Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-14
The Richmond Times. and n C0nreni;on

The Richmond Times. and Convention.
Our classical" friends Of the Richmond Times hint
that we nisrepesened them, in stating, that as sub
slue for Convention. they are willing to grant To The
West "an the improvements they ask )or." If we did
50, II was, we assure them, unintentJnal. We we're
indeed, aware that did quote their precise lan
gnage but we believed that we gave its legitimate I'M.
port We presumed that their purpose was 10 satisfv
the West, and thereby induce il to scquiesce in the
existing state Of things. which, although result
ting, as the people of the Yves, CONTEND in fayan, in.
equality. would nevertheless lead to 81 many practical
oeneh's Tor unless we satisfy them. the substitute
would not accomplish its purpose. We are given to un
des'and, however, that the Times only meant that the
East should pursue liberal and generous pulley on
The sn'ec. IT internal improvement, than i, has done
heretofore, by opening "proper horoughlaes to Yves.
tern produce"-and that the East, and not the West
Is to be the Judge Of what is, and what mol 'proper"
With this qualification, think the panacea Of the
Times would be entirely inefficacous. Indeed, if its
proposition broad even as we had stated il, we
have doubt it would have been as promptly rejected
as il Is certain that il will be in the form in hcl i, i,
now plainly than heretofore presented. But we
must be permitted to repeat the hszad of being
deemed deficient in "cassca' atiann,ents, that, il
"Ceberus should take the sop, Of The NAN argu.
mens Of the Times against Convention, based upon
system of lavish and unequal expenditure, which i,
very justly apprehends from Western ascendancy in the
Legislature, would be, if not deprived of force alto
selher certainly diminished in weight to the precise ex-
tent that the East should to open .proper tho
roushfares 10 Western produce" We did not, how
ever, by our remarks on This proposition to i'm
peach the consistency of the Tines bu, merely show
that one OF the evils II apprehends from the call Of
Convention will not he aver,ed by its substitute.
In indicating Itself against our msconstrucon of its
meaning, the Times (unntentonally no doub) mis-.
represents our own position. II exclaims "What
mIserable course is tina, journal he Vrgnisn) pursi,
ing llseli pointing oui, on one day. the dangers Of
"a Convention, aud The changes ii rOud induce, and
I'm the next haunting others with entertaining them"
We certainly do moi remember any Thing have said
10 Justify such remark. We have said that it is not
mpossibie" that liza invention be called the while
basis Misrepresentation may be adopted but we have uni
iormy declared that, if The East be TO itself there
Is no probability OF such a result Aud we have sta
ted the reason upon which this opinion is based-to
Wit, the asceRdancy Of the East in The Legislature u
on which body will devuve the organization of the Gun
venilon ITSELF VIVA, amper security for Eastern rights
and interests can the Times ask We will 90 farther
and express our deliberate conviciun that the cny
means Of preventing The ultimate adoption Of The hile
hasis is nOw To call Convention-il would have beeo
BETTER indeed in reference to this question: had assem-
bed four years ago, when the subject was first mooed
in the Legislature. For he has profed little by expe-
rience aud observations who supposes tina, Legislative
rejection Of the petitions of The people is to give the qu
e'us 10 their clamors. The danger lies in the fact
he ,l.
people. whose right it is ,o alter abolish en-
s,ing forms Of Government, will take The matter
into their own hands, aid act, as il is their pres
negative to do, independently of Legislative authority,
when that authority time after tlme turns deaf ear To
their demand fer redress Of srevarces whether those
grievances be real imaginary. Aud il this shall be
Gone-ii the people, in their primary capacity shall O.
Pen polls for the election Of members To Convention.
and that Convention shall frame State Consi,n
ton, which shall be afterwards sanctioned by majority
of The qualified voters Of the Commonwealth, where is
the power that shall put veto upon the popular
voice. thus emphatcaIy ard solemnly uttered And
who can doubt tina, they will pruceed Ultimately aud
very soon, so 10 act Who duub, that il they sha
proceed, the Convention, assembling under such aus
pces will be opposed 10 the existing basis of represent
taion. and that. in framing Constitution. they will
give The power to king Numbers?" And VII, does
no, feel assured that Constitution embodying that
principle, will receive the support Of very large major
ny Of the qualified Of the State? II is aoans,
the possibility Of contingency like this involving the
loss Of The very Pncp Or hch We with the Times
cohend accompanied by violent excitement and ac.a-
ton. end perhaps by civil war; that are DESTROYS to
guard And. believing tina, it can only be averled BY
meeting in Convention. and after mutual friendly con.
sullaoo. there striking gu, compromise, which
will he satisfactory and safe to both East and West,
tia, We are in favor Oft Convention no,c
! .Nsshrae. We learn from The Nashville Wing ,ba,
there are new IN process Of erection, in that l,urshno
CITY, nearly 80 buildings Of which auu AZ are business
houses, 2 churches and large hotel.
q 9he name OF the gentleman who assembled the
Natural Bridge few days ago, was Incorrectly given
IN hs paper al Shaver. Il soull have been Sinner.