Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
ADJOURNMENT OF THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
The Convention Of Virginia. which has been sit
ting at Richmond during the last eight months,
have at length agreed upon the form Of new Con-
siuton for that State, and brought its session to
close. The Constitution has yet to be submitted
TO vote of the People, but Of its acceptance by
Them no doubt appears TO be entertained. The
final vote upon il in the Convention was taken on
Thursday evening, when, on the question Of its en-
grossment, which was submitted as test question,
il was adopted by the following vote !:
ArEs--Messrs. Anderson Armstrong. Bird, of g. Blue
Bas, Bowden, Brown, Byrd, Of Frederick. Camden Car
las Edwards Faulkner. Ferguson. Finney. Fisher Flood,
Floyd Fukerson Fulz. Galy. Garlsnds Muscoe Gsrne,
Hays Hill, Hoge Hopkins, Jacob, Johnson, Kenney, Kill
goIe, Knots. Lstcher, LsoD, Lucas. McCaman McCand
Lab. Martin. Of Marshall Martin, Of Henry Miller, Moore.
Murphy, Neeson, Newman, Psndston. Petty Purkins RAM
doph, Seymour Shesy, Sloan Smith, Of Ksnawha, Smith,
OF Jackson Smith, Of Greenber, Snowden, Souihsl Ste
phenson, Stewart, Of Morgan. Strsushan. Susr Of Patrick,
county Watts Of Roanoke. WhiIe, Williams, Of Fairfax,
Williams, Of Shenandoah, Wise, and Worsham--75
Noxs-MesMs Mason, (President) Arthur. Banks. Bar
bou Bocock, Bowles. Bsxon Garter, of RUSSELL Cham
bliss Cccks, Conway, Fuqua, NJ r. H. Garnett. Goods,
Hall Janney Jssper Jones' Leske, Lynch. Meredith Nor
rs Ridley. Rves. scogsin, Scott Of Richmond city, She'll
Smith, Of Norfolk county. sanard Turnbu White, wing
field, and Woolfok-33.
The following members had paired of: in the affirmative,
Messs Wiley, Wysor, Csperon, Deneale, Claiborne,
Tiss, Hunter Price. and Snodgrass; in the negative.
MssHs Beae, Cor. Edmund Lyons Scott Of c. Scot, Of
F., STROLLER. Tseadway. and Smith Of X and @.
Several members, they gave their votes made explana
tory statements Mr. Summers said he voted in the arma-
native representative. butt private ci,izen, should
vote against the Consttution
The Richmond Times of yesterday epitomizes
some OF the most important provisions Of the new
Constitution, as follows:
Nearly all State and county officers are to be elected by
the people, including the Governor and Lieutenant Governo
the Judges the Supreme District and Circuit Courts aud
the Justices Of the Peace Commonwealth Attorneys Clerks
and Sheriff..
The Legislature is to be spporioned the House Of Dele
gates the susge basis with Western msoty Of four
teen and the Senate with Eastern majority Of TEN which
arrangement is continue until 1865, when the Legislature
may agree upon apporonmeDt submit the question
Of basis 10 the people, ca
Taxes to be 0 od except that slaves under twelve
years Of age exempted. White males twenty years
old are to pay capitaton tax equal to the $4OO
worth Of land Slaves twelve years of age
pay than the $500 worth Of land And licenses
Incomes and salaries may be taxed the discretion Of the
Legislature
Seven per cent Of the existing debt Of the State and of
every future debt be set apart annually for the payment
IT the interest and principal
The Constitution be submitted to the voters qua-
fed under it. on the fourth Thursday in October the
made to the Governor and il be proclaim it ratified the Le-
gsture then elected 10 be superseded by the Legs
latue, which will be elected the second Monday in De-
cember and will meet the second Monday in January,
and thereafter the sessions will be biennial.
From this summary recapitulation it will be per-
ceived, says the Times. that the prominent modi-
6catons of the present Constitution consist in the
adoption Of the system Of popular elections in all
departments of the Government, in the abandon
ment Of the principle Of the representation Of pro-
persy, and in requiring the Legislature to provide
for the payment Of the present and every future
public debt.