Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-11-22

ft9 a 3eculiatsses the condition OF Virginia 4hat
while ie gEeat hktk ofaHable property lies in one
Rfand division ptthe State, the great majority Of
meneeRs is fopg1d 10 The Nlher division. We can
have No reliable kga Of population and properly
/unIH the fell rehihis OF The Census are received
but We lEelieye II lbAe The fact that the PROPORTIONS
Oft bETtheps klkaa BIS Eastern and Wesletn Viz
ginia ha;ssasol fssaually sTared for many wears
and tkaElhe Eatfhays into the Treasury at lea, IS
per hea5fof every dollar paid INTO !, ny the West
We bdye also eFts-sdoubt that the Cessns will ex-
Z hibig .sa1pritNV my thousand meee people in
MestrrfhthAn 10 Eastern Virginia. Ii may show a
greater humber, VII we thnk il may hesaiely said
that the West h1N Ill least majority Of fifty Ahou-
sand in pspulasbs The East contends fort the
Representation Uf4Fcry interest in society: foS al
lowing property ~ Well as plumbers that jlst and
due sAafe of Tepfsssnlatits which Isl essential % lis
security The Mt@i plants itSclf upon that "Detia-
ration Of Rfghgts (which is The basis Of orr own
Goye(nuent; wst4, declares thai all men are BY
natura fee ceuA And independently that the peo.
pie are The tAunik}Hoi POLITICAL power; dat when
4soFeFnaeni is t3lHd Inadequate 10 us purposes, a
HaioIity:of the n4ppe have an nalienable right 10
alter or abolish III from which IL follows that the
majority NAV fixAthhly retain the power OF ordi-
nary legislation tt Tne West Subserihes to The doe
irine that an Indispensable object ofeyery good 60
vcrnmeni Is the srarity Of property, hnt denies that
there is any hntiin the peculiar condition OF Yir-
GINA which shou4E aadnee It's people 10 place that
security in the pdEtg Of the minority. At The same
time they piepa3 tx insert guarantee IN the Con.
stitation itseit ng adequate security to Eastern
properly
That profound excitement exists rraon ths con-
test in bish sectt4 was manifest even during the
; late briefsssaioa tf The Reform Copventen The
people olthe EaAnatRrally fear that their peculiar
property is 10 be Hlat the mercy Of the most sWter.
ing Taxation and hey regard guarantee in The
Constitution as A1tre paper hulwark which can
lie easily swept o 4aE BY another popular Rei0FRl
The Psople OF ihe4Naest feelineigpaut St9hf denia
in their caSf 81 th4 tight Of the lnaoFlpta govern
which Is carlsgA principle OF the bill of rights
and affee gcyeftAnant and they eei nce ADDITIONAL
exaspeTatian al idea that il would he Unsafe ITO
deposits pomersin q i hands Ia truth, no incen.s
siderable degree oI5tAe feeling which IS evinc6d
upon The MVsisrn I j. flows from the imagined iin-
putaiion Observation-Disclosures Oae Of tie Western
members al the ptekdnt Convention declared eve
need not say uaSt kaiustly 4hat in the oPinioR Of
The people ef The Etss 4he Western men were but
little better than $h4 organized handitti seeking
power sor she purtSsfs OF public plumber
Even a;rea.sr thaequainted with Virginia BY
personal abse4ga6bhI might easily pefee{ye, from
This brief and iinlSrIeei Sketch, thai The Common
wealh IS on The eve 81 very exciting events. There
i material rnon IL both sides Tor The deepest pas
sion and arre as{ .aoundant grounds to lear thai,
unless thelnesnAAli basis be satisfactorily ADJUST
"a Virginia Is ntSnger Of that terrible calamity
a division hf he as5th Even The Convention al
isea, bsfo;e the WRIT had majority Of numbers
such result was kEarded hy some Of lis represen-
iatives preferable yshat they regarded section
al degradation; Mtsks the most conspicuous chang
MON III tie East AIks Benz Watkins leigh, declarz
"a substantially tAtk division OF the State would
IL nreferan,e 10 aikhyernm%nt in which property
shann not be adeAeatelv protected. There issno
donh thai HE sansteting Is still prevalent On bosh
s;ses II ~ sncuutes and thar there thousands
East and West Nh rather than give up all their
3e, nd vseuld pr1F division fine State Such
=, event n, shan2 appreciate IS calamity beyond
words a j; n,rss III dissolution o. the Union of
Virginia Mould iafarcely less terrible haa dis
solntisp I'll he AmkSssan uAioh Il would be even
more painfsf 10 gasunder the ties of9brother-
hood and aashins lffSAe ground the cherished hopes
Of The restoration II De ferner prosperity and pow
er Of Commonwealth most veneraied and beloved
BY all her soas Il tpaid place free State upon
The Wrssera hordcS, III Eastern Virginia, thus in
creasing the alsea4ttkwolen majority Of the free
States IN lA1 natof }caaneils. llitwoala be dam
geroas to Save pF3iissyil 10 give Power 10 Wes-
Iern malorSy Of ffl@tAS il would be still more per-
ilous suffer those 4Nends 10 be converted into en-
emies bytie divis9is Of The State, and the estab-
lishment cS The haeiary ct free State in the inn
mediate nalghbarakh q The large slareholdiag
population n Ease Virginia.
Bat fssalt 50 p1pneholy ard disastrous can be
|nsily avekted by Et3f and temperate counseis. Nc
tction must expen1b get The whole extent Of its
demands. Each ais make allowances for the in
lercsts and even The Mars and preiudices Of Others
Each must be prettSd 70 meet the other In spirit
Of eonciliSaien ans scompfoinise. For ourselves,
while We cannel eff that there are strong consid-
efaticns urged hE 4h sidessof the basis question.
we still adbere g ~ plan Of compromise which Ne
haye oeipFs urge ypd which We believe viii con-
FER snbstansial iassMk nponkosh sections and eive
general saeisf&c The people IL Virginia Thai
pIan respects ibe einuty 81 numbers "a the West.
and ngoFhss for IN protection &C properly in the
East ltik The I'LL rerummeaded 81 President
Monroe Il the ca tenlioa 81 1923 % place he
Honse al DeeEatk& ,ipon The hasis cf while popaia
,ioo onlr and So <sfae compound basis 81 popnla-
ion and asatfon ssail il ne Senate. we BE-
So President Of the lakf Cam
~enfioo lisst ssch Efoar<e would BE safe for both
secfio6s sri thai siae he popnlar branch would
- r. Is uyfeiast3 kensnFes for the pablo good,
~ T.-ncfSiFc 81 ~ ennie would afford 81 imme-
dia,s and aap!s el'tk upon ~ rash and heated
Iegisl,tioa W