Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-29


and ships OF war; by affecting render the military
independent of and superiour to the civil power by
combining with others to subject TO foreign urs
dicon, giving his assent to their pretended of
legislation for quarterng large bodies armed troops
among u.s. for cutting off trade with all parts OF
the world, Tor imposing taxes without our con-
sent for deprving of the benefits of the trial byju
ry, Tor transporting us beyond seas to be tired Tor
pretended offences, for suspendng own Legisla
lures and declaring themselves invested with power
to legsiate for all VIVA tsoever; by plumber
ing our seas, ravagEg our coasts burning our towns
and destroying the lives OF our peoples by melting in
surrections of fellow subjects with the allure
menis of forfeiture and confscation; by prompting
our negroes to rise in arms among US, those very
groes, whom by an inhuman of his negative
he had refused us permission to exclude by law;
by endeavourng to bring the Inhabitants of
our frontiers, the merciless indian savages, whose
known rule of warfare is an undstinguished des-
truction of all ages, sexes and conditions of exist
ence; by transporting hither u large army of for
eign mercenaries to complete the work ofdeath dcs-
oation and tyranny, then already begun with circum
stances OF cruelty and perdy unworthy the head Of
civilized nation; by answering repeated petit
tlons for redress with repetition of INJURIES and
finally, by abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring us out oil his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts of misrulc, the government of
this country, as before exercised under the crown
of Great Britain, totally dissolved did the rcorc
having maturely considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the deplorable condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced
should be speedily adopted and in compliance with
the recommendation ofthe General Congress, ordain
and declare, form of government of Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia
by act passed the tenth day of February i'm the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twcnty-nne, entitled, an act to organize n Conven-
ton, did authorize and provide for the election bv
the people, OF Delegates and Representatives, TO
meet and assemble, in Gene al Convention at the
Capitol in the City of Richmond, on the first Mon
day of October in the year last aforesaid, to consid
er, discuss and PROPOSE new Constitution or alter
atoms and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
OF this Commonwealth, to be submitted to the peo-
pie and 10 be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
OF the good people of Virginia, elected and in Con-
vention assembled, IN pursuance Of the said act of
Assembly, do submit and propose to the people. the
amended Constitution, and form of Govern
ment for tins Commonwealth, that is to say:
ARTICLE |.
The Declaration of Rights made on the 18th June,
l716, by The representatives of the good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free Conventions which
pertaned to them and their posterity, as the basis
ana foundation OF Government; requiring in the opin
ION OF TINS Convention no amendment, shall be pre-
hXed 10 tins Constitution, and have the same rela-
ton thereto as it had to the former Constitution of
this Commonwealth.
article III.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Dcpart-
Hents shall be separate and distinct so that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others nor shall any person exercise the powrrs
OF more than one of them at the same time eycept
that the justices OF the county shall be erbe
to either House of Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
|. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches. which together shall be a complete Iegis
!ature, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
?. One of these shall be called lhe House Of Del
egates, and shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, 20 be chosen annually for and bv
the several countess cities, towns and boroughs Of
hn . J..
shall be chosen fol- and by the twenysix counties w.
ing West of the Allegheny mountains; twenty five
for and by the fourteen counties living between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; forty-two
tor and by the twentynine counties living East of the
Blue Ridge Of mountains and above tide-water; and
thrtysix for and By the countless cities towns and
DoToughs lying upon Underwater, that is to say: OIL
Inc tweny-slX Counties lying West of the Allegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery Mononpa-
liza, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Brooke, Cabell Grayson
Greenbrier, Giles, Kanawha, Lee, Lewis, Lopan
ason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas Preston Ran
iolph Russell, Scott, TaZewell, Tyler, Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
cen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall each elect three Delegates; the counties of Au
5usia, Berkeley, Botetourt, Hampshire. Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties of Allegheny, Bath.
Hardy Morgan and Pendleton, shall each elect onr
Delegate. Of the twenty-niHc counties lying East
- thc lti'sc dDOVc t!CC-Water, the
IF Loudon shall elect three Delegates; the counties Of
AlbemarIe, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham Camp
'el CulPeper, FuuquIer, Franklin, Halifax Meek |
enburg and Pittsylvana, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties-of Amelia, Amherst Char
otto, Cumberland. Dnwiddic, Fluvanna, Goochland.
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 boroughs lying on tde-water the
counties OF Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
.wo Delegates the counties of Caroline Chester
held Essex Fairfax, Greensvillc, Gloucester Hano-
yer; ilenrco. Isle of Wight, King md Queen. kim
william, King George. Nanscmond NortbunbeT /
land, Northampton, Princess Anne Prince GEORGE. :
Prince William, Southampton. Spo,tsylyania, St5C
ford Sussex, Surry and Westrnoreand and the civ
OF Richmond the borough Of Norfolk. and the town
Of Petersburg, shall each elect one Deleoate: tho
counties Of Lancaster and Richmond shalt togerber
elect one Delegate, the counties of Matthew's e Mid
desex shall together elect one Deegate the counties
OF Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together cleo,
one Delegate, the counties Of James CITY and York
and the city of Williamsburg shall together elect one
Delegate; and the counties Of New Kent ana Charles
City shall together elect Delegate
= The other House Of the Generr Asgeo,bly
shall be called the Senate and shall consist of fbg-