Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-19

FOR THE, ENQUIRE Err.
4 POINT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

FOR THE EyNQCIR Err.
POINT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
l. Elbow CITIZENS
An unbiased member OF the community bcgs
but a moments attention. He can truly say, he
has no political end 10 answer-one who cannot
be ciassed among the i" o,ts" nor the - i',s''-
who is not " in ofiee''-espects 40 oBiee-but
who, let the result be as il may, expects, along
The same cbarges-fhe same evoIutions IN the po-
litical machine. He then feels in,erest-a dis
interested in,erest-and, in expressing an opinion
on the Convention, as now before us, he hopes not
TO be dubbed n " restless aspirant, willing TO jeo-
pardize any good for a chance at the :" loaves and
fishesl'
This point in the Convention, Fellow Citizens,
is Of the utmost Importance. We have found
that the Convention itself has so far riumphed be-
yond most sanguine espectations-but, III
looking forward we see 4 prospect for future con-
tention--dticulties, which the opponents of the
measure seem determined to render insurmounta-
bic, making another iTuitless siege in Abe Legisa
ture-our costs multiplied-and the people, with
the large majority which they now have, TO be
left exactly they were found, with the alterna-
tive of either again calling upon the Legislature,
.or adopting a fraugbt with much difficulty
and danger.
We are induced TO make ,hcscremsrks, Fellow
Citizens, because believe and regret that the
wish OF the ma ority is again TO be subvercd. The
Convention Bill is TO be formed, and from the
manifestations which have already seen, ana
the result o. the vote by counties on that subject
a system is to be imposed upon US, laden with in
Justice and directly nj variance with the whole
known and declared will of large majority OF the
good people Of the State. We tina, wretchel
county system--ihat very pink of inconsistency!
"A delegate from each county, and probably one
from each ,ownl--one hundred and nine members
in the Convention,-Why! this really looks like IN
army-besides the Inconsistency which il in
wolves.
Ii seems from the return of the polls on the
Convention, there have been Gfy-four counties
and three towns which have given maioritics
against Convention-to which we may add three
counties not reported, DANES City, King and
Queen, and Lunenburg,) making in all filty-seven
counties and three towns-which, according to
this plan, would he entitled TO sixty delegates in
the observation-disclosures the other forty -eigh,
counties and one town, could, OF course, have but
forty niae-leaving majority OF eleven members
IN the Convention, against such ineasure.--Wha
kind of justice TO the majority can there possibly
be in such course this.-A majority have
proved themselves 20 be for a conyentior-and ye
the Legislature will disregard their wish--tran
mel their eforts-and either impose upon then
such bill az the minority may think proper, OF
reduce them 10 the sad alternative of rEsorting &
their own means--a course which, If not pregnan
with danger, must tend TO produce much difficult,
and probably discord The rejecting part of ths
> ate will certainly not reduce TO this alterna
| tive. They will not have a Convention of sucl
! the Constitution Of Virginia composed oil sixt,
prisons against any amendment at al, and .forty
nine for amendments! What SOFT of an Asseinbl,
would this be! 1t would be absolute monde
script-worse than tooiishness better give us M
Convention at all than one such principles
You may be ready TO ask, Fellow Citizens, how
this state OF things occurred! how could there
have been such majority of counties against a
Convention, and yet such majority Of persons for
H For this, we may easily account. 1t is moi
owing to certain ryder TO the Bill, which ci-
dcvant member wished 10 p,,; upon il; no, the
reason is obvious-it is this. The counties mostly
opposed TO a Convention smaller ones-anl
added to this, "a circumstance which no persor
who has observed can deny.) that in those very
counties which have given E,riori:;es against ;
Convention, there have been an average one
.Jo1Tfh Of the votes taken for a Convention
whilst in those counties which have given MAORI
ties tor Convention, there haze only been On tn,
same average, about one-nipN, no were oppos
ed to it.-FOr ibe correctness OF this settlement
reference TO the back flies OF the papers wil
prove salisiacioriiythus:
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