Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-15

"A, mis- 6rmnesx hi, insHslHts OF the fighis OF.
tn p.nnle y hen dissalk d, by refusing 10 cal
.,hff. Ivt a long space al lime, Thereby less-
M H.. ~ III zeal - STEM without any legislative
h. al by endsavurIng to prevent the poPula'
ton OF our country. and tor that purpose
obstrncting thu laws iof the naturalization oi
fareien.r BY keeping among u. M time oil
n.aee. stanlirg arm Is aud ships oil war by
affecting Ia render the IN Hilary Independent
ot and superior - the evil power; by COM
b,ninr Win othsrs 60 subject rs TO a foreign
intisd, ciion, glsing his assent 10 their pretended
aei. 81 legislation Tor quartering large bodies
oi armed troops an ong ~, for cutting oil ON
uade with all parts OF The world. iof imposing
taxes on rs without our consent, Tor depriFins
Us II ihe bfne fits Of this trial by jury, trHnsPef.
ting Us be, ond seas 10 be iiied for pretended
often IS. for suspending OF own beg''ia'o'e
mud declaring themselves invested WIN pow" ..
n leeisla,e for US IN all cases Wha''os''i /, y
pluuda ring our seas ravag,ng our eGas's' U"o
tnR OR tnwns. and DESTROYING thu '!'es :"
our people by melting inserreetions OF IN
fellow subjects with the allurem'nis ot iorlei-
ture and eonf,cstIon ; BY prompting our
negroes. whom by an inhuman USE of his ne.
galiye he mad refused Us permission 10 exclude
bt Law 10y en1eavUring 10 bring on Us The
ut AHliAN'H - 0ht hbbf#Af'1 Nv
diAn .svagrs. whose known rifle Of warfare Is
Al, nadsuneei.hrd destruction Of all ages, sex.
rs AMI conditions II r~Ilsft1ce by iTansfof ;
ting niihcr a large army oi foreign metcennits
10 complete he work of death, desoinilpn aud
tyranny then already begnn win clrcnn''ian.
ces If cruelty aud pc 6dy unworthy IN" iead
OF a civ u zed nnton , by answering our lf.
heated petition. Tor redress with repetition 81
iniusies am finally ~ fbandnnng he lem
OF government. aud declaring us out ct hi
allegiance aud protection by which several
acts Of m sru g the government Of thus coun
nv, before exercised under The Grown nl
Great Bruian, was totally dissolved Did
therefnfe, having malnrely considered the
emlsrs anl sInwing VII great lhretn ilir
dep.nlablr condition, 10 with ths ooc hap.
ny country would ue rednre uulfss sohe tes
gular alrqnalr mo-, ot cisli poiIiY should be
spsr ly adr lied, and ~ compliance wHh IT,
recommendation OF the h'neIal congress
or iain and declare, a iorm Of government Of
Virginia
Aud whereas The General Assembly NJ w.
pinia. by an aeI p sseI On the leufh day Of
Feb1ar ia the teat Of oui Lord one thousand
h1uditl aud 'w,pty niue, entitled al at
to organize . CON e%n,ion, did hnihnrisc aud
prnf ,de Tor the ection, by the people, Of
pfA y y FiH 1891 - - - "
ass mnle. in general Conven ion al the chph,l
IN ihp cty - Richmond on Itr frst Monday
oi October Ia tie year last alnr sud, 10 cousi
der, discus aud propose. a new Constitution
~ alterations aud amendments uilhc existing
Constitution oi lhis Commonwealth. o be sub
mi ted 10 he people and 10 be by hem ratified
on REJECTED.
We, therefore, Delegates aud Representa-.
lives ui the good people OF Fnglnla, elected
and Ia Convention assembled. ~ Inf slaucc Il
the sad act Of Assembly, do sub iii I'D pro
pose IL the PEEL the following n-Irnd~d
Ceasfi At on and Form oil co.. rmoDl of tlls
Commonwealth, Tint is TO say
ARTICLE |.
TIN Declaration OF Rights made on the 18Th
June, 1776 by the representatives oil he good
people Of Virginia, assembled in lull ard free
Convention. which periaiued TO lhein aud tnelr
po.letity, as The basis and foundation Of Gov
srRment requiring IN the opinion oil this Con.
vention no emendmeni, shall be pretlKed TO
this Constitution. aud nave the same relation
thereto AZ il had 10 the former Constitution ot
tins Commonwealth.
ARTICLE. II
The Legislative. Executive. aud judiciary
Departments, shall be separate aud iistincI, So
that neither exercise the powers property he
lnNA ihE ~ tiilFl " Nv INV . bOi hheh my
pc soa exercise the powers OF more Than one oil
them at HE SAINT time. except that the Justices
Of The County Courts shall be eligible 10 either
House Of Assembly.
ARTlCl Eli.
l.. The Legislature shall be formed Of two
district brauchrs. which together shall be 4,
complete leg slarure, and shall be- callei tn
General Assembly Of Virginia.
. Que ~ those shall b. called The House of
Deleg trS. I'D snail consist Of one hundr'd aud
thirty fou, aenlhers % be eho, ~ Annually Tor
aud by h several Counties. cries. towns aud
borpug $ Of The Commonwealth whereof hir
~ one Delegates snail b. chosen or and by the
twenty six coun les lVl & West If the Ale.
ghany mountain twenty five lor a Il Nv The
fourteen counties lying betaeen thr All gha
ny and Blue Ridge uf momt,us forl, Two
far aud nv the ~ 0ty nin ,ounues iyIrg East
OF the Blue Ridge OF mopni lbs aud nbovr tlde
water aud ibir'y six for and by the Counties
%olties, towns aud borougis Wing uppa tidt
water; that is 10 say. Oh the twenty liz com
ties ly,ng West ofthe Allegheny The counties
of Harrison, Montgomery, NOnongaliai ONO
aud WASH gton, srRll each elect fwJ Dele
ca -; and the counties of Brooke. Cpbeli,
GsFs n. Greenprer, GIL, kanaNha, Lea,
lt~ls, Lngan. Mason. Monroe. Nichols, Pc
S'NfN' ~ - 'h'AAo l's iAhN+ffit u :
Tazeweil. Tyler, Wood aud Wythe. shall eact
elect one Delegate. OF the teen counties
Iylng between tn Alieghany add Blue Rid t
The counties of Fred tlek aud Shenandoah
shall each elect ihrre Da1egates The connt4es
of Augusta, Berkeley, BolelouIt, Ham SIR
Jefferson. Rockingham aud Rorkbridgc. shall
each elect two De'eeales aud the counties OF
Allegheny, Bath, HAIRY, Morgan and Prudle-
ton, shall each elect one Delegate. OF the
twenty niue counties lying East of The B'ue
Ridge. AMI above tide "at,r, the county ai
Loudoun, shall elect three Delegates tie coaa-
ties of AIbemarle, Bedford, Brun5wick, Buck
ingham. Campbell CNipepti, Fnuquie, Frank.
jim. Halifax, Mecklenbnrg and Pntylvanla.
shall each elect Two Delegates AID The conn.
iies Of Amelia Amherst, Charlotte, Cnmbtr
land. Dlnwiddie, Fluvanna, Gnocniand, Henry
LOUISA, Lnnenbnrg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
way. Orange, Patrick, Powhalan and Prince
Edward, shall each elert one Delegate. And
Of the counties, cities, towns ard borOdehs ~
ing on ode water, the counties of Acc, nacA
aud Norfolk, shall each elect two Delegates /;