Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-15

for claiming an equal participation in The political ro,
of the State Nay, 'eald you not condemn and d.,
liz if we did notl !!'s
! No. sir, We canIot rejoice in the letter, ,l;t
offer us. You cannot ask to love a co?ern-:: -.
which degrades US which consisns Us to eouS;,;".
colonial ntcriority
| What is Il government worth une,- the rcorra,
ut! What i government worth unlsss the pcd.Ia;
that thcy free under it What is irneJnn w..
quality Of political rights? would ask eeut,c,n.n
remember tbs Ia, ice Of old BurIegh TO Queen
WA hearts and you have their swords aud ,~1- w.
Sirs YOU are mistaken about this thing 1t il iraI@.
in the av You cannot indnc GU. people to ,,t t t.s
constitution b. bcspung ling it all over with cop.,,iI
and shers, and other elective officers Thcy viii
surrender the great principles Of civil liberty f5- H..
bles 1heE arc n" Logger children, to hay" sugar stick
thrown to them 10 quiet them. They know and ,nI.
stand that SOC GOO people in one section Of Ill. S.
orcht not to be sub ected to the rule and domino; w.
400 coo people in an.thcr section Humble a. Am :;
! had voice that could reach every cabin aud apl.
that stand scattered among the green valleys and well
ING hills of the west it should be heard inp,ar:,
people to dash this drugged beverage from tier H..
spice il as you may [Appanse in the ga!!erisI S:r
liesc people are not to lie deceived in This wav n
vii! reject il with the stern resolve of frecmcl
! We have been asked when this clamor i, 10 .ea..
and when the patience of the east Is no longer 10
taxed answer whenever vclt! Us cI;;.!tv .nl
treat brethren OF the same family and the ,a,as
household! If We are ovcrthrown i'll this con,e., ~
will rise from the fall but to renew the struggle ~
not know how others may determine. | pretty SIR,
how nv people will act. Gentlemen il You will irr
upon the consideration OF the people of this common
wealth. constitution which you know il not acrcutats
to them which You know is odous to majority f,hi:
people and which you acknowledge is no constitution
unless that majority ralify and confirm it; ii YOU will 4,
this 20 on Ii eastern brethren only b. wake,t
up By IN earthquake shock. they may produceit Tie
efforts of struggling people seeking freedom ard cqua.
itv, cannot, will not fail OF success
Nv friend from Loudoun tells us that We never
have any constitution, except on this same sor! o bag.
If So how long oar patience is To endure c2a.o
tell am no prophet, and make no prophecies. BIZ;
will you longer withhold the rights are entitled ;oi
Will you uh;c another blow to sever lis from yuG.
Why should YOU do it Why should YOU throw tie
warm blood back upon hearts that leaps towards
vou in brotherhood! Why will YOU give a govern.
incnt that we cannot Lowell We have up her" ir
another trial There those in the west who did
not wish to come here. who were opposed 10 sending
members here ut all There was serious proposition
made in the Northwest to holda convention OF the wc
tern people and send delegates this body upon the
basis on which il is constructed. BIT people con
Guided to come We trusted to your magnanlmi:v. We
here MT adopting Your basis recognizing II a>
right. We came here expecting you to repndla:" II
yourselves We had hopes. that out al this great eastern
counr. this little band of four white basis mc:i VII"
will live in our hearts and in their latest pul-aiinS
would have been larger than it il. We had hopes !a,
although We had few white basis elected from lie
east, yet that magnanimry "nd justice would prevail
w had hoped To unbrokcn delegation from tlr
good old county OF Loudoun, that county which
pilgrim Voice through our hills and valleys calling
" 10 the rescue in 1899 Ny people not snF.rn;
then. Western Virginia was not suffering. We had
representation by counties, and each county had two
We had The fall proportion which
were entitled to- Bat we no laggards We re-
sprided 10 the call We came sir, and We were shorn
ii our strength. We laid it down. We ourselves
down the ladder in order thai old Loudoln might go up
ii. And here are; here with voice from
loudouu against us! Thanl; God shc has sent tw"
out OF the three tell that she remembers
and to help Us defend the right
We here Try this great issue Of popular ris'-
and ii popular equality Send Us not away with >5r
row in our hearts. an! with rcproaches upon tongue
Put not this yoke upon We appeal to YOU i'll tie
name of half million of free citizens We cnrca, ycu
every recollection of the past ny every hope oie
ttl'ure-as American citizcn>ns Nrgnians--;Is breth
rcn rocked in the same cradle and nurtured upon tho
bns IN of comaon motherty the tombs nf our anc,.
tors vet remaining amongst you-hy all the ties that
bind families together and by all the warni"s lesson.
national injustice which history has recorded for our
instruction and our adlnonition. entrca bescern
that you do not perpetrae this great wrong upon liz
and upon our posterty. Great applause.