The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-20
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CONVENTION MEETING,


AT a meeting OF the people of tne county of
Frederick held pursuant To public notice. IN the
public square in Winchester, ON Monday the 9th
day of March, 1927, Doctor John b. lilden, was
called 10 the char, aud Samuel H. Davis APP
pointed Secretary, the following declaration OF
the feelings, opinions and views OF the people of
/ redel ick, presented TO the consideration Of the
meeting by john X. Cooke Esq was, after free
discussion, adopted without the disscntient voice
OF amy citizen OF Frederick
The people of Frederick county in Virginia,
assembled IN county meeting ON the 5th day Of
March 1927, to take into consideration the
state OF the Com,Donw cath, and TO devise means
for obtaining a redress of the grievances under
which they labor, have determined 10 convey 10
then rulers and 10 then fellow citizens, through
the medium Oi the press, theif opinions and views
OF these important subjects
l. And inst as TO then political creed, in ge-
neral, they declare, that they believe d represen-
talUe democracy, IN the government OF which
the people are fairly and eyHaltg represented, to
be the best form OF government which huma
wisdom has yet devised
2 They consider the existing government of
this commonwealth to be any thing but repre-
sentative democracy for tie representation IN
the House OF Delegates, which under the existing
constitution, engrosses almost ali the powers OF
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the government, is, in ELECT, aud SO far as the
House OF Delegates is concerned. 0atedsroiioH
" counties, unequal IN SIZE and popuLatioa IN
,gh'ch each memUsf u the cofyedsroey has equqG
l0eight and pOWor.
8. Moreover, they consider the ktie republics
| which constitute thls contsderacy, 10 be them
selves G'istJcraCles, NOT OF the worst kind, ii ii
true, Dul slll arisoclaCies; ia bch the right Of
suiIage is wrong iuiiy withheld from large pof.
ton OF ,he people having sufficient evidence OF
! permanent common interest with and attachment
| 10 tue community.
4. That the inequality of the population OF the
counties, aud the dccIdcntal contigaty OF many
OF the smaller ones, naturally suggesting 10 thcn
| the idea OF "A combination Tor loCa OF scctioua
purposes have actually produc. d a combination
OF those small cou,ties, MOTTO effect local or sec
honal objects only, but 10 lord 1t Over and contro
the great body OF ne people inhabltlnS the larger
counties.
D. That the small counties have long since at.
tanned them o6ject; and that a minority OF the
| people OF the commonwealth, mhaDiting those
counties, have, Tor many years past, held un-
controlled, the rens OF goyermnent, contrary To
the VIII oil the majority.
u. lhaI majority ofthe people has long de-
sired 10 amend its constitution, which, by orr
einaliy distributing political power among the
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So grossl unequal, enabled the smaller counties
to combine together and usurp the whole powers
OF government.
J. That they have long considered the dom
nation OF this sectional ohgarchN an lnsupporta
bile griesanse, ana that protests without number
aud IN every shape, nave been made against IFS
Continuance.
! y. That the actual administrators of this oil
gnrchlc government, during the present session
oitne legislature, have treated the known and
clearly expressed y Ill OF 81 900 OF the people oil
this commonwealth, constituting Il large majority
OF the entire population thereof, with contempt
uous disregard.
9. That, this bold and high-handed meas
ure, they have according To the principles OF the
revolution, diSsols ed the social compact, given TO
the people the perfect right to treat them as usur-
pers and tyrants, and made the question OF CON
tmued submission TO their pretended acts OF
legislation question of mere Cfpedency
10. That it is not Hsupaiion only of which
the sectional oligarchy that rules the state has
been guilty: but OF lEissale-gross and palpa-
II may be proper to state by way ofexplain-
ing The phraseology here used, thar some Jour or
five young gentlemen from other parts Of h's
state, voted in the negative throughout, or nearly
SO. This SILLY produced no i'll blood and excited
! 90 comment,