Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-15

R-vepue I<Ee~ Of the State -nn,,,
SD 900. the ordinary expenses Of ,n.r Isg..
lition exceed Sll0.00J--so hat .hs,u, oas.'e;.,.
of the Revenue proper, is swallow e,i an 49,
Members oil Assembly. Nor 3 this All, 81.
our legislative expenses are Annually augu,ep,.
ing. and as.he Western part OF the s,s;e s..
comes peoPled, must continue greatly 10 !,
crease under onF present Const,tution ia.
friends ct Convention object not 10 osefn,
and proper expenditures. but large sums ne
public money expended without Benefit. ana
indeed rather to the injury aud embsrrassrep,
of the public business, they consider burthe,-
some and opPrt ssiVe to the people They de.
zire then to reduce the expense. whilst the,
really facilitate the business of the STATE. bv =.
dncng and limiting the number of the Housa
80 2, es.s e: Is ,o,a g =, L.
Al now sought -, to ascertain whether a ma.
Jor'ty OF freehoiders desire Convention. II
rot, the business is at rest If they desire !,
the Convention will be composed of our v;ee.,
and best men, elected by the people and IN.
st'uc'ed by them Nor will their Lahore ba
Obligatory on the community. or supersede lie
present Constitution, until sanctioned bv ~.
VIII Ut the people expressed al the polls. For
ourselves, we fear nothing We trust TIA; the
people will not be persuaded to fear the mselve.
We~-eeslso told that law to take the sense ~
the people IS unnecessary, be ause it maiori,v
be IN favour OF q Convention, they may attain
Their object with out Legislature. TIE cons,d,
era'on OF TINS Argument involves peculiar delica
cy' Is II meant that they could attain their
object by peacble mesns' This might be true.
itrpresentston were rqual-bu, at present. IL
Tar from being correct Suppose meetings held
IN tiiv of The larger counties and three c,ties.
TO instruct their delegates to vote tor a Con.
Venton and Ike meetings held in fifty five of
the smaller counties and the city WILLIAMSBURG.
TO instruct theirs against it. In such case. the
Representatives at three fourths of the peon,ss
would be out voted BY The other fourth, sun.
pose POLLS opened without the sanction OF law.
what attention would c gwen TO return coming
from private authority onlyl We see no peas
cioie means then, by hch the will OF the ms-
iprity Can be assertaIned without the aid Of
Laws II they exist We desire then % be pointed,
out. We deprecate all others as the greatest
OF evils. We know not however, what gentle.
men mean. when they drive US FROM tie Legis.
saive Hall. and yet tell us, that & We bsye the
majority, We have the night and means ofat.
tanning our end. DO they mean to advise the
call Of Convention and the establishment 5v
force OF new Constitution Is the result
OF such Reasoning But those Who use it, know
too W. the moderation end fofbearance which
nave heretofore character sed the friends ofa
| O'h'Nh't'h, W even contempt ana de-
lance can drive Us to extrerpities, until every
{ II RI oireason has been exhaus ed with our
brethren. Nevertheless we know that excitement
prevails. and We are sure ths' similar bin will
be presented to the mex General Assembly,
ANA we speak the language Of sober reason.
wheh we say. that it's pas &c will best secure
tie trhnqn' ~ of the Commonwealth.
TO The trends OF mode rate reform. who act
against rs only from the fear that change may
be carried too far, we appeal most seriously.
We beg them to consider, whether they pro.
mote their own views b. delaying for lew
years. at the expense OF so much irritation and
excitement AN event which must inevitably
hapr en-~ hether increased excitement will
tend to moderation and cau,lon in change! We
ask them to look at the history IF the human
mind, and reflect on the progress OF party
and % PASSION on pohfica! subjects. Even small
matters easily reconc,led by spirit of moder-
alton create dlvisoUs-bat opposition drives
TO extremities before unthought of. Ifs Com
gentlon could be now called, changes would be-
discussed with temper and made with caution.
How much longer will this mole ration prevail
ITO The decided friends OF Convention we
/Sould say, that we hrmt, believe the best
Interests Of the Country connected with their
success, We recommend persevc ance in their
1 ohfec ana as reason should be the only weanoo
-''N ~ hhp wv pupH ans, VIC tArneSfN
~xhort hem to moderation and temper We
entertain The hope thai the humble wishes Of
thousands of Freer,en will lie eracisusiv in.
du.ged bv tNer Republican Representatives,
Your CoTmitee therefore beg leave to submit
tie following Resolutions:
lst. Rssoired That we pledge ourselves to
persevere orr exer3ions tn obtain for the
people their unAouh,ed right 81 xpre sing ful.
y and r. e, their will on the ques in OF calling
Convention.
End Reso'sed also That we earnestly recon-.
mend TO The Freeholdefs of the several counties
ut this State 20 Deliberate on this important
Subject. and instruct their Delegates to the
succeeding General Assembly, how to vote on a
bill submitting the question of Convection to
the Freeholde's in their sovereign capacity.
Which, on the question being put thereupop,
were UNANIMOUSLY adopted
On motion of MIR. MeiLuASEy, Resofved
That the Proceedings of this Meeting be sign
ed by the Chairman and Secretary, and copy
thereof furnished the Editors of the Constitu.
tionsl Wing and Richmond Enquirer for publ.
esiion. And Resolved also, That the Editors
throughout the State be and they are hereby
requested TO pub lish the same in their respec.
tive journals.
md then unon the motion of Mr. Rcosns.
OF Loddoon the Meetns sdiourned sine die.
EDWARD COILS ON, Chairman
Lucas II. THoMPsoN Secretary