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has been read IL make \ few oosetsauohs ~ e e
planstien theiesl.
,h, Char y hose du,yi shall be TO consider and reoz
:, Is earlS aaS o. pssriicbie what iamisaneas 49,
az, nssy.r.f M cpamesis the gos ernneeis
ar rrarantics II oher logas il may Be yxredisnt e ~
s,1 in ,he new Or aacndcd consaita icn, win spsse
rcerenoe the objrcs q providing ample aaa
srar srains, he abuse aaas, eEercse q Ne M
LAYING aud appropriaiag PONs o. Tbs sSs
: ave an spolScy 10 Tie Convention fur on
i'd 81 his ste day. The resolution which hass
;,,sa hepa rad. and certainly an explanA1I
reasons that haze prompted me- No g
| say
reIerent
in session ~
ence TO the peIiGccneh we ;
our labofs TO close. is an Sci
reasoHENllsen, that have prahn,
resolNIIph are these Ii u
the cohsse d: the dsoussioi
various miscellaneous MAUD
our attention il the mon,'
idea was throws out, ans a
OF my recolleclion, seaA an
the GonvanlioI,. i ilai ssw
litniis, Aes sPou ss'5 en-,
or guard aisd :, ~, ~
cd with the
guessed in, Il
subject of the h|sis
seutatlan, TO l1| the
Consideration ofgAIS4 -
#Accord,ngly. a seT lions, which Z
had the honor To presently 10 The monthlof
January, were referred To this communities s Nc
action has been had BY the committee upon tho
subject. 1t is true that most of the resolutions
Of a Snllar character submitted h, the Cqnyef. e
liun We're re.efr, 10 HE Committee on the LIE.
sshlive Department., ard have been reported
uton TIE RESOLUTIONS Submitted By myself, and
whiih. alone were referred 10 the COMMITTEE on
the Basis have ho been actedsapur+or coRsider-
ed by any rt4mnlliee-uther gentlemen having
taken dtfEefeut view Of the snbecl-nor was il
even printed. II being suggested to me at the
time, tfrIed the resolutions that they weuld ap.
pear on The jlnrnal, and that that won accom-.
p>h the pm pose 0f calling the attention of the
Caugeniiunfa iheit character Now The course
whici, The debate has taken on this subject, it
>irkc- me. shaw< msnestly the importance of ! Z
doing what This fesoution9ropo 10 be done and
~ ie best tiFm IA which Il can be done. was
IRA flied tind from he course Of argumeft of
ihe gentleman from Fauqnier, (Mr. Scott } that
he had adopted what seemed ~ rne To be the true
mods of at5ping the question now Before tho
Convention 40 regard The basis aud apportipns
ment nf representation was gratiised when
heard The gentlemen from Fauquier give 10 the
debate turn pt q More useful and profitable
character, 10 my judgment, than these arguments
about tie right OF the jus mgoriS, this priori
reasoning about the formation Of government, and
sopa. ,rr T1na'oa q aen before g2xsEpmsRl
such thing as mankind's ever existing without
government. And here permit me to- say ON
this subject, thai am not a conservatives MORGAN
| agree precisely 10 be CHASED an infinite radR-
cal. with my friend from Accomac (Mr. Wise9
| am unitarian, and ii 4 stand alone, as the
leader and rank apd lille Of that party. thatis my
position. j q for III practical, aud against thf
Inrosetic and abstract and speculative. As to
The condition Of man before government was
lnrmrd H know nothing VI il. But, as IWas re-
markiug The debate had taken practical tnFn,
since The pc iul when the gentleman from Fau-
quier addressed HE committee. WAS extremely
nratilipd Ia hear hun announce. II | understood
Inn Alright, rllai he satisfied that limitations
or guarantees, as they are called. could be framed
aud incorporated IN the constitution which would
( remove the apprebersinns that are entertained BY
$50 many oteur eastern brethren, especially IN re-
gard 10 this lax laying and aPp'oprlailng power,
When heard him announce that proposition, :
thought began to see day break, and that there
was some hnpe. that we weud not only soon
\ reach the end OF our ahors, but that we should
4 be enabled 10 settle these questions anieablf and
!, satisfactorily But nv hopes very soon vanished.
| when heard the gentleman announce the olhsr
I proDJsition that he was also satisfied That the
guarantees necessary In order to affect maj puf'
! pose, would destroy this1grane system o. ln'e,.
nal Improvement of WHICH he announced plnseH
/ to be so ardent and JEALOUS auAdvocate Now
take issue with hun upon that subject came
/ here as earnest and lasta friend OF ludieiens
/ at J may be Above use term WHICH J.. pa. has
I been greatly perve, il reference 20 another
subieci) rystemA ernaI improvement as ne
I gentleman from 3uipr, or any other genue-
/ man upon this But If there is any one
| thing which 4 !. TO aid in accomplishing
and to exert all nv humble faculties 10 this Con-
yention to accomplish, il is that oil cutting up ny
! The roois and nt1ttna an end to this corrupt sys-
lem. for il can be termed nothing else. that has1
| been carried on in reference to this SUBJECT o.
! tefnal improvement in our Legislative mans
T the last few years. dare not, because ica1
/ do il without violating, the courtesy whlehls
/ Ia another BODY. express the depth OF ieelln
4 which entertain That subject, anu rear ~
we shall be too late ia our acllon IN regafn 10
There IS race going ON between tlis opuy 49,,
The one sitting III the capitol yonder, anu sbsil
afraid they vii get the viefory-.sssv ,nucil in
be TOO faie-and that we shall be ssy ,ra se cf >
/ the nosiion. if may. use no .rss. Is efolen7
hacking no the stable atsfs erfecty
As Irema just s'a
that there can os new menSs and also -
''es atrJ our we are identical with lnsn
= WI " lie valley. an such guards against
ia ihst paying and Iesen %e,sns' pr
ing P0wei;s s. ~ IL done 10 such way too,
all neeu, ,io,e 10 place the system Of lnieinai
~ ',s upon an infinitely more staDie
m sad 10 the adoption Of just system "
ss,eloomelt 81 - resources o. me e.aie ;esi
oe s',., ,,ore aud infinitely more wise'y
salsy, anse q 30 ia oar legislative haLs
s s.au Z 4, rs n POSITION which, at me Plepef
Il Il snail ~ 70 my ios 10 address ING eoht
.a,,,se I.Iap endeSsor 70 maintain
M .rsn.iesnan rom Fauquier Temaisea 'n ls
gald d tss slave question, that he nag 70 u,,,
s,isy & sssrsl.sn.,,.a % thai subject e ~.
.Se,eur Win bin fnlthis opinion. am $500 ~,
yiIlini, "a resfide in ar brethren IN every Pas
r HE s4aie upon this sub eel Al presens. Ha,i
.n5 asttuss OF our western bfethreh nov tsest
sfrsi ft id, work o hands VIII asaA.
ten Or twenty Yeas, and pythat tine - Il, a.
ration win 81 We sprung Mp. and we kho@ hr,nr
we are told la scripture, what gay ~ ss,s Sf
much less what decade O. w "a ;,,or
pro3nee III reference 10 This deiesse ~ Is.
,ant subject Aud permit me % reanS1A .s.e,nl;on
IN for nv oifsrins aud pressing ms
unoa lie Gonyenlon that there = no il
q mis- commonwealth more deeply u ~ sselbe
both az these subject than ina. 49, s.,a- have
,,,s 3 81, 10 ,rpresea, Onis hoo. = r Is
exa,rined littl. into this mae' ,saresen,,
,,,nav seem in Two counties ~son .,a,sest slave
IsE.fssu and Clarke, We have Us + IS curl
sact bat il i le, tiAt " there than