Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-27

AZ an Adjourned Mecting of the citizens If Pa
tcrsburg, held at the Courthouse on Saturday March
y, Jos. Bragg, Esq, IN the Chair, and VIM U
llaciaIiand Secretary. J. f. May Esq. submitted
the following preamble aud resolution
This meeting being sincerely dcsirous TO pronot,
sanitary reform IN our present State Constitution.
DHt anxious TO preserve unchanged and uninpnired
tic great principles which characterize IT, is djsnn
sod 10 cooperate With their fellow czcuSof tbad;s
trlct, IN the seectIc Of the most Competent nerv,
as delegates III the Convention to effect those ;mn
tant purposes. 1t discaiTns all disposition 10 depar.
ION, n tnc "nceht usages OF Virginia in her general
eec'ohs or 10 sanction any appearance of dctation
to anySporton of the people. But ON The nroa,
rnomentous occasion, il concurs in the recommepda-
ton which has been made to appoint Cccan,ittee
TO confer with other committees OF tho O;s,;o, -
to nominate, as candidates for the Couvon,;or 80 80,
sons OF tried worth and experience end whose v;ors
upon this question will accord with those of the Bis
! trct. rt
| ReSoiUcd, Hhreforc Plat this meeting will p,v,
appoint Committee of three Persons TO meet other
Commit ees OF the District at Amelia Court IouSr
! on Thursday next.
The question having been put on tho adoption Of
the preamble and resolution, ard carried in the afr
native, Messrs. Richard G.. Poyram David III.
Branch and John Baker were appointed a CoTn,n;t-
tee to represent this town in the Contemplated NEE
! ting OF Deputies at Amelia Court House.
JOS. BRAGG, Chairman.
Mn Ia MAcFARLAND, Secretary.
COMMUNICATIVE
NJ meeting Of the citizens of tho town OF Peters
burg called for the purpose Of considering the pro
pricty appointing deputies to meet at Amelia Cont
House and conere with such other deputies or COM
mtees as shall be may have been delegated from
any ofthc counties of this Senatorial District to re-
commend Gt persons to represent them in the conyen
ton TO alter the Constitution ofthis Statc preanf
bic 1ld Resolutions offered 10 the MEETING H.,
| Mr. John T.. May, in favor Of appointing depntieS
and substitute was offered by Mr.. Robert Il Col
lier. After full and protractcd discussion Of iLe
policy and propriety Of the measure the snbs,itu,e
was submitted, d upon account being had IL vvns mn
nounccd from tho chair that the same was rceicdh ~
a vote of32 to 80. am requested and by the mi.
norty to send you the annexed substitute for pubIi
cation IN your paper, md also 70 request oil editors
VINO may publish the preamble and resolutions
which were adopted by meeting to give the substitute
an Insertion ond to accompany tho spine with a
p statement ofthe vote by which it was rejected.
| One 0'hte .MlDoriy.
THE SUBSTITUTE
an ndPuabc political axiom, that IN the crc ath acts
o. popular sovereignty which bring machine OF poycrnnent
no cNstence and p'r IN operation, the elrcvo poer o
not TO be subjected 70 any rcstnt and get e are now i
recfy solicited 20 reuquish legitimate influence IN he
ton OF delegates to the convention by appointing deonet "a
combine, and concentrate, aud direct our sunrares Ns 80
asked under tic donsye and misiakeI, notion OF nrcinS
concert Of action which assumes the eusc of pa,o, y,
accomplish IT'S hta sorcoy, sacrifice fundamental min,