Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-15
TsEE VkssGfNHAN.
LENCHBURG. FEB. 10. 1870.

The amended Constiiuiion.--We regret 10
\ perceive The determined hostility TO the amend
ed constitution, evlnced by some Of the Val ey
and Western papers. We can see no possible
good which they can expect 10 schieve by en-
deavoring 10 enlist against 1t the passions and
prejudiees ofthe people. We admit, that il is
not such constitution as the Valley and Trans.
Allegheny people wished and expected 10 re-
ceve--nor IS il such an one in our opinion
the principles Of republican equality demanded
But shall the people, for this reason, reject n,
when the question OF choice is not between thai
and better. but between that aud a tpofse
Strange infatualion, indeed But say some of
| the opponents of the amended constitution,
:" the inequalities Of the old constitution are
forced upon us, aud five are doomed 10 bear
them forever, we can submit cheerlully, be
cause we had no voice IN their creation
whereas. il we sanction the new. wa shall by
our voices, pepetuate that inequality in fact
though not we admit, 70 the same extent :"
This is a very ehivalrous sort OF reasoning, and
1
But in practice, such splrlt is W oag both IN
the good it Loses, and in the evil il ptrpe,nale.
b, lis unbrndng obStinacy, or if they please,
by itS UT incorporating adherence to what il
| Interests, existing in community, Stern pfncl-
p es must be sometimes relaxed. There never
yet existed a representative government, aud
there never " i'll exist one. in which the 'ights,
real or imaginary. OF the parties to II mu ST not
| in a measure, he yielded to spirit of mutual
compromise aud Cancellation. And what, pray,
have the Western people lost, by the basis Of
representation fixed in the amended constitu
ton Nothing more than the greater com
parative increase in their white population
since the census OF lS20--for il WIS both ayow-
ed by the author of the scheme of representa-.
ton which was finally adopted, aud proved by
the calculations of other gentlemen, that it is
based on the white population of the Common
wrallh.as it existed in 1920, giving tho fraction
in both II fuses 10 the Eastern section of the
State. And is this small measure of injustice OF
impor ance enough TO induce the Wes. and the
friends OF equal ri ghts throughout the Com.
monwealth, 10 overlook the immense aiyanis.
refuse 10 accept any sustenance, because he
cannot get all he asks 7 Does he not know
, that the little which may be offered to him, If
accepted, will nruse fresh energy into his sys
tenn, and arm HIM with renewed strength TO
struggle for more. while if il be rejected death
may ensue We do not see any reasonable
ground 10 hope for any amendment, if the CON-
s,tuiion now offered TO the people be rejected
II i. the very extravaganza of folly 10 believe
that they will agree TO have another Conven.
ton for years 10 come-long after the present
and probably the next generation shall have
Q one 10 its account. The very wori " Conrea
iion" is nauseous-and we verify believe that
Iifthe amended constitution be rejected, and
the question " Convention or No Convention"
were submitted 10 the people twelve months
hence il would be negatived by decisive ma
jority But II this supposltion is gratul,ous-
even admit, that as before, il shonId be deter
mined aihrnatytIy by triumphant superiority
of numbers then; Would not the Con
venion be organized on principles similar 10
those upon watch its predecessor was called in.
TO being Would not the same Inequalities seek
correction Of body similar IN chaiacter and
III all probability much less disposed than the
late Convention to do the Western people jus
uce Ii these questions be answered ailirma
lively, as we presume they will be unhesita
tinsly by all parties, docs il not seem strange
that the good which we have Obtained should
be Indignantly spurned We beseech the
Winchester Firginian, the Wheeling papers,
and all others opposed to the adoption Of the
amended Constitution, to look at this subject
not as the chivaIrous and unyieldius defenders
OF An important principle which has been sscri
feed, but every day men who know the va
lue Of getting az much MS rish,iully belongs to
us, even il we cannot secure every maryedi
| The TdriU.-The opponents of the Tariff
policy, it appears, are determined 10 renew
| '"''' eho'ie eNi'H Va" present h"eeioH " S""'
gress to effect an essential modification If not a
complete change in some of the most prOmi
nent provisions of the law Of 1928 We had
hoped that this course would not have been
pursued, for several reasons-among Others,
| because the friends OF the policy possessing
decided superiority of numbers in both branch.
cs of the National Legislature, every attempt
to produce a change will only give rise to an
angry and proirac,ed debate, al much cos,
of money and sacrifice ofgood feeling, without
the attainment Of any the slightest advantage;
md because, il is nothing but fair dealing To-
wards its supporters. thata policy which, so
| far as II has progressed, has proved 10 be beasf