Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
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STATE CONVENTION.
We had designed TO give our reh"c''ons :, this
49,. ,.v IN the result Of the election Vi oe'"e IN
,,o,.n body which will assemble in THIS Guy o' y"
- n,ohr tor the revision of our State Cons'i'uto'
= o-,,ce headed ''the convention vote, III ''s ~
y;,;,, attracted our notice. With Inc spun w 40
~ the commentaries of this ehusion' We .;,s oe
1.m,,,hy II seems TO 10 be as unjust :" ' ;.h;b
those elected by the people for the ,x.en,
'N :: a;,-s,e,l Of the intelligence and mpFo'e"e"
"1 1Lon,s Cor se.royernment We say mpros e'''e'''
Za.,aa s The people of Virginia have been io' NV
Z, ,hroe sour,hs of century for the difec''o" " -
,,,;,; concerns and the selection OF 'ne as,",
~: ,hoe CONCERNS we cannot doubt, not "'e'e'' w
- nrenared and fitted for the dischareeo nus
T., ,ha, they are infinitely more So ina" ,
>; ;,ed by the existing constuuoh' i'' w. 49,;
!; which we live is one of signal advance anu ''
IN morals, physics and political orgah"a'" ~"
f We DENY not. that Innovations may 'e i''
h;h prudence and care for the future sho"'"
h f these great elements OF well oec'eu so'' ~"
49,, arc vet 10 see in what any one has proposeo w. -"
,h;,p 10 excite the fears expressed IN the at'cic Vi NV
" v;.a;n;,n Our people have decided, by majority OF
,rs ,han 25 OOO that our State Constitution Snou "
ssa and amended What shall be these amendments ana
- ;; ,u % no determined on II the Convention
hu NJ, nronose such as may wise and pfuoeh Tue
.,s may reject them Why then should the Lync'ou's
v,a;o,n in advance and appears to US most u'9u'
,;,e ,bot they are to be dwelling, disorsanzhs anu
,nhecomino the Old Commonwealth! Lei US MS s'' Wv
ork before we condemn it and cast II aslue as
our adop,ion We know many, yes very many "a w ~
,i for This du,y and declare our perfect confidence
:; hs fybearonce prudence, ability Intellectually ana
.,o,o,y 10 meet the responsibility win winch 'hey arc
clothed. c.,.. r..o
VOL Barbour Dodddge or Leigh, to do the WORK. we s"'
hovc ,bem They are gone, and we can never see
b in orr service again. But does this prove anything
y i des then the work their hands is 10 last forever
I'm, snch laws and institutions as they LETT U.S. are
,oi, f,r MI time unchanged and un!inproved me
, sr;,i;s of these eminent will rise UP TO reouHe
h f,,ci.s as these II this Be true then il proves more
Than its advocates prepared to avow Tor II establishes
,ba, these good and patriotic men were themselves o'ssa
;zers in setting aside the constitution OF NO. ana oefs
m me frut of their labo.s that OF ls29 and lo5U They
are made the pioneer radicals and Jewellers.
T. also most true tina; the Reformcrs have, in the late
c,;on succeeded rs most signal majority over the oi
moments OF many changes demanded by the people on
good old State gained deserved and widespread renown
under the old ard present Cons'tmiion-yet Who can tell
h, much more she migh, have advanced under be
r., system of government, For AM years none could
vote save the owners iandanI counties, with seventy
inv eirht or nine hundred AM yet Virginia was
area, and admired Commonwealth. She held among her
.wels Washington Jefferson, Madison Marshall, Giles,
E.ndolph Mason Tazewe. Ask now even the favored
counties and the still more favored few, all this right
and with one voice all would answer Mo- no! Political
improvements taught this, and the une-honored CITY oi
Williamsburg and the good old county OF "aEwicS, each
were shorn Of their power BY the Convention III which
Madison NIarshali Giles Randolph and azewei were act
are In those DAYS this too was called designating and
Ieyelnp We had learned from experience and the exam
pes of other Republican States, that even the work oil
the sages revolution, coming from human minds was
imperfec, and could be improved So now while we viii
no, spaage the foresight and wisdom of the trainers of
present Constitution time has demonstrated its inapude
for the advance the and the necessity for its thorough
,.orm,,ion We are not among those think that the
main cause why the State mas i".e Il" he' p.S
advance with her sister States, springs rom aeec's III "e'
c,,r,iop No doubt this has operated in degree,
IN, not m much has been assigned To IL In nura ana IN
,c,lcua Improvement, believe Virginia can compare
dn,seouslv with any other State She only he cast
i; ,be sbade when asked point to her great physical
works.
We want something here 10 re-animae and revive the
,,e We have sep, on until require TO be roused-
Tho vounu sisterhood are advancing rapidly us, and un
loco we beon 70 work. we shall be old Rip Van Wrinkle in
deed
But let us no, run Give tho people more
power Thought begets thought Make them take an int
rest in tn cir government by imposing them the duty OF
selecting of the agents of that government and we
doubt not these unc,onares will be more competent
for the faithful discharge OF their duties than those here
ofore selected We shall become fresher and more ami
mated people.
But we feel proper here repeat let not this work oil
renovation run into We have iears-no. none
whatever that the discreet and able selected by the
errors presses he Lynchburg Vrsnian among the
number) would lead to anticipate.
The sneers of the Lynchburg Vrgnian at the character
and ability the members of the Convention are say
the least of them in very bad To call it the weakest
BODY of men ever assembled in Virginia. only excite
smile can hardly produce any other feeling Defeated by
the popular VOTE vengeance of the Lynchburg Fsnan
ia pored out with no sparng hand and We hope TO be excu
sed for saving with fair very decent temper on the
successf candidates Wcadd in justice to the members OF
the Convention elect (many OF whom we know) that Tor
sterling WORTH practical usefulness and high ability 1t VIII
be BODY equal to any has met in the Capitol Of
our State; and that there among them who would
illustrate their eoquence and WISDOM any deoera,ivc
body in the nation And shall hope them carry out
what they have already dneated in their public addresses
wholesome and prudent reformation of the Constitution
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