The RIGHT CONSTITUTION of a COMMON WEALTH EXAMINED. ContinuedJrom our laji. The Romans never granted peace to tlieir ene mies until tney had taken some of their territo ry from them. Part of f'uch conquests were fold to defray the expence of the war : another por tion was distributed among the poor plebeians. Some cantons were fanned out for the public : rapacious patricians, solely intent upon enrich ing themselves, took poileHion of some ; and tliefe lands, unjultly usurped by the rich, Caflius was for having diitributed anew in favor of the ple beians. The ariftocratical pride, avarice, and ambiti on were all incensed, and the senators greatly alarmed. The people discovered symptoms that they begun to think rhemfelves of the lame species with their rulers: and one patrician of consular dignity dared to encourage them in fucli presump tuous and aspiring thoughts. Some device or other mull be invented to dupe the people, and ruin their leader : Virginiis the consul soon hit upon an expedient. Rabuleius the tribune alked him in aflembly,what he thought of this law ? He answered, he would willingly confentthat the lands ihould be diitributed among the Roman people, provided the Latines had no Jhare ; divide etimpera. This dillin