Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-04
p;iprJC MEETING In BRUNSWICK.

At z meeting OF u potion Of the citizens Of Brunswick
held The Court House Court day, June IS, leol, b.
Hicks Jun'cd Chalrndn and j. H. Jones was re4es
ted 10 act us Secretary.
The ohjec, ol the meeting stated briefly BY the Chair
mar and motion, committee o. hTc was appointed o
III, Chair report resolutions Tor tie action u the mefng
Cvl J. lrottet, X. w. Fcld r. s. Edmunds Col '" Mere
dith and K. ;. Powell nominated by tile Cha!r anG
III: reported tile following preamble and Ieso!aons WHICH
were passed nearly Unanimously: :,
We portion Of the rcvoe of Eastern Virginia, assembled
al Courthouse in Brunswick county being deeirf !"
pressed with the present critical stale o aiiIfs Injecting
must vlia'!y our future security, and believing ~ Nes
communion the people various portions OF the com
munwealt should always be had when important changes
contemplated in their political SYSTEM do therefore fe
solve:
That the experience Of all long established govern
teaches u.s. that oppression Is sedom exered on Inc
rights perss and is the instances ure few and
isuateo when communities oppressed Is through hef
rights Of property, and GENERALLY by means vi tdxhlon
2 That be RELIABLE security property where
il has nut The power seli-pruecliun Hence for-a
lncrs engngc, hopeless for the great con
sersatse principle Of taxation and representation"
g. That people be free whose taAes are imposed by
do Ih=i!>elves equally share the 5ufdel
danger of being frrl.ed The power OF taking away
or changing The security is left win the guarant,s.
). That therefore regard the recent plan OF
cunaru.se reported Convention, the basis m rep.
rrscnnon aiidng any other Than imperfect securi.
lu fifteen yeasi after which Eastern Virginia VIII De al
the mercy people alien certain sStent) IN leehnE
and interest IL il.
6 That can draw no distinction in principle between
Norti the assigned by The West In 'avor ~
With eQuh rprirly and WIN hs inucn 'ofco ne
grd the North; and would nor SURRENDER INC lsue:"'
preserve the Cnun we viii not abandon me pfh
cie ot "thaalon aud representation 10 preserve INC "!
Tnsr ny when sovereign States with diversified and
urps:ir and Institutions meet together 10 tnf
Federal Union they adjust nens' Ives their relative
,ral e !h ami power, with view TO H'u ua >rcurFi
80 when SECTIONS wh like Givelses 1e.' To iora Stat
COVE rnl, the pcicAI power Of each section is in lSc
cL:inpte srl o! conventional arrangement;
and power should always be withheld i!om that secton
wnch may have n temptation 70 abuse II.
s. That pi nly perceive from the spreches mace ~
convention BY Western members thai their sentiments and
feelings on the 81 iect OF slavery very nearly approximate
entertained by the people of the Nurth that we are
warned not 10 part with the power we nave 10 Po-
ec ourselves and II Western brethren SIP tate from us
on this account il will but afford another proof that VIZ are
people,, and hut perhaps It would be Wis
both parties separate and make TWO States o Inc oo
Dominion
g. Tina, The taxing power The highest and the most dan
runs pnwer that hcongs gD"cnnen- lodged IN inc
East used preduicc Ut any other seetiohi
If lodged in the West only might be- but the tenpta-
uc 20 would be less Than that which now prompts
The present desperate struggle Ia obtain IT,
TO- That VIC have only liberal but proj'cal IN our
appropriations Western Improvements yet ne "ts conn
plIns;hs Oppression and rdn OF me 's must heceSss'
y iIluw the lIansit Of power 10 The West
H. That III. attempt brand the principle OF taxatloh
and rcprrsen.l as aristucrac Is but trek OF me oe
uunnue The unity feeling and interest between Inc poor
and wealthy Of homogeneous people, would ren1er repre-
srn!aJn the basis ul NUMBERS pcriec'lg s"e' 4"
tain degree the property Of each is the property oil M lax
~ s be mis- out Of property and whether The Legisla
urc BE- composed of rich poor men, equality "oud
nuvcn Them The unity ut interests would as" con-
troll All aupropratlons The poor and the rich of the same
community will project each Other until that state OF feel
nn arprcncnded by ,imd shall arise, which Is nc"m
paur with itset MOI 50 as between SECTIONS
with cunrartn interests they ever prone to trcsas'
sr,r.rar then tie power from the temptation 10 trcspnss
H. That highly approve the course OF our Immediate
representatives III Convention and we thank them we nave
moreover entire confidence in their truth honor and fidelity
which they viii amidst the reachcTy that surrounds
them.
from this district and that the papers oi
Richmond and Petersburg bc requested tn publish them
Z. &. HICKS, Chairman.