Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-09
afR. FAULkNER.S REPlY no am.
PENDLETON.


ferlyto Mr. Fau!kaer. We iuseri. also b Erqnes;
Nj. rs rsjoindeFs-
Before proceeding Is notice some very rlarirS
kissreal and constitutional inaccaracfeS iii bis an
cress viii perform mare grateful and acre psah.e
tassk,-I viii pFovsfrpm, Mr.. PendirtDH,s own al
drtSs thar 4 isa white bass nan and thns we mar
hare he consolation 0E believing thzi shere Il Hck
enc mixed basis hsretie ieii 10 The ccnnfy no not
even he Esirsa basis candidate hfgiseIL
III she preliminary portion OF his adsrgss ard Be-
fore be reaches his ttfrtseH keads ne sayS:
:. The general abstract rFinciple that the raSsrf
~ siaA garrra. i just a. d i Republican, Ii Il
hased upon the capacity and dispoiii III Il MAJOR
az the prople to drci3e Eighlir for the trSt psr
IN, Governmental affiirS. Hence the aAEks 5nsis
principle OF representation. as FssPerts csunty Oh
ona
Stale Of homogeneous INTEREST," Now know Mr.
Pendleten TO be aseholar-and ripe and good
one--and Il assume il Tor granted that he knows the
IneasiHg pf the words which be uses. Holnogene-
ons i WORT Of Greek origin and ary ittiinary
VIII infarn that il means In the connexFan here
used interests cohsisiing of eeint1is OF like ma
turr, mol alike il quantity OF degree Of Ike
zaaeye.
Then ID The opinion oEMr. PendIeton. IL me State
Or Virginia embraces homogeneous inirresis-or in
iereSts alike in their naiureAthe white basis rs
esr thetrue prime Of representation and should
be adopted.
Vow viii he he pleased 70 inform me of one <ol
tafV interest e3isteHtn Eastern Virginia OF which
taeF- mot intrrests of like nature in Western
Virginia III 90 nat mean to say. tqnat Quantity
o legree--bui omageaecns-olika nature.
Have thew lands oil every grade amt quality IN
oinEa AZ tbr rrh5ncisnf their snil wheat [cnrn
- ,ttscelt.s sr.s III. M rrn,,cts M
Western Virginia Are they people mainly ag
rienltural in their pursuits So we. Have
Hsve .bSv slarrs IL Eas,r,n Vi,eiai, So
nave We slaves "A 4vs.fy county in Wee.err yiryiR
"a and much larger slave interest Than mos rer
soas sntrs,ss vha Nave nj given tbeir aentit 4,
ttes subject The slave population West oil The
Ritggf max, f,irv IS estimated al ts,effyf.Y mil
liaas az d5iiars in Falue-aad-is rapidly on the in
crease lean name some counties in Trans ALE
ghany Virginia that contain six millions III dollars
II Halue 81 slave property. All the Princtpai rivers
Eastern virginia iake Their rise ta Toe n9antafns
OF Western Virginia. We speak the same iaE7
-aage -w9rshtp the same Godt--draw our lessons
81 aeigan and morality from the same Bible
glory in the same patriotic ancestry ARE descend
cd IRON the same parent stock and lock forward to
lhe same exalted destiny. And II itwere now as il
was in the DAYS OF bafbarisIn. that
Mountains interrased.
Make enemies Of nations wha had else
Nike kindred drRp. becn fainated iTio one,
eventhal obstacle rapidly disappearing htfore the
tfiunrhs Of .hp all c0nqtering car aDc The awakened
energieS If man.
I'LL what re- pyci # praY them are The interests OF
I the people III v ir sfsila Rot kantogrH ans !?
tffiak thfn n,5yc righl "a cIaisn upon.the al
mission of Nj. p saldrcss aid the facts here stated
haGhe is wAfle basis man AMI NAV Tins ielici-
tate f.lyst If upon convert or rather cautive that
| / hay4 made ilam5the opposite ranks
ii i n0l Il litle tdrious 10 observe The cbnradic-
tary ". enertailsd on this aues ton hy the mi ed
hasi~ adj aleS. Whilst Nj Pendleion! true ID
he hpredirr nv rspubIcan instincts of his nature
aS.ws n. wbite basis rs be a sound principle IN
| N. ory hi iorsakes the Of his fathers upon
| orotaas which The ables, Eastern msn themselves
| nnv# LIN, atand reptdiate.
| Hear what Roprar g. Scorr saws. a candidate
inIhs edmond district and one of The ab[est Ia W
ycrs and noliticiaus in the State. Whilst h. ma
IN. pr,prrty III lhs mixed basis on nrfnciple
4 hs acnt. IN. r,.asans5npon which Mr. Pendcion ha
ltn,,5#9,n, !, convert to.,i,e doctTine:
II ~, an.r.hstion ,f !, 6,he rnixa1 ba.i
n,i1gineS on no suth grounds as that Of 4di.siin
ilafity 81 interests Between East ana West SON,
-liaht d T.r,nces II Interests uoparcat rsloreNhaI
r,dH exist bal tntha great essentials wa are al,
/ / 5hink ever wiir Tel one people, X
,I'his is the Language al a s,ateSman-and OF on
who comprc6euds Tie great interests off This vas
Cnnnt.b Wealth and whilst differ widelyFwith hin
Il Atis hi CIV OF popular Government am prpu
n acknowledge that he has rendered to is in hi
instance That justice which We DO not AZ all time
receive from our eWn western bfethren'
1 WlH now proceed 70 hot}ee setne OF me tho'
material n ne hItorcai are eohs'tu.i0hai fnaS
eaFaeles Y $3.50,
4 mis- iaTifTFss f- -
All pangl.,a, bss sssr,a3 :.hr,,,,,I ,tt
AL. 4i1affbs mi keI H. ; ss' ; ~ az
AHA HI, ths cn Sti,,,ti., u II - 4
stati, TIT s,e Il; H.. + ,lt
=. ,i,n s@,rr = s;s 5F q + 1, I'LL, ei,'Nt ~ III
,ii., y, es,.htb Iii -, r u 3 4.
igrai. : ,e,s "s.n ue
In, TT III. m, t''''f = + 5'u
Xii ,bese ara oross md r.l,.ti. 49,
4Taht ben NH $500 ~ n ~
"A sn,Ss;bt, - - III III ste 4
-; - = @ - :, ~ - Ve t'e ielbN I
y - II " "i,tt'aHS y N
az haar II whirh + as ' eer snnt5ion s
IL. " -. ,' ~ I'LL I'LL ~ :. .a II t'otea "
;o sre rn,. ',iaa nas $3.50 ~ "tf1
/ 80, - - j
ouf oFislhal s1hS IllGtiQn Oh t.tp gave Two 6eie
| Sa1s.lo essgly 19unly Y kae stsie' without IN
,lsa1ee' teiSIthee 70 ~ eeo5tapalcai eSltR paPa
i 81 county - aaef ms system u
| to9Y the tdls- AiieshahI eohhtlsS enJayei on
louflno ihe representation of the STATE alIho the
| PoLsh"tien uld hoe exceed 3he ere @tehi9-
Inc next ehanFe IN tuff Constitution was II
! r. aTra"rr.l ard ~Ng,ioRed eyrres<lv and in III
i langasge Of heslaw pnan The hash Of III H. ,6d
pagaialfa4 II The sac and 50 they continued unti
i In present Constitution went into operation. =
4 In 1929 when the Convention assembled allhd
| the delegation stood sirtg IEaSlefn to ttirfbsij
/ Western nembers-aad ahha' Eastern Interest
were sustained ay a mass Of intellectual power and
ability, such a. she can never again bring ID thJ