Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-30
STATE CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the People Of Amelia in primar

assembly.
full and very large meeting Of tho Citizens Of Amelia
held at the Court House the 24h July, lsI5 Col
JOHN +. BOTTOM in the Chair. and sAa'L s. wEisI
CIR acting rs Secretary.
At the request Of the Chair J. f.. Leigh explained tho
object OF the meeting and upon his motion aCommttee Of
Five were appointed TO prepare Report embodying the
Of the people OF the eouuiyWhereupon the follow
ing gentlemen designated: J. T.. Leigh Col. Tn W.
Webster. VIM. L. Booker Mathew Allen. aud William II.
Hsrison, who retired and through their chairman. Junus
E. Leigh. reported the following address, the name OF the
Cizens OF Amelia, the People OF Eastern Virgins.
which read submitted TO the meeting aud Hnanioas
" adopted -
WE earnestly desire, fellow citizens, TO invite your aen
ton question which those who dissatisfied
with our present system aud who seek i'm
by radical change, have proposed with such pro
tesUns OF confidence the OF their schemes as
would much alarm did we not know that 1t - Tor
alone, and for them decide whether the rights aud
Happiness enjoy under the existing order OF things shall
any longer continue We longer observe the ST.
lencc the proposal call STATE CONVENTION to form
Constitution which repugnance to agltatng Discus
sion ncines Our adversaries compel us 10 meet
them Constituting aversion contest into sense OF
weakness aud readiness submit already have the inpe
ASSISTANTS Of that social order in which aud by which
exist citizens, summoned 10 surrender with threats
OF vengeance resist aud willy profiers OF mercy II we
yield Let US answer them as becomes men who appie-
cste the rights aTsmitted them by their Ses; that
understand rights aud interests TO be the ZANE they
the formation of the present Constitution and that
do deem the guarantees contained therein
sonub or more than ADEQUATE To our protecon thar we
will abide by and maintain the compromises Of the Const
,u,iop and making with firm union among ourselves de-
,nonstraon OF the strength we know We possess us
forever dpel the deusion under which they labour, who
suspect US VI supinencss OF make calculations dv-
sions.
Fellow citizens the proposition destroy in order to
government III community. under any
circum.anccs rive pause to the rejecting and prudent
mind Government is the frame work. the skeleton. inert
and nsensbc until filled by the living interests oi
which grow around il in their duo place and proporon
the Ia{,t ,.oI.f mat Inta
charged with the support and protection Of thousand de-
cate aud sensitive rights The dissolution. the idea Of
the dissolution Of an artificial thus endowed, per-
forming functions Of such high importance netting to
men their rights and nj guaranteeing the
oymeh OF men, constructed by society," and yet IN its turn
Ieeonsuuenng ana perre'unng socey eau not be con-
teinpa'ed except with alarm and dread Government de-
beateiy dissolved nnnihaied, with the hoPo that from
i s'hes an oher may arse oil amper capacities Tor good
OF hehef penecnon who can give such assurance! Is
ne construction Of government task OF easy e1ecuuon
who can say that when set aside and
uhchaned passions aud arring interests CONFUSE society,"
men VIII have the good fortune to discover tho temper to
ana hamoLng compromises 9" hsh's nnu come
egainuhdefthe resuanto awf "emay assume mere mat
e assomoineoi Convention and the unsuecessiu ehort
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