Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-07
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,r,,,y MORNING., NOVEMBER 2. 1929.


n. adjoining counties Of Fairfax and Lou
80. In, as tina, excitement continues indus
.i,u,y 10 be kept up, regard 10 justice I'M
-. a, 10 offer few remarks.
:, ,,near, that somr Of the citizens Of Fair,
s,,s met and passed resolutions, instruct
Mr.. Fizbugh to vote for representation
",'.1 on white population and taxation COM
,,..J The people of Loudoun. upon this fact
,.i,c made known, have been called together
: ,nblic meetings; Mr., Fhzhagh has been
,..a0c,J. aud measures are taking TO instruct
Nm on the part Of Loudoun, TO vote for white
..,a,,,ion alone II appears to us, that the
,,,5ue, Of many, both in Loudoun and Fair.
:, has been ungeneroas as well as unjust
". rizhush stated explicitly, ia his letter to
s,l,,sburs Commit,se, The course he should
,.,>.e if elected. We have understood that
!. Aid the same thing in his speech to the free
,,1.rs on The day Of the Loudovn election
I,hi, letter 10 the Leesburg Conmi'lee, (pub-
r,b,d in the Gazette of So'h ApriD he says:
81 am decidedly and unequlvocally in favor
Of roualizng representation agreeablv to the
srits population Of The STATE, as being the only
Il means Of Obtaining a faithful exhibition Of
. public sentiment, and Of giving the creates,
l. possible security to personal rights"
Wrrsltr to the paper Of the above date. and
- his letter. Tor full view Of Mr. Frzhugh's
s,D,iments on this and other subjects on which
HI, sentiments were asked. Again: in the Ga
,,e Of May ID, handful is re published, adj
d e,srd by NJ. Fnzhugh to the freeholders OF
Loudoun, in consequence Of an attack made
,pan hin m the Genius OF Liberty. In this
,drrs, his view, on the suoJec' Of the basis Of
r,re,enraliou are rendered clear and unequi.
,ors, and he proves that a, all times, both in
MS Individual aud representative oapaci'y, he
s.s advocar,d he fee white population OF the
S tie as the basis e representation. Il is srfh
cent 10 state this in general terms, without
living tx,rac from the Publication 10 which
prsCr From all this, il is evident hat he
uts he received IN bo'h counties were given
10 him with perfect knowledge at his sen'i-
ms, and with an understanding thar he
h,uh act on these sentiments. The four re-
saionS Mr.. Filzhugh has offs,td as an amend
mn 10 the Report Of the l. sisla'Ive Commit
s, az ia exact accordance with the views ne
. las ,uays .xpressed.s Under these circum-
mncel. il does seem strange that intelligent
a,a in the county Of Fairfax shonid expect
Au 70 disrv gard the principles 10 which he has
u igyd himself, and which secured 10 him the
snaer part Of the Loudoun vote he received
". trust the voters o! the county will reflect
,pou these thugs. M. Fizhugh's opinions
N 81 he points likely TO cone up for consi
!,rllion, we've well and dis inctly known fore
J. scsi,rd nearly the unanimous ,o'e that he
Ill; aid there is manifest MUS ice IL attempts
3, Is We have ilst SAID 20 fOice hin TO disre>
gHd h, principles to which b. has pledged
ia eli
W. very much fear that the opposition TO
". Frz ugh in Luudoun, is not entirely based
ann aHyfrar Of hi. abardon'pg he interests OF
dis ict We shell, hoseyer, be happy to re
savrnced TIA, person. nu'iv"S have nothing
do with ii. The people OF LnOdoUn may
fN assured th,t Hr Ii zhueh will sustain TIE
r1q'.s on ,chich he ,cas elected, with no other
hs,e resolutions were published in the Gazette
aa eS'h ul, but are here gwen for the purpose OF
Nrce and in order more fully TO show Mr.. Firz
1Ss' spinionS.
Proposition submitted ty Hr. FTtshosh
Rssired rh., the Safe ought to be divided once
every wears into election districts. con.
ing as nearly a possible, equal portions o. white po-
Alor; and tina, each district should he entitled 70 one
''T anti Delegates; th~ f1rmer TO BE- oiected
The whole district; nd the latter to &c distributed
Hss, and elected BY the counties composing the
MT as nearly Po ssible, m proportion to their
at population.
hs0irea, That the power Of the Legislature TO
SS axes, uugh 20 be 81 limited, AZ To prohiot the
Stlon on property, either real personal, OF any
e hun an al ralorem' tx; aud thar in spportioR
nsta1, either for state or County purposes, the
eNSbl" property household furniture and wear
'apArei excepted) Of each individual in thr com
=" ought to be valued and taxed only in proportion
HNne. Provided, however, th>s no individual,
property with the above eXception1 does not