Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-02
At TUE ROUNn-HIL1.

=. ut respectable meeting of non -freeholders held
hdtch -ist' 1898, IN the Round-hill Seminary Fred
eTick county according to notice given in the Win.
chester papers, to take into consideration tb.t e.
ture OF the late Convention bill pnrticulsrlv haa
on non-treeholders, (many frceolders attended sccoS
ding to invitation, and cordially took mart IN th
procecdngs,l Amos Lupton called to the chnir
and W. r. Campbell, appointed Secretary.
Mcssrs Campbell. Cartmell and Herrick were rc-
CURED to draught preamble expressive Of the in.
tontIon OF the meeting. They retired for tcyy min
utes and returning, reported the following, which
we're unanimously adopted the sense of the assem-
bly,:
We having asscmbledto take into considorn.ior
our relative situation rs portion ofthe people of the
commonwealth OF Virginia, think it not ndecorous r.
express our dissatisfaction and hatred Of that unjust
~ understandable authority which the freeholders
excted over our persons and property for more than
half century, and 10 express the indrnaton winch
has been raisci by reading the first PARAGRAPH oc an
act, entitled An act concerning Convention" PASS.
60 On tc Ioth OF February last by the Legislature oil
The State, which manifests total disrerard of tho
rights OF man and Common sense and determine
ton 10 continue the oppressive rule of aristocrncv.
when 1t 10 m acknowledged axiom. of all rcnubl;cs
lana tins - called repn5lic "that all men are FREQ
anu equal, and that they have certain
rights, among which is self Government Bv oossno
that act the Legislature have politically annibilated
the whole body orHon- recho Iders eouprls,no, orrc
proportion Of the physical strength Of the Common
Wealth:--And whereas by that uct we h1vc hoo, 90,
new constitution, the provisions of which tLcv No
doubt intend shall be binding OH us and on our chill
drcn we cannot silently submit; therefore we en-.
brace this the peacable alternative LEFT ,s of asson
bling as frccmen, and entering our manifesto orains,
the proceedings, and freely and boldly expressing onr
opinions of The measures which we deem arbitynrv.
Ofthis privilege they dare not attompt 70 dives, Ne;
therefore, wy
Resolved, That tender orr thanks to tbose
friends of reform, who, though unreauosted bv ne
cOntendcd manfully for our emancipation
Resolved, That the lowland olparchy, in all tboir
proceedings respecting Convention cvinccd nm an,
trTepub6can and an overbearing spirit.
Resolved, Tint although our freehodinp frienLs
nave acquired honour to themselves by REQUESTING
their peers to withdraw the oppressive hand Of nris,
tocracy, yet we SHOULD incur ndelible dspraco were
we 50 far To forget that were born free as 70 nc
hiion Tor enranchisemcnt, our alternative bonr re-.
moDstrance and resistance.
Resolved, Tint we pledge ourselves to cach other
20 exert al The means IN our power TO obtain bea-
'ens boon, libcrty, poaceaby five can.
Resolved, Thu; each man consider himself bound
20 $50 lfH' cndeayours to disseminate republican prn-
cpes' and to encourage others to become associated
IN the good cause.
Resolved, That tie organized body offrceiold-
ers have cXortcd unjust and overlooking authority
over us, and that we owe no allegiance 10 10, and
that every non-freohoder ought to consider himself
exempt from military duty, highway lsbour. and all
ia xation, while DISTINGUISHED.
AMOS LUPTON Chin.
w. r. CAMrnEIt, Sec'rv.