South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-06-30

year, 10y = change in this system alone. to
reimburse tho whole outloy and expense OF
holding n State Convention. II this l.
doubted, let any one compare his tax bin
under the present system, with what lac
paid under the Id organization The or
poEcEts al Convention have purposely
greatly exaggerated the expense OF holding
ono, that thus they may frightcn tho peo-
pie 10 vote against II, By "a careful cs,i-
matc ot 49, probable cost, by tho dis,iu-
guished chairman Of tho committee Of Ell
nee ia thc Senate Of our State, now 4
$ Senator Dlvi',f it Is ascertained ,ha, the
whole cast would not exceed S3T. SOB 90
This estimate vas liberal one. IL is tho
experience % every one az all familiar with
our financial affairs, that this will entail
bat very slight temporary additional tax
on each person, all Of which will be roim-
bu'sol 10 him at once, by cheaper system
ot government brought into being by
Convention assembled for the purpSsc. and
will ultimately save many thousand dol
lars 10 The people f the whole State. Let
not any one therefore, be deferred from its
suppor' by this scarc-cr0w OF the Rcpuhh-
cans, used rs them to excite the people n
calnst % when they can find no valid pre-
teEt Tor their opposition II the people dc
sire r cheap government, as we'll rs an ef-
lcetlve one, 10 can be obtained. what
has been done can be done again. We DO
not intend CD indicate preference for any
ono system over another, bat we know
what yo saw when wo DECLARE no, ,,-
county systom can be made just as effective,
% "'' ~ pre- SO WIN saving OF q large o.
mount of money annuity 10 the tax pavcr.
Our pres,ut t,.neti,piior ,,,.,i-,' ~,
-C,,r .,,, ,...,.,, y -. a. ''i
-~"' .. 0C"'u'' 'lc az ilnEemcnt
Oh noHt'iI lAt dud bcicgatC uIatTiCt7 0nI the
apporipnmcnt Of Delegates shall "a soon
as po.sibie be Is,l-ro5 byl Low III 49,.
.'' ''N'N ~ "u'""IlLJ OF tHC tultei states
Is just completed. H. - now Incumbent
upon us 10 make such new arrau cement e lDpor-
ti0nmcut The present Constitution further rec
qiircs ap arbitrary applrtonucnt OF the House
ot Delegates by dividing the whole ,rtHr u0guft-
H)a Ul the STATE hy the number OF which tho
House is TO consist, Sc. Iti3 found that Il ia
impossible 'p make such apporuonma1t and mr.
r'nat@-Hl ms required. without great injustice
being We scl % &c tain portions OF the state
aud ihot certain localities Will necessarily have
an increased representation M TIC expense Of o.
theirs. Aud then ihe representation IS confined
20 lhc white population and NOT % the total pom
uatiou ct whites and blacks, aul ihu5 we have
The anomaly Ut negroes yoling 10 certain conn
ties ant ID a great extent controlling thc results
OF elections ISL such counties and yctby bur pres
ent Constitution they are excluded from cJmpu-
iauon n oercri1in.ng tlc rltiO OF representation
tp which snnh counties are entitled The bare
statement % .hi5 Fac. should pc sufficient 10 con
vince ile most skoptcll Of tbc necessity Of
change Ia ,h'7 regard and th1l this radically de-
ltctVc Constitution cannot bc 80 speedily remc-
4lci So as To nlsc every portion OF o." people
lhcir proper representation, ~ bg the means we