New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-24

VIRGISIA.-Among the troubles and difficulties
of the age Virginia appears destined to come IN
for her share Hitherto she has been so busily en-
gagged in preserving the Constitution OF the Unlted
States nvoiate from the ruthless hands OF the spoiler
that it has occupied all her leisure time to devise
means for the avoidance of giving her otcn people
good constitution For fifteen years previous to
i s30 the people Of the West were clamorous for an
amendment OF the Constitution, that would give
them something approaching to lair proportion OF
representation and in that year Convention was
held for the purpose, which adopted Constitution
no better than the they had before. Ii prescrib
ed, arbitrarily, without reference TO population how
many Senator'S and how many Representatives
should be elected from East and IpeSt of the Blue
Ridge, and that every ten years an apportlonment
should be made, two-thirds of each House concur
ring. In 1870 the first apportionment was to have
taken place. AT that time the majority of popuia-
tion was on the West of the Blue Ridge: but as
about twothrds OF the representation in each
House was from the East, it was most singularly
decided by the adoption OF report TO that effect,
that although the West had the majority of numbers,
yet as the East paid the majority OF rerenue, no
apportonment needed and ever since mat
ters have continued without change molestation.
We observe by the papers, however, that the sub
ect Of Convention is 10 be agiiated at the approach
INK session. AS the West is powerless in the Legis
lature and as the East will yield in such event.
we may look out for something like cica, " blood
tess revolution in that State at no distant period az
Ter such failure.
In 1880. when their present, and to the West,
odious Constitution adopted il was an idea not
only verbally expressed, but even acrattsn and pub
hshed, for the West TO hold a Convention. form a
Constitution for themselves draw Oft from the East
and pray to be admitted as State into the Union ;
and ii, at the coming session, the West demand the
passage Of law authorslag the call OF Convention
and il be refused-or. if such law be passed, but
wthholds from the West representation in Conven-
ton based upon free white population, movement
similar TO that above mentioned, as suggested in
1890, may be looked for with good deal OF conf
dence.
Another circumstance will tend powerfully as an
incentive TO such movement on the part of the
West. On the subject OF National Policy, there
is as great discordence between the E asst and West
as there is between Tariff for Protection and Free
Trade The West is for The former the East for
the latter; and the West knotcS that she has been
KEEP, back al least half century behind what she
would have been by the narrow, niggardy, selfish,
og-in themanger policy OF the East; that the tor.
Iner has been stadiousy and deliberately retarded
by the later from the isuoble feelings OF Jealousy
as 10 local prosperity and political power to which
the West will not much longer submit.
The West also, is opposed TO Slavery In 1880
when there was maj jorty of slave population IN
the East there was only about lc,O0O IN tne w est :
and but recently IN the separation OF the Methoois
Church into North aud South, the Conference OF
w estern Irginla cIeaved 10 tne NOEl!.
All things onsidered therefore, Il is difficult TO
see how that ancient Commonwealth can much
longer continue lone and indivlsiole. In the Sen
ale of the United States the West ever has been
misrepresen.ed and in the Congressional appor-
tionent the State is laid of into Districts according
10 Federal numbers, which gives the white popula-
tion of the East nearly double the representation OF
an equal population in the West, in the other House
OF Congress; grievance OF itself too weghty TO be
borne much longer. St Louis New Era
B The HUTCHINSON FAMILY, after very sue
cessul series OF Concerts at Liverpool have been sing
ing at Manchester The Manchester Courier speaks of
them and their music in highly eulogistc terms and
states ,hat they have for themselves in that place
high degree OF popularity They were 10 sing there Tor
the last time the 2eth u and afterwards try iher
luck in London. The Courier had "a strong conHeton
that they would be welcomed there as heartily and hno
as many friends as their natural MANNERS tGeL Iaent
and their homes, good hsd secured 10 tne IN
Manchester"
u Dr. BucEAyAs, the distinguished Neuroiosls!,
ia a, Cincinnati where he intends to deliver course OF
Iscures He is an sble man, good speaker and WITH,
| Al an enthusisst in his fayor!e science.