Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-26
DOMESTIC.
CON VENTION DINNER=

LEEsBURG, Feb. l6.--The passage Of the Con,
venilon Bill having determined many of our Gift
ZeuS TO celebrate the event, number OF gentle
men OF Leesburg and from the country 9net q,
Wl!dinan's HOTEL, OH Tuesday last accof1r 10 ,re
Vous arrangement, aud partOok Of public Dinner.
winch was served up in WildIuau's usual STYLE Of
Taste 4 elegance. Previous 10 the dav. Col Mon .
roe was waited on at his residence in This countx,
WIN an invitation from the committee of arraIre-
I ments to favour them with his companv-Ihe
non Judge Hay was also similarly invited -Nei-
ther OF these gentlemen, for the reasons rasr,e1
uVely assigned in their subioined answers, was A.
ou 70 they Were expected, their alb
Sence, as well as the occasion of it, was much re-
GREETED by the company. Col. VIM Ellzey presid-
ed assisted by VIM. T. 4. Mason r. II. fender
son & John White, Esqrs.
inc following are the regular and volunteer
'oaStS which succeeded the removal of the cloth
they evince tile deep interest which IS hero
lett ia the great subject OF constitutional reform
REGULAR OASTs.
J. me epcHt mich cOHDencS tS:-It Is the har-
bnger OF a prouder day than has graced the an
nails oil ViTgiiia, since the era oil our indepen-
2 THE Sickness efthe constitufion:-we are
about to call in skiful physician, whose attentions
VIII be unrciuitng, for il is his own oE5oring Let
US not be alarmed for the patient
.. IheyT7eJsds 0f Tef0ym-They have suffered
ihuch, and suffered lOng-their reward is az hand
1. IHeJTeehoidcrs Of our Gsscicnt and oeneTated
Sgn'moHwedItt--fecling power, let them not for
get right,
a., .. IHe extension Of tie Right Of Suffrage
e9l'h IS not the true scale by which patriotism
ought 70 be graduated.
D. The Observation-Disclosures of the same
family with ourselves; in peace our stay, in war
our strength: sympathy for their grieIs--resDect
for their unaliena5le privileges.
Z. I<gta! burdens and equal jenefts-the only
true basis oil republican government
g. The age iB dCliieh zoe EUe-while we re,e-
renee our sircs, let us be just to ourselves.
y. Hodds and CaRnls-ouF valleys and our
mountains sigh for them.
10. Public etucaiioa- Poor men love thoir
country Give them the lights OF knowledge that
their heads like their hearts, and tier arms may
Dc consccra;ed 20 her service
H. Let as amend the f0f7s hagfIy established
0y ON Pf0gentf955, TIA THEIR P1INC1PLz5
NAY LIVE TOEEgEn.
j.. Tie memory 81 inefOu-r,lr.f,l stand
ing
Is. The memory Of Lee, JeTsyso,l md .aerans
the mover, the author, AMI tie advocate Of Gls
Declaration Of Independence.
T. Tie memory If The lgise ne 5raUs, 0ud
me goo'i--Fho in ?irsd tie conu5els, and fought
he battles Of our liberty
49, .iak's0n, .EfJar0c G5id .5ftysbrfi-Wbiie
yet We may, let us avail ourselves OF the living
lights Of 20, 10 tio great work Of constitutional
reform.
i6 1as Fa'r Daughters Of rlgiaia-qho
virtues Of her sons in peace, their -gallantry in
arms, Che qualifications 10 win their sufIra COS.
ErigGcts from the I7Diuniecy T0agis
~ the Prcsidcnt.--IHe iG5td ace lice ir
49, the 1stYice President.-THe Lcgislofure Of
Virginia tohcn y00T1sed -Au equal Representa-
lion Of every portion Of the republic viii reflect
the full image Of The whole people
By tbe ice President On JeH0uO-citizens on
fidc-1oater,--The treasury box at Richmond. and
the burial grounds of Norfolk, attest we arc men.
Let us not be treated q. TIC hustngs as fraoaons
Of mon.
By James M'llhany, Esq --.Tames NE9nyoc-In
the flower of biz youth, in the ipencss Of bis nan-
hood. ne defended and sustained tho institutions OF
big native s,ato hohas fathers right, in The cal
mncss Of BIS declining years, TO aid ia dcir i'm
proYemcnt
~ COL s. ". Edward Charles Fciioq rfcr-
eey-thc uotirine and able advocate Of Internal
improvement, and OF Che sights Of ihc people
though absent in person, 10 spirit with as
By Richard ii. Lee, tFq.--Ihc CoRrcatiOn
BW.--its passage cyinces tho force Of public o.
rin!0n, mI argues tic pfcdohuauca Of popular
lights.
~ s. B r. Caldwell. Eq.-Taa Comm7,-
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