Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-23
TIiE CONyENTION


RICHMOND, TUESDAY, lLaRCH p.
THE CONVENTION.
We lay before readers according TO request. the
following Proceedings OF certain Citizens of Wy,he
County We could have wished, tina, feuc of the ex
pre.sion' in these resolutions have been changed.
We have before us Mr.. DodJridgc's Circular
Letter. which we shall publish in our next
He bears sufIicien Iy hard upon Mr.. Cooke. The
last Winchester Republican indeed states, that in.
ste I'D OF being an able and hyh. minded anne Al n
the West, TO reject the amended Constitution, as we
supposed it would be. 1t is gnited gross attack
upon Mr.. Cooke, and that the writer goes altogether
out oil his way. to cast gratuons insult upon Mr..
Henderson. We Ohe Editor of the Republican, can.
not consent TO give publicity TO such paper without
the reply's accompanying it. Mr. Cooke is now at
Jefferson Court from which he will return in two or
three days. Previous to leaving here. we understood
him to say, that he would the attack as soon as
he returned that readers may look for both the
papers in our nsxt"-We shall publish Mr.. Cookies
structures as soon as we receive them-In the M an
time, we content ourselves with stating that Mr. Dod-
bridge declares himself strongly opposed 10 the New
Constitution " While l admit (says he) il contain.
amendments, which, II not too dearly would
be OF considerable value in themselves I will proceed
to detect the Injustice that instrument offers us and TO
prove that the price demanded for the all conces-
sions before enumerated is the unconditional surren-
der OF ourselves aud our potery to political vassaI-
under the yoke OF that Eastern Oliyarchy which
we have so long been endeavouring TO shake off,
He concludes by declaring, that Every DAYS infor-
maticn serves but TO increase my anxiety to tue
me.
That our acversaies consider its adoption the execu-
ton OF solemn compact, to secure their pow err and
our submisscn-asa political compact for tn. slavery
OF us and our children"-And we coness, that while
we cannot cooy listen TO such Irritating language Il
only serves to increase anxiety TO the voter
turn out in favor Of this Constitution What does Mr.
Doddrdge desire! He admits the proposed |, better
than the present Constitution Does he expect better
one TO be formed at the present time! Does he, after
h' recent experience, expect the East go into new
Convention! Or, does he wish the Citizens of the
West TO organize Convention Of their own, and form a
new Constitution for themselves. II there not some
reason TO fear, that the only alternatives before us
a rahhcaon OF the Constitution, n division of the
State! And can Mr. ID. have brought his mind to this
last dreadful branch of the alternative!
There are now reasons 20 believe that the opponents
OF the ratification, actuated many of them are by
the best motives, will make strong effort to discard
this Constitution. We infer it, orly from the LAM
guage OF Mesrs. Campbell and Doddridge from the
resolutions of Ohio and Wythe from the tone of some
oil the Western papers, but from the private nip-ma-
ton which we have received. 1t becomes the Voters
| OF The valley and the East; to weigh well the par,
winch u becomes them to act-and TO accordingly
Upon this subject Law before the in the following
extracts from two Of the Valley papers-vz: The last
Winchester Virginian, and the Charestown Jefferson
county,) Free Press:
(FrOm the Winchester pirgiaian.)
we msske not the signs of the tines the The ra
was at first anticipated In the counties Allegheny
hee VIII DO very near approach to nnanmity in opposition
and the same side is evidently acquiring
Ia our county for example, which
now very questionable whether the majority will found
eV9nuay opoedto IT. SO, M Berkeley, understand
teigent gentlemen OF that county, differ
suit there's agree oay IN this prcpondcfance other way
wiI DO nconsicale Morgan Hardy and Pendeton
pee,od to be oond in tho opposiioh and in Hampshire
shd 10 be respectable and increasing minegy
the other hand Jefferson Shenandoah under
stood to he very decidedly 10 its favor al
ris,on m The Eastern Of The State opposition undoubtedly
preraa Our opinions hOweveris, East i'll present
an undivided front in its favour and that Constitution
VIII so down by majority Of some thousand votes"
- (Erom The CharleSto0n Free Press.)
The opinion, generally entertained, that the now
the
oil Keeping from the polls coun
y Many will believe there danger rejection that
w be unnecessary to put themselves
ae give The support of their votes Wo do believe,
VIII certainly he adopted notwht andug this par
OF Ms end but would nevertheless urge iben as they
ue the and harmony of the to come TO Tho
polls and have their recorded Ii tina
many OF those on the other side violent their opposon
although hopeless of they will bring whole force
he ID They desire to render the majority against them
as POSSIBLE that they with better graco
tent 10 produce general acquesc nothing or
necessary than that the real majority should appear by the pol
books This, we believe To be overwhelming
would be made again to agitate the commonwealth
IN tis county, zoe find TO be formidable at frs
| supposed"