Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-11-04

nEouALrrr or REPRESENTATION.
The people Of the Westsra pertioa u this
state are taking up. With some degree Of earn
esissss. The subject OF rsfsrp q che ratio 81
Representatives 40 the L<sislelefe. Il vi. -
recolscied that ~ the cons,Iihiioa lhis l1tic
viii neesssaf;iy eopze up Zoe c54s,drta,ioa IA
IN Insdja<tment asheh dinicnisf nsy b exrres-
ed 'fhr people e Kasavhs hssS hsd = (sp
nesi.ag. asd ey ots Of heir esthuilsees Ave
Ff<senlsd an irrssisthie array OF fss,, for IL n
he sSAmination- Their memorial ,.sus q n
afsuueets 81 great power. ba is raider lo1isas
Tor nsSsPaPer eireulAiioa. It's statistics are ar
ranged viih great care. 50 as TO exhibit the En-.
,slias sasskses qaaissi<s--sea ne varsxssphs
which &c ese,s wiIl show. s hTi<f terms .ths
gfouads Of their claim 10 rsdrtss
lss-s Shs sssucssrr ssd eyerssisusof our Govern.
meat an Al time past. densnslfais that ne po-
hiieal eommunisy consists alone az ihe ~hite 70.
paiation The lac OF tee csniufirs bear epns,ast
evidences ef the fact. that these only eonstgtate
The body poihlo. aaS are the caly parties 10 cur
oo~pasis % 0overpaent. either suppressed or
Implied. The white popaiatpa eoaposs the
psaP's, IN whom all poEer y se,,ed. sAd fron
WHOM al delegated power Is deTiVed. and To-
vars whom all eur pubiie fureliorafies s:and
81 NE relation % trustees aud srfvsnts.
\ u - the members OF this bodg aione. Who are
4 &C oaghf 70 Scs represented N General Assembly
~ persons ehosea BY The Gaaished Eoisss. asd
who eannoi Be righi(ally governed. IaIed. o. de-
pr'ved OF their property Tor public use. without
'asif own oOhssnt or that Of tAeir Rspressnia-
\ tves t.f
/ The present spporiionmsni 70 40 enlreiy in
disfeesid al al these principles thai u leaves in
The Nesisrn District nearly thfes- ghtAA OF the
| Gaahhed votets viihoat representation in the
4 Legis'afuTs, and thns virtually depTivsne hem
II d 4 n wusr m e.w a..
seat 70 The laws and govera0sut Of the SAFE
\ vafylng, A. true, in degree. but not m prine-
pie. ifom an ea,ire syaiasion from The rights Of
eitixrnship.
The eenirsliing power 10 the hands o. The
Eastern people raas through the whole Govern
meat AZ nov orzanizrd; 10 may dicsate he Laws,
anS appoint TO sli the Aigh Offices Of the Com
nonvfaiih and although yoar menorialisis ate
| not disposed 10 question the justice with which
those appointments have heretofore beea made.
hey insist upon Il as among their dearest rights,
10 b invested 9Th foil equality IN he appoint
ing power They highly apPreciAle he duty Of
4 calling iOto The public service the most eminent
\ abilities, combined with The largest portion Of
4 hfunsss, patriotism, and neral worth, without
local considerations OF sectional predictions,
and therefore fed the more sensibIy The denial
Of ise important faculty Of heSIswing their con
hdeaee with fnll effect on those who ought 10
receive II, and ef Withholding Il from those Who
i have not mefiied IL
i In discussing the questions nader considerz-
i ton, ysur memorialists have necessarily had
their Ai,entlon called TO the changed relations
which the several districts nov bold TO each
| other, IN eomPariSca with those which existed in
4 1880, and have given The results in the various
tabular views which they have presenied (; Il is
Il With feelings or repciaace and fegret that they
/ again remind their Eastern breShrea OF The ex-
tent OF those changes. Th1se ten yeaTs have
redneed the white population Of the Eastern
l ntrta = =
1 and augmented that Of the wes,ern D,viaion
Gfly-iss fhosssna frso kuaSrsd md skirty sgrea
The slaves In the First Division have bern re-
daeed keenfy-ons thusaad nias kahdysd usad Ming
u ia-aiHs, and those cfthe seeOnd augmented ons
II huASrsd and tigkiy-seren-
4 The valuation Of the lands in the Eastern Di.
vision has diminished niaelssa milIieas sias hun-
frsd and Jovty-teo fAoassnI one kErdrsd ani fin
gsSy dollars. and those Of the WssleFn DiVisioa
have incTeased ssenyy. suy usiIIisas nias kaaEref
and aghy sigh thousand sir ksAGrsd aad siG kiy sis
deiIrs, reducing the land tax 10 The East, At The
present rate OF iaHztinn, trsAiysw iAousssd rigki
| hwndTsd Sad thirty doliays per annum, and aug
4 men.ing thai annually paid in The Western Oivi-
son setafy Zee tAsus@SA sight hnlissi sa4 stvsaiy
| tATts dollars Theseehshges cannot fail 10 adj
menish all or the necessity and IasIiee Of perin-
zeal e-aPpoTlionmentH. BY which the equal rights
OF the several paris Of the Common wealth may
4 be Fe-adJosied on the plain sad manifest basis
4
Democratic or more fred adherence to The re.
publican principles OF cur fathers be the FREEDOM
mating innuenee."
The memorial eoneluiss with statement or
shat sugh 70 ts iAs raiis, whether the present
number OF representatives be continued, OF
vhsihtr the number be Increased a. the coasli-
tatioa authorizes.
"Never:ing to the rule 81 re.ap2orlion meni.
whether ofqoallfied voters or Of white population
as the eEpooent Of the Numbers qualified TO vote.
your memofialists trust they have demonstrated
The rights OF the pe0PhR Of The Western Division
70 eqaal representation in both BREACHES Of he
Legislature. and that the Delegates and Senators.
| ought 70 be elected 10 equai numbers by Inc
qualiAed voters east and west or the Blue RIDGE
such an superintendent Of the General sscn-
bly wall give the four districts the sOllOwiss re-
Pregeniation
Disir5efs.s D.LsRais, s,..,.y,
W~stern District 40 40