Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-17
/ refined honor, than Gens Jacksou, and one unora
alive to all that becomes The real gentleman"
CANovA's WASHINGTON.

iAsC w al tuIl DcCOiue5 Tie real geQlleman,
CANOvA'S WASHINGTON.
The following passage, respecting the statue Of
" ashngton by Canova, is from the New Month |
Magazine lately received. 1t is part of an arti-
'ie in that Journal, dated at Rome. no.
The Washington Is another instance ofmor- |
ality divinzed. Ii is something more than The |
mere fixing Of man into marble, 1, is an apothc-
isis OF his mind ashington vas no hero, but
infinitely better. He did not save A
merica, but he showed America how she might
save herself: one of the few great men who, moro
conented to be great for their country only, and
who, founding state by the mere force of sing c
hearted, high minded public feeling, had the still
greater glory OF knowing how to retire, when the
mighty work was done. He was no genius, no
orator, no writer; but he was thoroughly pene-
traed with the consciousness of great and solemn
trust; he was stamped with 6rmness, which
welded and -kneadcd events 10 his will; he was
glowing with an uncxtinguishable devotion 10 lib
world could proher, dust ard dross in the
scale. To shape out such faculties to the owe was
no easy task; for the Italian it might seem irnpos-
sib!c. But Canova has cast into his work all the
inspiration OF the America LIBERIA he has scup-
tured what Allieri wro,e''
TO the Editor ofthe Winchester Republican.
SIR,-lti is already known, in general way,
TO the readers OF your paper hathe late act Of the
general assembly Of Va. entited"an act to organize
of republican government, relating TO matters in
which the interest Of the east and the west either
are or are supposed to be, in conflict,) is grossly
unequal and unjust in its operation. But the ex-
tent OF that inequality and injustice is, perhaps,
not yet generally understood write these few
nasty lines to call the attention Of the people TO
that subject.
| II is known tina, the legislature has dscreed
that the "a senatorial districts shall elect mem
, bers each, the whole Of whom shall constitute
convention to revise the constitution. This law
was enacted, with full knowledge, by the iegis-
laure, that the nine Underwater districts cantain
ed, in 1920, white population of but 203 1916,
while the nine districts Of tho west contained
2IS, 724;-or in other words, that there was then
an excess OF white population in the western
districts of 1888.
II was enacted with full knowledge of tho
TACT, that many of the eastern counties had declin
cd in population between the census OF 1910 S. that
OF 1920, while all the western counties had in
creased, and some OF them rapidly
II is presumed that they did not debate this
subject screen accehs without discovering that if
the nine eastern and nine western districts have
continued to increase in population during the
last nine years at the same rate as in the prece-
ding ten, the} eastern districts now contain but
2lS,9l2 white people. while the western contain
29l ,2o9. And that fthe smallest eastern and lar
gest western be now compared on the same prin-
cipe the eastern contains Il, 229, and the western
A9.525 white people.
Tits presumed also that when the aristoer site
party in the house Of Delegates, voted down the
motion made by Mr.. Doddridge for leave TO bring
in bill 10 take a census of the population of the
state, with view TO enable the convention to ap-
portion representation fairly and equally through
out the commonwealth, they had the known
facts and estimated results which have lust emu
merated distinctly in view.
The result, then, OF this iniguitous law is, that
223, 9l2 people on and near tide water, will have
an equal weight in the convention with 29I 1853
dwelling west OF the Ridge. In other words, the
g L. ,oso -.
and politically annihilatng no less than seventy
seven thousand three hundred and forty-sevcn ci-
tizens IN the nine western districts.
The intention is gross and palpabie to the sense.
The tide-water people intend to perpetuate our
bondage, and TO retain their usurped power,-ii
we will submit to il.
One step towards counteracting their views is of
obvious eXpedency. 1t seems to be the general
impression that Notwithstanding the fragrant in
justice of the convention law, the western people
ought to go into convention with their fellow
citizens OF the east-but with view to firm and
uncompromising assertion Of their right to equal
representation under the constitution. II
this be the plan OF operations tits obvious that the
western people ought not only to kno,D their own
members, they do, pretty nearly by calculation,
but 10 be able to proue, by the result Of an actual
census, what those numbers are. They ought to
be able TO shew, in the convention, the precise
extent OF their rights.
These hasty remarks are intended merely to
turn the public mind towards this vitality impor-
tant subject. We are playing at a game in which
the rights Of ourselves, children, and our chill
drcn's chriidren are the stake. 1t behoves to play
warily as well MS boldly. A. b.
VOLUNTARY CENSUS,
Alta meeting OF the citizens of Frederick coun-
ty,held at the courthouse in Winchester on w cd
Desday the 9TH of March. -4Ired II. PotoeH was
called to the chair, and Samuel n. Dauis appoint
cd sec'ry.
The object of the meeting was stated by John
X. Cooke, who concluded by moving the appoint
ment OF COMMITTEES to report all address explana-
tory Of the views of the meeting.
The following gentlemen, to wit:John r. Cooke
y. z. Smith, Il. w. Barton, John Heskell and
A. I. Magiii were appointed accordingly, who,
alter retiring for short time, presented address
which was unanimously adopted and ordered 10 be
printed.
On motion, Resolved, That Jno. II Cooke, Fl.
81. Geo. Tucker, A. s. TidbaIl, James Marshall,
James NJ: Mason, Henry Sewers, Robert Mont
gomery, VIM. II. Triplett, w. G.. Settle, David
IL. Allen, VIM. Castlenan, Sen. VIM. Castleman
Jr Joseph Long, r. NJ. Sydnor, WIN. M. Barton,
Wm. Wood, Jacob Hieronimous, David s. Dam
ner, VIM. Berry and Alfred ID. Ashby be and
they are hereby appointed a committee to super
intend the taking of the census OF Frederick coun-
ty; the expense TO be betrayed by the subscrip-
lions oil the friends OF reform, which are limited 10
one dollar.
Resolped, That the FIVE gentlemen above first
named, residing in Winchester, be and they are
hereby appointed a corresponding committee
whose duty il shall be to open correspondence
with the friends of equal representation through
out the State, on the subject of voluntary census
OF the people OF Virginia.
Resotred, That these proceedings be published
ALFRED II. POWELL, Chairman.
s. II DAVIS, Sec'ry
In the Democratic Press Of March 9th, we find