Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-09

ed, AZ au iasnt 10 freemkR, whose fathers Tough
or equal rights. They viii rejoct IL, as n vio-
'a'ion OF The cardinal principles Of republican
's'n--and they will be oonien, TO endure the lie
inflicted by the present constitution, sooner than
be Knocked by ono pretending 10 be better, but
in fact resulting in the same practical evils which
have been 50 long complained ofas bane aud
blight 10 the prosperity of the Comm onwealth
So that ii dissatisfaction aud discomfort are
to be created, be the decision of this question
what It may, let IT, in the name of common
sense aud common justice. be created among
those who are conlendng for unjus, and un.
equal privileges, and who, w,thal, are a
decided minority OF the community. The ma.
bob shareholders are cohtending, in the words
of the song, that
" Substance and wealth
-" Should have aid from the laws"
But they should DO told that they have
weight enough already, in too many instances,
TO render the laws themselves dead letter on
the statute books.-We ask the most unlctterr d
man in the world, if 1t is not revolving to CON
mon sense, aud II he would not resist il TO the
last extremity, that 10 men IN a county whose
aggregate estates should amount 10 $4,000
same county, who should be worth only like
sum And is II not the same Objectionable
absurd irrational and snti-repubican principle.
which claims that a county or district, the ag.
gregate wealth of which, though containing
only 5000 free whites, should be estimated al
100000, shall possess the same weight IN Il he
government with smother county or district,
The wealth ofwhch should be no g,eater, but
which should number 10000 free whites
When the question is prasehtcd in this plain and
familiar aspect, no man can be found hardy
such is the true question, however il may be dis
gnlsed and myslfed by metaphysical subtety,
or distorted by hair-spltting ingenuity.
There is another consideration, which should
not be without lis influence. 1.-THE free white
basis he settled upon. the discomfort of the Eas-
tern people will soon cease 10 be manifested,
S''""e' 10y w" H'iIhly Ht'ttNt INV
fears they now i" feel on feign," of oppression
by system OF unequal taxation are untoundrd
and groundess. But should the compound la
SIS prevail, its glarng injustice will every day
become more aud more apparent as the dispari-
II in population between the Eastern aud West
ern sections of the Commonwealth shall in
crease. And the Inevitable effect Of such
growing inequality vi, in very few years,
result in another Conuenfion organized under
circumstances still more unpropitious than thr
present 10 calm deliberalion. and which must
inevitably result in a concession Of the claim
which is now made The march of truth aud
justice, though, often slow, is sur. II has
after many years of fruitleS petiuon and re-
mons'ance, prevailed in the en OF the present
Conventional has compelled an almost unver
sal assent 10 some OF the great measures OF
reform which the friends OF equal rights so long
and Intellectually labored TO accomplishment II
never will be silent until the provisions OF the
| Constitution shall be made to conform to the
! principles The Bill Of Right, upon which il
processes to he based.
Let the question, then. be settled at once upon
principles Of equity and justice and the Old
Dominion, " the blessed mother of US all, will
rise like the Phenix from its ashes-her coun
ellis will exhibit something of that enterprise
and vigor winch have acce lefated the march of
other States to prosperity aud power, while she
has been rapidly deterioraing and the day
may again come when her physical strength in
efficiency to her moral powers.