Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-25

the members 0j each House Nr.4hapJuaD
moved to strike out "two4hirds. :" supposiDg
that when the East were demanding q ma
jority oftwenfy two membersip the House Of
Delegates, and six in the Senate, they asked
power and security enough. MIR. Cooke yo
Ted against Chapmans amendment, in which
.vete he iyas joined by Two or three Others
from the Nest, anuby about the same mum
Der on the adoption of MIR. Madison s rcso
luton. Lastly, on the passage Of the Consii-
tuition all the Western meD85ers voted in the
negative, except MIR. Cooke. The result OF
our iabours - curious indeed Ne demand
led the passage of a law Tor calling a Coayen-
ition, and our masters IN the East gave us one
of their. own forging, and which all ourmem
ibers voted against w demanded an amend
ed or new constitution, and our masters gave
sus that also; but so distasteiGi 20 the palates
sofVestern men, that but one of them could
swallow it Iiow Mr. Gordons scheme Of
present apportionmert, cked out by those Of
Mr.. Cooke ana Mr. Madison for future regu-
FiatioD, are calculated 10 work together Tor
the purpose ~ef eficcung perpetual Western
slavery, 4 will presently show. i
Il feel il necessary ts state to you my rea-
seons for being thus particular as 10 Mr.. Cookies
votes in Convention after The fatal 10Th Of De-
cSeInber
siahar gentleman has deemed it proper to
publish tsso papers to explain and .vindicate
his measures Ia Convention, particularly ais
cesertoo t. the standard OF our opponents
These papers have rttcntiyel, Derused
sm informed Mr.. Henderson has takon the
same method of jusllying himself; but haze
not seen bis productions, nor-haye the least
desire to read thea. Mr.Cooke has thought
proper To disRa5agc. thc views of tbs extreme
West, and 10 aisovn va, Sc allies. He has
termed the country between the Blue Ridge
IL Of sLan tate -
maintains that the people of that country are
che allies ofthr Valley; that we have ne com
mon interest wthfhcm. He admits we came
to their sid and fought by their aide, but not
Tor their benelst nor for principle, but 10 re
tain the power We bad, and geiswhat else we
could. He gees far enough to admit that bis
object in calling on us to JOIN him was just
like that of Napoleon when he called on the
Spanish Monarch; VIZ: to take a portion of
our power from Us! When trying 10 recon
Gile his intended course to me. ne spoke of
the ease with which his country and theirs
could pursue our schemes -of Internal I'M
proyemeut he has now discovered that we
have no schemes in common with the Valley,
but that Peialaeat mas. Il
Mr.. Cooke has found il necessary, in order
to justify himself, toe0st the first apple ofdis-
cord between the Valley and the sNest--to
kindle the first frcbraad between those whom,
but one year ago, he urged to the establish
usent-of reformed Government, without the
aid OF the Legislature, and to the s,ibyeEsion
of an odious despotic aristocracy on tide As
DIR. Cooke shows himself to have been the
only manii'um the Valley who mad the saga
city to perceive, or the boldness to announce.
those unpopular truths, on thesAnowiedge of
which the true interests of the Valley depend
cd, we have vet The liberty to hope that his
countrymen will be too dull of apprehension
to be enlightened by him. We ought not 10
fear that our friends East of the Allegheny
can find it in their hearts TO see any large
portion of their countrymen placed in. that |
scandalous state of political vassalage to |
which one of their Delegates has contributed !
to reduce them.
The adoption of the 4th and 9Th clauses OF |
the 9Th article encouraged the East to 20 {
farther, and 10 add another link 10 the chain |
= that was preparing for our humiliation. fAr. |
Green, a5Judge of the General Court, on the !
18th Of January. proposed the 9th clause of
the 9TH article, by which Congressional Dis |
tricts are forever to be laid off on the Federal |
basis. i
It would be nncandid not to admit that the |
new Constitution is in several respects an am |
provement on the old. The sum ofthese I'M |
provements are, principally, the following
First, The reduction. OF the number OF |
xnembers in the Legislative body is a saving |
expense. While the required qualification Of |
= age, together with singleness OF choice, win |
tend to the employment of Increased circum- |
spection in the electors The saving OF ex |
pense may be estimated with tolerabie cor
/, rectness TIE session Of 1923 continued 80 !
~sdays, and it cost the State l0S 900 dollars, !
and The number Of lis members was asa
Future Assemblies arc TO consist, If the new
Constitution be adopted OF 30 Senators, and
1874 Delegates, making 1856 members. being |
a reduction of the whole number. of u.
J he average travelling allow
ance is $50, which for - mem
And the daily pay of 70 men,
bers for 90 days, at dollars per
.day, amounts to 25,9 32 |
- |
<sS1 ,692 |
In addition to this annual saving in the ex- |
,penses of legislation, 1T Rust be admitted
Second, HAT both the Executive and 10 7
gSliciarv branches ofGoUernment are nnprey- |
ed aud made more responsible, ana
.1hird fI,he right of snHsage has been some !
what ex .eAded. II agree with any late ece3- |
slasrae, 54. ttJempbeli Of Brooke, that less !
thas e@gn gaiaedsaa kais latter score than is |
s9enera:tg supposed. /
e. agrlxe at some satisfactory CONCLUSION |
sas to hs-nunIacr, of persons qualified to vote |
.msr,l,.s 3Sao .st;n,r Constitution refer to the