Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-05

THE ""entinn.-Virginia is fully reused upon
TINS questionable anti eonyentionsts particularly
are organizing. They have taken tho subject pretty
much into their own keeping They passed the bill
they framed it to their own liking--thcy slenccd
the voice of $4,000 of their fellow citizens whose
right to participate in the change, was rs rood rs
theiTB-and they arc straining every nerve 10
secure majority in it subscrvicnt to their wishes
who will arrest reform in its ncpency, or make such
provisions as to induce the people to repudiao their
abors, and thus keep things in statu quo. Organized
as the Senatorial Districts are, when tho majority of
the people must needs have minority of reprcscn-
taon, the accomplishment of their purpose can only
be defeated by concert and unceasing vigilance and
activity among the original friends of convention.
OF the convention proceedings, we shall notice
such throughout the state, more particularly
interesting.
In Loud6un, a meeting Of the non -freehoIdcrs has
been called.
In the District of Madison, Orange, Louisa and
Spottsyvania, convention Of delegates to select
candidates, has been determined upon TO meet at
Orange court house. The people of Madison have
already met and dcputed delegates, VIM MADISON.
Richard Booton, Leonard Barnes, James Soncryl,
and Daniel Field.
On Tuesday the people of Spottsylyania followed
Tue example. Their proceedings are thus noticed in
Che Virginia Herald
tconmunicated iar lhe Virginia Herald
At numerous aud respectable meeting Of tho cit
izens Of Spottsylvania nj their Courthouse on yes
terday, il was determined, almost unanimously IN
send FIVE delegates to assemble al Orange Courthouse
on to meet delegates from the other coun-
Of dtgtr and , .sI,
them, four individuals to represent the district i'm
Convention, their proceedings to- be published and
their nomination submitted 10 the people, The as
semblage were ably addressed by John l.. Marye and
John Minor, Esqrs, in which they were urged with
the most impassioned eoquence to discard local and
sectional feeling in selecting their represent alton in
Convention-not to enquire where dwclt, but who
were the wisest and best could obtain TO rep
resent usthnt the Convention was not the mectiI,o
% an Ordinary legislature. whose improyldent acts
could be corrected by a subsequent session but one
whose acts might influence the happiness or misery
OF ourselves and postcrIty Or generations o. Come
aud that whether the Cons.tutO would produce
good or evil. might greatly depend on the represen-
tation OF hs district, &c. The attention ofthe nec.
tiny was called 70 native Of SpOttsylyania. Of most
distinguished talents and rcuroachabe morals who
had long aud faithfully served them in the egisla.
1Tc; who had presided over the House of Rcpresen-
tatires, and thus became known and thus obtained
the respect ot the whole state who, whilst he held
large possessions in his native county was at pre-
sent resident Of Ricunond-whcn the name of
ROBERT SrANARD was mentioned, its effect on
tie feelings OF his fellow citizens was manifested by
nurmnrs ofaDplausc Robert Crutchfed T. Towles
j. Lewis, t'-orge Hamilton and John l.. Marve
then appointed delegates, and the meeting dis
pcrsed The wisdom Of this measure is mauiiest-
The delegation to meet At Orange, being all men of
respectablity and gCud sense. having 40 private in
ferest subser,e, bnd ectuaied only by desire to
benefit their county, will doubtless make such
polnnnton as Wi include the most talented and best
men that can b. obtained, and by presenting their
names TO the district, viii enable the people should
they rntiiy the nomination, to exclude those who
seek to CRAFTY their private ambition at the expense
rt r'-t uonrrys weifno \ SPECTATOR.