Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-21
Wheeling. Va. Judy 18Th 1918.

20 1917 i-'i iRiD.
PUBLIC MEETING.-ln accordance with
the public notice given for several weeks !,
iafSc meeting ol the CitilCns of kmn\yh. as
Slnblrd ln tn Court House in Charleston IN,
Monday July II, NJ. DUNBAR. ESD. WAS csr.
ed to the chair, and JAMES FRy. appoimrd
Secretary.
On motion OF Andrew Parks. the chair an.
pointed a conmittcc OF five, viz: Andrew
fdrkS. Gcorge w. Summers. Spiccr Patrick
John Lewis and Robert \. Thompson. todr,T
up and offer resolutions for the con,i5rr,iinn
of this meeting.
Aitera short lime, said committee rerortcd
tne following Resolutions, which, hlyina been
discussed audi supported by M,ssrs. TilUnp-
son. Summers and Robinson, were unanimous
~ adopted.
Inc c%itizcnSo o The County of kanavh, tccI-
Ing deeply their ~ p~riyations. and synIna-
lhlHlng with those ui tHc whole western diyti.
ION ol the State. and believing Ibis to h, AN
auspiclous period FOR presenting their uiey5n.
cr> 10 the public with q view to ,l,ir rrIr...
cm5ody their sentiments upon The subject in
the following resolutions:
resolved, That The present constitution
oi virgin. is, in many respects. YER, INNER
lect, and NY designed to answer the pr,at
purposes al an enlightened system of orFsuir
ia" ana ought to be speedily altered or abol-
lsiitd, amt a new one adopted i'm lis sfcpJ
:. Resolved, That TINT feature Of ,hc CON.
sututlon, regulating and drtermininq the rem
Iea.HlaiIon OF the state, by geographical boun-
dhTl's, Is without principle, ~mti-rcpphIic,n.
ana tendmg. as II does. virtually to disfrsn.
clis' a majority OF the population. ana voter.
OF lhe Commonwealth, cannot b, tolerated by
q Tree people. =
3. Resolved, That the protcnce Of ory Fast.
crn brethren. Tor claiming d minority Of IN.
representatives. IN the Leislatura. not,yifL-
suoi"lng lIer minority in point of numbers.
10 W.T. Unit they arr d. larger proprrl, hol-
"'''' dH' pay iha greater amount of taxes.
Idla'd Tor the support of government. and that
property ought to b. represented as well gs
persons, and by such am adjustment II, to oi,.
property 'hr prepondcrating influence iu rha
Dody pollttcD is without reason. and hostile
to the cardinal principles of free governmao,
,. Resolved, That the fears expressed by
tn Fast, that their slave property woylI H.,
unsafe, ami subjected 10 b. IruIjly t,val (,
the West should b. allowed the Ascend, mo- +,
me Legislative councils Of the State. vLirh
hrr population and number 0f voters cpfiil.
Nor TO; are unjust aud INSULTING 10 M, We
ana tcna To sund" the ties which bind tha
S',,''l oiFi-i'hS ol Oh" Commonwealth to-
IS ether az one great social mi
tIat We, a. a portion ot the Western rennlr
arr pr'plrcd to give them au ample uIaranty
on Chat subject. by the adoption of a uniform
- stctu OF dd UUIOrcn taxation.
>. Hcsoicrd, That tie exclusion oC tL.
Western divisions of The State. by the ur,s.ut
unequal system Of representation. r,1m her
just weight IN the body polite. is lie gr.,t
cause which has retarded the growth. improve.
mcnt. aud prosperity Of The West.
u. Rcsotnod. That in the opinion Of ,hig
.af.L 60 70 f'.
meeting "a majority OF the people Of Virginia
ana particularly of th'Wcstcm division of Tia.
STATE. in eiloHs y Ioma ut Of t. u { Lee.
Sa ure The passage of am act, 4 ibmittI.i,
The suh'cc Of the cali OF n C,uysn5
ton for the purpose Of am njiug the Cousii-
liiIo1' tp uic p.oPIc az the following spring
elections.
T. Re,Dirld. That The right OF sufrarc nm
d'ruF present Constitution is unequal unjust.
vague. ami uncertain. anil thIt lh. sumo
sH'lli' 1 lived uu SONY certain aul p.uuau.
'Ii Is''f, hr "l0oii an equal and iu.t %u3rici-
p"'i'll 10 iI' gpFrruru uf Of tla Common.
wealth uJu ~ re ra tpa.l harcitu...
= H.s'Iraf. Tpf tl, james River and
Nana"i1 I1FrIr IHsuf. recommended and
projected Joy iiw most culigLi ned citizen.
'i 'l' '~0utu1n"Htl'I. was cordially suppnrf-
~ 'l" considerable portions ~ the gp,E of
ih' J'lu11ii, taken hv thr West. iurlry ILL.,.
impression 'iut 10 w5, thc purpg., ofric St,tc
boz good hiti. t3 complete tIr. untk g,,,,i;,,
To llf Original e.sgu. by uniting Che Eastern
aui WrsirW waters. b. - Chain of iupro,c
urnts passing through lba heart of I~i,o,Y;,
- Hf'"tHe'. Tia wa ron.iI.r d tla b.ur
d"i'dttf oi t1o next H.uaftl Ns. mbly offIi.
Commonwealth 20 provide tlemaags for Hr
imUr'ilIf' r"-rIuF'i ion and carly r1muI. .t., 90
tbc great central Unr of Improvement. e,.,r
iln4 ~ II' route originally contemplated and