Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-06

OolSitlNC by eutc1NOurlnU prevent the
uarou of country and for that purpose obstruct
ing The laws for the naturalization OF Foreigners; byl
keeping among US, IN time of peace, standing armies
and ships of war; by ancctngto render the military
independent of and superiour tho civil power; byt
combining with others to subject us 20 foreign juris
diction, giving his assent to their pictended of
Legislation, for Quartern largo bodies Of armed troops
among u.s. Tor cutting of trade with all parts OF
the world, for imposing taxes wihc;;t com
sent for dcprivng of the benefits of tho trial BY ih
~, for transporting beyond TO be tried tor
pretended offences, for suspcnding ovn Leglsla-
tirrcs and declaring themselves invested with power
to egis!ac for i'll all whatsoever By plumber
ing OUR seas, aging or coasts. burning
aud destro. ing thc of our people; by melting
surrcctions at our fellow subjects With the allure
ncnts of forfeiture and coniscaiior by prompting
negroes TO rise IN among us, thusc very ne
gsoes, whom by an inhuman of his negative
he had refused permission TO exclude by law;
by cndeavouring to bring on the inhabitants OF
our frontiers, the ncrc;lcss Indlnn savagcs, whose
known rule of warilre is undistinguished dcs-
truction of all ages and conditions Of exist
encc; by transporting hithcr large army of for
eign mcrccnnries, to complete hc work fdcnth, dcs
olatlon and tyranny, then already begun with circum-
Stances of cruelty and perdy unworthy the head Of
u civilized natolr By answering repeated petit
tons tor redress with repetition OF injuries; and
finally, by abandoning the helm of government, md
declaring out OF his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts OF misrue, the government OF
this country, before exercised ur,icr the crown
OF Great Britain was totally dtsso:c ld the reorc
ing with great concern the deplorabe condition, to
which this once happy country woti.d be reduced
unless somc regular adequate mode of CIVIL poity
shonld be speedily adopted. and IN coUpiiancc VIII.
The recommendation of the General Congress, ordain
aud declare form of government Of Virginis:
And whercus the General Assembly Of Virginia,
ty al act rassed the tenth day of February IN the
year Of our Lord one thousand cirht hundred and
twenty n!i1c entitled at1 to organize 4 Convcr-
ton, did auihOrse and provide for the election ty
tic people, OF Delegates aud Representatives, 10
meet and assemble, in General Convention at tho
Capitol IN the City Of Richmond, on The first Mon
dag Of October in the year last aforesaid TO cunsid-
or, discuss cad propose, uv Constitution, or alter
atoms and amendments ofthe Ctisting Constitution
ofthis Commonwealth, to be submitted to tho poo
PIE ana 10 be By then, ratified or rcectcI
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthc good people o. Virginia, elected and IN Con
vcntion assembled IN pursuance Of t,re said act OF
following amended Constitution Gnd form of Goyccn-
l.-ci, Tor THIS Cor:cScaw calth, Cha. : 70 sly:
Article l.
Tbe Declaration CO Rights D'idc Che 1slh Juno,
l116, by he representatives of tic good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and fee Convention which
pc7 tanned to t3cm and their puStcrity as the has Is
and foundation OF Governments rcgair.irg in the oin
icn OF this Convention no aUIendmout, shall ne pre-
1Hcd to THIS oiior, and have the same rula-
ton therein as had TO tie forucE Corstiio,jJu Of
tlIt Commonwealth.
AaTicrE e.
shc Legislative, Executive, md Judiciary Dc7a5t-
mcnts shall be sclnrate and dstncr, SD that neither
exercise The powers pTopesly belonging to either Of
the others shall any person exercise the powers
OF more than ono OF them at the time, except
TINT the Justices OF the county courts gla hr e,joble
20 cithcr Uuusc OF assembly.
ARricAE III
l. IsIe Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
6ranchrs. when together shall hc 4 complete I.gss-
laturc, and !l! be cal.cd the CpncId Assembly Of
Virginia.
. Oac Of tlasc shall be called The House Of Dr3
catcs' AMI shall consist of ono hundred and thirty
Tour members, 10 be chosen annually, for and by
the several coones cities, towns, end boro0u,s Of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty -one delegates
shall be ckJs O. FOL nnd By tic wcny-si couuti1s "
ing est OF the Allegheny mountains; twenty five,
Allegheny and Elnc Ridge of mountains; fortv-tuo
for and by tie twcntyniHc Counties lying EAst Of the
EIuc Ridge Of mountains and above tide water and
thirty-sit for and by the Countless cities towns and
horoughs lycg upon Underwater, that is TO say: OF
the tventy-sX Counties lyiAg West CT tho Alieeha-
ny, tin Countica of Harrison Montgomery, NonoHra-
LA, Ohio md Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Brooke Cabell Grayson
GrcmbriGr Giles, Kouawba, Leo, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pccahoaia5 Preston Fan
dolPh, Eusye!l, SEott, Tr.pwcll. Tvlgr Wood and
" ytGp, shaI! each elect o1e Delegate. Orthe four
teen cDGntes lying bctUecD the Allcrhanv and Blue
Ridge, the Counties Of Frederick aid Shcnardonb
shall each eject three Delegates; the counties of Au-
guS'n, Berkeley, Dotetouri, Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, slrlII each elect two
Dc!egatGS AID the couatie5 of ~ ,rhany Bath
Hardy. Morgan ind Pcudiciou, shall each elect one
Delegate. Oh the twcnty-niDe counties lying Enst
Of the Elue Ridge md above tdc-wa or tn, connty
OF Loudon shall eEct three Delegates; -. counties of
Abemarc, Bod!0rd Brunswick, Buckingham Camp
bell, CupcpCr, pauqu;gr, Franklin, Halifax, Neck
lenhnTg ond PiLtsyvania shall each else, two Dele
gates and the counties of Amelia, Amherst, Cl.ir
i9ttc' Cumberland. Dinwiddie, Fuyauna, Goochtand,
Aepry, Louisa, LuHenburg, MADISON. Nelson, No,to.
gay; Orange Patriot Pogtg;aa aud "rince EDWARD,
fheil each elect one Delegate, And Of the counties
Giles, towns and boroughs.lyins on tidewntor, the
cour..cs Of hccoirack aDd Norlcu; shall each elect
two Delegates the counties of Caroline Chester
bfad EsseS, EairfaT Grecnsyille Gloucester llama
yer lIenric'. Isle OF Wight, King und Queen KIM
william, Emg George. Eanscinonl. Nonhnmief.
lnDd Norihompion. Princess Anne, Prince George.
Ftncc VILLAIN Southampton, Spo;,sylyania SAT
Of Biclmond, the borough Of nor3lk ard the town
OF PetersbGfg, stnIi each elect one Dcleratc; the
counties Of Lancaster and Bichmond shall together
cecl ono Delegate, tLe counties Of Matthew's s. Mid
dcss# sal together elect ono Delegate the couniie
Of Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together cleo,