Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-19
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THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
FRIDAY MORNING, FER. 10. Is3p.


Opposition TO the New Constitution is guthcriutr
head in ofthe counties AT Union In I,oudo,n.
n "large and respectable meeting" assembled ON tho
6th and organized for the purpose of expressing thc,
hostility-Col. Charles Taylor in the Chair, and
Balaam osburn, Esq. Secretary.
-Four principal objections are taken by the mee,nrr
to the new Constitution, Srfrage-in that ccn,-
missoned officers in the land and naval service of
the U States are allowed TO vote, while non conn
mlssioned officers and privates arc excluded Q
Taking from the People, the election of Govefllor,
Sherlfs Coroners &c.; 3, The retention of thu.
County Courts-"a SeLfcreated 1risiocraeg, reSpoa.
sibie only to their oton bodg."
But the great objection of this portion Of the cnI-
zens of Loudoun to the new Charter, arises from
their conviction that representation is based upon
slave population On this point, permit them
to speak foE themselves. They say:
This meeting, regarding, il always has done wifi,
tai principles of which recognizes odious system Of cnrr
senaiion based upon slave population: believing that If L IS
once introduced into the State Government il viii sooner or
later prove destructive tine dearest interest of The n
n nn" sHTugH tbs principle Of slave representation
ret SYSTEM as the notice Of the superficial Observer
the principles of free gorernmen than any feature In the old
| To prove this, let facts be subored: - 49,
The white population of the State 6s2 26I The src,d,
lying last Of the Blue Ridge of mountains has asp
of the said mountains 3195O7 House of DELEGATE, cn
be one member to 5o91gving The East II members in h
lower house and IL in the Senate-to the West So in lie
lower house and Is in the Senate Then the fair maSori
10 which the East would he entitled would be in the HOUSE
Of DELEGATES and two in the Senaie Whereas East under
tne present system having 20 members IN the House of Dei
gates and 10 in the Senate leaving only aud 10 10 the e
has majority of p members and in the obcr
inqutous. '' "'9"'' a""
This explains decisive charm Of nrfrsa basil, ,vl,
when clearly UNDERSTOOD nothing more nor less than man
NEGRO representation" yoke which we as republieans
can never consent to rvei upon own necks
a knowledge OF the growing importance the West a,rI
corresponding degenera'ng state Of the East renders ts
state Of things still more inoersbe nasnuch as all bopr
under the present amended consuion for future apoeron
men, upon more Just and equitable principles LOST Phn
members dupes their artfces having ,todio,,jv
avoided ENGRAVING into the constitution a1v clause H
which future amendment be obtained.
Thanks and appreciation are rendered 10 two oP
their Delegates in Convention, Messrs. Mercer and
Fitzhugh. no mention is made of Col. @onroe. or
Mr.. Henderson.
The Bank Of Piygiom.--The Senate recedeJ from
the insisting upon their amendment 1.-THE nature Of
which is elsewhere recited) to the bill rechartcrn.
the Bank ofVrgnia on Wednesday ond it has con-
sequently, become law. Since we must have Banks.
we congratulate the State on the terms which hive
been secured by tbs act to IL.
u Tho continuation OF Mr. Barton's Socccb.
which has excited in this city much curiosity, occu
n
interest. Gen. Haynes will follow ia speoch in
our judgment ofbgh rhetorical meiit-and as far gs
IT is defence Of the character of the slave-holdps
States from any imputution on account of slavery,
unanswerable. What is great discomfort attend
ding all these great speeches. and calculated to mar
their utility, is their outrageous length Gen. Hs
covers 10 columns Of the National Integencer
~ As far as WI may have been Instrumental in
persuadng any mind that Col. Benton wrote the lcr-
ter published in the Epqr"ror como ten days ago, ex-
tolling Virginia and putting himself, we beg leave
now to the impression, 50 IN as The cxprcs,
sion Of own disbelief of the fact, may have TINT
effect. We are satisfied With the assurance thar
the real name Of the author has been left with tho
Editor OF the Enqrror' and that it is not Col Ben.
too. This anende make with tho more plea
sure, as It Is 10 part vr our disposition, to Gid in
"scalIfng'