The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-28

nv PS"lie OF L0udoun -, Il
recent election. We again .g".'' IL
regret that this subject vas ma, a l,
orally rolleed AT tn" late ,L.c,; "oe =
question: had as well be tried :, Il
postponed to Il more distan, ! oner
people cia have il settled. In s"! 10y Il
ties az the subject Was noticed e toun
maJofilIts appear in favor of the r ,n
viz: '"e ineasuu
sh.o,,,o., For Contention As,,,, f..
Loudoun 9o0 81
Pochahnntas az
Prince William 1876 ~
.HeJor'ty an faror Of Co,,,n,
Jour counties, ll2o Although Tho .'oa' z
rlty IN favor Of the measure m,,h. n"jo
been Proporlionably great, if ,''s,, "o' h''a
IN me State had voted, yet it is r.,.a gg3'
10 suppose that it would have haa, aa"
mense. Do not the mlnurit, gn,.,n '" IN
Jori'y : We appeal to the consc.eoca.
the celebrated thirteen.
The following are the Lopdop, -.
oeedings:- ''0'n ptq
VIRGINIA CONvENTlON
immediately preceding the .lec,;a,
i.oudonn county va. on Mrta, las, NJ
hlercei addressed The frrphold.rs frar, =,
musings, and Submitted 10 their copsidm. 1
tion the following resolutions
LIST. ReSolred, That the She,ir J.,
quested to open poll, at the annroa'l
e"c'lon' 10 ascertain the SENSE Of the ou,r'
hed voters at l"udon, on the onr.,;o,
whether thrr, shall be Il Convention can, !,
To submit I" the judgment OF III. ps.'E
| offhls COMMONWEALTH, such amend4oap,
of the Constitution thereof, as I, III. r.,
| 'entIon may seem expedlent the a,,.t
ments, or any part of them, when ,nos.,'
ed by malo'ity of9he People, 10 b,fan 4
part OF the SAID Constitutions
Cd. ReSolred, That in the even, ~ 1
majority of the votes talon at tie rlec,io,N
being IN favor of such Conyention. sly 49,
pu'Irs, VIZ.
or any one or more Of them, shall be an
thonsed and requested To meet at S,aun
tan, IN the county of Augusta, on Nom
day, the 25th day Of July next, or on
such Other DAY az may be agreed q,
therefor. i'll behalf Of the comfy of Lon
doun, such delegates as may be- dcputd
by the the friends of a convention. from
the other counties Of the common,kc adm
IN order with them tn concert lawful an,
expedient measure for the attainment nj
their common purpose.
Sd find be ii further Resolred, ThaiN.
six deputies aforesaid, together with =
shah constitute "A standing committee, ID
prepare and publish, in behalf Of this cour|
~, a suitable Address 10 the several cnu1
| ties of the commonwealth, iN Ting the sD
| pOintnsnt by them respectively Of iva
or more more Deputies for each. 10 attend
the general meeting at Siaunton, on I'D
day aforesaid, or at such other period Al,
the committee may hereafter rrcommpntI
! and that the said committee be empoN,d
ed To correspond with such commi,te,
as may he elsrw here appointed, in pnlsi
ance ofthe object Of these resolutions.
The first being put To the assembly, f.,
Lndwell Ice, Esq. the High Sheriff, wl
unnnimouiY adapted, as were in Ike mad
ner, the two succeeding. On the moar,
severaily, of Msssrs. Henderson. lIpcel
and Chiffon, the blank in the second r,.o
luton was flied with the names of Cha,
+. Mercer, William EIIzey, Richard II
Henderson, Samuel NJ. Edwards, WIlrar
i. T. Mason, and Sydnor Bailey. and IN
blank IN the last With the names Of Cu;A
bert Powell, Joshua Osburn, John CIuc
land, and John II McCabe.
At the close of the pnIl TIE vote s,aou'
for Convention 800 against it. 8 vote,
a few trefholdbrs, IS, perhaps, or 20, lay
in5 formed no opinion, decnrd voting -
the question. I.Yer. C4s.