Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-06-24
a,ag-Last week We published cenmuni.

~ Last week We pnbllshed cenuluhi-
cation upon the subject Of the Compromise
oatl'ebasis question, which, i appears, was
elirited By . short artiele in q previous mum
Der Of the Gazette, il which We stated the
Compromise to be a triumph of the White
Basis. The-writer is gratifed to find We en-
terrain this opinion, and presumcs the same
to be the sentiment Of those whose views
upon the subject. this paper has heretofore
been the exponent Of Its thought, hover.
err. that the vie We on the different sides Of
this question, once considered irreconcila-
be now strangely coincido-that there must
have been misunderstanding Of the matter
some where; from which 1t may be inferred
that either one party or the other has mate
rally changed its position; and il is argued
further that the course Of the advocates of
the Mixed Basis has been consistent, that
they have gotten all they claimed. and Of
course lost nothing BY the adjustment,
Without answering in detail the various
arguments contained in the lengthy article
of our correspondent, we will briefly state the
grounds on which we consider the Compro-
Mise c triumph of the White Basis Previ-
Gus to the call Of tie Convention, the people
Of the East with their legislative majority
had complete control of the affairs of the
State. This power it WIS their object and
aisn'to retain--not for number Of years,
but forever They wanted p0srer not mere
protection, and they wanted to pcrpetuateit
We undcrstood this TO be their position, and
have not yet been convinced, five are in err
ror, 1t was contended for By their delegates
in the Convention, until they were overpow-
cred by those of the West -infcrior in mem
bers it is true, but superior 10 talent, energy,
and perseverance. The White Basis in the
House was yielded and provision was made
for the surrender Of the Mixed in the Senate
after which there will be left of it no trace in
| the institutions of the State. After 1865 il
will disappear from the statutes Of Virginia
| as the dew from her mountains. Therefore
We say the principle of the White Basis has
triumphed. The Mixed Basis party, gcner-
ally view it in the same light. The expires
sion of feeling towards Randolph, Saunders
Bolts and other Eastern delegates, who vo-
ted in favor of the Compromise, is evidence o.
how the Eastern people regard it. Indeed
they have defined their position and made
known their sentiments ia regard to the
measure, at public meetings The Lynch
burg papers publish the proceedings of a
large and respectable meeting of the citizens
Of Campbell County. to take the Compromise
into consideration.
a series efresolutiens was reported and
unanimously adopted which declare in eff
feet
l.Ihat the tax-pnying portion ofthe State
should have a Legislative majority as to ena-
bic it to control the appropriation of public
money. and determine how taxes should be
raised and applied. aai 81 --ia
2. The East should nerer surrender the
M1ei BaSis.
3. The Compromise is nothing but a sur
render of the East to the West.
4. Compliments their delegate, Mr. Lynch,
for his "6rm aud decided course"
5. Afiirms the saeredness Of the right of
instruction.
+. Appoints committee to prepare and
circulate among the people Of the County,
for signatures, papers embodying the senti.
ments contained in the foregoing resolutions,
to be forwarded to their delegates in the Con-
vontion for their guidance and instruction.
1t is hardly worth while to argue that, in
fifteen years. the interests of the West will
be with those of the East, and 1t also will
then prefer the mixed basis. OF this, we
think. the possibility is very remote and it
may be true that revolutions never 60
back"
| py~We understand that vote ofthanks
has been passed by citizens of Pennsylvania