Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

Al a meeting of portion Of thr citizens &c Nell
son county, Monday, the 2Sth day of April, 1851
after proclamation made at the Court House of
said county requesting all the citizens present to
attend consider of tie rrupIicy OF instructions
to the Albenarlc, Nelson and Amherst delegation
to the present Convention for reforming the Consti-
tuition Of the State. Col JAMES s. billiard
was called to the Chair and Col. CHAs. PERRow
appointed Secretary.
Ga motion of Robt Whitehead, the Chair ap-
pointed tho following named gentlemen as a Com
mittce Of thirty consider and report to the meet
ing resolutions Of Instructions TO said delegation,
to-wit: Messrs. Ro. Whitehead. Gen'l VIM. s.
Loving, Iunsiord Loving James NJ. Harris, Ryland
Rodes, VIM w Harris, Beverly Hurgruvc. VIM
+. Sheppard VIM. J Robertson, n. +. Cabell, L.
c. Galloway, F. G. Peters, Alex. Brown, :. NJ.
CabeIl, s. Claiborne. VIM. Massie. Geo. Jones,
Ales Fitzpatrick Sylvanus Meeks, John w Witt,
Matthew II. IIarriss. Col. Thomas J. Massie, A.
W Harris. Chas. n. Patterson Chns ii. Stewart,
David II. VIII, John 7. Diliiard Ro. IL. Anderson.
Henry G. Roberts, Chas. A. Floyd, Chairman and
Secretary added.
Said Committee having returned after some time,
came in and made the following report:
Whereas, q meeting was held by the people OF
AlbemaTlc at their April Court last give express
sion TO the sentiments of that people on the sub
loct of the basis of representation and whereas
they did not wish to be understood as speaking fol
the people of Nelson and Amherst, and whereas
however, they expressed confidence that the peo-
pie of those counties concurred with them ia the
views expressed by said meeting-Therefore,
LIST. Resoired, That we fully concur in the opn-
ions contained in the LIST. Sd and 18th resolutions a
dopied at the Albcmarle meeting.
2nd. That in the language Of The 9Th resolution
We consccntiousy believe that the protection of our
rights can only be adequately secured by giving to
property full and ample weight in the apportionmeni
ofreprcscntation.
|. 81. That We hereby instruct our representatives
to sustain the principles ofthe mixed basis, and OPP
pose any system of representation which shall sur
render this principle in reference 20 the Senate oil
House OF Delegates.
ith That we cnnnot believc that delegates elect
ed as ours WERE under solemn pledges to act in ac-
cordafcc with the above Instructions, can be induced
either By threats or css worthy and influences
to abandon principles entertaincd, we believe, by
an Overwhelming majority of their constituents.
5lh. R5scircd, That 4 copy of these resolutions
be furnished by the Secretary TO each of our Dele
gates, and that the proceedings of the meeting be
published in the Richmond. Charlottesville and
Lynchhurg papers.
Col. Alex. Fitzpatrick then offered the following
resolution as substitute for the throsoaton adopt
ed by the Albernarle meeting:
Rcsrlrcd. That while we believe that persons and
| property are the elements of representation
and that the mixed basis is the proper basis of re
presentation, nevertheless have full confdenc,
in the ietegriiy of delegates in the Convention
willing leave them TO ludge of the rroprie
" Of any compromise that m,y be offered that doe