The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-02

ron THr VIRolSIAg.
CONVENTION ML.LlNn

At large and Respectable meeting Of the a
zens 81 Nelson County, on Monday the 2ju,
~ OF Jane, II being the day IF fur monthly
curt ter eaId county II va, resolved 10 tab,
Io consideration the extraordinary aud unac-
tDniabio disregard oi the las, legislature o.
the viii Of the majority Of thu community uu
the subject Of the call OF Convention 10 amend
Ire constitution of Elrsma.-when JOHN l..
II ris beng called to III CAaH, and Capt.
Juo. Coles appointed Secretary the IL
lowing preamble aud resolution, submitted by
capt Henry Bives, audi han enforced Ia .
uedt aud pertinent public address. were unan-
mnousIy aptcd lis meeting hold i.csc pro-
po,itiuns to be Sc,leyident and mcoHirotcru-
bic, that the people atc the only legitimate
~ ce OF political power; hat COVE .ument {,
but on ru@natlon from thcir Sovereignty , thai
they by consequence ought 10 be and surcl,
are capab g OF mana giug then own govcfnmci-
tai concerns, aud that tn same sovereign pow.
er, esldcnt N the majority Of the community
winch originally framed and created bis coHsl-
tulon. h.,, the induaitdble unalienable and IN
deodslble night tn rctprm, at OF abolish II ~
such MANNER is sh Il he Judged most condu-
,ns To the public veal adj . thu government
l., Jcst, winch is most Elf actuaily secure agaius
tlc danger of mll-admInIsfrdliou - lat al
goycrnmcntIs or ought 10 be instituted Tor thi
common benefit Finally, that according t.
every correct theory aud the most approved
prrcedents lurnshedby the history of political
science, representation should be apportioucd
10 population, and taxation and representation
should he ins.parshly united yet in the face 81
thesr mcontroyctIbIe doctrines, which form in
theory, tho nat IN prncitce, tie solid basis ofour
political institutions IN the midst OF our sister
, dtes of the Union, whose constitutions recOg.
uize aud adopt tke,e fundamental principles !;
ven in tin, land offair science, aud liberty, SO
proudly and 50 prominently distinguished by
a brilliant constellation Of political lumuarics,
" burning aud shining lights" Of the age aud
country in which thcY live, are We not@lthsran-
ding with pity and humiliation, CONTAINED to
rcnold the melancholy and morrpng specla-
cir OF Il anne OF constitutional polly nngll-
cent and hastily planned, and De. I,edamid the
din Of arms, adopted n iitst through nee -
lily aud designed by It's patron, t. he merciS
temporary (but tine vii Of our ord and mas
ters, thns, men" clothed With iiItio brirl aui,o-
~ VINO composed our last leg stature - Cg1l=
aanYy 60 p cvaiJ 10 behold sc say, this con.
-l.pipn thus hastily aud mpch lily S. Grhrd,
70 he nov permanently imposed on ON ancient
md once reuoWu ID Dominion by thr ludcAI-
ple mandate and high bchcst Of the powers
that be unless the people 10y such act, 81 IL
.arpaton and "prclrnded leslaatiou' deem .
as they Justly may the social compact 10 h.
dissolved, shall rise " "a Iuas,r IN tHe majesty
II rheir strengtI. dnd jahr MIC thar u"n c,,'st-
deraton, without requesting, ur a"alue I#l+s-
lafIyc iutcrIoaltron, the necessity Of amending
thrir formof government IA the opinion Of thu
meeting. obviously detective in the most essen
tal attributes OF free constitution.
therefore, Reoired, Isl. That the necessity
al a recurrence Ia fundamental pTIuClDlCg.