Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-22

the world, for imposing taxes on us without our con-
sent for deprivng % OF tho benats of the trial
~, for transporting beyond seas to be tried for
pretended offences, for suspanding our own Legsla
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
to legislate for in all cascs whatsoever by pnder
ING our seas, r,sssng gu! coasts burning gu, towns
suErections of fellow subjects with the allure
ments of forfeiture and confscation; by prompting
our negroes to rise in arms among us, those very
sroes, whom by an. inhufnan Of his negative
be had refused US permission to exclude by Law;
/ by endeavouring TO bring on the inhabitants of
our frontiers, the merciless indian savsgcs, whose
| known rule of warfare is an undstinguished des-
truction Of all ages, sexes and conditions of exist
ence; by transporting hither large army of for.
egn mercenaries, to complete the work Of DEATH des
oation and tyranny, then already begun with circuni
stances Of cruelty and pcrfdy unworthy the head Of
civilized nation; by answering our repeated petit.
tons for redress with repetition of Injuries; and
finally, by abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring us out Of his allegiance and projections by
which several acts of misrulc, the government of
this country, as before exercised under the
OF Great Britain, wus totally dissolvcd did, therefore,
having naturcly considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the deplorable condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular. adequate mode CT civil polty
should be speedily adopted. and in compliance with
the recommendation ofthe General Congress, ordain
and declare, form of government Of Virginia;
by act passed the tenth day of February, the
yearof our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
twenty nine entitled, act to organize Convon
ton, did authorize and prQide for the election, by
meet and assemble, in General Convention, at the
Capitol in the City of Richmond, ON the first Mon
day of October in the year last aforesaid, to consd
err discuss and propose, new Constitution, alter
of this Commonwealth, to be submitted to the peo-
pie and to be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Dciissasc Representatives
of the good people OF Virginia, elected and in Con.
m IF Ia enid ~ of
Assembly, do submit and propose to the people, the
following amended Constitutions and form of Govern
mcnt for this Commonwealth, that is to say:
The Declaration Of Rights made on the I2th June,
1776, by che representatives of the good people of
Virginia. assembled in full and free Convention which
persined 10 them and their posterity, the basis
and foundation of Government requiring in the opn-
ion Of this Convention no amendment ehali be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, aud have the same rela-
ton thereto it had TO the former Constitution of
| his Commonwealth. =
ARTICLE III.
Yhe Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
nents 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 moro than one OF them at the same time, except
that the justices of the county shall be eligible
! to either House of Assembly.
ARTILLE III.
I. The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct
branches. which together shall be complete Legis-
lature, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia. -
9. One of these shall be called ,he House of Del
egatcs, and shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually, for and BY
the several countless cities, towns, and boroughs Of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-ouc Delegates
shall be chosen for and by the twenty-sx counties "
for and by the counties lying between, tho
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; forty-two
for and by the twentynine counties lying East of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above Underwater; and
f.,ra and hu fho c<itnc
boroughs lying upon Underwater, that is to say: OF
the twenty-six counties lying West of the Alegba-
n.y. the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononga-
lia Ohio and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates and the counties of Brooke Cabell, Grayson
| Greenbrier, Giles, Kanawla, Lee, Lewis, Logan
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Preston Ran
dolph, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Tyler, Wood and
Wythc, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
| Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah,
shall each elect three Delegates; the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botetourt, Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgr, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties of Allegheny, Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pendleton, shall each elect one
Delegate. Of the twenty-nine counties lying East
Of the Blue Ridge and above tidc-water, the county
of Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties Of
Albemar'e, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham Cunp-
bell, Culpeper, Fauquer, Franklin, Halifax, Neck
enburg and Pittsylvania, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Amelia, Amherst, Char
lotto, Cumberland. Dinwddie, Ffuvanna, Goocliand
way, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward,
shall each elect one Delegate. And of the countless
cities, towns and boroughs lying tide-water Tire
counties OF Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates; the counties of Caroline, Chester.
bcld Essex, Farfax, Grcensville Gloucester IIano-
yer, Henrico. Isle of Wight, King and Queen King
William, King George, Nnnsemond, Northnmbcr.
land Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George.
Prince William. southampton, Spottsylvania Stat.
ford, Sussex, Surry and Wcstrnorcland, and the city
of Richmond, the borough Of Norfolk and the town
OF Petersburg, shall ench elect one Delegate; the
counties of Lancaster and Richmond, shall together
elect one Delegate, the counties of Matthews & Mid
dlesex shall together elect Delegate; 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 together elect one
Delegate; and the counties Of New Kent ana Charles
City shall together elect ono Delegate.
9. Tho other House Of tho General Assembly
shall be called the Senate and shall consist Of tbir-
tytwo members, Of whom thirteen shall be chosen
Tor apd by the counties lying West of the Blue Ridge