Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-18

tructiun OF all ages, seses mud conditions of exist
ehce' by transporting hither = large army of for
eign mercensr'es, to complete the work ofdcath dos
olation and tyranny then already begun with circum
stances OF cruelty and Per6dy unworthy the head of
civilized nation; by ansv< eing our repeated petit
tons for redress with repstition of injuries; and
declaring us out OF his aAeganeo and protection: by
which several acts Of rnisrule, the government Of
t1is country, as before exercised under tho crown
ofGreat Britain Wa totally dissolved did, therefore,
having maturely considered the promises, and view
ing With great concern the deplorablc condition. to
which this oneo happy country would be reduced
unless some regular adequate mode Of civil poty
should be speedily adopted, and in compliance with
the recommendation oft the General Congress, ordan
aud declare, q form Of government of Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly Of Virginia
oy an act passed on the tenth day of February, the
! year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
twenty mine, entitled, act to organic a Couvcn-
tion did authorise and provide for the election by
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet add assemble, in General Convention, at the
Capitol in the City or Richmond, OIL the first Mon
day OF October in tho year last aforesaid, to consid
err discuss and PROPOSE q new Constitution or alter
atoms and amendments ofthc existing Constitution
OF this 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 the said act of
Assembly, do submit and propose to the pcoplc the
following amended Constitution, and form Of Govern
rnent for this CoIhrnonwenlth that is TO say:
ARTIcLB /.
Phe Declaration of Rights made on the 1cth June,
l776 by lie representatives of the good people OF
Virginia assembled m full and free Convention which
pertamed to them and their pcsterity. tho basis
AND foundation OF Government; requiring in the opin
ION OF this Convention no amendment ehall be pre-
fixed 70 this Constitution, and have the came rca-
ton teteto as II had to the former Constitution Of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE II.
Tho legislative Executive, and Judiciary Depart
Hp ay,I az
cSerco the powers properly belonging to either Of
the others nor shall any person cxe!cse the powers
OF more than QUO OF them at the same time except
that the Justices Of the county Counts shah be eligible
10 either Hose Of Assembly.
ARTICLE NJ.
I. The Legislature shall be formed OF two distinct
branches. which together shall % complete Leais-
latdre, und shall De Called the General Assembly Of
Virgutd.
| 2. One of tirsc shall be called ,hc House of Del
eyntes, aud shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, to he chosen, annually, for and BY
the several counties, cities, towns and borouphs of
the Commonwealth whereof thrty-one deleeates
shall DO chosen for and by the twcnty counties ly
ing West of tho Allegheny mountains; twenty five,
for and by the fou teen conntes lying between the
Allegheny mud Blue Rid. Of mountains; forty-tyo
for and BY the counties lying East Of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide-water; and
thrty-sx for and by the countless cities, towns and
borotfghs lying upon ude-water, that is to say: OF
the tweny-siX Counties lying West of tho AlIepha-
nv, the coontres of Harrison, Montgomery Mononoa-
liza, Ohio and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates and the counties of Brooke Cnbell, Graysou,
Greenbrier. Giles Kanawfn, lee, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas Preston Ran
dolph, Russell Scott, Tazeweil, Tyler Wood and
Wyhc, shall each elect one Delegate. Of the four
tern counties lying be,wecn the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall each eloct three Delegates the counties Of Au
gus,a, Rerkeey, Rotetourt, Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Bockbridgr, shall each elect too
De!egutes and the Counties of Allegheny, Bath
Hardy, Morgan aud Pendletop, shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twenty nine counties lying East
OF tho Blue Ridge and above tide water the county
Of Loudon shall elect three Delegates; the counties Of
Albemarle, Bedford, Brunswick. buckingham, Camp
bell, CulpePer, Eauquier, Franklin, Hulifax, Meek
lenbnrg and Pittsylvania shall ench elect two Dele
gates; and the couutes Of Amelia, Amherst Char
lotte, Cumberland. Dinwiddie Fluvunna, Goechland
henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
way, Orange, Patrick. Powbatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect Delegate. And of the counties,
Cities, towns and boroughs lying tide-w uter the
counties Of Acromack and Norfolk shall each elect
tuo Delegates the counties of Caroline Chester
feld Essex, Fairfax, Greensvile, Gloucester Hanoi
yer, Hcnrico. Isle of Wight, King and Queen, King
William, King George. Nansgmond, Norihumber-
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince Georpe
Prince William, Southampton, Spottsylvania. Stat.
ford Sussex, Surry aud WestInorriand and the CRY
of Richmond, the borough of Norfolk and the town
OF Petersburg, shall each eject Delegate; the
counties Of Lancaster and Richmond, shall together
eiert ops Delegate, the counties ofIutthevs & Mid
toHetnef Deenafe; the Counties
Of Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties Of james City and York,
and the city Of Williamsburg, shall toge her elect one
Delegate; and the counties OF New Kent anu Charles
City shall together elect one Delegate
! 8. The other House Of the General Assembly
sbol be called the Senate, and sbnh consist Of hr-
ty two members, Of whom thirteen shall be chosen
for aDd by the Counties lying Vest Of the blue Ridge
Of mountains, and nineteen for and by the counties
ctie. towns and boroughs lying Last thereof and for
The election Of whom the countits cities towns and
boroughs shall be divided into thrytwo districts, as
herein AFTER provided Bach county ofthe respective
districts, ut the time Of the rs election Of it's Dele
gate or Delegates Gndct this Constitution shall vote
for Senator; and the Sheriff. or other officers
holding uic election for cath county, city, town or
borough, within Eve days at Grthsst after tho last
county city town or borough election in the district
shall meet at sorDe convenient place. and from the
polls so aiken IN their respective Counties citics.
towns or borOughs, return a Senator the person
who shall have the greatest number Of votes 10 tic
whole district. To keep up this Assembly by rota-
ton, the districts shall DO equally divided oto four
classcs and numbered by lot. At the end Of ono