Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-01

s'ons, that it 10 the duty or eyery wise man
TO choose OF two things offered to his accept
ance, that which is the Bssf Of tho two.
l. What are the concessions?
ne want OF provision for future amor
uonment OF representation upon some lust
ana recognized principle &c. Now, sir. in
inc hrst place, there 70 Zach 1a os.s in PROV
DING that the Legislature shall once 10 every
ten years, twothirds of he members NJ 4
cencurring make -apportionments olthe pe
presentation; and |, for one. sir consider this a
salutaiy and wise clause. Ii win avoid tbe
recurrence of sectional and party strife: and
viii do more-if ,ril enable all tbs l.rgs scsn,-
tles " the State (,vsd H.sy scia s.crea~c ~ axss
Der as fhs Wsss JiAs ,p) TO UNITE in effect.
ing reform In this vital particular, without
touching upsn others, where there viii ne
cessan'y be difference of opinion, without
any fear OF a division Of the State, or a IA en-
actue0t OF the scenes Of the Convention, in
which there was so schemese wild, so vision
airy, or 90 rsvoisnenary. thGtit could not find
It's adrocata-
Aud IN the second place, MIR. Editor. the
soeesss,om - made by and fixed Gpon US il we
reject tne new Constitution; for In so dsing.
we avowediy take the old one thai has 10
such provision for future superintendent, and
under which we have no such political weight
as can remedy the evil
= The new Constitution assumes a geo.
graphic al line--the crest oil the Blue RIDGE
''snd gives, IN effect, TO the people on the
''eastern side OF that line, the power and thu.
fright to rule the state - tacsev.n
Vow sr, crave leave 10 dissent from fI,;
IN mass and IN detail LIST The new rlsn :.
sumes three geographical lines instead a, ous
aAd the old Consultation assumes three b,u.a'
red; for whether the boundaries of a count,
contain ten or thousand square miles. en-.
hold thousand or sixteen thousand white
inhabitants, two delegates are sent from the
limits OF each But as to this gcoSropL;;r ii
Tine which Is to make every man east Of il. on
oil qt'esfso's, pail one way, and those ON the
west oil 1t tho other: have heard that IL YOU
mark a. circle of chalk around /. chicken. he
WIN stay IN II because he thinks a suppose J
that ms is feneed IN; but can hardly believe
tist inc people Immediately east Of the Ridge
WIN icel themselves bound by this Geographic
cal tune TO stand indifferent TO their ,attres.s
and vote fo2 all lave that will ret,,d asJ
cripple their prosperity simpls because thar
- such line. or because we may vote the
other way. suppose you take the linz a.nn.
the head OF hde-water, and see whether from
the relative interests Of the different sections
-irem the location Of tbs markes.-f,,e
character OF the popusatioH--soil and pro
docts.stetwill not more probably be the hue
oisioirs line oil the interests OF the State
undertake to say uat il will; and say TIL.
not upon conjecture, but with The r,,st HE
tory OF the legislation OF the State under no,
eye.
But the east is TO rule us forerer Hor "a
Tins, Mr.. EDITOR If you can devise anv h.,tea,
plan Tor their doing this than you viii 6,d
ready made to your hand in the OLD CON.
oiflCiioN, you viii be dong the TUCK
ahocs a service In letting them know Of II.
Tor fhey have chung to tdat like Terriers. es
he very oest scheme fer the purpose for the
.ast my years Foresert do the people Of
.ne upper country, when they vote Cor the
ne" CONSTITUTION, bind themselves and their
neifs uiat shey wa Fever seek to amend it.
II 'hey lind 1t does not work well? DO
by voting for it, enter into any bond. moral
legal, political or religious, that | am ney.p
to exercise my rights a. a ireemanp denv
1t. Show me airy such obligation. If you can
NOT VIII sho" you, by reference to the
CON Imperative merits Of the two instruo,snts.
that we gam additional power in the ienarA
ments OF the government to secure. at sny
future ume, more equal basis of repy.se,t.
uon. Every man votes for this Constitu,;on
WIN thae reservation, avo,yed from everv
press 10 the country--admitted in every M.
wave conversation by his rsnresan.
tauves ON the floor of the Convent;on-and
inherent 10 his character OF a free citizen in .
FREQ land. q"
30 much for the evils Of tho new Const;t,
non. suppose we make rapid summary OIL
these respects in which ii is superior 10 the
old, and this, | should suppose. would ba
nothing bat right, if upon no other pr;nc;,,I"
upon the good old one of boar both ,,,des.
In the FIRST place, ther-
Ia the Legistatawc we gain much in milf.
cal weight i'o'''
The Valley. in House of ria. has now
but 70 members, and in a House of ia -.
shall have 25. y va
The Legislature will bs more efsa;snt ,,a
more respectable, because Of the rsduetion-
and there will be saved to the State at least
$4,000 per annum by the change.
by the changeln tho RIGHT OF SJIF-
FRAGE every head Of q family who nav.
tax TO the State will vote: and the lasdsd
qualiiicahon IS extended to every man who
hos an interest 10 the soil however noor ha
may be-. And the effect of this, | insist. will
be that the interests Of those classes ernhrs
eng the yeomanry, the boae and ss,e,, ofths
country, Will be censultsd and REGARDED
say TINS Is q tasr Inference, strictly in accord
anse with the common course Of political e.
vents.
8. THE JUDICIARY. to tho naomi.
perhaps, as individuals. is the most is,port, nt
OF any OF the departments of the government
because they are those who deeida pnor ne