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

al nc Slpicct ol a call i'r a NnlNentlpu -
amend the Constitution Of ,he STATE.
lcoNclvDrD
1. il ,rie that men ~, by nature equally
Tree ant independent. lsittUe that when
ans -gpserument shah hs found inadequate 3d.
pupluee the greatest icgrec 90, llpgiutss and
-uci. ~ ut people. and 90 operate ior th.
common benehto t oll. ii1ta majority Ci ihc
commonity hath a right 10 riorm. 1iicl or
abolish A. in such manner us sh1li hy adju lgcl
most cen iuci,e TO the publcvealt uulc- are
Truths, and IN supposed That nonc viii bc
b1lt enough 10 contrlycgt thcm. was there "a
p'1rtrdcirrcnce paid 90 them la the formation
81 tHe present Constitution 10 D. iu unison
with these Pumay truths. that thc basis 90
re~prcsenttu n was interchangeable fXcl in one
p'rl'h 81 ihe State upon a ratio oi i5S1 per
sons, ana ga another at 55r1 iu out branch I'D
tn leGisaturc. and iu thc other upou e. still
Grot riuelnaliiy' lsitCompatihir with th.-.
postuiotcs that the present constitution has
preeludtt the west iocall Une Go com,.whlt
ever may - her claims by reason Of her ad-
Nancnment IN wealth and numbers, from ap
tq5ai laricip patton in The common bcueft,l!
Oh social compact?
Is 81 any Eins bsttcr;h au n m9ck,ry ~ ius-
tee 10 Say ln DO, constitution thst the Geneni
Assembly shalt have authority. i,co thirds ~
eacH Noaao -cDscurf.ag, "a make rc-appNriOu-
mtnt oil delegates and Sena.0rs throughout tht
commonwealth Who in the vts, arc b
~cttdUious as To- entertain the most distant
hope, that even a majority OF the representa-
ton, ~ at presses al constituted. could ever De
induced, muChiees tWo-tLirl, % -rc-oppOrion
uc repr-s ntatiol. 50 as 10 adl anything 10
the west By extracting id from ,hc eastl IN
tle reservation oi he power in iht conslitu-
ton ol Orr concurrence Of two-thiulr in each
house Is iajelibiy marked De fixed dstemi.
nauon by the east TO pcrpa'ua,e zoe balance
oi power IN her favor by anticipation, when
allth- retention shall have passed. away.
Ftom what has been Shern. tits believed
ioba m3ie apparent, that DE period has ar
lred Whcn the glyemmenti. found to be- ian
adequate 90 It's original object. the common
bepsti. nthc third article uflhe bill OF rights
ltls plsIuly declu.cl thc OH lct of government.
lhe standard of It's excclienos, AMI the ralc for
its reformation. The comm0a bcgfft being
no longer dispensed, or atbiulblc under the
present distribution Of thc "pr NATIVE pow
20 lu Vac 4 gisiatIr,, uinrn iulu is tssa dee.
mlndlhlc a, Of sisht. Whlt hen is ,hc rule
oi reformation clguitcl in. ami made a part
Cl zoe compact l,~lll, la Which Do D. 10 De- acc
cotnplaliedf tits plaIg aul Ineligible, 50
inst De wno runs. may read -aud not only
root, hut understand. lts d- iuluW. ub Wis.
- that glvcTum Ut I-, or ought Go be-. i%n~titu-
trJ lor ile cnmlnon bglehi protection. and
c.ii'y of tAs people, nldno r community
90 el VIC varipus m1ie, nni forms ot govern
meul That Is best, which Is capable of prIiuc-
Iis zoe greatest dsgrr oi b%iprines, and safety
ana I'll, most ehtCtul,iS secured anailst the
iinscro i m2l-UiLiul.iUtpm And that when
government shall Dr. lfiii inadequate. or
contrary 90 q, s' purposes a majority OF The
community haul COO .iIblRhie, unali nahia|
mi-ieasib.c right Coo Ietto. alter, or abol-
go it'iu sJeI u4uugg o. siatt b. Judged MOST
-ohiltirc 90 the public weak Twill De per
wa ll1t the power 90 "r i1rni, alter. or
i'tiiah rests iu the "majodu al tly com
uu.It5. 4 principle - strongly iucntpam
with ai OR natUal notions Of govern.
-.,Y het II hardly necdct Sac eidorI
'.t'''' 1ae''an@ usa eawsr - al
wouis-iie @alaydSS6rrR ariGzfsle up,a
whicA the msority otyouf commit,c propos.
20 oftnihs ue Convention, Invoke Ills POW.
Iilt would, tHyquCslon must b. safren-|
terel ~ proper and practicable. But ifupln
coatar he adoption ~ Chat psinc,ple
would contUycnc. both thl let,sr ami snfdt
oi the rl'e above laid down ihcn Ills hoi,el
~ hho man -. Us advocates will sarrndsF
thf question ana seek 80 place ,heir arramen
upon som othcrmofs tenall- ground. les in.
consistent with this well established c0nycn.
s'oi'' IA'e. II - inofeoycr eQeally true. tlat'
J'ts '.is ma poWerls ouly 20 b. exercised
WITH a Sta5' o.tlc 20 thspati Z COOL. aud Tor
a r~fdmseTf.s, .V{f.
arr the evils of comelint ib@t La. -
sovereign will noon ms .hs.,S
thcy be relr--ei bg ~ IA rao. =
inaiont, al yuIr c~,uwiftg,s e.. ~
psciaik. wr-.ii a. g,i.s,g IT I.
iiy' D. invested 4itb Ia. r.e,, a,.1
alter. OF ABOLISH ID. cone
II isausvef , qroa ioee ati,v of
r,@scnatiygf. - 'p
an otief. ~. 4. ~
remove tli.. ~ ~ @,i
into the a.l. ~ ~
shadow io.sss To-,
bility tber. f-..s
by tAc ]na.sf q, sot csnm h,
most COMO sss rel 5y rlmnce .oo