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General Taylor.-THe late conduct of Thu,
;staenished individual Is such as to ercite o,s
,raT,.est and most enthusiastic admiration w
6o., at,caus heard Of General Taylor as high.
fo,,sd. Independent gentleman frank IN ht
crpressiorl-jirm IN the support Of his opinions
H;sof late only that zoe haoe had an opport,ssi-
A, of tcitnessng him IN scenes thai slio,c to ad
,,,gtagc. the purity and derotion q las pri,lci-
r,ies-the dignity and patriotism Of the nun
IVe bclicye The people Of Western Pirginia ,ciI
mt soon frget the Independent and republican
rsgse ,eitieh he has pursued ~ CoarenfiOsa-b bid
,riu. ,cl.en a fit and proper occasion arrires,
remember thai Integrity, Honor and Patriot
,sy, s,,ch as he has shessr, is entitled to their
psr,,,aye,I and abiding gratitude.
Hon. James Barbour, late Minister Of the u.
.Siatesa London, nTiced ia Richmond on FRI
day list.
The Basis- Compromise. is con jectured
that the debate on the basis of white popula-
ZION is drawing towards close; arguments
beinr expected from three or four gentlemen
only How it viii result seems TO be pretty
W, understood; namely in the rejection of
.ludcp Green's amendment and the adoption
Of the resolutions reported by the Legislative
Committee. The vote, however, will be We
~ close as now thought, 40 to AZ, on this
partic,ar proposition. But, it is believed,
that ifthe mixed ratio of representation be
conceded to the low country In the Senate, a
result now confidentaily expected, the vote in
favor ofadopting the simple basis of white po
puladon by the House of Delegates, will APP
nroach sixty-Such at least are the specula-
tons of intelligent observers. Things, in our
view, have necessary tendency to a compro-
mise. To yield the basis of representation
in one House, to the claims of the upper coun-
try, backed by republican principles, and the
basis in the other, to the apprehensions of
their low lard brethren, seems to present the
only point for compromise. Believing solemn
". that white population ought exclusively to
be considered in establishing the foundation
of representaGon-tha in truth it involves
repubcanism itself, and the right of the ma
iority TO govern, we yet hope in few days to
congratulate the country on the compromise
upon the grounds mentioned above, of ques-
ton so agitating and perilous to the integrity
of the State, and to public tranquility. With
that compromise, we firmly believe, the great
body of the people will be satisfied, as we are
sure they ought to be satisfied Theone side
aecomplishes, substantially, its great purpose
of placing the government in the hands OF
majority of the people in whom the sovereign
ty resident-the other side, by securing an
ascendency in the Senate, keeps In Its hands
the means successful resistance to unjust tax
alton of slave property, should any such at
tempts be made The great ends for which
both parties are contendiug, seem to us to be
PRACTICALLY gained by each. That the strug-
l..
kle is one for pocer; as Mr.. Johnson yesterday
said. is uudoubted, disguise it as you may; but
never was struggle for political power atten'
tended By motives SO pure ana disihteres.eu
ltis not in the contemplation OF either sue 10
WELD the power acquired, to the oppression OF
the other side. One struggles tor Tsgu, Tor
the practical enforcement OF that pohncai
equality which is the spirit ofour institutions;
the other for safety, for mere security against
possible future injustice. Bitterly opposed
oil along to any compromise upon TINS point
believing ftolc, That the basis OF White popu-
.ation is the only right and Republican oasis'
yet we confess ourselves appoheu py inc
character of the crisis, and as ANXIOUS now as
heretofore we have been repugnant To- see
the question settled by compromise
Were the Convention to break up without
doing their work, as might wen chance, were
eltflef Siae TO lflSlSt utoh iAo'A.'5 49,,
mands as nothing less, no man could over
charge, probably, Dis picture OF the cohse,
ouences' Rather than this fatal result should
take place. OF that it should be haZarded; "a
Their than see division of Virginia, or that
state of things, when one section OF the ooni-
monwealth should attempt to put into opera
ton Government of its own framing, every
good man ought to be willing to relinquish
portion of what he individually wants. some
or all of these consequences are propapie,
they are unavoidable, did that event occur 10
which we have alluded above. Nor can any
man reflect without apprehension, upon the
effects of either sides carrying their WISHES
on this momentous question, by BARE ana
chiefly, sectional majority; victory which
would leave one or other divisions OF the state,
LITERALLY NAL content, and ready to engage IN
fresh and still more embittered contests 10
all these anticipated evils, compromise, tf,e
foundation of American Government, presents
the only preventive Did time allow it' we
would pres. these views more fully upon the
public and urge upon all parts of the state the
propriety of instructing their delegation upon
Leia. This question out OF the Way .ne
path is comparatively smooth. ABOUT ouier
subjects of Reform men differ only IN degree.
> other is sectional, and therefore, no other
. danserous,--Whig.
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