Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-06
CONVENTION,

sss MAJ! yno $ Lswelin,sss called chair and TSos
Tss sse S cse ESQ., ss ssss Ss,n, e,D,Ds
meeting. moved the appointment Of comm,,ee ~, ter
and Resolutions expressive oee,s: Whee
nisee, viz Ihes Green, Tbos Jonson Jeffrey ID pamer
thompson BAKER Paul Taylor Daniel L. Dnseomb and Ihos
~ Everett Who after having retired Tor short time made
ne Report, which was adopted with Que dssoi
'nS iy Voices
assembled Er the purpose of asserting rights as fcene
anu OF protesting agans, wha, conceive to be violation OF
Our Revolutionary fathers declared, "Ta, an power is vc
yea IN and consequently derived from the people, We CAIN
20 Nc considered OF this people They furthermore de-
c'aiHd that whenever government shall be found made
quate IN contrary to the pun oses Tor which created "a
rctorsfy ~ me community, hath nGahablc unais,,ahe
AMI ndcicasiole right reform alter abolish il" We claim
% 90 sonsde5ed par OF This "eon'mstg" whom be-
aud We never un,i lately supposed that nay atnp, would be-
made 10 prevent tive exercise of IT, But aten, has been
ns'e Ic law 10 organize convention passed liz, las,
Session Of tho LEGISLATURE, has declared. bu, o. Allied
ireooers shall have voice in reforming altering, or abolish
ms the fundamental law OF the lands heavy penal
tics the officers ooniucng ccctions for receiving lie vote
Of any otesstis is IN fact, deesrS ,he, half (;c.-
rac' affecting the rights and Liberties the wlolr yhbo,
ton, tn which the people ought &, 10 sub,lit =
lthas been said THAI the lie mot con
rermt any ou teeohers to vote sr meabeTs the
u"n tne constitution provides ',hat rich, of suffrage IN
Se election Of members n both Hos-es (of 4s5yl shall
Ienam as at prseat exerci.cd"t TIE right of voting Tor
Delegates 10 coHreaton rs entirely different matter and
belongs TO free citzeu community I'M of
rights SO declares and until lately, has been questioned
indeed has been freely admitted even BIZ those mo- siren
nous fo freehold suffrage 6s qes,ioneJ bv
any one who admits tile authority of the rights which
was ha,cfi by the same band OF patriots, who
constitution, and who declared hc hill OF rights x, he 9Th.
foundation of spyeinncnt" But, mJ,vi,rsr,d,cI ,b =
hto there sno The ,euery TO den 4, nn,bo
~ ana 10 pronounce To be tissue of dbs-de,on
this aud her political doctrines winch arc bocong h, -,
prevalent We feel sincere devotion great nrnciue
Of Zee government proclaimed in the bin of s
forgive tyran who forced such how ,rs or , can an
suffering people," We have ever viewed tina, insnc, Ne
ie' which projected our nsr.,s Inherent, and u"ae,s
tsOth
are looked 10 as the chart, which guide us safely
aro tins great work Of reforming the government We are
safe, so long held nvoa:e the "mdamcn.al prinoi
PIES, which contains aud to which recommends "a fire.
eope viii be e to s %sse @.odP I ss ,s. the
guide or restrain them but pctieand power when ncquirel
win have nothing to keep it within due bounds Iu, t,s same
We arc not gr.sd 70 abandon those rrscipcs, nor 20
sanction violation OF the charter, which contains them: but
woald give those who have attempted To t,np on
one rights no advantage We should still DENY this
validity % any compact, affecting us and our pos,eri,y unless
had framing il, Aud we do now en,,s,caliS
deny that tho Legislature any other tribunal under Heaven
the right deprive z OF representation n, conyeuon
constitution of TINS State r
The non-fereholders of Virginia have ever borne their s
proportion OF the burdens of Government peace thew have
never shrnk from any hardship peril danger necessary TO
is defence in war They have acknowledged the authority Of
aud paid taxes imposed by legislature in which they are mo,
represented Th have, in all respects been governed by
avs which they had no hand in making 10 short ,ey have
'cc coGpCuId 20 support stS IN which ,hsv are
denied almost every political privilege
The present limitation Of the right Of suffrage was derived
the FIRST place, from hing OF England The Trainers nj inc
rTesen; constitution, did nothing than leave where thew
found 1t, sppSing that it wout be better Until i.e ter
'nani oil men Revolutionary struggles any change
was attempted We have tie high authority Of Mr. easYso3
OF asserns ,ha those venerable patriots wished
shat the constitution should DC renodeed soon
~ should be restored But unsesssav ~,
UPON these considerations We hive No TI, @ 20 enlarge
tAeu ouc weight, upon convection, which the whole
people were represented We had supposed that tov
doctrines now revn and ,he e . a,s ~ P9sr But the
which we have seen manifested adrOusi that unless ,y
attend interests iey will mo-, lie attended m - I
u our rights will be- finally denial Of their existence Wbl
however, thus deny that are uudrr any -,
waive the exercise OF the and whilst thus express Our
honest fears OF the bad consequences continued rearanea
yea we viii take STEP which g ieopardize the eace and
harmony of 'hc STATE until hud thai ,e, and ycmon
ance hav entirely failed Relying upon the ,stiee
Of our caisc and appealing Justice the eapdor h
non sense Of the literal part of eeholdes we have
% the following resolutions 0'"''
Resolved That ,ha, part Of the 10 organize convention
that body, cc, violation tss udaneasi %
Tree government and OF the indubtsble, unaieuab and nde
feasible rights a at eas, half of the free citizens of .
Resolved That urPa,ion for she eehodes to assume
10 themselves the exclusive right convention eer
into a compact binding the whole community.
Resolved, That Thos J Green Jediey d. Palmer D,nrI
Douseomb Thompson Baker, Jos e. Terry Stephen Cook
FAC Rice, Thos H. Avereu Allen Tuck and Benjamin Hunt,
ne ana tey are hereby appointed committee draw IN aud
address memorial TO the convention stating succncty the
rights Interests and wishes Of the reeoders
ana others ienc to their That the be circulated
amongst Inc people, until shortly previous to the meeting of
ouy and men, ny Tie sara committee be forwarded the sad
obtained ' ~ ~
, Resolved That rhos H. Aecre VIM Bets, Paul TAYLOR
faTzia Graves, WIN g. Fe-re Ihos Johnson James Fat;
Der VIM g. Tucker, VIM Fitzgerald James p Hal Beverev
X Fleming Tbos Whworh, John Bri,tair Philip Johnson
Joseph O. Terry, Jeffrey d. Palmer, Dau L. Dunsconb BENZ
iIun Thampson Bsker Tbos Green stcpben Cool Ssni
h. Rec, and Allen Tuck, be- and they hereby appointed
committee ri correspondence with other like
committees that may BE- appointed throughout the State and
teoy, To ensure as far possible unaniny and concert
amongst the nonireeolers every part m
and that this aud the foregoing committee have power 10 add 10
t!eir numbers. "
O motion made AVID seconded, Resolved That these
ceedngs be sgred ty the chairman aud secreiarv and fa
ed TO the Editors VI the Richmond Enquirer and
Wing with request that they publish them in their
papers and that all Editors ~ the State friendly TO the oecs
Of tbs mecting c also requested give them mn nsertio
Tie meeting then adjourned until the i,h Monday IN Ami
nest JEO = Il,IVTIIEH 49,"
Taos. u. Ayta,TT, secy.
MIA meeting oftie non frcchnldcrs end freelolderal
friendly TO The extension Of the right of surape held
20 nnicc; CAPT James J.. Harrison bcinr called ~
,I1n cl.nir mud n ich. ri AIondo q. 49,. "