Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-10-15


hen there would be no nece ssity for a Convef-
ion--ihat as to the extension Of the light Ct suf-
fIaee, that was al hunlhrs-it vas eXtended far
eaoneh; ard If anything too far now,
This opinion is the fixed fact" among the
anti-retormers here in Eastern Vireiia--"No
Conugntioa" uron any terms. believe we ni2ll
cary CONVENTION Biz Al this ST ssion, as lat
rs il is if the friends Of q Convention were not
50 much divided among thenls Ives npoi. the
question OF The basis am, as you well AHow, d
white basis nlan but am fully satisfied ihat
sfe Legislature " Ill never graft a @Conventicn
bill" on that tas;s, and know that the a;te ta-
sis men here have nearly all come TO that con-
clpsion, and our friends an7org the people may
is well understand that fact at once Ii is use
less for Us any longer to be contsndirp and vast
i.sr our tire in pursuit O. tli l,ifh il iYnprac-
tieable and unatiaiiaIle. / would then say 10 the
friends Of reform, # my humble voice can have
5ny influence at all " ith ths,n--go for a Cor
vettion rlon thc very hest terms that you cal,
@et-a'.d that is he arrat Cement (,r fasis il Won
hoes of The Pre- sent House Of Delegates V ho h
ia roint of fact is, as al know. compromise OF
the last Convention. ltleaves the tasis open to
be arranged l'y the complexion OF The members
whom the reoTle may choose to represent them
in the Convention,
| 1t is useless to make attempts ut re-appor.ion-
Hlept-l the vote at this ssiol d.lnon states the
impractical iitv of the scheme. The Conven,ion
Iis inevifal 1T ID Us less TO stave it of--.lt
sooner 1t meets the heter--the people will never
rest satisfied with the pre- s4it safe of lhil,e-
fforlns are necessary they mu,t be granted
he RIGHT of the people 10 vote must be extended
regard the people as the legitimate soufee o.
all rover, ard am prepared At all times to &C
with any body of my telow-ci'izens no Will
rise epic assert til; power All Reiolrefs are
erel uron this roillt--ths eatension Of he ri. Il
! OF sgtfJaee
7 carrot bpt think thai fha vote Of The uopse
nm thlbi,l NJ M scott WIS rio}t. tho 1r;ends q
Ffo,m cpah hi ir,vafiaflv 10 vote a%aiEst all sp,
rrorositi,a,s for tbey ,re intended To h .f,o1 t}e
fTTs1,fs ior q eaI,vfftinn 1ro,,,e1sed viii Mr.
scott nro,, ms hin and asked him fhe onf siof
hefore thu. vote was talep .y;f # vasrst intend.
81 to destroy the r,osrerts Of a .Corver,ion ~
&c ene;,aN .y,5 ~, .,sybna,s 5bn{ a,;l ~ r. n.
scf 81, J, nf}s'lTl,,al, t}t il ,Vas he mani
,I,,,s gfi,,;or ~ all fh4 TfG,,n,els Who voted IN
~, tf4..tve hat sp'h Ilrst le fbe inevitahl,
effect Of the rassl o. sf thai bill. It cave llf
s,llifo,5] y. ,,rf y Ifatnr to The lytst hut s,
fft rs laroel in th minority. ard far This ss,
/ esel IS and Itinjyoftait loon. we we're to sur.
t1,lr on,s4lvts md .li onr homes If l,rra..;ro
lawn The nI;sera he s;stem Of =, Trace e>sfie
n tla ,1resa17t o4 ,',
/ t.n,,t,' r5urt and othar Iudiei+.l Svsten,--ths
,leg.fiop a orr Cove}ror ST. Nv The NJ orb
.la i64legd all Other neefss:l}ysarG aI,.1..ixre
farrs hi. h ear, he made t,,l, tx p gongf,itio,,
ri IN PfnrIa. legislative TfgaJiu y IN ret do
he TssieLttfige haye not the ,.over fo Grant M
,aoI7la no ro,ys h. 1}fsird Sirrt he ,tefaat
:. 4;Y eeo,i., -f,4ff. .I,e ii hfIl. ta frfbef f
EaIt has iesn rnade al e a;s alive ,cle{n il, thai
,arjc,lar. and 1}res,sn3ts 1},ere will not be- =,
The oyerN h,linjl9 vote thele cast AGAINST it. de-
of tbs s,h.rns. A rsiderl ,a l.,,rt@ttr Of III.
r fprrnffs Of t;le ssisatre pri9eirajiy from n,
eor,]lats1. voted for the bilI. rs il extended al.
# h Proposed Western increase, to their co,Ii1r>
| bi.yo0d ne Alleebaliv. coutendinu that il was
hait-rtt, ,5le the o44sr SIS II World make ia NJ
5rst SO t4,any more votes in the House anon The
1all Of the Convention. But in nix utec,et,1
hey OUGHT 10 llIa3k those retolmers Who yore d
ia he 'eoati.,e for iirer H. lin as il is thpir
region OF the State which cla1ncrs ior large in.
crease Of IT Ere semtaiion. and after they had ac-
cfrted the small Ioon OF Mr.. SCOTS bill. he,
world have been NET V hen they asked fora Con,
vent.on-vly has .'Alorsieut louson come a.
cain yo,, asked for m, increase Of 1,uuer and
! bit Yesterday we cave it to YOU, and DIV and
viii your advice and CONSENT" and now yo,,
are back AGAIN, The prorcsificn Of lha, hin
WAS not3lino E;ke equal to "a half loaf is bette,
than ,o brsadnit vas aH inctr.sa nj rouer
without any Of the Efficient elements of nfv.e,-
= saadov w;thont the S,ghsta1,ce-aud even had
il naseed an arary controversy would have sprlnla
up among the Western members as to the rrepC
assignment of the small Increase. know thar
| he able delccate from Ohio. MIR. Edaiuaton. Vas
perared to oprose to The dea,h ANY rear portion,
Ement v hich did not assign an additional dele
cate "a his IMMIGRANT equity, How he vould
have voted on this particular bin lnow moi. as
, rIi....o =. |, -, go.