Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-14

SAMUEL Ciaytcr, Esq. then called up the sub
ioinel resolutions, Which lac had before laid up-
on the table, viii, notice that he should SUBJ
nit them To the meeting in case of the rejection
vi Maj. Poliard's: a.
Reso!eed, us the opinion of this meeting, that
the present constitution OF Virginia is defective,
and requires amendment.
Resoioca, that the delegates from this county
| to the next General Assembly, be required 10
| use their best exertions To have law passed TO
provide for taking the sense Of the people upon
| this subject.
The first resolution having been rejected by
| Il majority of seven, the latter was withdrawn By
| the mover.
A sketch Of the Debates on this occasion is in
preparation, and will be published in our next.
| We ,oere at first surprised al the result; but
Il moments reelection, aided by subsequent facts,
led us to admit that there was no cause for sur
prise, and that the voice of tho meeting is not
fair expression of the sentiments Of the people
of LvpchbUfc, Il large majority Of whom, we
sincerely believe, arc III favor of Convention.
Time enough was not taken Fer full discussion;
| a motion was made 10 adjourn, which, leading 10
Il debate, conspircd with the unluc.iy moment at
which it terminated, 10 lessen the number OF
! Convcntionists; while the Anti Conycntioniss,
as ifat;racted together by q unity of feeling and
4 common interest, sat iii a solid phaanx, unIno.
we'd aud mmovable, welded, ad iibiium, by
the master spirits of tic party. Numbers re-
tired, under the impression that am adjourn
Incnt would take place 10 some subsequent day
several were opposed to some OF Major Pol
lard's resolutions; and having Owe suppose for
the sake of consistency voted against ell of them,
they thought they couil not, without lacoasisfen-
cy, vote for those of Mr.. Cha, tor. In addition
10 this, an impression had gone abroad that none
but freehoGcrs entitled toa vote, and there
fore numbers who would have sided with the
ConvcntiOnists, did not attend the meeting.
| Under these impressions, we do not hesitate
to say that the voice of the people of Lyuc!-
burg MAS not expressed by the late meeting.
The friends of Convention are, at all events,
willing TO test the accuracy of this opinion, and
we are therefore requested to state that an OPP
portunity will be afforded both to the friends and
enemies oithe measure to express their opiniol.-,
| by aNing their names to lis S which will be de-
posted this morning at the different Taverns, at
| E.c:iolS Il North's Bookstore and at the Virrini-
an office.
| Need we remind the friends Of the measure,
whether freeiloiders or non-freeholders, of its
great, Its lasti g Importance? Need we tell the
irccholdcr that he is acting;up to the principles
which lie Processes, by spurning an exclusive pri-
vIicSc, which, is at war with every principle OF
democracy, and which tramples in the dust all
| our notions OF equality, when he manifests a
Willingness to rase from the constitution that
arstocratic and unjust feature which depives his
fellow citizen, who contributes his wealth ia
peace and his blood in war to the support and de-
lcnce OF his country, of an equal share in his
government, because he does not own few a.
ores of its so;e Need we tie the non freehold
CIR that he is claiming privilege which is I'M
naturally and unjustiy withheld from him Need
we tell all, of every class, that the constitution
IS defective and requires amendment, ana tina.
the '.anncst opponents of Convention ac-
knowledge it? Ii cannot be, it is not necessary.
the measure that every nerve of their opponents
VIII Nor is it necessary to remind those who ia
vor5e strained, aad that they must becorrespond-
ingly met, If ii is desired 10 defeat them.
| Lynctburg Pir5is.i;in.