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he bad faith of deliberative bodies, were them that the time has arrived "when the people should take into their own hands the powers that emanate from themselves, and exercise the same by virtue of the right of revolution"--that they "nullify and ignore" the Convention, and advice a voluntary Convention of the people in Richmond on some day in June, which will represent the sentiments, wishes; rights, and chivalry of the proud old Commonwealth — and approving the course of Col. G. W. Richardson in the Convention. It was advised that the delegates to the proposed Convention should be elected on the fourth Thursday in May at the time of the general elections. The meeting expressed its confidence in Mr. W. R. Newton, the able delegate from the country, and re-nominated him for election.--Mr. N. accepted the nomination in an eloquent speech. The thanks of the meeting were voted to B. B. Douglass, Senator from King William, for his part in the Bellona Arsenal guns affair.