Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-29

the trcnclory' 80 oracunriy hntcu a. anu tnc hane
of the offender who Is mystcally personated by the
emperor Napoleon. hen he is pondering, IN the
midst ofthe fourth quarto page, on tho perpetual
slavery" which Mr.. Gordon, AIR. Madison and Mr.
Cooke cor,spirinp and confederating together, have
ruth.essy entailca on the people of the west, food
Of light is suddcniy.thrown on the darkness OF the
second paragraph by the passage which follows;
81 feel Unnecessary to state to you my reasons Tor
bcnr thus particular to Mr.. Cookies votcsin con-
venton after the fatal 10Th OF Deccmber
"That gentleman has deemed It proper to publish
two papers to explain and vndlcate bis measures in
convention, particularly ms deseylloa ., me san-
lively pcrused. | am informed Mr. HENDERSON has
taken the same method of justliying himself; but
have not his producions nor have the least dc.
sire to read them. Mr. Cooke has thought proper to
disparaae the views of the extreme west and to dis
own us as allies. He has termed the country be-
tween the Blnc Ridge and the tide the Piedmont OF
the State and maintains that the people OF that couu
try are the allics of the valley-that we have no
common interest with them fIe admits we came to
their aid and fought nv their side, but not for their
benefit nor for principle, but TO retain the power we
had and get what else We could. ne goes far enough
10 admit hat his object IN calling 90 join him
iust IKE ihat o Napoleon chsa he called The Span
ISL monarch ci<. 10 tase portion IF oar Porer rom
u.s..
The admission alluded to, as contained in my Sc
cond letter. is the statement of the following
unquestionabe facts, to wit; that when we tof the
Valley sought, in common with trans Allegheny
fellow citizens, fr redress by means of
to the census Of 1890 greatly unaer represented mud
they, the trans Allegheny people. somewhat osey-
represented. That the interests ofthe two sections,
on the subject OF equalzing representation were
therefore dscosdan,; they being interested in retain
ing the undue power they had, Ia seeking to make
good our defecit, by taking portion Of il from them
That VIC of the vailey) went into the convention 10
obtain what is called the Sswhitc basis ard fhus to
take from the trans Alleghany people portion OF
their undae power, provided 1t should appear, that
according to the present population OF the several
d.stric.s, they were still, - $40, represented
The "treachcry,' then, consists IN my having, in
common with all the friends of reform i'll the valley
invited our trans Allegheny brethren to join in an
attempt to enforce, by means OF convention, The true
principle " Representations we knowing fanl they.
suppose, not knowingly that the enforcement Of the
true principle might have the effect of "taking nor
ton of their power from them" And my conduct in
thus inviting them, is pronounced TO be inqui-
tcis, tredcbeyoUs, that of Napoleon in inveir
ling the feeble and pusillanimous Charles into bis
power by professions OF friendship, and then dcpri
wing him oflisc and his liberty. To pronounce
this accusation false aud hbcllous, would DO to adj
nit. by implication, that sense had some
thing to do in its conception. 1t is the very driyel-
ling of iatuity-the mongrel and deformed offspring
of mental imbeciliiy and impotent malice.
But The writer OF the circular alleges, in the pas
sage last quoted, that deserted TO the standard of
nly opponcas and towards the close of it stud,ousy
endosvors to convey the idea that after voted on
the i9eh December, for Gen. Gordons scheme of
rep esentation, became absolutely identified with
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popular rights--and strove, by every means in my
power, to Gx the yoke of slavery on The west
Ny reasons for supporting Gen. Gordons's plan on
end after The 10th december, have been fully De
Velopcdin my second and third letters. They show,
or am greatly mistaken, that il, in regard TO that
measure, Il vOtod against the western party, voted
IN favor of the western people The writer Of the
circular has wisely absained from tfcutinp OF the re-
tattue mcrlts of the two plans, IN their bearing on
western rights and western interests. Nor have T. to
this day, heard from any quarJcr the convention
or out OF IL, puJc or IN private, newspapers or
IN Circulars, any attempt 10 prove that the tswestern
plan, SD called, was b;tter Tor As we.) adapt
ed to the protection ct western rights and western
interests Than that which is contained in the amend
cd constitution The writer Of the circular has 'at-
teDtIYelY Ecruscd," he snys, my sccC nd letter
perceive that he has. For ne has crafty appended
to his circular oil that part OF il, which Wi the as
sstance of his invdous gosses, calculated TO pro-
duce on my fellow citizens west of the Aleghany the
false impression that cherish feeling OF hostility
against them. But be has shrank from the argument
contained in that letter, in favor of the amended con
stltntIon aud assumed, throughout his circular that
the western plan was decisivcly preferable. lie
has, moreover, shrunll from meeting the argument
against the accuracy of the auditors estimate and
has dSstaned that estimate the basis of his COM
ncnary on the new constitution, with as much con-
iidence as II s accuracy had never questioned And
this, too, though be kuows thut its accuracy was re-
peaedy denied, and for good reasons as assigned on
the noor OF the convention, and that not single at
tempt was made TO sustain II, except imbecIie one
made by himself on the Ieth December. Whether
am warranted in calling that argument imbocile
you can judge, when tell you, that it assumed that
the auditors data were correct, (atho0gh that Off
Ger expressly stated in his report that they wero in
correct aud not to be relied on and having thus es-
tabshed tho premises, drew the Inference that the
conclusions or results irue.f But to return TO
the subject more Immediately under consideration.
II is my purpose to show the obsotute md utter
[aishy Of the charge that the roth of December,
"desertcd 10 the standard Of our opponents or in
other words identified DiyseT tciM he eastern parfy
And rejoice, from my heart ] rejoice, that this
wanton base, and infamous calumny, which knew
was busily circulated through all western virginia.
has acquifeda"a local habitalion and name" II af
lords me an opportunity to reiutt it conclusively,
and IA doing to attach TO its author the infamy
which belongs to detected hbeller, assort then,
and refer to tbs journal Of the convention for proof
OF what allege, mat throughout the " hole session.
bsfore, and gisr the 10Th OF December DID, on ali
occssons, vote with the western party, or friends of
REFORM and against the eastcrn party, when any
question arose involving PopuLr righig. The vote
IN favor of Gen. Gordons plan may be considered
some as on exception 10 the universal truth Of this
proposition do not consider il so, except in the
point offny having OH that question voted with The