Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-02

81 Gar a. maitcts OF detail and subjects oI
p decentralization aN concerned, thcy may
and ol right ought 10 ~. toe Subjects oi COM
promise. Bat there are pfipciplcs 20 vitality
tsseuIid, aut - in.eponDly tirptwoycnWiul
"a rpubli. m system 81 government. as ugier-
stool ut iais day. that 90 compounds them.
woul}b a once ata virtual souculeg 81 ull tlat
is suppose TO- constitute is superior excel
.leuot, tas nl~l important 0i which D., inst
80 die ti,ttibulea oi legislative power. per-
sons. 8s coUuadi,ilguished iroha property.
sloJ'tbe UlarIel a,thc constituent element
out ot whryhit ,hoult d. equally ijrmot.-
Egty dcp3uur ifcu ,hi, primary rosiulltc
il tie organization oi government. D. 80 iBr a
change irom a representative rep'ahc 20 a
MIXED monarthy.
Hall mcaar 'hy not1rc cqua,ly loc aDi
Independent" 4 connect be perceived why
they should BE- less 80 when iu "a state az so
City. ltCannot h. successfully maintained
that one man ought to surrender mure ol BIS
uatual rights tlun another, when he enters
into @ state Cl society. 10 that were required.
&C. spersumcd thut hr who might fortunately
o. possessed 81 the most wealth, would n0,
d. ycry succcssiui i %persuadiuR others 60 di-
vest % emst,yCs 90 more ot international RIGHTS
than himself, ayowCdly ior thc protection al
his wealth. They could not reasonably pc
expected to 90 80. b,ciusc, ina state of nature.
So -lou ID, tbs man %, wealth Invested lim-
sH,i of tIe immediate possession OF his wealth.
4, would BE- liable 90 De- appropriated by the
h1st one who could fortunately posS IS hun.
stll oft. II would thcnciorc appear from
this. that uc man of wealth on entering into
a ,,Cill staic. iiany oue oil The parties 10 the
compact ought TO surrender more al his nat
uml rights lhan another. il would b. he who
N.I FNrn fHraH GA MrlHarf ANIL ff.a-Nera FNn
greatest INTEREST Go form a society. But a.
gaia, itwcalh were "a Legitimate source oi gov-
crnMgutul pawtr, how easy wOuid IL DE- 10
pcrpctua,r that power iu on cases whefe IL
prdomiuaicd. It's believed that generally.
where the power exists. The disposition to az
crcisc 10 will vrry shortly De- found. + silcs.
IL cannot o.. C1uicujcd that wealth H. Toe in-
oi virtue amt mtcllig. nee. or either, as
10 NAV D.. gHl very often is, disconnected
with both. The poorest man may we'll b.
the most ,iriuOus. ibc most intelligent, and
Che trustworthy citizens; perhaps his honesty
prCclulci him from becoming wcalthy,
misfortune has visited him, and it he
been the unhappy victim ui Pcovidcntial
misfortune, over which, hc mad no control, II is
Go BE- hoped that ia q government professed.
h htscj on tbc principles oi cqua IT'S. that the
iurthes misfortune oi political prescription
.' "H 'tNWtH ANAAN - rAtAA
luoihCJ objection 10 combining wealth with
/, r.1ls as ibr basis 81 representation, rot less.
hty than tli1s ,hat have been adycr,ea
.o above, iti dos not pcfpctuatc It's own
power, wu.ch.i 800 tAt opinion OF ,hc minority
% your committee, there "a much 20 De- FEAR
q, wcalth being OF So tmh@tory a character.
L9t O government based uponii would be TOO
liable 20 change; and woull be deficient tn a
ishly ess nial requisite, ihatot immuiabili-
y, aud wouh therefore OF nccesSty. to a Ger.
extent, impair the confidence OF her cigi-
rms.
The minority of your committee therefore
,onc'ulc That The only proper and safe clc-
nent out OF which a republican government
be %ionnedRni upon whichit can b. right.
ally based, is The free white population Of
h' community. Aud being oil this opinion.
h-y bg leave 10 report q bin in conformity
van thee principles, which they ask may
D. substituted ief ihc bill reported lof tls
AN'ol which Is rspectNtls submitted.
lSAACJ J. LEFTWICu.
ALBERT e.. PENDLErOS,
JAMES q. WEST.