The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-12


an niDef ion a. faf insnnrr, lhr Unuiiits an the
sra-hpai Il hrrwocnf nrl 81 1amrs river beg ,nnif
| Al the set. Hud including ArM krnr, are SIX III
number. They contain ahnnt ihr popuintinn II
Halifax county. aud ha'r l. Delegates whereas
| ilaI'lax has onlv two. Now Il 20 be represented
| tt all's a benefit. ~ owe Il IN ourselves and IN
ont postrriN 10 ,lndicatc mr. claim 20 all the
weight 81 representation ia the Legislature 10
which "cttr cutltled, and We shoudinsist upnn
| the curratlug iuto tin constitution such prin.
clrlrs 81 apputtionmrnt As sill give, IN all tine
! Ia conn. "a cdch county III the slpte the weight
Ia Whieh by It's numbers Il Is entitled aud al
dough the Anli-t ouvrntonisE inspt thai
there is no e. utIHtcty of interests between ihr
different parts o the state aud that theiciurs IN
practice, ne ~ effects emu arise from tbs ne
quality af repre- enlatuu. Vet 10 Insist TINT ~
may naturally expect effects injurious 10 the IN
teteSis oi the large counties 10 rcsul from IT, aud
that the situation 81 The nlernai police OF the
state. IS evidence that the asCrndnnry ot the
counties below tide water is mischievoas e. the
LARGE ounnlc. IL thruprsr part olthe state.
The situation oi tbr public roads IN Virginia Is
evidence enough 81 tAy nsoendancy oiihr coun-
ties IL The state Legislature, who have no iutcf.
cst "a internal improvement 81 any KIND whn
have M public highways and who want none.
bcCuusr they hive every where fine navigation
upon thrif b. nj WATERS within few miles 81
thclt houses what chance have we to ret nd u
the pte IN ~ ten tor making aud repanne the
puour IN iNaNH. TIN Ncry worst w lhc world
II ia a s1md principle tiiat peuplr should hr 20
vcIn'd by Ia"s madc hy legislature OF their
""n CHOOSING. lis principle equally sound
dat they ouRhttu possess ilaf weight IN the IL.
g,slatore 10 hirh the, are entitled II - mpnr-
tani 10 them ~ promoting the passage of such
Laws ~ they approve, aud IN preventing the
pc 'dee al such II lhey tanA at yarancc with
thFr Interests
There Is another ohrrtiontn the constitution
which has arisen from changes Which hnyc taken
place snce It's adoption, oHlns 10 M effort 10
btIne the large counties, by division, to some.
tim" like an equality with the small. winch s.ol
g,"at magnitude. consider lhrVng4aip Legs
la,uIr, rs body numerous beyond all use oIue-
crSstt. Nhnt use ean tbetehf IA having slcgIsla=
turclnr the regulation Of the intc,loi nilais of The
state 10 consist OF 2ldmcmbers lhis cpngtcs-
sional district sends SIX members the House oi
Delegates; a Dlslici on the sca-boaid sends Tour
aud twenty Ifthis county were made stan.
dad, aud all the other parts 1.-THE saie were 10
have Their representation appurtioned by II, the
ruu1e the members Of the Legislature would
amount 10 about one hundred aud tn number
would be sufficient Tor rousullatipn aud iur dis.
custom and to carry to thai body all the loca
I
police ofthc why, then, should the body
br 80 large that u man OF ordinary strength Of
Vuico cannot max himself heard, even when be
rxCits himself 10 be heard Does II not look
Ikea solemn farce To see 50 large a body Oimeu
holding forth ia intetminnhlc harangurg ~ the
lnudcst tones of voice Ia older To make thrm-
selves hehId. aud going through all The tedious
lnrms n which such bodies are regulated !.
forms which consume t'me N proportion 10
the number Of member, aud all about the
smallest matter OF internal police II
you will look into your Revised Code you will
Gnd laws relative 10 nll matters oi u general
'orcern. which uro necessary to The security u
our rights aud 10 the regulation Of the most
important transactions between citizen aud cs
zcn IN clsllsoceiy, which VII 40 doubt be pei
manrnt, ~, # ever altered Al ALL Will be altuicd
ia some very lmmaicral points,
would ASK II any body OF wise aud honest
mcu, Wiz appointed to-day 10 form n consutu-
ton. would they think oi framing one liable 10
the objections ota representation 20 unequal and
4 legislature so nuncrOus rs are complained ui
under the present constitution of Virginia | AN
satisfied they "ouidno It's cnlnrly certain.
also thai those objections did not oAist ~ TN
Constitution rs II came from the hand, Of ON
! torelathers. 'lhr House Of Drlrgales when 4
4 iir,t met, did nj consist OF more fhan = lOo
"''"'''i7 - "''' 'H1 h''I'''hN '''f''h Wv A'hii
and The large counuc, did not csiH becnusr the
! upper counties "e'c then unsettled. lhcn We
who are tor amending those defects winch Tn
accidental changes m society have produced III
the practical operation OF the constitution, wish
to restore the constitution 10 what II was oi1eiz
nnliy Instead Of beng ihf advocates ol nnoHa
ton, are ~ much the enemies ni innovation
nv We are the friends Of Justice aud rqual
rights Are those 10 be considered the cncmlrs ni
! the constitution, who wish 10 repair the tnJWies
Of time to rrstnte II 10 It's Original state, and 9
rect again those pillars 81 tha tcmple winch
have been broken aud thrown down by III" great
destroyer Tune, WHO ~ The greatest Of n'noya.
iets, aud VINO !. every day leVc.irP IN the duAt
the pfondcst as well rs tie most durable oi the
works Of man Ill have Il friend o"hom an
much attached, who possesses great aud "mtnrn,
i virtues, am bound 10 hrleye hr las no ianlts I
Anl II an "ppoi inaty occurs 10 contribute 10
Their correction, mus because hdnur" ns
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