The Kentucky Gazette

TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF FAYETTE.

Fellow Citizens,

NO stronger proof is necessary of the intention of the advocates of the Bryan's station resolutions, to prevent every amendment to the constitution which was contemplated by those who voted for calling a convention, than that of offering their ticket of men, who by their opposition to calling a convention, have given unequivocal proof, that in their opinion no amendment whatever was necessary. But the second resolution, to which each member of the ticket was obliged to pledge himself to conform before he could be nominated) goes farther and expressly prohibits every such amendment:—it is true the second article of the resolutions, does seem to admit an amendment respecting the senate, but if you will consider that it is to be such an one only "as the wisdom of the convention shall deem consistent with the proper design" of that institution," you cannot fail to discover the intended deception; the studied ambiguity of this article certainly does honor to the ingenuity of the gentleman who penned it, and which is equalled only by his success in alarming you with regard to a certain species of property, to such a degree, as by that alarm to make you entirely regardless of your own personal rights.

That it is also the intention of the advocates for the Bryan's station resolutions, to deprive all those of suffrage who does not either possess property to some certain amount, or a particular species of property, is evident from the declarations made by several members of the committee who were chosen to form their ticket: and as those declarations were made by a part of the committee only, it may not be considered as conclusive evidence of the fact; but when you are informed that it has been long known to be the sentiments not only of a majority of the members composing the Bryan's station ticket, but of those also of the other counties who have adopted the Bryan's station resolutions, and formed tickets upon their principles, you can have no doubt.

The Bryan's station meeting were too sensible of the importance of keeping that part of their principles as much as possible out of view; and have studiously avoided every expression leading to the subject. If they had believed the expression "liberties," (which is the only one used, that they can attempt to construe into the meaning of personal rights and privileges,) was sufficient to secure the right of suffrage on the present plan; would they not also have believed that the expression used in the 12th section of the 12th article of the present constitution viz. "Nor shall any man's property be taken, or applied to public use, without the consent of his representatives, and without just compensation being previously made." would have been equally sufficient to have secured them their slaves? they certainly would, As these charges have been frequently made and for a considerable length of time in the public papers, and not a solitary attempt by those against whom they were made, to refute them; of their truth there cannot be the shadow of doubt remaining.

An Independent Elector.