Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20

lt. "a! IL Go not understand the gentleman
'li f"uihi'f rs proposing amend his proposition
- !, ;s'"iary When gentleman Offers proposition
- 'I II, Inc i"'in that suits him allow HIM L
oy !, before the vote is taken and do rul VIII,
nr gentleman may moi be allowed to mostly il now ):
"eu rs al any other Stage in the proceedings
, W., h,t. would say /" The gentleman from Ports
Una, there IL no sort Of difficulty about ,h nat
advantage wi BE- taken by am technical par
i'4'hettarH RUE oily ask that this matter ri alr.,I
A'Shs may he deferred ill tie proper tnehai Is all
Air. taAlEN then addressed IN. ,on,u;,;.e ans
without concluding, gave waY To
r;-r. "'''f'' ''"' Tue '"''''''"''
'iH.ly rose. ''''''''''' =
Inc Convention then adjourned until 10 o lock To-
morrow morning
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''s"'''"s Z" -hT. ! ~ lIthLE. I" C,.mm:tse ri The
Hh"Ie' o" "Wednesday. -irril :" 1851
Nr; a. !" INK he risr Mr.. Chairman 10 :Dircs.
TN, committee. nnrr s.rne pynli circumstances ri
"inL'r S-.ncn but do not know. ll.a can r.u,y,
''''" l hi i'fliicrall!l,;cn to Icrn Nnl III, lr.,s!
's 'h"iil ia liz" i''! thai III, :.E.,mt Tor III. ir-:
t'''' To address ''hrrati, body and t,,l NJ; one
b, ia "c ordinary i'irlr's"- al r,ialahii. u"
".S mere !" !remr" and ,Ubnil t" ti.c py'. ii
"H'i''Ha orw Or constitution ii government il.rr
~ as II were. spread before lis !. blank s,. Of ;.n.r
va "'''ei We ar" !" "rtr >rc prnyi,i.s ~ IL he *
,tci'e az sound discretion We shall ,ic.ri.n> ,t..,rr
sat III lnc exercise "i -"nn,t drrr,inn in,ca,lar il
""' I" depend upon arbitrary wills ~ ui..
i!!eh'S Apart from The fact iha, vi. ar. restrict g,
! - Ut lease u republican, form ri government is.
inc r"i,;itntl" ii III" United States ,h,r. : yar
: '''nS rom rTrry part 81 oar own state,
rom ever part VI this wide country and n.i.i 49,
'"'' ','E iAsr VI tE" world. calling, uImn PR"
S'f'c III the constitution are about Ia maxi, ih
great principles vi human liberty Sir M. n...ni ii.s
"' oriicfe thai Tier" are principles lyas III lie ,..r
''"'i';"'i"h oil government. AMI although sc"ya.icl.1
may be surpassed 20 Gr in some sense n, arri. rrca-
t:o. Yet there rr> 10 which suriy in MI H. ,r .ss
must confirm; rules winch Impressed unon i: h..
the Tod who gives il existence rule, which c;rn.; with
Silcty he departed from, and which ma: therefore h,
assumed 10 De conditions Of lis prosperous existence
Ea't been suhcw!:a surprised 10 hear gent !,:a"r,
un: TINS uor attempt /" .cry these Fundamental ,nill
c'p'e> and I" picture them rs something which can
nave u" Tacticat application. There inav have n,;i
some !>"t> IN reference To them stated here and
10 not ~ any mc;ns venture assert tn. in what |
roiosr 10 say. shall arriv" them CORRECTLY PR
nap, gci!cntE haze taken what arc deductions. from
original principles and pu: them forwar! ~ tie r,i-
pies themselves. Bui believe that la re are .c:,
principles IL which al: 5ovcrn!acn; should conform, il,
whatever corr: i; may be Established Ii there are.
no such !'!incsi l', MlGt do when speak %.
tbs "r that government good bad OF rlCh, or
wrong. What d" :ncan, Tor instance, when We cumi
par. III. .pt.n oi Russia with he limit ed nllarc,-
"i liz ani proaocac" in favor o ID" latter. W!a.
d. We mean again wh" compare lha, limrc,i mon
arcy Ti:h the free government, tia. exist ;is COZ,
ncn and give The preference 10 Inc l:.irr Certainly
there is standard, existing least in nIr own
minds, ia which refer in forming GdGmcn. uy.o,,
these matter. Again, sir th.r" i phrase ..!.r! i
common On !;rs here "" spca: frequently u: tic.
right al !,volu i,, soct!n;: that exist rs .ar!,.
Tim. d"salc. something 81 which W. harc kl"w :,r
Within Ii!res, not only We, hn the rry,.
al Ibis whole country have syHp.thz-d with IT,, ,,,u
p. If s.rca! different nation, cndeavorius o IT,.
tieais'T". from 1' Yoke ." iyrann:, AMI, s;ii
~ recover ;arr ri, gifts. Nla! right. sir: flights a.,
Ct! from ih" :!aG constitutions institutions q,
their several co;l::c.! m:s me not. i,nagin" ts,a:
,lcr right, that preceded ,i"!r constitutions il
tirt he'd any preceded what ,tuo! l.: the place IT, "a
constitution ihor existing. law. and institutions. We
also ,;.!. .o' :hc right nf In. l!.li;, ~. ar,c,,-
.i, :.' hers " i'll ':oli; In" i,o.-i,i,i HAT :,
j'c:y. IL constitution IN s., iaa:iy wrl j. ;:..f
the majority shall govern in all eases, -; Shall
r,ain ;t Their: arr right "f i, SENIORITY wki.
;hr ina ;ry ~ -: ~ r:rcu-t baa.i - r.,G.r
here mus; then Ia. rui..s Ia '!l,,ir -. ,.,
E.;nc il: ,h"s" .,,scs. and tho u.- anirch.,; ~.
part q" r p:.ncipi"- which government ahnri il.
c"nst m'.i iraintain tia: tier, arr .rc l,:;gco;,
and will rirt;iG tho committee inr 7lo.f Tine ~ .,
attempt III ":;'ida ion 81 i!ri.. l.: n. ,a.,. ,r,
pose 90 into regular treats. ON H., -nlir.i ~. =;
consider them i'll all their qualifications hulJ scE..,
Only such Is heliry" have an Immediate lnaG;n. -,
Tie subject h.iutr AMI vii ia a,i:#ar. tl,.t h,
not cn!rr" J, 10 be n"c''r: h., This t;squ;,;,i..,
shall h. meta vsira that tic ,l- d.. ,rr.I nm,
ia me" distractions, nj l"a-t j tEr r.;r,ritor sem :.
ii which l!ioS- wor'iS arr Frequently u-cl h.I;.y
.rr. moral - w.! physical iws a. u;u,. arf
hat the ,,c"7 III d.dn'iny iilcm r.ctt. uc,y, ia
2Hmn. When Newton w"n! discover llr !ay. or ,,,
laiong he added IL Ia: uJssrr a;i..n- n
.:aneI through cen.'ui": lis "Ta !,,e va:iao ,I
watched the planets IN .cir au I.qtunu III u
cs,!ii III Them. and !rh those ci!:rr:a! ions trr.a
laws Of their c.i>:ic" Tia, ;.iloapp:.cr = I'm !n,,..
abroad into any other Held narr" cxalnrS ;l .i,
icrl III his inquiries with care. .cr,.. H.. c,ua,;s !.
\ IN lea, t-n. 4
I all these observations ,c,ur.r la. I- - ~,
cable tha; particular sn!: icrt 81 ..a. which ,p
i; 10 lbs economy d 'r:lliea. And i: hi, Innu.r t.,
looking upou I'll" relations ' ,r". i:!r ..,r,. liz.
TTipy III Regard anol'!.r hS l"Ii.. nj lin, -.
t. L.: exist AMONG them and III" sc- aid para.rs ~.
co ranshrh ~ their union in society lAn!, thai 49,.
"a l." ,!c!ucfI aud lTincip pies a-t-r;a:,. wc:, -.
So, lS .:uc Ia iii framing Tho II. III .r,y,r,,,r,
II ,nrr, arc sucr laws. such p:in.f.. ii,. J.
mi, ,hty ;.as lett 10 Blind chance. vi.r, iio
fnl ibi- aud Interested judgements cr men m In,
Yh..:k affects their temporal %rsrr more I!,,,
':.~s has been good ," talk bar, :,.L ....,n,r.
"D,Ia tate of nature. and while s"ici:n la,- b.,,
"ihl": '"aH from Tie state al n:i,,Y,. ,., r,,o:,
any arg '''' which they ,hoagh' r";i.: Le!p ,i.,
ny INV 5'S' concluded b. '>lt- t!a no "I,
state l. .','"e. ~ ~ Ills. liz, no ;rI,
~ man ',ins ~ i,r i:aty state i prena NH :,
that Ii. Isl Cordially a';f'> "t mai:a' a. ','.
such tt ing rs state 81 is'ur,--iI.a, lI"f
together in society iii i state nature a, i: -! ''
,uppmtn By able writers on the ,uil,r,. an
need not so int" an, ;'f-;''r prov. tia; <oci,
is + natural state II s:ir;atto s.y: ;,at it
mposeilhe for him t" live Of IT, Wien ~. ,n
abroad the inferior aml creation, aud ,nn ;lIcr
the various tribes call .rrae;fiui< tr,, i ma 1E
Guilty in surprising that man H;ll Great ed am, ii "a.
1ur society We know indeed than it would j.. imnn,
siblc for the 10 con.inuc ii nrer lived IN s,Ii:ar
state We know also, tina; II families were i,o.ed nm,
held intercourse with others, ;hc degradation an
rain of the entire and lis c;,niua ,y,
would be certain for We impressed pnn it i,y III
ad Of Cod those faculties i-positions and canaccs
i which re,,c: society absoutcv essential to man pr,,s
Il peroHs existence; and thus s"ci"tv, and all That il
,t.e ssary demands from him. become conditions uc rh
continued and prosperous existence OF the individual
! We hear 10" OF the savage state, aud gentlemen talk
lit was one step III tho progress from the state
/ nature state ni civilization 1t is evident if from
no other yet from the sacsr.! record lt3 liz
~ wage Is q degraded state. The vcrv carcs, hi-or
men speaks q" them as living in the civilized atc
nc d therefore. sir, | have remarked the sava;
my Is; necessarily b. DEGRADED .;,;. and crtouic