Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-04-14

y adopted by the representatives, Of the rood neonl
OF Virginia. assembled in tiill and free co,,yent;n ON
the i2th day OF june 1916, ought to be held sacred
can be founded.
Cd. Resolved, That so inucl. OF the act n,ss.d h.,
the last General Assembly, entitled AN act to orpan
'ze aconvcnon as presc,ibes that none but freehold
ers si!a vote for mcLlbers of eonyention ;s nj
pa1!e violation of the principles proclaimed by the
Bill Of Rights. y INC
Sd. Resolved, That 40 person ought to be elected
70 represent this district III convention who is not in
favor ofeGua representation ACCORDING to ,yb+o -
uation, and of extending the right Of sufraue. and
that we Will not vote for any person who differs with
us upon these points.
4th Resolved, That in choosing four persons to
represent this senatorial district in convention two
of them should be selected from The county of Anmus.
Ia, one from the county of Rockaridge and one from
the county of Pendle.on
5th Resolved, That such persons ought TO he cho
sen to represent this district m convention nc Vii
maintain the rights OF the non creeholdcrs os ,ys 80
OF the frecholders. - YEA q"
9th. Resolved, That Samuel Med Moore. G p.
Doiman. and Col JOHN Jordan, be I; committee 10
correspond with the citizens Of other counties in This
district, upon the fubjcct OF making out ticket TO be
voted by the friends OF reform,
1th Resolved, That VIM. A. Csrr,hers. y.
VEGA, john ~ Cummings, John McCqrlile, and JOS
Steele, he committee 10 receive the yotas Of cL
trechoders and freahol,Iers ut the election j.,
April, Us may think proper to design,te the person
they may wash selected from this COUNTY to represent
them IN convention; the manner of voting to be as
follows: Each person voting shall hind to tho com
nittee tlcket, having the name oftie persons voted
Tor written thereon, and the name a the person vo
ing written under that of the person voted for with
the addition OF he letter T. otter ihe name of tho
person voting If he be freeholdeL and of the let
ters ~ II. II he be non reeholder which votes the
committee shall continue TO receiva until the Friday
succeeding the April election, wh thew shall hand
them over TO the corresponding cmnlittee for this
10 De iad before the meeting of the freehold
he HE'D on tfrotI ,,- 4, 4
Tor the purpose of selecting a peRcn whose name
shaii be placed upon the convention ticket as the
choice OF the friends of constitutional reform
9th. Resolved, THAT Samuel Med Moore. G.. p.
Borman, Wm. y. Caruthers and John Woodson. he
a committee TO draw up memorial 10 the convention
asserting the rights of the frechGdcrs to partci
cipate IN the formation Of the new constitution and
TO report the same to meeting of the non freehold
crs TO be assembled at the court ouse in pursuance
OF public notice, at time previous to that fixed
tor the meeting of the convention.
9Th. Resolved, That the Editors ftIu Lexing ton
and the Staunton Spectator be request
ed TO publish tae foregoing resolutions ntheir
and that copy thereof be to such CORRESPONDENCE
committees, as have been, may hereafter be an.
pointed by the friends REFORM in the counties of
Augusta and Pendleton.
John Leyburn, ESQ. then moved that a poll he IA
ken to distinguish between the fredholders and non
ireeholdcrs, on allvotes taken this meeting which
motion was lost by large majority.
JtAn Leyburn, Esq then odercdas II substitute for
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meetno. il
Is desirable to consult the wishes of the Frcehoders
OF the county IN general the nomination ola sui
table person to represent this portion Of the District
III the contemplated Convention; inasInuch as new
organization CT the government Is intimately con-
nected with their best and dearest interests; and that
Tor the purpose Of giving effect TO this Resolution
committee snail be appointed, whose duty it shall
De 10 request the Sheriff TO afford the necessary IA
ciltles to the voters at the April election to dese-
nate the person to whom they will commit this i'm
portant trust
Resolved, That be a committee
to procure the publication of the foregoing Resou-
ton In the Stanton and Lexington papers and TO
take such measures may be necessary to effect it's
object.
Before any question was taken upon the substitute
offered by Mr.. Leyburn, motion was made by
James Mcdowell, jr. Esq that this meeting do now
adjourn sine die, which was also lost by large ma
Ijority.
The question then taken on the substitute.
Whlch was rejected; and on the motion of John Lev
burD Esq. the names of the persons VOTING for
were ordered to be entered on the minutes of the
meeting-which are as follows, to wit: VIM Tavlor,
Esq John Leyburn, Esq. James Ednondson, JosepI
Steele; ESD. Dr. Rob. NJ Cluer, jas. Mcdowell, sen.
Esq. Elisha Grigsbv, Rev Henry RufFner lance
Campbell, Cyrus Hyde, Arthur NJ Glucr, VIM. Ham
llton Ben: WEIGH, Zachariah J. White, and Adolf
phus 6. Weir. NNNO'
The resolutions of Mr. Moore were then taken m
and adopted by a very large majority. The names
tho Chairman "
| c. 2 Dormau, Esq. then moved that the nneetiro
adjourn, which was carried and the meeting adiopr
ned. JOHN RTTFF Cb,71,r,s3,,
ADoLPHUs G.. WEIB, Secretary.
numerous meeting ofthe Citizens of Alleohanv
county, on the 18th ult. (Wm. II. Terrill in the
Chair, and A. Caaghan, Secretary came to the re-
solution that none should receive their support but
the most highly qualified men, and they PLEDGE them
selves to the support Of Jesse Davis of that county
as possessing 'the qualifications necessary to the i'm
portant trust of delegate to the Conventional
meeting Of the Citiz9ns of Nicholas, Robert Kelly
Col. John Brown and Gen. J. Breckenridge as Dele
gates from that Distrct-A meeting of the citizens
Of Bath, John Brown, jr. in the Chair, and A. w.
Cameron, Secretary, nominated C.. L. Francisco of
Bath as a Delegate.
OFFICE OF THE GEORGIA CouR1ER.2
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