Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-11-25

he average fdl06 was seven SnhNuS93 ~ /
he third d was fixed at Ave shillings and /
s,xpence. and in the fourth to three shll- /
mgs. Tins bal was reported by the Com I
nIec, and the Legislature adopted 1t, I
Ieemug It better TO DO this until a re-as-
sessmeut could be made for the whole
State. The operation ofthis law oicOurse
was unequal, the trans-ANegheny and the t
Valley districts paid too little, the others
paid too mlch-in coasequ nee of this, |
,he people Of tho West had constantly |
been iccred on account of their poverty g. /
torthe want of contributing their Just share
TO the discharge of the public burthens:-
hence an reform has been impracticable, /
every attempt has been defeated and con-
troycrsv alone has been the consequence.
Tn this stateof affairs, some other caus- |
es of excitement intevenng,) in 1916, /
This discomfort was sliced upon to inHame
the public mind-ano the fruit was the
Stanton Convention assembled under
excitement, additional alarm was crcatedi
but the people ] represented was not yei
excited was depulel 90 this Convention
thus assembled, not rouse 20 resentment
or stimulate TO mjsChIef,-n0t TO excite
larn or ag.tate CONNEXIONS but TO endea-
vour TO alay these feelings aud O. restrain
an excess. wlththjs distinct understanding,
tbat AN we asked for was the means OF cor
recting the inequality Of representation
and nleouality0f taxation. This, howev-
or WAS moi Ed then asked for by the Staun-
lon CoDyoadon-I though, they asked for
t,o r,rl. they desired a Convention with
u1Iimled poweIs-we wanted a limited
Convention. to- remedy these two defects
with provision In the new Constitution,
f3r IT'S future amendment, we'll guarded d.
cajnst abuse. 10 prevent greater mischief
Their proceedings were lai3 before the Lie
cisature. anja bin was introduced to call
a limited Convention, and expressly to @
quahze taxation, and 20 extend the right OF
suffrage. TWAS afterwards amended and
confined TO the two first objects emitting
the extension of the right of suffrage, and
10 was thought not wise to ask tor the pro
vision of future amendments. That bill
passed the House Of Delegates, but met
with obstacles 10 the Senate, It was soon
followed by bin 20 equaiiZo the Senatou-
al Districts The first was laid on the ta-
bic nm tbe Senate 10 wait the arrival Of the
other. and b1th were acted upon together
The Senatorial bin only provided tempo
rlrv remedy the limited Convention bill a
permanent one. I advocated the latter,
butit was lest-the first was carried by a
majority of one oaly. Both bills were In
common obnoxious 20 the people of the
East. and they opposed them both;-but
some preferred the Senatorial bill TO the
oher-bul when they found the Conven-
lo1 bin was lost. aud the other would be
passed. a proposition was made by one Of
. those gentlemen from the East, who defeat
cd the Convention BIN, thatifit could be
.re-c0uzrdered, he w0uI now vote for lt IN
Irre.crcrcr.-the motion YVES accordingly
made. bu. be who had promised TO give
.le vote. dld not redeem tho promise; the
motion of course failed, and the Senatorial
hU was the1 taken mp and passed.
Permit me TO tell YOU how that thing
haDpeuej:-the gentleman who made Che
promise, intended to have kept it--It was
4 bargain. twas a promise made to hIm-
sei.--the passage ofthe Senatorial Bin was
,uovu 60 depend upon a single member
who was considered as doubt.ul-his vote
had been counted upon by both sIdes-uu-
Ier these circumstances, a gentleman from
.be East met a gentleman from the South
they had a conversation, m which the
gentleman from the East, was asked If he
know what be was about, and was told, by
ldaer.ng 20 his former vote, he might de-
eat both Buls-Accordng.y when the
Vote was taken. be voted against the re
consideration. I afterwards euqulred 20
know why he had thus changed hls deter
mnaion He told me 1t reminded INN
how unfit be was for Legislation, for he
had been served as he was formerly, IN his
election 90 that body, for knowing that the
Sheriff of his own county would vote toI
hu. aud the Sheriff of his adversary's
rorrtv would vote for his adversary, he
had been persuaded by his opponent, toI
waive the requiring the Sheriff Of ms own
county. 90 vote, under the expectation that
the Slerifof the other county would also, .
not be required To vote-5ut when they
came Co the last county, the Sheriff voted
Tor his opponent j enquired d he had not
promised lhltthe sheriff should not vote!
Yes. DO you now intend he shall vote!
Ya Then Won intenj'd 20 deceive met
Certainly. A0l I now call up0u all the
voters. OBJ take notice that J nave taken
gol r; aud I warn the people against e. I
letting vou tor If YOU can thus be cheated
1 tle same Way YOU viii BE cheated out of.
eaGr votes in the Senate.
] beg pardon for OBTAINING the Commit
tee with this anscdo,e.-The biil was pas
sad. 10 gave the people of the West their