Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-03


and ships of war; by Affecting To rendcr the military
INDEPENDENT OF and superour tie CIVIL power; by
combining with others to subj ct usto fo cign lurlS.
dcon, giving his assent u their pIetC acts ot
legislation, iOr quatcung large bodies"f AIMED troops
among us, for cutting oil trade with ali parts OF
thc "oi1, for imposing taxes on us without our con-
sent for dcprNng of the benefits OF the trial byJu-
rs, for transporting Us beyond To be tried for
pretended offences for sUsi5ndug our oTn LegiS!a-
lures ami declaring themselves invested with power
to eglsatc Tar III al cases VIVA tsocrcr; by punJer
ing our seas. rnvagmg our coasts burning towns,
and iestroyiugthc ives ofour people, by melting III
surrcctOuS of our fellow subjects with the allure
ncnis of forfeiture and CONTRIBUTIONS bY prompting
our negroes TO RISE IN arms among us, those very
croes, whom by Rhumnn Use OF hi, negative
he had refused Us permission TO exclude by law;
by cndcavounng to bring on the inhabitants OF
frontiers tilc mcrccss INDIAN suvaWcs. whose
known rule Of warilre is an uudistnGuishcd dcs-
truction of all ages sexes and conditions OF exist
ence; by transporting hther a large army Of for
cign mercPraucs, to complete the work ofdcath. dos
olaton and Tyranny, then already begun with circum
stances OF cruelty aud pcrdy unworthy the head OF
i civilized nation; nv answering repeated petit
tons for redress with repetition of injuries; and
finally, by abandoning tho hcn of government, and
declaring ont oil his alGgiance aud projections by
winch several acts OF misrule, the government Of
this country, as before exercised under the crown
of Great Britain, totally dissolved: did, thcr fore
having ma;uIe!y considc-d the premises, and view
ing with great the dcplorable condition,
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil poiity
should be speedily adopted, ard in compliance with
the Recommendation ofhe General Congress, ordaim
and declare form OF government Of Viroinia
Aud whereas the General Assembly OF Virginia,
by act passed on the ionh day of February IN the
year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
twenty-minc, entitled. act 70 or.9injHa Convon-
ton, did authorize and provide for tho election ny
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet aud assemble IN Gene ~ Convention. at the
Capitol IN the City Of Richmond on tho first Mon
vtft t fhN uCu Of
discuss and propose new Constitution. or alter
atoms and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
of his Commonwealth, to be submitted to the pep
pic ana to be by them ratified or rciected
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthc good people of Virginia, elected aud in Con.
vention assembled in pursuance OF the su;d act Of
Assembly do submit aud propose to the people. the
following amended CONSTITUTIONS and form of Govern
meet for tlns Commonwealth, that Is TO say:
ARTICLE /.
The Declaration OF Rights made on the 18th June,
l7T6, by :he representatives. of the good people OF
Virginia assembled in fall and free Convention which
pe;tanei To them and their poster;y, as the basis
and Foundation OF Government; requiring in the opin-
ION OF thus Convention amendment, snail be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have tho same rcla-
ton thereto as II had to the former Constitution Of
this Commonwealth.
AarIcLE IT.
The Legislative Executive, and Judiciary Depart
ments shall be separate and distinct 50 that neithe!
exercise the powers uropery belononG 10 either of
of more than one of them at the same time, except
that the justices Of the county courts shall be eligible
to either House OF Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
!. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches. which together shall be a complete Leuis
laturc, and shall be called the General Assembly Of
Virginia.
.. One of those shall be called The House Of Del
cgates and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, to he chosen. annually, for and by
the several counties, cities towns, and boroughs of
the Common wealth; whereof thirty-ono dcl,1ates
shall be chosen for and by the twenty-sx counties w.
ing W est OF tn" Allegheny mountains; twenty five
for and by the fou teen lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Rid.e of mountains fortv-two
for and by the twenty-nne counties lying East of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide-,gatcr; and
hrty-six for and By tho counties citics towns and
boroughs yiDs upon tIdo-water that is 10 say: OF
the twenty-siX Counties lying West of the Aliepha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononpa-
LA, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gstes and the counties Of Brooke, CabeI Gravson.
Greenbrier. Giles. Kanawha, Lee Lewis L0ran'
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas Preston Ran
dolph, ROsseII, Scott, Tuzewe Tyler, Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counties lying betweon the Allegheny and Bluo
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah.
shall each elect three Delegates the counties of Au
gusia Berkeley, Botetour, Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham aud RockbTIdpc shall each elect Two
Delegates; and the counties of AIlaphsnv. D,tb
Hardy, Morgan and PGn6leton shall euch elect one
Delegate. OF the twentY-niac counties living Enst
OF me Blue Jtidge and above tidcwater the county
of London shall elect three Delegates the counties Of
AlbemaTIe, Bedford, Brunswick Buckingham, Camp
bell CslpepeT, FauquIet, Franklin Halifax, Neck
lenburg and Pttsylvaua, shall each el-ct two Dele
gates and tho counties Of Amelia, Amherst Char
iot;e. Cumberland. Dnwiddie, Fiuylanu, Gooclland
Henry Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson Motto
way, Orange Patrick. POwhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect on Delegate. And Of the counties
cites towns and boroughs lying on tide-water, the
counties Of Accomack and Norfolk shall each cleo,
delegates. Of C1.,c
ilcd Essex. Fairfax, Greensyille, Gloucester Hano-
Yer; Henrco lsle Of Wight King and Queen, KIM
Wiiham, kiDg George. Nanscmond Northumbcr
lgnd Northampton, Princess Anne. Prince Ceorgc
Prince william Southampton, Spo,isylyana. STAT
iord, Sussex, Snrfy and Weslnorennd and the civ
OF Rchmpnd, the borough Of Norfllk. and the town
OF feteraDur9' shall each elect on9 Delegate; the
counties OF Lancaster and Richmond shall tope,bo,
eject orc Delegate, the counties Of Matthews a. Mid
dsSs% shall together elect one Delegate the counties
OF Elizabeth Cry and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties of James CITY and York
ana INC ci'y OF Williamsburg shal tore her elect ono
delegates and thc counties Of New Kent ana Charles
Cily shol together elect ono Deleputc
.. The otheI House Of the General Assembly