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February 13, 1826
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
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Correction in Alexandria newspaper: Virginia House of Delegates did not reconsider vote on Convention Bill; eastern counties' representatives maintain control despite western majority population of 90,335 favoring it. Harpers' Ferry Free Press urges western counties to resist tyranny.
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ALEXANDRIA,
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1826.
We were in error when we stated that the Virginia House of Delegates had agreed to reconsider their vote on the Convention Bill. It will be seen by the proceedings, in another part of this paper, that the friends of an oppressive aristocracy are still inexorable. The Winchester Republican has made a calculation, showing that the counties which voted for the Bill have a population of 305,640, while those that voted against it have only 215,305—leaving a majority of 90,335 in favor of a Convention. The Harpers' Ferry Free Press concludes an indignant article on the subject in the following strong terms:
"The representatives of the petty counties of the east have the sway, and they are determined to hold it; and if the people of the large western counties are willing to submit to a tyranny as detestable in principle, if not in effect, as that which existed prior to the Revolution, we can only say they deserve 'the proud man's contumely, the oppressor's wrong.' They need no longer seek legislative aid, since their modest requests barely receive common respect. They must next speak in a voice of thunder, and, in the language of some of the seventy-sixers, Say, 'WE HAVE RESOLVED, and DO RESOLVE, no longer to submit to such usurpations.'"
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1826.
We were in error when we stated that the Virginia House of Delegates had agreed to reconsider their vote on the Convention Bill. It will be seen by the proceedings, in another part of this paper, that the friends of an oppressive aristocracy are still inexorable. The Winchester Republican has made a calculation, showing that the counties which voted for the Bill have a population of 305,640, while those that voted against it have only 215,305—leaving a majority of 90,335 in favor of a Convention. The Harpers' Ferry Free Press concludes an indignant article on the subject in the following strong terms:
"The representatives of the petty counties of the east have the sway, and they are determined to hold it; and if the people of the large western counties are willing to submit to a tyranny as detestable in principle, if not in effect, as that which existed prior to the Revolution, we can only say they deserve 'the proud man's contumely, the oppressor's wrong.' They need no longer seek legislative aid, since their modest requests barely receive common respect. They must next speak in a voice of thunder, and, in the language of some of the seventy-sixers, Say, 'WE HAVE RESOLVED, and DO RESOLVE, no longer to submit to such usurpations.'"
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Virginia Convention Bill
House Of Delegates
Eastern Counties
Western Counties
Population Majority
Political Tyranny
Where did it happen?
Alexandria
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Alexandria
Event Date
February 13, 1826
Event Details
Newspaper correction on Virginia House of Delegates not reconsidering vote on Convention Bill; eastern counties' representatives hold sway despite western population majority of 90,335 favoring convention; Harpers' Ferry Free Press calls for resistance against tyranny.