Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-04
AN AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Form Of GOpernment for Nrgi"ic.

rom or GOpcTIR}cnt Tor ItTgIRiG.
Adopted January lih, 1880
Whcreasthc Delegates and Representatives of the
good people of Virginia in Convention assembled
the lwen,yninh day of June in the year of cur Lord
one thousand seven hundred and scvehiysX rccitimg
and declaring that whereas. George the third. King
OF Grea Britain and Ireland. and Elcctor Of Hanover
before that time entrusted with the exercise of the
kIngy Office in the Government of Virginia, had
deav0uTed TO pcrvert the into detestablc and
lnsupporable tyranny, by putting his negative on
laws the most wholesome aEd necessary for the pub
lie good by denying his Governors permission to pass
| laws of immediate and pressing Importance, u.!ess
suspended ~ their operation for his assent, and When
suspended neglcciing TO attend TO them for many
years. by refusing pass certain other laws unless
the persons TO be benefited by them would reliDqush
the inesimabe right ofrcpresenaton in the Lcgsla-
ure by dssolvIg legislative assemblies repeatedly
and continually, for opposing with manly tirmness
his nvasions of the rights Of the people; when dis
solved, by refusing TO call others for long space of
time, thereby leaving the political system without any
Legislative head; by cndcavourng prevent the pop
uation of country and for that purpose obsiruct
ing the laws for the naturalization OF foreigners; by
keeping among us, in time of peace standing armies
and ships OF by affecting to render the military
independent of and superiour to the civil power; by
combining with others to subject us to foreign luris
dictiou giving his assent to their pretended acts of
Legislation for qunterng large bodies ofarned troops
among us, for cutting off trade with all parts of
the world for Imposing taxes on us without our con-
sent for dcprving us OF the benefits of the trial by jul
pretended Offences br suspending our own Legisla-
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
to lcgslac for III all cases whatsoever; by plumber
ing our seas, ravagIng coasts, burning towns
and destroying the lives of people; by melting in
surrections Of orr fellow subjects with the allure
ments Of forfeiture and conhscarion; by prompting
our negroes TO rise III arms among US. those very
grocs, whom by an lnhuman of his negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by law
by endcayourIng TO bring the inhabitants OF
our frontiers, the mcrccss indian savages. whose
known rule of warfare is an undistinguished des-
trucion of all ages sexes and conditions Of exist
eDce; by transporting hther n large army of for
eign to complete the work of death drs-
olatIon and tyranny, then already begun with circum-
stances OF cruelty and perdy unworthy the head OF
civilized nation; by answering 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 projections by
which several acts Of rnIsrue, the government of
this country, as before exercised under the crown
oil Great Britain, was totally dissolved did, therefore
having maturely considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern he deplorabIc condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced
unless some regular adequate mode of civil polity
should be sDecdiy adopted, and in compliance with
the recommendation of the General Congress- ordain
and declare, form Of government Of Vruinio:
And whereas the General Assembly of Virpinia.
by an act passed on the tenth day of February I'm the
year Of orr Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-nne, entitled on act to organize a Convcn-
tt'"' wa uiHoIlSC anu prOVluC Tor the election by
the people, Of Delegates and Representative r.
meet and assemble, IN Geno'al Convention at the
Capitol II the City Of Richmond. on the first Mon.
day OF October III the year last aforesaid to consd
cr dscuss and propose, new Constitution or alter
ATOMS and amendments ofthc existing Constitution
OF TINS Commonwealth, to be submitted to the peo-
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.
vention assembled in pursuance Of tho said act of
Assembly. submit nd a..
following amended Constitutions and form of Govern
ineht Tor thus Commonwealth, that is to say:
ARTICLE |.
The Declaration Of Rights made on the 18th June.
iL7d by the representatives. Of the good people of
virginia, assembled ~ full and free Convention which
peItened to them and their posterity as the basis
ana foundation of Government requiring in the opin-
ION OF THIS Convention no amendment, shall be pre-
n@cu 10 inns Constitution, and have the same rea-
ION tereto os had TO the former Constitution Of
his Commonwealth.
go, ARTICLE RI.
Ihe Legislative EXccutvc. and Judiciary Depo,t.