Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-02

pay evdwo-thirds Of ones expenses; and
when tpromised hour Of separation shall
come. West will look long and earn
estly che well filed and often opened
pursent has SO faithfully served her in
the ne OF need. She has no idea Of quit
ing NY 50 long as Cuay will pay her
expscs' bes'des,the valley and the South
wesEre too closely identified in interest.
aHd'e do believe the whole West, in SWIM.
pat and pride. with the East 10 ;u.t;fx
thcghest fear Of political separation. W.
tbij Col. Wingfeld might wen afford to
diass all his fears of division os,ho
ST.. If we could find no other ruar.,
tyyainst such catastrophe. we should
evidently seek one in the pride and pa.
ttism and good sense ofthe West.
Where then is the necessity, Of which
ispcaks. for compromise None what.
er, except such as the instability Of East
members has created. The Conven.
m was called on the principle Of the mix.
basis, with a majority of II Eastern
embers. The question. whether, Is thus
l'ganizcd, it should be held. was submitted
; the people and the West voted for it by
P overwhelming majority, well knowing
hat the East would never have consented
0 call the Convention unless it had Glt
imply protected in its organization. Tho
West could be taken by no surprise, for
it could have expected nothing else than
the mixed basis, and it is an after.thoughs
to affect different hope. We hold there
fore, there was really no necessity for com
promise and that the East, with well as.
eertalncd majority at the timo of the cleo
ton, has right to demand Of its represent
tauves the faithful performance of,he orig
inal contract.
We shall not stop here to examine a.
gain the compromise plan of the Commit
mittee, which Col. Wing6eld prefers to
Mr.. SCOTS substitute for it. We prefer
MIR. SCOTS and we think the people Of this
District will. But then it must be remem.
bered that Mr.. Scott offered that as last
resort, when the battlcmcnts Of the East
had been battered down and her soldiers
were suppliants for the very mercy they
had undertaken to dispense. We regard
both as an abandonment Of the principle Of
the mixed basis, and if that is Abandoned,
we arc inclined to think it infinitely better
for the East to surrender the whole ques-
ton, and look for recompense to the libc-
ralty Of the West in granting appropriate
guarantees. If we are inevitably to DO
beaten, piecemeal, from every stronghold.
in the name Of decency, let us make vir-
tue Of necessity and surrender with some
grace so as to challenge the admiration
and win the smiles of our conquerors.
We think Col W.has mistaken the pub.
lie sentiment in regard to his course We
have not yet seen man to approve it, and
it is probable his opportunity of learning
the views Of his audience on Monday last,
was not 50 good as that Of gentlemen who
mingled with the crowd. We have seen
several who were present and they all re-
present that. his explanation utterly failed
to reconcile the masses to his course, and
that nothing but personal respect for him
prevented the people from holding n meet
ing on the spot and expressing their repro
baton of his course. In this County al
least, five may credit the assurances OF
others, there is widespread dissatisfaction
not only at the course of Mr.. Wingfeld,
but Of Messrs. Saunders and Arthur and
we very much mistake the cause Of thu,
dissatisfaction, if the Colonel's address can
remove it.
P.S.-Since the above was in type, VIC
have observed that the meeting is called for
Campbell Court House on Monday next
9th inst, but this is too late for the proceed.
ings to reach Richmond by the time sci
for the reconsideration Of this question:.
We would suggest to our country friends
therefore the importance Of taking earlier
action on the subject. Why cannot the peo-
pie at the different precincts hold meetings
to morrow or next day. and appoint com
missioncrs to procure signatures to writ.
teninstructions, las has been done in Bedford
This is the most efficient plan after all.
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