw The pillars society, their deepest foundations, have
been rer9lH''o"s Against properly
.ce English revolution of lCs revolution in favor Of
oc PROPERTY n their security; aud rrv"n
was underiakcn share plumber PROPERTY but 10 pro
The acts Of which The country complained were snc a
violated the rights Of PROPERTY
Look at the Declaration OF independence, and its
catalogue of grievances mark how very tc~ are v'o
ations of rights and property how manyare violations
of personal and civil liberty, and CT other rights beside
those of property.
..An immense majority all those who had interest ie
soil were in favor the Revouton aud they carried
leaking 10 lis the security Of their possessions " VAS
Of the frugal yr"nany OF New England hard Fam
ed freely given that enabled her I" act her proper part anu
urnr her duty, achieving the inexperienced The com
Try
Of New England who flockcd 10 Bunkers Hill, and
who fought other battle fields in every quarter OF the
| Union were landowners
In another part of the speech, Mr. Webster TO main.
tain the peculiar weight which he claims for property,
argues that is to property the people OF Massachu-
sets are indebted for the great blessings OF their cam
mon school system in the following words:
ayha, is il bur the PROPERTY ohc dcrod by law 10 the
Of the poo which has produced this stat OF things
The general OF Massachusetts Does any history
Show PROPERTY bncicen,Iy applied Did any government
ever subject the u those vii" have estates I" bur
favorable 10 The or more useful I" The whole com
Sif property power which the law EXERCISES over it,
for the purpose instruction, is the basis {" The stem u Is en-
titled 10 the respect and protection oil government because ~
very vital respect ii aid and su,taln- government
.c honorable member from Worcester IN contendms Tor Tue
popular principle IN all branches =" Hic
verncEt, told u thai our system rested on nc NE
community lie told Gs truly h, allow ' L aN ' o o
intelligence: What living fountain feeds tbs ovcrlowns ever
raj intelligence If we take away the the power o
assessing property will the school houses remain OPEN
ii we deny poo the benefit which they now derive from
the o-opeg Of The ric their children remain their farm"
or viii they b. the streets III GIencs> and vice.
! He extends the same argument TO the provisions
which had existed in Massachusetts, for the malnte
nance of religious worship by taxaton and defends ITS
propriety and usefulness
And now, fcllow.ctzens, have not fulfilled my
oycd Mr. bv
and speeches in Congress- and above all in the Con
vention of Massachusetts,, 10 be arIsiocrat Crcs
of you havc-you have. Have occupied your time
: or wasted my strength by mere defamation: True
have spoken loud, because wished you all to hear
have spoken with ervor and animation, because
have deeply felt the interest of the subject; have
spoken distinctly and positively, because ! had The
proofs in my possessions; have argued with warmth
and earnesness, because ! wished TO communicate tc
Your minds the convictions of my own but have
INDUCED in mere idle or abusive defamation Cries
of no-no-you have pr0red HIN an arlstocrat)
Fellow. citizens, II has been no pleasant task &c gr
through the exposition | have now made 1t was ia
from my wish to make Mr.. Wei ter the theme o Sc
large a portion of nv remarks: for whilst there Is nc
reason why should shun, when duty requires, thcdS
cssion of his conduct or opinions have motive tu
seeking a personal controversy with hum. As pcr'on
associated for several years in the government OF tht
country thongh in different departments and as mem
bCrs of the same profession have frequently beef
brought together: ana on my part, tnugn differing i!
f him in political sentiment, It has always gwen me pea
sure recognize his claims IT, personal courtesy INT
: respect whilst from him, have, in like MANNER re
: ceved the same courtesy and respect.
During my residence at Washington he was NOR
en Gee S III Ssd ps sSs5 fnf c
who he is arstocrat, is liar; and that the
! who will not meet him fairly with argument but use
idle and abusive defamation instead and then will
come within the reach of his ARM is only liar bu
co'rard. In the sense before defined, | have ,ro
: nounced, and do again pronounce him, an arsouat
and ! feel that in dong so, | have not only no
$ violated but have spoken the truth. / have d,n
$ more: | have proved him arstocrat by rcoor
evidence, from which, with all his power of argument
!, do not believe he escape Having the proof
in my memory which, for good or for evil, is lena
cious and ready one; understanding perfectly wei
their pertnency and conclusiveness, could not, n
one of the free citizens Of this State permit this gen
tcman to into the midst of and set up the Dol,
prcenson that he Democrat Of the school of JET
terson, and III no sense member of the oppost,
school--thc school OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resolving
the instant to expose public view The error ant
folly Of that prccns'cn The unprecedented larguagt
he thought proper to employ, and the implied threa
with which ms assertion was concluded, only made
me the more resolved TO nail worthless coin to The
counter. After what has occurred, shall not unne
ccssary obrudc on the presence or the society Of Mr.
Webster; but without descending 10 initiate as hr IN
DONE the language Of the braggart, think it right Il
say that so often as official duty, professional occu
patton, or the business courtesics of life, shall make
proper 10 place myself within The reach of his arm,
most asSnredly shall do so. Cheers lone and loud
Fellow-citizens In the prcensions now made BY
the Wing party and liz leaders, 10 be the disciples oil
Thomas Jefferson, and the true opponents of the De.
inocratc faith promulgated by him, there is involved
most impressive moral, TO which, before | conclude
| must direct your attention. When the principles Of
that faith were first brought before the peope-when
III opposition to the dogma and the acts Of the "Rcigl
OF Terror, they made the rayns point Of the
Democracy of nunbcrs-when they were established
by the victory of 1900 rules Of pol.cy-during the
Democratic Administrations which succeedcd-and un.
til very recent daythey were bitterly denounced by
great party, embracing most Of the wealth and the
educated talent OF the country, utterly unconsttu
tona immoral, and destructive. During all this pc
Rod every distinguished advocate of these principles
and above ALL the man who gave them form and sym.
metry, and who first applied them to the Government
OF the country, was marked and singled out, FOR the
determined questionable unsparing censurc of that
party. What do We now and hear
The two parties into which the country is divided