Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-14
CONSTITUTION oryzEsGsNgA.

Whereas, the Delegates and Representatives of
the good people of Virginia, in Convention assem-
bled, on the twenty-nihih day of june in the year
of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seven
tysiN: rccitng and declaring, that whereas. George
the Third, king of Great Britain and Ireland and
eceior of Hanover before that time entrusted with
the exercise of the kingly Office in the government
Of Virginia had endenyored to pervcr the same in
to detestabe and insupportablc tyranny, by put
ting his negative on laws the most wholesome and
necessary for the public good by denying his gov
! crnors permission to pass laws of immediate and
pressing importance. unless suspended in their ope-
| ratiun for his assent, and when suspended neg
lccting to attend to them for many years; by refu-
sing TO pass certain other laws, u.iess the persons
to be benefited BY them would rclinquish the ines-
tmnbc right OF representation in the legislature;
by dissoving legislative assemblies repeatedly and
continually. for opposing with manly trnness his
invasious Of the rights the people; when dissolved
by refusing call others for long space of time,
thereby leaving the political system without any
legislative head; by endeavorng prevent the pop
uaion of our country and for that purpose obstruct-
ing the laws for the naturalization OF foreigners; by
keeping among US, in time of peace, standing ar
mics and ships of war; by affecting To render the
military Independent Of and superior to the civil
power by combining with others to subject US to a
foreign jurisdictions giving his to their pre-
tended acts of Legislation. for quartering large boz
dies OF armed troops among us, Tor cutting on our
trade with all parts of the world for imposing taxes
on us without our consent, for deprving US Of the
benefits of the trial by jury, transporting us be-
yond seas to be tried for pretended offences. for
suspcnding our own gsaturcs and declaring them
selves invested with power legislate for us in all
cases whatsoever. by pnndering our seas, ravaging
our coasts, burning towns, and destroying the
lives of our people; by melting instructions OF our
| fellow subjects with the alluremcuts of forfeiture
and contiscation; by prompting negroes TO rise
| in arms among those very negroes. whom. by an
inhuman of his negative he bad refused us per-
mission to exclude by law; by cndeavoring to bring
the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciess IN
dian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an un-
distinguished destruction of all ages, and con-
ditions ct existence; by transporting hther large
army Of foreign merccnaries to complete the work
of DEATH desolaiion, and tyranny then already be-
gun with circumstances of cruelty and perhdity un-
| worthy the head ofa civilized nation; by answering
our repeated petitions for redress with repetition
OF injuries; and finally; by abandoning the helm OF
government, and declaring us out of his allegiance
and projections by which several Of isruic the
government OF this country as before exercised nn-
der the crown OF Great Britain was totally dfssov-
ed. did' therefore. having maturey considered the
premises and viwing with great concern the depora.
bic condition to which this once happy country would
be reduced, unless some regular, adequate mode OF
civil policy should be speedily adopted and in com.
plianec with the Recommendation OF the general
Congress, ordain and declare form of government
Of Virginia:
| And whereas. a Convention held on the first Mon
day in October in the year orc thousand eight hun