Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-04

"uu hlsitNf population oi low. IL cannot ID
doubted tina, in tweniy pear. they Will be es
sentially slaveholding counties aud then
white population added 10 the East. in tue yea
1900, viii cast the balance OF power decided,
instheir favor. But many other counties of Oh.
West aud among them. the rich and populou'
Counties OF Frederick aud Jefferson, under Iht
influence OF the Causes nave refer red TO, must
IN the course of twenty years, have so strong
an interest IN the slave population, rs 'oincreass
then corporation in its protection. Nearly one
ihird of the population Of these two counties, il
at this time slaves. Their aggregate whiie
population supwards oil 81 900, their aggrue ate
slaves upwards OF II 900.
These are some oil the reasons which nave
satisfied NV mind, thai the power OF the go
vernnent under the influence of the basis o.
white population, will ABIDE wiih the slayehold
ers.
But suppose should he mistaken, suppose
the ratio Of white and slave population. to con
tinue as il is and hal the bass OF white popu
lation would transfer tht power OF the gove,n
M to the West, would you secure protecilo,
To the interests OF the slave property, 10y reject
ing this bass, and imposing on US the com
pound basis think not.
II by concadmg to the westarn people,
right, which has been SO long, aud, as they
ihis.naniies station of generous confidence III
them. by thus acknowledging them really a'
brethren equal with you IN right. you coue
no, Inspire feeling ofaii,G,,on and sen'nneat
OF jusuce, on which more reliance might Dt
placed IF you could not trust 10 their gen
eral nough deep Interest. in maintaining IN,
rIght ri property and the peace and good or
der of society III you could not accept the
justice of yonr own guvernmrut your own
forbraranoe II invade their property for more
than fHy years, as evidence that they loo
will govern justly, and will respect your pro
perry i'll Your must act upon the hsirnsi
which he known tralty OF human nature
prompts, upon the apprehension that large mas
s"s oil men acIl Z together cannot rasst tue
temptation oil large masses of prop rty expose
To their p Wer then III re are other cousid.
ralions which deserve your most Serious at
t,ution.
Lei II be once openly ayowed and adopted n,
| a principle oil YOUR Constitution that the price
which the western people must pay lor th'
rTd' eclon oil yo1r slaves, is the surrender o.
g. eir power in the government, and you render
that perlsclly hateful 10 them in tho extreme
aud hold ou to them The strongest o. al posi-
bic temptations t. make constant war upon II,
TO rendrr it OF no value TO you. aud 20 iudnce
yon 10 uart with II. large district of yoni
country marked ont by geographical llne
containing large minority of the feeman o
the county. and expected soon To Contain
the majority, having large representation n
both branches Of your Legislature. where lis
voice can be constantly heard, aud ITS com
plaints will be- perpeiually poured furlb ,-thi,
district is TO be placed under the ban OF I'm
pre-. and its people 10 be told, that your slave'
| fl,,da ha, frnn he MI If
will not say you will madden them Ito acts Il
violence or disloyaty, by such measure;
believe it moi the people OF the west, though
Jealous ana perseverIng in pursuit Of then
rie hts are in general an industrious and con
tented people. AS oosdient 10 the law, as pru
dent and AS loyal as any people under the sun
But will you not make them zeaiots on tina
subject, on which your right OF property de
ponds and watch is 50 intimately CONNECTED
with your DOM site peace WIll you NOT drv
them TO seek allies among your own Poop ID
associates IN the measures. which are ne
cpssary 10 remove tina obstacle that stands in
then road to power1 Unless am deceived
very grossly deceived, Mr.. Chairman, they
would find many and ar dent anx'llarIes IN the
bosom Of yuur own society. How many are
there, who owning mona ot this property, an'
doomed Ia thr ldborious oIhc.s Of lie, tee'a sor
of degradation. NJ beng compeiisdl 10 perform
them n common with the slave, and senii
ment of envy towards their owners How
many who protesting conscientious scruples
are even now continually propagating doctrine'
which tend TO INSTRUMENTATION Remembe
too sir, that tho right of suffrage will be e1ten
ded. How many of this class OF auzIllar'es
in be brought TO the polls by this extension
remains vet 10 be known. But put II TO thu
sobef iude ment of the eastern statesman TO say
whether he can feel security against the com
bined action o f the whole western country, an'
all the Discontinued of the east, when you sinai
have established The compound bssis, and ma
terially extended the right OF suffrage! Sir
nothing in my estimation can be mote unwIse
or threaten more serious mischief than the uni
ed operaton of these two causrs. You cannp
with safety extend the right Of suffrage ma
terialy, and force upon US the compound ba
sis.
Bu, iCthe evil have pointed ont should moi
70 .Io,y. what then ? VIII the people OF the wes
sit down tamnly uader the priValion oil even
A norton of the power winch lhey now ENJOY
viii the ma iority Of the ireemen OF the conn
trv. who share the political power acqn'esc'
in the rule fine minority under the persuasion
that while the minority would nave virtue anc
wisdom enough 10 protect 'he property ana
secure a II the IiSUls VI 'hc 'J'''Jt '""' ~"
;or;,v could moi b. trusted with power over the
property ofthe minority This IS 'mpos S'ble
! a constitution founded upon such principle
would not last ten years. There would be nc
.obol,;ou no civil war, no bloodshed. The
/ no,cafu rem.dy is in the hands Of the people
and they will employ it. You do not mea" 10
disayow the doctrine, that the majority may
reform the constitution. You have already BY
| a., n,auimous vote, sanctioned this doctrine IN
agreeing TO The resolution that the bill Of rIgh''
reau;red no alteration. Your new constitution
then il TO be sent forth, with n prescription a
yain., the majority, and with an invitation 10
the majority 10 alter, reform or abolish
VIII not the invitation he most certainly &C
cepted The qualified voters with the II"
creased power which the extension OF the ''gh'
of suffrage will give them, will make Themselves
heard at the polls, and heard IN your na"s o
Ieg Station. Do not naiier yourself, sir, that
YOUR maiorilies in the Legislature eau resis
The petitions OF dreaded ma orty earnestly
dressed. and long pefsevered IN. Your ne"
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