Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-13

sen to represent this district in convention, as wA
of the freeholdcrs. 49,
9th. Resolved, That Samuel Med. Moore, G. p.
Dorinan' and Col. John Jordan, be a committee to
correspond with the citizens Of other counties in this
voted for by the friends Of reform.
7th. Resolved, That WIN. A. Caruthcrs B.
w eico' yohn a. Cummings, John MeCorkle and Jos.
Steeic De committee to receive the votes of such
'.eeno'uers ana non freeholdcrs at the election in
Aprii, as may think proper to designate tho person
they may wish selected from this county, to represent
them III convention; the manner of voting to be as
ioilows Each person voting shall hand to the COM
''ee 'cket' having the name Of the persons voted
ior written thereon, and the of the person vo-
ting written under that of the person voted for with
the addition of the letter +. after tho name Of the
person voting, If he be freeholder, and of the let
Iets ~. +. he be non freeholder; which votes the
committee shall continue receive until the FRIDAY
succeeding the April election when they shall hand
them over 10 the corresponding committee for this
county, TO be laid before the meeting Of the freehold
ors 10 be assembled that day, at the court house
TOT the purpose of selecting a person. whose name
shall he placed upon the convention ticket as the
choice ot the friends of constitutional reform
9Th. Resolved, That Samuel Med Moore. C.. P
oorinan, Wm A. Caruthers, and John Woodson. be
committee to draw up a memorial tn the convention
asserting the rights OF the non freohocrs to partc
c'patc IN the formation of the new constitutions and
to report the same TO meeting of the non freehold.
ers TO be assembled at the court house, in pursuance
az public notice. at some time previous to that fixed
for the meeting ofthe convention.
9th. Resolved, That the Editors of the Lexington
integencer and the Staunton Spectator, be request
ed to publish the foregoing resolutions in their papers
and that copy tn reot be to such corrcspondino
committees, as have been, or may hereafter be ap.
pointed by the friends ofreform, in the counties OF
Augusta and Pendleton.
John Leyburn, Esq. then moved that a poll be ta-
ken to- distinguish between the tredhoders and non
frceholdcrs on all votes taken ut this meeting which
motion was lost by large majority.
Jcim Leyburn Esq then offered rs substitute for
Mr. Moore's resolutions, the following:
Resolved. That in the opinion of this meeting i,
Is desirable to consult the wishes of the Freebolders
OF the county in general, the nomination off sui
table person to represent this portion of the District
III the contemplated Convention; inasmuch rs a new
organization of the government Is intimately con-
nectcd with their best and dearest interests and that
Tor the purpose OF giving effect TO this Resolution
committee shall be appointed, whose duty il shall
DC TO request the Sheriff to afford the necessary ia
cllltles to the voters at the April election to desp
nate the person to whom they will commit this im-
portant trust.
Resolved, That be committee
to procure the publication of the foregoing Resoh
ton in the Stanton and Lexington papers and tn
take such measures as may be necessary to effect its
object.
Before any question was taken upon the substitute
offered by Mr.. Leyburn, motion was made by
Jumcs Mcdowell, jr Esq. that this meeting do now
adjourn sane die, which was also lost by large ma
jority.
The question was then taken on the substitute.
which was rejected; and the motion of John Lev
burn, ET. the names of the persons voting for It.
were ordered to be entered on the minutes of the
meeting which follows to wit: VIM Tavlor.
Esq John Leyburn, Esq. James Edmondson, Joseph
Steele, Esq. DIR. Rob. M'Cluer, Jas. Mcdowell SEN
Esq Elisha Grigsby, Rev. Henry Ruffner, James
Campbell, Cyrus Hyde, Arthur NJ Cuer, VIM Ham
Ilton Ben. WEIGH, Zachariah J. White, and Adol-
phus G. Weir.
The resolutions of Mr.. Moore were then taken IN,
ana adopted by very large majority. The names
IN tho 9th and 9Th resolutions were then inserted by
the Chairman y
G. p. Dornan, Esq. then moved that the MEETING
ADJOURN, which was carried, and the meeting adiour
ned. JOHN RIFF Cbo5rnon
ADoLPnUs G. WEIR Secretary.
numerous meeting of the Citizens OF Alephany
county, on the 18th ut. WIN. H. Terrill in the
Char, and a. Calaghan Secretary came to the re-
solution, that should receive their support but
the most highly qualified men; and they pledge them
selves to the support of Jesse Davis of that county
as possessing the qualifications necessary to the ina
portant trust" of delegate to the Conventional
meeting of the Citizans of Nicholas. Robert Kelly
in the Chair, nominated Col. F. Dyson. CYRUS Cary.
Col John Brown and Gen J. Breckenridge as Dele
gates from that Distrct.A meeting OF he citizens
OF Bath, John Brown, jr i'll the Chair and A. w.
Cameron, Secretary, nominated c. l.. Francisco of
Bath as Delegate.