Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-15

eh,o nrsrended right and practice Of instruc-
on y tha, we introduce this quotation A. the prescott
pncnre more important issues are penang.
- defence of its position the Inteigencer introduces the
n,ons of Edmund Burke in his address to his
a. Bristol odd years which It substitutes lot
punents of its We present our readers win 50 muc
f The ouotaton as we design making subject OF comment:
mr dvor an opinion ia the right of all men. That OF
oonsnents is a weiehy and respectable opinion whlch
representative ought always to rejoice 10 near ana " M
ough, always most seriously to M nu ~ bound
blindIy and implicitly obey TO VOTE ana 10 argue o,
though contrary TO the cearest conviction oil MS
and eonscence-,hese things utterly uhHnoen 20 !e
of N. land and which arise from jnaamemtdi "lsa"e "
h, ,shoie order and tenor Of our Cona"m"n.
rb; brines 10 10 the point which we wish 10 arrive
Tho In,e,gencer adopts this view of the right and says:
nNIore applicable still is this reasoning 10 represenalo
in this Government OF the Uni'eo ''a''' 'N' -
Britain" IT,, 49,, :; -
In the opinion of the 1nteigencer men, ueie Is III
essential likeness between the British Consu'u.oh anu
that of the government of the United
,ba British Parliament and the United states De-
80 Tb one il the representation OF the aggregated
n,onle of consolidated Empire the ohe ne represent
,aton of tho sovereign States consti'u'oha'y uheu AZ
Federal Republic To make the reasoning ieheu oh "
the Inteieencer applicable 1.-THE whole ofoei anu ehoi
our constitution" must be fundamentally on'nsou' '0t'
env must be denied the States and State lines oosera'eo
20, hsa oen,ra,e and independent members OF Fedora
Union coerced into an unoenhou
and corporate parts.
The States then would become the Territories OF the one
great national sovereignty erected on the ruins OF wnal
ia theirs and then, too uncontrolled majority iis Ga
force the last extremity of wrong and violence upon '
defenceess rights of powerless minority. we o'n0'o
NJ Ieerson that this would be the greatest Calamity winch
could belall the people-a calamity more 70 DC oeae
dsunion for says Mr. Jefferson, ere is one grsar-'uo
mission 10 government of unlimited powers u s0"''
dated democracy" without q Constitution
The argument adopted by the "lnteigencer ieau9 '''
.bv 10 this accepation of the character OF Inc powe
-. ;,,.ss,ed on this government of the United States
r. mi. he not So thon the argument is inapplicaoie II
c nc used by Burke lie derived from tho constitutions
character of the "Debsraye Assembly" In wnich n9 "''
when elected, to as representative
He supports his denial of the right Of instruction o'''e'
IL upon that ground We quote his words
"Parliament is not Congress OF Ambassadors lo
hostile interests; which interest each must
80 on agent and advocate, against other agents anu
ss bnt parliament deliberativc assembly OF ono
ton NTH one interest that OF the whoe "iee' nv
purposes not local prejudlces ought TO guide oul e
rsl good resulting from the general reason Of lie
Ws choose member indeed but uhe you hare chosen ann
he is not member Of Bristol but he is member a''a
menk"
This paragraph follows Immediately after those qu0'ea o'
| the "Intelgencer." -,
| III words nave any HletHllSi aho 'iio
claims the application of the argument in THIS Govern
men," ,hen in the opinion of the "Inlegencer the sen
ale of tho United States is Parliament and mot Con
eress and this Union 10 zone nation, with one INTEREST,"
and II this Is not consolidation State sovereignty can nere'
become pending issue. .o.
We had intended to notice the "lnteigencers "scohs
at Virginia but the cxaltaon Esprit" with which II cai
unprecedented powers for the General Government per
suades u.s. we the language it applies to u.s. mot 'e
waste our breath argument with the avowed advocate
consolidation.
The Virginia Legislature although may be at sometimes
@ nursery of abstractions knows the rights of the State
and by the help of the people, will protect its sovereignty
In common with the united South too Virginia will defend
| her equality as a member of an Union of equals
The frst Monday June may suggest these words
Of John Taylor of Virginia the "lntelligencer II in the
meantime II shall have persuaded this Government TO ap
nv in lis administration similar 10 those known
more than once under its admired British Constitution
| We quote the words
1.-THE British Parliament attempted 10 preserve the int
gritty of the empire the consolidating policy noT pro-
Dossd for preserving the Union but s effect was dlsunon
Had pursued the contrary policy Of respecting local pro-
yincial rights of aing importance compared with great
Federal objects the division Of the empire would not have
| I nod