Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-30
AN EASTERN REPUBLICAN.

MEETING IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY.
Al a meeting of the citizens oil bfunswicks
Lawrenceville, on Monday, 22d September, con
vened for the purpose Of celebrating on The pro
priety Of calling Convention 10 alleF Inc Con.
>,iru,ion Of the State; OF adopting some more
efficient plan for educating the destitute children
of Tho Commonwealth, and OF making suitable
endowmenls 10 promote the Agriculture OF The
Sta,e-Edwald b. Hicks was called 10 the Chair,
and John P. Atkinson appointed Secretary.
The object OF the meeting being explained BY
the Chairman in clear and ioTciole manner
On motion, il was ordered, that The chair ap-
point a committee on each oil the lhIee sub)ecls
On Convention: Isham Trcter, Aug. e.
Butts, David W. Brodnax, Thomas 6iboon aud
Ira Connolly.
Cn Education Dabney Browne. VIM II. Z.
Merritt. John r. Jones, Richard W. Field, and
Jos. a. Ritdick.
On Agriculture: Henry Lewis, Robert A.
Ghoson, c. G.. Goodrich, VIM. b. rice, '" ID.
T. Buiord and K. II. II. WALTON.
The committee on Convention, having re-
tired short time, made Inc ioilowlhS report
which was adopted only TWO dissenting. me
vote was taken on each of The resolutions anu The
preamble separately:
REPoRr.
Ii is with much regret that We nave seen, IN
the public papers, that an effort viii DC made 10
call a Convention 10 materially alet our Siale
Constitution. |, is with more regret mat We learn
that the main object OF this movement IS 10 alter
the representation so as 10 establish what Is called
the white basis. instead of The mlSed-or the ba-
sis Of property and numbers combined. This
question was SO fully discussed IN inc late Con-
vcn;ion. that no arsuinen, need be advanced now
on ii. Disguise i, as may be, Il IS noInihs else
than a struggle TOR power between tne taxpayer,
o. The East and The people OF me WeSt. ana
whilst we, as a part OF The people OF 'he Eas',
would lie The last to impose unjust or nnnecessa-
~ hurler ON our brethren OF the West, or any
where el,e vs, VIC cannot I've insensible 10 The
dangers 10 which such basis OF representation
wonld subiec, us. in any question oil taxation on
our slaves. or OF their emancipation. when mish'
come before our Legislature. In leo2, me direc'
question Of emancipation was sprung on The L.
gisaiure, without previous warning 10 Tue PEG,
ple and all who remember The great lear and
alarm which il spread through Eastern Virginia
-lbe deranpemen, of the business, and The painful
forelodiuqs OF the future which j, prcducsd-lhe
unlocked for support of il, II not lfeachery o.
some 0: our Eastern memters-and inc small
vote ty which il was defeated IN he tfouse q
DeeoateS-aTe ioreWa!neu DeFSf again, ~ Id d
they can, 10 trus, such vital question 10 any Con-
linsency.
We have been taught 10 believe, by The pre-
cepis and examples Of The wisesi and best pairi'
CTS who have ever lived amongst us-by our Re
volulionary fahers-hy TIE Hampdens and sgd
news of cur mother connlry-ihat taxation ano
representation should never be divorced; unite
Them, We have litsrly-divide them, we have ~
ranny When George The Third taxed US, viii
oul allowing US any voice in their imposition, ou
fathers drew their swords, and achieved tins
right. ], is our inheritance, which, whenever