Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-16

known rule of warf,re is an unlistnguishcd des-
trnction OF all ages, sexcs aud conditions OF exist
.nce; by transporting hitler largo army OF for.
egnmercenaries, to complete the work of death,
oation aud tyranny, then already begun with circm
stances OF cruelty and peridy unworthy the head OF
civilized nation; by answering repeated petit
ions ior reiress with repetition of injuries; and
hnaiy, by abandoning the helm Of government and
declaring us out oil his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts Of misrulc, tho government OF
TINS country, as brfbre exercised under the crown
Trent Britain was totally dssoled did, the rcfore,
having matutely considered the premises and view
ing with great concern the drplorabe condition. to
winch this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil polty
Should be speedily adopted. and IN conlpliauct with
tue recommendation otile General Congress, ctdain
snd declare, O form of government OF Nirpinia
And whereas the General Assembly OF Eisnuia,
by an act passed the tenth day of Frbruary IN the
ycaroi our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty mime. entitled, nc, to orginiz a Convcn-
ton, did authorize end provide for the election bv
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet aud assemble. IN Gene al Convention, at the
Capitol IN the City Of Richmond, on the first Mon-
day OF October III Tie year last aforesaid to con>i,.
er discuss and propose, Cons,i, u.inn or alter
atoms and am 'ndmcnts ofihe existing Constitution
OF TINS Commonwealth, to be submitted TO the REQ
/, pie ana 10 be by Item ratified or reiectcd
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
OF the good people OF Nir.i"s, elected aud i'll Con
vention assembled, III pursuance of the said act OF
Assembly, do submit aud propose 10 the people tho
ment for this Commonwealth, that is to say:
Article l.
The Declaration OF Rights made on the l2th juno.
l76, by ;hc represent atves of the good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention which
pctlied To them and their ppsteri,y as tho bl sis
aud foundation of Governments requiring in tho opin-
ION OF tins Convention no amendment. shall PC nre-
fixed 10 his Constitution, and hive the same rola-
lion thereto as II had TO TIC former Constitution o.
tbs Commonwealth.
ARrtc,.E II.
The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary Dcpar,-
n'ents shall be separate and DISTINCT so that neither
exercise the powers properly beongiug To either of
the oc+si nor shall any person exercise the DO wcrs
OF moro than ono of them at the same time except
that the Justices OF the county courts saIc eligible
TO either House of Assembly .- . o..
ARTICLE III.
l. The Legislature shall be formed of two i;stiuc;
branches. which tuge;hcr shall be complete Leris
lnturc, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
>. One of these shall be called .hc Iu,.s,, Of Del
egatcs and shall consist of hundred End thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually for and bv
the several counties cities towns, and borouhs of
The Communicable; whereof thiriy-onc delegates
snail be chosen tor and By the twcntysx count w.
ing West of the Allegheny mountains twenty five
for and by The fou teen counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Rid &c Of mountains; foriv-,wo
for and 81 the twcny-nne counties lying East of the
blue kldSe OF mountains and above tide-watcr and
thrty-six for aud by the Counties cities towns and
bo-ougis lying upon Underwater, thar IS to say: or
the twenty-siT Counties lying West of the Aliegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononca
liza, Oao and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and Tic counties al Brooke, Cabell, Groyson.
Greenbricr, Giles, Kanawha, Lee Lewis Lor,n,
" ason' Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahonas, Preston Ran
d1!Ph' Russell! Scott, Tazewel, Tyler, Wood and
w yihe, shall each elect one Delegate. Of,he fur
teen counties lying be ween the Allegheny aud Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick aud Shenandoah,
shall each elect three Delegates the counties of Au
Gusa, Berkeley, Botetourt, Hampshire, Jefferson,
Poe ,bafn .hrtI, ,l.a
Delegates; and the counties of Alleghsny Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pcndleton shall each cleo, one
Delegate. OF the twenty nine counties yinr East
OF the Blue Ridge and above tidc-water the county
OF Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties of
Albemaric, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham Camp
bell, Culpeper, Fauquer, Franklin Halifax, NECK
lenburg and Pittsylvania. shall each elect Dele
gates; and the counties of Amelia Amhcr., Che
iottc, Cumberland. Dinwiddie, FIuvanna GoochlanJ
Henry. Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
way, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. And of the counties,
cities, towns and borougls lying on tdc-yator tho
counties Of Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates; the counties of Caroline Chester
field Essex Fairfax, Greeusville, Gloucester IIano-
yer, lienrico. Isle OF Wight, King and Queen King
William, King George, Nansemond Norhumbcr
land Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George.
Prince William, southampton, Spottsylyunia. Stnf
ford Sussex, Surry and Westrnoreland and the cj,v
of Richmond the borough of Norfolk and the town
OF Petersburg, shall each elect one Dclcpnte; the
elect Delegate, the counties OF Matthews 81 Mid
dlestx shall together elect Delegate; the Counties
OF Elizabeth City aud Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties of James City and York,
and tho city Of Williamsburg, shall together elect one
Delegate; and the counties Of New Kent ana Charles
City shall together elect one Delegate.
.. The other House of the General Assembly
shall be called the Senate, and shall consist of tLir-
ty.two members, of whom thirteen shall he chosen
for and by the counties lying West of the Blue Ridge
OF mountains, md nineteen for and by the counties
cities, towns and borougis lying East thereof and for
the election of whom, the counties, cities towns and
boroughs shall be divided into rly-two districts M
herein after provided Each county ofthe respective
districts, at the time of the first election of it's Dre
gate or Delegates under this Constitutions shall vote
for Senator; and the Sberiis or other officers
holding the election for cath county, city, town or
borough, within five days farthcst after tie last
county. city, town or borough election in the district
stall meet at some convenient place, and from the
polls SO taken III their respective countless cities
towns or bprouphs, return Senator the person
who shall have the grGaest number OF vOtes IN the
whole district. To keep up this Assembly,, rota-
the dist shall bo souhlIv