Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-23
VOL. Vll.--NO. 63.

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ten. Let the district system be be.ed =. ~
census 81 1920; aud what mort syou.d II : ~.
have TO demand, or the East 10 cono.d. =, :,
was n case calling Tor mutual iofbeat.ne. a.
sonsession, and every satfifee of nt.re., ma
feeling was not 10 be expected from opt az ,b,
parties engaged in tie controversy.
bui an appeal Is hiade Ia The priDeihle If i.
n"'urhi rqoainy Of man. und TO the rigl,, of ,,.
ms9oI'iy togozern The community. ne iuculsat
ted IN the bin ofrigi,s
Mf. I snid that this appeal would tr bo,s
W., oP''a'e th's we're the proper f,lnce l., se,
We The fundamental principles or bov, ra.,.s,.,
In advocating an established system oc 81,
raj DIVISION his aim was 10 avoid. ,renafa,..
commitment on great question and 10 ndi.,,
", w oes,S'on 10 more appropriate tribunal
Ano oiyec. ot ne adverse pafiy. " NOT IN nre
luaRe, evidently was 10 hasten the de.isio, an,
70 enlist the name e the General ss,,slJs ~
the side OF "A particular in,hreAt. VI
| lie is't The utmost trncraiioh for IN. hi -
| rights anu ITS illnsirious authors The nroo,,.
! y q recurring 10 fundamental principIes he
was nor 1mposed to con,roycr. But sbslrse,
p''o''ples were dangerous weapons, and should
.' W"iued only by skilful anu pfndent hsndr
~ III mechanics 50 10 politics, practice sLools
Keep u sound theory ever in view. H., H., -,
protest against The d,cirius. that my me-,
onn Touching the form OF our gpyefnm.ut NJ
"oe OF fhl-e. merely benanse OF ia eaufo,.,,,,
or fepugnanee 10 the bill Of rights Fton ~,
Gays ol oolon, every wise Legislator lind !.
| dhpieh The fundamental laws 10 Nh. ex,.,;a,
State and condition of society. A denar,,,s
| "oni 'hs principle, had overthrow the l,h,,,,.,
| o, fia"cei and NIL her dependent renubl,c.
| nc constitution Of Virginia was Il nriking In
stance 81 opfos'ie foley fNfhiahed by M, un.
.oo'a Oh me bill ofrigh'sl Here @as af Illus.
q n il, la IN.
uona,Y authority The bill Of rights and ,L,.
constitution formed u combined ,ns,rum.n,. a..
former, the text the latter the cop,meu,ar,
The Que code of abstract p,incinles the
'hef n inoiiiied application of those ,,,,.
PIES TO tie existing state and c6odiiion of soe,
| city. " ~
| An infporfsut clrcnrisinhco. botevbr .n.
pea''" 70 DC overlooked aud forgotten uno,
| we p'sSrdt ocensi0n The province of IN. co,
V'"ooh wa Mt To ddopf hut merely 20 gyo5,o.,
Constitution. The l. strumept wonld b.yn a.,
validity, until II should be ratified nv ,,r .a,.
"i he people. IL this rcspoc, The proposee
Convention differed essentially from the Canyon.
'"ns oil ZION 1887. 1.-THE constitution sho.la
oc as''''''e' " would MT mee with the nppro
baton OF The people. II way not 10 II. nrs9,,,
ei lint the convention would n,tenn, w. -,
succeed n an effort 90 impo,e n fo,n, ar ,o...,,,
mem, IN opposition to the general sense Of IN.
community! '"s
II wa very apparent that the poo, IN co,t,.
vetsy, derived lis principal interest mai ,,,.,
'hr 'eiaivr numbers m question, but I, ON IN.
pfm ip'e involved rule ol reprcs.ut,,io,
whss ngbt TO be established ON The o,e ~.
Hnd ~ olded on The other. Upon tbis a,,.,.e,
Nj. {. did noi wish 10 afiilm or d,s.lEr, :,
approve my fixed principle wba,evcr NJ
would nevertheless. adducc some oo,,i1.,s.
tons to sbew that the future reprpsen,.,ion !,
Assembly should W settled with extreme eaa.
ton eas.
The situation Of the State is aliogotber ,ac,.
mar cham of mountains divides il into ,.,.,
Fni'hne' regions, differing very widely IN In
'"e"os'""ees. TN the one SIDE. lies chm
paign country, over which the plD.eb n,,, -
driven from the Maryland 10 die No,,b F.
lima line, and from the mountain tn Al. -,
On ,he other side Pelion il heapcd uno, o.
anu osHa upon Olympus. In the eastern CHM.
'o'Iil suh ponis upon the parcbed nI.,,.
Partner west, The SHOWS oil winter scare, ,ial4
TO the mildet suns Of summer. or tb.se 60
divisions Of our STATE, the climate of the o. =.
congeninl To the increase of the black nn,,.,a
'ioh, whist thu OF the other Is nuspic,o,s ~ th.
'nulfIPlehiron Of the whites. We have l,.I
Hsd pp'nnd Carolina and Prnsylyaniu. branch,
''''o o'o's J"a'nposi'on, separated only by II
hn Itst.
line even around To that of Tennessee. our bo,s
der settlenfenis from tie polhy of nc,,hh.,nt..
states, iual or expected, seeri unSieodlv ,,os
ePuahle difusion Of the slnvd property Of m.
state 'fv y" "e
ihh' snfh " The actual tendency OF pora,ia
ton IN the eastern a1d western sect,o,g 81 a.
STATE seems clearly proven by its bistorv n, ,he
last forty years. Mr. e. invited the o,,co,,on
OF the Senate TO tabular statement furnished
"a MS req lesi by the second auditor. md which
esh o'e "a" relative march Of the white and
o'a population IN the four grand divisions OF
nc o'a'e VI me period OF 80 years whicb ciaps.
ed between the year 1890 aud the yeaf IaS0
!" the conn'iss beg ond'the Alleehanv. n. ~
nioun' OF inGfease Of the slaves stood IN repara
20 mat OF TIE Whites, as l to6 Ia the valley
me proportion was as Q. Whilst In The
ih'odle ana eastern sections, the proportions
were III the converse order : the amount of In
crease OF the slaves bearing To that of m.
whites IN both of these sections, n.,,Iv ne no
q. The combined result in the Whole west x.s
one black 10 ~ whites in the whole Gas,
"nHf 70 hppui = backs. In the year 1890
nta half century from the Declaration Of
iuoePe"uencs-ou ofan aggregate population
IN the whole State, Of $50, 1874, there was ID.
the east 756, 4a2. and in the west 3ol 100 loo.
wing majority 10 favor oftbe east of 446. 700
bul Of the aggregate population in tho east Of
! 74S ,492 the free whites amounted to 34l i6a !.
an the coiorcd popula,iogto 4o7 1874. Whil.tin,
the west "dt Of u fot,l mass Of 3OI 100 III. free
whites reached the heightDf 1854 ,2Os. and me
eolored ma" sunk TO toe sum of a, 494. From
this tendency ofthe black population 10 aeon.
nulate IN the east, and ofthe white 10 aecu,no.
late IN the west resulted of necess,y. that the
day was tas' approaching when the majority OF
10" "hi'e population possessing Lu, ~ SLAYER,
VIII appear ~ the wes', and the minority. nos.
sess'ng nearly all the slaves. and forming with
them, by far the greater part Of the aggregate
mass On the whole population. would actuaily
inhaoh the eastern part Of the state Here
then would be fixed geographical majority
on one side ofthe State, having dietinct inter
est welding all the powers of government over
y minority in another part Of the State no,
sessing a different interest. TIE si,uation NJ