Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-03-17

and MIR. Mason OF rSueI'~A' ui0 -.
pues of Mr.. Cooke, penetrated Fi''
aeton;sbment at Mr.. Leigh's statemen de-
clared 20 the Convention their dIstliei
that any man from the West could poSoly
vote for Mr.. Gordon's scheme; and that. /
ter expressed his opinion that whoevehaa
made this communication to Mr.. blgllI
must have mistaken the true impct Of
some members conversation. Mr.. Naie
then stated to the House that he had ever
TO Mr.. Leigh the information in queion
Do YOU inGuire who authorized Mr. Nale
TO make this statement Or, IN thel
words. from whom he learned the trm o.
what he thus communicated II It we're
not otherwise known, what followed nm
modlatelv aher would furnish the answer
The vote WIS taken on my amendent,
and los1 by an equal division OF Is oneacb
side. This vote can be seen N pages 10
Of the Journal. BY examining tW aye
and noes. 1t viii appear that the UlR as
gvraace that ali the VALLEY would desc, Us
only operated TO take from Us one O. ON
friends East Of the Ridge. This coz
sfancy and honorable dealing Of our ir.eads
East Of the Allegheny ought 20 bo reneg-
bcrcd, aud should INSPIRE Us WIN con
doace IN their support 90 that ta'te t"'
which caurot long be oveUed ict aug
one take the tables of l72j, and calculate
the overwhelming mejauiy Of rcamea re-
presented by the Is who voted vi,h US,
and repress. If he can, his wondu that one
oF our members should immediately sur
render himself to the IS who represented
tbe minority. Oar misfortune rs that ale
-houoh no other Western man io.Iwcd the
cogrse Of Aiessrs. Hendersoa anc Cooke.
their own votes were enough to turn the
scale and blast our hopes. The question
then recurring ON Gordou's pin, boln
these gentlemen came out IN minated
speeches in support of 1t, and IN yIud'ca-
( ,,o7 or their own course. in tie speech
! Of Mr.. Cooke be disclosed alllhat had
1sssed NJ our meetings. il would be dll.
( fcn,t 20 say whether these speeches pro.
duced most Of Joy among our opponents
/ mr. of grief and djsmay among or trIonHs
/ The battle was lost. We were divided
and defeated. Gordop's plan was adopted
Inv q vote of - TO II. On this 'oie Mr.
/ Cooke divided from the West. See l2'd
earc Of The Journal
II was our misfortune that jo most otth'
/ Eastern districts in which We touui friends
! there were considerable minoritlel opposed
! 70 us. There were1a the Convention op
,ose3 10 rs The heads Of the Richmond
/ Bar. Two Elk Presidents, and the Che
Justice ofthe United States, the Governor
or the State with the District Attorney
two Judges of the Court of Appeals, anC
one judge Of the General Court. These
we're All at home. TIE votes Of the two
t3are Presidents and ofthe CbciJosice' on
important questions, were specially notcC
in those Journals which contained the
speeches Of members. These journals
and tho speeches opposed to Is were pack
ed and distributed in districts wirrc thr
people were divided, to produce effects m
] furious TO our cause.
Perhaps it might be truly said, 'lat 5lE
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