Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-31

- ii1'ttn NfSmla rNtusRu us. inc very Tghf-
Tor which Gov DORIS parry in Rhode island is now
coniending. In which case were you speak ing
your true sentimentsl-ArgHS.
We were speaking our true sentiments in beth
cases but we would let your reviling OF MS pass Cor
What At Is worth were il not calculated. by n haze
perversion Of facts and principles. to com!oun No
your editorials usually do. vice with vinue the es.
tablishment of equal liberty nnd Just rights with n
groundless rebellion against existing ard Just laws.
The two cases Of DORIS quasi rebellion. and The
honest efTjris we have made 10 restore her lust rights
to Western Virginia ae ani:podes in every hing
None but a knave. n fool or a u adman could look
upon the two questions ass any degree similar
what are the actsl Rhode Island quietly lived
under the charter granted by King Charles. This
charter gave equal privileges snd representation 10
all sections of The state, but restricted the right Of
suffrage To ihose owning properly amounting 10 one
hundred and thirty four dollars. A petition was
presented to the legislature IN lSI0-& pra,inr an
extension Of suffrage Under an act OF the lcrisla.
lure a convention was called to adopt n constitution
which legally assembled in November 1871 and
udoried a constitution " hich was sui milIcd 10 tie
people in March 1912. The provision Of this con.
s'itution upon the nght o~fsulngo was. Every whiie
N@NA NV uEt " IL wears MnO Las resi-
ded one year in The state AMI possesShs a free hold
qualification. and with a residence Of , years with.
out a freehold, is entitled TO vere except in case Of
votes for town taxes" Here was mIl freedom Of
suffrage - the largest liberty on the suhlecr of voting
that man would reasonably ask and The unanimiry
OF the subsequent action Of The Legislature. compre.
bending as it did both The great Ioliical rauies-
the House Representative giving a vote ~ siSry
IN favor Of maintaining The existing Government off
The State and only six on the other side. with a
unanimous vote ia the SenaIe-ihe unanimous and
decided opinion OF the Supreme Court. declaring
this extraordinary movement 10 be Illegal IA all its
tiages' a majority Of that court being olihe demo
cratic party, with other effects Of a similar cbamc-
ter have freed his question ola mere Marty rbor,r. ,
Ter, and presented il as one which 10 oppose Is 10 .
oppose The constitution and laws in their most s,u c
Iury forms. .
On The oher hand a conversion was held by the n
nob0crais Of the state, without sanction by nny mn. G
thorIiy' except the vote Of less han oHe md oil u
The wbots white male population over the age of2I 4"
years which voters consisted OF whites and negroes. r
foreigners aud all, Unfortunately huddleI toge Il
'her. IL was sanctioned from It's inccpip, Ia lis h
close 10y neither law or shadow Of auihuriiy. and !,
only by a meagre minority Of the whole people. On +,
mS weak and forlorn hope the DOu parry worked. II
and The result thanks 10 the integrity Of the peopI. a
OF The slate nnd The frnRess Of the national exeeu. =
hVe' was what might readily have been eSncctcl A
Tins Is the history Of the Rhode Island an,ir. how
different is that Of Western Virginia. Our cous.
holy Just and irue.-lheir's base. unpat,i,,i. and
~presumptuous. The following is a concise nyeu,o 9
Il " of mr. v+Funua - H. NH-
Long after the settlement Of the colony
Charles H. issued his edicl, requiring freehold
qualification. IL w~asjqsrly deemed one Of his mos, ,
tyrannieal acts. This qualification was reou;rcg d
until the close Of the States existence as n colony
Inc mousse Of burgosses. 90 elected, during the rev. 4
oIu'ion appointed a time for the election Of member.
oil a convention. A convention was elected bv free.
holders' suffrage was unchanged, thought the area,.
est and best men advised a change as SOON a, the
troubles OF the day were p asst. Their odvice a.
unheedsd. The Legislature, after repea,eJ coIIs b,
the people appointed a lime for converting in 1907
> giving ireeholders the election. and Eastern Va,
gina an arbitrary and unjust majority. Tho rom
Ven'ion adopted a constitution making like arbirnrv
ana UNJUST distinctions by dividing The State into
groai representative distrcis.and forbidding n cboc,o
u""iotl' Ihai lime has arrived. The wesi has
increased IN population, the east has decreased IN
such an extent that We have now more than two
Thousand greater number Of population then the east
and yet have fwenty-eight less members ,r yo,,o
'en'aiives 10 the legislature The right Of spg.,ro
Is 70 limited by the constitution as 1, proven, A..
soiHemento Of our counties and diminish on, ,..,,
oea. The executive. legislative and inJici,I b-,,.L
6 OF the vomme are % united ns I, bs d,,,.,
Gus 10 our liberties anl destructive ., nm, i,,.,a.,
The Governor Is elected by the Lag;.t,,,.o -
power MOI being equIlly balanced he ia .L.c,.I A. I
q minority u The people, and Il ever G,rl,yv. a., ~
~ On eastern man with eastern feelings and ;,,.,..
SSnaio" n Congress are elected noces,,tly by a..
D'ly' and % being - cansrtuiod, The ssst il a..
P"Ved OF al power intho q 5. Senate. Nf.,L..
al CongfeS are appouioned on a bssis c,pg,1,u
as Ne conceive. w'h he Constitution N ,bo
'1 S'aios-a basis That would be CHANGED ro,o
~ i~sHi'iufo properly appouioncd. This appo,.
"''ne"' gives The m'j1uy Of The pcoalc s,y.,
me'"'ef' Willie The minority have hurroep IT..
''P'''"s u' Of ouf rights Boz hat body. Tn,
'on m'I'ny 30 hc Legislature gives OH s,,c om
foa' Wat Cen BE- go disposed Of 10 -,.tc,, 2
~ thom ne Ihtorsss Of the psest MO o,,lo,,
The primary tribunal ofJusi~s i. s.fr.....
shpefpsiuauns often 10 tie n1uiis.t Jsr,,,.,, !, ,
che people and always 10 violation n n., - {
tasiern Virgins has q different s,f.a did. - Q
pi'. With different views snd Interests fo, IN, ,
west. nod n al The ramrfcatons Of povor,,.r {
ihrr views ord Interests aro considered. oor me-. {
lec'od We need q system II internal i-mp,oyems,t, =
'hey oppose hem. We want q system Of npivcr.,i ,
education, by uhich on classes my be esu-,,c5 O