Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25

a tic sources, is not calculated 10 recommend the syste
yer: strnisiy 70 my adoption
observed lew day ago III article in The Charlie
t'h aicfcEry wrIttril nliniicstly. by of hie
abiitF and OF extensive inornlaton-a member OF II
l'''c general assembly Of tia. Statc-in which he d
ll'ices her sTsiem representation rs "a piagn SPOT.
q sore """a ne h,iP polite" cngendcrcd at tin
Wh"i Il share IN the government was well nigh her,
dItancnt, and when Il seat in the LEGISLATURE like
Family Pew, described to the heir at law lie give
some significant hns that widespread feeling Of di.
Affection lrcTa'ls in the upland districts against M,
tie sr't o: her people has not been broken by half
r''nfy 81 IT. o2rra;?n there. We nay possibly find tina
prepared tu cas-; il OF.
Ii the III, number OF the Southern Review find a,
tricie, which may think, be read viii. SOME profit
i:s able and spirited journal, rs We all know. is p
ished ALSO III Charleston! and established for the cx
press purpose q! vim Heating that State and or yudira
TING everything southern -;:n.t the predominant; iri,,
ccc toi northern literature. Here is the manner il
which That authentic rxp".or o South CAROLYN. poc,
has t'i;Sii proper I" speak "t that State Wic;hc,
the state Of things which he describes is to be trac.. i,
Wh"ic or IN part to Ing system OF Representations must
be LETT to those who ar better acquainted will, the Stat:
| than am, t. determine
V" share, III Sutitil Caroiin., with tie Old N,r,l
STATE, isc froach oi great icnlc:lcY to s,-at,
The world IS everywhere il ru::o-,oi, too last ",
;s!nit III thousand ways; bit ts reason that ",
Should re-o!itct: oppose the work Of apruy cInent
when, 10 be stationary, j., almost equally t., suffer y:
from The worst ri c!!ayc. Let u. least in our at
tenp;s ii reform, ~ with calm and reasoning lis
cs.i1n "i t.!c par.cG subject in hand Let us not b
encountered ii the cuckoo cry, simply against change
We have large party among who have !.u otnc
cry. Change Is dangerous, sag they. 50 IS Sasn"t:on
We answer. Better invite the storm which purifu>
than bccr!c srlilc,! with the ietid Inspiration Of sta.
mating atmosphere
and again
How long, oh venerable legislators will YOU abus,
or patience by this san,l-siill philosophy and h
"i:in7 ci"ahlns about the horrors and the dangers
change lie assured that your people BEGIN 10 b,
weary ol ''-c cuckoo .iwng. With the proofs of pro
Srcsa everywhere around them and the proof of loss
AMI trouble and expense in,! delay everywhere ao,i-
them. III c"l:acqGcncc Of yoNr SayHattoa they
disposed To re:: inactive themselves nor will the,
much longer. The begin to saytle pro:lnc vulgar :
that You are only god CANNON that it is y",:
curse. and :ic: that you talk, and talk to the
{" . chapter that there is end you. talking.
that-tc nc "ho" word nbnnt yoH is 1oag. Gchicrin9
romqHfj"s ada"ir'j"g, Lr"nng ~c1ithy, Strong, poi
'ois-lat f"G AL"SE An TnEr ALONE in roriScqncnc
Of YcuE !NfLiESc: and ExlMrLr, lie down, like l.,
tatby ~ the hcartI.rua pHrri'g nHd'' son Liz
that III the kettle SINH ring tie frc-tic b...cn
which still insists upon the propriey Of being aowc'
I" par: 81, III that .'itudr, that conior,
.D rug. BY the ire and il that pleasant covering Q
lat, which shows IN animal condition admirably justified
We d" hot ,ioGht thai change would he annoying Vol,
! ION lind n,uc!l comfort in your sleek conditions. Blu
y"Er DANCE i, precisely iii" tlt oil the fat cat til.
y"u: pe"j he will roUt you one !ay s.tl Cr"a'
we'll ;:t their head, and send vou packin wh: you vii
never il heard 81. or from Dolly, ii!
house maid. with tipr-iu. broom The ilxuric:
tabby from the parior rug to the kitchen.
Now. SIT how mist the condition Of State Xix. th!
strike the eyes Of n.,ria observer. whom it, a.
ell adr0';t" and apolo-i~t feels u-c. in bcralin
! it in this ,tvir: Do rpu wish . zee Virginia title
with the inspiration d ~. .ta.nalin at"s,,ere
| II not, then wiy-wny import from her principle
government who's" every tendency is degrade til
freeman. 80 impair his q" personal and ooiltca
dignity an'. ndrpcnoencc--to foster ri!h.crTicncy
wealth, and tn Ir:vr ...m il rapid career from n''
lcnce to upa:hy-from apathy to stasraton-from stas
nation to slavery.
The gentleman fu'c, Iouloun CIR Il. iEy) does NJ
seem 10 he willing ih;lt South CAROLYN. shall cajoy III
patrruit: ii the mixed ba>, scheme He has rnlcay
"rcd to trace 1t 10 more popular and ca'ltc1 crei
lie tells it Is t. be first found in the grca; FEEDER;
"o!t ~, adopted b. The people OF the United States
l7ao. AMI ti.tt ii was there pian;r:! by the ;.anh
I Washington. Sir, that gentleman r.t:st he driven
great extremity, indeed FOR authority II he cisco.
AN: thing in the federal constitution at all rcstu.bli
h. sc.rl.. now under considerations And speak
hcrc al The total want Of analogy between the struci
cf fccirIavc compact between Independent repu...
han ug reference u!in.- to it foreign relations with lii
world an the organization Of single commonwealth
Looking to the arrangement Of it own domestic con
crr,s-lpart .,,!l all this, what conceivable resc,n
hI.!rc BE- traced tween that provision which Il
an equivalent tnr surrender of power in the Scn"t,
gives r:cs c;ilation tlrr.i!s o! the slave pni
..iio Of he South and thar ~chcr:c, which seeks To has
,l1-iIif II the clt;irc lc-slat"" pnwcr Of The Stat
ipul property Sir. this >!hrtl o. the -c":,l bisi,
q, il i termed has been ily developed III this &c
bate HAT | c!un"t rn;>lslc the farther Tine of thI
/
read Tie history of tina! compromise in the Fedora
CDnvc:ti,n--tn ar; the r"ti:r equivalents, AMI prlt
ciyc- upon which it ;ifisc,lwhou; reaching tn
conclusion j:It there is about mitch r>cnbiHrn" b,
tween it and the i;xc.l basis here proposed tier"
to Use iivoritn metaphor of the gentleman from Lon
lc,:n be ,:rcn the Bible and the Koran
Sir, the gentleman is mistaken TO the orr in CO 81
mixed basis scheme He has mistaken its date hr o.:
year. II did noi originate in l1c3; but IL did original
in I,sq Not in THIS cot!ntry--ot under the genial m
u.ucc u American lihcry-lot iiier the ~ specs
4 Washincfn.!!t in foreign lane. and lild.r ai>rict
bu, little favored ~ those who are seeking to spiror
ate lis principles. :,
! lis principles ami acrnupanimcnis, Iaoitldaily dc
,t;uccd irJil the opening Of ts debate. ~ all @l'
mr. iss to ,c liz, exclusive advocates Of property o
tins cDr. Il has been constant theme ol vI':pcralo
for ilc a,i, gentleman from Fa;Ilicr. ilr. e HILTON
md no IL Ter thea Ist night ii III for fall shar
nj ;Ic ELOQUENT iilyec.iGc of the gentleman from Q:
n;;; COUNT AID yet. sir these Scn;'cacn awar
h,i afc!!,t The first bubbles which the fiery ':andt
OF Fccnch democracy threw upon tie ag"ied suriac
of t,at ,i.aPPy country, was ti!iS sclt-sam: HlAs
;, principle. which: they now SO ardent y CHE
Ing. ~, DIo,
/ ALLOW me, sir. 10 read extract iron M; Earkc
c,lcb7aitI reflections ufon The French Rcrot ltial
viii do -, not simply to inform my friend II ON lot
d,n where he win End the origin Of his avoritt schcu
h,; also 10 give TO han and to this committee 'lic bene'
OF the powerful reasoning OF that great man lp"n IT.
\ plau Tor the protection OF properly. IL becomes .
1 man in This BODY s.ouu say, who processes !" nc =
advocate Gi property 10 except to the authority 81 III
Med i:rEKE. He stands, by The universal 9" iise;t
The worG as the head and front CT that sci!o o! O. p
licaI philosophy which maintains the cSpe'l lenry
ewing 10 property active and controlling mi 'ence
government. He .as his disciples, both IN this. count
and in Earopr DR.. Leigh and FIR. Rando Jpn "e
both proud 20 acknowledge him their NGqn IS +iJ',
in politics. and perhaps my friend from Loud DIN al
sGres in being regarded 81 one OF MS disciple n'
! bin. then, To hcarkcn 10 the terms in which ms '
irious champion of property speaks of the M sea VA
princi:ic-to listen 10 the cogcnt reasoning ano u
! whitening sarcasm with which he exposes rs h'ls'
precnsions to lie regard ed scheme for r'e pfo''
ton OF property.
! The French builders rested their Legislature al .I
bascs-anc gcomctrical a.thmetlc2l, ana INC oi
inancial-thc first OF which they called the o. 2 =
ro; the second, the basis Of popnt'on aiio NV
the basis Of contradictions or taxes. For inc &c .
ment Of The lrst. Of ltese purposes, Trey Wv y"
area Of their country l:o eghty-three F'scs;; d,
square, of eigf teen Leagues By eighteen. ,a