Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-27
COL. THOMPSON roR TnE BLACK


i, nov in pmgrc-s tie West ,nust know on
Whom it eau rely Tor maintaining It's ughieoas
claims, without cspiiyoauon and without
i~altering, The position ol ,lre Western 'Sen
ON one great point ia the contest lps been
nkcn-wi,cly laken-and we hesitate not to
declarc tiat unless that position D. adhered
10. we shall only drludc ourselves by any hop
oi substantial redress. That position J.. the
firm resolution 60 accept of no Conveniinn
for ~Nlounins tho Saatc Constitution, unless
that Convention b. elected ga q basis which
wilt sccur. 10 tbs West ~ due power and iH.
Gdcu1e ih H. dslib .wuons. At thc late s.
,ion OF tbe O. lrral Assembly the West aakrt
Tor a CJnrcniiou. To- b. ofgniz,l ou TIA
"ohip bi.isr 1ha "a, refused this bur
<oa.rsl as \ Convention cou.titutel IRE, lscly
8 as the TIou.- OF - lcg.,es j., now -thst i. on
the miKel 90 "btac& bisi, The bitter va
rejected b. The yotcAofngreat majority OF thv
western mcmbct,. Th,y uhsn took the iras
position Tor thi West. Thy hncw II would
be ,ain 10 sack to establish oar just cqualii,
through a Couytniiod 10 which the couir5lo OF
a majority ot TIA STATE wouli be absoluts
They iorcsaw tina, IA, attempt would only A.
sal, Ia a further mieiihite P,~1poDcscnt OF
the "S,ate relorm' which ,h- Wrsr requires
Ia that position Cot. P,HE,orr firmly stood
s.te by aiie Wit. lhss, who rejected The Goa
veDtioh Pooposei to b, constituted upon ,he
"biaca bists. That i. the grouni Ia now
occupies. IL - lhc -aul, which n has ogcu
pr inrilg TIA lnun-r years that h. has al
SncateI western nights "a the aovr OF lI,u~
. Dylegaics.
When ths ~ws wsk RcrryrA "a To- pi.r
r,on of tn pnTpptC,uvent,os the ARers.
have been bcttcr 500 tAn W-,t 10 have accep
tel ,he proposal of "a Est. Tia article ct
the Argus wa4 Transferred 10 the Richmond
haquireT As an evidence hiatt III, people ot IN
~es, are williig 60 acceia - a Contention
OF ,ht black bisis. The Arsus then n.publi,a
e1its owl remarks with thr comfuent ~ ihr
Eiluiur We noted Ibis cifcums,anc, and
when Col. Tnompa1n8 aides, 20 IN, people
OF this d'ssric, spp,arrd, We ai once crandn
cd II to learn whether bis or,an hal expressed
hls sentiment. w observed In Ibis edirsss
he calls this q Pr1pl,lous tim, anl vet Ia
speaking oi the adveuse claims oi ihc East aud
West. lac adds that white Iii, state OF things
lasts, much will b. conceded bus not lhs or
trans Of coch' IL afterwards aiyeYts To- thr
pr'noir pie that representation should be- sp.
poinicd 81 cqpahtirA' Ds one TO which yves
ten men are Devoted lie then. in his mud
dy an3 iUgid siyk, declares hat EASTERN men
hare taken strong ground, against this p,.1,i.
pie. Tho, have planted themselves on a,i.
POSITION -aauting We s,rpos, NOR e,po.
claily 10 'he proceedings of De las. session.
ihsn follows this remarkable l-ansuace
ITS msfnhrrs Eastern membar,l ut,an M,
"hoor OF ID %il,ls'. imn-iiatll, r,nr~.ni.
Tag the small counties and he ea,iea ~.
%"teoes's, NEED NOT BR EXPECTED 10
"CpNCEDE hc fri latitude NJ our aNat
IN TUG ORG ANiZATIoN OF 4 COS
"NENfloN but what the Coxv,sriev u.,u
"w'uLn ftILo, when composed of oth,f m,n
WAC az not yearly csnlrtatcs T.. tbe lis
"hIarc nor the coiaurol asp,fsut, f,r c.f;Gel
promotion what can - effected by r,,.L
"iiiion, b. ppr,, predictions and ref-,,.
'inendahip " bat can b. s-ccoinrH4.i d,
"srglmrat ond onctgy, rng fufrst 80.
"CAs REvrALr
what ianguagc 10 ibis fr a nan WHO A.
pifes 20 b. q western Snaior' III, nrpte
III Senate sui thor argue Gus right &, a.,
'sni'on on tbe White Bi,is AMI ,,t b. a.,
proclaimed 70 the Eastern memhrr. ,t.t =,
a'ea not expect % s~ioorcl N. ns,Y go
~hfPeeifs (sqys he) 60 csaucrie 10 a. ,,,.
Nsn''on otsznifed on the white la.,. n
NNs, tdis Is th- llll lsi,ts le of our claim.
!" "a o'E'nit'uon Of a convention H..
vera MA Rave planted tlem~.lves o., ~
pos''e position, oaJ u. o., oar s 60, =
'hoaId sss lhrm to yieIt. what .b.u
'ePfy Whl day no, sy-yoa b,,r
Feelsd 'his concession; yolr c.s.
ave eisc'ed yoa, though yoi bs.t t.
u''' 30" $40 no' aai count not c1p.c ,,.s
concession. but were prtpareffo Pa,
'e"iioa on our basis VIII tb., 49,,
uat The pcoplc Of tee district az +.
c'nosie' Il tie East wil onh, si,oJ s,,.
what "a Convention i,selfe rtb., =
Convention ou tbe eastern h..,i.l ro.t
yieli' ssis Col Thompson. ,he f.f,o ~.
49, reveal ia contemplate. d., go
'aeD convention, AMI awaits th. ..,
0tts results ~ iDoks ~ Che ee..t
ni'aaon, perfyPre481foa, 49,