Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

Mr. DAVIS, then addressed lie cor,,,itt,s and Will
tee rise. 'A4' nc -''A'tt'
he committee accordingly rose,
ana The Convention adjourned un,n ,t,,L ~ boIf
past ten o'clock, a NJ -i'i''! ~ n'''i
-RONDIy .Myrh a1y
me convention met pursuant TO Adjournment
proved. "'' 'sso ana up
PUBLIC MEETtIG IN GREESnRlER
mr.. SMll H. OF Greenb.icr desire TO present ,hc
proceedings OF public meeting held in Greenbrier
county, upon the very interesting subject which bos 81
long occupied our attention understand tina, the mo-,
ing was very nuncEousy attended, and the opinions
therefore, there expressed n,ny very properly be COM;
dcrcd as The opinions Of the entire county The aeera
ton from the district Of which Crcenlcr :, part have
already very lily expressed their views upon this ates
ton of 50 much interest. will not repeat them or anv
part "f them. The Convention will learn from these
resolutions that these views have been fully ratified
and they vii! further learn the precise state Of pablo
feeling IN that COUNT, and have question tia. the
feeling manifested u,! that OCCASION is IN. fcrIn,,
which pervades the entire West. know personally the
iudv. tua!s who constituted that meeting and may be
permitted to say shat they gentlemen ui unuueoo.
able Responsibility Of character
move that the proceedings be read and that they
! be laid upon tn, table.
The proceedings then read by the Secretary a.
| follows
81 meeting of the citizens Of Grccnbricr held in
the Courthouse, on the a+th day Of March, ssh that
being court day, motion Gen \. c. Dav, was called
Ia the Chair and joel Mcpherson was requested To act
NJ Secretary
Eobt. T.. Dennis, Esq, in few remarks explained the
object of the meeting, and concluded h. moving that :,
committee Of fifteen should be appointed for the purpose
Of drafting Preamble and Resolutions for the oi
! the meeting. Tie Chairman appointed the following
| gentlemen Is the committee, to wit
John s. North John Miller David Surl.r lanes q.
! veil. Johnston Reynolds John W. Mcphersca Robert
F. Dennis. Andrew Hamilton Little Billy resnlster.
Samuel Thompson, Col. Samuel McCung Thomas, f.
lialn"r, Ihos Creigh and Addison Frazer who, after
short &C -ltatio. presented thu following Preamble
and Resolutions the meeting, which were Unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas the people OF Virginia have decided by =
large that tho present Constitute" is not such
is best calculated to produce the greatest degree %
happiness and safety. and whereas the people, in tlt
exercise of that indubitnbe, unacnablc and ndeeasi
BILE right to alter reform alJlish il, have called
Convention (now in SESSION. to amend in such man
nsr shall be aljudgcd most conducive 20 the public
wea-tnd as all power is rested in and consequently
derived from the people and not from. association
people and property: Be il, therefore,
lst. Rt,o!rt|, That in laying tn. basis 81 govern
ment upon which the supersructurc Is to rest it oug
to be equal firm aud republican in its nature AID no
upon an odious arstocratic and unnatural combnatic
Of free white independent citizens and property.
IL. ,
constituting 4 majority Of the free citizens of the Sat
mon every principle OF equality and Justice are ent
tied to equal political rights with the citizens of til
East that place Of residence possession Of proper,
! can neither add to. nor detract from that ght.
Sd Rcso!red That Free men alone constitute til
foundation Of al civil Government, and property onl
the subject of it" that the making of property the b.
sis Of political power is surrender Of all Of our ion.
cherished republican principles and constitutes iea
ture odious ireemeD aud TO political equatv-an
4 nj t,.th
government of the State while it rohs the majority
their right to govern.
4lh Rfsol,sd That whatever other beneficial reform,
NAV be Incorporated in the new Constitution, if it
founded upon the mixed or combined basis, We as CT
zcns OF this county will senuously use every homes
excrtion Indignantly to reject 1t.
5,h ResoirfI That should the Eastern minority sue
coed in enra fling this obnoxious principle upon the Con
tn,ion to be submitted 10 the people at the polls eT
erv friend of the white basis and equal rights would
irstitiable in Withdrawing from the Convention
9th. Resolved AZ the bill OF rights guarantees III
right OF acquiring and possessing property it should
rot e-and this end be successfully attained
IN, adj yalorem system Of taxation, which is just an
equal and distributes the burdens OF government accort
inc to the ability Of the people and secures to all equa
9 protection.
4 linton which was unanimous ~ adopted:
a -,i Resolved That lave calmly and tispassion
a.ly presented the consideration OF me c9hv,'o
which regard ~ sCfel anu
while we dcprecae all collision or expression OF sncl
lin n nav tend TO esrange the West from the East
49,, ms wouId tender to cur brethren OF the East, th
alternative Of the white basis friendly and constitu
tonal separation. ,.: {,
stb, Rcsoired, Inat copy Of these resolutions h
t n our Delegates in Convention. and that the sam
| ~ ,I1:xbcd in The Lewisbure Chronicle and Repub
lean Advocate, an all other papers friendly to equa
FRI. lth resolution was opposed BY DR.. sYme am
s,mn. Thompson. Esq, and advocated by Messss
pny7olds and Dennis and was unanimously "i;s'ane!
;La Meeting was addressed fcrcibr by the Chairman
and others. ,.o,.l II,
a. G. DAVIS, Chairman.
.JoEl MCPHERSON, Sscy
The proceedings were then laid upon the table
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Convention then resumed the consideration II
Committee Of the Whole. OR Shelf IN the CHAIR
h r.port OF the committee the basis and appot!on
ntnt of representation.
The CHAIR stated the question to be on tn" PROPOSE
tion of the gentleman from Fauquier, Or ScoTr.)
Mr. DAVIS resumed his remarks, and without con
Guiding gave way to motion that the committee rise
The motion was agreed TO- and the committee accord
insi' rose .., ~ o,.,,cl.
pm.