Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09

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h tlnd their NAM s sgon) not t"% l,s, -, :;
nv hunr,c Judgment. is The idea that ,Ie tde-waier e2r
AMI especially the Underwater cities, 6uS, as mater t
,rIst 10 90 for the white basis the Suffrage basis, wc'
in effect the same Under the mixed OASIS dc-"alcr M
II ,,lc.nicswhist under the white or Suffrage nss S
ha. BIZ, 3l-bcing loss Of ten members ana aerc't.
,w.n.y votes Under the mixed basis the li!cwacr cities
ret in in their hands the power OF 50 nud!iS ana ul
rec ri..g tire internal improvement policy Of 'e 's
,r trade and her own doors and 10 Ifi'i
profitable their lines OF improvement IN ue prosecution "
Which they already incurred such heavy ourdehs-ou'
deDs The weight OF which the people OF TINS city nave o
loo much reason 10 know and feel Under ne WHIT
or suffrage basis the contrary, the Legislative pow
or u the State will pass 10 other hands Tor by IT, hc
il majority OF fourteen west OF the Blue hlsc; INA
il in he Valley and the Trans Allegheny country. AM
,n the practical question is will the delegates coming
from the Valley and Trans Allegheny country b. mo.
likely 10 make railroads. every foot of which vii! be IN lc
own portion of the State 10 carry their produce 10 Baltimore
or 10 make them in other portions Of the State 10 bring
same produce Richmond Norfolk! With the power Il
raise money in the East in The proportion o! two dollars
one and spend in the West in The proportion Of the,
dollars nothing - nc told that this po"ar will
never be used by tIos" whom by this suira.c iG lis
propose TO conde il? Or are we TO be- persuade: that ac
tie superior advantages 81 markets linz. Hss,e
delegates, with the absolute power do in this respect pre-
cSsIy they think proper will rather spend their money
among to &c; to Richmond and Norfolk than scn!
money themselves Baltimore Ard this
when know thar the North West 81 trades gl.!-
while the cXiG:sinn Of the railroad W!nch"s
10 Staunt ami !Eom Staunton o. the way d" Co"!nun 10
the On!U on hc a;i and up the Valley - the Tennessee
hh Road al Salem in the county Of Roanoke. the other
will bna tie Cr:ltral West and the South West in direct
connection wiki the same city, thus tapping the Central Rail
Rnad Al 5taunlon and The Tennessee Raj! Road Salem
and carrying directly - Baltimore that Western trad. rn
travel r which III. Tide cities Virginia have been
iong struggling n:!d '.tich told is 10 build w
Minchcs;er AZ Richmond, and Liverpool Norfolk
10 cJn!lsh This disastrous result OF carrying trade
and a"cl away ron Us Instead Of bringing Them - US y
only necessary to construct rail- roads cvc.y foo. Of
which will lie in the VALLEY and il the Trans Allegheny
country AID every dollar ripi jyed CONSTRUCTION u:
which viii De expended ''r' and e, l. 10 that s'cin q
The State that tie !c water people, and the = 'va'e c!'!eS
asked By this white basis transfer the absolute sEaE
ard This too. Of c1md:cacy and matter @!
Interest! | can comprehend Ihs position cf the man WHO
advocates the white -itaGc basis the ground 0i prn
c!ple however rny d.r with him, As DO u!ter? an:
a1s"nelY but IL this argument Of expectancy ~ which
tide people ard the tide cities 20 be in
duce 10 give W h: representation in the Lealsla ana
10 strip themselves Of the power "l voting their own
nry 10 bring trade and a.el 10 their own doors in order
that other people tina; same money III building
roads 10 carry that trade and travel where else
confess that II my hGmoe judgment, passctli al! under
standing.
AZ respects the arbitrary appo.lionmcn OF representation
give equal number delegates East and West o the
Blue Ridge an opposed 1" this scheme not only because
"t H.: pledges under w!cn was elected, bat on oihc!
grounds. To two OF which only, can within the
limits ol this reply venture advert and even that must
30 very briefly In the r; p!ace, suppose divide the
rcpGr-cnta;i seventy members East ana
sevcmtyve West-mpon what principle will you appnr'H
rspt, aanG the counties in the Eastern ad those
in III Western ivisionl know il has been proposed Ia
appoi1n in II" East the mixed basis and in The West on
the white suffrage bass5ut that constitution II strikes
me- would present strange anomaly IN which representa-
ton ia one halt State shod!d he asccnlned by ONE
rule and in the other half by different rule while be-
tween The TWO il should be regulated by rule at all
under Ills system nat only pcpeuac sectional
s.iDns, but you place il in the OF one man IN me
the House OF Delegates, in all sections"
questions control the entire legislation OF the State ana
mus mold out temptations 10 corruption when would poison
public and private virtue ana render the go
vcn;n while il lasted abominatlon 10 all honest men
Bat how long might government So organized re expected
caurc How long would i, &c tcore should have an
ltirr Convention organized the white basis, and new
con. The basis Every delegate To the Con-
ren'ian III the Blue Ridge is white basis man, WIN
h'n there Is n" cv's:"n ct sentiment on ms po:: nc!
r profess regard, il Hltter o PRINCIPLE not 10
surrendered compromised They say II the only true
3as Of government aud that as you depart IRON In any
isr. precisely that extent do deprive them ana
whom they represent. But how il the other s!dc'
In the East cDuny Of Patrick has always been ana Is
still white basis county In this Contention there are four
hike basis delegates East Of i Bl!c Ridge ami VITA the
nc,..snL power III The West IL is al least ne probable at
ta: their nlmb@r Viii increase as iha wi! DIMINISH
Air. ally haze We hsn7i in the progress "a this c@:ac ana
hat 800 irGn distinguished that the west had
e friends in thu East bur SIC knew how 'au" 'os" mat
c had The %2eh,"r did no: .dt-tpcri!lps WAS scarcely
Ia stral! add THAT 81" Ene% al'p hot" To
reward ,sui. Na: cn, would be the state Of i''ss m
ar government organized with equal senhiion East
.d vest Of tie BIa Gd.e? With -ryrniy-ive white basis
from , Vest and three Or our from the East oes
lnv rlan DOUBT the very first thing such Legislature
Soad 80, would be 10 call convention On the white basis
md fann constitution on the same basis land the pso
Die choose between the white basis now, and The
adoption 81 tie same scheme lew years n.acc through lf
nsumenal!tr q! another Convention am not sure that
would quite select the former rs the latter
If ht &c alternatives.
have thus ncntlcnlea stated frankly ms conceived II
my duty TO- ms opinions the subjects referred 10 ny
you and q! the grounds which those opinions rest
In inag this deem it due 10 myself 10 say, that have
spohca only Of myself and fo myself seek 10 control ~
man course aud still ISIS Do design east ccnsrc upon
my man conduct Acting under the highest reSpenslol
ties t!!a; attac my conduct public man, seek
only N walk in that path which conviction and duty-upn
ions the decided ard pledges the most soiemn-at
point 10 The in which ought 10 tread.
With high respect, am, gentlemen, your fellow. citizen:
ROBT. c. STANARD.
To Alcssrs John g. Young, John H. Gimer, Loitn ~ FL
lett, L. Reines Jas. Hill! and D. f. GarIncr-Connttee