Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-21
TEE GAZETTE.
AUGUST 81, 1923.

ginia Free Press. The Intelligent editor OF
mat lourns seems fully apprise6 Of the injus-
ice done to this portion of the State in the late
..mss River Convention which assembled at
Charlottesville. and is disposed to countersct
the partial and parnlcioHs results OF that body
BY sunnoning Convention OF delegates from
the counties, interested in the Improvement OF
the Potomac Navigation. For our ownpart, We
should have very cheertully embraced this pro.
position when FIRST suggested by the respeeta
he source from which it eliminated, could we
have been induced TO believe that any recon-
~nepdation from a Convection of Potomac coun.
Ties, would be accompanied BY its proper iniu-
nee in the legislature of this State. But know
ng the Constitutional organization of that as.
smbly--the narrow and sectional spirit of its
Notwithstanding its inveterate hostility to
every System calcs'ated to place the interests
Of this portion of the State upon a footing of
equality With their own-we could not but re.
gard it as another opportunity afforded them Of
adding contumely to oppression-insals 10
injury.
We know indeed, now but one CONVENTION
from which we can expect certsin and ~cfFeciual
redress convention formed of the PEOPLE.
Of the State to reoTganisc the existing govern.
meut-rectiiy the errors of oar policy-and
'sabyert the present pernicious aud destructive
dynasty" When that important measure is
accomplished. we may thea calculate uron re-
q ceising our just participation of the funds of
the State. But until then it IS TO be sppreleld
ed, all cur efforts viii prove unayailmE.
We uean not however to be understood as
disspPToving of the proposition re fe rred to. 1t
may be accompanied BY many beneficial conse.
queuces. 1t shall have our support-as shall
every measure calculated directly or indirectly
to promote the Improvement of that important
| stream.
From the Virginia Free Press.
IL isa subject of regret that the roun.
ties Immediately interested in h Ches
apeake and Ohio Canal, did not send a
larger numberlofd delegates to the Char
'ottesvi!la Convention, or send none ot
G!' The counties of Berkeley, Fred.
e"ck, Hampshire, Morgan PendDeton.
Randolph Jefferson, Loudoun, and She.
nandoah, with a population of $1,000.
had only II delegates. whilst the coun
Ties OF Albemarle, Amherst, Henrico.
ana spottsylvania, and the towns Of
h'chmond, Fredericksburg, and Lynch
Oufg' with a population of 40 600, bad
"a Just double the number. The coun.
"es OF Prince William, Fairfax, Harri-
son. honougalia, Ohio, Hardy, Brooke,
WOOD, aud several of the counties 10
zoe Northern Neck, with a population
VI at least 10000, were not represent
sust all. VIII any one pretend to saw
.aat the Potomac counties had their
Ju' weight in the Convention Surely
no'' And it must be recollected that
rOS' OF the James River counties were
"seiy represented. 1t is some gratif-
saNon TO find, however, that some of
~e River repre- entatiyes, actua-
Nuo a liberal and enlarged %policy.
~'sa against striking u the resolution
%usn recommended a subscription 10
chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
As'he opinion has gone forth from
"e Convention, that the Potomac Is nat
%u!sa 10 a just participation in the
i"s"' % The State, it behoyes that Dor.
S %u OF the people whose rights are a
fonn 10 De thus surrender ed, to speak
!%"smsetres. The soice o(he Potomac
'0%'f'y MUST BE HEARD!
A. 1t IS therefore, suggested, that all
nv counties favorable to a subscription
~ Ws State towards the Chesapeake
fnu ONO Canal, hold a Convention at
'esoHrg, Charlestown, or Winchester.
1--we expression to their sentiments
we subject, and adopt such mea.
anI AS may comport with their rights
and interests.
me editors of the Winchester Repub-
dv'n and Woodstock Sentinel approve
suggestion of a Convention, and the
tEs n invites a meeting of the citizens of
Cont. Su'hg term OF the
Inc Republican says: s.we are clad
earn that this suggestion is not likely
prove altogether idle. Sumo of The