Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-09
Oireinia tsrce Dress.
By H. N. GALLAHHR & co.
FRIDAY MING.
THE MIXED nAsfs. !.
AUGUST ., 1850.

We re-insert the conclusion Of JoHs JaNssy,s
Adde'S upon The subject 81 the Mined BASIS. Ii is
pnausweratle-and scatters 10 the Winds the dema-
gogieal attempt of " Observer" 10 array the par
agaiaft tie rieE. L. him, in seeking vo',a, give
snmeftstter aHd more substantial tigideucef of his
affection for the dcdr poor people tllan mere sit9p
causiPRa. Tho attempt 10 hum,ng the. poorer
elassaF, when their sotds are needdd woai 40 III
Jrffson county and it is atfibut.ng ignorance 10
the nhape WHICH does not belong 10 tilen And sll
suct saps should be Indignantly ppraed hy them.
VIZ had battered oufsclft thai thu course of tile
Free Press had been honest and abgye suspicion \,
The advocate or either sis, uhethefh he vas gEhis,
Democrat or Conservative had the BIZ use of our
colufahq and &c had hoped tI,at "a. We had been
thus Ettral we would hare bad no.cause ID com
PLATA Nc one who had shared b5a4tifallv df that
iiberaii;y We 60 no, accuse obkerTcrn Iii re-
Ing dg4h9Eest ia his vieRs-fUr the sske Of CALLING
lhe iEsatant hu, we do not hesitate " affirm haiti
b. esf%tis 10 gain Votes hy sneerihs aliusaon 10
ihe mill hoy, t.tuhn Janaey) be will fiud himself
most wofuilv mistaken THE wixesNan5 best men
u our REPUBLIC have bsen Of ,humfae parentage,
ana were, in youth, engaged in humble voestions.
Tie iiamortal franklin was iypoasarher Gen.
Putnam was the son Of shoemaker Daniel Shelly
worked for five years a, The last; aEdhecause John
Janney has risen from poor mill-toy 10 be the
pride VT his county and an ornsmens 10 the State,
his opinions are Dol worthy Of beirg regarded.
We advocate the lErtA Basis Tor TIE simpieIrea-
son thAt We believe its adoption willanost conduce
TO he Interest of The poorfas well as tie rich We
own h,lt four acres of land, have no money al in
teresi tfar The people do not choose " pay interest
on praers blts) being always satis hed 10 receive
The prime pal. ana therefore canno, Bt ACCUSED Of
advocating The caase Of tie rich.
Taxation without REPRESENTATIVE was the
cause ot cur qaarfel-wtta the mother country and
We now honestly believe that taxation without
representation will Seriously inlure Mis- large tsx
paying rpmmuny
II we,afe not allowed toexpress freely, and with
ON feat favor or affection, eur opiHcns on lie
great que lions inyqlyirgshe organic law OF the
saae, Vi had better close DOORS al onee and he OF
for California Ia conclusion We honf>tly, candid
fy andb alIy exprrss the belief that HI ihg Mixed
basis were fully understood 81 the people. that The
election III Delegates 10 the Reform Convention
WOULD resait in tt- triumph of such priaydpies as
Justice and sound policy are entitled tol TEeseare
onf yiews and l.; I'LL !" observers make BE ,apst
b. lheu III
Dssifigs earnestly that this great sui scf call
into exercise orr Judgments uAdisrurbe bg passion
IN pFe|uaies, pfSeEed 10 Notice anoth@f objection
10 The canbned basis Il Is said to MAKE uistiuIc-
ton between The rich property holder aud sis poor
neisAbort ard ID the sense i'll which hcItt3estio is
urged there is in fact no foundation faR4I ltdbts
from necessity distribute unequal portions ofpoMter
as between Ehe four great divisions OF INV suite and
without thlswc can haze nogaarantee tiul III each
and every te of iAise divisions all the rioters rich
and poor, have an equal portion ot political power
The yote given BY man in Loadoun wotlh htly
thousand dollars, is counted for just as inuch ana
no more than the+yoie of the man living next door
70 him, whose only wealth is bis good ct$aracter and
capacity ~ labor in his trade or profession. But ii
u certainly true that the adoption Of the White Has
SIS viii stsp every voTer in Loudoun, whether he
be Poor % Fich OF one third of the poTral weight
ne now Possesses and is fairly entitled ta; II is a
great mistaSe to Suppose that the crushing weight
Of oppressive taxation falls exclusively upon those
who are the principal PAYERS bf the tax No--iraie
the mesaan1c arts and all branches of Industry.
bat that ofthe ;ax-gather wher under it, hlighling
inruenee and this is Of The innumerab!e prudfs
that the fr Interests NJ all conditions If saetsty are
By wise providence bound up soxeihef whatever
demagogui.s, 10 promote their own selfish urposes
may saw tpthe contrary. How is the man ol TWEEN
ty5one. JUST entering. upon hteo better his condi-
ti5u il Sc eanno receive from The surplus wealth bf
the man offory the fair reward of his Eohestindus-
Try. t
There Is another view Of this suhjec, I'd shich we
cannot close cur eyes il we wnald. Thete s in it'll
one Of The slemenis of that fearful confess which Is
now raging 10 the United States with a.eipIence
that rocks Tie batements of the constitution and Of
ths Union Itself 10 their foundations and hoaeTsr 4
we ugtt under olhercrcumstaaces. be disposed 10 4
sacrifice portion Of cas Just sight we earatt now
Well to the demand. /