Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-18

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independent of and supcriour to the civil power; by
combining with others to subject us to foreign juris
dic,on, giving his assent to their pretended acts OF
legislation for quarterng large bodies ofarmed troops
among us, for cutting of trade with all parts OF
the void, for imposing taxes MS without our con-
sent for deprving Of the benefits of the trial byJu
~, for transporting US beyond seas to be tried Tor
pretended offences, for suspendng our own Legisa-
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
to legslatc for US in all cases whatsoever by plumber
ing seas ravagng coasts, burning our towns,
pnd destroying the lives of our peoples by melting in
surrections of fellow subjects with the allure
nents of forfeiture and coniiscation by prompting
our negroes to rise IN among those very
crocs, whom by inhuman of his negative
he had refused permission to exclude by law;
by cndeavouring to bring the inhabitants of
our frontiers, the mercilcss indian s6Vages. whose
Known rule of warfare is an undistinguished des-
truction of all ages, and conditions of exist
cncc; by transporting hither large army of for
egn merccnarcs, to complete the work of death, des
olation and tyranny then already begun with circum-
stances Of cruelty and perdy unworthy the head of
n civilized nation by answering our repeated petit
tons for redress with repetition of injuries; and
finally, BY abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring us out of his allegiance and protection: by
| which several acts of misrulc the government OF
this country, rs before exercised under the crown
OF Great Britain totally dissclved did, therefore
having maturclv considered the premises and view
inc with great couon-n the dculnrahc condition,
=. e. a. .'.s- happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil poltv
!
| The recommendation of the General Congrt S. ordain
aud declare form of government of Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia.
by act passed the tenth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twcn;y-ninc, entitled, an act to organize n Convcn-
tlol did authorize and provide for the election, bv
: the people. OF Delegates and Representatives, TO
meet aud assemble, in Gene al Convention. Mt the
Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first Mon
day OF October in the year last aforesaid. to consid-
cr discuss and propose, new Constitution, alter
atoms and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
OF TINS commonwealth, 10 be submitted 10 the pco-
pie and TO be by them ratified or rejected:
We therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
OF the good people Of Virginia elected and in Con-
vcntlon assembled in pursuance Of the said act Of
Assembly, DO submit and propose to the people the
following amended Constitution, and form of Govern
nent tor this Commonwealth that is to say:
ARTICLE |.
The Declaration of Rights made on tho 18th June
1916 by the representatives, of the good people of
Virginia assembled in full and free Convention which
pertained to them and their posterity, as the basis
and foundation OF Government; requiring in the opin
ION OF tins Convention no amendment shall be pre-
liked to this Constitution, and have the same rea-
ton thereto had 10 the former Constit uton of
his Commonwealth.
ARTICLE H.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart-
nlcns, shall be separate and distinct, so that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others; nor shall any person exercise the powers
OF more than one of them at the time, except
to either House of Assembly
Article III.
|. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches, which together shall be complete LeGis-
Iature and shall be called the General Assembly Of
Virginia.
2. One Of these shall be called lhc House of Del
egatcs, and shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually, for and BY
inc several countess cities, towns, and borourhs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-onc delegatcs
shall be chosen for and by the twenty-sx counties W.
ing Vest of the Allegheny mountains twenty five
for and by the fourteen counties lypo between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; fortv-two
for and by the twentynne counties living East of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide-water; and
thiry-siX for and by the counties, cities towns and
boroughs lying upon Underwater, that is to saw: Of
the twenty-six counties lying West of the Alegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononga-
LA, Ohio and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Brooke, Cabell, Grayson
Greenbr!er, Giles, kanawha, bee, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas Pocahontas Preston Ran
dolph, Russell, Scott, TaZewell, Tyler, Wood and
WytEo, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall each elect three Delegates; the counties of Au
gustH, Berkeley, Botetourt, Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties OF Allegheny, Bath,
Hardy, Morgan and Pcndeton, shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twenty-nine counties lying East
OF the Blue Ridge and above tdc-watcr the county
Of oudon shall elect three Delegates the counties Of
AlbemaTie, Bedford, brunswick, Buckingham, Camp
bell, Cupcpcr, Fauquier, Franklin, Halifax Mock
ienburg and Pittsylvania shall each elect two Dele
gates and the counties Of Amelia, Amherst, Char
lotie, Cumberland Dinwidde, Fuvanna, Goochand
Henry, Louisa. Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
way, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. And of the counties
cities, towns and boroughs lying on tidc-water, the
counties Of Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates; the counties Of Caroline, Chester
field, Essex Fairfax, Grcensvile, Gloucester Haro-
ver llenrico, Isle of Wight, King and Queen King
William, King George, Nansemond Northumbcr.
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George
Prince William Southampton, Spottsylvana, STAT
ford, Sussex, Surry and Westfnoreand, and the CITY
Of Richmond the borough Of Norfolk, aud The town
Of Petersburg. shall each elect one Delegates the
counties Of Lancaster and Richmond. shall together
elect ono Delegate, the counties of Mutthews q Mid
deseZ shall together elect one Delegates the counties
OF Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together elect
ono Delegate. the counties of James City and York,
and tho city of Williamsburg shall together elect one
Delegate; and the counties of New Kent ana Charles