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Constitution of Virginia.

Where's the Delegates and Representatives Of
the good feopeDi Virginia, in Convention assem-
BLEED, on Tie iwShy-nuh day OF June 10 the year of
our Lord sle thousand seven haadred and seventy
SKI resipng AaA declaring. that whereas, George
The fhird.! Kibgiof Great Britain and Ireland aud
elecof eli Hahpfer before that time entrusted with
the exercise Ut the kpgy office ia the government,
Of FlTgipia, had endeaFored 10 peTyer, the saaie
into detgsiahle aud insnppoflable tyranny by put
ting his eegattge Gu laws the most wholesome and
necessary apt he public goOd; By denying his
governors permission 10 pass laws Of immediate
and pressing lulpertance, unless suspended in their
lopeTailou tof his assent and when SO suspended
neglsetiRg 10 alaehd Is them ior many wears b,
refusing loIrass certain other laws aness The per
sons % ue benEtt;ed by them Would refinouishahe
inestimable rghtof representation in 3he lerisfa.
ture BY dissolsing legislative assemslf5s repeased
~ and continually, for opposing with manly firm-
has las p The rights Of the people when
dissolved, eS refusing to cali others for ionssnas
OF time thetepy leaving the political system Win
out any leg isEatlTe head; by eadeayofinS ~ ~
vent tina poPnkation Of orr country and for that
purpose obstsusing The laws for the naturalizaion
Of foreigners f,hy keeping among rs, in time 81
peace Standing armies and ships of war: by afFecs
ling 10 tendeEIihe military independence ana -.
periuT 40 The CIVIL power; BY combating Win osh.
ers % slbjeeiIas To- foreign jurisdiction. givins
his assent 10 elr pretended acts Of legislation os
quarkeriag l<ke bodies oil aftaed treons anons *
for cutting oifnr trade with all parts ofthe ws5l5
for imposing axes On Us without our consent X,
depsiving as u the benefits Of tie trial by iury ~ *,
uanspeffinggS beyond seas 10 be tried for nre,ss5
Cd oienees, sipr saspendiug our own legislainrss
aud declaring themselves Invested with n,u.er i.
legislase lot ~ ID all cases Whatsoever. by nlnn
deFing our seas favaging our coasts bnfn;ns o,,r
towns, and destroying The lives Of our people. Nv
melting insaffecelons Of our fellow subjects ,vssR
the aliuF6nteAe Of forfeiture and coaksca,ion IL
prompting enx negrues, to rise in arms aa,onssi *
those very 5sgr0<s, whom, by an inhamar, aSs ~
his negative hs had refused as permission = 81.
cl0Sse Dy law ey endeavoring 10 bring On he ~
hahiiants ;oi four monitors he meaciieSs lnd;sn
sarafes uhose known rule 81 warfare Is al nnsss
sidgaished destruction Of all egeS sexes. ara rs,a
difiong q exisience By transporting hitler fsrss
army of fussfEn nercenaries, q complete The wnss
Of densh. desqaiion, and tyranny then already -.
gun, With circumstances Of eeuety and perliitsS
unwogshy lie head Of civilized nation ~ 49, =,
sweripg our teqeated petitions for redress ssiS !
repefEion 81 sniurics; aud finally by abandons. :
he helm Of government, and xdecsSrins IS t,,s -
his allegiance ard protection, by which several
acts of misfnie, the government Of this coonsfv 8
befark exereised nRder1he crown al Great BrilaSn
was totally dissolved did, therefuTe, having ma.
tnrely considered The premises AID viewing Vii
great ahe depaoFAbl condition 10 whiah his
once happy nNanffg would be reduced unless some
rlkniar, adequate lnode Of civil policy should IS
speedily sdol}td and ID compsiancp with The recon-
r1e61aI,t6 &c Tie general Cong oriain and de-
Glars f1rnf n epferpalent ~ Virginia.
AMI &tefeAs, Courtniion held b Tie frst Mon
dav Il 0eS6btf a he rear one iboasand eight hn
dfsdtnd t8e1ky nine. lid propose % the people II
Form of0Htfinmcat, nhi1h was rallied By Them: