Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-21
MEETING Ar rRIAnEL.PuIA

a. a meeting held in ira lolphia. accordisg 90
pubic notice. on the lSlh inst Mr. JAMES PEAR
son was called to the chair and SAMUEL NJ BEIL
appointed Seer etnry.
The objects Of the meeting wee explained BY Mr.
James T.. Wharton. on Who's motion a committee
Of FIVE was appointed To dsait resolutions expressive
OF he sense of the meeting.
The chair appointed Mcssr- James + Wharton.
Robert Williau sOn. Jacob Cooling, James Duncan
and Jamss Ho-ack.
The committee retired for consultation. and the
meeting was addressed by JAS \. CLARKE. Esq.
Alter which re committee returned cad reported
the lollowins resolutions which were adopted with
oul di-scgE
waereas. by an examination Of the returns ofihe
census Of 1910 we find llui Virginia west Of the
a leshany mountains has free. white population o,
23i939. the valley dsiric, has a free white popu-
luton Of l36 sos The Piedmont district or that dis.
irci or that district Of couairy lying between the
Blue Ridge and the head uf Tide Water. has po-
pulaliOn ofl9S 96s the Tide Water district pop
ulatioa Of l7O.552. Yet we lind thai the first
number Is represented ia the loves house Of the &c.
neral Assembly b. IL members; the second or val.
ley dnIrici by 2J mcnhers; the BOD or Piedmont
district by AZ members; and the 4.h or Tide Water
district by 80 members. We find the entire terri
tory west Of the BLU Ridge sustaining STl7i5 IRE.
white persons while a, Gus. Of that range Of noun
,oius suslans but 36) SIS; yet The west is repre-
reuied by SO me .nbers, while the eat has 7S.-
The west has bat Is member, IN the Senate and
the east 10. The west has members o. Congress,
while the easi hasl4
and whereas we inl this npportionmeni Of rep
Teseu'aion both in slate and federal government
on resslve md anli-repubN can in its character de-
prIving Us Of our just weight IN the representative
bodies, our proporfionuIe power in the enactment
ut the laws that shall govern U.s. practically produc
tive Of seriouseyislo our properly. and impeding
Us in the pursuit Of happiness Be /; therefore
Rs'alUsd f'H.|'fi., ia the opinion of this meeting
the duty OF cattsislalure during the present ses-
sion 10 reaPPortion The representa- IN that body
and IA Congress, abolIshing the districts in repre-
seniat'Sn and basing 1t srIcIly upon the only Ir0e
republican basis. that of population.
ReIolued That we approve of the memorial aJop
ted by the meeting Of the citizens OF Konauha eu
the 9h Of August last and that we recommend the
same To Tie attention Of the mem 5ers Of the Lsgs-
| ature
Resided, That our delegate in the lower house
mud our senator from the district be requested Q,
present The subjoc before their respective bodic,
aid urge a reaPPorlionmenI Of tho state in such q
manner as 10 give TO the its just representation
in proportion to its free white population.
! Re'oipsd That should they fail ia procuring said
re.apporlionmenI, they be requested TO urge upon
tae legislature the call Of convention To adop. a
new constitution for the state
R-so'usi Thar should they fail in procuring ei
thes Of these necessary anl just measures Of reform
they be requested to consult together ns 10 the
mems proper to be adopted for future action 10 OBJ
tain rights.
Resotrsd That the secretary Of tins meeting be
instructed to lay the proceedings of this meeting
before our senator and representative in the Leg
Islaiure.
On motion. il was
ResoiUea Tharrhe pro,eodings Of this meeting be
published in the papers Of Virginia friendly to the
measure. JAMES PEARSON.
SAMUEL W. BELL, Chairman
Secretary.