Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-28

ihr long spa. 4 Inn. m ehv L. ,ying ~
pottiG system Without any trsis alive head
by cndeavonr ~ % prevent the population II
our COUNT a. ,ot thai purpose obstrucllng the
laws for The natlI tzattln oil tor.,gners
by keeping Fmpng rs, IN time of mace
standing Tn'"s aud SHIPS of war Inv
fta ting ~ fendci lat military independen,
iand superior to the ciyil power by coml,,n
ng Win others TO subject us 10 n foreign inns
dc TO-. giving IN, assent 10 their pretended
dcls OF legisla TO-, Tor unariering large bp,l,es
"f armed troops among rs, for cutting of our
raje with all parts Of the world, for inposipo
taIes On US without mr. consent foc depri,lne
us ofthe benefits OF the rial 10y jury, Tor trans.
porting US beyond seas to be rid t,r preten.
ded Offences, Tor snspe ding our own LegisIa
TIRES aud declaring themselves invested with
power 10 leg lat. for US IN a ! cases uhatso
ever by plundeIing oar seas, rayaGiug ou,
Coasts, burning our WIS, md dtslroyine
! the lives oil our people; 10y inclIing lnSnrrec-
tlcns ofour fellow subjects with the allure.
ments Of lori fixture aud eonhscarlon; by promp-
! Ting Our negroes u tie IL arms among US,
! those Verv negr rs, whgm ny an inhuman use
/ oil ms negative he hai r fused us permission
TO exclude by laws u, endeayouring TO
bring on the Inhabiauts u our frontiers. the
! merciiess Indian savage, whose knnwa rule
e warfare is an uniIIInguI,hed d ,irnction
OF all age, IKE, an roNdIt u of existence;
bV uans 1 iug hhcCa large army OF foreign
mercenarie To complete ~ work of death
desoauDn and tyiannr, then Hlreadv begun
with circumstances pfc ,elty aud par6dy I'M
worthy the hea of a civilized halten; by an
wertng our ,epeated petl IONS for redress with
a repetition Of injuries; mud finally, by aban
doning the helm Of government. aud d arias
us "u' of his al ,egia ce aad protection: b.
which several acts of ml'ruls the govtrnmr NJ
/ of this country, as belp. eIercssd under he
Crown oil Greai Brtian, Was totally di SO We ::
! did, therefore having matuely considered the
! premises, aud viewing with great concern the
deplora lie CONDITION, 10 which this once hap
| ~ Country would he reduced, unless some
regular adequate mode If eiviI ppiiy sa1uli
be speedily adIatrd, and in compliance wih
the recnmme ndat n ofthe Genera co. gtess,
ordain and d. clare, form Of government Of
Virginia.
Aud whereas the General Assembly Of Virgi
MIA, by al act pAsse the 10 Law Fearuar, i,
| in the year nf our Lord one thousand eight
hundred aud twenty nine, emitted al at 10
organize Convention, did authorize and pro-
vide for the eeciinu 10, the people, at Dele
gates and Representa- ives, to meet and assrn-
bic; in General Convention, At the Capitol In
n,,.,,' :; ~, ~. -, =,
| discuss aud propos', "A new Constitution. or al
tie al on. and tmeudm-ut. II the existing Con.
shIution of this { mmunve alth, 10 he submitted
TO the people an 10 be by them ratified or re
jected:
We, there fore. he DE- eeates AID Representa-.
tlyes of t.e good uroule of Virginia elected
and in Conyrn ION As pmhled. in pursuance Of
the said act of Assembly, do submit aud pro.
pose 20 he people the folio wing amended Con,
.,i,u,ion and Form Of Government for TN,
! Commonwealth, that IL 70 say.
ARTICLE
! The Declaration OF Righs made on the Io,l
June. l776. by The rspre,puta,iye, of the ee d
people of Virginia asse nbIed in Gnl an fec
convention VII oh pcr,ained to them d their
poslerity. as tie bash and foundation Of Coy.
ernment requiing in the opinion Of this Con-
veniion no amendment, shall he prefIed 10
this Constitution. and have the SANE relation
thereto as it had to the former Constitution OF
this Commonwealth
ARTICLEI H.
The Legislative, Executive and judiciary
Depart menls. shall be separate and distinct SO
hat neither exercise mr. powers properly be-
longing TO either of the others : nor shall any
person exercise the power Of more than one Of
| them nj the same time, except that the Justices
OF the County Courts shall be eligible 10 either
House OF Assem- 81
ARTICLE III.
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