Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-01

new government, asd it may confidently be
looked for; and need not remind the people
u tins district OF the evils which they have
tsussainsd for the want Of Judge, q want
which The same legislature will be able to
supply.
I, The executive i. changed FOR the better
live out OF eight coupcillors are abolished
tho state saved 5000 per annum by tho
change, and the Governor is ms he ought TO
be, responsible for the acts OF the executive.
Such is a brief and general visw Of the
change for the better in the new constitution;
have omitted several inferior particulars,
contenting myself with the most PROMINENT
Now, MIR. Editor, ask, upon what grounds
you would have men to vote against an in
strumenf, which, in overy respect, save orc
only, comes up to the wishes of nsaiuity Of
the people OF this part o. the country. you will
say as you have minated. because repre-
sanitation Is not based upon the proper prinei-
ple,. Well sir, without recurring aga,u 20
the often used, but never to be forgotten fact.
that yon reject il for one, that is admittedly
scorse IN the same respect, you wouId pre-
sumo, be content with the plan OF consntu-
ton, which every member Of the Western de-
legation, bclieee, was wiling to take, whom
1t was admitted on oil hands that a coustitu-
ton could never pass the convention with the
| ses,towit a Senate apportioned upon the mix
cd basis, that IS, counting in a certain, fasan5er
OF Hs negroes with the whites, and the house
OF delegates OIL the fres white basis. This
plan say was advocated and urged by tho
western members, even by Mr.. Doddridgs
hnnseli the champion OF the party; now, sup
pose you were able. after rejecting the new
consultation, 10 have another conreniiom called.
lthe possibility Of which Iatrongly question, }
because moderate men in every quarter oftbe
State would deprecate the assembling of ano-
Their under the feeling of dscontens and s.c-
tonal hostility which the rejection would Inn
ply. w bat guarantee can yru give me that
you will have one framed upon better
! pnnoipie than thclest? and when formed and
| ORGANIZED, what more could our members de-
mand than constitution upon tho plan inst
mentioned; with senate spon the mixed bs-
sls9 II there is any thing in obligations we
should be concluded, by our former wilIiug-
ness to take that, and has il never struck YOU
that lit be purely question OF prAeiple, that
there is a fake principle at the very bottom Of
that plan, the principle Of the mixed basis. Il
there any such in tiiepresent onep None, the
lapportionment isupon no p,inclpts, il Is more
arbitrary allotment of by geographical dsi.
SONS, made 50 because, no praacpto could BE-
agreed upon; is it not fetter to take what we
hove gained. by hard fight, upon these
terms. not committing ourselves by the CON-
session OF any wrong principle of govern
ment, and wait for reinforcement by time and
eircunlstance,ih than 10 pat all to sea again sink
back into the cid, miserable, stose Of inequality
and vaasaiage, against which we have bees
struggling for years, and against which avs
tom EVERY SINGLE OBJECTION made
against d'e new constitution applys with ton
fold force.
TUSCARORA.
NOTE-For the benefit of those who
have not had access to the means ofinforma-
ton upon the statistical views Of the question
of representation, sobjoin calculation
carefully and fairly made by one whose accu-
raey and sources of Information may be per-
fecty relied on add it without comment;
because to those who will choose to examine
1t, neods mono to provo to them the slight
difference between the plan of representation
Ia the mas Constitution aud the utmost we
could ask.
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