Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

an amend nens 10 III" ic"ef" Fo'is'!t"'''H' IA' nv
;hat' >, ,,
III article hnh' WHICH, Pf''loes 10. ''i.en'''n''
says: Congress. whenever t~otifa5 OF op'h h"u''
shall deem Ii NECESSARY siial pfop''e amendments
this constitution. OF on the arp!icati' OF ne
Of two-ti.irdS Of the several States :h eau coz
ton for proposing amendments. WHICH, II ei'Hs' "a
shall b" valid 10 M Htclits AZ! !Fp"SeS" ''t u Ia
constitution, &C. 49,.
Now. they canhoi amend ihs CONSTITUTION uhtS'
coTcoa IS called by two-tAr''s o ootn houses :" toi
grcss or OF the legislatures .! tWo-tirds oi ihe STATE
without this amendments Cannot even be proposed 1
the pcopi. % net upoI. hat cid Patrc: Henry "a
Of his objections % thai constitution. 3-il@in
il 20 the notice Of the States before the: aAuHtc II,
constitutions bringing il I" the notice Of the People
r!aIa who had a!rplcd this H., o. rl.!!t> nj l!:a
RI" constitution Of lIG. he declared thai oac-iwcD.iet
vi the people Of the United States under hi. pruvs so,
b. which alone III. constitution could l.. Amen; lee
.i2ht defeat an a!rend.l,n. You cin!ot arted thu
constitution according II the terms OF it, wtLcG, .wo
bird. of both houses .! Cc:.re> or II Tie
If two-thirl- t tie States hall propose aac!!s ut
10 the pc.,n,e
Iwi!l nor pursue this inquiry further Il has .trrc!
IN, however =. lain. i,r 'y,i,.i any ling that con
lend for IN . co,,,r,;r.o,, nj H., tirl artr, f IN
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y. II Is Is '"c are ad'!oi!shc! * the father u! t
c"rntrr N ms farewell! address that government os;
not |" ." changed Tor i:Sht or iiE"l Causes NAT We
n'"i be guarded against sudden ana rash changes
That when there is fern OF government. which doe.
not violate the rights OF the people, "c6ocs iro""'
III. ~Ct.lrc ami happiness a.. that COMMUNITY "!u have
formed it: il ii docs promote these objects il sllouid h.
preserved, :u should not BE- assaulted and overturned
by any excitement w!!ch may ,udcI: arise. The de.
sa Of ln., who framed this coIi,t tuition was u pro
cct il against UNNECESSARY change. will. they wrr.
vinr 10 ,royil ;ur amendments and t.. such ai;.,i.
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.I,-t.;ccs wlt:c:, mich; arise The c-s, i.cr'r.tl
~ their ats l.. thu; c!tn.,. ought to be cautiously and
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,L., nv. ~; ,,,,y,r T., ,..,. law. .; Oh ',a Influence,
The yal,,. ot rranrr,y and n,. the rl,s If prra,.;.
,.t .!, ,rot f.rt,.i unurr-fi,t nj Which ,r.. nrrl,
~, ,,nst ,lo,,. and ,yi, ,,Erh tI.y r,rt viii, ~.
sion le,r !, ,ay b. abused to- their il.
urv and nnpr.-snu-i. the power Of taxation When
~, COM, 10 ,,!.t hi. Law making and ta>i,.. power ltn
H.. LanI. f :;,.u,S il. tn. l. -ya ,i,E,rtl;:ciii W..
ro,os, the PLAZA -uhu:tci il. the ~,ror, If t!c cv:G.
niti.r on tl b., Is OF representation which is lnnrkc,;
y i,a tlnl principle i .,..o contained in e amend
:ct ,,;f".. h., the 4..: !,lnn from F"uucr Til" ONLY
Ii.i,rrn.. oct r.r them a, ! understand them! i this
In amen .fc,; o the .r:l:i"nan from FaQu: T. while
i asserts -, same principle; lie carried ont u the
amc ntnncr, til" report ii the committee differ,
on in embracing tn detail Of the apportiou"icn:.
iia belicsc 10 he Tie best i"!i: II which to consider
he principle Involved. ""@ret TIM: II d. "" M.
c"I"c before tn, ''t.cr III ;il' ol!h r.: In i:iG
T''> resulting !:"i.1 The other nav" "':i manifested
IN ;h:* 'eha' v" rro"-r to 'H'ar representative" up
o" principles winch s!tli pr"t5c: property ~ w'!' Is
ir@"ia iies" ~" " primary ana Paramount "ecf
"i l"S'-i&i"H Il ":,Hf, y, 'ht 'N '>' 81 II; '"r''l'
powers :" i"TH 'n'" Pf"'''uh I ~ .'sh'> 81 PER
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~, '9'''">' ,i'S W 80 W.
Vow III 'h'S PROF ''i''n w. tft l''c;:He. u"
NOT OE any l'',S '"'''''' ~ ~, :" 'eN"''"s '"" "
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