Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-27

:as proved, when 2.t ceegtui!y oar inacccsbiel
mountain homes, To protect Gruu Tie rava~es of the
enemy, Their towns their property and their families
he bones oil our study veomany, (hc victims of an
un'Flendiy cnac arc still bleaching the plains of
Nor.o'i 10 attest the truth OF this
But br'e expose of facts Hili best illustrate our
meaning ord support our GaOd cause.
We assume 1t fact, that needs proof from u.s.
that the people OF the county of Berkeley have net
their due t oil representation in the gis, lure Of
Virginia. This is equally of secuu OF ccun-
Try having common nterest-a population alike in
character, and like sail ard produce-in all these
however differing from the lower country, The result
has been, that the legislative majority, which with the
increasing prosperity of our fertile country has become
more and more dspropo'tiorei ~ The relative mount
OF the Tree white population, III the upper and lower
counties as might be expected have ie,sa ted chiefly,
wan view 10 the welfare Of Il j'rnt of tie state,
whose wants, are not wants From laull OF
knowiedgc o The character Of these wants, and
sometimes perhaps, because these Conlicted with their
own interest, they have followed OF legislation
'n"'ica or our welfare, and have denied to cgisla
tive aid IN many cases of urgent necessity.
ii would be endless 10 paiticula'ize al! in
which We suffer from the present state OF thing; we
know and feel that there instances of partial leg
Isation, affecting materially the interests of the upper
countrE-casCs that cumc home 90 the bosom OF every
man, whatever may be his station in society We
wnhowc7eT, coptine ourselves without much comment
to some matters, of general import, that demand as
we believe, consideration and revision.
l. The Freehold right of sufrage-the Shihbo!cth of
ihe t!e-Tater party, system which cannot he as
suned So perfect not TO admit of exam tion-ani
without pronou0cng needlessly ami pre,atrrely any
OPINION, for, or against tie present qualilcation-ts
much we declare, that when many of our respec-
table fellow citizens and OF them IRE eholLersl es
TEEN 1t rs oppressvothee can be no good raasou ur
ged against full and free examination OF lis merits
In convention of the pccpc-au. believe this be :
muse VIC coaccivc that t'e = pie may always be
safely trusted to discuss aud 10 TX principles in which
thclr own interests arc so deeply involved.
=. i've La r1
our Topalatonn,en in humble circumstances They u
h!e to the injustice of cditGtion the invious OK
emp0m nj the owner of two slaves from working at all
ana n'sdeS are niserahy defective in their operation upon
OR deep aud stony soil.
:. The Militia systemas organized, we consider as
useless, OncIouS, and dcmora lsiug.
a. iHG rejection bill to constitute anothcr
Judge for the 10Th Judicial Circuit, while felt in every
county in the 'iStrict serious injury, only cited
here, as another example of the spirit csaton cxeIc
sed towards the western and upper country.
D. The tone assumed by tie legislature towards the
General government in relation especially the power
foi congress To make internal Improvements. 4
d. The pcrsoas often chosen al. npurtant Offices in
the gilt Of the government. Amd
Lastly the untar, artifcia partial distribution of
power III the different depaI tmcnts ni Governments
To say the castthesc subjects that demand nvcs
satnn when they are urged defects in system of
roiity by mgjorjy Of the people, to say tie least
.Se END respectable portion of ticm we therefore
hesitate not to declare nat gicvaucc which s,i-
hes fee and proper enquiryand denies the fecL0s
ev"n the present repositories of power the privilege of
saying whether their constitution amendment or
not.
Deeply impressed with sensc Of this ,vronc we call
npon the people OF Berkeley, they value rights for
which their fathers Tough, and ble-and in their name
upon the people Of the counties generally 10 ex
press by their votes =! lie ensuing election, their .rlci
wish for the call OF Convention, and 10 elect s,ch
men to represent them the time true to the
cause OF fein':n, and able 70 support tne cause
finally we would remind lower country brethren
That i'fe IS time whcn the people NJ icre will begin to
feel tic deprivation OF ;hcI just rights is ne
Ti"f to the patient endurance wronGwiie7,ce the sick
ness o. ope decrrc yields ~ sterucr feeling; we
entire hcT think well of demands al nd avert NV
spirit o: consultation amd justice Of excitenlcr;
which all good men dcpeca;a BAT the consequences CT
which, try g}onc. must be answcrabIc.
Bernard c. Wolf. Foreman william G; Enr,e Isaac
A. aH"'aa! JOHN Buyer James Mason Jacob Cornell
Rohefi Stuart, john amon Alexander III aso,r, john Yves
trnhaver, Jacob Myers, GanIge No Jacob Sebct. Peter
Myers Henry Payne Jun. john Fnrpckmorton, Geoscs
Couc.nan, Robert Campae''. Robert Johi:oa.
LEssEuRG, M,nca 20.--Fhat Virginia is alive