Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-08-19

1 basis of contribution, as founded on nasses But
OF all things this representation be measured by
contribution is the most difficult 10 settle apon
4 principles Of equity in a country which renders
/ its members a whole
4 Now, sir, do not quote Burke as authority in
I laying the foundations ola republican government
{ rely alone upon his argument as showing con-
c.usively the glaring Inconsistency OF our mixed
basis friends. The contest between the rich and
the poor (says he, and say wei is not struggle
between corporation and corpoation-- not a stiug-
/ gle between County in the West and County
I in the East, the Counties being simply municipal
eorporations-but il is struggle between man and
man Ii is not between districts and grand diyis-
ions, separated by mountains other less definite
boundaries, but between classes and descriptions
OF persons IL is not geographical-it springs from
| the nature of man, and his conditions of life. 1t
is the principle Of Jealousy, and we find il deye-
oping Itself in earliest infancy The child but a
few years old sees its companion possessed Of toys
! and baubles more attractive, and immediately is
felt the earliest uprsings of this feeling This is
human nature. 1t is the selfish principle against
which we all have TO struggle. Twill not stop here
to inquire into its origin; II may be original sin.
] Its existence in greater or less degree is known
/ 70 every man When we engage in the struggle OF
NE 10 win our way to fortune, il mingles in our
/ plans and mars peace. 1t requires the best
qualities ofour nature to be kept in active cxer-
else TO maintain the ascendeney over it The po-
\ iical asprant is goaded by jealousy against his
successful competitor. Even the warm and COM
paratively unsefsh hearts of our daughters, in all
their virgin purity, are no strangers TO this unto
their hr;oh,es % t our na.ure Is ea.Wlnea WIN
fections. In q word. It peryades human nature in
every form of existence But to bring it more
nearly down to the point in question: is the man
h;s Grand 40 I'M ~ JaA'apos.ion with
this jealousy thus found to Prevail IN ~
less degree among all men and all ranks and class
es o. society II is when he is thus thrown in i'm
that he fe oo, m,'h m ms more fortunate neghbor
.sold ADAM rising in him Burke wall Snaw mi, ,ms
when he indicted the conclusive argument have
just read But the poor man, atar off in his Wes-
Tern nome neither knows nor inquiries into the
H., d - ~, 9, our Ir'eaas
ginia He neither feels nor cares abon. Il unless
you force it upon him by some snch wrong and in
suit as IRE involved in this scheme of the mixed
, nnsls Iney alone VINO have u lntruded upon
disparity IN the matter Of fortune between them
and their wealthy neghbors They it is upon
Mnom Is thrown the Dust OF The great mans gilt
bed VIII; u erh ia. sonShiv iane 20 % .rou
| We'll. therefore. might Mr, Burke arrne and NAV
we argue that it is a competition not between
Counties, districts, or grand divisions but between
classes ana indiviauai--a competition that no man
tcia.I.. IL, ' !. il ~ !. = ".o'.o's
$500, ....'.,s,al !, ~ 49,
RI ~ "' ,'''e
...a Po" S !. ~" u.n'.1'' seo
- l'. 'au ."1. " ''a'' 'u"a, w
Iii =. so' .i': - NJ ."i'' d,u WV
oPoee .''' ne "'Jee. = ~. ."e
hands of tbosa who iave Il aca;ns, a. 49,
cress;ons Of those who arc w;,bn,,t !, :, Vic
| have hut l;rtle And how do o,r onno,on,s
nron,,so \, ..com,,l;sh tb;s9 M IL h'ldl
mas,;no tbe ;ssna and ,hc;,a "a nol,;c.l
,o,,er p ~. h,,as 80 ,hansa ~, -.
~ al ~, .o,sa,,,a,,l,, ,a,.ar'l;y. - 49,;
own pr;,c,lcs sbonld hive H. ., XII,
troll the a,nronriat;on NJ ,ha revan,,o but by
n kind of n,l;,;eal lconrdem.;, tho nr;,c;,je
So ,bborrent 20 eyorv renuAl;can fael;no
,Lo, o,,,l;ad 70 ;,d;v;dn,,s + ,.staa "a,
the spceious ouise Of sectional annl;eat;on
v:;;.
county .o' eAa,np'e ~ Hss'erh Virginia
- " 10 "ea,'"' % " "a,' .''e po" ~,
e.sos wv =. e"aos ',pese"p"s's" VIZ ~,
-, ~. % s'."'.' P'P"i"'''" ~, ''' VI ~.
due i''eo "a''"e iess "eai'h' Ca" e'ec'
u"s ""e ': W. VI " s'a'e ."c p,oP1s''i'"
- p'..'', o"un'f P"s"s ''c i'se'
| a. i II
wv $3.50 s"a,' "ate ''o oe'cn. u o"oos'
"s 'a'se. ""n"er VI REPRESENTATIVES ;" pro
P'i rh wy ""hu"v - :"1se e1"'''"u','':
'"e ~" ''l''' ~ t"'s '''u,'ece '''c'"ou'
- 1888 .s, az '"nue"oe :" '"e "a"a sene"
s'u eo"''o,o' sove'"'ne''' o'ot ,ne poor nia'
!" P'"P"''''" W '"e ""'o""' VI MS "ea''"'
Now let us look tor moment to tho prac
teal results OF this scheme aud IN order t.
understand the question properly. we mus
bear in mind that by almost universal consen
it is understood that the right OF suffrage Il
to nc extended substantially to every FREE
white male citizen OF the Commonwealth o
mature age TOR no one has. and venture Z
say no one will show moral courage enough
, to attempt opposition to this demand in be
hall OF the popular soverelngnty The ven
cradle great men Of the last Convention were
at least Tar behind the present age on thu
subject,
Every one who has at all looked into TIM
subject is aware that generally at least, !
not universally, IN every county. majorit,
OF the voters will be those, who either hav'
J no property, or that very limited quantit,