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

Legislative head; by underwriting prsyent tue pop
uation Of our country and for that purpose obstuct
inc the laws for the naturalization of foreigners; by
keeping among US, in time OF peace, standing armies
and ships Of war; by affecting to render the military
independent of and superiour 10 the civil power; by
combining with others to subject us foreign juris
dction, giving his assent To their pretended acts of
legislation, for Quarerng large bodies ofarmed troops
among US iur Cutting of trade with all parts OF
the world for imposing taxes on rs without our con-
sent for deprving OF the benefits of the trial byJu-
ry, for transporting beyond seas to be tried for
pretended offences, for suspending our oYn Legsla-
lures and Declaring themselves invested with power
to egislate for all cases whatsoever; by plumber
ing our seas avagng our coasts. burning our towns
and destroyngthc ives OF our people; by melting IN
surrcctionS of our fellow subjects with the allure
uicnts of forfeiture and coniscaton; by prompting
negroes to rise in among US, those very
groes, whom by an nhuman use OF his negative
he had reused permission to exclude by law
by endeavouring to bring the inhabitants of
our frontiers, the merciless indian savugcs, whose
known rule of warfare is an undistinguishcd des-
truction OF all ages, sexes md conditions OF exist
Cnce by transporting hither a large army of for
cign mercenares, to complete the work of death, des
olaton and tyranny, then already begun with crcun,-
stances of cruelty und perfdy unworthy the hoad Of
civilized nations by answering our repeated petit.
tons for redress with repetition of Injuries; aud
finally, by abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring ont OF his allegiance and protection: by
winch several acts of msr ulc, the government of
this country, as before exercised under the
having matuiely 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 of civil poy
should be speedily adopted and IN compliance with
the Recommendation of the General Congtcss, ordain
and declare, form of government of Virginia:
Aud whereas the General Assembly of Virginia
by act passed the tenth day of February III the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty nine, entitled act - organize Ouuven-
ton, did au,horse and provide for the election, by
the people, of Delegates aud Representatives, to
meet and assemble, 10 Gene al Convention, at the
Capitol IN the City of Richmord, Tire frst Slou-
day Of October IN the year last aforesaid, to cotsid
or, discuss aud propose, new Constitution. alter
atoms and amendments ofthc exstiu. Constitution
of his Commonwealth to be submitted to tho pgp-
pie aud to be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
of the good people of Virginia, elected and m Con-
vention assembled, IN pursuance of the said act Of
Assembly, do submit and propose to tho people the
following amended Constitution and form OF Govern
uncut for this Commonwealth, that is 60 say:
ARrroLg l.
The Declaration of Rights made the 9Th June,
lII6, by The representatives of the good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention which
pertuned to them and their pos,etity, the basis
and foundation of Government requiring. in the opin-
ION OF this Convention amendment, shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, aud have the rea-
ton thereto 1t had to the former Constitution o.
this Commonwealth
ARrIcLE II.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
nts, shall be separate and distinct, SO that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others; shall any person exercise the powers
of moro than one of them ut the 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
brauchUs. which together shall be complete Leos-
iaure and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
?, One Of these slgall be called ,he HOUSE Of Del
egates, and shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen annually, for and bv
the several countess cities, towns, and boroughs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-one delepates
shall be chosen for and by the tweny-six couuis w.
ing West of the Allegheny mountains; twenty five,
for and by the fourteen counties lying bet veen tho
Allegheny and Blue Ridge Of mountains; forty-two
for and by the tventyniue counties lying East of the
Blue Rldge OF mountains aud above tide water and
thiry-six for and by the counties Cities towns and
ooroughs lying upon ude-water, that rs to say: OIL
the twentyslx Counties lying West of the AlIepha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Monongu-
liza, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gntes; and the countles of Brooke, Cahel, Grayson
Greenbrier, Giles, Kanawha, Lee, Lewis, Logan
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas Pocahontas, Preston Ran
doph, Russell, Scott, TozeYell, Tyler, Wood and !
Vythe shall each elect ono Delegate. Of the four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, tho counties of Frederick and Shenandoah,
shall each e1eCt three Delegates the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeey, Botetourt, Hampshire, Jeforsnn |
Rockingham and Rockbudgp, sfIall each elect two !
Delegates; and the counties of Allegheny, bath, |
Hardy, Morgan and PcndlOton shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twenty-niue counties lying East |
Of the Hue Ridge and above tide water the county
of Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties of
Bedford Brunswick Buckingham. Camp |
bell, Culpeper, Fauquier, Franklin Halifax Neck
enbnrg aud Pittsyvana, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and tue counties Of AmeIia, Amherst Char
otte Cumberland. Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochiand,
Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
say, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall earh elect one Delegate and Of the counties
cities, towns and boronghs lying on tide-water the
counties OF Accomnck and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates the counties Of Caroline Chester
ilnld Essex, Fairfax, Creensyie, Gloucester Hano-
YER fIenrico. Isle Of Wight, King and Queen, kim
William, King George. NaDsemond, Northumber
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George.
T rnce William, Southampton Spottsylvunia Stat !
Of Richmond, the borough Of Norfok, aud the town
Of Petersburg, shall ench el0ct one Delcgate; the
counties Of Lancaster and Richmond, shall together
elect one Delegate, Tire counties of Matthew's q Mid
ilesex shall together elect Dcegate; the counties
of Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties Of Janas CITY and York