Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-15
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NELSON COUNTY. July 2, 1850.
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It is often asked in our conventional dial riot why the
conservative moderate party voted Tor the convention
II they opposed amendments Of tho cons tuition.
The answer is Bot is necessary first To STATE
th1I candidates grossly msrepresrntrd when it
ii they are IN favnr # changes in onr cnnsiiu-
ton. We have heard several discussions since the com
mencemeet Of the pending and know that our
candidates no. only not opposed IL all alterations in
organic aw. but now, and have from The he
ing, been he strong and consistent adv of many
aud important changes We understand III m To he 10
favor of The election IT the werner by the people
ihey in favor of biennial sessions of The Legislature
and limiting the leng h of its sngs They in "a
vor of constitutional prtvlson forbidding Members of
the Legislature receiving appointment frnm that
body during their membership. They are in favor ut
ltnerani Judiciary. They are in favor If the ex-
tension OF the right OF Suffrage They are in favor of
many other reforms which properly fall within the
provision of the Legislature. We may NJ, bp strictly
accurate hut if have rightly understood the
alive candidates, this is about the extent of alterations
they wish to made. Ii they had have advocated
these changes ten years ago, they would have been de
nuunced for innovaors and their doctrines decgied
the excess of abSurditr. We repeat often asked.
why he conservative party voted fr the call of
veHton. M'uthing demagogu =, VIII" are always ready
to SEIZE upon advantage that malice or pei version
misrepresentation can secure. and disappointed aspl
rants for office, who in this respect lass dalty
have sought 10 make capital ont # his fact. The
servatves arluated their support of the cnnven.
ton, by the pnrest and most PATRIOTIC motives. They
cnvnced that the cali of convention could mt be
much longer deferred. The signs Of the times plainly
indicated that such call inevitable. The Western
division If the State increasing population ser
than the Easern-and III" operation ofcauses which
we had M control, was slowly but surely transferring
power ffom the Fast 10 the West Vii naely to
give the West other advantages besides the prspondot
snce of members In view of these facts, they thought
il hest 10 have The convention without longer delay as
the East could with more pausibi,y contend or her
rights In the settlement t." the Great question of basis Of
representation in the Iegisl tnre. than hereafter
Cerainly, her c,ndi ion would M, be- improved by
short respite Besides, Virginia had by the soemn
solves Of her Legislature. fully committed herself a
ganSt the Wlm1t Provis'. The white basis in its
practical operation respects Eastero AID Western Nir
gnia is precisely what the oviso isas respects the
slave and fee ates of the Union What do the mod
crate % the North seek by the introduction of the
lmot Prnviso in our Territories They eek the
clrsinn of slavery representation from Cong This is
al The reasonable men of the North sceh-wr speak not
of fanatics, and those who acknowledge 'hieher law
than the CONSTITUTIONS Aud what do the ad vocates o
the white basis in nur State prop ,sed They propose
the exclusion from the LenSatute of slavery represen
IA ion They are not wiling to regard saves in the
twufold aspect of persons well As property They
repudaie the dcrne, thai government is instituted fol
the protection of both property aud persons that
taxation and representation should be inseppable -
When was our Sta'e. East and West more fully com
mted on this great question than al present Whet
jus ing the question of representation than Many
who were satisfied with the present constitution, al
thought that its defects such called for a
mendment induced t. support the convention or
account OF the favorable opportunity of settling satsiacto
lily. at e'st lo time. the vexed question Of has
represpn ation. They wish avail themselves of tn,
golden opportunity of settling this paramount question
As Easen Vlrgluans are locking for the welfare of the
East, they could do otherwise, and where, ask
the onssency in vuing fer The convention. and re-
tanning love and yeneraon for tho institutions OF on
gloriols old Commonweal h For one, object t
support Of the convention being construed into
initial to all the hereses and extreme doctrines ut radr
calsm Navy others in this dis riot Will, douht'ess
have like ohjecrions 10 such constructions, before the
kalands Of September, shall have occasion To know
Few If those whr Voted for the convention suspect
thought they were pedglng themselves TO support every
project. feasible infeasile, practicable lmpractca
bic. that might he advanced under the alung al
reform. We have confidence in the people-in thei
O cd in,entions-in their purity If purpose in their in
telligence-ani in their independence Of thought. We
have the n'most confidence ha, they will in he ap
preaching election, give sgnil prof not only Of the
independence of thought but ais Of their independence
of action
We only wished to state. why i was, that the
sentative party Pally having supported the
ion are oppnsed subveriing constitutional rails
ing it to lis very nndaon and rearing upon II runs thu
Bysanhne structure of ohor sties because, fors 10th
il is in unison with the spirit of progress This
spirit of progress argument may he satisfactory with
sone-bnt take leave to say, it is wasted on ua
MARSHALL.
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