Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-07

80 and vet there not wanting as we n.is'
said men who will endure ms WITHOUT refIn ane
49, ,.rse l., The very suggestion OF constitutional teio M
n,rifcnion This timd!ty hardly rises 70 ie uisy al,
human error yet il is called co'Sertat'sW mi
" M No., ,;nht Inc disturbed while their humouesea o'
ast reform mi ht ruin the country ltlie DC
.,;ru hnt they are the tricks OF intriguing MI Nv, 49,
and pacemsn Conservatism, mu'e hh If which they tuu
cnrservc hut office and precedent pom Va WI ;;
;;ridmnl nro6t! What do they iearpu' tue collec'oh
bo What do they hope but that the people may sum
ber and be despoiled? Do hey douo we dnad ,b oy
H. sent generation do they not rather urcdu 'e ca
zion and he scourge which that sencralon oess 10 one
yirh hearty rood will 10 their errors ana con
~ .hn ,,,n remarks old Jerry Henthan VINO make th'
hin,h century decide for the fourteenth Tue loulee,i
snac, laws Tor the fifteenth, and Tue h'eeh
se,Is no the sixteenth, which tyranniZes o'e' 'e
which acain tells The eighteenth no" i !, " "l aile e
which cannot be lOreseen, ana now IL Is 10 con
urr itself in cxigencies which no human W" can ahciate
., ,he members who will be elected 10 inc Convention
,hch is 10 amend Constitution 90 tere Win no respect
,hn Inn what is suited for The people Of the nine
ie,nfh century and The wants al the masses Le tncn
frame Constitution for the present seleraoni LOT; u =
dne. not suit our Children they VIII surely aer H. ana tel
lin NOT richly in doing they will exhibit amour
If wisdom which will put modern conservatism TO the blush
II nm opnrcs,ye feature of convention Is 10 be ppet
-, ~ !, with right GOOD will though The very ghosts
Marshall MADISON Leigh, Randolph ard other members
M, a-r cavenon dcnouncc your Work ana ulnn you VIII
,c r of innoyaiors Find out what reform the steady
honest Gardening hard working men u the country demand
and carry them through even yoa have 10 hight IN the very
teeth Of million of common law FrecedeniS, backed by
British authorities. D>dan The very idea tina
ttonal restrictions lrrcvoc1ble
They acted for their generation let act for
They III who in their days dd The thinking tor the
nrnhbors and States: they were, admit bold pioneers
whose courage and virtues much; but their sons
with their experience and superior opportunities for oh
scrvaon believe that the people can BE- trusted more iuil
with tie ailirs ot government than at present why h hel
carry ont tier views The and greatness OF those
very men, whose examples point II Tor the purpose
checking REFORM gained in working 9u startling reforms
which filled nonarchia conservatism with terror The ceo
colony of Ennshmen who clustered around jamestown
and Williamsburg, in the time OF Governor SPo,;swocd re-
,ared their cyplnrng expedition 10 the Allegheny noun
tns something extraordinary and worthy ol great his
torca notice. Considering their number and the condition
of the country filled il with hostile tribes Of Indians
the enterprise highly crcdtahe one.
As much may be said for the pioneers in the vi con
s,uiiona liberty and REFORM They commenced their work
under difficulties the trying, and net with opposition
of the most powerful and stubborn character Every sei
;rodaen by them Of pain and labor They had the
wealth the intelligence and the influence OF the arstocracy
which scorned the Revolution contend against II is not
strange therefore, that they should have gone but li;tlc
farther than the clements Of Constitutional liberty.
Maniuly they worked and many constitutional abuse
fell before them. They cleared the way and permitted
lo"d of light pour upon the people But they lett much
To be done By their children. much which the vi the
present generation will have 10 work out against opposi
lion violent that which their ancestors encountered
l. predicted by many Vi the purest ot the reroiu
that the powers given ~ our Stale Constitutions to
the people would he abused Men saw in the people OF this
country they looish supposed all the awless violence
ignorance and Gcpravy which dsgraced and marked In
blood the progress Of tie French Revolution. Statesmen
found il difficult free themselves from the feelings OF dis
which British influence and laws had excited against
the people Numerous respectable gentlemen, rejoicing in
buckles and buckkn shorts went TO their grave damn.
in Jefferson mad rclorncr and demagosur who had
ruined the country By trusting too much power TO the people
MANY old lady rom the midst OF her whaebone hoops
and the top her high heeed shoes regarded "Democrat-
ic clomc little better than cannlbazed enen ready
odcyour AL the privileges and property OF the higher classes
In the end what denounced as lawlcss Jacoblnlca
Democracy won the day and the Federass were nj the
mercy OF The disciples Of the school OF Jefferson But did
the :coners abuse their powerdid they disregard the rights
ri ponefiy?t they introduce spirit OF agraransn AT
war with the natural rights OF man! The political hist
n the country records the glorious fact that the people IN
their reform in this country have
stepped the strict popcty. Where they have
suffered they have struggled peacabv until they nave re-
dressed their injuries; but they have cxhbitea no vndctlvc
ness, violence The fcke impulslve, glddy French
may during The excuses oi revolution, iogtt te
rights ri man. but the American never does. With ma
,ur traits al the best character with well balanced mind
guided By and uiuriansn the American works out
his of reform because he regards his bors as
Stern duty incumbent upon him father ana citizen In
iii - ,ovnt he i r.,u,,ed by the eternal principles of
Justice and al hi, Efforts Tor REFORM lie remembers hai
v lesson which nculcaes the necessity u doing 10 Others
on!y that which would regard a. Just, II done u our
selves In his early struggles To- constitutional liberty,
when uniec by The experience 81 nation possessing all
the clemens ol happiness and greatness the efforts Of the
American e:tmer were cnlnenr lndcous YET tempered
with degree Of caution commensurate with has Ignorance
of hnw lar tho people might st.y hc trusted with power
This cxcushlc timdy in educated as were the ira
mcr. the first Constitution nj Nirgn!awe mean that OF
wear, seen the people nob engaged in working out bril-
liant destiny. w"r sti bind them Win oppressive const
! iut!onal restrictions -
farther examination of the subject will enable us to
form correct opinions of the many unwise md nJudlcous
features of the Constitution Of 1870 and 30. REFORM
For tie Euy,urrr.
or l. THE srooSD THAT WILL CORRECT "a
NAUTICAL pELu>IoSs.'
The Jcsiiica politician correct in Tie now COM
on saving o. tn second sober thought OF the people;
and second thought OF the people has certainly
placed him in that conspicuous position winch gains nm
the pity and contempt Of the vrtuous and patriotic through
the land.
But our country and it institutions will be found mpreg
nabl against all foreign and domestic corrupt politicians,
who Tor may disturb the harmony OF our American
constellation of States. with mpunv, when under
weak and imbcce administration The brave patriotic men
III the land viii retain their integrity like job OF OLD ana
the result will be- for country, ~ II was with li How
painful il contemplate tin weakness and degeneracy
Of modern Wings and Democrats who have IN mea-
sure been oveuch alarmed the foolish threatened dan
cr Of the dissolution OF the Union nsomuch have their
been operated upon, that many Of them here
in our midst had the shameful conclusion OF compro
missing and barering away their ireeborn rights Tor No
spiritual earthly consideration whatsoever except the
retaining Inoccum Of the liberty which noble and
gallant ancestry had achieved for them Eut who are they
Nho dare require such lno5e surrender! Are they
not degenerate, bastard offspring vi the British phlan
'hopsts deeply imbucd with their nlschevous democrats
ing philanthropy! Are they not known 10 have acquired
such influence materially affect the councils Of our
c"nteicn,ed Union insonluch 10 awaken The tear -
ven Daniel Webster who is well that all his intel!
lccua power could be o avail ii the guidance oil the
nation were under influence OF anati:a leaders His
course vi action death blow well directed against
corrupt politicians Soah we'll As North. lie expressed
himself in language equally strong The Roman orator oi
old! "Dh Judgment thou He'd into british beasts and
acn have lost Their reason
The South only hall herself and the preservation
Of Union with the aid of the patriotic intellectual men
Of the Not will in process Of time, be enabled reclaim
or rather cncck tile madness oi the people. But there i lit
tie probatily that there can he any settlement Of this mis-
chicrcu4 ANA foolish agltaon without the holding OF
Southern Convention. Their resolves will speak languag,
that will enable The patriotic intellectual oi the Mort!
check the inatldtion which has beer
encouraged BY the politicians, Wing and democratic. Tn,
patriotic intellectual well aware, all common
mon are the and customs of the South b,
different from those of the North The products such
sugar. cotton, rice, &C. DC. cannot be raised without IN,
ri the African. The English the Spaniacd the Ducl
and other nations have attempted raise those desirable
yurics OF the tropical regions with their white slaves
conycts but they all failed in this unnatural experiment.,
The African under the guidance Of the Saxon race, hl
been much improved and could not have been o,icrwis
numan.led and civilized The corrupt policy OF the Engisl
lfist1cracy has brought them down second rani
amongst nations, by their vicious and unnatural attempt
raise the negro level with their degraded popui
cn and they holding the Indies and their colonies
very fra copyold right, and We concdera,ed nation
with all the Northern and tropical products within
borders appear OF the advantages possess
country and its institutions would not hav
been thus assaed b; foreign and domestic traitors and
Tor the love and kindness they have for negroes tina
induces them thus 10 disturb the peace prosperity and har