Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-02
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~ mer;ng oi a aumer of ihe Freehol,Icrs Of
Amelia, al the Courthouse of said County on MIN.
day. me ms d'y Of November Issi, in I,a suance q
prev'ous uoiice, for The purlnse of ,akos I'M, con
sideraliou, 'he surG, of The proioscd cali of Con
vrn'ios TO aIler he CONSTITUTIONS of this state nj
munu Hsrrison, Esq unanimously called ia ,i,,
mar m. ana Jno l. Leigh, Esq. appointed Secretary
Nherrupon The following res oIu,ions we've adm,
ed. 'e "'oP
ISL Resoveh, That commiee he appoin,e,I con
ss''ns of tie following gem!emen. 20 w,, Jobn ~
S .,,1 IN Booker, Edward Esgicsrcu, William s
a'ehr,, ines !: Cockr, Aru,s,ead T. Townes
or'h ~ Meade William Fm,ney, Thomas w Webs.
ie', F"irmon IL ,!con,bc, Jno. T. WHEY, Edward
Seen, J"o T.. Boiling, and E.imund Harrison, To
u''', preamble and resolutions, expressive OF The
sense OF me people Of this rouDy upon the subject
OF 'ne proposition Tor calling Convention, 10 aier
,'e Consultation Of Virginia aud that they report
me sane 10 meeting OF The people of ibis county,
month.
81. Resolved, That the sheriff of rrs county. he
'eqiesled TO uoI'fy The people throughout the same
o The lime which his citing will adjourn and
OF tie subject iheD 10 he acted on.
Whereupon The sad meeting adjourned according.
", 10 meet again on the 4 h Thursday in Npvem,,rr.
.9p,eiia Courthouse, 25h Nm. 1924
in pursuance vi the adjournment Of The pa.ei,no
Which assembled ~ This place, on the Il l.. t,,t =
ia,ge number OF FreeholIers again met' n, 49,
County Court day, and Edmund n ,rt,soo Eso ,,,e
nrmrr Chairman beng absent; Edward E,,iss,,.
y y. was caurd 70 the CHAR; when JOHN W Nash
In
purpose, on the LIST inst submitted The fo,lor;,
amb'r, aud resolutions, wlir upon taking ,,,s 80
10" thereupon were Adopted by neatly an uuau,,,,..
vUie. " ""'"'"'s
Whereas. we ,,,e ,oo,,o r.
selves called ON by the near sp,,o,ch If ,h 80 wv
OF NE Legislature, aud the zeal with ,yb;cI, !. ,
position iof call OF Cow eniiou 10 alter The Con-
sn"''on on '''ginia, has been advocated in MANY
p's W ''e sif'e, DO hereby, make known onr ot.,u
'o"', upon that delicate, and mpor,ao question IL
'o 'eu y, 'he adoption Of this proceedings bon, wul,
f''c" OF conveying Instructions 10 our deIepn,cs as
rs. '" eop'f'nuie rs lar, ~ dspassionaie express
o " o"' own op'u'nas will go, 10 arrest q spiii, Of
res'irssDess, and efoyGl, when we believe ~ Lo -,
hdpp''y existing, Ia The bosoms Of many OF The c,
hens "i THIS Common wealth. And while ,ye .,I,o;,
~ W. "'ve Osen sedi 81 ~ nur opr POSITION 10 cali
VI ro"ve"tion from HE FIRST agitation of the one.
10" yet we have not been so hipoled ne =, -.
ose" 'paenlive 70 all i;ie reas1nnu and argun,., !.
"'." me "uVoc"ics oi reform have so profuscly nj;
'en 10 HE pubic. But, we believe il mac sacai e.
"@@""eu' tha' aiihoneli, 'hsy have hSd the sunno,t
{" me two leading G zeitcs, published at The se,,t 81
sose'nwcni yet; tue propos,iion has nj ,his tine
advocates, than When il first became The sab.
- y, puoNc u'scussion; and that It will be- found
~ s"D1' Pcriou 10 have still fewer if the Leaslt-
.u'e VIII Only abstain from any in,erierenee a, ,b;s
a' "e: Inc history of all popular governments, adj
nes Us 10 hewaFe al acting, whist under the cz
Thas :; ":i't,e"ce' oi any new and popular topic:
maj u Is the part of wisdom 10 act win canton IN
m"iier ~ which such Important interests a,e an
r"'Tu, ana whose consequences none can exsctlv
lna', although dnly sensible Of orr own ~
,a we reel ourselves fully prepared 10 enler
mo u minute examination, II IL were neress,rs ~
a he merits aud defeo's Of the present Cons'i,o.
u ", "nd TO compare II, with any Of ihs new
winch nave come to our view, without tho
'e"s' iear ui suffering by the comparison R :, :.
w oVf purpose 10 go ~ prcseO ia defail upon this
SUBJECT believing that the public are already m pos
r', OF very able commentary upon the prssent
w "s,wnnon o. virginia, in The Substitute of B.nia
n,n w Leigh, Esq which HIS 5csn generally c;rsn.
'dten throughout The Commonwealth WV"
;o cannot '9r'ear, however, expressing an opin.
,on ulon thai feature Of The conslisiion J;s 80,
no,a l'pHstion % He right Of syGrags - Which ue
oensve 70 DO the real ground Of ,liseeotsns. on IN.
Isi OF most OF the advocates Of refora The o,bsr
V'Jechons which we have heard urged. ys coos;Js,
10 oe only auxiliary, and merely ufoed In sweI ,
supposed lisi Of grievances. This feature of onr
CONSTITUTION, We have been led to Contemplate a. one
o. us m,sI precious provisions for while Il preserves
.ne putty OF our elections, easbIes rs flerebs 10
concentrate % the Legislative department Of our 90
'et"meas WHO saiey, greater shsfe Of pawor, win