Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-30


and ships Of war; b. affecting Il fcndos ,e mlUtay
independent Of and superlour ie-the evsi power By
Combining witi othSrsto subject us "a fotcgn juHas
die un.g giving his TO their pretended acts of
legislation, for qnarterng largo bodies Charmed srcors
among rs, Tor Getting OFT trade with all paris 81
tho wrld, -; Imposing taxes on Us without Our con-
sent for del irving of the benefits of the TRIAL byJu-
ry for transporting beyond seas to be tried Tor
pretended uifCpces, for suspcndmg own LegIs!a-
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
10 Sslac for us in al cases whatsoever; by plumber
ing our ravaEng our coasts, burning our towns
and das Al the ives OF our people; by melting IN
surroctions OF fellow subjects with the allure
merls Of forfeiture and confscaton; bv prompting
negroes 20 RISE IN arms among u.s. those very nc
grocs, whom by an nhuman use OF his negative
( Inc had refused US permission to exclude Gy laws
by eadcavourinC to bring tina iahahi:ants OF
/ frontiers, the mcrccsS indian savoges. whose
known rule OF warfare is an an distinguished dcs
truct,ol Of all ages, s6Nes md conditions oi exist
eUcc: by transporting mthCr large army Of for
egn mcrcenurcs, complclcthe work Of death, DIS
oation and Tyranny, then already begun with circuui-
stances OF cruelty and pcriiy unworthy tie head o
civilized nation; by answering repeated petit
tions for redress with repetition of injuries; and
I finally, tS abandoning tho helm OF government, sad
declaring oli OF his alegl0 and protection: ty
which seVera! acts OF misrus, the government .!
! this country, before exercised under the crown
ofGeat Brltain totally dissoivcd did, therefore
having matuiCly considered the premises and view
ing with great concern the dcpirah!e condition,
which this once happy country would be reduced
UNLESS SOli4e regular bOeuGtC NleCe OF CIVIL pOilsN
should be furcdiy adopted, aud IN compliance with
the Recommendation oftbe General Congress, ordair
sud dccare 9 form Of government OF Virginia:
| And whereas the Genera! Assembly of Virginia
By act passed the tenth day of February III the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty rinc entitled, an act to orglniz Ccnvcp-
lion. did authorize and provide for the election, by
the people, OF Delegates and Repro scntulivcs Ia
meet and assemble, in Gene al Conyen; ion. at the
Capitol in the City Of Richmond, on The first Mon.
day OF October in the year last aforesaid, to consd-
~ discuss aud propose new Constitution, alter
S'ions and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
ofthis Commonwealth, to b. submitted 10 The PEG
pie ana 10 be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representative
OF the good people Of Virginia, elected ard in Con
Tention assembled IN pursuance Of the said uct OF
Assembly, do submit and propose TO the people. ths
following amended Constitution, and form o, Govern
mcnt for hts Commonwealth, that is to sly:
ARTICLE l.
The Declaration of Rights made on the 12th June
l776, by she representatives. Of the rood peop!c u
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention which
pc timed 10 them and their poStcrity, as the basis
and foundation OF Governments requiring in the opn-
ION oil ths Convention no amendment. shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have the same rcla-
ton thereto II had 10 the former Constitution Of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE ri.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
men's shall be separate and distinct 50 that neither
excrclsr the powers properly belonging To either oil
the others; nor shall any person exercise the powers
VIZ '''DS t4i VIC u them AT the same iiNlc. eNCCpi
that the Justices OF the county courts shall be elritl,
to either House Of Assembly
ARTICLE III.
!. Iac Legislature ,haIl be formed OF two distinct
bTaGchc. which together shall b. "a complete I.eris-
lature and shall be called the General Assembly Of
Virginia.
. Oae OF these shall be called he House of Del
cgates. and shall consist OF one hundred and thirty
iour meWacrs to he chosen, annually. for and bv
tiIr several counties. cities towns ard boro,,rbs ri
the Comm nweaIth; whereof thirty-one d-tgates
shall be chosen ioI and by the twcuysix countis w.
lng ; est OF the Al"ghnny mountains; twenty five
for AID By the foif counties living between the
Allegheny and Blu Rid. GO of mountains; fortv-iwo
Tor and by the wcniy-Blne counties lying East Of the
Blue 8idge OF noun ans and above tide -watcr and
thrry-sX for and b. the counties, cities towns and
borouEhs lying upon Underwater, that IS to say: OF
the twen'y-slZ Counties lying West Of the ANegla-
ny the counties If Harrison, Montgomery hTonnnoa-
la Ono and spIngton shall each elect two Dele
gaes; and the counties Of B-ouke. CabelI Gravsop
Greenbsier. Giles, KanawhI, Lee, Lewis Iopan
Mason -sonroe. Nicholas. POcahon'as Pre- ton Ran
dolph, Russell, Scott, Tazewcll TYLER Wood and
Wyhe, shall each elect ono Delegate. Ofthe four-
teen counties lying bc'w'rn the Alle-hanv and Blue
Ridge, the counties Of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall cacb elect three Delegates; the counties of Nu-
gusia. Berkeley, BOtct4ur;, uamushi!e. JcG;.rssn
buckingham and Rockbrano, shall each elect Two
Delegate" AID tic counties Of AlcgIany Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pcniciou. shall eac. cIect ona
Delegate. % the twenty-Hinc counties lying East
OF lie Blue Ridge and above tdc-.yaicr tho cpuntv
AI5cnorlc, Bedford, brunswick buckingham Camp
bell, CuipcPer, FIuquicr, Franklin Halifax Neck
IcnOHrg aud PlltSyvania shall each elect two Dele
Gaic5; and thc counties Uf Amelia, Amherst Char
lotto. Cumberland. Dinwidic, Flpyauna Goochland
liunry, Louisa. huuenhurg, Manson Nelson. Motto
why, Orange Patrick. fowhnton and Prime. Edward
shall each elect cnr Delegate. AND of the counties.
cities, town and boroughs lying on ti1c.wate5 the
counties Of Accomock md Norfolk shnll Zach cleo,
two Delegate; tho counties Of Caroline Chsst,r
Ie" l4sfc%' toF"N' 6reeusvl'ic Gloucester ilaao-
yer iicnrlcp, Isle Of Night. King and Queen Il ing
"rAa1n. Ning George Nan~cmru4 Touhuuhcr.
ANA Nor hampton Princes Anne. Prince Grorgc
Prince William, southampton Spotf-.IyaGia SAT
iod Sn5-' g, Surfy and Wcst'1aIelaud and the cily
- Richmond, tLr borough of Nphjlk. and the town
"' petersburg, SHAH clch elect ono DELEGATE; tic
counties a. Lancaster and Richmond ehall topc,Lor
clect one Delegate, the counties ofM,tthews& Md
descT shall together elect Delegate; The counfies
~ E@abo." CIy and Wor~lr' -Llii together cleo.
oHc y lngc'o. tbe counties or I,fa.r CIV npI yorL
ana me city o.! Williams bug aai toan or elect ono
d 'oG't": and !c counties OF New K,nf arg C,.orlce