Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-31

II rsnrs, that that appropriation wil .serus wh.u
the ~oik 10 eoaplssd - the hsnsn u Northwestern yit-
GINA aud not portion " Virginia, last Of the Blue
Ridge. We then have. the Of
exclusively tbs West the Of o. 99i 75J a. Nov
the amount 81 appropriations during the perod that
10. lar back as tne l1s5, to works OF nj
all descriptions lying rhoLy East Of the Blue Ridge
S3.US6I3i 80 You will remember that Western Viz
gnia pay: 'Vt per cent OF tho taxes Of the State aud
Easietn 'hgiaia 6yi Ia therefore sppcars that whs the
West pays considerably lees Than half much sre.
ne the East shs hiss bad since the year l7s5
of nef oen'h cut OF the common fund. very nearly
thirds a. much money the last has had And vet an,
70 not satisfied. but desires larger difference ia her favor
Give her the majority she demands i he and
MINK you' see will not help hersei that difference But
ns u not Hi though % 10 enough shew the uprea.ona
bieness ct the complains IL IN. West The estimate
ao"Se 'hat the sum OF 81 1it7j3 a does not nd.
INC sppoPiso1h 10 ahy wors iying panty la Western aud
pafuy IN hhsisfn Virginia. Bui there arc many such
works Tor ins II Blue Rcgu Canal which has c..t
he State S36s, 600 Is. To whos account should this
sum be eharyeIi Surely, Western Virginia to VIII I'm
Tue benefit Will enure. or u is her produce our- which
will pass through the work. Again. take the great smes
River aud hanawha which had been
sppr, prs,eJ down the line above menti med January
1911, by subscription anu loan by The State the Of
S22iO,eOO % IA which tho nppropfiai to- the Blue
kbigc Canal Il not included. When this gigantic work
shpl have been completed o. the kanawha River furnish
ing line at improvement travens the entire West and
giving 10 our Western brethren on easy vent 10 the sen
board. fer their products finding account Of the
natural difficulties VI their county, no market will not
every candid mind admit that more. much more than
moety OF its advantages the agricultural interest IT IN.
STATE Will accrue To the people Of virgnai When
hs 10 considered, are We wrong saying, half
the appropriations made by the State works of improve
men completed aud in pfog"ss throughout the Common.
wealth. has been Tor tn LeGei OF Western vginis:
-, that she has received equal share with the East
whist she has not paid hall much Now this be
oppression aud injustice the West od grant that II she
should succeed IN her endeSvors obtain the
pfemacy III the State, she will practice th. Kind of
oppression and wrong towards U.S. and she will give
factory assurance that she will Cypress by moderate
taxation and wrong Us by highly LIBERAL favorable and par
nflntaa.4
er the power OF exercising through the Legislature
thus novel species of injustice.
In eoneusion fellow.citizens let be guard :
Let US appreciate the danger OF the crisis An
movement IN our history has arrived. pregnaat
with chamitous results ourselves ana our poterty
proposedaye, not proposed, but proclaimed through
land ssh II were the fiat OF irresistible authority Let
not be niimdai.d by the assumed confidence or the loud
vaunngs OF our adveares. They tell us tits Of no avail
To oppose them. and that finds echo the tmid hearts
al some among ourselves. OF avail oppose them .
Oh no avail 10 defend imperied rights! Why Isit
that possess nothing worth the struggle
or that we have not the courage for the contest1 Let
osk on ourselves the blessings OF liberty and prosperity
We ENJOY and answer the first question: aud let ask
hearts tor TO the second.
Permit us fellow citizens propose you that
ings o the PEOPLE. IN every County IN Eastern Viz
snia be speedily held with the view OF embodying and
giving eSposson To the Of the people against the call
OF Convention Tor forming Constitutions and against
that preliminary step thereto the passage Uf OF
Legislature To take the OF the People the question
OF calling Convention.
The following Resolution offered by VIM. l.. Book
er, aud unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the leading Politc, Journals located
the City OF Richmond IN sustaining the call for Conyen
tiOn, do not represent the sentiments OF tie People Of
Eastern Virginia that the advocating OF that call by those
papers, meets with the decided disappTobaIOn and merits
the utter condemnation of this me citing.
On motion, unanimously Resolved, That the Editors Of
the Whg, Enquirer, and Compiler, and the Petersburg
intesencer aud Republican. be requested publish these
proceedings JOHN L. BOTTOM, Chm.
SAnusL $. wtrsIerK, S,cty.
NUTE.-ThO Reporter will here add that the Meeting
was an unusually laEce one-composed vi the citizens OF
ihe County without distinction of Party. The Court
House crowded, and enre unanimiy preyacd-oppo.
sition being invited the proceedings the dssppoba.
ton OF nny-and not murmuT Of discomfort fell from
the lips OF a single individual.