Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-19
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE?
C0nhHusd.l
ORIGIN or GOVERNMENT

The beasts Of the chase have dndl,d in numbers and
afford % the hunter scs1y and subsistence
The most useful animals have been iam0d, and subjected
TO the immediate dominion Of man Their owners the
shepherds ard hcdsmen, have formed new class IN so
ciey. The right OF properly oil things with which man
has mixed he Iobour or his sk, hos been universally
cpgnized. The continued occupancy Of his homestead
aud oi the land around which he has reduced into cult
VsiOn, has gwen 20 the occupant title which usage has
learned to repect Prisoners have been sken and pared
IN war; the heFce spirit u ihe deemin4 IL mercy 10
reduce them to perpetual slavery. The master has learn
ed a. rely the toll Of this degraded class Who relieve his
Incidence and supply him with the Of subsistence
But other changes have taken place. Population has
Increased foster ihan the VI subss The ndo
lent have learned supply their by pifenng from
the stores OF the Industrious The vicious have re-
sorted 10 ocn pla2o aud homicide has been :he result Of
an abofve eh-ctua resistance. Homicide hos en-
Rendefed the most deadly ouds, ~ which blood eSaced
the price Of blood Anarchy and private war haze well
nigh broken up tie deep oundatons Of the social state
And II IL that the idea VI Government, invested
with power restrain violence anu prevent CRIME first
dHwns the human mind. The idea Is rapidly maured
by intellect excited into acton by the urgent necessity
the IN tho and by tho authority Of tho beat
and wisest q tic Tribe truce proclaimed and oil cla,s,s
igyi-d 70 assemble, on appointed day. OF GENITAL
village 10 consult about the formation Of Government
aud to select, II shall be dee dsd, council Of wise
TO frame and administer a code q laws.
Constituent A''sntiy The jus mGorb rseosaissd 90
tie Ian Of nature " nee,ssny
The day has arrived, sHd tie tbg has assembled They
hrve chosen by reclamation 20 preside over tho
.
tupn 4 chirac'or hos Kept him lDDf from he dissons
I Witch have prevailed among tpsm.
II s agreed, ell halds. by thi, assembly, that the
condition at the ubo ~ vel nhd s5efstr, aid thl mca
s1re' prompt ne they Ell 0u, al mo siy1 "
rom Impeding Distinction. day pto2'stti mioe
and discussed, bat tie found Inst NJ une ~ tie unite
ir its iHyVut OIL The voice. ri he assembly. The I'd.
DO re man can be bJIni by decision winch he
has rcflcd hs assent has not ", occurred s1y II the
dsbster- and The a--ofnb'y, fi'ed by deliberations
which have led g. result 'c.iou. about 90
rcfse without th ctrg bry ilNg whon u some
oSen ~ coll on The Pfosdcnt Tor bis opinion snd bdyce
in 81 danger " a COZ jnDctufe.
lie tells them Lat he has apprehen Tod and indeed fore
seen, from The i0e hist General Assembly propose
tnst this very difficulty would occur because he hsd long
'nco observed The great dyefsy Of hHnsn opinion s
questions whatever. That he has cOnsequeuy reflected
mech aud deepy the subject, and that the result he
trfived o. wss tIat vsin end IDLE thing expect
dehefaiiye body, constituted, be al of one
opinion on rniny important questions.
some Other role must, therefore, acted on OF the de.
liberation will result In decision. IN tho nature Of hags
only two rules are possible one, that the voice Of the