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Constitution Of. Virginia.

Whereas, the Delegates and Representatives Of
theSood people Of Virginia, in Convention assem-,
bled the twonty day Of June in the year Of
our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seventy
six3 reeiting and declaring, that whereas George
theThird, King Of Great Britain and Ireland and
eector Of Hanover, before thar time entrusted with
The exercise of the singly office in the government
of Virginia, had eadeavored to peryert the same
into adetetabie anG insnppoFtaale tyranny, BY put
ting his negative Of laws the NEST wholesome and
necessary Tor The public good by denying his
governors Permission To- pass laws Of immediate
and pressfnE importance, unless suspended in their
operation ihT bis, assent and whea SO suspended
Anegteeting 30 attend to them for many years !; by
refusing Ia pass celtain other lays unless the per-
To be bsneiitted by them wotild reiinqushthe
inestinahld righla{ representation III the Iegisa-
ture ty dissoying Legislative assemblies repeated
~ and eq1llaualiys for opposing with manly FIRM
ness his ingasions Of the rights % the people; when
dissolved % refusing 10 cali Others for long space
of time, thereby leaving the political system with
out any legislative head; By endeasoring to pre-
vent the population Of cur country, and for that
purpose obstxuating the laws for the naturalization
OF foreisnets by keeping among US, In tine Of
peace, Standing ARMIES and ships Of war BIZ affec-
ting TO reFtf the military independent OF and
perier to the civil pawer; by combining with 9TH
ers 10 subject us Is foreign jurisdiction giving
his assenttp their pretended acts Of legislation, Tor
quArterinS large bodies Of armed troops among us
for cutting ID trade with all parts OF the werd
for imposing taxes en- US without our consent, for
4dtrEIflox v tue DcuGttS 0e TIC ~ w
Transporting US beyond seas to be tried for pFetend
ed oifeneSx fer suspenaing eur own legislatures
and declaring themselves invested with power to
lcgislats III ~ In all cases whasuevers By plum
dering cur seas, ravaging our coasts. burning eur
towns, and destroying the lives q our people, BY
melting hsaryecslons Of oar fellow subjects with
the ailufemcEt OF forfeiture and conhseatiun; By
prompting eur negroes 10 rise IN arms aaengst rs
ihosn 'vef1 negroes. whom, BY an iBhumaD nse of
his nexatixe De had refused US permission 40 ex-
cluae 6y Inv By sndeaveriag % bring On the IN.
hahitants - lo,if frontiers the mercedes Indian
ravages whose kaewu rule 81 warfare is an lindis-
tnguished aetsruetinn Of ali ages. sexes and cons
dlfons u exissenee; BY transporting hilher aarge
array Of foreign aaefeenaFies 10 complete The wssrk
Of death dgsoEasicn and tyranny, then already be-
4 gun, with circumstances of cruelty and pefflity
unworthy he heed OF civilized nation; by an
swering eur tepsated petitions Ter redress wilma
sepetiiionsaf laInffes; and iAallY, ~ abandoning
the kelm7ef gur<Enmeni, and declaring Us OUT al
4 his allegiahea naa protection by which several
acts Of f0iSFule he government, at this county as
bef1re exercised Under the cfewn ef Great Bri!ain
Il was totally disseigea; lid, therefore, having ma
tufely toAkiaszed he premises and viewing with
freli concern lh iepoFabls condition d which this
once happy ep0ehy would le redaced, uplrss some
regular, adkquk5e mode Of civil rflicsK should ID
speedily Adopted, and in compliance with The fecamE
men1nlinn &c the general Congress. ordain and de-
clare farm AZ government Tor Firginia
And whereas s C0nxen.itn held Oh the first Mon
Oar Il 0rfober IL the yeafcne thousand eight Aun-
kfSd and t4entr sine. did propose tothe people of
re commonwealth an amended Constitution "
4 Form i tsavesal1eni, which was faiided b. tlem !