Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-14

THURSDAY. MARca Il.
10 tie good Pcapleof the COa.ssoaaUealth
Of Ysrgfnia.

10 tie good Psoplso Of the Coa.asalOeaIth
Of Tirgtnia.
The f,.llowiHg resolves are respectfully
addressed. BY committee Of the mem
hers Of the late house Of Delegates,
who voted in the affirmative on the
subject Of the call of convention to
alter or new model the constitution or
form Of government Of this state, viz.
I. ResoIued, That the call of con-
|vention for the purposes aforesaid, has
been supported in the late general as
|sembly by the votes Of members, repre-
senting majority Of the free white Po-
|pulation of this commonwealth.
2. Resolved, That no scale Of repre-
|sentation can be constitutionalIy Just
(which does not admit for its basis, the
aggregate of the free white population of
this commonwealth.
s. Resolved, That whereas the present
representation of the state In both houses
|of the general assembly, depends not for
Its proportions, upon the basis before
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the same is unjust and ought
Ito be corrected. And whereas it is
doubted whether the evils aforesaid, or
|any other evils and inequalities existing
under the present constitution or form Of
government can be otherwise corrected
than by recurrence by the people, to
FIRST principles.
Bet therefore resolped, That the good
IpeOple of this commonwealth at their en-
suing general election for members of the
lsenate. and house of delegates be advised
Ito appoint for each county and corpora
ltien in which elections may be holden
respectively, an agent or agents to re-
Iceive the votes of all such persons as
shall vote at such general election, on the
Observation-Disclosures convention OF the
good people of this state shall or shall not
be called for the purposes aforesaid
4. Ind be it therefore res0lred, That
THE votes on the question Of calling a
lConyention to be taken in manner afore-
said, shall, by the agent or agents so to
be appointed to take the same, be CERT
fled on the oath or oaths of such agent
or agents, to the next General Assembly,
Ito the intent and for the purpose, that the
general wish of the people may besascer-
|tained on the subject OF calling q Con-
|yention.
5. Resolved, further, That, at the ex-
Dense of the present committee, enc thou
sand copies OF the foregoing resolves be
|printed and circulated in the different
counties and corporations Of this com
|monwealth for the purpose of producing
an uniform and consentaneous action up
on the important subject before mention
led.
s. Resolved, lastly, that unless the
people of this state will act uniformly,
land at the sasle time upon the foregoing
Ior some other principles. to procure a re-
Idress Of grievances, in q constitutional
manner, they eyes will appear, as they
ALWAYS have appeared, to be, minority
lin the General Assembly And that
therefore it be earnestly advised that
those gentlemen in the late House of De-
|legates who voted in the Affirmative on
the question aforesaid, and all other we'll
disposed citizens, feeling the Importance
of the subject, will use their best endea
vors to cause the foregoing resolves to be
acted upon at the ensuing elections in
their respective counties aud corpora
tons.