Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-04

\
complete those nearly finished would be eeoncm
I'd in such make additional outlay rather than to los
10 The 6rst
The object Of your Literary fund must challenge the az
~ probation oil people Nothing surely can be OF gea
interest the patriot and statesman than 10 see
organized and apart with annual dividends or Prohis
dedicated TO the enlightenment Of the minds of the youth
II his county. To the enlightenment OF the minds oil mos
T. upon whom in few ycts, viii rest the responsionV
preserving government teach them to kno"
their rights, transmitted by glorious ancestry ana
1t the only foundation OF such blessing is the virtue anC
intelligence OF the people. Whilst give TO the object
the system hearty assent, yett has long been my opn
ion that the administration the fund IL susceptible witt
another organization, and combination with othereiemens
of achieving much greater good. The primary system Of
threshold tins serious
impeachment, likely De remediod mean The want OF
teachers Our scattered population, and the consequent
neglect Of education likely without change to IN
this impeachment, rather than ameliorate IT, Yet
must be confessed that the fund has done good and we
point 10 nothing else, university Us one prac
cu benefit the state that institution derives its sup
por, part from school fund.
That the people OF Virginia do something the
subject OF education sink lower in the scale OF general
intelligence comparison with many OF her youthful sisters
of the Union is made plain by the last federal census by
which appears that twelve OF our white
above the oi ~ OF them LIZ part can
neither read wrc This is a startling fact. and
speaks with trumpet of our shame and of dan
ger free people. Is there phanhropis christian or
patriot; when informed that liz OF his countymen, neigh
bours friends the ut 2l having upon them
the duties Of citizen, husband and father perform.
ignorant OF all letters and read that gospel which
commanded teach, and all understand,
truths happiness
here and their happiness hereafter Would they not
whilst contributing the instruction and conversion OF the
heather OF foreign lands also fly the OF their
eounymen. This state and all other civilized communi
ties, protesting be enlightened, afford ASYLUM, at the
public expense, tor the insane aud give means
The deaf dumb and blind instructed by the state aud
in like they conhne At the public expense those
guilty OF offences because they desire to reform hen ana
Furthermore, because they dangerous to society And
will they should they not aid him who IS great an OBJ
Jec OF benevoence, that man who although capaoe OF cut
without the means VIII you cave
him thus perish, dangerous himself and state whist
aive-to die without ability leave behind him one
humble Of his having lived, the capacity 10 annex
his autograph signature his last will and testament
1t will doubt be expected that say something on the
subject federal politics. which shall do with irankness,
because honorable the be which desire at
hands, would spurned BY Its price the
OF deception part or ct any concealmen OF
any opinion entertained by These opinions may be
founded error and when satisfied OF that fact they will
be abandoned till then. Before proceeding, howov
er upon field OF federal politics allow me here remind
year, many back, there has been,
according my Judgement violent departure from the
theory systems OF government state and fed
eral. The theory be this, that
for certain purposes members Of and owing allegiance TO
two governments, allegiance however not in conflict,
rightly understood That allegiance operates upon the per-
IN both cases and never VIII or can conc BON 60
keep within their prescribed sphere OF action
So that wherever there conflict the allegiance claimed
of the citizen one ~ the other government claiming what
1t entitled to- and in that the judiciary depart
will be found the shield OF the citizen, who cannot be
enforced masters, commanding willing dit
OF each have also prescribed duties, that the
agents of the other properly ntermedde with We
have support Of this theory, the fact that have
bers Of the house Representatives and OF the OF the
United States. You should look them and hold them
seveay responsible for their duties, and that your
suffer from any combination between them and the
department OF the federal government acting up
them by the powers of patronage, welded by that de-
partment In of such combination other danger
the state, your state legislature meeting annually lin the
language Of one OF your sagacous dead the
late John Randolph may keep watch and sound the
sin OF earm. But you make the elections your state
Legislature upon the opinions the candidates upon
federal politics. It likely that Il body agreeing all
things with your federal agents, will benefit you
watchmen. Indeed 1t be plain that n body
constituted wal be IN great measure instead OF the cham
pon state rights properly understood the defender OF fed
| eral usurpations.
Unfortunately think has been for years that your
elections have mainly turned upon federal politics. and
unless this tendency and practice restrained 1t appears
that the time distant when the nights OF the
states will be settled and adjusted by constitutions
state and federal but by the party which happens be
the aseendancy IN Washington City, and state rights become
ii mockery
BY nothing that have said do mean to deprecate the
free enquiry into the opinions OF all candidates. well
the subject Of federal Of state politics. On the contrary
there Is TO necessary connexiou; but what
would earnestly against making the
sole fitness for office your government that
the candidate with you upon subjects of federal
Germ. proceed give you briefly as can my
general opinions the subject of federal politics. My
father was Of the class OF politicians called Republican:
true belieyerin, and read the Enquirer until editor
opposing the election OF Gen. Jackson and advocating
that OF W. IL Crawford, turned around and supported Gen.
jackson against Mr.. Adams; and up that time wus
believer both my father Mr.. Richie and the En-
luirer But coud with Mr. Richie, because he
had induced believe that the election Gen. jackson
would be curso upon the country and induced
Tor Mr. CTaword and furthermore he had said Gen.
Jackson could plain law (Which beiieyedl,
aud therefore ought be entrusted with the
OF oil our laws. Well this believed and when Mr.. Richie
took back all his hard sayings and the support
what he called before that time, the curse, quit him poll.
III NC not bgs her NefA
claim 10 be true Republican, whilst he saws that he
is believers the only Simon Pures and myself and
such like who follow his blind lead, Fedcrass
Ny countymen, you be mised by chnicknames7
Look back TO the coemponneous history Of your federal
constitution. In that you will read the foundation OF
the parties Of that dnv called Fedcralist and Repub
can. The fret contended that there greater danger
Of anarchy amongst the members. than OF much power
IN the head and they for such liberal
OF the instrument strengthen the head, the expense
OF the members WILTSHIRE last party deemed that the danger
the other way Now that day the federal govern
noni was comparatively poor IN patronage and honours
and the states POWERFUL buinOw the mead all powerful and
the members have dwndcd into nsgncancc they
have fallen low that there few Of their
friends TO do them in that lip service, which
Is too often designed win for the worshpper acceptance
at the shrine OF federal power. Which party let ask
you for the last fourteen years have labored check
the usurpaons Of federal government the
Department. Was 1t not the Wing partyl What were the
ancient principles Of the Republican party but
for and behalf Of the maintained 10y the Wing
party whilst the Democratic Republican State Rights par.
~ called found the side Of the OyerErOwn
federal power. litno plain in the parties Of oldcn time
have with change Of assumed by OF them
z changed principles
But leaving the field Of party discussion ms views Of
federal constitution may be stated briefly. believe II
n sa government Of limited powers, designed chiefly re-
guate external concerns, aud portion the in
ternal concerns Of the with another That
the powers granted specifically and oil others
carry into effect the granted power, any Of them
sovereign, and that oil other powcr, not prohibited 70 the
s1tcs reserved 10 the states and % the people In the
construction OF oil instruments, and especially Of this
would not clsim rather exercise, doubtful power but
would rather leave oil such the the people,
az the time would IN coming {, a conclusion look
90 the object OF the government thus established, and
denied 10 the STATES and set necessary their
existence well being, should allow that consideration
Influence the decision unless where plainly power
given the All denied the other; in which lat
ter amendment the instrument would be the pro-
per remedy