Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-03-10
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The dayis fast approaching.
tant day when you will be rso.: ~
cord your votes for or againsS'
ded Constitution" now ofTepd
sideration ofpart ofthe citizen, -,
Ia for their ratification or re;s..
IS no ordinary occasion, bu,ors,
Intercst-not likely to be Trans.
effects but pregnant with Cons.
deep and lasting.
For five and thirty years I,,.
pie been laboring, by memorn.
ings, by conventions to procure !,
ton Of the present unequal. uri-,.
lstocraiical ordinance ofgoyerr-,
never had their direct SANCTION.
submitted 10 their cons!deral;o,
lance or rejection, but owed .so,
shtuu0nal force and aulhorltyht
acquieSence-to their forbcan,,.
volt ifthen, IN spite of al, lhss
ia government thus lileejtmaan,
.arsiocrahc in lis principles, un-a
its provisions and mpoluc mr
tons, has nevertheless endured No.
fifty years, who viii undertake
the limit of duration Of the usrr.
before Us, ifadopted2 However
IN its origin, ifratdei by those "a !.
is subm tied, 1t wIIl, with respect ,
be legitimate. None Of the ts
winch heretofore lay ia tho road oil
world be removed. The propoai
futon makes no provision forfeiture
,mert. And although the exercise
/ fraae il somewhat extended, w.atv
avail ifthe legislature, arJtrorya
! ouaily constitute as IL wolIi be.
! lie u- uu oy which another cgr
wouid have to be organized Ne
seen with what pertnout ae@
power however ua'u Is lt tn
supposed, that e.. ruHgd0
lbers in the House of d i.. mi
/ .he Senate, me Leus. w
lagree 10 construct cor 1nh
equal principles, which Wei ru
draw from them their presea,
retained poworl No; wboe,
1.-The idea Tact The adoption ofho
,sti.ulion would facilitate the at-
! a just and equal government ISL
celved himself, or wishes TO deceive
! The trainers ofthe instrument dss
for permanoncy. They have eau.
Iinreuched it against all nnouh
I once saddled on Us, we mol ol.y
beasts Of burden ourselves, bgi u
evil on posterity Let no ole ya,
I then who is uo. wiling to ehe tN
portion ofhimselfap5 bis chltu-'
! not prepared to embrace a scheme
Iernment founded onno priucge. tg'
ed upon an arbitrary, whimsical
land heterogeneous distribution otto
reseniatlve power Of the State, om
ing as a constituent ,ho Gee ear
slave population Fottsm uag
ltomot TO cloud tho evidence OF aeu
Ibeing taken INTO the account o. rfs
ton. Disguise the fact as yo1us
truth wa appear. Upon What c'ai
aosHlon can we reconcile ,he a.tu
ftg0 delegatcs to Brunswick colJ
East with a free white poll.aanda
1921, and 9112 slaves, w.,a rdd
delegate to Wytne nthe Beg'ah'l
population OF l0,l37 and sa'a
: ! Loudon with % white population o. d.
bind $3.50 slaves has three dolegl.a
lOh!o w..h % 5SS whites ard ~ #
receives but fwo SuTy 90 lIe ESQ
tanning PIT whites, and 3251 sl'uI
: placed on an equal footing wah i'a Z
cIen county Of Greenbrier, wllcb h' 4
whites, and ll03 slaves; DE CONT
Greenulle with 2lS2 whites, ant =
slaves, IS made equal with heEagai p
1880 whites and 1921 slaves. bd
extreme disparity ~ the county rP'a'
ton, is not confined to The east and lh 3
, as arrayed in contrast; bot most "'
cally pervades the counties even q
same district. For instance, Faag,
y Piusylyania with each a Wbrie pop
3 exceeding that Of Loudon and dol'f
number Of slaves, have fico deegl..'
while the latter has three. 10 w
+ field, containing a white population
a and 10, 1872 slaves is granted ono o'f-
G while the four counties ofGreen'iI'' ?
e George, Northampton and cufV'
of which is giyea a delegate posi-
n Their 1851 whites, and 1921 save 4.
? representation nearly q0adTuPls y -
d Chesterfield. -.
g From the picture here dawn .. I.
j. graceful plan Of holding one '.s''l /.
State in subsection to The o'1'', (, y.
0 regard 10 Their relative numbefs' =
will be admitted tbatthe foregoing
s which ! have applied to il are ''lst
o proDriated. II IS indeed an "