Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-17

IRIS known that thou nd wee pue,
liithink it but false concoii
II cannot be That thou ar, gone!
Try vcsper bell has not We, toll al,
Aud thou vert aye masker bold
VIVA, strange disguise hast thou NJ. on.
To make N"lirye that thou nrt pon.s
sec these locks in silver sims
his dragging gait this altered sze--
But spring blossoms on thy lips
And tears take sunshine from thine evc.,
Lie rs bu, n Thought. think will
ihat 1 ouh snd | are house u'atcs still.
Ef,raet from -,, Coos:s Letter No III, ,rssrrrd 10 - a.
-, RoesriIEs's rcpiy TO M. CaoSe's ia NO
We have bcen accustomed 10 consider trans
fellow citizens natural allies o, from
fellow citizens OF Tie middle cuuu,ry in l,, unh,cpy
OF sec,:nnSi interests which tile unequal distribution Of power
made by the old Constitution compelled ,yue at Won
grrely 10 consider, whether this not an car ~ ,cn, of
n'HgS about convention, and that, ,rv v,,,
oar political hcnGs Bat the reality of any s,I.o.rJ
".y 81 ess'r IN regard to the re'ai's n the Convrnpn
ave locked ~ yaim iur the proofs ol have u ,e con
a'y, supposed it To !e 'denaiy ,.,c. ,hat however irI
Convention ;nrre;is hos.:s 10 ours on H. i. io .
uoi WINCH was there 10 lac settled 3,y we., Into the CON-
"a am berg entitled tie white basis" 4, r n
according TO tc census 81 1870 ne we, ;ro c onv min,
with - rep,cS ar:yes (af the Na.:cy icrs s,;s "a S
according 20 tie sa.e census ne ten vsrs .,,su ~ a.
represented; they "pcsrnd ne went i,n he
Conventonto o.au fIan ta4 and :.. c ;sc ya, 49,,
s'ch part Of their excess q, vc,iA place ~ am
lar AL equal grounds llty into The Coz, sno, m
,e.e,gsd retaining what ,cy had nn Tho coro NJ ~
non, nd Obtaining what they cpud IN tcsrec IN
Aud however true Gn'i ah!u they may have bean, in hi;
ing and in ,cI whiIr basis and =, CIR
commencement al the session, cannot lie dr,e ,tar ys
Tue wi'o as:; had TecricCS ts death blow they uIey c,ra
cs.ri that they uchcr ignorant mr. t-,srs nj
advantages which ,cy eayc iicr the old Cons;i.on an
the seoSc ct representation. do no, know thar 700 ,g w
right 10 es7sH's them cr doing have in an ave. her.
prone 10 10! U;Cin iak:ag c4o * themselves a,, @
US 20 rake OF ourselves I,i cauno, e ,ene d., -
Old, in fact pursue t!.s ell and h,I,., ;lcJ vel, ~, ~
that they dsSofed US But, af:s. isimg by our SIDE, d
The greater rart of tho session. they certainly made prpnoi
'on, towards the eoss of H. w,;c had !, moved su cs9
NSti'u nave Aeft and lr-,
sia;a OF Pciii7a vajl!ags a.Cde 20 q NO 9osnn ,n ~.
Judge Snmrers. p:ons.st trans An tsy rir~,," 80 ,I
Sih ofjcnuagy, cayc The dsr.iioa o sS,ces we
peo O. 'inh "a II s;ani' ~ Ike exception OF SONS ,r
resolution on ne very Lsce Of proposition M Inv tie
C%'tHe "rs' having - HieHcT>, Ne extreme Ea, hly.
=, ." '7r,- u, tine government Of e
GgdiHss The midland valley ,!s,rS etn,ani, @
9 lac wi'i'e population Of the State ard ,av L;i, -
nl % menoeIs. vas propositions To y..psulaio I6is in
s4naiy:Ia proposition ;eslptS the Hasten people t
nehSo.s AZ tue e r. FL I o az aud euay 50 to
The East wce either too aceete p!opnsic so ta
GO )"si Pie'ensons or ~te adopt course Of oacy
W." W"o'l nave eovEtsch Tie State. ison al. If ,ie
rivers 20 'he base al the Aeshauy The rrnans,io horh
es'nS" Y plausible end ingenious assuien, therefore
Ct-d 10" eannr; fai 10 !srceive ~. y,o.ab E,rf
alone abundant evidence. thai g.e4 and nr;cipaj
, 80, 90 " new n'strai,on OF political power the uidaie
u! 'eie oar ha'uIai aIiies
bu the Wa. @! political n,ssei happily u, an end and
lo one ah heartily disposed 70 forget s lrie Political fur
rS o OF; trans aNegany fellow eizrnS aud 20 creei ,S,p a.
Trends and be'lTai They viii no. viewer have any ,t
eIipie, w" OF Tie Valley d'a~ inference practical
Wisdom i'nm The transaction alluded And hi.; tbai in
naSu9 or caeTauor in future the urohclii,y Of on
i9 ssssE'cG m Tie prosecution 81 VIEWS from this or
nat quarter OF The Stale, soulJ never forget 10 jnnoTe
fr section Is 'Tty 10 hare the greatest IN rof;
,' proper application "i this maxim may Iro some
Si on The inquiry al whch have aiIrady glanced who are
iscy 10 he saunchesl end4 and suloIes in tbe
'H;s, on 'oe particular questions OF Internal improve
tete.sd. -'''' 1"u 'esf'y ~
we are separated from our trans Allegheny brethren ~
"Ids extent OF sterile and mountainous c0oiry wa do 80,
trade With them: DO moi pass Uoueh their coyn,y q,
w ant rare teTG, they % NOT pass roash country
70 e.rS LGtfe ~ Meeinre and IL is much 10 lie latn.ntei
h'!s ihen'Iy oil Interest between
ne contrary IS Tie fact 10 all these particulars in regard to
nI eastern nhabitng the region cen the fails Of
tie rivers aud THE Bne ridge Of nounia;ns Ibsv se
he1,ed "sl us by proximity by ftnly alliances by conam
"ae aug intercourse, by yyant the wan m
good TUs to maIkGt-yir road the seaboars 5err o
be rivers Which sgsh from mountains wind their way
"Houen we bs oI That Tegion which ve,nured nm b
authority Of one OF its talented sons to call PienonI ~ 'S
country at the foot Of the mountain" They point OF, bs
EIE e ' S''"'0' W WIN we
u Il De true uen that tie middle region more intimately
eynecleT win US 10 interest," than that beyond the Alesbany
why should IN estimating power which we ar,,;s
We rev constitution CONT our delegations thai Of the
s <.s Bnany fSon AM Soy that "hc West" has this or
thal number OF votes 10 the House Of Dye or lie
Why oar votes with those Of the middle egion II we
wSuId ascertain, correctly Tie strength ,ye aIe likely 10 t,ys
III any emergency M the legislative boJicS 80
nese eacsors repeat. are nut pleasant and irys,
s tpIt o' eo'prehensiye paonp rather than one Of
sectional combination will rule ie future eornps OF Vos
ai q hsse see.onal calculations made aeaias tho new
constitution but fair that they shOufe made - ne ysror
and they must be made for one am thoroughly
'nai ue view have JOSH taken is sound and correct
sn does The question sand ia new asneet Of tc
Hhs appoint Of representation las this Uiiiaf t,;ij1
oy ~ 9e ilouse u Delegates under the ucw or a,nenJ
moa rave been asssned TO by the 'is iasis 20 roans
~ e white basis, Of 1870 br OF fgJ me moot ,
~ the colaiion Of few 6,,fss ' PO eo"'''S
pc whie Population Of the State 10 1890, have s,i
1 tg half 81 ne white population is therefore ~ eoV
The Valley contains IN 1850 - '''i' "a, - . g"'
i'eia'o"i, OF tie middle county, IAN
Amount nf both, &C.,.
The united ide county bsi siore epiilsd on ;nc
fipe 81 the equal representation Of the Zee white Wy I'
~ ue approximation tie House Of Dcrza.ss or
sky seven memieTa And II has What Il h euii,i.d "
j lt iieY co1siiisi0n assigns 10 Tic Valley '
To l1edDont, OF tie middle Country, a.
mint &c both a.
osg you az apology lof s Vrolni,y Of ls e,,e, The
lLei y eoPions ale, and hsst viii greli teest ,ovo
Is vel as mysslf J0tfT r. WgVu
Joguary 81, 1880. ''~
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