Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-28

approaching General Convention nj Ph,lrSel.
pms, consists OF the Rev. Messfs Cobhs. kshb.
Doehachet and Me SURE aud Messrs. phil,p
neson, hush Nelson. James NJ. Garneti and
DIR. Carter Berkeley.
! The Convention adjourned te meet ne,tvear
at Winchester.
The public religious services were very nh.
merousls attended. The mosl ,uwortaot and
interesting ofthese exercises Sfthc funeral
oscourse on occasion oil the late mort alny A.
mong he students In the University, produced
al clock on Sunday morning by the Rev.
/ Dr Meade. The spacious lbrar, IN the Ro.
'onda vas filled 10 OVERLOOKING. The preacher
| showed himself fearless and able Christian
advocate, while he esinced a patriotic inter.
EST IN The success of our highest literary iostitu.
non, ahd truly Christian sympathy in It's be.
| reayements.
Al large and respectable meeting of non
ifeebolders and tfeeholders, Erie ndly TO an ex
lehsion oil the right of suffrage. held NJ the
store OF bowies James. in Bedford county,
on Saturday the 10Th of May, 1929 j; Anthony
Evans r. being called TO the chair, and Elias
James appointed Secretary, the following gen.
iiemen were appointed committee TO draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of the meet.
ing, TO wit Silas aylor, Abraham Betz, VIM.
Ctoss aud John Dyerle who, having retired,
returned and offered the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted
he'oieed, That. from an impartial examina.
ton OF our bill of rights, we believe ourselves
warranted in declaring TO the world that the
late act OF Assembly, organizing our Conven.
uon' and prohibiting the non iroeholders from
participation in the reformation of our State
| government, by deprving them of their right
| oil suffrage, for members To the Convention. is
an infringement of the right OF majority of
the free ciiizens OF thiS Commonwealth, aud
the principles ofrepubhcan government, guar
antied to the citizens o. each State by the con.
stiinlion ofthe United States. operating as II
direct usnrpation ofthat sovereign power re-
cognized by our state till of rights as belonging
exclusively To the people.
Resotrtd That, IN no case whatever, has our
Legislature the authority to compromise a
way or IN any manner dispose Of rights OF
majority of the tree white citizens OF the
| Commonwealth without their consent.
ReSoired, That when Commonwealth deter
| mines 20 change, alter or abolish its fundamen.
| tai Law, every man. who, in the lang uage aud
mea ing Of our bill Of rights, has & ven evi.
dence OF a permanent interest in aud attach.
"ent TO the soil, possesses a clear and indispu.
| table right to voice 10 selecting the agents
TO whom that change is TO be entrusted.
| ReS0ired, That reasonable term Of residence
within the State, enrolment among the militia
| the payment oftaxes and The performance of
such other duties as may be required by the
laws Of ,hs land, do furnish the most uneaaiv.
| oosl evidence Of such interest and attnc hment
| evidence conceived by us more satisfacl DRY than
| the possession Of few acres Of ground
Resoiued That this meeting deem il most ad-
visible that they should refrain from going to
| the polls.
Resoirtd, Tina, committee of seven ndivid.
| uals be appointed, whose duty il shall be 10
prepare memorial 10 he Addressed to the
| Convention TO be held in Richmond in October
next, respectfully representing 10 that body the
| grievances 10 which thet have so long L. patient
| " submitted, and dema nding ms an ACT OF sheer
jus ice ihafther claims to a participation in
| the pnaciion Of the laws by which they are TO
be governed, be recognized in the constitution
| which they will he delegated 10 frame. And
| that the SAID committee be also authorized TO
| correspond with other committees which NAV
| hav. been ar may hereafter be appointed Ia o.
| Their paris Of the Commonwealth, and TO do all
other acts which may promote the object Of this
| meeting
Rtsolred That the said committee shall OBJ
| tain The signatures of all free white male Cit.
sens, over the age Of twenty one years. no
may he disposed II advance the great object we
| have IN view, and that the names of the free.
holders who NAV subscribe il shall be kept in
| separate and distinct columns from those OF the
mon-freeholdars.
ReSOiued That our DISTINGUISHED brethren in
other sections of the Commonwealth be ear.
| nesily requested TO unite with US in this ne ce
| able mode Of procuring an act of political jus
| tice--and as we are anxious 10 III Az excl emen:
rather than TO produce it, and preserve the
public tranquility rather than TO SOW the s. eds
OF strife. his calm temper il is fondly hoped
| by this meeting will continue to be displayed.
! On motion, made and seconded, Resoioed,
That a committee of three be appointed the
committee contemplated in resolution 9th
Whereupon, Silas Taylor, John Dyerly, and
| VIM. Closs.a committee appointed by the chair.
proceeded TO nominate the following gentle
| men, to wit: Peters NJ Wright, Abraham
Betz, Anthony Evans, jr. Elias James IL James
II. Bowles.
On motion, Resoiped tina, Silas Taylor, John
Dyerle and VIM. Gloss be added to that CON-
mteP.
Resoired, That the Editors of the Virginian
and Jeiersonian Republican, be requested to
publish these proceedings