Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-15
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. Is. 1880.

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WEDNESDAY, MORNING, OCT. Ia. 1890.
The elections in South Carolina took place yester-
day and the day befote. The lines between the two
parties and agains, Convention to be strong
~ marked and there is one feature in the contest
which encourages as to the result The Conven
ton was loudly calledfor by the Nltfers originally,
and the object was openly and boldly avowed-to
nullfy the tariff The origioaors of the scheme find
ing this rather stronga dose for the public
mach, after feeling the pulse of the patient,
tend that Convention does not necessarily IMPLY
qualification as the result bu that Convention will
be very good moje sof again bringing it the tariff
TO e solemn confederation Of Congress and the ohe,
States, our contemporary expresses it. This de-
ceives one.not even HIM who iudorses it. Ne
one believes, in out of South Carolina that Con
venjion would ever have been thought Of in that
State relation to the Tariff but for the purpose of
declaring the act of Congress null and void which
was thought rather toe high handed measure or
an ordinary Legislature to attempt. Shutting usu-
ally anticipates defeat.
We republish this day, with feelings unusually
gatifed, Mr.. Msdisons letter to the Editor of the
N. A. Review. We only regret that 1t did not
make It's appearance in time for the South Carolina
elections
The following notice and editorial comment is
from the Wheeling Compiler of October 9th The
proposed cession would embrace the counties OF Ohio
Brooke Preston, Monongalia, Tyler, the greater
part of Harrison, and about the half of Wood
From the rritated feelings of this section of the
Commonwealth in relation to the new Constitution.
we should not be surprised to find the proposal
TONED by majority of the people. We had ssppo-s
sed however, that the people of Brooke and Ohio,
from their position would have preferred being
tached to Pennsylvania.
GA meeting of the citizens of Ohio county will be
held at the Conrt House O'Clock, P. M of Mon
day. the First day of November next (being the first
day ofthe November term,) 10 consider the expedi :
ency of making application to the Legislature of Vr
gins, at their next session. for the cession to Mary
land of so much of the State of Virginia would fa
north of an East and West line, extending from the
South West point Of the State of Maryland to- the
Ohio River"
The notice above for the holding of meeting at
the Court house on he first of next month"; for the
purpose therein mentioned, we hope will receive the
dispassonate consideration of every Virginlan and
particularly of those who would fall within the dis
trict proposed to be coded. We do not say that of
right Virginia ought to cede; but If the people who
you'd be immediately affected by the transfer, prove
favorable to the measure, they ought to be heard =
But we believe, and we think it will be admitted by
weigh the consequences IF the proposed cession that
1t would prove advantageous all parties Although
Marynnd has actual right, yet from locality and
the identity of interest between Maryland and the
district which would fall within the transfer she APP
pears to have natural relation to the territory in
question. Phe connection between this part of the
state and Maryland, is a,thousand fold interes
ting and valuable. than the intercourse with Eastern
Virginia.
Our nelghbor complains that the opposition papers
endeavoring lessen the value of the services
OF the Administration in obtaining the direct trade
to the British West India Islands. This may or
may not be so-for ourselves skirts are clear of
the charge. We only wish that the public may be
possessed of the true state of the case, and this
will endeavor to place before IT.. But what will the
Enquirer say to fly traps like the following heading of
an article in the Eastern Argus of Por,landi
"THE WEST INDIA PORTS OPENED"
'Ihe Administration IN blaze Of glory"
We give it exactly s we find it. This is by no
means singular instance of high coloring. We
readily admit that the Administration has done SER
vice the country unless there be some inequality
in the arrangement We will not attempt to blink
the question that direct trade equal terms must
necessarily be advantageous to than circu-
itous one, because the enterprise of oEr merchants
and ship owners can, and always has, competed with
the British. But what will DO the result when
British vessel, taking cargo from the U. States to
the British West India Islands, can there take
ladng for Great Britain, any other country in the
world, while vessels arc excluded from the direct
trade between the West Indies and Great Britain
and her possessions The act of Congress of MAY
last, expressly admits this exclusion the following
words: And that the vessels of the United States
"may export from the British Colonies afore mention
sed, to any country whatever, other than the domn-
''ions or possessions of Great Britain, &C." This
exclusion is believed by many, better judges of the
subject than ure, TO give such advantages to Brit
lsh shipping as will go very far TO give them the
whole carrying trade between the U. s. and their
West India Islands While the ports were shut we
certainly had the carrying trade to the neghboring