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Delegates. and Of six in the Senate,
they asked power and security enough.
Mr.. Cooke voted sgainst Chapman's
amendment, in which vote he was Join
ed by tive or three others from the
West, and by about the same number
on the adoption Of Mr.. Madison's reso-
tnt'"n: Lastly, on the passage OF the
Constitution, all the Western members
voted ID the negative, except Mr..
Cooke. The result Of our labor, ia
curious indeed. We demanded the
passage OF law for calling . Copven-
ton, and our masters of the East gave
VI one Of their own forging, and which
all our members voted against. Wo
demanded an amended or new Cousti-
tuition. and our masters gave Us that
also: but 50 distastefui TO the paiates
OF Western men, that but one Of them
could swallow II. How Mr.. Gordon's
scheme of present spportionment. eked
out by those Of Mr.. Cooke aud MIR.
Madison Tor future regulation, are cal-
culated to work together for the pur-
pose OF efecting perpetual Western
slavery, will presently show.
feel IL necessary To state 10 you
my reasons for being thus particular
as 10 Mr. Cookies votes in Convention
after the fatal 18th Of December.
That gentleman has deemed il pro-
per TO publish two papers to explain
and vindicate his measures in Conven-
ton, partie ularly his descriien to the
standard Of our opponents. These pa
Pers ihsve attentively perused. lam
informed Nr. Henderson has taken the
same method Of justifying himself; but
have not seen his produc tions, nor
have ! the least desire to read them.
MIR. Cooke has thought proper to dis
parage the views OF the extreme West,
and TO disown Us IS allies. He has
termed the country between the Blue
Ridge and tide, the Piedmont Of the
State, and maintains that the people of
that country are the allies Of the Val
ley; that we have no common interest
with them. He admits that we came
to their aid and fought by their side,
but not for their benefit, nor for prin-
ciple, but to retain the power we had,
and get what else we could. He goes
lar enough to admit that his object IN
calling on Us to join him. was just like
that OF Napoleon when he called on
the Spanish monarch, viz : TO take a
portion Of our power from US ! Wien
trying to reconcile his intended course
to mr. he spoke Of the ease with which
his country and ours could pursu. our
schemes Of Internal Improvement. He
has now discovered that we have no
schemes in common with the Valley,
bur that Piedmont has.
MIR. Cooke has found il necessary,
IN order to justify himself, 90 cast the
first apple of discard bet~ cen tn. VAL
ley aud the West-to kindle the iirst
brebrand between those whom. but one
year ago, he urged To the establishment
ut reformed government. without the
aid Of the Legislature, aud To the sub
version Of an odioos despotic aristo.
crazy on tide. A. Mr.. Cooke shows
himself TO have been the only man from
the Valley who had the sagaeitv TO
perceive, or the boldness 10 aonounce.
those unpopular truths. on the know
ledge Of which the true interests Of the
Valley depended, we have yet the IL
berty TO hope that his countrymen will
be too dull Of apprehension 10 be en-
lightened by him. We osght not 10
fear that our friends East Of the ALLIE
ghany can find IL in their hearts to see
any large portion Of their countrymen
placed IN that seandalous state 6f DO
litical yassalege 20 which one Of their
delegates has contributed to reduce
them.
The adoption Of the 4th and 5th
ri If a ~. a
the East to 20 farther. and to add sBo-
Their link 10 the chain that was prepar-
ing for our humiliation. Mr. Green, a
Judge Of the General Court. on the Iath
Of January, proposed the 9th clause Of
the 4th article, by which Congressional
Districts are forever TO be laid of on
the Federal basis.
IL would be uncAbdid not 90 admit
that the new Constitution is in several
respects an improvement on the old.
The sum Of these improvements are,
principally, the following -
Firss. The reduction q the possbe, %
members 10 the legislative body - saving
q expense chile the required Qualification
Of age. together whh . singlrness ~ choice.
viii tend 20 The employment ~ iDcfesssd eig.
cumspfcfioa ~ The electors. The asyina of
expense a,sy Be sssiuassd 9TH tolrrsbIr cor.
fessaess The session ~ 1898 eon,inOsd 90
days, sDd Co.'s che Btsie iO8. 90 dolisys.
and The number ~ its ssembers wss "a Yu-
toTe ASSEMBLIES ere 20 CONSIST. ifthe new Con
.ii'n''ou Be sSop'sd, - % srnssoss, snd I3A
DelsRsscA naaking lo6 members. ksias . ~.
dsea'on q The sheis Bsa.bsF. - ~.
The average travelling siivwsnce - Sc.
ws,ch zoe ~ aseH.sess. sssoeniste 1870
Add ihe daily pey a ~ neubers fov
20 dsys. - - pr day. snosnasto 2s.p32