Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-25

,"s ei Hocrty, Can De preserved TO any people
OUT BY firm adherence to justice moderation.
temperance, frogahty and virtue, and by FIRE.
qesn' recurrence TO fundsmeetst principles.
10. That religion, OF the duty which we owe
70 Our Creator, ssd The manner OF dischsrgins
4 can he directed only by reasen and cony,c.
lion, DOT by force and violence; aud therefore
al uien are equally entitled to The free exercise
OF religion, according to the dictates of con.
science; and that it is the mutual duty of all 10
Practise Christian iorbearance, love, aud .chari.
ty towards each other.
AN AMENDED CONSTITUTION,
on FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR VIRGINIA,
lAdopted, January i4.h, 1850
Whereas the Delegates aud Representative
OF the good peopleof Virgins, in Convention
assembled, on the twenty nmtb day OF June. IN
the year of our LORD one thousand seven hur,d
red and sevcnty-six: recltiDg and declaring, thst
whereas, George the third. King OF Great
Brit ara aad ireland, and the Elector Of Bapo.
yer, before that ,ime entyusted With The exsr.
else OF the kingly Office in the government of
Virgins. had eadesvered TO peryert the same
into detestabie and instpporteble Tyranny, by
puttiag his negative on laws the most whole
some and necessary Tor the pubirs good; by
denyisg his Governors permission to pass laws
suspended 10 their oper ron for his assent, and
when sosnspended eelect'Dg to attend to them
ior many years; BY refusing to pass Ger, am
other LAWS, Huless the persons to beuefi,ted
by them would relinQulsh the inestimabls
right Of representation IN the Legislature: by
disselviHg Legislature assemblies repeatedly and
continually, for opposing with manly firnDe 50
his ipyasioos OF the rights OF the people; when
dissolved, by reiusing to cali others tor u long
so. ,I. h., La, -.
tesa without any Legislative head; BY endea.
yoring TO prevent the population ct our coun
try, sad for that purpose ohsructiug the isws
for the naturalization OF Foreigners; by keeping
among US, IN time OF peace, standing armies
aud ships OF war; hy affecting to render The
military independent OF. and superior 10, the
civil power; by combining with others to sub
ject Us to y foreign Jurisdiction, giving bls as.
sent 10 their pretended acts OF Leg station, for
qusrtering large bodies OF armed troops among
US, los cutting OF Gus trade with ali paris ct
the world, ivr Imposing taxes on US without
our consent, tor ueprising us of the benefits
of The trial by jury, for Transporting u. te,
You'd the seas to be tried for pretended often.
ces, for suspead,ng our owl egisiat lures and
declaring themselves Invested With power to
tegislate tor Us ia all cases whatsoever; by
piunderng our seas, raYagiuS our coasts,
burning our towns, aud destroying the lives
OF our people; BY melting lnsurrections OF our
fellow subjects with the allure menls OF Tor.
TEXTURE aud conhseat,oa; By prompting our ne
groes TO r,se 10 arms smopg US, those very re.
groes whom by an inhuman use ut hi. negative
| tie had refused no PERMISSION 10 exclude by
iaa; by edsavoriHg 20 bring on the inhabitants
| OF our frontiers, the merciless i,idian ss,ages,
whose known rule OF warfare Is an undisl,n
! guisnsd destruction OF ali ages, sexes and Goa.
! d.noas OF existence; by transporting large
| army ut toiegp mercenaries, TO Complete the
work Of death, desolatron and tJran8y then al.
| ready begun w.th circumstances Ut cruelty
aud per6dy unworthy the head oil civilized
natlua; by answering our repeated petitions
tor redress with repetition ofinjuries; aud
| fnaiiy, by abandoning the be I'm OF govern.
ment, and declaring out Of his allegiance
| aau protectlon: py which several acts OF mis-
| rule, the goyernnen, OF this country, as before
! exercised under the Crown Ut Great Britain,
| was totally dissolved: did, therefore, having
/ matureiy considered the premises, and viewing
with great concern the depiorabIe condition,
TO which this once happy country would be
] reduced, unless some regular adequate mode
OF c,vi. poty should be speedily adopted, and
| in compliance with the recommendation ofthe
GeGerai Congress, oFdain and declare. form
| OF government OF Virginia.
Aud whereas the General Assembly OF Wiz.
GINA by an act passed GU the tenth day OF Feb.
| rusry, IN the year OF our Lord one thousand
| eight hundred and twrnty-nine, entitied, an
act TO organize Convention, did authorize
] and provide for the election, by the people, OF
Dele gates and Representatives,. to meet and
| assemble, in General Convention. at the Cap
uol IA the City of Richmond, on the FIRST
| Monday OF October. in the year last aforesaid
10 consider, discuss and propose, new Con
sti,utiun, or alterations and Amendments OF The
| existing Constitution OF this Commonwealth, &c
be submitted to the people aud to DO by them
ratified or rejected.
We, therefore, the Delegates and Repre-
sentatlves OF the good people Of Virginia, elect
ed aud in Convention assembled, m pursu
OF the said act OF Assembly. do submit aot
propose 10 the people, the following amended
Constitution and Form OF Government tor Thu
Commonwealth, that IS TO say:
ARTICLE l,
The Declaration OF hignts made on The 12tl
June, 1916, by The Representatives OF the goot
people OF Virginia assembled IN full and tre'
| Convention, which pertsiaed TO them and thef
| posterity, as the bass and foundation of Gov
| ernmsnt; requiring Ia the opinion OF this Con
| venton 40 ndmcnt, shall be pref yed TO thi
| Constitution, and have the same relation there
to as it had TO the former Constitution of thi
Commonwealth.
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive and Jadiciar
Departments, shall he separate aud distinct. .
that neither exercise tue powers properly bt
| longing to either OF the others; nor shalt 40
| pei son exercise the powers OF more than on
| OF them at cue same time, except that this Jul
oftbe County Courts shall be eligible