Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-10
AN AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Form Of Government for Virginia.

Whereas the Delegates and Representatives of the
gpod people of Virginia. in Convention assembled, on
the twent ynth day of June in the year of our Lord
thousand hundred and seventv-six recitinr
and declaring, that Whereas George the third King
OF Grca Britain and Ireland and Elecor of Hanover
before that time entrusted with the exercise of the
kiBgy Office in the Government of Virginia had en-
Gcavoured to pervert the same into detestablc and
Irsupportable tyranny, by putting his negative on
laws the most wholesome and necessary for the pub
lie good; by denying his Governors permission to pass
laws of Immediate and pressing importance, unless
suspended IN their operation for his assent and when
SC suspended ncgcc.!ng to attend TO them for MANY
years; By refusing to pass certain other laws, unless
the persons 10 be benefited by them would renduish
the ncstnabe right Misrepresentation in the Legisla-
ture; by dssolvng Legislative assemblies repeatedly
and continually, for opposing with manly frmness
his invssions of the rights of the people, when dis
solved, by refusing call others for long space of
tIme thereby leaving tie political system without
legislative head; by cndeavourIng TO prevent the
ularon of our country and for that purpose obstruct
ing the laws for the naturalization Of foreigners; by
keeping among U.s. in time of peace standing armies
and ships of by affecting to render the military
independent of and superiour to the civil power: by
combining with others to subject to foreign uris-
dictlon giving his assent to their pretended acts of
legislation for quarterDg large bodies armed troops
among us, for cutting off trade with all parts of
the world, for imposing taxes US without our con-
sent for deprVng of the benefits of the trial by l-
ry for transporting beyond seas to be tried for
pretended offences, for suspendng oYn Lepisla-
tures and declaring themselves invested with power
to iegsae for us m all cases wha tsoever BIZ plumber
ing our seas ravagDg our coasts. burning our towns
and destroying the lives Of our people; by melting in
sirrectlons of fellow subjects with the allure
nients OF forfeiture and coniiscaton; by promptnr
our negroes to rise in arms among US those very ne
gToes, whom by an Inhuman use Of HE negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by law:
by endeuvourlDg to bring OH the inhabitants of
our frontiers, the merciless indian savapes whose
known rule of warfare is an undistinpuished des-
uucton OF all ages, sexes and conditions of exist
ence; by transporting hither q large army of for.
elgn mercenares, to complete the work of death des
olaton and tyranny, then already begun with crcum-
stances OF cruelty and perfdy unworthy the head of
civilized naton by answering our repeated peti.
TONS tor redress with repetition of injuries; and
hnally, by abandoning the helm of government and
declaring Us out OF his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts of misrue, the government of
this country, as before exercised under the crown
OF Great Britain, was totally dissoved did, the reorc
having mature1y considered the premises, and view
ing with great the deporable condition. TO
WHICH this once happy country would be reduced
unless some. regular adequate mode of civil politv
should be speedily adopted, and in compliance with
sne RECOMMENDATION OF the General Congress, ordain
aha declare a form of government of Virginia:
, ANA whereas the General Assembly of Virpinia
ny an act passed on the tenth day of February IN the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
tWehty-nhe' entitled an act to organize a Conven-
tion, did authorize and provide for the election bv
The people, Of Delegates and Representative. IN
meet and assemble, in General Convention, Of the
G;aPtoi III the City of Richmond, on the first Mon
uuy OF Octooer IN the year last aforesaid TO consd
cr DISCUSS and propose, Constitutions or alter
atoms and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
oi this commonwealth, to be submitted TO the pco-
pie and to be by them ratified or rejected:
W c. therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
OF INC good people OF Virginia, elected and in Con-
Ienlion assembled III pursuance of Tho said act of
assembly do submit and propose to the people. the
following amended Constitution and form of Govern.
ment Tor this Commonwealth that is TO saw.
ARTICLE /.
me Deciara'ion OF Rights made on tho I2h June
tlo, by the representatives. Of the good people of
virginia, assembled in full and free Convention which
pe[oined to them and their posterity, as tic bnsis
and foundation Of Government recurring in the onin-
ION OF this Convention amendment shall be ire.
liked to this Constitution, and have the eono relo.
, thereto as 1t had 10 the former Constitution of
lis Commonwealth. "
~, ARTICLE If.
ne Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Deport |
l's, snail be separate and distinct, so that neither
'Arfc'so the powers properly belonging TO either oil