Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-30

suin'ns into the iressury oflhc Cornmhnxeasib
which bond should Ice annually renesed.
] That the following laws are so innurtaa is
our free institutions, that Convention ounh, 4
be called To make them parf of our Constiia
ton, viz ; The act docking estates tale. The ,e.
iigions freedom bill, md the act CONCERNING de.
accents aud also % declare thu Assembly, sha Il
Il pass any eY.poss fhc'o law, q bll OF attain.
der, any law impairi"g the obligation of con.
tracts, on any law forieitius private property
tar public use. without making the owners n
just compensation. all which the Assembly Ina.
done. The last above mentioned, they permit.
ted kentucky To do, notw Outstanding her COM
pact with that State.
ihdi moi mnre Than two Jastices OF t1..
Pence of The same family wi'hin the third de-
gree OF eoosangu'uiiy or atoi,y, shall be capa.
bic actin as Justices OF The Peace in the
same county, AZ the same time.
lnat no man shall be required 20 swear that
lie Ia 81 has not committed n criminal oheuce,
nor shall such person refusing TO take such oath
dtsqaa iiv hrn from holding any office within
this Commonwealth
That when any slave or slaves are etnancipa-
ted IN this Commonwealth, they shall not be
sod ~ slaves again, tut shall br hued od bv
the over,rcgN OF the Moor 10 humane masters,
Until = sam shalt he raised 10 send Them In Al J.
"a, u "hr,r the Assembly may diiect.--Bond
nnd good security IA such cases, shad havr the
f1ee OF Judgment bonds, payable to the Gov.
ernor and his successors IN office.
ltwouldbe Wis 10 fI the salary ofihc Gavel-
no Council, If the Judges the Ircasnr, r, Il ST
and second Auditors, the Keeper of the Peui-
Tertiary one something higher than n pre-
sent, aS their Guies Will increase with the IN
cfeaFe Of popalatiou hut the Rrei,,,r oil the
Ian h.V a, x.I :
ooi, us his duties will not increase MI oil
which provisions will tend greatly 10 shorten
ihe ,siuns.
livery power which the Legislature has Ia
nen from the Executive is contrary To the spirit
OF Tie Consitu iui., which declares that the Lee
g,s'ati'e, LNe,niivr aId Judiciary stall Ia srp.
afaie ah1 dislinct, So that i,her shall exercise
the powers brloneing TO tue nther
lhai nh' never two thirrs Ut both Houses
shh.l recommend an amendment Or amend
meni' Tor the Constitution, they shall be pub.
she'd N t~e"r or more newspapes of The
| STATE, Tor Two months previous to the elecIina
OF delegates, add ga the day ~ day, If ricc ION
ior lie county. Cily, cOrporHlivn OF borough,
the Utiioe holding thr election. s''all take doau
the votes IA mSur Of suCh amendment ar Rmend
wi ch shall br iran emitted 10 the Executive,
aud il a majority of two lli,d, of The votes are
III ihfpI "l ruCli hnUpu'htht ur nthuinfhih,
II snail becomr pat OF the Constitution.
Ih~re car be no dOn5i the nhoye amend.
menij would better sr.ur" oni rights, Hnd be
AN annual saving Of eighty thousand dolm,s.
shicli might 10 employed ia making internal
Improvements. We are more than fiiy ,esfs
behind 9'y the Old States Ihr Consen.
tim need II 4 iii lno weeks As the amenh-
'nents may az. ct the Delegates ot the A".m.
bly, and iac J dGcs ofthis CommonMea lih. II IL
| respectfully admitted 60 ihe Citi2rns oil this
/ Commonwealth 10 consider whether II wonld
not be wi e aud l'ru,ent TO elect no Judge or
mrmber Of the A senbiy. however worthy,
"aaS power Or interest may be Affected by til.
amendments that may he deemed necessary
hut 10 choose experienced ciiizrus thl ons HUI
the S att who have no Interests {, oppose IL
the amendments that might be u beae!it 10 tie
| good people Of Til. Commonwealth
The allow. is mos humbly submitted To your
serious conside rai,on by
AH Cd Farmer Of BHc,n ghan county
II The Edi ors of the Wing aud Enqn,rer
aud 9th uspapers in IN" State, request
ed to give Tie ioi egoing an insertion.
ia Old Farmer.