Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-24

Sge VIII vote tor no man opposed to il; and if the
n ,recno'ders viii 60 boldly to the polls, and de-
nu 'hat their votes be taken the sheriis ii they
luso 10 enroll them the front they cannot refuse
to PIT tben ON the poll books. In this way & i'm this
way aope can the votes ofnon freehoders be official
iy authenticated to the Convention Contested cleo
HONS 10 Convention will restore to the freehold
dersthG rights denied them by the Legislatures and
change the attitude of supplcants aud petitioners in
whch they now stnnd. to that OF perfect equality with
the ircchoders-both will be equal partes i'm makinp
ithe new ConStitution-and whatever qualification
eitner oil electors elected thIt may be fixed. will
De The act of all, and while it will restore the no-
rechoiders individually their rights, il will at the
sumo time, heal the wound lonr inflicted on Our prip-
cipies ny privileged classes shall not stop to urre
THIS proposition but saw there is no good ar
gument against extension of suffrage, unless it be
FOUND IN the apathy ofthe freeholdors themselves
TO press their claims. a FREEHOLDER.
very excellent writer in the Petersburg Intelli-
gcncer, under the signature of Jefferson. has in
series OF Nos ably and unanswerably sustained tho
rights ofthe non reeoders TO vote and DO represent
ed IN the convention His basis is the natural free
uom ana equality OF men, recognized and asserted by
'he piii OF Rights We are much s,ratifcd, that in
mdf part " "a, deemed not the liberal in this
question, SO able champion of tile non lreeholders
mas been found, and wish with all our hearts, that
our friends i'll Rockingham ard Ivnchburr had
seen what he says before they concluded to abandon
their brthrght, and throw themselves on the tcuder
mercics of the convention. more manly course
would have been to claim their OWNS TO the course
WITCH the non froehoders in this emergency ought t,
pursue, Jefferson suggests,
II propose that the non rrecl,olhcrs and such free
! holders in each town and county as ap-ee with
them shall assemble themselves topether AT their re.
spectve court houses and other places Of voting on
their respective May court days. that thew do not at
/ gli mpuGC with tho ar ,t,ic ,I,o
same days, will he acting and operating under the
authority of the late law and that such r1cholders as
agree with the non freeholiers, carefully avoid VOTING
under tae law and recording their votes with those
freeholderS VIII may ccrpaCreC in eycctnr the Law
That the non frccholders and freeholders who NAV
choose to Join thcm poll to he opened in the
most convenient place for recording the votes OF all
who may choose to give them that the poll kecpcrs
III every instance be men of character and regularly
sworn before magistrate, to keep faithful record of
the votes that the polls so taken be carefully ureser
Ved ana Certified IN the best mode which can be de-
vsed, TO give them force and effect; that these non
lreeolders and freeholdcrs who NAV ioiu them, voo
for four persons within their respectve senatorial dis
trcts to represent them in convention TO be holden
III Richmond on<lst Monday in October next, and
that the persons who shall be elected as is herein
pointed out do assemble themselves at the Amounted
time' ana form constitution form of government
TO be submitted TO the people at the same time that
the other snail be submitted to the GeehoIders and
from the two, let the community make choice This
seems 10 RE TO be the only mode BY which the los,
rights of the peonle can he rocovo-oJ M - :, 70
adopted and acted upon in good faith, success will
surely attend lit will be asked how are the expcn-
ses to be borne? answer bv the Legislature: for
although individuals may and PERTAINS will. be com
PEELED to deay their expenses whilst sittiup in
convention yet should they succeed as predict they
tbe nanr r riit hesslaIu[e ansrWards WI refund
At uoetirc, of,,.o
the court house IN c,r,h ~, o.
ESQ chairman and R;cc Mort.ono .o..o.o..'
Col. James p Preston rIo,o covornos IL ~,
man Of Giles Jno p Matthew. 1,-1p
Eli Cook Of Gr,rson. vero ror,;r,,cd .,,1 -a.OS'
mended to that Senatorial Dstr;ct ,s r,o,,lrU g
the Convention. Gen. John FIovd aud Iob, A.
Taylor of Montgomery, have also been recommended
by meeting held at the town Of Favctte i, Mn
gonery.
Correspondence bet''ee'' Messrs. Adams & Hamilton
This correspondence which upon tho authority Of