Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-11-12


together, if not end in Dorrism and Division of
the State.-Tha. these are consequences which wc
Of the Valley, who have our full Share Of eprcsen
tation under any basis that may be adopted, have
right to look to, and ~ we ought, in duty to Our
selves, and as good conservatives, to look to- in time
That tits not our interest tQGkm part of -
new State; and that mere justice 70 our Trans an
legbahy brethren does not require of us the entail
ment Upon ourselves Of So dire and incalculable
calamity.-Moreover, to meet the only plausible
excuse which seems to to exist for their course,
we say To them that we can see no reason why the
white basis might not be as readily-nay more rea-
Oily expected from q Convention, with unlimited
powers, even though organized upon the plan of the
House Of Delegates, than from the Legislature. a
body OF restricted powers, and elected for different
OBJECTS. But our strong nerved and selfconiident
tteiormers' only laugh at these things and
while they talk, in like phrase, of "resisance"
as ''a duty" and of "oppressons'' that it would
be 'base and cowardy to submit to ;" they strange
y try to lul the scruples Of their tagging followers
by the assurance that there is no danger-"A bold
front, and the enemy will fly" seems to be the
motto.-Aye, but suppose he should tand!-What
is the calculation for that (? This, however. is a
mere suggestion of the Spectator" and it, and
all those who act with it, every true s'Reformer''
is taught to believe wretchedy 'sinconss,en, -
because, forsooth in blind zeal for one principle
they not willing 10 sacrifice others equally i'm
portant.-Yea, according to the address) they are
elaine Captains" who sound retreat before the
battle is begun; and therefore unworthy of conf
dence. BY the way, this ''lameness," we think,
had better not be joed about too freely by our ere
formers. IT is reputable dsease-and likely
TO become fashionable and we shall not be sur
prlsed to hear, ere long, of some of the "cheva-
liers" themselves having taken it.
Thus the ''Star'' will see how it is that we of
the Spectator" although in favor Of the white ba-
sis, feel compelled to dsappove of the measures of
''white basis men," Nor are we altogether singu-
lar in this.-A number of. the presses of the West
take pretty much the same ground. The Wheel
ing Argus characterizes those in that region who
go uncompromisingly for the white basis, in the or
ganlzation of Convention, as either, enemies of
Reform, or Dorites and Divisonists The Marion
Pioneer, of late date, holds the following language
I'VE think it beyond doubt that the call for a
Convention will never be made on any other prin-
cPle than the present mixed basis of representa-
ton Indeed, with Difference to our friends opin-
Ions, zee think it piece Of folly to crpect it other
'c'se." The Rockingham Register (Which by
the by we believe is still considered orthodox. not
withstanding it comedies aciM ,.s,) says 1--WE
agreed with the Spectator that VIC thought it
was improper to lug in this evoked question: with
the call OF Convention, as we believed and still
0eAcoe' that 1t as impossible everto succeed, ,cih-
on" a mutual compromise bettceen The East and The
West" What the Winchester Republican saws.
the "Star" will find i'll another column. Resides
these unequvocal expressions of opinion. we know
that several other presses of the West have con-
demned the course of Western members. last win
ter In refusing bill for simply taking the sense of
the people.
We~trust, therefore, that our neiehbor of the
''Star" will discover from this, that we are not ae
ter all, SO very perverse and Inconsistent as it NAV
have been led to imagine. 1t knows we are no ra-
atcdI-And as to our acting with, or being on the
side OF 1.-THE mixed basis party"-even if we were.
we can hardly think we should find ourselves in
stranger company than some we wot of do, in their
new association-where every ultraism and eyerv
error is made to fraternize harmoniously under the
banner Of the White Basis.
We hope, as the ''Star'' has seen fit to interro-
gate us through Its columns, it may give to our re-
ply the benefit of the same medium.
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