Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-29

III lhe uecapIlaioh OF Charles l. 10 the ohsr;nacv
WIN winch James and Charles-instec of"oiy
ING way gracefully 10 tie atvancir, ,nir;, of
l,oeiY 10 their oppressive prerogatiyes--
ueal 10 their peoples complaints al grievances
ana cries lof redress. Indeed. James is pronoun.
ceu one oi those beings whom Goi seems TO
Send ioi the express purpose If fastening reyoiu
IONS Elizabeth had exhibited s,tii,ins con.
itasl 10 both Of her immediate successors. II was
ciear, says Macanlay, that one 81 those great
changes was III progress. (which policy mac
guide, bul canno' sop "Thc conduct The ry.
lfaordlnarv woman, who then Governed rnclapl
Is an admirable study Tor politicians, who live in
unqcirl times. Il shows how well she under
stood The people whom she ruled. AMI M, crisi,
IN winch she was called AL Whai he held.
'ie hsa Hthiy-"hat she gave, She gave gra-
c!ous'y. She SAW that il wa: necessary 10 make
concession 10 the nation, and She made il not
grndgnsly, ntiar!ily, moi as a matter of bargain
ana sale; Eot, IN VOID as Charles The Pilsl would
have made y, hut promptly and cordially" al
ler successors had Inherited her wisdom with her
Itowh, haTies The Fira. might have died Of cid
age, and James The Second would never have .ren
ST. Germans"
IT'S fact 81 bn, Yesterday. ani no,orinus
lhroughon, Chrs'cnHom, that tie French Reyo-
luton, with lis bloody sequence oi aeonies that
conviilscd Europe iur the fourth o a century,
gre" out OF The perinacity with which old abuses
were maintained BY those interested in them. No
doubt The Monarch, The Press, and the MOBILES.
who turned so longs needless Ear 10 all the ont
crics OF france, aSamsI the expressions which
ground her, would have called themselves The
CONSERVATIVE Parry had that on-rervc,,cd name
been then invented.
u Woprosers Of reform are wise, :hey will
nol ne blind and deal 10 these great lessons ci
History They will see that change is in pro
gress, (which policy may Guide, hut cannot
sop" and they will take care no; 10 olstnct The
stream Of reformation, which, though Gentle and
lieallhful, il nationally directed, viii only be rem
drred furious and destructive BY vain inpr-
incntS Lei them unite heartily in correcting
what is really alniss, and they will find them
selves better enabled Ia prevent nwiSc changes
Their opinions will H. more respected, their
warning. will he needed, when they have shown
4 willingness Ia make reasonable amendments.
The pfe>eIlcry Tor REFORM is due 10 the srudging.
hallway manner in which The Iasl convention
yielded 10 The lusl claims OF asgreved sections
and classes. Had The right ot snilrags then been
extended literally and nationally; had rrpiesrn-
Ialion been placed upon Il Just basis: had The
county cours. that most grinding absuriy in
orr system, been properly modelled; had our
Judges been brought within The reaci, U! ie>por-
si5i'ily for their shortcomings; had care been Ia
ken 10 ensure equal taxation aud 10 regulate dis
bui>cmcnts, 50 rs Ia iaatc il no. very material
which side Of !:c mountains might prcroEt!rra'e
in The l.eoi>ai urc-and had some wise control
over corporations been reserved 10 the Stale there
would now hc no preteSi for Convehlon--no.
nor loi many wears Ia come. Blu! on nearly all
OF these subjects, The anli-iriormers of 1922 act
ed like lanes The First and Charles the First,
rather Than like Eliza beth They conceded nothing
"promp,!v'' or "gracionsly;" and Whatever was
wruns from lhrnl they 30 nanoled and disf2urei
in Welding it, thar The acquisition was almost va
lnelesS They gave n sutrage-lpsl 50 perplexed,
that, as You fofcibly say Of il, No man can tell
with certainty, in what il conss,s-no tive
lawyers or judges concur upon The hundreds Of
questions that continually arse and 81 illiramed
that il excludes verv many al those hes! qualified
10 vote diScreetly. They lett gross inequalities in
representation very little amended. They made
The judiciary hardly An iola more accountable
than before: and The little they did in thai way,
was more Than balanced hy the mischief OF ma
king The county couris constitutional. They aho
li-hed an Executive council, expensive ard near
Is useless; but esia bshcd another. entirely use
less. Even their refusal 10 provide any means Of
future amendments Wa site rial Tor, had they
required Iw0thiris of The people or lwo-lhifds OF
two successive Legislatures, Ia conc''i III such
amendments all possibility Of change Tor light OF
trivial causes. would have been prevented; where
rs, bare malor,y in whose rower The; le it,
mar be obtained through caprice In short, The
eminent and enlightened anli-renrmcrs Of that
Convention. in their rage for retaining Whatever
wasold, seem slniiousy 10 have mixed dash Of
Evil with almost every improvements; like The
spi,eiul fairy, vino Joined some curse. some mis-
fortune with every good gilt that her kinder SIS
Ter, had bestowed upon newborn infant
propose la devote onr OF Two i1tllIe paper: Ia
hi: subject. if YOU, AIessrs. Editors. approve ms
doing So Very respectfully, yours, NJ. !"
I.orisA July 81, 1915.