Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-28
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1929.
NoN.FREEHOLDERs IN FAIRFAX


Agreeaby TO previous notice number oil
nor. {. eehollers OF the County OF Fairfax met
together at the Tavern Of Mr.. w Richard
son lat the Court House, on The third Monday
in May, when The following preamble and re-
solutions were unanimously adopted, together
with the annexed petition TO the Safe Con-
vsn,ion. which will convene, on The hrs' Mon
day in October 10 the City Of Richmond:
On motion,
Resoirsd That the Rev JAMES REID be called to the
Chair,
On motion,
Resolred, That Mr.. WILLIAM kIDwEIL set as secre'
tary of this meeting.
The Rev. Mr. REID (Chairman) then address
sed he meeting. He urged the great impor-
lance OF The Object in view; and stated that 1t
was the unques,ionable privilege OF the non-
freehoders of this Commonwealth, al this crl-
sis Of time, 10 convene peaceably together, aud
adopt such resolutions, and draft such petitions
10 the Convention which will meet the first
Monday in October, as would mos, likely tend
---- The political oppression under which
S,try row Iabofsa- Mr. P ,Tssted that each
individual present felt deeply interested, from
Driuciple, in the unalienabie rights and pri'i-
leces Of the present, as well as In the tuiuie
welfare Of the rising generation.
Resolutions adopted By the meeting:
B.,olved, That We nonfreeholders Z! Fairfax coun-
~ feel ourselves politically oppressed, inssmuch as we
are derived Of Just rights and privileges rs tree
Inen-We have pay public Dues and M the event
of war to FIJI ranks in the army (such OF us as are
on The muster rol AND at the same time excluded IRON
voting for those who shall I'LL the various branches VI
ly AMI awfully oppressed.
n Il
shis meeting, draft petition TO be presented to the
non-freeholders of this county, for their signatures
which petition when signed by the non freehoiders OF
this aforesaid county, to be presented TO the State Con-
sention, which Will meet on the first Monday IN octo'
her next the CITY of Rchmond aud in said petition
We viii simply ask for what We conceive to be our IN
alienabe rights and privileges, &c.
Resoired That in the course of the present summer,
we have least nine meetings in the county of Fair
fax, such places may be deemed most expedent,
FOR the purpose Of obtaining the signatures of such
freeholders may be favorable to the object we
have in view
Resolved That there he committee appointed by
this meeting, attend to those additional meetings
which shall hereafter be appointed by said committee,
whose duty il shall also be TO correspond with such
other meetings as may be held in different parts Of this
commonwealth
P.so!rsd That the committee consist of seventeen,
and that they be such individuals feel deeply inter
ested in this meeting.
ResOlred unanimously, That the committee consist
of James Reid, VIM. Kdwell, Moses homas, rhomP.
son Clark, Ozias Ofult Caleb Simpson, Henry Wi
rans John Johnson, Charles Robey Harrison Monroe
rh0mas Wheeler Richard Burke, John Powell. James
Harper. Wesley Smith. James Robey, Lee H. Mon
and Chapman skinner
Adjourned ill three O'Clock this evening.
At O'Clock, met pursuant to adjournment,
when the Rev. NJ. Reid presented the petition
which he had prepared, which was read and
unanimously adopted by this meeting
RESOLVED. That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Phenx Gazette, the Richmond En-
qurer, and such other newspapers printed within the
bounds of this commonwealth, favorable to the
contemplated object of this meeting.
The meeting hen adjourned
JAMES REID, Chairman.
WILLIAM KlDwELL, Src'y.
To the Honorable tie STATE Convention. ,rhch is to
rene tqgeiher in the City Of Richmond the first ZION