Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-05


greater power. we ought then TO discriminate
bsi~een the merits oi md, idnals ,h' If intel
lect. their moral worth. their military services,
a. we'll as their property There Is 40 more
necessary connections between the property OF
persons aud representative power, ihsn there
j. between the SEA wees which ibey contribute
in the defence al the State. thu blood whoa
they pour out, aud thai porsr rstJ. There h.,
In Tact no test thai will suit all cases, except
numbers.
He said. that gentlemen had argued this
DIGESTION. as II there we're opposite aud breeo,'.
eileab,s Interests IN tnIs Comnonw III
this were true. II aouid rather argue that tue
sections ftbe State ought not 10 be uniIeh ut
all--i3ul esefy man IA this Assembly revolt. nj
this idea. We are all devoted 10 I've intrgfHy
of virg mia lie held, however, that there vas
no such permanent llo sliny OF eiests be-
tween the sections OF Tine state. There may he
sometimes lutte eon,refietes. bun they are not
universal or lasting. Those w,o desire the i'm
provemeni nj the James River may mol birmo
misc with those who seek The Improvement Of
The Shenandoah. bu these are exceptions, and
do not prove the rule.
lie commended, Thai II was not true, as The
gentleman from ufange had SAID, ihai al gov.
ernmenls were founded on jeslousy--h must
al Last come TO this, thai there must he mutual
confidence among The members OF e coumu
niiy-snd the strength OF the government
must rest upon The moral force of tie people.
After MIR Baldwin had closed, Mr.. Cooke
rose 10 explain some of The positions respecting
which, the gentleman from Northampton MI.
Upshur seemed 10 have misappfehebded him.
Among these was he declaration attributed 10
him, That the people vi The East Of Vngnia had
q abused the power of winch they had becomr
Mr. Al h. had
fined thai declaration a. a particular case
their not throwing the burden Of iaEai,un upon
the cattle Of the wcsl, while they Rad levied
such TAI rs upon their own slaves.
Mr.. UpshW expressed hii regret that he had
misnpprebendcd tho gentleman from frcder.
,ek (Mr Cooke) particularly as 10 this point
but he argued, that combining the declaration
20 the senca ~ which II was now explained, he
could not but think how mildly thu citizens Of
the East had used The power IN thaif lands /,
for, " they had not abused II by tar imposition
oil unequal irthens upon their Western ufeth.
rem One mode IN which abuse might naturally
be- expected, II 1t existed a. aB) hH could not
very wei uuberstand IN what obnoxious ioI
II had been praclisod upon their personal rights
which had not equally extended 10 them.
sbyes.
Mr.. Leigh Of c. rose ~ ask the gentleman
j
,nentary aud proper to ask suoha question, To
State what practical ABUSES the people of the
Lo~lands had extended towards tho ciiItns
oil the West. lie begged him TO prove his pro.
position " he could aud remarked, that though
he had been rs familiar as most persons with
The laws OF the State. yet he had never been
struck by any such aJuse. The Legislature
might have adopted messures, marked by mex.
pediency--ihat ho did not deny but never, he
thought by iujust,ce aud oppression,
Mr., Cooke remarked, that he might content
hlnscli with replying, that whatever PROPOSE.
iions he land down. he could prove--ihat he
had ntver made any such as the gentleman
from Chesterfield had acribed to bm-yet
though he had not made II, nor Complalptd o
practical abuses, IL was not because he might
not with jnsce have made such declarai ion
That he thought there had been practical abuses
exercised. aud he would ~ his own time, make
good his declaration--Bat he must be permit
led 10 take his own cUurse-nnT conid he suffer
thai course TO be chsIked out By the gentleman
nom Chesterfield
No. Leigh replied. that it was not his wish
10 interfere with the course of that gentleman
that he would leave II u him to select his
own go0d lime 10 make his devuopement-bu
fhs ne would undertake 10 state, that lei the
gentleman from Frederick come ont when he
would with his allegations, h h'".ef would
prove 'n". the o Sao is e9aS:e of tie
MIR. Powell expressed his wish 20 present
ms own views Ia the Committee, but il heinr
late IN the day, he would prefer addressing
the Committee NJ some other time, aud there
fore hoped they would rise
The motion was adopted and on Mr.
Leigh's further motion, the Convention adjour
ned all TO day, ! | O'Clock.