Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-18

evgFsrcss, George the '4nird, King OF Great
iBrksin sadIreirnd, and the Elector of Hano.'
ger, before that tisae entrusted with ,he exer
else of the kingly office in the government Of
Virgins, had endeavcred To pervert the SANE
intO deiestsble and indispensable tyranny, by
putting his negative ON laws TIE most whole
some and necessary for the public good; by
denying his Governors permission to pass isws
OF inmediste 3na pressing importance, unless
suspe nded IN their operation sOrbis assent, snd
when so suspended neelecting TO attend 10 them
sor many years; by refusing to pass certain.
either laws, uniess the persons to benefited
b, them sgOrd relinquish the inestimable
right Misrepresentation in the Legislature; by
sdissolviug Legislative assemblies repeatedly and
cont ouaiiy, fjr opposifT. With manly 'hrmoess
his invasionspf therrTshte oftbe'people; when
dissolved, by refusing cali others for long
space oftime; thereby iesVing the political sys
TEN without any legislative head; by endea-
woring TO prevent the population of our com
try, snHsfor that purpose obstrHc,ingShe laws
for the natrfral,zs,iea offoreigners; BY keeping
among US IN tune OF peace, standing armies
and SHIPS OF war; BY affecting TO RENTER the
military independent OF. and 9uperierto. the
civil poweE; BY combining with 'othersto sub
jeci us to foreign jurisdiction, giving his as
sent to their pretended acts of Legislation, for
quartering isrge bodice Of armed troops aTDong
us, Tor cutting Oh ou' trade with aH'patts OF
the world, fer imposing ,,Gxes on US without
our consent. for depriving rs ST the benefits
Of the trial BY ,rs,, for transporting US he.
yond the seas to be tired for pretended often
ces, for suspendfug our own Legislatures and
declaring themselves invested xith puweI'to
tegissate for us in all cases %hs'soevers by
rmnee ring our seas, Tavaging Our Goes 49,
burning our towns, and destroying The lives
Of our people; by melting insurrections OF our
fellow subjects With the slluremeDts Of Tor
feiture and C rrfscsiidn; by prompting our ne.
groes to rise in arms among ia, those very ne.
eroes whom by an iBhuman use ofhis negative
he had refused US perFniss;es TO exclude by
Saw; by edesvoring to bring on fhe inhsbi,ants
OF our frontiers, the merciless Indian ssvages,
whose known raie of warfare is an un1sttn
gushed destruction Of ali sges, sexes and cVg.
1l,tons Of existence; by Transporting large
army of foreign mercenaries. to complete the
work OF death dcsolation and tyranny, then III
ready begun wrth circumstances of cruelty
and perfidy unworthy the head ofe civilized
nstion; BY answering our repeated petitions
for redress win repetition OF tnJuplesi and
finally, by abandoning the helm of govern
men, and declaring us out of his allegiance
and protection: by which several acts of mis-
rule. the government of this country, ss before
exercised under the Cre~n OF Great Britain,
was totally disco we'd: did, therefore, having
maturely considered the premises, and viewing
with great concern the depiUrable condition,
20 which this once happy country would be
reduced, unless some re gular adequate mode
OF civil. polity should tM speedily adopted, and
in compliance with the Recommendation OF the
General Congress, ordsin and declare, a form
OF government OF Virginia.
And whereas the 'Genera Assembly OF MIR
gina. by an act passed on the tenth day OF Feb.
h. II aud
eight hundred and twenty.nine, entitled. AN
Get to organize q Convention. did authorize
and provide for the election by the people. Of
Delegates and Representatives. to meet and
assemble, in SeDes al Convention, AT the Cap
itol in the City of RictmouS. on the hrst
Mondsy Of October IN the year last aforesaid,
20 consider, discuss and propose, a new Con
stiutioo, or alterations and anne ndneRis af the
existing Constitution Of this e'ommonwesltb,ro
be submitted to the people sndto be by them
ratified or rejected.
We, therefore, the Delegates and Repre-
sentatives OF the good people OF virg'n's, eiec,-
cd end nCoevention assembled, inspursuance
OF the SAID act Of Assembly, do submit and
propose TO the people, the following amended
Constitution and Form .oiEGoveSnment tor ibis
Commonwealth, that istossy.
ARTfGiE I,
The Deeiaration-of Rights made on the 12th
1uBe, I776, by the representatives. OF the good
people Of Virginia assembled in full and free
Convention, which pertsined to them sndfheir
posterity, as the ebasis sad foundation of Gov.
eminent; requiring in the Opinionof this Con.
vention no auendne nt, shal,he preIi ed to this
Constitution, and have tive same relation there.
20 as had to the former Constitution Of this
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
DEPARTING nts, shall be separate and distinct. 50
that neither exercise Che powers'properly'be
longing to either of the others; nor shall any
person exercise the powers Of more than one
of them at The same ttme, except tina, the jus.
tices ofthe County Courts shall be eligible to
either House OF Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
I. TIE Legislature shall be formed oftwo
distinct branches, which together shall be q
complete Legislature, and shall De called the
Generei Asse ulbly OF Virgins.
9. One of these shalFbe calico. The House of
delegates, and shall consist of one hundred
and thirty four members, 10 be chosen. snnu.
ally. for and by the severai Counties. cities,
towns and boroughs Of the 'Commonw eaIth;
whereof thirty one Delegates shall be chosen
for ard by the twenty SIX countieslying W est
of the AlIe2hsu, mountains; twenty FIVE, for
and by the fourteen counties hing between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; forty
two for and by the twenty nine counties living
EAST of the BlGe Ridge of mountains and above
aide water; and thirty six for and by The coua
ties, cities, and beroaghs lying upon tide water,
that is to say; OF the twenty six counties lying
West ri The Allegheny, the counties of Hsrri.
son, Montgomery, MonGrgalia, Chic and
Washington, shall each elect tuo nrlecstes.