Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-26


Mr.. s. sad, in what he had pronounced no had com.
miiIed exaggersonf he had uehei the picture.
deepening here shade, Frightening there color IL
we'd only 10 make the pr-s-u, strongly the
conception OF thu artist The sole office, II this
ON the part Il tho wes, frankly admitted by the gentle.
man. by aid OF the machinery Of To transfer
the taxing power 10 that qnater VI the state Tue only de-
feet IN the constitution that he de- sned consider through
out the three days 1T his afgumeu that provision by
which the legislative power Ia distributed none other
Was worthy oi The narrowed
then 10 struggle for tho purse strings, and the question
10 be seted whether the divisions the that pay
seven. tenths OF the be permitted
own contributions susr them be ehaetsd by Others.
These eons ieraiions. Mr. s. subnttei, very
likely 10 prevail with The spacious people who inhab
the eastern divisions Of the II. viewer much they
may admire the beauty, feel the Of the sgunent
here VAS that he thought in the ply condition OF
western bre'hen, and the ardent desires that Them
To deter the sobemnded from the deep haI,d they
solicited To incur. Mr. S. insisted, therefore, defects
really existed IN the that the Western people
had desired TO have amended-it they sincere in
the wish TO see convention assembled, IL was clear
that the bull OF The msjpnty more calculated To-
fulfil their wishes than tho Substitute proposed IN It's
stead Here MI s. said, he might the discuss
ton-the other earnestly debated,
him 20 belong properly to the convention should
bs assembled Here II he consu ted his falling s,re Myth
and perhaps the wishes of the House. he would
the discussion his part But OF del that
had been addressed to him by the gentleman from wyhe
the tone OF confidence Ia which he had been challenged
eoitroveu position assumed opposing arcument
lett hm, he thought, with option IL would be readily
understood that he tered portion e the argument
founded upon ihc bill q, rights. II vain spirit f
conce that h. appsVs,hed this topic. lie felt he trusted
becoming dtience OF has powers. apprecis-
ton ct the difficulties which besst hn:-Bu. nevertheless
he without hope that position tho advr
would be found TO be not quite improbable he
ed 10 consider it, There certain PasSlatss said the
gentleman IN the sceaee OF government. which meet the
sssent oi every ingenious mind. Of tes, he defines
70 be. the right OF majority to control miaory-ani he
hlds this he thinks announced IN the thd article OF
Bal ut Rights. Upon the InalenHbie Indei, asibe nafa-si
hight OF the majority. thus auinortauvelv declared. he
POUNDS his Argument and thence dedures the msor OF
the white inaabant. OF this Commonwealth the right
control the business OF leg sa'iun.
There we're IA all sciences certain truths. papabe to
the understanding, To receive from mankind universal
scquiescenee la mathematics they were termed arion.:
but there truth, howsoevr axiomuc that did NJ,
admit OF appropriate dem lnsiraun. Mr. s. would have
been glad TO have card demonstration ct the postu!ae
assumed Did II rest upon the brute force of
Jorites superior wisduml b.; neither
other OF these qualities neesssay peaind TO larger
number The experience at the world contradicIed The
sumption. The same argument would prove equally the
superior night Of mnne because they often pussessed
the greater share Of both force aud " .sdnm.
But said Mr. =. toe bill OF rights admitted of the gen.
tepsns construction, IT the third article announced This
supposea maj iy rgh he should complain that
tke starting punt n 'he Argument The bill of rights
was, undoubtedly pat ut the Constitution, peTdxe1
tuning the fundamental principles which entered into
its tormt tpn, and from amoag these discover
Ell to declare the right at mere numercsl maorIty OF
persons n control minority he graned that tn gentle
man "ii nave made good his argument. WHAT the
rms OF the third aftc.,'
mat Government ~ oF ought 10 be, instituted for the
Common benefit. prOe and the people ma
"non. community Ga all te various mojes and forms
SO'ernnent that best wh en- is capable producing the
geaes dtgrs o happiness aud safety and efectu
ally secured the danger OF NAL admin and against
thHt when GOvernm snl shall be found
contrary tn these purposes, majority Of the community
haih an induhab!e unaenzbe and ndeteasibe right
rsiOrm alter, abolish 1t, IN such shall be
Judged most cond active the public veal"
Ii IL the expression "a 'ndOriy of the community in
the latter part IT this article that the gentleman from
- ma 49,
tlns at this State But Is expression susceptible of
that int pretalion White nhabiIants are not mention
ed-h" ph'Sse "community" and it's OF "msjpriry OF
the community, that the night IN esion is predcaed-
To arrive proper conclusion upon the point
obvious settle the ming phrase
communty" la stlIe OF nature stale, by tho way.
that never dd exist the visions OF p1etca specu
laiiSs-Uanknd pss'ssed nOihNg whatever in common,
each individual free and independent Of and re tate
rnI, all others 1t was only wneh individuals congr-ga
tea mic society aud instituted government for the
mon good. that arose. Could ~ conceive
aumo'r OF indy dual, without possessions or prore,v
without government laws. customs usl.s, pos-n.-
- airbu'e ~ them quality character properly
enters into TIE idea Of Inty The phrase pie
q complex ~ lit Imports people nation, govern.
m-ut, institutions la"s-a body polite: majority, there
iorc ct ANY Community Is tie maj nifty OF tie body pIc;
that mi my :" which, by The form ii government. the
control 1T Siirs entrusted. The rgai declared in the
BIZ Of 2his, was rgovernmenIa. not revolutionary
rshi II the right by which he body that declared it,
representing the maTiiy the then community reformed
and altered tbs existing II - the very right by
when We nov, TtPts-antng the pfiy o. the preseUt
community, ere discussing the propositions Involved the
bh aud substitute u"der considerli on TIE gentleman
Wall he constrained therefore, search elsewhere than in
TIE b OF Rights Tor evidence % sustain what he calls
.p0siu1te lie will be driven call Dame Mature his
aid, aud assert the dognl q! tho naiuralrs Of mlor.
Mr. s said. in oppns lion to the pTetension id
vaneed on behHf II the Western DIVISIONS II the State
ina; representation should be b1ed population
cus Vcy he mis- well that aHsun alone urnsh
I'd IGsier biss aud, accordingly, that representation
should b. distributed amon2st the Seycal divisions pro.
portions spOnJIuL contributors the public
treasury Ff this he could high authority the hird
clause ot the second section OF tie r ace the sde-
raj Constitution deelaftS he reprcseniayes and direct
laAes sia be apporuuned among the States
c'rdIug tie uniform ratio. But Mr S put Up M such
Claim Inc Eastern divisions, actuated by spirit Of
concess"n, were coute'i TO adopt n cJmprnme. bass
upon winch representatives, should be cisrbueJ ace riding
to ratio Combined IT whit popullon raxaon tend.
eTiug, ihus, middle ground bet~ extremes. But
mis- was TeJscI,d a. arstocrue and denounced opp
sive and ntperable 10 the tie West Mr.
). NJ mad sdy cited the au'hry of rhe federal
Constitution I've would d. more. he would cite the opinions
o. the saGes of the resOiuun the cherished ductises Of
70 aud gentlemen would thea upon Whst nnd azainst
whom Their denunciaons fell. Bef,te, however, he enter
ed upon that task before he let The subject OF b Of
rights, there was on matter connected it, winch he
desired - brng TO the attention e the hju,c-he had brief
y ieestd q II eleT day OF the ssion fIe would
be uudersood abiding the last annual message Of the
lac chef mlgiuraie u tins commonwealth
Tnn part OF the mssssge which reles TO tho subject of
calling cony' non. after an introductory flourish tnat
literary composition, may be very we'll states that gre at
the ab,i'y with which first constitution WI. q
pared, nId great tine experience learning and
virtue employed IN tie amendd oie ccran provisions ia
beth of tham have been satisfactory To large po ms
of people, because with EQUALITY and ius
ee. "From the fret hour Of their appearance in the a
menced constitution" the message continues "~hich was
expressly sought for hem % to the presett mo-
"ment, they have been comp aiHed and resisted nd
heneo they have agsn and sgia been presented To your
Town body. involving grievances which u was hJTd 10
"bs0T and haEa doHs 10 pTOoHg" This u intended OF the
aPporiionmentoi representation The message then. with
good deal Il cfcumlocuuon proceeds recommend the
pa.sage Of law "ennbe the people themselves 20 deter
mine b. "a direct vote, whether their Judgment the de
fleets" ought 10 be enqured into. &c THIS reeommen-
dat urged upon by considerations hjinR from the
highest principle Of representative dity.
The message continues, "Nay, looking {, Tar lower
ground Of obligation and duly. II be elnphntic,ly
asked, whether, there any considerations political
"sHpedeney e'en hch demsnd Of you to override
sd fspul-e n guest" II would not consist with