Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-04

which Mr.. Randolph aidnced Ia sn5norI
ofhis plea in behalf Of the West. are y, IN.
s:ructiSe that Ilcopied:sthem into nv lnofo
book, and here they HEe:
10 comparing the growth of the East
aud West in population; he said:
In 1890, the whole white ponulatinp
East of the Blue Ridge was 5I4 52s. an,i
the whole populations West, l2I 5s4.
1900, East of tho Ridge, 3ss as9. nnd
West, lIT,4T6; 1910; East of the Ridge
1897, and West, 2ls,72G ! 1920. East of
the Ridge, S4s,sT3, and eat, 2b4sOs
IsSs' ny estimate, East. s62, ,T45, and
The balance Of white population. in
itSO, IN favor OF tiet East, w,ts ls5. .aa2;
in 1900. l59,903; inisls1O, l26. ia. IN
1920. 94,965; aud by estimate in 1925
1929.
In the FIRST district. lying between the
Allegheny and the Ohio, the increase or
white population is tkuIY surprising. In
1900, IL amounted to 3s.s34 only, aud in
1923, to slSl,3s4, GeinR nearly five fines
the number in 1890; and having rensrJ
by /" rltio of 242} percent Within tbiF-
" years mOre,l tliat district will contain n
Population more than equal 10 half the
present white Inhabitants of the whole
State, If the same r1iti0 Or increase si,n,,iI
continue. During the Same nerioJ. the
fourth district has only increased lis
white population 1913; being at a ra.
ito of eight per cent only; md in tic
last year, bnt little more than two
per cent. This tnst th4ngc is effected
10 80 years: considerable period, indeed.
IN human life, but very short Que in the
me o. @ State. The Whole population in
l 100 was 442i u, andfRls20, esq. .2sl. In
lNR sI,FN1t u1s
62I, aud in 1929, 44ai294. By which II
II pears that during a. period Of 80 years
the white population was increased Mt n
ratio of 36t only. and slave popuIation
4i5, notwithstanding the drains made
from the latter by sale aud otherwise. This
Increase of colorc,l population is "a subicct
of regret and alhrm. 7 looked over these
statements of population last evening md
noted them down witlisEhe different min
ciples disclosed in this debate. This did
Tor both present and fitare use. A. ,.;C,v
OF them will ennblGs your readers tn
appreciate the arguments and claims Of
tue minority, and to DISCERN, If W. sbouId
he successful in reforming the Government
as We hope, tue depth 6f that Rnlf Of no
lit'cal degradation, which Was prepared for
them, and from which they will have han
ply escaped! Tue arguments of the friends
of the minority here, look toour ncrpeulnl
slavery: for they maintain that the great
mass OF slave Prupertys not only Is, but
must always be in the East, because they
say nnth tue physical and moral constitt,-
lion Of the Western =peoule forbid tha
adaptation of that species of propertr tn
iheir uses. AT the tms time tits admitted
thatlf majority of thciwhite beople are
not now III the West it vii soon he there.
and there increase fursfer 1t will NOT
-HaF.s-t thsis flrin6tf fteiitI q II &
future time, ten eEllite men should be found
west Tor Que East. Their principle til
that tha owners of slave property mnst
possess all the powers OF government.
however small tIIeif Numbers may he
to secure tllnt property from the ranncity
OF an overgrown majority of white pcopIe.
In opposition TO the demands of DOo-
Lridgn and his colleague. tho delegate
from northampton county. (fitIy represent
ed oy . secessionist, in this Convention,)
WAS specially conspicuous. and the two
addressed many of their ar
gumcr's to him hy name. Speaking in
answer to one of the positions oftIIat del
gate. Mr.. Campbell said:
"This gentlemnn starts with the postulate
that thereare two sorts ofmajOrities: ofnnm-
oers and Interests; in plain English, of men
tAuA uO uOL well understand wlY
ne onEh not to have added, also, maiori-
ties of talent, physical strength. scientific
skill, and general literature. These are
nll more valuable than money, and as useful
to theState. A Robert Fulton, n General
Jackson Joseph Lqngaster, a Benjamin
ErHnkitn, are AS useful to the State rs IL
whole district of mere SHAREHOLDERS. Now,
all the logic, metaphysics and rhetoric of
the Assembly, must he put in requisition
to show why citizen, having hundred
negroes, should have ten times more polit-
icnl power tIinn a Joseph Lancaster or a
Robert Fulton. with only house and gar
den. Aud if scientific skill, physical
strength, military proves or general lite
rature' ia some individuals, Is entitled TO
so muchrrespect, why ought not these ma
joritles in atcommunity to have ns much
weight as moro wealth?
1--WE admit that fifty men in one district
may have rs much money as five hundred
IN "nOtheri but We can see no good reason
why the supeHIhundant wealth of those
hfty should be an equivalent, or rather a
counterp0iSe, against four hundred and,
hity citizens in another. Why should not
fifty men, possessing rs much talent, ns
much military, scientific or general infuP.
matiOn, In one district, outweigh four
hundred and 6ftyinabobs, who are mere
consumers or political drones in the ma
tiopal hiSesliring tnAnOthef 2 Amongst
those who place tnAmmou oh tile ioiticst
throne, know, nothing weighs like gold.
But according to the logic of the honor
able gentleman from Northampton, If Ste
rhen Gitard, an old man. without wife or
child, now worth l2.OOO,OOO Of dollars,
were to buy up one or two districts in Vir-
gtniH, and dePoPulnte them, and cover
them with sheep and cattle. be might, if
he would, become n residenL, and elect
himself and become membrr of both tile
Senate and House of Delegates at the same
time"
] am sorry have not space aud time to
give yon fuller extrarts from this interest
ing old volume. They are Of singular in
terest Just at this time, when so much OF