The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-16
ID O { ST. 10
CONVENTION.


Tho Menu I, 81 lc Legislature friendly 10
the passage Of law 10 take the seose OF the
pau,lr IA IN sunler Of a Convention, tins day.
can,c nel at inc Capitol, pursuant To adjprua=
mrni ~ tuesday ,ast ihc former Chairman
aud secretary not 'rng csel., EDH ARD , u
Sro>, q. ut BcrNcl, WIS m MOTION Of -.
Williams, citird t. HE Chair aud oa ulau
Of the same gentleman, Ma luoNrSoN, OF Am
hast was appointed secretary tu the Meeting.
Mr. 1--WE. OF Campbell rom the Commit
tee Of e.ve. appointed by the former Alcrtua
10 take the nj 1T OF that meeting nnda tng,.
consideration and report thercupon TO this, re-
ported Preamble aud Resolutions IN the words
following, VIZ.
The tunnlttce, appointed at n Meeting Of
Tho hlendso the Bin submitting the question
OF u Ceu'en lou 10 the lrcchodcrs have gwen
10 the subject that cain and sober reelection
which u, ma ynltndr ahd deep interests So just
y merit, aud b . leave to Report:
That the sabJrrtoi a Con, entlon, 10 amend
The Constitution Of this STATE has for years, dl,l-
1rd the Jcopc OF the Commonwealth and a
bhi to tai,c the scnsc oi the frcchodcrs on that
question, has for several successive sessions
nearly county divided the legislature We
constitute i part OF the minority, who, at the
ptuSen session, supported similar bill, lost IN
the iloo,c of Delegates by only four votes SO
equal division. allrI the question lad been n
gitdtcd Tor ytlrs, would ui Itself indicate near.
~ equal vision II the people bur when we re-
hect, Tat tn .lnnsc oi Delegates Is Composed
nl an equal presentation from counties vast
" uneqa al IN iopuaton and wealth, aud that
the small co ntleS almost universally opposed,
whilst the large counties generally supported tine
bill, u h'com = certain, thai MAJORITY OF tue
ftceholocrs OF the state, speaking thruue h
T.. Il!
+ TIE eN M this maj prIty cnnotbc ascertain
ell WITH prtol l'n, bat TINS We ailIm, that the
conlie, "ho-c Representatives supported, *.
coed IN bit population those which opposed
tho bill bN ljO,ouO souls--tus elccsS heinz a
bodt unr fourth oi The white population OF the
entire STATE.
The beci of that bill and the mishc, of its
friends may not be fairly Understood W..
seek To ,xplaln them. Tbs bill dad NOT propose
10 call Il [ ons enton--hut stlnpl, To submit TN,
important question TO thr Ireeholders. Tor tbc
expression oittri viii m thrir sovereign capa-
CITY. Md a. It sought nothing more than 10 as.
7 certain their viii, by reqmrnc the sheriff, 10
take their woes, We ask, ON what grounds can
ii rejection be justified In TINS kepubllc, none
will deny the rieht OF majsu1 TO "rciorm.
alter or abolSl' the present, and establish ant-
thcr Constit iton ; nor viii any one question Ell
thcr the right Of capacity of the people tojudee
for IL mselycs GA any aid all then political Ia.
Siltd ins. All know how deeply tbs subject
m.rr,st and aertatcs l1rgc portions of the pco.
p c,Alhe neary equal d.vi,ion ofthe Legislature.
and liz pro ortion OF population represented
by the majority and the minority on the late
vote. > ow IN ,,t clearly, that This question: can
never he seated. except 10y a vote of the people.
Cdn the fri adS OF a Convention claiming 10 be
"A ma eiity IN the State. supported by judgment
ami bt feeling, defeated 10y 50 small vote, and
hHi ole showing more strongly the necessity
of cha, &c, be expected al once 10 desist fror.
their bjec We have Witnessed the banetal
intlucs &c l. the agitation of this question on
the public Interests, theNaste of time and mo-
ncy occas ioned by its discussion, aud the bitter.
ness OF feeling cngendercd here and among the
people We deprecate the continuance and in
crease of these evils Hc knoU of no remedy
but is sIb MISSION 10 The people Should the ma
ioril dec le for the call of Convention. no
one would deny their right nor should any one
attempt to prevent the expression of their will
for, 10 withhold the means necessary 20 the benc-
withhold Inc right itself. Should the majority
decide ag tinst the call of a Convention, il will
become the duty ofail good citizens cheerfully
to aGguesee.
! NAV be expected of your Committee TO as
sign som otthe reasons why the new modelling
and am nding of the Constitution is sought by
the friends OF Convention. But the propriety
OF subm ting this question 10 the decision of
the people, With their night to decide ii, Is on