Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-05
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The undersigned ven d ther,r.,.
pectfnlly submit to their fellow ~. g
throughout the state, of beth n erliss'a
aarties, (ior this is nopartyques,50 m'a q.
the trainers of this address arc 1 ~ az a,d
aolitical partiesl the following o r, uoa
ition: rpVsl'
Let the people ofthe Different cour,..
lwho are friendly 20 tie o;Jeots Of tb;s y
lress, assemble in ceun', meeting y.
The fourth ofJuly next: Or as soou tbs. "a
latter as practicable, and depute ', f,a'
each county two respectable and ipte%
gent individuals, to meet at Stsuoton;
augusta county on Monday the 18Th A..
III August next, for the purpose Of dew!
ng aud adopting measu es Tor tffsctir,
Il convention OF the people Of this cen'
monwealth. Let the appointments r.
these deputies be authenticated in sy,s
manner as 20 the meetings respccheS
Ishall seem best. /"
A meeting Of this sort, compe,ed of;..
Iteliigent men from various parts Of il.
-tate, will have the means Of producn,
THAT organization and concert Of actin
lin the majority of the people, whicAa lcps
Iare wanting. Nithaut concert and o.,
lganization, every effort which The naio.
fity may make to attain Their pyoTs,
weight in the government, will ineYitabv
Ibe defeated.
We confidently hope, fellow cit,e.
lof the East and the South, that Won.
lmagnaniMity and your sense of jos,ie.
will induce you to Cooperate kesrtil,
with us in The great work Of regeneratiss
our political institutions. Recclleci, :.
Ientreat you, that when your coasts yp,s
Irayaged by foreign foe, and your pcor.
lous cities were threatened with dastlr,
|! tlon, your brethren OF the west afforded
you an aid neither tardy FOR reluctant
In the hour OF your distress, they reed.
iected emily that we were all Vlrginisps,
they thought not, they spoke not, oGAer
| political rights SO long withheld. Secur.
| ed by their remote situation from HE "a.
wages OF the enemy, they cherished 10
selfish feeling of security, they syup,.
lthIzed in your spfferiugs, & they inslet.
! ed to your relief. The bones Of Hundred,
are LETT in the camps Of Norfolk, pIed.s
| o. the faith and tie loyalty of the Moth
land the West. All that we ask Of yW.
now, is. to do us barely justice to make
a noble sacrifice of that undue political
reponderanee which coincidence d
circumstances has given you, and which
you know to be Incompatible with these
spyinciples, which have been eonsecaed
10y the best blood Of Virginia pCuredea
lin their defence.
! TO you, fellow citizens Of The Nmh
land est, we Will only say, that ssas
persuaded you are too deeply impressed
with the impol lance of recovering y@i
spolitical rights, and transmitting them.
Iunimpairsd to your children, TO colsida
| the time and labor which must uecesa.,
| riIy be devoted to the eHectng Of &'
great object, as sacrifice worth alo
Went's consideration. When the re.e;.
|neration Of our political institutions shall,
have been completed, it will be aprcta
land csnsolatory reflection to each oIycu,r
that you aided in producing the CONVEX
Ition which Effected the glorious work.
CT Berkeley county. Elisha Beyd,E
&C.. PendletoD.
Of Frederiek county. Alfred Ii. p'S"
ell, Robert B. White.
Of Harrison county. Jane. PlHd'f,
Jonathan Jackson.
Of Heed eoaoity. John Beeson'
Of .foNongdiia county. RalPh bss'
shire, Mathew Cav.
Of Faaqsier county. George 3. FIf
EFT.
OF Eaiyfan county. Humphrey pf ss
u Lcudoua county. John Rose O''
Rust, James Moore. (,
Of Hampshire county. VIM. Mayor
John M'DoweII.
Of J:fsrson county r. Worth'nsp''
Robert &. Lee. J6i,n Griggs.
90 Brooke coslnty. George fe''ls'
Rogers.
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