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


v,st but by conventional origin. Where
en- 10 be fouudl Not in the bin ofriehls
up in the constitution, for every thing
here is in favor ola majority. j Is admit
20 bv Che gegtemaH ou the other side,
11t bat for the possession of slives, the
ule efu minority would be safe for the
resent The majority ln this case, had
I lhored boz vain 20 furnish "a guarantee
satisfactory to the minority, bat every guar
! l1ie- which the ingenuity of the majority
Icould suggest. was called paper work, aud
|m shew jleir methcaCy, It was affirmed by
|tha gentleman from Culpeper-lhat there
vere mo- principles in government, tat
where &c was the interest Of the majority
|to Cypress the majority, 90 Cypress the MI
n0-iy they Will do It, g. TO demonstrate a.
. gInSt the oppression. would be TO appeal
from Caesar % Cesar. As there was no
principle to restrain men but power, so
we are to.d, thai majority of the people
0ftbs free land are NOT to be trusted We
are informed that the minority never will
he satisfied and that their discomfort may
break ou' with something dangerous, un-
less the minority can rule the majority, be-
cause there Is no guarantee but u repre-
seuatou only. or 90 political power. This
was the language ofbo'h gentlemen. Take
away ihe gliding winch surrounds the al
gumeut and what is Bog ltamouuts 20 this
nit is OBJ say. YOU who hold slaves can
never be- secure from injustice aud rapine,
unless the people Of the wet bow down
and become y0ur slaves also forever. No
thrg less vail satisfy the minority. We
are c1mp.meuted indeed, with expressions
. or personal confidence in our integrity
The people of Eastern Virginia are told,
that while we live they have nothing TO
fear. TITS true, @ IS admitted 20 be true.
Bur we fthers-houest men are told that
such ut NOT be the character Of our chill
drer-.hlt they viii not Ike lessons from
us. but instead of following our peaceful,
honest and vIru0us example, will turn out
'o be- fraeboofers, bat will not attack their
ueIshbo-s. because of Ihe injury which
would result to themselves. bat will fall
upon the Shareholders. And this Is 20 be
strbue1tous. Were We disposed 20 act
. iu This manner. v0u have only TO torn 90
,he table ur 1890 t0 see how feeble will be
. tde resistance you viii shortly be enabled
DOB make t1 such violence. You will there
see tlat race is rising up with unprece-
de1ted r7r.i.tv, who will soon be power
70. enough 90 burst any letters you may
impose uron them, as easily as they would
sua8 "a ken thread. with which Won ghf
aremn, I1 bind their children. tie refer
red gentlemen TO the documents. Take
tre district Boz which be resided and see
. the numbers ofthose ON whom YOU are de
si.aus t1 impose a yoke. The district be-
yoad the Allegheny To- l790-hs would see
.In round numbers continued g. 900 free
wlre,-u 1870 the same district contain
Tel 7000l-n 1910 l0t0O0-n 1920
.I33 OlO-lad 900 1929 ths number had
increased t0 ISL 600. being nearly 6umes
as many az there were thirty yesrs ago
+ "a period long in the DIE Of an individual
+ bui short n ihatof a ustIon-carry on thus
calculation for thirty Years Co come and
irat district may contain half lne white
population of the Sute. Yethere seems
.o be8 beIefihUltjs DO our power 90 bind
,hs vigorous and growing people 10 all tu-
lure Tune 90 ihe car OF population which
Is scarcely increasing 40 sil Compare
this increase Rih fhalofihe 9Th diet ict-
ODD ,5e wafer DO 1890 the white popus-
ZION iu tins d.strict GAS 4 $1,000 1900
I520)l-n 1910, l53 O0o-iu 1920.
I6IOlO-tad 900 log. l65 OOO-Thera
ro OF increase Of white population iu the
6rst district was 2t3 IS perceutum, while
ths ratio or increase boo ihe tlh district vas
8 and To- the last year little mo e than :
per centrum And the ratio Of increase OF
,be wh ts population 10 the whole state.
durug hestme period, is 50 l-3 per ceu-
Gum. while tHat of the slaves vas A %
40 increase of that species Of population
which must naturally cause regret and do
a-m He had looked at these estimates,
when he sac down in HE room and while
engaged 900 noting down ,he po'tuIstss OF
. the gentlemen on the other eide, and had
drawn OF these results Tor present use and
. or reference aud illustration iu future de
bate, boz order that bus constituents might
see the depth oftbat gulph Of political de-
\ graduation from which they would be rescu
|ed o. the abor- Of this Convention should
I happily result iu she amendment OF the
I Constitution. To carry the proposition OF
I the gentleman still more % abRur3WA-t
u8s said lhat tle property holders we're Iu
masses To- the East, and must always re-
main CD. because the physical and mora