Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-09

might cPe'a.c 10 MS disadvantages; which think thi
Pm@ q consistency, upon all things and ut all times
and under all circumstances, very we'll understands
nave been led to these remarks, by a circum
stance that occurred the other day at my own house
number OF persons being present. and the compa
ny somewhat mixed. one, the subject of rcpresen-
tatlon under the amended constitution was brought
upon the tapis Among other things, my neighbour
Staunch IA firm adherent to the doctrine of political
equallty,) wondered how it could have happened
that the Wing, at ono time, firm and undaunted a
champion for the principle before mentioned, should
now IN the hour of our greatest need and distress,
De found facing the rght-a-bout, in relation to this
matter.
Neighbor East, (whose friends and relations oil
I've about the head of tide water, and who himself
was born and raised tnnanhood in that same region
OF country, with very considerable prediction for
labour of the west, with all the natural fondness
for the place of his birth, and boyish sports and
scenes clnging about his hearth observed, that the
amended constitution, was evidently an improve
ment on the old one, and wonder that you were
willing to take the best that you could get.
10 which another neighbor of mine, Mr.. Low,
Whose friends and relations all live in the Valley,
which has really got than its due share of rep
resentation-so much more, that Mr.. Cooke himself
says he was afraid to expose his opinions about
1T IN the Convention, but now after the matter has
been effected to the prejudice of the whole transAl-
ieghany country, will explain, (what conceive to
have been trcl} in numbers to his constituents
but taking good cafe, that his opinions respecting
the amended constitution, and its various remedies Of
defects the old one shall be circulated through
1.-THE State, to weigh what they will -rejoined that
he thought Mr.. East's opinion was right perfectly
so--and wondered how any man could be stupid,
as not to the great advantages gained in remod-
ding tho Judiciary, in reducing the expcnces of the
Government and above all, the great advant ages
gained by the people in escaping the anarchy, and
confusion, riot, disorder revolution, DEATH blood,
murder and treason, that was attempted to be put
upon tlrem by the reckless reormers who wished to
introduce into the amended constitution popular
elections, in relation TO tho Governor, the Sheris,
Constables, and the Magst ates of the county: and
neighbour Low especially reprobatcd, condemned,
and mathematical, that of all others, most infamous,
and scandaous, and anti-repubican, and anarchical
principle las he calledit) attempted to be introduced
by Judge Summers, of board of commissioners for
the county police, with precinct elections, and that
the peoples agents, (lcnd souls would take all this
expense, trouble and veXation off their hands, which
were so many positive recommendations known and
acknowledged by you, in favor of the amended con-
constitution to any of the very many plans recon-
mended by those whom Mr. Leigh said wished to try
how large dose of French principles could be
infused into the community without DESTROYING
it, land who himself. at the very same time
trying how large proportion of English aristocra-
cy, could be Incorporated into the republicansm of
Virginia Community my neighbour Low, obser-
we'd that you saw all this, and perhaps much more
since you were lately in Allegheny county: and per
haps the care of a family had an effect upon your
mind also. Married! said elderly matron, who sat
talking with my wfemarried then it is easy tell
why he is opposed to changes, any efforts to
effect changes; his wife his wife has her influence
over him, I'll warrant her. (Beng extremely anxious
to hear why change of the kind mentioned, in
mans situation, should so much alter his principles,
pressed the old lady to explain; this, she refused
looked cunningly, and smiled knowingly: however
my wife seeing my anxiety to know more of this
matter, seized favorable opportunity to ask the old
lady to tell her what so much desired to hear this
request, the old lady complied with. and nv wife
calling me one side told me the old lady's reasons
In these words, s'that the ladies', although fond of
variety were not fond of changes, particularly
ssgreat and violent innovations; that the history of
'the proved ths and that they had all boen fond
sof being courted with attery, ever since the DAYS
ssof Eve, and that there other nameless domes
fto concerns, which had gone in the old way from
slime whereof the memory of man, aye, and of wo-
ssmen too, runneth not to the contrary, which no
"peysuasions should induce them to change for any
'other, indeed to adopt any other mode, and the
told lady had no doubt. but that your spouse,
'ust like the rest of her sex, this particular y
Having reported this to the company they laughed
heartily, and when the laughing ceased, an elderly
neighbour Of mine, Dutchnnan, taking his cob pipe
out of his mouth, observed that maybe, Allegha-
ny County, SO billy, and so rocky, and so poor
and so thinly settled, that you possibly might have
thought that fellow being there, not entitled
to the political weight that he would be in Hen
rico County, where nature had been more lavish of
her favours, than she had been in Allegheny Coun-
ty. He had scarcely finished, when my neighbour
d, (but dare not mention his name, he would be
angry with me0 man that always looks at the dark
side of every transaction, and who frequently puz-
zes himself to find out some sinister mot!ye for
acts which ordinary minds would attribute to the
impulse of mere common occurrences, remarked,
that perhaps you had done what you are now doing
out of spite and malice prepencc TO the West, be-
cause Won got only 90 votes when candidate for the
printing of tha Convention Having said this much
he looked around upon the company present. gene
rally, and with self conplacency, that seemed to
say to each one have struck the right string. But
to this demurrcd, telling him, (as | now do you.)
that did not believe you capable of acting on so
unjust principles that I, myself, had heard more
than one member Of the Convention say, that they
voted for your successful competitor, not because
nor yet because they thought him the most deser-
wing, as nan, politician, but simply, because
they did wish to raise party heats, at the COM
mencement of their labours: willing to crafty
their eastern brethren their personal predictions
willing to yield small matters, in order that in the
rreat work of political regeneration, which they