Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-19
JOHN
From hc C1arE,gurr T-frgiaiaa.

III lead them about. around,
Thro' bog, thro' bush. ihro' break. ihro' briar.
Some JShcs a horse I'll be. some times a hound.
\ hog, a bcariiess bear some times a FIRE"
These arc scsargs hHss and rc-a mazv strange
M'rgs co7e tssash During The winter Of ls2s-9. The
LegislanEe Of the ancient Commonwealth Of Virginia.
,kE0va - the Old Dominion was called upon by the
voice ofihe people, rOT PopuE, roT del. to enact a law
10 convene a Convention, to amend It's Constitution. or
organic law Of the State. The subject gave rise 20
much discussion aud excitement, 1t was first taken IN
and considered 10y the House Of Delegates, and there
ably examined and discussed the great aud imror.
tanI difference between The parties was; how the PEG.
pie were 10 be Represented in the convention, one par
y commended with much reason and justice, that m a
Republican Government like ours the proper basis of
representation was the free white population Of the
State. and that 10 dcviate from Ihis basis. wls 10 dew.
ale from Republican principles, and 10 countenance
hIisfocralical ones. The other party went hr taking
fe black or wealtb IN the estimate ia fixing he basis
This Hapartaaf sgtocf finally passed from the House Of
Delegates 10 lhc Scnaie-at that time here were two
individuals who Nore members % the Senate, 10 whom
tic attention ofihc public Is invited. One was from
the county Of Southampton. called John Y, whose sur.
nnmc was llason. Ths other was from the county Of
Harrison, called JOhnJ, whose surname was Alien
The latter was a new member Of much d~ihitcncc. but
his constituents spoke highly OF las abilities and cor.
rect dcporuBcnt. And Il came 10 pass that the two
Johns were Bfruysd one against the other. on the great
question Of representation IN the Conyenuon-he
whose SURNAME vas Allen, manfully mauilincd the
rcPUblasn basis 10 wit whita populltion-G the people
wcs;uitho bigmOun'ains were pleased that they had soa-
to aud faithful "a representative % advocate their rights
and cried aloud well done thou good and faithful ser
want" lie whose surname was Maaor, csche,ecd
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tongue. The arisiocruticni or black basis rs it was call
cd. md Inc people mumurcd aloud, aud said that John
whOve surname was Mason, should receive no hvon
al heir hands. aud should be called on ars,ocrat. and
an nuu-republican all the DAY Of has nf-. lie whose
surname was Mason, was also q member Of the Con-
vcnuon. Er by his voice and BE-, speech. he aided ~
gathering together many Of the arsiocrlis Of the land
o. be iOok p1u IN said CONVENTION, Of which az anJi4er
lime. mention wB be made.
II also como ~ pass. that on The last day save one,
u the first month (cnlled january Of tho year 1910. .
said John whose sirname was Mason. and the said
John, whose sur name was Allen, were brought be-
Co he Representative Of The people. IN the same
mighty House. in wL-ch They had 80 widely differed en-
ne subject of The Convention. for he high aud imp1r-
ant trust Of Senator of the United Slsfcs lie wh,sr
was AHeH VIA denounced b. men who call
d themselves Republican,. but iu whom the good
principles ,hidsih not Thcy also applauded and
h1uuicd hc PROSE of him whose surname was Ma
'uu. And when the Representative Of the people vo-
.ed upon the sl1ums 81 the tao Johns. IL was found
Dat De- wh.se surname was Mason, bad more votes
.y one 'iuu hc wh1~e Surname was Allen bot there 4
among them stubborn men, who would not vote
Hf ufIer OF ih0m. and n0 election being made, % was
chat she claims OF thc tao Johns should
10 cluya-sed before toe people thaf The great State
1.ult remain Cor aurther SEASON plrially unreprsscr-
.e. iI tfc great "SsHHedum 0f the uauon--aud the
Humun Of the people were heard among the noun
aiIs and fhr vaHtcs hke the tYmlp,iisu of rtshtv VA
ou account Of the want of concord and harmony
iwInE soso they bad chosen ior Their representatives.
TH1fC who represented The same rsYpIc thai John. q
,yhHse surname was Allen. represented Nhsu hr .at
.rt against John. whose surname was Nls1r. uu the
convention question, bocame spcllbouui. snd voted
1~a.ua. hu whose sufuamr Ras Allen. md ir him.
whose sl-lams was Mason. a]ilsdgInr h1t % vas thr
Nsh ri DO rr1plr-hut ihcir people rfood Hm1zrl
a m1rtr d bow these th.rrs cnut t5 pas a o1ciamsG
th1t tIr. feelings bad been mi ken. and nuat although.
.boY might not feel dspossa o. crusurc Che men who
ssfj against heir John. fHst at asofher Time tbsv
Nouh aei matters right. fr they bad weighed John.
whose su-usme was Mfs0a, in ihc Republican balance.
end hls found him waning" and hat Grey wished
BIN o. E.ow hatthcy could not
.grrf 80 90 d an5 grr1,. end roar arI burr
lac horse hound. 30. bssr Gre o. every tura
WHITE r~orrft1I0S
f..r. D. irf 4.. O. 1880.