Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-16

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,,.;;.ess ~ -i.aees Srgaes. HeSaysE
n The two gr a lis el all human govern,
ineni are or ough kes The prosecian Of the
ghts q persons q security u the rights e.
property, ana the Am new ID Sc solved il.
San Re best attain 81 objects n Virginia tax
aag RsI ysst az SAe bassng the PRESENTATION
ll we Legislature the white population ex-
qsaslyesy, Of Upon Isis compounded 10 fair
and equitable ratio pen white population and
New | haFe and IN his own words,
quoted Dir SD ht Of The question, and the
next thing y Ne Cd 8ered IS, what is repuo
lAcans goysrhucnt Ne definition have gath
efed ifpm All \ havekr rad of the opinions o! T
oar great mens and Il the universal continent /
Of our peoPlesfs, tfaEe tule at the ajority Is /
4 az essential eieme1tsR republican gesernment-
have already stateair. jefferson ! agaaqe in
relation 70 this greE Snclple, that tie tonly ap.
peal iram The deciaapf HE majnfiiy.Iis 20 the
sword In dur hlH lights, as il was in our
Old State constitutes N.SSsS i is now, ibis card
NAL principle df the II sss.1iorisy 10 alter,
amend, or abolish the S Z ssent, Is,
in the Fainesi and mos MI. Un4ba,
aiEed and setuHed IL gi.E OF win.
nql majority made MI
s se,. ssIs y now IS be
Tss IT, Il FFssrsfAIs Is. : !eefs@e 81,
lie is afraid ID trast ,b 81 the people
with the government ofltac great
objects pi government - The security of
The rights Of property We lbe sale in their
hands. lie admits that We other great objects,
tie security OF personal ghts coald De attained
under either basis Of resentation lie saws,
that even under TIE % county representation,
unequal as il was, lie bal rights were safer
and, that no Instance occurred fot The last
half century where ANY personal right of a chi.
zen has been nvadedby legislation. SIR. j saws.
then, that he has thA 9aie guide experience
with him.] that no personal right ever viii be in.
vaded by any aei Of legislation, ard be heies the
Imagination 10 concFiya law 10 witch all tie
personal rights 'of AL the citizens would not be
equally effected. Noty, f4tt, for this "saGe guide
exeerience WhatdI priy yau Air IS The
experience Of "fRg geatsf IN The lifetime Of a
nation z. Jds uPlnnR III i inthe iapse 81 moreE
liaae than NIFTY years llFat Won must seek in
thepage Of hlstlrY, fer tlle effect Of aby wrong
principles in q soveramrnt. deny; then, FIAT
The personal ghts offmen can ever te "a fe IN the
bands eli minoFy ;laud, when DIR quotes
the poar monenHarY spare ot sEtty yparsi'-nlo-
mentary. certainly, inhatiohal Observation-Disclosures
which be says personal rights have not been Il. ;
vaded I'M Virginia BIZ "a vas proof4Jhat lhey
never will be invaded point Linn to Tile history
Of mankind 10 past 2 Dir, and il the aye in which
he now lives, az afs3rdng a much larger aud
more reliable .eaperidnct, when we Ire maxi
ing colstitntioh tllal may last for centuries :
Is there, int npne7of tie Gokernmenis al Europe.
or q other quarters III The Globe, no iuvr sion bF
aw d personal lights or rather il ihere
single gaseFnmeRt ~ the world, With Tie excep-
ion OF our oMn,lwhere tyranny and oppression
douot abound II And set, Nh J. Ibinks that
!" fry wears" experience Isl enough 10 ibduce US
q trust 70 the same principle that has wrecked,
in all time, The hlppiness an4~ liberties of man.
kind Mr.. J. Gays, himself, that the love OF
power il paturahto man. and quotes The most
holy authority Id admonisli us TO beware OF it.
and yet he is wiling pSfFctly willing, 10 en-
trust to a minetiiy lhe liberties and personal
rights of men, with thfeypcrience ofFall time
that the, norty.gnvaf4ly, have trampe9 them
bat again, Mr.FJ. 81 what general law
IN relation to personk riabts viii ssattect an
ahSe. wei, shPpoj khiss should be che case
u sas any reasonMT minority should be EN-
,s,snt. Is, hat F Of making laws to affect
and honest enough, e 'hepry ot republican &c
self government, abs IA tras,. yoatby en6aoh IN
been adopted BY us h republican government has
principles ~ rsPadiatsa g gs T Riiasr,s
has, In all time ami every where, a5usedi lis pow
Pr; and iti for that'Sery reason that republi
position that the uiajarsiy is more likely 10 make
proper laws for alS and avs that viii atfSSct au
alike, than the minority IS. What consultation
then, will il be to- me to know when bat laws
Shall be made, thai they Will affect ali ala j.
add that the minority viii suffer also2 4 wish
That power 10 make the. laws, whatever he laws
are that would be likely 10 err either hronoh
design Or ignorance. Mr. j., uansfestlv. IS.
Rulnes that the minority can't err for The want Of
wisdom, and that they would mol arr thro,re5 h.
Sign, because they would be affected
4 But MrlJ. also insists futther that Tho ~;
ty has neve abusedtppNer, and therefore II sbonlJ
Be continued il their hands cannot / gree witb
him THE majority i entitled to power AMI
should for that reason insjstupon its riobts. a
master may say to slave | have neye,
sbbsed power. but, stilI he il master Ind lie
5ther slave | say, therefore ID the eastarn
minority, it 81 useless ~ use the Argument tome
Nat YOU have not abused yopr power-tha, Won
la We been good aud kiad masters to us--as free.
men we should scrnfo stand in tsueh relation s
10 you. AZ you haveany dominion owe lis. b
which YOU are not eriitled, whether yo,, eSe,.
else il as good or bat masters, we are equally q
saves Itis far moe seeIny, and honnrable
anil safe, for the majority 10 hold their own per
sonal rights and liheriRs in their own hands and
keeping, and not leavs them TO be doIed on by
our kind masters ID ne east, who are id a mi
nority Of one hundred hausdnf! II seems other
wise, however, 10 Mr.J. HethiHks itnIore rea.
sonabe thatthe majority should trust their bodies
and souls in the haiidsof the ,ninority-aae. snI
al tiSiI PFbPcINy eudt Tile minority
should entrnst The guardianship Of their property
to them | shall thfe4ore, proceed 10 consider
bis reason for not trn 9ng majority OF the PEG.
pie with the security the rights Of property.
Mr..J brings lnt9 Amiuelt view the present
public debg ot milliqny4nd tile probability or its
originating The spirit Of internal i'm
as lis Ral reason fortrefnsiDg he
political po1seF ftle Sste 10 the naiorilytof The
people, and Of retsiains1-1 He hands of The
eastern tnEoriiy He's y lend I'd internal i'm.
bat8th iEs ii can ts iadicEously
carried on only when II east has entire control
over the subject I.tytld hefe ask Kr. j.. who
are responsible for II present IStatetdebt9 The i
west with only IS klegates in the Legislatures j
or the east with IA Surely The east with his
majority 10 the LegsattTe is responsible The :
east, too, with The MED basis NOW practically ia i
operation, may go orq swell that deb, ard willie
she does 50, willfPprdpriate millions to her
splendid railroads lni upon Tire great central !
canal, until it reafes the blue ridee al least. i
while the Valley hls eek few tarnpikess and +
the trans Alleghak country few dirt roads,
costing few thou&nEs ]
Bot, says Mr.. 4tSs nons,rous tlatihewest i
should have the TFer OF raising aud appropr- y
a,inr million oteIlarsl when, she pa only /,
onethird oil the .rehne. Is il not eqnslly mon 4
Strous thatthe easbeing q minority 81 The peo- I
pc, shoaldTaise IkmillIbn Of dollars, and then ii
have the power Of 2roptiaiing the whole of il. i
thopgb raised in p from the west With the /
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