Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-01


independent of and SUPERIOR TO the civil power 10y
combining with others to subject foreign juris-
dlcton, giving his assent to their pretended acts of
legislation, for quartcring large bodies ofared troops
among w, ior cutting of trade with all parts oil
the woid, tor imposing taxes Us without our con-
sent, FOX dcprvng OF the bcnets of the trial byJu-
ry for transporting us beyond seas to be tried Ter
pretended offences, for suspendng our ogn Leglsla-
lures and Declaring themselves invested with power
tolegslatc for in all cases whatsoever; ypender-
ing our seGs. ravaging our coasts burning our towns
and desroyingthc ives OF our peoples by melting IN
surreetions of our fellow subjects with the allure
nen,s OF forfeiture and coniiscation; by prompting
negroes TO rise IN arms among us, those very no
grocs, whom oy an inhuman use OF his negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by law;
by endeavouriug to bring the inhabitants OF
frontiers, the ,ncrcIcss INDIAN snvages, whose
known rule Of warfare Is an undstingushel dcs-
tructiou of al! ages, sexes and conditions OF exist
cncc; by transporting hither large army of for
eign n,ercenaries, to complete the work of death, ds
olation and tyranny then already begun with crcunl
stances OF cruelty and pcridy unworthy the head Of
a civilized nations by answering our repeated petit.
tons for redress with repetition of injuries and
finally, by abandoning the helm Of government, and
declaring out OF his allegiance and protection: by
which several nots of misruc. the government OF
this Country, as before exercised under the crown
Great Britain was totally dissoved did, therefore
having natuIcly Considered the premises, and vcv'
ing with great The deplorabIc condition, 10
which this once happy country would DC reduced
unless some regular adequate mode of civil poity
should be speedily adopted, und in compliance with
the recommendation ofthe General Congress, ordun
and deciare,c form Of government of Virginia:
Aud whereas the General Assembly of Virginia.
by act passed the tenth day of February, III the
yearof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
'Weny nEe, entitled, on net t. organize ConvcT,-
ton, did au;horSe and provide for The election, b.
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, 10
meet and assemble, III Gene al Convention at the
Capitol in the City OF Richmond, on The first Non
day Of October in the year last aforesaid, consid
e., dSruss and propose, new Constitution, alter
1tk
Of his Commonwealth, 10 be submitted to the rco-
pie and TO BE- by them ratified or rejected;
we, thcreidre, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthe good people Virginia, elected and in Con
vention uSseIDb ed. III pursuance OF the said act OF
ASSEMBLY do submit aud propose 10 the people, the
following amended Constitution. and form Of Govern
tacut fox his Commonwealth, that Is 70 say:
ARFIcIE !.
qhe Declaration OF Rights riado on The ieti June,
1876 by The representatives of the good people of
Virginia, assembled full and fcc Convention which
pertafied to them and thor pnsieriy, the basis
and foundation OF Government; requiring ID The opin-
ion of tins Convention no amendment shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have the snne rea-
ton thereto it had the fornor Cdlstitui OF
THIS COMM Oh gcIl,h.
AREIcI.E II.
4he Legislative Executive, and judiciary Depart
uens. shall be separate and distinct SO that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to ei.agr of
the others; Shall any person exercise the powers
OF more than one OF them 1T the same tinc except
that the justices Of the county courts shall be eligible
to either House of Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
l. The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct
branches which together shall be q complete Lnps-
ature, und shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia
e. One Of these shall be called The House of Del
egates, and shall Consist OF hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually for ind bv
the several counties, cities, towrS, and boroughs OF
the Commonwealth; whereof thiry-one Delegates
snail be chosen oI ard By the twenty-sx couutiIs w.
Ia l,nN' TNtf-n ing ff,e
for end by the fou'teea couu;5s ly;nr betyecn the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge Of mountains; forty-two
tor and by the twenty-puc counties yng Ehst ofthe
Blue Ridge OF mountains end above tidewater; and
thrty-1x for and by the counties, cities towns and
boroughs lying upon tlde!cat:, that is TO say: OH
the tyeDty-siX cDuntes lying West OF the Allegha-
n.y. the cDun,'sg of Harrison, Montgomery Wononsa
la, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gates; end the counties of Brooke, Caben Grayson J
Grcenbrier, Giles. Kanawha, Lee, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahonas, Preston Ran
dolpb, Russell, Scott Tnzewe, TYLER, Wood and
Wythp shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen Counties lying bryscn the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties OF EredsHck and Shenandoah
shall each eject three Delegates tue counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botetoart, Hampshire, Jefarann
Rockingham and RockbridTp, stall each elect two
Delegates and the counties Of Allegheny, Bath |
Hardy, Morgan and Pcndlston shalI each eier, one
Delegate. Or the twenty-nine counties lying East
OF the Blue Ridge and above tIdc-water the county
Of Loudon shall elect three Delegates tho counties Of
Abennrie, Bedford, Brunswick, Bnckingham Camp !
bell, Culpeper, Eauquef Franklin Halifax, Meek
lenburg and PittsyYana, shall each 81 .ct two Dele
gates, aud The counties Of Amelia, Amherst Char |
lOtte, Cumberland. Dnwiddie, Fluvuuna Goochlapd !
Henry, Louisa, Lunsn5urg, Madison. Nelson MOTTO
way Orange, Patrick Powhafan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate Aud Of the Counties
CITIES, towns and borougls lying tide water the
counties of hccOmack and Norfolk shall each elect
two De!egoteS; the counties Of Caroline, Chester.
lle'd lssseX, Fairfax, Greensee Gloucestcr Hanoi
YER ttenrico Isle Of Wight. King and Queen King
William, King George. Eansemond. NorthumbcT.
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George F.,
Prince William, Southampton, Spottsylyania, SAT
ford, Sussex, '5urry aud Newfoundland ind the CRY
Of Bichmond, tue borongh Of NorGok. aud the town
OF PeteEsbhTg, hGIli each elect Delspate; the
counties Of Lancaster aud Richmond shall together
elect one Delegate, TIE counties ofNittows q Mid
desex allni together elect Delegate; the counties
OF Elizabeth City and Warwick shaIl together elect
one Delegate, the counties of James City and York
and the city Of Williamsburg shull toaeihrr elect one
Icgate; and tho counties Of New Kent ana Cnayes
Oily shall together elect one Delegate
.. Tho other House Of the General Assembly
sba be called the Senate and shall consfzt Of fbir-j
~ Two members, Of whom thirteen shall bo cboser