Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-04
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For The Constitutional Uhig
CONVENTION.

lie meetings aud ther result IN Norfolk County
and thorough, afford pleasing evidence of iDdcDcD
dence and good feelings towards the friends OF Con.
vcnt;cD in the Western parts of the State They eyce
that ma ory, SO far the trial has been made have
not hitherto expressed themselves, because their voice
has been Senccd BY the hope that their keprcscnta-
tives would drive tie petitioners 10 extremites az.
ter ascertanOg that al least equal number, if not
majority of the Freeboders OF The State were fayora
bic 10 Convention. But when SO rea sonabe pro
PoSa as asking law TO take poll OF the FrcFtOilerS
IN order to ascertain which side the 1ajo,1 of the
people lays was rejected b. nearly equal vote the
people of those places have taken the matter into their
own bands and decided to odd the Of their Rep
,esentatives to the late minority. This arises from
raternal and liberal feeling towards their western bTe
thren, which will be appreciated; and if a change is to
take place. must secure TO that section correspond
ing bcgaiy, II compromise of interests should be
inv olvcd.
| In Norfolk Borough a large and respectable meet
ing took place the 18th inst. and Committee we're
appointed 10 ask the Blayor TO open poll, who dCc
ned on the ground that there M.0. Thus while
The Legislature refuse law, and the delegates desire
10 know by vote which side they shall be record
ed TO meet the wishes of their constituents the state
officers make the want ola law the excuse to prevent
the expression of public opinion. Such is the avaric
business OF powera writer, ga foe 10 innovation went
SO far as TO invite violent opposition to a poll in Nor
oik, by in!iinang that the voters should consider the
question as an insult. The opposite effect was pToda.
ced The Committee calmly met and appointed
member OF their body TO put the question, and another
20 keep The poll and the result large majority
! WAsHiTGToN May 1.-THE Postmaster Big Liol'
III Virginia, has recently beer arrested by gent OF the
Post Office Department. for stealing money from the Mail
ON Investigation, he bound for his appear
| to the charge.
An Agent of the Department has also detected the Ass-
tan Postmaster of Canandagua, New YORK, i'll smia
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| o5jo Wins.-Thiry barrels Of wiae have been made
rom the grapes Of the country by farmer Dayton,
(OMo AND one Germantown made one hundred bar
ris. Cultivation would doubtless Improve our native
grapes The market price Of the wine SIS pe barrel
The Steamboat Tscumseh has Just arrived ousyillc
from Orleans, - nine days four hours having lost one
whole night and part Of another, by fog-Gistance 1900
miles Tie Tecumseh passed thirteen boats oil the way
1t viii be reco!rced that, within very few years, The
citizens Of Louisville gave that eoerprising ocer Capt
shreeve public dinner for performing trip in twenty
five days. Ciacianaif Reeisuc
Honest L1wyers. Dishonesty is OF such rare occur
renee among the Eotarjes Of Paris, who also &C, y,
conyeyancers and consigners OF money during tie
Tangement of affairs that pass through their bands
that one Of them having recent occasion gone cl
With $4,000, the body so shocked that they i'm
;..:liats! made " The sum {, .'c party Injured.