Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-16
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBkuARY 10, ls4a
The "GerrymaDder.-

The Wings OF the House Of Delegates who voted for
this BILL unquesionaby from Of duty, and in the
belief that their first obligation the counties which
they represented have nevertheless placed those who voted
aganst and whose counties and districts have been ia
GRAVITY wronged, in embarrassing position. Their well
founded opposition and just complaints liable be
scnced be condemned queruous and actous by the
retort which will rise to every Democrats lips-"Whai
gentemen did many Of your Wing associates-some
eight dozen-yotc for the bill and do you
them Of Gcrymandenng Virginia, and sitting the
voice Of the Wing party :"
Thus will emonstrance be met and thus will rank njus
tee be GiIded and halIowed by Wing authority.
We mean not to draw in question: in the rcmotest man.
ner the motives Of those Wings Of the House Of Delegates
who voted for the outrageous bill for distcng the State
We have already, and the smpest explained the
patriotic but the time the narrow and local views
which influenced them. No will sUoneror moro warm
~ viudicse the integrity Of the but consideration
shall restrain US from expressing the opinion that the
for II unsound, sectional and unstaesmanke-
They were more they selfish, and said in effect
those who armed with the power Of inctng gen
srnl injustice, and evidently wiingt their power op
pressyey-"giye me- you have given me. what
ed nm satisfied for myssfdo your do upon the res-
will not oppose you"
Circumstances have extored these remarks from u.s.
unwilngy They due oursclves-but we quit final
/ ly, an unpleasant topic.
The Apporuonment Bill leaves 1t is understood and no
doubt intended but Wing District certain
the whole State Wings may by possibility, be elected in
the Wesnoelsnd District in that Of Pitsyvanin or that
Of Ksnawhs: Butts possibility merely; and II should
by chance be elected either Of these three Districts, we
Of least justified in saying that the dominant party did
intend that IL should be 60 The quo amino Of their
proceeding evident, pspabIe uHdcHia5le, throughout
Il disiranehse The Wing party Of Virginia. There
ia not Of understanding in their ranks, who, he is
candid will not confess that this the design Ismpos.
sbe to disbeoye H. even II il proved by he
marks Of several nay many, Of their leading men,
Was such design a,ndsblc' Was il in keeping with
the Of the Democratic party Was it Republican,
Do mems opinions public affairs, whatever they may be,
however NJ opposed Mr. Van Burcn's
dard Of orthodoxy authorize those who may have the par.
y power Of ihe day deprive them Of representation
to disanchse ih.n-to herd theU with the twofihs Of
. unreprosoniod Slaves md lndians7
No will defend these monstrous positions, and yet
many found willing and ready, and Jealous, in the
madness Of party passion, give them, and have given
them, practical efficacy.
viii the Wings Of Virginia, under the bill which has pass
ed the House Of Deegae and passed by tho aid Of WbG
votes, be- enabled 70 elect than member Of Con
gre.s from the Loudoun DisticO7
They will n0t-uness NJ we said before, by chance.
T. there man IN the world, who will suyc not bJ
what the question s ried-tha they not entdoC
than his-enttod a. third least by the ics
Of the lat Springs the Represeniatonin Con
grcss' ln lsumpige adhere not % parys there ans
Democrat who will say that by any test, that by every tee
Of relative NUMBER that by all tests. they are not cnuuc'
20 At least third Of the Representation There u no
who will cay IT, We know strength Of party pas
sion, yet will refer this question 20 Democrats only
there Of The party who regarding the principle Of nun
bsys alone recognized by the Constitution as constituting
claim u Federal Reproscntadon-'vil not aoknowledg
that the Wings entitled az least OHefhTd-hyc Oh
Of rs No such be found IN the ranks Of the De
mocracy or any where else. We hope for the honor
human nature, that such rontess being exists.
Yet, what the fuc1 The Wing party conceded on
out Of ISL They pol,d IN Virginia IN i6iO' the last 60
neral trial Of strength $4,000 their advesres 4S
Or 700! In April, without making any general eKertor