Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-21

France without restrictions upon their power re-
fssented bv single representative body, eAe...s
tbs whole power of the country and the who' y. gov
-. neore And what was the character OF ,a"e o. .
,n.ent; VAST gov ernment OF liberty - -
v,rnmeat Ii which the power Of the re'p'e 20
s,r,lv unrestricted but was 1t ScrrrnH,'l No !,
,mrei ii. happiness AMI safety OF ma''u'"S So ,hr
vss veign of terror Thatpeopie d.s'"ra1% ;ntee
tho. was Of old They were initiate '"u' IL
rhey abandoned the Godof heayc' ana ,,, rod
Eeason ana worsippc,l her. They "sfe 'I.,'e ,'u
reals. and the only that exc! S't - IT, 80 :,
,man from Accon,ac declared l'nsc"' 'snto roa;
fnte radicals and what was th' ~ =, n,,to,s tav
'ahsn me 49, ;mocs.. citizens ran like water
h-onch the streets Of Par. a"'c' ':'o 49,. r.
shed by thousands All the m.'s' s"' "an 80 n,
rbch has been known III The e'He.l: - nf a.
e ~. o,a-.,,,,, of tha uArcsf''eu WI " ", ,ne
II tsat go's'ai'n ,n,t -. infinite ralicalism. What
Poop, '.. Nhy the people gladly passed Tor re-
.ee 10 .ha. government rA!er mo u''ili;non VI =
military hero all tcr;n iha' "S'' " '''' 4''''
W, my I'll me vcu c,,nsr that the majority hsS
~, =, ,,or.rn know ha: in The ordinary tr''isac
sls of government the majority overFues the iHo'i
bu. fbe Nan of government which We oagh. to adopt
~ which bss: the rights ann hper''es u -.
aon,. is that where only the rights OF the
h.. every individual .an protected Wen, INC guar.
- +. thrown into plan of government 10 ACME" ~
beet; depend upon the circumstances ." I' .'',. ~
,.,er,sn FROM Marion said, that government va, :"
,anl lvct.Yp
,,lrct;ye science he deduclS prlneise i'oi, nv
49,. 49,, t,,v.n ;.,rec with him Bat II he tells me
10. o, sy.;eu works we'll in practice ana the oi'r ~
h, ,h. tho La, system more nliic;ve according 10 n!s
,oosoa'y tell lam wa; none OF ms no''e'',s pun
o,by want A system that secures the i'eS' hp,f's
Al ,ra,.rtv Of each AMI every citizen. | repeat then
hat the distinction Will. gentlemen iai !" u,aN' ~
restr;ction upon the liberties and rights "i the
-,zpus ana restriction upon the iowef- o '' pe's
sut wish ~ kuow villa: restriction Is u.s' t>.h
ul,a, -pltlp
.al,s IA the. when there from "i''i
-, s.,a,. Gny.rnor and uia shoid BE taken ava; ana
c neop were Id the ,hou.! select out OF 'ae iie
hundred End nine: nine ta. tha; WAS some re-
upon their powers. Vel ain'' 'aa' thei' - : =,
friction to thai DEGREE but wish 10 know how Ii ci
fects the rights ana Liberties oftke people p;es II
restrain the rights AMI liberties of the people or '
il what desire 10 preserve. Genei:h h;'e '".4 -
,e ia how i Is restriction upon the rights a'i o'
lea al the pcopl. ;iy friend from Mons9oa,fS ~
Mi. iba. he thinks ti,: cycna restriction asan-t The
election Of ~ alien i, wron@--a restrictions upon
Ii, po. ers of the people and in his opinion every one is
wrong. 80, =,
Mr. HOGi. | do not AK tn gentleman to Hi'.d n
aaor f.. me 10 answer his lqu'; q" ''". n''"''
a;es:icns catcso.ica'!y, api therefore Shat ho'
attempt TO a.svcr hi.i ia that slal-ei. rise nov,
,-.lv ~ sci IT,, Gentleman right g Ia NY Gei ud
think that my positioa this subject had been mais
,.n anoug for the comprehension Of the pianest anna
Ills that we CONE here sent by the people ii &C.
, "A. B;ll al Rights thi. our fathers intended bv thai
declaration, tbst the government should be absolutely
n! strictly popular and that the people set u
her. Il, make the ..G"crnact CONFORM 70 lhas i'ii
re- Then M position was t,a' CONSISTENTLY VIZ s'.s
;;.a-. If Il popular government. We could not restrict
In. ne9,e Tor the Theory OF 4 popular government
+. - all power is in the han; of the people aAd mat
;fvo restric, that power to the greatest or smallest eS
,ea The restriction TO that extent l. not contrary 10 'e
.i.orv Of popular government. Vt II t. Una! extern
ra.- in the people aud YOU take away am Of that
ucr certainly tits not strictly popular government
hrinv position was thu. consistently with the acors
popular government You cannot take away ste pow
-. a. tho people tyou do. to tho extent 20 when
. ta., taken away thai powert ceases to Ce popular
-,rs-nr,,.. | think am understood now
viii ), a,,ul- another .ubiect, III connection with
-, !. !; t.. REGARD 10 the election OF minors and te
male, said expressly and repeated 1t, tha' con
.n,l !r no ~ il right My position on that subject
- mo ,,y.rs of government rested in the hands OF
,, bayir the rilt to the exercise OF political power
.ss, p,tca power was not lodged IN the hands Of M
,or. - females. They could not exercise them, ana
therefore could not be selected.
Nr. R0coCK do not think misunderstood th'
-,,le:n7n. His statement supposed was De-
lore. i, is, svou have popular government you can
.,o ,ss,yi. The rights Of the people. That Il, q
all pow,r belongs 10 the people. when they come to-
cher 20 frame form ofgorcrrTcn; they cannot re-
ric. her ,n p,ve. for il they do soft is not popular
government n
7sst ,a if the people desire to retain all power nnre
r.., !, ,hsir hand. If is better that they -hoa moi
,.sc AZ: constitution b. which ii any way the. >n"'"e
Tri themselves They hola the power aud ar" nh" !"
eys.,se j. whol, aiy restriction. Now the Yer! CON
,-,ci which ferns the government restricts them ~
,rnr '.lo,,-s to the oco-a says the gentleman and
gee . thai bat I; tie gen oman II he w'nd no.
,ss.t: in some dcgrcc the power q the IeoPe' fo
ls2n.e ii man arrested and charged VIA M.
la. ii. would not allow the people to gather ieF 10
mob and hang him. ii they desired Yet this Is re-
erection in the government upon their powers III
would pu, that restriction there and yet tells Us ina II
doing 50 ". arc not making popular government !,
hat no, so All power belonging to INC peeps o.
:ou.se the people have the power to 90 IT, h ,s
hey have the power take every one oi US ana hns
Is before We &c; our dinners and they might q" 1t nae
hoy mo- res,ric 81 themselves under laws which pre-
ven;s their exercising all their power in that way re
iii il b. said that Oh that account our goFerhei.
no; popular government. The gentleman IS ins'ase'
"a Lila proposition popular government IS one tina
yves the power TO chose Who exercise 1t Ter the "oe
an the more restriction have upon that exercise
Ina better it i for the pcop.c When you undertake to
preserve all this power I" the people you leave IN,
ay. restrictions no. Cor the benefit Of the strong or tht
nwsrful. not for the benefit OF the Of great power
and ample purse bit for the feeble nlan and the man OF
amo.y nurse Thcsc things nre'ail must bc rear !cd
~ every government The d'snc'n here Is apparent
hi, no; question how much power You will restrict,
~. rhetbr it is restriction upon or preservation OF
~ rights and liberties; That is the quss.ion
But The gentleman tells that We must irane oar
institution upon the principles IN the Bill OF Rights
take him at his own POSITION We sa nsD ss i b i
We are 10 form one upon that plain charter before Us
sc ia not TO he secuted because it is old or because
il came from our forefathers. think with the gentle
e. that We must and should form constitution baseo
aon the Bill Of Rights think it is assnra ato h o.
rs!e on than any of those opinions which the genle
nan from, Montgomery advanced, and which viii not
h.a. the test Of moments reelection. Well, what are
our right, AMI liberties contained in this declaration
made heretofore by the representatives of the people
VIVA, is one Of them That the legislative and eSecu
i've powers of the state should DO scperate and disnc
from the j.cia and that the members of the two first
nay be rcssa.,e, from oppression BY feeling aud par
cpa.ins in the burth"ns OF the people, they should a
fxcd ,t.ol- be reduced to private station returning
that boil from which they were originally taSei
yacccys hing supplied BY frequent, certain ana reg
Ia; elections in which all amy part of former mem
Ny, 70 b, again eligible ineligible - tho law shall d
-er.
The MN al Rights, then says that eligbili;r is NJ
pnc..lc AT all Tina. il is to be settled just rs the Law
,;..i settle J. Til, the declaration of the rights o