Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-25

yer. before that time entrusted with the exer
eise % the kiugly Office in the government OF
yifr3ni q. had endeayored to pervert the same
trts a stestsble and insuPportabie tyranny, by
putting tis negative on Jaws the uscst whole
sorts ~nd necessary for the pablis good; by
DENYING his Governors permission TO pass laws
Of irpmtA,a,e and pressing Importance, unless
susrcnded u. the,r cprrs'JDn Tor his assent, and
Whsn !, suspended neg iec,irg to attend TO them
ler many yesr.; by refusing TO pass CERTAIN
81 her ia-s, unless the persons to benehtted
be Them would relnqu,sh the inestimable
riSht of rerrese ntatIon 10 the Legislature; oy
a,sSo,vinr legislative assemblies repeatedly and
CONTINUALLY. fer Spnosing with HsRly hrDness
his ;nysssps eftk- rgh's oftbc peeplr; when
Dissolved, ey refusing to cali others fer q eng
space vi time. thereby iesving the psflt'csi sys
TEN withsat any Legislative hesd; by endea-
yor;sg - prevent the population ct our eoun
try. asa for that purpose ebslructing che laws
for the naturaGza,ien effsreigners;s y Keeping
susng US in time OF peace. standing arrnies
svd SHIPS IL war; by sfitctipg 10 render the
military independent of. and superior to, the
civil powe,; by combining With othersto sub
iect us TO foreign jurisdiction, giving his IS
sen, to their pretended scts OF legislation. for
qusrter,ng large bodies OF armed troops among
W., for cutting off our trade With all parts OF
abe world. Tor imposing taxes on us without
our consent for deprlving us OF the benefits
of the tria, by jury, for transporting us be
yon.l lie cas- to be tried for pretended oifes
ces, for suspending our owe Legislatures sud
declaring themselves invested with pswer to
legisiste for US in all cases whatsoever; by
plunderinx our seas, ravsging our coasts
burning our towns, and destroying the lives
of our people; by melting Instructions OF our
fellow subjects with the slurements OF tor
feiture and con6scstion; by prompting our ne
groes TO rise in arms among Us, those very ne
Rroes whom by an inhuman use ct his negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by
law; by edeayvring to bring on the inhabitants
OF our frontiers, the merciless Indian savsgcs,
whose known rule Of warfare 10 an un]stin
guished destruction of all ages, sexes and con.
aitions Of existence; by transporting large
army of fofegn mercenaries, to complete the
work oil death, desolation and tyranny then al
ready begun with circumstances OF cruelty
and perfdy unworthy the head efa civilized
patton; by answering our repeated petitions
for redress with repetition ofinjuries; and
finally, by abandoning the helm OF govern.
ment, and declaring us cut ct ms allegiance
and protection: by which several acts OF mis-
rule, the government ct this country, IS before
exercised under the Crown of Great Britain,
was totally tl,sss we'd: did, therefore, having
matureiy considered the premises, and viewing
with greH csncern the depiorable condition,
10 which this once happy country would be
reduced, unless some regular adequate mode
Of c,vi: poiity should be speedily adopted, and
IN compliance with the recommendation otthc
&c eral Congress, crdsin and declares fern
81 government sI Virginia.
And whereas the General Assembly OF Wiz.
Enia by an act passed on the tenth day of Feb
ra.ry in the yess OF our Lord on. thoussud
eight hundred and twenty.nine, entitled. an
bet to erganize a Convention, did Authorize
apd provide for the election by the people. Of
Delegates and Representatives., to meet and
, sse mbe. in General Convention, at the Cap.
tol in the City Of Richmond, on the first
Moaday at October. in the year last aforesaid,
% censiler, discuss and propose, new Cen
N u.ior, or alterations and amendments OF The
EXISTING Constitution Of ths Commenwe alth,to
'stified or rejected.
9 We, therefore, the Delegates and Repre-
'eniatives 81 the good eopie OF Virginia. elect
ID and IN Convention assembled, in pursuance
III The said act of Assembly, do submit and
propose TO this people, the following amended
and Form of Government for this
that 10 to ssye
q ARTICLE I,
The Declaration OF Right. made on the i2'b
June, 1875, by he representatives ct the good
people Of Virginia asse embed in foil and free
pest-r,ty, as the basis and foundation OF Gsv
srnment; requiring in the spInisu Of this Con.
ve nlion ae dme nt, shalt he pref xed to this
Constitution, aud have the same relation there
10 as II had te the former Constitution Of this
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
De partme nts, shall be separate and distinct, so
that neither exercise the powers properly be
longing to eilher OF the others; ner shall any
person exercise the powers of more d,sn one
Of them ss the same time, except that the Jus.
tees " the County Courts shall be eligible to
ei' her House Of Assembly.
ARTICLE I'll.
l. The Legislature shalt be formed oftws
aistnst branches, which together shall be q
Legislature, and shall oe called the
Cenerei Assembly OF Virginia.
2. One vfthese shall be called The House OF
Delegates, and shall consist Of one hundred
Rnd thirty fear members, 70 be chosen, anna
Aily, tor and by the several Counties. cities.
towns and boroughs of the Commons sth;
whereof Thirty enc Delegates shal be chosen
Tor aud by the twenty six counties lying West
d the Alleghany mountains; t~esty five, fer
.nd by the fourteen counties ling between the
and Blue Ridge of mountains: forty
two fer and by the twenty Dine counties wing
East ofthe Blue Ridge Of msuutaias and above
Iics wateri and thirty six tor and by The coun
ties, cities, and beroughs sing upon tide wster,
nat IL 10 say; ofthe twenty six counties yiug
West OF the Allegheny, the counties VI Harm
ION, Montgomery, MonCngaiIs, Ohio and
w ssnington, shall each elect two DeleGa,es;
The counties of Breeke, CabeiI, Grayson,
Creenbrier. Giles. Aanswha. Lee. Lewis. lie.
gas, Mssoa. Norree, Ncholss, Psc6ahsn,as.
prest ssNolo an Russell Scat, 1,x,au