Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-27

nnd ships Of war; by affecting to reuAer the military
independent of and supcriour to the civil power; by
combining with others To subject a foreign juris
dicon, giving his assent to their pretended acts of
legislation, for quartering large bodies of armed troops
among us, for cutting off trade with all parts oil
the world, for Imposing taxes without our coil-
sent, for dcpriving OF the benefits of the trial byju
ry for transporting us beyond To be tried tor
pretended offences, for suspcndng our own Iegisla-
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
tolcgslac for us IN all cases atsoevcr plundor
ing seas, ravasng our coasts. burning our towns
and destroying the lives of our peoples by melting in
surrcctions of our fellow subjects with the allure
m,ents of forfeiture and coniscation by prompting
negroes to rise IN arms among US, those very
grocs, whom by an inhumam of his negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by laws
by >endeavourng To bring the inhabitants of
our frontiers the mercilcss indian savogcs. whose
known rule OF warfare undistinCuSled des-
trucon of all ages, sexes and conditions of exist
cnce; by transporting hlthcr large army of for
cign mercenares, to complete the work of DEATH des
olation and tyranny, then already begun with ccum-
stances of cruelty and perdy unworthy the head of
civilized nation; by answering our repeated petit.
tons for redress with q repetition of inurcs and
finally, by abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring out OF his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts of misr ue, the government Of
this country, before exercised under the crown
ofGreat Britain, totally dissoved did, the reorc,
having matuicly considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the dcplorable condition,
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil polity
should be speedily adopted, and in compliance with
the recommendation of the General Congress, ortlain
and declare form of government OF Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia,
by an act passed the tenth day of February, the
year of our Lord ono Thousand eight hundred and
twcntynlnc, entitled, al act to organize Cunvcu-
ton, did auhorse and provide for the election, by
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet aud assemble, in Gene al Convention. at the
Capitol in the City of Richmond, the first Mon
day of October i'll the year last aforesaid, consid
er, discuss aud propose, Constitution, alter
atoms and amendments otthc existing Constitution
OF this Commonwealth, to be submitted to the peo-
pie and 10 be by them ratified rciccted
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthe good people of Virginia, elected and in Con-
vcntion assembled, in pursuance Of the said act of
Assembly, do submit and propose TO The people. the
following amended Constitution. and form of Govern
ment for this Commonwealth, that is to say:
ARTICLE ].
The Declaration OF Rights made on the lslh June
1916, by ;hc representatives of the good people of
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention which
pertancd to them and their posierity, as the basis
and foundation of Government requiring in the opin-
ION OF this Convention amendment, shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have the same rela-
ton thereto it had TO the former Constitution of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
ments 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 same time, except
Justices OF the county courts shall be eOble
to either House of Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
/. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches: which together shall be a complete Lenis-
Virginia.
@ Ono Of these shall be called ,e House of Del
egates, and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, 10 be chosen, annually, for and bv
the several counties, cities, towns, and borourhs of
the Commonwealth whereof thrty-one delegates
shall be chosen for and by the twcnty-six counties w.
ing West of the Allegheny mountains; twenty five,
for and by the fou teen counties lying betwcen The
Allegheny and Blue Rid re of mountains; forty-two
for and by the twenynne counties lying East of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide-water and
hrty-six for and b. the countless cities, towns, and
boroughs lying upon Underwater, that is to saw OIL
the twcnty-siX Counties lying West of the Allegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery Mononga-
LA, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gntes and the counties of Brooke, Cabel, Grayson
ireenbrier, Giles, Kanawha, Lee, Lewis Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas Preston Ran
doIph, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Tyler Wood and
Vytrc, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen Counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge. the coupes Of Frederick ard Shenandoah |
shall each elect three Delegates the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botctourt, Hampshirc Jefferson |
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties of All ,ghany, Bath |
Hardy, Morgan and Pcnd!etcn shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twenty-nine counties lying East
OF the Blne Ridge and above :idc-water the county
OF London shall elect three Delegates the counties of
bell, Cuipeper Fauquier, Franklin, Halifax, Neck
lenbufg and Pittsylvuna shall each elect two Dele
gates md the coUntcs Of Amelia, Amherst Char
lottc, Cumberland. Dnwiddc, Fluvannu, Goochland |
Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison Nelson Motto
way, Orange, Patrick. Powhatan and Prince Edward
shat Cacl elect one Delegate. hnd Of the counties
cities, towns and borOugiG lying on tide water the
counties Of Accounck and Norfolk shall cncL elect
two Delegates; the counties Of Caroline Chester
field Essex. Fairfax, Greensyiilc. Gloucester liam
yer. iienrico. Iaie OF Wight, King and Queen, Kinr
William, King George. Nangcmond. Norhnn,bor.
land, Northampton, Princess Anne Prince Gcorpc
Prince William, Southampton. Spcusylyunia, Staf.
ford, Sussex, Surry aud Westroreland and he CITY
OF Richmond, tic borough Of Norfolk. md the town
OF Petersburg, shall each elect one Dulorutc; the
counties Of Lancaster ard Richmond, sliol together
elect one Delegate, The counties Of Matthews g. Mid
dles5x shall together elect Delegate; the counties
Of Elizabeth Cry aud Warwick hall together elect
ono Delegate, the counties Of ianrs CITY and York
ana the city of Williamsburg shall torc her elect one
Delegates and the counties Of New Kent ana Charles
CITY shall together elect one DELIBERATE