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Show 10~ 8 l Tlli.U'l TK""ll.:\[ONY A. AlN'"'T LAYERY. Till' \OJ< E oF Hl 'l\!t:mt ~fr. f-.umlliCl'~ of J~:lll!tWh:t, UH!IIlb '1' or tho Lvgi~latnrc of' Yir(fiui ill l ~ ~. -..: i l : .. The 1'\'ii" or thi !-=)'"!1'111 c:lllrtO bf' (!lltllllf'rtltl' I. ll "l'J' lllllll' ('p ''lr\' t ,\ ' llt}Jt tt. 'l'll l' , . .: l.ltt upon u: ~t eH•ry • t•·p. Wht·n tltt' 0\\'11 ·r look I to hto \\ n tt•d •-.tal •, he. ldto\\ ... :tillI f' t.: • I~ t I tC'tll. 'I TirE 'OI<'E OF 1 '1U~STO~. }11 tlto Lc(ri~1atnr · (lr \'ir•rinia, in J,':t.. . , Mr. Pr(·~t~m -..aid: .. Sir. Mr . .ll'l '•r,.nn, whn I' hand drew thf• pr£';1111 IIC' tn 1hl' n II of Hirrh . h .. elr) uc·utly n·matl,•·•.l thut ",. lt.td in' ok ~d for our~~~ I\ P~ tlw "('It t til of a prin ijlle \\llldt ",. lt.td ,J ·rlll'tl to n IH·t.... 11 • ~a w :11111 ~~~It tlta t, !-'Ia \".~ . a 111 11 , were •tnlH ,\(' d W I I in t hi priul'iple.'' 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Co\ l' l"ltlllt nt:-; (');·,...t, 11ot for tit<' dl'-.tt IH'I toll of lih r \, but f'll it-.. dt f'•llt'f': IIIII l'ot' tit ' :tlllliltilatioH of Jll('ll':-1 ngiJt-.., but lhl'il' Jll'l'~l'l\,ttiOi. !>11 tit ' )' J!lt'lll'!ll'l':tlt· itt th<•ir tiJ'rr:lltic law tlH· ('l t• llll'llt of' mjtl~tir·c ~ do tlt~•y lil·lv :tdnlllltllg it 111 pr:tl·1 ict· ~ 'J ltt·ll do thl',\' rll·~ t1 '' ·' lhl'il' O\\ 11 f'ullllll:ttloll, and nlt-oh' u.l mt· tt from tit· dnty of nllc·gi:llll ' t'. I ~ Hit,\ lltiltl :-.o lt( ... ;otted H'-' for il momt•IJt, to t 1 p p n ... · t h a t t lit' :--1 an I hoI d c ,. It a"' ~· n at nlll or n: d II t o 111" ~I a ' <' ; a..., t h ,tt tIt · •l.t 1 11 I'P-. t i n~ on hint :111 atom of cddi•.!:a tiou to ohl'\ tit(• LtW'-1 tlwt <'lhlil\t' him.th I r 1h him ot' l'\'eryt I tin ~-111' !t int I' If~ Xo otH· ; pl-.· \\ h \ do all juRt 111 'II of all coun· lt jp-. r •join• "lt~ • JI tI ll'_\' !lt':t r I lt .tl t lH• op Jill's, l'd uf a II) t'(•ill!lJ")' lttL\'C adti \ •·d th r liiJcrt .\ ', al '' hatt'\'1'1" co-..t to tl11 tl' t .\ 1 auh t' Tl IE \ OH'E OF l>EI .\\\ \I! :C. ~~ troll 'l' nnti--..1:tn•ry tntiment~ hau bccom popular in J> el:t\r.tl\1 f::q·]y :t · 1/~J. \\it It ~1:!1'.) lall(l rllld l\1 i<.; ouri it llt~t.r 110\\ he rauh I r.llt t..: n:l.) H Sl'tlli-~ltt\ '~Ldl· . ... lr. l<'L:ul ·a 111 llllwrof'Congre ... -.. frotnthi' P.t ·tf ·, in 1. :2.). s tid : ·• I hall ur.J( itnit.tft• the C' ·:-nnple of o It ·r gent ' 'Ill ·11 ln' makincr prof · ion' f . lo\ ~ ot ltlH·rty a111l abhon 'IH' • of ... 1.1 vt·ry, not, ho\\ C\'l'l', lJet:flU e I d11 u: .. ·rt..tlll them. 1 .u11 an enemy to :-;[a\ e r; ." 'l'l!l~ Y< lC'E 01' .. 1.\I!YLA'\ll. ,'!·n .,. ltas littl' vita1it.\. iu .Ian.. land. Ha1tiruor" , t11 ,"Teate-. cit: or the ~outlt-:,rr •akst. !JeCnll.'O fr I •st -ll:L~ n popul:ttion of' ]ll(lJ'e than t \Yo Jnm<lr d tiJOllS:tttd sotth, aud yeL 1 ,.._,. tll:tll tl1rL· I LlJC>tt -.and nt' th~-· are t=lav In spitu of ~t1l tb, n11ju ·L and OJ>J•;· • ...,j ,·c sl:ltntl''-' <.'tt:t<l~'d h:· ti ll• olig.tr ·l1y. tlte nou -: lavl·ltol<h:rs, who \\'ith tlt · '\tl'ption o · :t -.mnll llllllll.H!r of sla\' · lwldin~ emanc!pationi:-.ts, lllay iu truth be said to he t11 103 on.vrl:t~., of n•:t1lv r -<plria1>1 nu<l patriot in ·iti.l n. in tlt, .'on! h. h:n· .~ }\· cl<•tcnnio 'd I hat, their noLl ~~ale shall lH) l'n·t·cl t'ro111 tlto s· l WI' ., ' • 111 :tllC he . h:llHC' tlH' crifliC :111<1 the ('lll'<.,' of f-l:t\ 'l'.\. :tlld in :t<'('!ll'ditll!'<• with t l . cl (' l' J'lll i 11 at i () n , 1 () ll ~ • i 11 (' f'o I' Ill \ <l t It . ' a I'(\ f r i \. i 11 • r • \. I 1' ,. I . . I I II" ' · ~ ..., . •n-..-.t > o rtr.onrn~erncnt to f'rc·e \\'hi! lahor, tltPrehy \ cr.r propcrl.', r•nclt·ritw hP labor of p.Jayc~ hoth unproflt:tbl \ :lJHl di .... ;.!,T:ll' ·fill. Tltt• f'onnation or nn .\holition 1 oC'id.v in tlti ~ Htntt', in 17H!l \\HS tlJ • l'l''"'lllt ol' the• inllu~ urcot' th IIHISLerl~· sp l'<'lt•s deli\· red. ill tit• ]lolls of' l>l'll'gn tt·-.., 1,,,. tlr ~ 11 011 . Wd 1i a Ill P 111 k 11 <: y, 'v lt o s un d) 111 g t t'..., 1i 111 o n.r " 1J a , • a lrl ': ul v plut'~?!l on re<'onl. Nl':trly H.,. •n ty ~ •ars :t.go tlti'-' •Jninl'nt Ja\\ ·' l'l' an;l ~tltc.:-•mltl dcclar •·l to tlw p 'opl' ol .. \ll H'I't<':t t!tat if tlt '.'did 11 11t 111 :1r]o ·tt tlte bountl" of ~l:l\ ·ry auct n.dnpl llll':lstJn•s f'or it ~ tot :d l XI ill I'! i!lTJ, i \\OUid 1inall \work a <ll'L' il} or til\ ~pirit or 1 il>l'I'(,Y ill tit. fr 'l' I t ll ...... Further }JC :-aid tlta!, '' l>y t lt' c!t•rrt:t1 print' ipl<'-.. of natnral j 11 1 j 1'l', nn mn.,tcr in Ute~ 'tate ll:t~ a rigltL to l10ld lli: f-l:t\ c• in ])( ltlllat; , a :-;ingh Lour. In 17 7, LuLllor ~lurt,in, of Llti-1 ~ 'La!e, s:Lid : •,'Jan•t·y i~ incon."'i:-; tcnt with .tlt f' _gc·_nitt. ' of' n•pttl,lil'ani ·m, ancl hn 11 tPndt·tl<'\' to ddro) tho~e prtll l't jll<•;-; 011 wltJ< '~t IL 1 ~ l-'tlpportrd, n:-1 il J,•,-.l'lt" tit, !'l'll.;e or' the tqual 1tght. ol m.wktntl and b.tiJJluate ::; u;-; tot) l' ' lllll,V and oppn' sion. '' TilE YO[('E OF \ ll!c;JXfA. .. Htcr iutrO<ltt ·ing tlt' unr ~en '11 and intntnt·Ld tc-..titnony of \\ a .... lJ. inrrton ,Jeil'l'r-..on .Jlat1i:-.oll, Jl cnry and tlt othl'r gr a lllcll of' tJu~ ( l]d Dominion a~.till L th' itl"ltiLllti )Jl or . l:t\' ·ry iL may, to sonll', :-;(.'l• JlJ qllito ~uperlluous to hntk t l10 canse of Frccdor11 h.v argtunent ..; t'rom ot ltt't' \'irgini: l abolition i"t -1 · but tIt is ~tat c 110 twit lt t and i 11g nl l Ill' I' 1nur ln odt·rn malliH!I'!4 and inlllltll:t tlit j, bas hc~n so prulilk of ju:-.t 'i '\\'~ :r11d lloll!u cntilllell t", that WC t1 'l'll l j( l'lllill ' 11( J.) fit and }ll'OJ'l'l' to hl:t7.Ull l ll:lll\' of them to tlw world a-; tli' r ·de 'llli ll g" J'catlll' ·~or 1t ·r lti. ton . . \11 .\boliliun ~o<'iety \\a-, forulc<l in this ~tate itt 1/HI. In a llH..' tllori:tl '' hrch lhc lllLmLcrs of this ~o<'i •ty prc:-.t•n(ctl to ( ' on 1 rrc"~ t1n'.V }ll'tJilollJH' •(l •!. \ctJ "not o11ly an odion~ <l ' g r:td :t! ion , l>tll an outr:tgc<Hl'1 viol:tt i11n of Ollc oftltC lliO"i( t':-'''t~ll(iitl rig]tl s of ltlllll:lll ll:l(\IJ'l'1 :ttulutt •r]y l'l' jliJirtl:lllt tu th' }>l'l'C'CJ>h or !.It l ( io~pt'l. l .J\ Bill of' H!glt(;4 lll1illliltl 0\l:·d.v :t•rn• •c l npou by the \ 'irn·i11ia Con\· ' lltion of' ,Jun · 1 .... , 1770 holtls- "Th ~l t all mPn arr, lty nnturc, cqll :lll_v J'rc·P nnd itt•lcp r nd nt: " 'lhat Ull\ l mmr nt 1 ~ . or on...,ht to IH•, in ~t it utt·d fo•· tlw cotnmon be ne lit protect on. ani) l'('llJ"It}'. or till' PPOJ;IP XatJOn. or ( 11lllllll1lllity: "Tbltt r.lcctiou: of mcmbcrtl to ~ervc th l"l' prv ~c iiLtti\ •. of l11c people in a: •mlJiy OU!!ht Iii 1J • f"rec · '·That all men 'h:w in ~ c;ufTici nt eYidf'ncc of pet mnnent common int er(' t "tilt, nrHl MWc_huwnt to the comntunity, have the rig ltl of Httfl'ntg<', anrl cannot hL' tax1•d or tlep_med of their property, for public u ~cs , witltont t!H•ir O\\ n l'on...,t•nt ur that or th~tr rcprc:cnlaLtvcH !-;O •lcctrd, nor l10111Hl l1y any l:tw to "l1ich t ht•y hu \ <· nol in h~~~~Ullnl.'r a;. •nte I, l'or the public gootl; . Ih,tt the fn'l'dom or tllP Pn·~\H is one of thf' g r rn t<'Ht bnlwnrl\ of L1herty, uud C.l~?erer b · rc tmi,ned bnt by de..;potic· Uo\· ·r ntll <' lll"'; fll"tL no free (,on·runwnt, or tl1e bl es~i n .~ or Lihl'rt.'r' r:ln lw pr<' ~P n· r-d to any r~oplc, but hy :.1 firm adht•n•ttC(' to ju .... tic·Pl moder:dio ll, Ll' lllpt'l':tlll'(', l'nt g-:1 it_'. :11111 lflUt!, unj U)' U. t'I'L' tliiCUL lt!Clll'l' ll<:C to f tllld.liUl!lll,d principk . . " |