Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-10

, NV fshH u ars'inci - suffer looesI
rom TN pet,y jealosss oi the Eastern scci,ous
DIV hc' r'esen, suffering must cume tosn end
P'S'ess :" wealth siid population l.
westward sad IN day cannot IA. very 81, lii
tsht. which, iac balance oi power will 10, t,,no
',d 't"m thc last, ua sns printi,Ic of reprcs.
cni"ii"n that can b, adopted. MAY ue ma,
"'ei'' Ahe Shiei sufferers now hat destined
s"oh lo hrld III. prcpondeTauce ol power la
o"' own hands appeal Co the policy aud sell
'oN", a. wei 80 ih- generous ,aa.nsnimity oi
ou' t,,i'tu 6reihfru. TODD n,>ttt,.- an ,,S s,I
I" themselves, la ,to jusiicc To the great Com.
monwcsiih al which we arc all n,en,l,r,s n,
uniting VIII usatoIre IN The g, oi th,,.
lines o' inNlduous distinction. The time must
ail'e When power viii erect her throne on
W. n'"un'alns. WIZ II b. greater wisdom lor
~ I,'9e y" 'vsut her young brother now in
hls minority, ~ order TO r,.a n the rich harvest
OF ms love and protection. when grown e, r,,.
nusi 'nanh"0i, or Ia spurn 0md tTample the
infant glant-to treat him as a stranger. a,
oufen,iny, that his rith NAV be kindIed when
We aintes at Isaturiitf We speak not to the
Ter, Vi the East We would scor,, Ia sppenl
ID 80 gTovciliug motive. Bot we adir.s.
ourselves tn her vision sni maguanimity.
Should she treat US AZ hcreanal. and Give M
without rrgsri To natural cor artificial hounda
ues, participation in Our o,ernment-sloull
siie 'ie'h down those UNIV Isl aud odious walls
when remind Ia every day that we are a dis.
unct people aNing distinct interests TO con
tend ior--then We offer her iu return. our love
the CORDIAL embrace ut frccmcu. aud all tina,
protection M time 81 danger at home. or from
abroad, which g''netous lreetnen eau aiIorI ,o
each olher. But II slIc chooses 10 shut her
cars asa'hs, out Just complsinis--;o assume
over Us o proud Supremacy and 10 refuse "a,
us mat equal participation iu the government
which Gpl aud ma urc had awarded to us. .tben
shc should not b. surprised IL the indignation
oi people as proud and free as her,sli. shouId
I've visited upon such injustice. Resistance
would ohlf prove as worthy OF the ENJOYMENT
OF those nights which we claim. Su omission
-haSe' co"ariiy submission, might secugc
me contempt, aud pampvr the pride of our
Eastern bTc tlicrn, but at the Ssine lime ,vould
aSsufcd'y convince that brave and hhcrty.lo-
rlnG people that we were unworthy the nam,
ol Nnginlans; unw orihy that they should fos
ter our iueudsh p. Why, they will She insist
IN plating Us ia that dilemma; whrre we are
forced either TO contend with her i'm eternal
warfare, or to dcbase ourselves by am nnvo,
thy submission Are not our broad valleys
and fertile helds-our FREE mountains and I
bold hills, all ,eeming with a RAPIDLY increa
sung population worthy ot her carel OF her res !
pee anu es'eemi-DOes not sound wisdom
AM Policy suggest. that such people should
b. cultivated allies aud valuable friends
,h't 'h.r spint should be enlarged and not
broken That their con6lcnce and affection
should bc sccurcdl
Nay, does not the preservation OF those yc-
~ rights about which Eastern Virginia i, 81
= hsdu'c dictate the policy ofpresctviug Vir-
qua 'HtlIci an iusivad al rousing ihc zeal
'nsy and hatred 81 one half our oMn STATE n f,
,Binsi those rights. as the aYowed aud irn,u,,
ltaie rause at the Inequality that prevails
u reconciing the hole State To their exist.
'nce, aud binding It together by indissolubl,. 4
'ondS 81 brotherhood, tor thrirdrfentr against q
world an arms? Surely IL is enough. that
more 'hau haill The onion, and all the rest OF q
ne w"rld are arraYed against that peculiar in- /
crest ia dire and unreasonable hus.ility. l.
III" paTi oi trJg wisdom, OF rashnrss and fol- .
y Iot Virginia by her policy to stouss, mites
'ine JEALOUSY towards That same interest. nv ,
+ ldnn'ng Tor n protection at the expense ol
'he Just aud equal rights at her own titizeus
a protection unknown iO the pristine shirt
ot our government aud laws-snti-rep
ialis nature, aid destructive OF the rights of
W htSSihiy 'Sined TO the objection With h.
Just been discussed, and flowing from ,h,. -,
bitter source, Is that OF the great aud ,,,,,s
Inequality OF The basis OF representation in orr
Legislature
Nh'n ot,r present Constitution was ,do,,i
81, that part Of the State ui Virei,,;, A.! IN,
West OF the Blne Ridge. had a witt. non,,I,o9
ton oi 5l9.5O@r which entitled rtoa rep,..
,cnta'ion OF % IN the House OF Delegate. aud .
~ ~ ihc Senair---giNIag a constituency IA
'ach de'csa'e OF DOB ! , white souls. aud Ca
each Senator at 2i,5SO white souls ~ a., !
west. That part Of ia. State living Eas, If
lhe blue Ridgr, bad white ponulaiion az
5fJ"lf. which entitled IL 10 q repre-entai;o,,
o' q in the House of Delegate, aud 10 IN IN,
ochd'r, giving constituency Co each dclrpatc
oi J. ~ White suuNs and tocach Synatoroff9
90 ""''r souls, in the Eist-mlkinc an
o'e'"se Inequality against thc West ihcn ON
: "i'is OF Wilie Population. of So forever,
delegate, aud ol 1923 for cvery senate, So,
pos we admit, ior the sake of at,unrn, ~,
liis wss a just disparity, properly ACCORDED a.
vac East Oh account 81 her greater wcattl, all
'ot INC greater protection OF heI pyopcrty a
ghinst unjust taxation. This is crftsiolv al
mi'tinb al lbat Eastern gentlemen can all
hHo tlfn, The question afises since tl6s n
panty VAS The measure oi protection ,,b;,k
t'c East, (hsSi ing ihc power IN it, own han'I.,
cho'Se 10 require Tor its piopcrty--.incc ~
constitution, 10 doubt with 4 vie,v - a.
constant vibration OF propcrtyand n,,,,ls,;o,,
ia me State, provided TIC means by ,yI,,L
-" - SHot"it might meet aud correct those
y by fe7rponiing The delegates and
- 'al'i9 throughout the Commonwealth. AZ
Ter ihe year 1911, aud at intervals tl.,eaf',,.
o' nov more than ten year.. j. IL not plain m,
the lmmrro ct ihe Constitution did me-, !,
tnd 'hst ihat disparity should b. rna,er;,ii,
INCREASED aud that % i. the duty at lha 49,
l''D'e, uu't' 1he Constitution, TO make s6,h
appointments ~ would prevent Inc H.
paniy ifom greatly increasing Vet tb,. 80,
SUE @, '7lo was tshsu anI showed ,yb;'.
population in thr West oft 37I 7i5 "a A.
''e hasi oi 5O9,olj. Upon One t,,es,,,n,;,,',
a, D,sls' without haying' fcganioarb,o".
~ ~ we proportion Of property in Tie las, AMI
,,.'ti @ "nls Population Of the West
would have entitled Der tu "A fstcf,,,, ~, ~. r,
delegates and 20 i6S-nators or to.,n i,,,,'.,se
81 9,its''es aud Senators. While the Fs.,
shooid have lust one delegate B,a !, ~
Neon lime' Western taxation hsd iprrrsssJ
aoouU uht'y thousand doliars and Western
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