Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-06
y7IE 10 We p AGES
l'E a j. H,spAY. DEcEMBRR 6, 1888.
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III FRS PRINCIPLES.
s .rhe patriots who declared. main
atned land perpetuated American lib
ON many a field Of strife. made red
bloody victory
81 Gonst tamil y urged eternal vigilance as
! + he riSe Of liberty and frequent
ssnrrehce to first principles as neces-
safysSt "a full Understanding of the
t1 bsrtyyWe had wrested from British
WI tyranny The Declaration of Indepen-
Il SS denses tie&Bill Of Rights. the Consti-
ton, Il I'm lon those of the States.
II} 3st The yirginiaS r esolutions or 1898 and
Il sacred muniments embody
iii isss princlp pies; and though the
ssSsspsI 81 VIC now IN power and Its Federal
dtninistra tioh are British, Tory and
SGiniperial 81 In dissertation and mega
y ion of Slthe#n name. of Republican which
SaaS they wear the people are still patriots,
S. as whole, pricing and revering the
u tea things Rof their fathers as the ever
& las ting snreties of American freedom
Il mn al the 8title-deeds of all human
ghts.s " 4,
The knaYe and fool may sheer at
81 these; ss or regard them only as con-
q Sc Vert BILE into gold; but though not
Slsga lEtende for debt. nor redeemable
n Sstt cd h,s on demand, they are the only
f6undati Ions and safeguards of the
ytlegea and possessions which even
Ss ltnavesS and fools undeservedly enjoy,
th6pt knowing or appreciating their
gsSs 0nrce. Let us recur to them, as set,
ssssi ort h 5dn ~ the Virginia Bill of Rights,
lost author was George Mason, who
las iso drafted the non-importation res
olnt Ions OF 5176s, (which George WASH
81 ing ton offered in the Virginia Assem-
Isl, sof that year, and which We're
sse adopted Shy that body-one Of these
s5'g ollt ions forbidding the citizens of
the State to purchase any slave inn
ported \ after November 1st 1859. The
aTsta eclaratlon OF the Bill OF Rights
81 sSas Follows:
That all men are by nature
sss s, equal y free and independent, and have
s seTts Inherent rights. of which,
!a n! htsnHthey enter into state Of So
y Sclety, they cannot. by any compact
deprive Is or divest their posterity:
sS a namely,8 the enjoyment of life and lib
s ssS erty. Wfth the means of acquiring and
~ posse sing property and pursuing and
81 Ptain ing happiness and safety"
hiss is { fundamental and is in full
III RSe cord With the National Declaration
h Neutrality-suspicious.. While 1t gives due
ninence to property, 1t has no
or suggestion that property can
on Slr>,,a 18Th
power over. another person; or
So limit his means of acquiring 1t, or
ngssittng or obtaining happiness or
Ss afsty. 35ssss Furthermore it distinctly
ssA hat all power is vested in,
ssconseq uently derived from the
a8Reople; that magistrates are their
sssSt Si gtees and servants, and at all times
table to them.
at truer or juster definition of
ss lgsrnmert can there be than this?
Ie3S S$s{spyernment IS. OR OUGHT TO BE.
Il 1ISssTITUTEDS FOR THE COMMON
Baa54s iHFITs PROJECTION AND sn.
II lg92s % II; THE PEOPLE NATION.
sSss st,oAf ~ and. the right Of
sgsf zee 5praty Ito reform, alter; or. abol-
hi aSh ass iirmed. 'sNo man. II de-
or set OF men. are entitled to
'sS 81 NJ 3 OF separate emoluments or
81 qllegfs from the community but In
iSe!de 5af public services, and
fble on hereditary Offices are
Iass ea Inns that the legis-
sxsauti We END judicial DC wers
esHaga ssse pagate ana distinct and