Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-30
COL. rARRiorr > rss WHITE BASIS.
AGAINST
con. THOMPSON Asp rn1 BLACK BASIS.

our rs:ouks oa the Adlrcss. Very
wcn. peiyhbos. bat W. wish lirss that we had
you anl yoar candidate b,ini 80 stand on the
position you have taken for him otiigc w
D. standing AZ long IS YOU can.
We Insist that Ga. West did nshtlas, win
Tea m refusing a Convention organized as the
pscser, Hons. at d ieg,,es Is, all ,ha,t, will
DO right TO rcfas. /, next winter IL offered.
TIE Argus anl Col, Thompson say lr, us take
the Convention. even on such a plan. Cor the
purcas. of amending other evils besides thu
inequality OF representation. The Argus emu
sacfStes thess othsr evils. which he expect,
hss Coavcnjon on The black ba SIS to cure. To
hse constitution m ,nlers co. Thompson and
hiseiitor. arc. The editor follows the ailrss
wiihon, (tikc the Col.) Wrapping up his no.
tions ! ID much instisr.
4. The Argus Objects tn ,he election OF Go,
ernor b. the Legislature, ani TO III, existing
county couri SYSTEM. Ia both ihss, points
we agrees with him. ALL W. b'icve CD. Par.
rio,t /, Of The sam opiuion.
q. Rat Ia, editor iise Col. Thompson next
wants a Convention on,h' black bisis. 10 per
form variol, act. which i, l. g~islaiure now
Ia, PoScr - %p,rlonn. AIT II Inc Hsuss Of
Delegates viii MT nov make these reforms.
how ia tho name OF hesscn do you e1pec, il
from a Convention similarly organized The
Argus sll-gc, shat We ought 90 take the Bisck
Convention because the county courts can
now AK upon Us ths amount OF our taxes"
But there isnoihingi 10 the Cons,itu,ion about
this. and a lar can sm,nli IL. IL says these
courts appoint our Sheriff.. cous,sbles. tax
gstherers. commissioners. supervisors. &c.-
This is not b, virtue Of the Constitution, anil
the LegiSatuss has fall power 10 alter these
things except as To Sheriiis and Coustabies.-
liz says. further, W. have al oneTous road
law. and therefore he argues we ought TO talks
this Black Convention. THIS caps the climax
of the editors wisdom. II there anything
about the Tvad law in the Constitution, OF
s.Sts shs-. y. ..s1--~As N-Du-ptuiton1 TIA
- a matter .-L.A- FAC Legislature has now
full power TO eure.
The knowledge oftis prcscn, Constitution
displayed BY Col. Thompsou aud hi, editor.
- %fJ Nt'h'NA W NbA fAFlVIflA ooAdAAAf
hoSa Ia expecting TINT IN, evils OF which
they complain. will b. rcm.diel by a Con
vestion on the black (of. IL the Argus prefers
AZ, the rniSed) basis. Here are evils--scrous
aud admitted evils. bI, why have they no, We,
bsen remsdiedl The legislature had the
power IN tbsis own hanis lit has that power
now--and yet III. cEils remain. But ,hes,
sasicious men persuade W. that all these evil,
would be instantly cured by a Convention
organized precisely as the House OF Delegate,
is now! They presume 60 ~insinuate that ",
are IN ,avor OF maintaining thes, evils .bceaus,
we esaio' b. entraPped by Col. Thompson n
to a course which, without probably securing
'hess amendments, will only psspetus,e ia,
inequalities between the East aud the West
beyond all dosbt' Such a course was naturaI
IN Col Thon'pson, for he Is much more aux
sosss 10 curry isvm with Eastern membrrs. In
Order To get oficrs from them. Than 10 uphold
toe rights OF free white men ia toe West. Ia,
pTetrnds 10 be very DESTROYS OF convention
ior te paIpos' of correcting evils, the most OF
winch The Legislature Is Equally able and
equally willing 10 reform, as his pr,pos.d
black convention. But While inak,ng mons,
about these things, he shows the mos, ute
csrciessncss about securing the pcrmsneu
welfare Of he state, the rights Of free whit
voters in the west, aud equality Of power 4
the Government. TInst great ,nds he
willing to sce postponed tora century a. tno
viii b.. II we accole To any Convention upo
an Eastern basis.
Let the wess h. firm lor a liule vhile Ia,
ger. aud justice and the might ol the peopl
viii triumph. These coioplsipts sb.,r
The county courts Sc. ap mad ia the cas-, /.
sell e. the west. They procure q. ALI,
thrre aud will ~ the end ell a. 10 es,sbli,
the iall mcasage Of our rights. through . ga,
fe"''on oa sa equal aud Just basis. Bu,
We ra'l tiHkenng convention to merely On,
the defects winch Qua allies 10 Ia e.., oh,ee
Ia, we shall lor tie'T ~sllisnce and ,hen CON
ssssea 90 hoppi~ss v~assalHge the IVES, mu.
submit % the yok, tS yosn-n NAV ~ 4,
r~sBiunsz. bgt i,t u- stand hrn aud "A. .,
f'oss detects "a .le prrycnt constitution ,,iI
dssiy strengthen Ourselves ia ,he wee, ssd A,
q6ns ~ S1sgd. 10 tn east uafi = con seed,
"o tie yhDts bass ssssf D, called AMI n
saT'hly PSs rsu sssist IL. To at,aiu n,
efAni P'fPos' - sy sgsin let as b. firm
Lh vs sent ~ d~rieg-tes or senators 10 Rjch
'soRi VI" 81 whiting 10 oo,asromi~ ava
or nights isT IN sasc u oGca Let "a IA,
nsa ~hS kag~ 81 le.st wis, - n. con.,i,u
IA h~f 20, = m~a b. sent t,ess who IA
s~A@ss-na'sd his9sAl oa lhis aaesl,s slseaI,