Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-04

publish 20 their people, that they have here contend
ca ior power which did not rghtfully belong to thcn
thcy have failed IN the attempt 20 gull the west
bv The offer of 4 brbo-aud then see who will first
Jest S,f're = Is SIR, never compromise our
principles. Policy may be compromised. expcdiency
may DC dependant for its force upon locality--but
PrneIples have no time place; they are eternal,
and the same every where. Let us then not look
ia that map as the representation of State having
IN ITS parts separate interests containing counties
with principles aud feelings as variant the colours
teat mark their boundaries; but let look at
pure uncolourcd sheet mathematical of the unii1r-
NIFTY, views and Interests not suffering observer
To believe our doctrines depend upon the county wa
represents and because come from Ii le county
ieel ourselves justified III voting tor the amendment.
Once establish the principle, that free white people
without regard TO property, Is the only Just basis of
power, and the day is not far distant, when every
small county in the west, from the rapid increase OF
that Section WILL from their numbers be entitled to
that weight which they seek professionally TO
retain: some OF thcmsituhted in the spnrs cfhe Ale
ghany moontain have dull prospect TO Increase
but did / como FROM having only twenty souls,
would not be found DESERVING the plain and liberal
views otthc convention party.
We have heard IT urged in favor Of the congress
Sona baes, that gave the west many members in
convention, tho senatorial districts NJ present
oreanzed and Of the county plan, that it cave the
region west OF the Allegheny, more than tho senate
sal dVisIol. IL this II all true, You object
oar demand for tile senatorial basis II we save the
principles that III this community il riphtfuy
EMIT led to the power other, no difference
where nc may reside. II ~ all ask. Common
attention has convinced Us that the federal basis
abandoned IL isvcry doubtful whether its friends ever
anticipated success. but they like Our northern CONN
rrymeu who have been alluded To i'm remarks when
vending their H0tiOpS abroad the first price i. oenr.
rally five hundred per upon what they intend
selling { tovthis Ia what in their provnciasms they
term giving 'N'nS diS'Gnre'-tho buyer will bv this
manPuvrc, BE- induced 20 think great sacrifices have
been made, and consequently will rive the selling
prlcc winch IS commonly as far above the fair value,
a. the height of the FALLING distance was above
what he soils los. They asked for conCrcssional
districts with tie view otaking less and thourh that
loss might be- more ;haa their due vet thev would
EavC credit Tor compromising temper They en-
never IN con>iSou'v with their first arCtm ns take
the county hill. We have had many predictions ON
This subject and some have So IN Tor prnphe,s md
spoke much of the Future; hat shall make this I'M
conditional declaration, that the People will meyer
submit 20 THIS county basis ofrcpreseniutiou.
~ s,gcnteman from northampton h-s brouui, in
tabular array the various things which he saws has
been given TO the weSt,-an arsenal. m ucadcmv-
100000 dollars inr improvements and with peculiar
emphasis, mentioned the l,unatc Hospital at Staun-
ton. Take away the appropriation OF the sum i,s,
named for the Improvement of the krna,vha 1--WE.
were told few days ago that the navigation of that
river njured,) md L presents striking eyhibi
ton OF cond"scendlng hcrality iudccd-and they
have ''SircH' al this and more;-thev have, after
expanding 100000 upon the University. consented
IN their kindness to divide the balance of the income
OF the fund FOR literary purposes with in the ratio
OF Whltc pOPC!HtlOn Inc STATE were, in reference
to its parts. cqu.. stockholders in this fund and vet
after the east has taken Hearty half TO establish
University. OTstocratic IN its tendencies, thew then
boast ~ ti'lr bCraltv III Ccnscn'ir- tk3. we shall
nave share III the division Of the remaining portion
that It was IL eastern rift Now VIC are called
UPON - surrender rights in return :6r this trans
ccndint kindness. The gentleman from Northamnton
IN onc 81 hrs Illustrations 10 show tho inpronrictv of
the di-':ic system, suPposcs Wood, Lewis Randolph
and Harrison, TO compose district and that tho
last county contains within 700 votes many as the
combined votes OF all the remaining He then comes
10 the conclusion that Harrison would furnish the sue
c"sstul candidate. If she had designing dcnilgorne
VINO woIldvSit the ncighborng counties and exer him
s"f IN nrfu! ntrigues Ifthe county OF Harrison had
majority, she ongh to governs and if but one re-
pTesena:rc was sent from tic district he ought to
come from that county upon the ground that YOU
have thc nearest atanabe approximation to the same
right OF government in a majority. The
principal force OF the gentlemans argument is deriv-
ed from supPosItlon-that the county of Harrison
contains GemagoGuc. ! am sure another county
could b Designated, which is equally favored The
gen man has given evidences, that if dcmagopues
arc MOI indigenous IN another quarter, they at least
Hounsh II great perfection.