Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-26

RICHMON
forborne until forbearance ceases IN he y;rt,e-
they have endured their multiplied and apuravote,
wrongs, until longer endurance would be a has
dereiiction OF solemn and sacred duty to themselves
ana to their posterity. Therefore
! Resolved, That the withholtino of the EIec,iv,
FRANCHISE from citizens of this commonwealth VIII,
give sufficient evidence ofpermaneut common inter
! EST with, and attachment to the community, is ,
gross violation of the charter ofour liberties
Resolved, That the possession of land does not
constitute the only evidence of permanent attachment
and therefore ought not to be requisite Qualification
tor the exercise OF the right of suffrage
Heso'sea, mat, relying upon the equity OF our
Claims, and trusting, that, that will be yielded to
sense OF necessity, which has, hitherto been deni
ed to u sense OF Justice will assert our claims in
convention; and nd, demand their recognition.
neso!Vca' lhat be appointed COM
mittee to prepare memorial to the convention
which will be held in Richmond in October newt
| setting forth, in firm and determined manner the
injuries we have suffered and the rights of which ,vc
have been deprived, and demanding, as freemen ask
ing justice, reparation for the one in the recoont;o
anu restoration Of the other.
Resolved, That be 4 committee ,,;,,,
the power Of adding to their number to circulate
copies oisucb memorial throughout the county for
the purpose of obtaining signatures.
hesoiVed, That be committee of
correspondence to concert with si..lilar committees
IN other counties. for ensurno the extern
sion OF the right of suffrage.
Resolved That when this MEETING adjourns il will
adjourn to meet again at this place on the third Mon
day In June next to adopt the memorial prepared un
der the 4th resolution, and concert measures for its
extensive circulation.
Resolved That these proceedings be srned nv the
Chairman and Secretary, and iorwa rded to the
Editors of the Richmond Enquirer anu Constitu-
tional Wing, for publication.
Fhe Chairman then proceeded to fill the blanks in
me Atn Sth ana 9th resolutions with the Of the
following gentlemen:
The blank in the 18th resolution with the names of
G. G. Grswoid, VIM. Fisher, L. It. Montarue. DR..
J. Hagan and G. W. Shelton.
In the 5th. with those of a. Mcou B. S. L. Mat
1hew5' ii. b. Brooke, MAJ. Thos. Pitts and c. &.
Layton.
In the 9Th, with the names OBJ. T. Pitts, Ro. Da
WIS., Sam. w. Upshaw and VIM. Eubank And upon
notion ltwas resolved that the Chairman be added
to the last committee.
And then the meeting adjourned
EDWIN UPSHANr, Chairman.
W'f' FISHER Secretary.
CONVENTION ELECTIONS,
CITY Of Riehanond.-John Marshall 1874. Iohn r.
Clopton 100, John Robertson lI8, John I,vler o..
Philip N. Nicholas 10, VIM Chambcrlayne ~ +.
w Tazewell 10, A. Stevenson 4, BurweIl Bassett 3,
w m b. Giles l, John Rutherford James Semple
l, Chapman Johnson l., Jno. Wickham L.
a separate poll was opened for Non-freeholders at
Whlchth following votes were giyen-For Marshall
l79, Robertson 1856, Clopton l69, Chamberlayne l65,
Tyler l6, Nicholas 10.
mptoa.-John Y. Mason I95. James Trcz-
want 80, John Urquhart los, Carr Bowers 1914. An
CUISINE Clabourne 49,. Francis Ruffin 42 Richard
Eppes 40, Francis Il. Rives 80, Arthur Smith II ,
John Cargli 5, Joseph Mason 4, - Harrison
2, Josiah Hoiieman /.
Dinwiddic-Gen. Pegran 2e9, Goodwin eos.
Broadnax ia, Dromgoole 147, Goode 81, Nelson
70, Alexander AZ, Adams 20, Ghoison %, Smith 2,
Hcks2 2.
Petersburg no, Leigh 1o7, Archer o..
Taylor 80, Giles 81, Johnson ii.
Charles CHy.-Marshall 81, Tyler %, Nicholas
80, Tazewell So Clopton 10, Robertson 2
P'cston-Wm: g. Brown 2l2, Cha's. S. Morgan
sl3, Eug's NJ Wilson 176, Philip DoddriNge lac,
Alex. Campbell go, John Fairfax 81, Samuel Spriog
&C. Presley Martin 20, Archibald MCLEAN 81, Israel
Ncklin 4. Owing to the incIemency the weather.
the polls were kept open three days.
Wythe.-John ?. Mathews 500, Henley Chapman
437, Gordon Cloyd 4I2, James =. Preston 2o2 VIII
liam Oglesby eco, James IIoge l12.
~ There we're 500 votes poilcd
Prince Ed'cn'd. Ohm Randolph 253, L. Vcnable
244, VIM. Leigh 225 Richard Logan 222. DR.. Rice
80, VIM. b. Banks 35, Edwrrd c. Darlington 60.
James Bruce 10.
'I'nhelst--- James peasants 154, Thomas Masse
Jr. 1@2 Lucas p Thompson 140, VIM. T. Gordon
1872, DavidS. Garland 81, Hugh Nelson Sd, Robert
ltlyes, SEN Ia, Chiswell Dabney mot u candidate)
4 Landon Cabell (do) 3, Archibald Bryce 9, John NJ
Martin /.
JeGerson-The annexed is the vote of the whole
district by which it will be seen that Messrs CooKr
POWELL, OPIg, and GRIGss, are elected.---John Il
Cooke 553, Alfred L. Powell 486, Heroine L. Ope
453, Thomas Griggs, jr. 416, Henry ST. G. Tuck
er 316, James NJ Mason 3I7, VIM. Castleman, ir.
ld9, William Wood 1875, Samuel Kercheval Cd, ia
red Williams 90, James Ship sd, Robert Page 81
Seth Mason 81, Jacob Sheet 25, Scattering II.
We recitc the following oectioneering article from
the Baltimore Republican, as i'll ustrative of the
acuteness and discrimination of the Jackson Editors
0y"lti is unknown to thatI ever gave vote agans,
your wshes."-Col. LittIe'S .4Jdytss.
Our friends will recoect that there was nothing
IN which the Jackson party took deeper interest
the winter before the last, than the election eftie
Speaker ofihc House of Representatives of tho Uni
ted States nor will they forget that on that OCCASION
Col. Little voted for John ". Tdvloy--the gentle
man so ''rSuarkable for his obseroance Of all the Sc