The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
VOL. VINO. ~.

Mr.. Williams OF Harrison, said. ibst h. 70
presented u county that had given iunn yo,es
fof thu loosen,ion the Sub jetI had he.n agi.
inied fur several ear, and he had nerp silent
Tie regretted thai Mr.. Terflll's ,podes,y bnd
prevented him from showing % the committee
Why they should agree 10 thS plan Of comfy
representation. For his mari NJ " I'D h..
should VOTE ior noiproposiion that did pot piaes
all ihr people upon footing oI rauai,f4 :. az.
had no personal views 10 answer Bu, be
thohRh' ihai some ee,aleinep a.fe lookins pros-
peeiscly lie though, they w,fc aboys aus.
p"mh' bhi Ihfy must excuse him for admonisb.
''s 'ht'o oi The danger Of eEposhg theInlelv.s
10 tie ruspioon ofn ,.hing 10 eel IA rl,e tsonye,.
'ina. Tie eQnnented on the understanding
winch he ,hnuRht had buco had anonr The low
~ sntnify md he small connii.. in The west
lie contended lnr the basis OF ffee white pop,6a.
lion bni tsafed The epsfhlion Of local ,ntrre.ta
and >'lhsh vnws. lie protested against com.
~ ohisrnR hts principles although he lad beeu
- slnqpeatly a,ked 10 do il. liz hapea ma, m.
west ~oalt not BE- invited tn pnlrr MO auy
c9mp'oujise pfihen principles " ,hry ver.
paof y WAS brranse ihev resided ma new
country --hsd been engaged in clearing their
i.iids, Andntidv'ng the wilderness Of nature.
o"' 'n'y were MI I" be biib.d. OF brnuphl over
hs any Lures, rom then settled piinciut.. A.,
= huI In
would vote lor The distribution of ,he funds for
internal imploscmeni IN the s.est. provided Il
wa Ia be applied 10 isgiimate puposss. What
wis mennt by dds Had a., gentlemen al,
WAYS voted upon tim, principle liz thought
ihh' al The small counties In the wesi. .Ac,pt
p'fhhps 'wo would soon hH iillrd az with pop-
"ini"h' ma assume then proper fnuk Ilr re-
plied 20 The illusions TINT hid been made 10
Whit hhd been doae for HE west with .omc
saye,hy of remark lie said that gentlemen
Reen'rd 10 think that every thug that the west
hhh received was Rtatnltous aud p,oc.cded
fom the bounty of the east lie insisted ,b,t
'h'y nhu never asked ioI OF received any Thug
10 "h"h they had mi been justly entitled lie
spoke OF the cost OF the Uni'e,siiy aud Of the
annual appropriation s II Of Sl5HO. amount.
ing to very large proportion of tho fund, nli
OF W hich went 10 the education Of The rich.
who could aHnrd 10 send their sons; in fac, 10
p"fpriunte the lowlaad aristoorncy. In the
hrRr eSp.nd iurr 1hey had got their shsre OF
the innd, and now asked 10 SHARE the rrp,ain-
der OF It. lie spoke ol The expense of educa.
i'on ~ the Univ ,uly ~ 80 great III II pour pcu
pies sons VIE excluded from II.
The expenditures from the fund for In,e,na,
improvement, he commended. conferred SOME
hrnehi on fhr wrsi. but the gfent desiRu oftbe
improvements, vas. 10 cospee the wesern
eAde WIN jams Eiyet, sud 10 conduct il Ia
this lower country, winch II would ,tnd 10 en-.
rich.
lie next replied. 10 the argument tb,, nro
peris aud rep r'rnialion should go ioe.Ibe,
II The power renamed IN the hands Of an nris.
'nrfaey, would ~ not br ~ fieir poum 10 ,,isct
peal laws affecting The prrrons md even live.
Of those Win had 40 pinper,s--nnd wns br Ia
be told thar property "as Of more conAraaspcs
than personal liberty We were told he sn,a
ihat - county representation would gtye 10 The
wesi AS many Representatives, Rsa bass Of
white nopulatnn, II THIS were even 40 IL
would moi hlhr ihe ohJctfian 10 the principle
Vi the thing. With these aud other lures ~.
were to he 90, into Convrn'ion tied and sbeck
lid in such way I'M the grrut rnr,snc,
semplnined II could uoi hn goli.n rid Of Nh
W. commented on lie influence 81 venlfb pua
ihe nnpropfleiy OF FivIng u too much rubsideg.
aiion, In reply Ia Mr.. PHikets idrn TINT ib..
d. ifri system would enahle large conntip, Ia
control The mail oHes, hr sand that II ~n. fight
thai the mhI,nfv should govern. no mater
where they irailcd T'rtc vas rs much TX,
libuod Of neIghhorhnod and s,oliooal atilc, II,
the epuoilfs - ~ the dl-iii4s But IN, Sc wetc
rnaVorlthlc evils AID no lynn. al nnpht 20 T.,
drum i'hm li'eIo. II YOU ga mt Convrnii,p
Oh IA" basis 81 whiif pnpuiHiiuu b Senntarl,
d,sifios, he did uoi ihiok he Convention woold
venture 10 abandon ihal plan The lower cou,
hy h'8 20 Session oi The rie = Of The wrsI and
the dcmande! their restitution.
Mr. Parker or Northampton. ncyt tooh the
Onor mud indicated, NJ some hogth. the views
he had prrvionsly taken. u lad been sad
that he ras, bad snbducd thr wesi. Sncp
was not, ~ hs opinlnn, the fact The ca.t
looked 10 III" shsll cppnlies IN the wet "a
thrir main security. There wss commune
II interest beisrrn them md hence they had
acted fugrihrr He Whs surprised to hr,r an, r.
knd illusions made 10 ih" cnnise ofibe n,pnl-
hrs iiOni the small couniirs IN he west, ana
ESPECIALLY sincr they represented the wishes %
then constituents. lhts H. I'D nor rxprct IA on,
gentlemen calling them,'lvo. republicans. II
thr remarks he had b fore made he nd pot
npnn 10 be understood as int,matine thar H. !.
west had Roi any thing 40 which they were ~ .
entitled. tie coni,-s I'll that the attack upo,t
the University Vas unexpected TO him. Ihat
In,iiin tnn was II, nteeb the efald nj the west
rs ol the Eas. Mr.. +. here wen, ito a hi.
iafV ofus establishment and location by "a
Board srlectsd from the Senatorial dsf,Icts of
the state, aud referred to lbp eilnrt, thai were
made 10 Lave IL located over the mountains II
was nm Institution designed for The benclit Of
tile y hole State
M 1c,fi neM rose and explained The course
he had pursued, and ias,Grd himself on the
! ground TIM he was aeting ~ ubedicoce 10 the
known Will his Constituents
Mr.. Batley lie iew remarks in reply
~ the observations Of Mr. Parker. reia,i, !
10 certain local events on the Eastern Shore
MI. Opriop remarked, that tie had not IN
| tended, 10 say any Time on his occasion, and
only rose 70 rrply 10 the Hlllsinn TO the cost OF
the University, nnd the rx psnse OF education al
IT. he INSISTED thai il vas nov rs Cheap a.
any lnSii "iioh ~ ibr S'ata. and had. 10 fac
rontI lhuir't IL retnee the ptce OF education a,
all the Other institutions 1t WAS. as accessible
10 the tptth OF the W. as Hoe Of tho east.
, Dne OIL q P' srh Professors WAS u gentlemass
rom Rockingham, who hal been educated a
thu hsii atiob.
The .0.niilce then rose and obtained leave
10 1T again,
DeGdle 10 be coliiHued