The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1792-02-11 00:00:00, page 2

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right of tree fuffrag? for all the of- effivers dull t!un oe declared 10 be
ficcrs of govcmmnt that can he cnaAuii n:dly elected j ut tae
choien by the people the free mep but containing toe tcku for lLt?
of this ftate (hall hgfidtriymhfr7 ardcmifury-sifi?TT— a7 lhr
— 0— affrnblyj elfct juAices of the doe of the ei cu:i be baled up
pei-e coroners Iherifi U all other and (h dl by cue ot me reguiers be
officers except fuch as the afiembiy carren to ute court houie on the ‘
are empowered to choofe fecund da aner the elect on who e
SectiCM 3d Every free male one bei g preient iromeaciidirtr ct
in’ abitau of this ftate cf the age of the boxes ihail b opened and w hen-
twenty one years who dull have re all are txjnsnw1 the bigheft TrTvote
£Jed in the -county twelve month for eaa iln-e ihall then b declur
and iit the d Ariel fix monthsiinme- ed to be comlituiijnaliy elected and
diitelyprecie ling the day of cle- ‘ certified by ma reg iters prefenu
tion lliall have a vote m chufing No tieeiun (had have more than ‘
all the officers of government cho- one annul vote fir any officer of
fen by the people in (hat dnlrict government j aud the future legifla-
Vrheiehe refides tuie ihall trout ume 10 time enact
“ S CTiorf 4th The freemen in aud step m lone fuch laws is may
each diftricr (hall meet cn the firl aipear neciffjry t prevent and re-
Tuefday of March for ever at tned every fpcces of corruption j
which meeting they fhall elect three ' and to ouiige treeueu to attend up
of their nuniber who tha!l llfcaMed on vhctious
reifters ( aid who (hill keep a fair bcnoji-6-AU-civit-rfjcTlnnt
- (near tat it) Sov i 1791
AHfREAS feveral gent’e-
-V V - men- inhabitants' of th:s
county and others hive informed
this committee of their detire that
a copy of the plan of 1 legions at
agreed upon by this committer
Should be made public t in order to
comply with their defirc
of our proceedings which contain
falplan( be bv Vne clerk tranfmit
tedto mr Bradford who ishere
Vr requeued to infert the fame in
the FCrnu ky Gazette The plan
is as foI‘oe:h
’ ART 4th SecTZost id For the
purpofe o( c' fc juftice and ccnvcni
cncy in holding elect ons and o-
Jt a committee 9 f Bourfon County held SECTrO 5th That e!eft!on
et Sinking Spring meeting Ituft may be free and carnations pre-
-alah-teal-Tollofnhff freemen of
their diftric t Any two cf them
a-rceing or upon the advice of fte
free men all have power to af
femble all the free men of their dif
jrict to consult for t!ie common
gvod and all the regifters in each
this Kite (hall be divided into dif
tjricts as near two hundred free
men in each as local circumftances
will admi
v S' CTcjt 2d AsiSevery fre®
ther public affurs eah county in fccond regfler and they (ball he
A- given federally fcy him 10 thejunier
Printer -
'TT'HE chief end and defign- of
X political f’cieiy is the pi efer
prc varies by petition or reman- vation of peace anl harmony amonj
llfance They (h!Iprefide in all mankind — number of our fpecies
civil diftrict elections An J to keep 'ir of fuch Turbulent and rrftlefs
tAa r&tatiun of tneinbers the per- difpofi'ions iliat they would be prr-
who flvIl have the feweft votes pctua-Ily committing acts of rapine
(bi the three higheft) at the firft elec- aid injuftice if no reftnint was im-
eion Ihall contmue in office one p' fed uon them — — wat feru'ity
year (he ferond two and the high- (hen could a peicoab'e and honeft
' vft three i and nd regifte'r (ball be man have againft thrfe his vicious
eligble for twbycjrs aftrhe li and predatory neighbors? voae
tcrvhis terui"-' ( a! all urit is he turned ruffian too
govtrnnn-nr
pounty or jnajority of them (hail ing u and reiuuuig Hum them
meet once or oftenrr in the ye ir
2s 1 county committee to deliberate
iVpn and prepare to lay before the
people fuch matters at may be necef-"
facy for them to confider to in
flrudttheir reprefentatwes j or to
apply to the legifliture for redraft of
1 a
Revived that a copy of that part law be directed in the following
the
people have a
vented as much it poifible j'the—
rcgilers of each diflrkV (hall fum
mon the freemen of their di drift to
meet at rime convenient place on
tne fecund l'uefday of Auguft for- '
ev’er where ility (hall elect by balT
lot all the officers fur their diftricr
and all the ftate or coumy officers J
that are herein or may hereafter by
manner viz The ngifters ihall
prrvioufly provile iw boxes at the i
expence of the diilrict cne of"'
w hich (hall be for the tickets of (late
and county officer and the other
fur that of difttict clfieys j and the
feni&r regiftcr ihi!l tail each free
man by nrm ti the or crofihe
roll who (hall give his tickets ro the
regifter who ihal tlepolir them in
their refpecrive i xrsuntl the ei c
tion is clofed when the uiitrici box
being opened and the voc count
ed ue Liilied in Vote lor d ftiict
whacvLi aj by whouafoever Ihall
be by ballot
btcxiSN 7th Electors (ha’l in
11 calcs except ireakn tduny
bieitior fuiciy cl the peace bs
piivilcged-lroin aueft during ihur
aucnuance on cleciams and :n go-
r
extract Jrem (hr tninnttt ef Ctm
mint JOHN BOYDC C
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Mr
and thus there would he a prrpefttal
war of all againft all Men in that —
calie w ould be in a condition feme-"
what fimilar to rapacious hrutc-an:--'
Inals or birds of prey only a thou-'
fand times vorfe as t-efc animals
never attack but when impelled by
hunger and never exert ih ir infa-
tijte talons againft any of their ov n
fpecics There you'd hentihig
fecn among us but ccruficn and
Uproar minder and -hoftiiiiy No
peace ro focial intercourfr ro fe
curity in t!e erjnymcnt of any
earih'y pood vould l-e our unhap
py lot —To prevent a ccndltir n fo
bsrefjl to man was the primary
inention in forming pc Jit cal feck
ties Eut th tt this irriion hath
not been ahvas and uiiformly an-
-abunditntlv errd the teftiminy cf hift ry
evdencerh Ar'finw I
fuppofe from too great Carlefref
in 1 he tof-le v hen about to enter
inio the fxisl compact from the
craft and ambition of rulers in ex
t 1 ting too many conct (lions frcn
the unwary muhirnile fiom rei cf
ing ton unboutuied a ccrfidtrv
the virtues of parti ular ndividtia!s
jPt-froui cnT-m-ftances -other— form 1 us
entirely u kno'tn thus-
But the experience rt nvjry certju
res hath lautthr us in fnrrc meifnro
vhat mav alleviate thefe inernverti
ccces Many devices and c ntri
Vances have brrhi ffc’ivd out to ie
vent a facrifiie oftho inte'efls of the
many to the few And hsrr 1 im:f
acknowlev'pr that am' thefe the
iiiftitutii'n cf the rrprirentation or
the delegation of power to a few in
dividuals and a qu'ck rtveifinn of
it hack to the people is ere of tl 0
fafrft and moft fficacrous : A hippy
inAitution indeed to fecure the equal
rights of men againft the averico
and ambition of tyrants arddefpots
B it yet -that it is all fufficient as
fume have 100 haftily aiTertcd lean
And-tke-rca---Ion by no means adtri't —
they give for it is beraufe as
they return among the people anl
panicipa’e 11 iheirburdens it is
iinpofnb'e’tiTit tliey'can "act reu!
rantly to their own irterefti’ If
this petition b- true why p-:cee:J
to the fup-rfl'joiis bu fine ft of form
ing a coi’Oitut'ion at all per I a!k
wlat is the injrnt pf a cor-ftirmien I
To rertriin the-exercifeof delr-varj
power --Why imi?ore this rcftiamr
as they 1 ave already the ivsverful
checks ctfclf-love anife'f-imrrrft
to compel them to their duty Be
caufe as the pei p’e arc their tnifters7
they may tell them gt firventt g?
end d et ytu flttije Make 1 tKet iiiiut
yu pltet prtvulid you return batk It
irf at the tni ef y:nr jtffunt ' xvhiib we
ftrittly enjtin yen ta at"
This is the amount of Robth®
Thrafher's doctrine Now I ap
peal to the judgme nt of the candid
reader if he thinks it w ill ' do: If
he think we esnbe either fecure or
fife without imoimg rettrctkns
upon our rulers ‘ As king as tluie
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