Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-24


20 put them on the poll books IN this way, q in this
way alone the votes ofnon tIecholdcrs be official
ly authenticated to the Convention. Contested oec
tons to Convention will to the freehold
ders the rights denied them by the Legislature, and
change the attitude of suppcans and petitioners Ill
which they stand to that of perfect equality with
the reeholdersboth will be equal parties in making
the new Constltution-and whatever qualification
either of electors, elected, that may be fixed, VIII
be the act of ALL and while it will restore to the
freeholders Individually their rights, it will at the
same time, heal the wound long inflicted priu-
cples by privileged classes shall not stop to urge
this proposition but must say there IS no good ar
gument against extension of suffrage, unless it be
found in the apathy of the reeholders themselves
to press their claims. a FREEuOLDER.
a very excellent writer in the Petersburg Intelli-
gencer, under the signature of Jefferson. has in a
series OF Nos ably and unanswerab!y sustained the
rights ofthe reehodcrs to vote and be represent
ed IN the convention. His basis is the natural free
dom and equality of mcn recognized and asserted by
the Bill o.. Rights. We are much gratiiicd, that IN
that part IF pa, deemed not the liberal in this
question, able champion of the ireeiioldcrs,
has been found, and wish with al! hearts, that
our friends III Rockingham and Lynchburg, had
seen what he SAYS, before they concluded to abandon
their hirthrg and throw themselves OH the tender
mercies of the conveuton. A more manly course
would have been to claim their own-as to the course
which the freeolders in this emergency ought tt
pursue, jefferson suggests,
81 propose that the non frcehoIdcrs and such free
holders in each town and county as aprec with
them, shall assemble themselves together at their re-
spcctve court houses and other places of voting on
their respective May days; that they do not at
| all NEEDLE with the vote voters, which, on the
same days, will be acting and operating under the
authority ofhc late law; and that such freeloders as
hold
under the law and recording their votes with those
treelodcrs VIII may gcd III executing the law.
That the non treeholders and ireehoders who NAV
choose to Join them, cause poll to be opened the
most convenient place, for recording the votes Of all
who may choose 10 give them that the poll keepers
IN every instance be Of character and regularly
sworn before magistrate to keep faithful record of
the votes that the polls taken be carefully preser-
we'd, and certified in the best mode which can be de-
vised to give them force and effect; that these non
treehoders and freehodcrs who may Join them vote
for four persons within their respective senatorial dis
trcts to represent them in convention to be holden
| IN Richmond LIST Monday in October next and
that the persons who shall be elected as is herein
pointed OUT do assemble themselves at the appointed
time, and form constitution or forn of government
to be submitted to the people at the same time that
the other shall be submitted to the fi'eehoiders, and
from the two, let the community make choice. This
seems TO re to be the only mode BY which the lost
rights of the people be recovered, and if it be
adopted and acted upon in good faith success will
surely attend lit will be asked how are the expen-
ses TO be borne! answer, by the Legislature; for
although individuals may and perhaps will be com
pciied to detray their expenses whilst sitting in
convention, yet should they succeed as predict they
must, the first Legislature afterwards, will refund
the money which individuals had discussed
At meeting of;i.e G.eeholtcrs Of MONTGOMERY at
the court house on fourth March, Andrew Lewis,
Esq. chairman, and Rice d. Montague, sccretarv-
oo James L. Preston (lae Governor.) Hcny Chap
man OF Giles, Jno z. Matthews of Wythe and Col.
I'll COOK OF Grayson, were nominated and recon-
mended to that Senatorial District as members of
the Convention Gen. John Floyd, and John Nc.
Taylor of Montgomery, have also been recommended
by meeting held at the town of Fayette in Mont
gomery
correspondence 6etoee1 .NeSss. Adams 6, Hamilton
Ihis correspondence which upon the authority of
the New DIRK Evening Post, we yesterday stated as
forthcoming, appeared in that paper of the 10th and
is subioined.
"hat rarely happens i'll correspondence of the
nature OF this we believe Will happen in tEis-that
the friends OF both parties namely will be satisfied
WITH it--those OF Mr.. Adams, from the satisfactory
evidence lie adduces of the fact, that Gen Hamilton
was prVy to the contemplated meeting of the federal
leaders at Boston, in the fall of 1904 "A nicotine
only defeated by his death---and that he was the in
dyIdual selected by the party as their military chief
in the event of hostile extremities: friends If
Cen Hamilton, from Mr.. Adams admitted belief
That though he consented to attend the meeting. it
was with view to dssuadc the federal leaders from
their purpose and to avert the Threatened catastro
phe. Mr. Adams has never charged Gen. Hamilton
with design of participating in the rncasure--bis
language went no farther than an intimation. that
Hamilton was the man pitched upon by tie macon-
tents rs their leader, in the event resort to arn
should become necessary in the prosecution their
designs. This intention ofthe federal leaders. does
not at all imply consent his part to their wishes
or even a knowledge ofther intentions The object
which Mr.. Adams ascrbes to Gen Hamilton in n,o-
posngo attend the select meeting at Boston, is cal.
CulatCd to elevate his character for r,+ -:a.;