Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-27
CONVENTION QUESTION.
SPEECH OF Mr.. SCOTT,
or EnnnnIrn

pie the call OF Convention to amend the Constitution
OF the si'e-pendins the question the substitute OF
MT. LkFrwien, Tor Organizing the Convention the
| white basis OF representation.
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Mr. Ssad he would pas rapidly to the remaining topic
winch he proposed to discuss The appointment OF rep
reseniSuon upon basis compounded OF population and
tsasnon has been denounced as arsoeratc and anti
publican monsous anc oppressive lie desired TO defend
the mixed basis against this denuncianon lie would not
however tread over ground so ably occupied by the gem
uemen VINO had preceded him IN the debate He did not
wish 10 uespass upon the arguments OF tue late convention
n.se must tos0me extent sun remain IN the recollection
OF he county It's "olee' was TO meet aenuneianon by
auhov Inc SAahnauOu instituted INTO inc forms OF the
constitutions OF the several States by the gentleman from
nah, mas PROVED, III Iespee' OF me thi'esn original
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-, go ,-,'ciss were dsh,,.5 which S.,o,S -
r-,5,rti,n ar o,ota of money Thai each STAT. ,. q,
.b =, the common ,reasury and the manner nj xo,,n IN
c,,r,,ss s "
A. r-Drcl,r.3 that IN. comno, ,,s,.,,v should
h, sppnes nv the several ,l,,s. n, ,.,,,,,;, ., -
nurb.r NJ bt,,ts NJ every ,se a., ,n5 ,,,,s $50.
Indi,n. NOT payiny t.xes in raeL colony
Ar Declared tbst IN S.tern,,nns sp,so,. Each
cpIo1y should have one vote
Tb,se arneIes were regarded as RELAXING IN ki,s,.S .h
-e;. and they therefore selected out from m. ,b,,
,r,eIe. and considered together
The colonies h,a united in general
thew had declared their independence OF The mother eoun
t-y and entered upo the threshold Of the bloody
. by which that lndcpepdence was 10 be maintained IL
vs.. necessary :, ,rree up,n terms of e,n,ser,on E,b
colony was distinct and ind.p.nB,nt of the othe-s. b
moi ,s eou,s Warwas =, he snon,r,.d men ans ,n,.
were IN he Contributed for it, eXyrnees -ysl,no M. -
L. conducted for the common defepee and General .,r
Or UNEQUAL ,err,tori. rent IN. eoloni, we've un.o,,
II, p5sl,ton and resources: stretching aln,., from, ,b
frsd 10 III, torrd zone they conoehended within their
limits every VARIETY Of soil The manners of their n.up.
~er. often conf cling and antagonist, In view of tb.s. 5
hculues arices Of confederation were 10 be adop,ed
~aica among other things were 10 prescribe for each IN
1uota
1, the common treasury
Mr. SAD he would lot ATTEMPT 10 pronounce an euo>
" upon the men who composed the Congress OF 10 The
world was full Of their fame
MANY of the same men At an after time PARTICIPATED in
framing the Federal Constitution Love of their memories
gratitude for their labors admiration for their wisdom
were sentiments insued into MS heart with his earliest
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came down 10 Us with the force and authority Of the fathers
OF the Christian system to instruct aud guide u in all mat,
tiers OF political faith The Congress s charged with the
duty OF assigning to each colony its place IN the eonede
racy-to declare what representation should be enioyed
what a1auon borne by each The difficulties that We en-
counter IN adjusting these matters within the limits Of
single STATE may enable Us to torn some estimate of those
that enVroned the subject in &c. But the gentleman
from Wythe wou tell Us that all the Difficulties winch 90
sadly besst our ataers were owing 10 the fact tina, the
Discovery due 10 modern times had not been then made
that IN all associations OF men for political purposes there
inherent the majority natural night 10 rule the mi
nory This discovery seems To bear 10 the body polite
the relation modern panaceas or ahea
ing ontments supposed 10 bear to the natural body;
and like them be etieciual TO remove all distractions
10 cure all evils from whatever causes they arise whether
from dssmiay OF manner pursuit. habit color or con-
don life. Mr. Jefferson preserved notes Of the debates
the Congress upon the articles TO which reference had
been made These give information of the opnjons of the
day upon tue precise question no under con-
-ideraon We know To- nat unon these ones
tied IN the arucles of confederation and al later time
how wezNmore soemniy settled IN the form of the
COnsuluOnTo the opinions Of these men, 10 the prece
dents established by them, Mr. ). said he appealed; but
ne answered that these were opinions entertain
ed and pfeeedenis established at a time when the natural
rights Of naorues the fruit OF modem invention were
not known
To those who attached importance to this invention and
hold sufficient to repel the force Of the precedsns to
which he referred Mr. s. said an examination of the de-
bates OF that day would afford little satisfaction They
would discover that the doctrine which they sccredt to the
progressive sprt OF the present age was due 10 an older
date and known IN '76-bui known TO be repudiated
But ours il must be admitted was Progressive noe
successive inventions and discoveries had advanced The
and sciences to perfection far beyond the most
gune antcipatons 0. former periods And as il is witt
the arts and sciences 30 was said II must be with govern
men Reference therefore 10 opinions and precedent. Of
10 IN respect to the basis Of representation was treated
as absurd as to determine the value Of modern invention
by what was known OF the arts al that day Bot Mr. :
saiG he did not acknowledge the paral.ei-the arts and
sciences progressed under influences peculiarly their own
Nevertheless there was a progress in goyernment-some
might think downward progress-there was a progress in
religion too but rs II was viii, the latter so II wa, with
the former system We might alter form amend discplne
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