Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-09


any eneFs fnasil The saEeusatieas not strictly ae-
curate hui the Error i against iheksss fT gives
the wessa larger sacn ahar sAe vas enii'iea
10 81 hat censnsn
basing Representation "a popuston and taxation
cambined, II viii Be more man sac cyef soaafq -
fsre
Fraan this brief historical reyi.w think / might
u JUSTIFIED ID ealing upon Mr. E 70 rss1aet suns
Of The statements consnfned 10 bis address unless
indeed BE- shall seek refpge here asso eY declaring
Them 10 be insignificant faefsa The dlkeonfent u
he ri.nas OF The white bass 10 1850 dd nor rrs1f
frDn their Dissatisfaction with ehs gFsl<ssae rPon
which representation vas anpofEiphsai Rul oeeShSs
that Il approximation wasl6xea ia prsmansft Con-
stitntion and made unckanseaelt, and r. 4 'se no
provision was made totTnett thP rapidly gtnwsng
'ro7siasion osthe w sill IA $50 here was Easi Fl
The Moan,aiEs majority u 20 GOO n Of Whise Pr
pnlati0n.
Mr.. PEN Teton Informs us tthat The mix d basis
is distinctly recosnized III The F. def9t cos ;aian
Ifihi< were So ii wonI5tbe no argument for Is IN
irnduction iFfc the domestic pstiey II Virginia
kus safh Is not The fact
New il wNalst b pFesGnspiuptlS IN me- having 10.
afinHies whatever with that rarity ITO say 70 once
who has heeraHn unced as t8s stred siSezHdlease
and who hiss gfavely areepted that poffi1on mat
he hasyel 70 learn the pFlnFipesf his OVID parry
This il IN III ecnrum of uhFth Ennld net be guilty.
-huf This WilsaY thas If he has carffct coFcep-
tim ef thai term he dif-rs rerrEwidelyirnm those
with whom he is acting throughout the Staie 10
truth Mr. Pendlrt9a has grtwn WonderiGlS
raefaplSysicaI apfthisfsutiect Of mixed basis. His
distinctions would do nodiseFedit 10 thescFfebraled
doctors OF SiFasbnTg. III bis classification waicn
is wholly original wehave The fli1ed bqs1s-,the
ttrars nlirfa bass and l&e atslnfs mSre4 bass and
suppose they will heiSo.5il iooNisd By The eeapar
atfrs ana the a1pchte3trs Mfrea btsis. The world
| haye no Gpabf would -rrgEeaily edited by a
treatise enracing these salt and rsfined distnc-
tans il politcal philcSofhy sifcalion which
hrs escaped HE Rcute punctuation of Aristotle.
81 r. sr4t sy 4 Ia1 l.s Rta
The property basis and ii elaborated they might he
tf some material serv fc 10 those anheGged peiti-
clans who may RIP eseni tbe Ea4s II onf next Con-
venlion they were ceriainiy upknown toihe Senior
wrangjers WHO figured ID hs. last
5Usus Isl nsrma ta3ueiaei--T Terms acquire their
signiffatpD srum use.
Now. ihro#gRou file whole sta,e Of Virginia The
term 1qfT!d btss has d iped but one sisnihcaion
Ii il F4rfesehtaioa ta&Rdfd 81 eomphurd ratio
OF population and rercnhe ;-is Is luGe OF arith-
meiic ty which rae foAlsf Of revenue Is made the
equivalent Of onr ME- trt5e psrson. II is in this
stnse f le term that th9 Auditot has made ont his
official statements; in tlas sense that The Virginia.
Assembly, adtec uFon lie hill last winter. and in
tbis seHse that every tanAidateia Easlefn Virginia
now e2pnHnEIs il il ihPiF aldrcsses lflwilt not do
then f4r Mr.tP. after he4hFs so-gAlanR taken The
bonRtg and unlisted uGdrr.a haHncA tpidisown the
PRINCIPLES wl;eh arr in bEust ahl hvgg.eoors em
tlazan4d upon lis folds The mixed takis is repre-
sentatipne faHndsd Rpon braHefs and isHWhely dis
tinci from e II scrat BIS which Is fugndta exclc-
siYeiy Uni aaa5rs III p,FsBttiaa.hu in Mhich emit
m5raibnlof persons By = eomPIet between soycr-
cgi and iRIfpendent SIDES Slave islregafdea III
the Language Of Mr.. M2lison as IAree- lii'hs OF 2
man.
|. shiIulH thinkf any man Ia ViTgiaiA understood
1.-The ditthclibn between The MIXED hdsis and The
Federal asi$, il qughitostc Aflhhr Sai h OF >le Of
Wlght-tone of lht ahlest anu mosl Experienced
politicians in oar Statef;- man. wig Tor nearly
thirty years has stood atRle head of The Democratic
ti.kst Ii Virginia aud tAn basso loHg and f1h.
! fully seTkedi in the GeneTal 49, mb'Ya asto have
acquitted The appsilationlafF at4er d tts n use
ID air. tent address published ty him as c3ndi
date ier h Gosyenii9n IN the IaTge> siafe-hoIsihe
| district ID VII ginia viiI>the admits Tie jasce Q
Tie whitcbis> principle HI ihgosy, be iso pi,post
1 10 adoht Il iitpraetce H. puelaial- hHwaveE hi
| fTeco4eilab9e al harrence Of lie nred basis pfact
4 p}s anil dxfress his purpose q Support the Ftdsr
/ al blsik lSuIrelE Colon9l Boa will BID euFfyi+cd L
/ Learn IljJm lur rev li4hs ID Barkeiry. lhat yea
4 dlsIiei,flu II Without differences, and that wha
i yod c5ieF and what yoh apprgrf, are one and th'
Il woasdI consume TOD rnuca time 10 goino al
examination Of lhe History d Tint Prigi>ion in III
Federal CGa>tituliga caieBi tuj Reder al Basis hi
II dong II ceua be sht wn lhair the reasons whiel
ledt its9adbpiion, and IL The prlcipir upon whis
Il il ii fauiAed there is as ttie srsenbIance bew 81
it, and lie mixed basis rs hete i between Christi
aaity and Muh me aliTm- L
Mr. Ptndiston, conscious 81 the odiq1n that nlus
i tfSc6vgIy which has heretofore escaped the Il 81
liant seli4inieTsst OF the East HE SAYS the nike
basis is ndt to give slaves represent alton. bu
i pFstct ndedspt9pertysiaHthe Eist which III 1874
exec -dedshai u the West fifty millions ofdoliags
| Nav vhB ever hrarI ariy Eastern nah express ami
saPpre RerRon that his iEnded krcSt would b. i'd
| 'va4elibyilht WEST Va aid haa< Sd far as kasd
are eohcdrndd that Mp htf,>,Bf wblid cpncede
ina; tie fl,eresis Of lo ii East sd WeR, are saaas
aeaas asp taereforr that lhe Waite basis should pfe
vail H. Is tue as he stAles, tfk4by the assessment
% 1910 t4e lands Of Eastern ginia including he
4 ciiirs wfreI estimated al some SlS 900 900 NOR
ihan thoSk q the Wcst5tut b doss hot state iha
i the sam9 ass ssm developed the extraordinarr
fact Int JaR rs . 10 1910 thfgewas a Gaprceinfio
in thr FaIUeIot Eastern lands of reat1 ni!ians AM
/ an aPPfcfiatofr III FalHr Ot Wcssern lands o
ticiatgGsE aIiRi5as Of ddllars and have no tonh
me asseSS1 eHi OF 1850 Swi slicw buta snIil rcla
| tive dfheFfn9e in thpir aggregate ralues
lsh9ulA like to notice his I'll End 5th head hu
1 really u II alp endless tatk % .l4w iis gentleman
fhfhngh 4e intricate lat WIN i ~ error into whicl
| h haI Involved hiinse& ii his eiT1lt5fp Support
Cause "a weak 10 carry HIM, and lar too heavy t
/ b. CARRIED tY him.
! Thesilhple question for the voters of Beraele,
county % ldelermtne Is his VIII yot iR9fp0rat'
| now FIR lhe Grs ttrze in Your State Cbn>titu,iou
/ principle If rypreScnata Whit .,ruies that rsaht
/ dppn ahifh al roPn' ar goTrarnsai9 are founded
hsrieM II hr. majority tagaFera-a principle which
/ will vest ihe power Of hF Stale igF al iime 10 come
in the hafHs of sectional milnFftv ID b. used Ii
he#n foi their own seitiasI purpbsaskhich strife:
down al nhe blow the political rights VI half mil
/ lion Of ffef Inhabitants gf this State and which i
/ carried Gfoeeffett must recording ID tn admission
\ OF Casters statesmen then seltrs make hi. Com
m>nweali4 one wide lel4 Of agitatioa, factidn CON
/ lusian aadl strife Why entail upon us and upon
onr chidrtn these horrible eaiamRies. when eFtrt
~gliimateintffest 81 property naY be fuzzy guaTded
nd amply pra'ected without fesort "a any uchof
| fen ivei prindiplt2 Why let loose HE Demon d
I di>sofd diStub oar pkacr al timd when q IN
/ ar and every mBd should beat III unison and har
m 10 sifPort oil the Interests IL asEi,ati ms "a
i dafS;atel
Doe any man in his senses believe that any Con.
stitaiinn ssucionng The linked aks principle car
Gthts Fs receive the sseni oil the people OF Virgin
il And ifii SD suid can any man doubt hat III lei
years il is destined TO be overthrbrn aAn4d-t the Ia
mnlts and agitaiions which IL nsst en4ender
| would here close bnttior the aliu>it whiehhas
been made 10 the reiaFm anesline oGIsib.
tcel no discFedit 10 be ranked wit lhe RErpRM
Parry Of the couniy Of Berkeley, believe ihal a
mafe pure and patriotic ufgartzayi4n was never
made heEe orelsewhere. We erected platform 81
principles. Whrh although not ~ extensive III il
judicial reoffnS rs The deuaada ohe pres, Mt time
was wide cntslgh 10 subject as i LIE hercilcss ca.
lumnies and de,faeii5ns 8f the selsfyiea cuns fva-
lives pc that dav Radicals ard dsmasognes were
the mildesi epfheis heaped npDa IA by hose holding
Office and seeking utiice #rsm he powers thai WIRE
and set not five years have passed over before We
find tint every matter OF Rsfarl ithere fndieated
save thai involving question Of seciional pa yer
Is sustained hR The universal concurrence ii The in
ieigsnde and patriotism ,of the State East ana
West old and ynaag viii with each other in Doing
homage TO the aineipes there annauhced The