Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-31
sTAUNT0N CONVENTION.

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friendly 10 Convention, held at the City Hall on Fri
day, cOh inst. for the purpose OF taking into consera
ton the address OF the Loudoun Corresponding ON
'nittec, recommending the appointment of deputies 10
neC the delegates from other Cuuu oil this state
will assemble at Staunton 18th July next 10 devise
lawful and expedieDt means of procuring a Convention
to amend the defects of State Constitution w
MUNFoRD called tn the chair and ALExA>DrR ".
JONES was appointed Secretary.
The object of this meeting explained hy DE- Ro
bert Mayo, who submitted several resolutions which
were supported b. himself aud Mr.. c.. H. Baccl,us I'm,
before the question for their ado on was nut the ,cet
lug, ON motion OF Mt. Thomas Richie aiiuur,el IN
meet agaiu al the capitol, Thursday evening 18th
INST at five O'clock
ThW~Ioy Goth MN,
Alta meeting held at the CAPITOL THIS evening n,,e,
ant 10 appointments WILLIAM MuNFonn beinp absent
from ndispostiun, JAMES E. HEArm was requested To
take the Chair, and AK. ". JOINS acct! as Secr4
tary-
On motion, Committee composed of lTcssre I,hn
huthernord WIN. Ii. Randolph, John Robertson RI
u. scott, Gurdon III. Bacchus, VIM q. Pendleton and
hooert Mayo, was appointed 10 draw up preamble and
resolutions, relative To- the and for the attainment
OF The object OF the meeting with Instructions TO report
forthwith. l
AFTER retiring for short time the Committee returned
anu submitted the following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas small majority uf the Senate of IN. last
Heneral Assembly, rejected bill which had passed the
rouse OF Delegates, making provision ascertaninp
the opinion OF their constituents ulon the policy m cal
ing convention 10 revise and amend our State Cons
tutlon-and, by such rejection, NAV have opposed tbc
WISHES OF majority OF the people oftl, Copmonw caIth
WIZ" whose sentiments the House of Delegates NAV rea
soabiy be supposed to have been better acouainted
ahd whereas FOR many years past, strong desire has
been manifested i'll various sections of the Common
wealth. That onrention should he called to amend the
existing Constitution, IN the propriey and expedencv
OF winch measure, this meeting fully concur:-and
Whareas, ne cherish fundamental articles of our no.
ncai aith, the sublime principles incucaed and prac-
Gaiy enforced by oilr fathers, "tat all power vest
u i'' and consequently derived from, the peOpcn at
government ls ought To- be- Instituted for the com
mon bcueltn and that "a rnai,rIty OF the conmpni,y
ath an lnIubtahe, nna;enable, and nlceasible rghi
Wreh!rn after, or abolish H. IN such as shall
he Judged most Conclusive 10 the public wcal;n-and
whereas, II hasbcen recommended TO the friends of
Convention throughout the Stale To alp,lnt Lepues to
meet at Stanton On tie 25tl oil July uext for the pur
pose OF devsing las ul and cxpedien means of procu
rng Convention for the Object aforesaid therefore
ffesofced, That we view with deep regret the con-
quot oil small majority oil the Senate of the last Gene
raj Assembly, in refusing to sub lit The question 10
their constituents, whether be their will to call Con
vCnon.
ReSoiccd, That in the opinion of this meeting il is
exPe;ent that the of the people this nporan,
auhcrt should be fail, ascertained and when known
July etICctuacd.
Resolped, That VIM. Munford, Robert C. Scott.
John Rutherford, G.. H. Baccus and Thomas Ritche
any one or more, OF them he and they hereby aulo-
sired and requested deputies behafof the friends of
Convention ~ this city, meet at Saunton such dele
gates as may be t2putui By the friends of
from other parts of this Commonwealth and that the
ssId deputies together, with VIM Brockcnbrouch jar
+ Heath, John Robertson, Jerrnan Baker, WIN. G.
fcntetJn, Robert MAYO and Alexander W Jones CON
siue standing Committee, to correspond and co on
crate with such committees be appointed in other
counties and corporations of this Commonwealth for
lhe purpose OF concerning lawful and expedent means
tur the attainment of ticir common object
JAMES f. HEATH, Chaii man.
Tese. ALIEN. w. JoSEs, Secretoyy
The blanks in Sd aud 4ti resolutions were filed on
notion by lie meeting after the preamble and resoIu
tons had been unanimously adopted