Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-11-20
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At r7;yeti,s of tie citizens of Buciipg-
'srn county, Ey previous pu6l;c not.Gcat.or,
~ sbs cpulthauie Of the ia.d COUNTY, the III.
loving citizens were appointed roir.sitt {
by tbs militia diitr1as, t.ye IzCh sias OF Nc.
yePber, 7QS, to take ;:do ierioay conidrra
ton tue preteut difficult aud alsrr.iae lilG-
alton Of America Ito wiz Col. Samuel ~
, i7n, ttSnaps Boiling, Charles Yaucey, FL,
ter MoieleY, Dougald Fergion, Richard
. iidgway, William Bantca, Francis Niolelsy,
Daniel jones', Nathaniel, Burtoo. Charles
Andcrlou, Villain Eyans. Robert Rorers,
A.chibltd Auilin, William BRADLEY, Doc}or
James Walker, Henry Hood, Benjamin.
Mcpre,-Lewis Willtinf,ns and John Epper-
ien.--The committee having met and ap-
pointed EEN&y BELL Chairman, aad M r.
tHsw B2A~ca Sec,etsry, entered into the
following Refolutious, which wcrs unaui-
nculy adopted.
!. Resolved, That the Glercc heretofore
obierYed 5y the citizeDs Of this COUNT, ref
pe6fing political affairs, ought not 20 b. con-
itruet into dsgeucracy Of lpiril or wett Of
Eraneia, neithsy eagh;.it 20 b: attributed to
a paiiiFeneis OF aiipahsiop, os discrimination
saineiy to iubmit 20 opprealop n = ought i
TO be imagined, thatit roceedcd tro;u an IN
dolent neglect OF attention ard cOng:oucns
want OF AUTOMATICALLY citiz ms oil tbis
county have not been deaf to the public voics,
ne.Iher has the coRduet of our agents efcaP-
Cd their vigilance Yet they are the friends
OF order and the lovers CT peace. But enc,
their hlence, 70 Tn from producing the eaeG:
.contemplated, l-rves onlytu encourage an Az
tempt 70 deprive thrm Of the powered fpeccl,
they will now ipcaI, end peak Ike free
men.
! ?. Rcfo!ycd, That the people have an in
ae7ent r'snt, Peacea5iyto aiIcnble together,
to con!ider. OF, 0hd publicly to exp--!3 thcir
appreciation or ciIapprobation Of all and 9
very meailre or meaimes, regulation or re-
gnlarions, whether civil, commercial, polit:-
cal or ,ni!irary, SC.
g. Reiolyed, That the people a-c the To-
veragn, the iource from whence all powe7
and honour IS derived that rcprelsnta,iyss
a. public agents a,e their feryants lhat as
tuch they are bound TO conform themiefysg
and act agrceably to the inttaaions river
a.d rules Of c.nduf laid down 81 der 10.
Yereign the people that whenever they fail
70 att Up to their ;nhru6tions, exceed theft
powers, orleap over their bounds and py COR
vsFung their acts (Which ought 10 be acts Of
ljultIae aud mercy into a6ts Of tyranny and
opPreihon, atternPt to beat down the great
but@arA of liberty, in contempt Of the love
reign authority Of their coodtitueuis, they
ought to be compelled to account for thsir
conduSs
A. Reroiyed, That the end ofqoycramen,
10 not to deAroy bur to produce happin.is ,S
mankind; that under rhis impreilion we IA
aituted and entered into government, sx-
preisly dcslaring at i..- fame time as The con.
dition OF our acceptance, g that the powers
% granted under the contribution. being de-
rivedfrom the people ofthcfe United States,
g may be returned by them whcnfoeyet the
g tame ihall be perverted to their Injury Of
+" oPFreiiion; TIA every power 7os s-snted
" thereby remains With them al their eil
IL that no right o. power Of any de1on,na-
" ton can Be cancelled, abridged relgrained,
" or modified by the Congrels, ~ the Sc
" nate or Houfe Of Representative, atlinr
g IN any capacity, hy the Prefdent or .liir
department OF Office Of the United Stascs.
3" except in thole inGances where power Is
60 expressly given By contribution for,hof
particular purPoies that among other el-
g itntia rights the liberty = confidence and
the freedom Of lpeech and of the prels eau
g not be cancelled, abridged, reGraiaed or
modified By any authority Of the United
g States"
s. Reiolyed, That We are ayereto ,he A
! lieu audSedition Laws--to the Alien law b..
cauie by their foyercign power and authority
the people may admit whom they pieal. ina,
their iocicty, TX Tie condition y their ref.
deuce and Ptln;th, protect, OF sxpci them
theTsirom becaule j; eaabliihss in theperloo
Ct the 'Preiidert an arbitrary and deh,otia
power BY uniting in lin tie three fap3s-
/ ir-a'i branches of government. th. ir.-.a,
tive, eyecutiye and judiciary, which bv Tho
eoaHitutonarefcPara.e auddiaintt from. and
intePentrnt q each becaufe i, tends to 4..
ptiye u Of tho rights Of humanity and hoc.
Pitahty bscsuie it preponderales in favour
OF the NOR populous GATES, and to the nrs-
jndice OF the ref, By extending their over.
grown inadehce by urconatutonal means r.,
an IMPROPER lenEih of time land as tb. io-
fl1enee ola ilate is made 10y the confitu;.sr
to depend on itsnumbers, by obGruding ONE