Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-03

Il The following communication has hcea OIL
q hand for some TIME, bui.was omitted for van,
3 at room Is views. in the conc ,n,,on, vii
1entitle it to perusal. even at III, tate day
q ron THE WRIGHT, rRLr PRESS.
Il .Nessrs. Editors A, TIE Cunveniion il
snow about 10 adjourn. after rra,rac,ed
session OF three months, and Judging from
the present prospects, will submit to the
ciiizeGs oi thIs State a constitution To un-
Log" the ordeal Of their ,averri,n opin
fion. To be rejected or acc" p;ci accor,lnu.
Ito the imperative expression of Tie will OF
8 the majority, IL becomes incumbent upon
Hevcry man seriously 10 investigate and dc.
<cidr upon what will hereafter nT-et The
StranGu!iiiy. peace aud happiness of each
.pi the respective PARTON, of State Al
'Hciust be familiar with one ot the most ia
- ontrovcrtible aaioms ia HE science @: go
reFEmeni. one 81 prrspie uously set ioiih
Rn the Bill OF Rights. that "a ma ioIiiy of
hc community hath an indu'itahle. una
1ienablc. and indcieasitlc rish,, 60 reform.
hlt-r. or abolish il, in such manner as shall
be judged most conducive To the public
fveni' With a knowledge Of hi. truth.
fhe people, as Ear back ~ the wear 1916,
gan 10 cry out for a redress Of grievan.
Ees. the principal of which were the base
nj despoiic inequality ia the representa-
on Of the large aud mall counties, and
Yhc palpab- aud mnliiiorm defect, in both
DC Judiciary and Executive departments
mot ideal or ina sinary. bnt f-!t like the
4od Of tyranny, an intnicrsblc .c,urgc al
pc very vcsiibules &c their hahit,:ions:
d what was the mal'uI mG!Or,i Of inc
Rholc concaicnaiI1n of abuses. was the
Al rfa.ll L. -
suifrsge--a right so dear 10 ffeemen-
Large and respectable portion of the com
un'iy, for the sole sIn uf rot OWING live
nd twenty acres Of land. with an old cabin
p 1t; e,cn too If that land wcrc on The
erilc top Of the blue Ridsc. or the sandy
bach Of the Atlantic shore. Thr advance.
lent oi tune did not wear away tho = speri-
- OF popular feeling towards The consti,u
pm hut day after dav aggravated II and
esenied many foreboding< &c revolu
n-not q bloody one l.kc that which
arsted asundeT thc frttct. ty which our
reia'hers were bound. hg; peaceful
"a reform 81 the present state of
Inss Thus the slsrin@ and manifest IN
slice towards one division Of the State.
oduced more or les discomfort through.
~ our borders: S0 much So, that when
'''N' ~ VIZ lffHflfltFN was NtHfn ~
20. ma Jority Of sir thousand was found
~ be N favor of rcfnrinaii,n But not.
*ffhsianding this, the mTiorili; for having
approximation based on numbers and not
wealth, ia the Senate and House OF
#irsaics, are represented by 4 nli10ri.g.
Tie Convention. in the words of Mr.
#hdildSe, ave represent t01 900 white
Nhnan's, and YOU (uIc Eastern mem
D = q a
The wish Of the M .briiy for rcpresen.
zon To be uniform. accOrdin: 10 the
*f,ie population Of tho whole State. snd
with regard to wealth in other word.
Tor slaves. who. as property. can be
sIdered no more than 50 many cattle.
Ive a man. Whcrc slaves are possessed.
eter prepondefanco 10 tic scale Of poll.
ihan ono where there i. little or 10
Fry .is entirely subrefted I would
ihrD. - this iusticcP T. IL that pure
sblcanism that shines with such eiIul
fe 10 these I gded States I.it IN &C.
snce wish the irrefragablc doctrines
.....s..aolged ~ or 1911 of Rights
reeolleci that after the Grst and " al.
bing question" uss taken IN the con.
on, there was mgnifes change IN
=. which pfoShosiic ated the most de-
I've consequences ~ those ~ho con.
eh Tor ibe equal rights II The citizens
piate. 'he champion nf " State Rights +"
pmrromlsc seemed 20 be the only
PIE 70 save the ship 90 state from the
y ~b'ch the niliows Of the agiiated
enis threatened. 10 tlu, comptomi.e
,eTesi. al looked 40 thc olive branch
ace and Cancellation Bot alas what
hI' compromise That propo sed 20
lest was but nIockef, "A mere bait
pee them How dii Il rc.uli7 l.,
fdonS plan open or Disguised IN ~.
9oHs' Has ie informed SO upon
ftneiPles ~ the text book ofAmrfi.
rtrines 70 y founded , lIas o.. plan
representation free nud unifansn,elieJ.
pa'oral channel. o. fixed and peru1a