Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-12
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The charter OF Rhode Islam was granted by King
Charles III. VA the fourteenth wear of his reign.
ihe. inhabitants of this Stat now according
20 me Argument OF the gentleman from Chesterfield,
I'D reply To that of INV trend from Brooke, tho
subjects Of George ", since he contcndcd, that u
.ne Constitution of Virginia be void, the people oil
Virginia are Having. he suppo as, other
form of government han that ofhc,r Royal Cha rtcr.
From this dilemma, however, il the declaration
OF Independence did 10, relieve them, presume the
treaty OF peace did. which ended the uf the
oiutiou with tho admission OF that Independence, by
the only nation that had interest IN deuyiny it.
The Constitution of Connecticut also contains ono
OF those silly Instruments, called Declaration of
Rights Il begins, too, IN mos, eNccp; onabic
ner, Tor 1t uses III contradiction Of all the arguments
We have heard, tpprove that there are no principles
of government. the following language as preamble
10 lis very first rclr.
THAT the g'ent md essea,ill pr;acipics of liberty
"and free government may b. recognized and cAtuj
"''rhfd-we THE people OF Ccnnec,cuD declare
= That oil men, when they form social compact, are
Fcqu I'll IN rights " What rights? Rights onteccdcut
70 tie compact, presume. And thut man, or
set OF men, entitled exclusive pu0lc enoiu-
>'mens, or privileges from the Community Th,'
following section ot thus article afirns in the Ian
guag" OF the Constitutions have already noticed
That al political power Is inherent the people,
1 'nd all tree governments are founded their au-
,''thortv, and instituted Tor their beueii aud hat
thev have, at nj times, undenlab and indcf;,asi-
"bc right 10 alter their form of government, III such
"manncr, as they may think cXpcdicnt.'
Both branches Of the Legislature OF this State.
SYST ot membcrS chosen annually, by the electors.
who may BE- any white male cl,i2cn OF the United
States, above twcniy-one wear, OF age having gain
cd settlement in the State, resided mouths be-
fore the election AT which he offers 10 vote in the
town, Ia which, such election is held, and shall have
paid, II liable thereto. State tax within the past
vHar.
The Senate consists of - members. elected by the
greatest number of votes of the whole people or by
general ticket
The constitution of New York contains no bill or
!
declaration OF rights; but II affords practical cNcm
p!.caou OF all the Gr' alter naNirns ~ natural Ebcr
y asserted by the States OF New E"eani, from " III l.
the tar greA,er part of her own population has been
derived
e-''hA+h"s aAd appr'Watcs certain taxes on salt
and ce-iIin auction dulles that then yielded the
stu e NOR than hat e annual revenue but it allow,
no repr sen .tiun ,or either.
II establishes the right otsufrng' on very broad
basis, requiring Freehold qualification only per
sons o'colour. The senate which creates consist
b membcrj for the cleo ION of whom i, divides the
territory OF The state III eight dis riots, wiki ct
enc" exclusively to the number Of tn rr nina ANS
to be asCcrtam'd by enumeration to be made once
IN every ten years.
The assembly consits .! 100 members "a he amer
toned amsng the several counties of the STATE, c.
cording To the number of ih,lr respective inhabitants
1t moreover provides, that every county hcreto-
lore established and separately organized, shall al
ways DC entitled 10 one member of'he assembly, but
no new county shall hearatier DC erected unIess its
'cht qualification OF equal approximation, viii he
seen, by recurring 10 the actual population of tn
smallest county IN tbs slate, aud comparing the
extent Of it, fat popping territory, with thai the
oldest and most populous counties.
The Constitution Of New Jersey was made
while she recognized her colonial dependence
on Grent Bt am; ana the ouy subseq ent alteration
Of it has bean effected by law. su shutting IN it's
language, where the word cotony' occurs the " ord
: safe
II IL very nearly as anticnt, MS that Of Virginia.
But although ratified two days only, before the dee
l1rat.Jn Of independence by Congress it expressly
provides that II snail b. vod IN the event of recon
ciiation with Grent Britain. b. her pcrseverrng
struggle, through the caumile5 o. the common war
waecd IN support OF the PRINCIPE, Tor Nhich now
contend IN de ate-'hs gallant ate, manifested the
ya,c' WlhcH she set on those principles, by h.r
cos ,rH' II ""t oy the terms OF her Constitution.
ne Constitution OF pennsylvania. made in 1890,
70 o"lGAlous Oath III us principles and lis details, to
wv |Lilp9u' u, an ''ie geh'I men who have aGv"ca
va L,e p1si: oI ta"ion' and numbers, os the prop
i,'"u W rep ION nc y,h article, has tho
~ ny ''' .t",c P'c'"0'' " ihlt tile general,
government may DC rec'S"'zed and uHrHerabiy