The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-20
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II Bill for ne1o-no2siing he farm of Government and
for eaaJ!jsng the FauazmsntaI Prineipics t5aeef in
future.
WHEREAS George Guelf, king
of Great Britain and ireland and Elcetor of
Hanover, heretofore entrutted with the exercife
of the kingly Office in this government, hath en-
deavored TO pervert the fame into deteRabe
and infurportable tyranny
By putting his negative on lawsthe mot whole
fome and necedary for the public good;
BY denying TO his governors permifIion to pafs
= laws of Immediate and pref1ing importance,
unlcfs fuipended in their operation for his af-
fent, and, when 70 fufpended, negle6ting to
attend to them for many years;
Byrefufing to pats certain other laws, unefs the
.pertons TO be benefited by them would reIin-
quifh the inefimable right of representation
in the Legislature;
BY dilIoiving Legislative affemblies repeatedly
and continually for oppoiing with manly firm
nets his invahons on the rights of the people ::
When diiolved--hy refufing to call Others for
long fpace of time, thereby leaving the po-
iiticas fyftem without any Legislative head
BY endeavoring 70 prevent the population of
our country, and for that purpoie ohfucfing
fhe laws for the naturalization of foreigners
and rafting the condition of new appropriate
tions of lands;
BY keeping among us, in times of peace, Rand-
ing armies and ihips of war
BY affecting to render the military independent
OF and hyperion to the evil power
BY combining with Others TO fnbjea US to TO-
reign jurisdiction, giving his aiIent to their
pretended acts of legllation-
for quartering large bodies of troops among us
for cutting off our trade with ali parts Of the
world;
foT Iinpoiing taxes on us without our content {;
for depriVng US of the benefits Of trial BY iury
Tor transporting us beyond feas to be tried for
pretended offences and
Tor !uPeDdng our own legislatures and decIar-
ing themielvcS inverted with power 10 legif-
late for us in all cafes whatfoeY
by pinndering cur feas, rayaging our coats,
burning our towns and deftroying the lives of
our people;
BY melting infirredions of orr fellow.fiihietas
with the aliuremeDts of forfeiture and conGf-
cation
by prompting our negroes 10 rife in arms among
Gs; thoie very negroes whom by an inhnman
ute OF his negative, he hath refufed us per-
milton to exclude by law;
BY endcavourng to bring on the inhabitants of
or frontiers, the mercilefs Indian flvaees,
whole known rl,le of warfare is an undiRin-
gulihed deitrufton Of all ages, fexes and con-
ditiors of exRence;
Ky transporting at this time large army of TO-
reign mercenarles to compleat the works Of
death, defoation and tyranny, already begun
with circumstances of cruelty and per6dy 60
unworthy the head Of civilized nation;
by antwerlng our repeated petitions for redrefs
with repetition Of injuries and, finally,
. By abandoning the helm of government and
declaring us out of his allegiance and protec-
ton.
BY which feyeral acts of mifrule, the faid
George Guelf has forfeited the bingly
ofhGe, and has rendered it neceGary for the pre-
ferV5tion OF the people, that be Ghould be i'm
inegiateiy depOied from the fame, and diveted
OF az lis privileges, powers and prerogat;yes.
And forafnuch as the public liberty NAV he
moro certainly recured by aboliihing an Office
WHICH all experience hath fhewn to be inyete-
rateiy inlmicaI thereto, and it will thereupon
become further nece1ary TO re-eitabliih fuch
antient principles as are friendly to the rights of
the people, and TO declare certain Others which
may Cooperate with and fortify the fame in fu-
ture.
Be therefore enat7ed BY tie authority oftbe
bso5Le, That the faid George Gneffbe.
and he hereby is depofed from the kingly Office
within this government, and shfolutely diverted
OF all IT'S rights, powers and preQgatives; and
that ne and his defendants, and all perlors
.Slri''IIS y VI lNHougH Hlins d0d All Of,Sr Der
fous wbattoever, fha be for eyer heres. err inca
pablo OF the fame and that the iaid Office n all
hencefoTth be abolhed and never more either
IN name or fubRa6ce be re-eGabNfied within
this colony.
muir it further enaiFsd By t5e apfborily n.
forflaiA, That the following fundamental laws
and principles of government ihall henceSorth
bcstabhfled.
The Legislative. executive and judiciary Of
hoes lllH be kept for ever feparate and no
T@rfon exercifngthe one GaHl be capable of ap-
polntment to the other, or to either of them.
l. LEGISLATIVE.
Legillation iiial he exercifed By two rcp7rafe
h1g:cs, 70 wit Houfe Of Representative and
%"uir OF Senators, which fhal be called the
Gcacrai AGembly Of Virginia.
The i.ld Houfe Of Representatives fhaII be
competed Of perions chofen by the people an.
mlaIIy on the III day. Of Oaober and a,alI
met in General Afembly on the I'm day of
RoVembsr] following, and 70 from time to time
OF their own adiournments, or at any other
tine whcn funmoned by The administrator, AID
al continue fuiug ~ long as they lhan think
Inc pnbilc terv'Ce requires.
Vacancies in Tie laid Houfe by death or dif-