The New York herald., 1851-08-05
Close OF the Virginia Convention-The Ne a
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! L rom the National lnteliigencer, August 4
The Convention of Virginia, which has besa
sitting at Richmond during the last eight months.
have at length agreed upon the form Of Il ne cor
stiiution for that state and brought its session 70
close. The constitution bas yet 70 be submittaS
to vote of the people, but of its acceptance BY
them 10 doubt appears 10 be entertained The final
vote upon il in The Convention taken on Thurs-
day evening" when, on the question of its engross-
ment, which WAS submitted as test question, il
was adopted by the following vote -
AYss-Aies.rs Andersen Armstrong Bird of g., Bi1s
Bolts Bowden Brown Byrd Of frt deri,k, Csmjen oas
h!e Garter ofLoudoun, Chapman, Chiffon Davir Doug-
iss Edwards Faulkner Eerp Finney Fisher Plsoa
Floyd fuiksrson Fult7 Gsy Garland huscoe earned,
Hays HILL Hnge, Hopkias Jacob, John Kennsy KA-
gore, kpote D@tcbcr; Liyon lucas McCanapt 81 cGsud
lish, Martin of cfMasbs Martin Of Henry, Miller Moore
Murphy. Neeson, Newman Pendleton, Petty, Purkins,
Randolph, seymour, Shefey Sloan. smith Of Ksnxvta
smith Of jackson Smith Of Greenlrser suowdsn,
sou;bsn, Stephenson Stewart. of Morgan straughsA
Stoar ofPsirick, Summers. Tate Taylor, Van wnkIe
Watts. of Norfolk county Na:.e OF Roancks " nise,
Williams Of Fairfax Williams of Shenandoah. Wise and
No,s--Messrs. Mason, (prestieat9 Arthur. Bauss,
Ha,bour Eocoe:l, B1wies HTazton Garter, u Kussei
Goode, Ball, Jspnty Jasper, Jones' Ie-ke Lynch, Mse
dth, Morris Ridley Rivys, soogSn, Scott, Of Isieamops
Whtue, Wipefeid. and Woo,fclk-a3
The following member had paa ed oT;-In the
neaie, Claiborne, Trigg, Gantcr, Price, and Isl Snsd
grass; in the negative, Messrs Beale, COZ, Ed
maIds. Scott Of Z, Scott OF T., S,rother, Tread
way, and Smith Of X. and O.
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explanatory statements MIR. Summers said be
voted in the affirmative as representative, but as
private citizen, should vote against the coastsa
ti0n.
The following is an epitomo Of some Of the mos.
important provisions Of the new constitutions -
Nearly all State ana county officers are TO. be
elected by the people, including the Governor ani
Lieutenant. Governcr, the Judges Of the Supreme
District, end Circuit Courts cd the yusticesof ths
Peace, Commonwealth's Attorneys, Clerks, ehd
SherGs.
The Legislature is " be arpor.ioned. the Houss
majority Of fourteen, and the Senate with an Eas-
tern majority Of ten which arrangement is TO Cos
tinue until lst5, when the Iegisl ature may agres
upon new apportior ment, or submit the questisa
of basis TO the people.
Taxes are TO be ad ralorrpi, except that slaves
under twelve years Of age exempted. White
males twenty one years old are to pay capitatisa
tax, equal 10 the tax : 100 worth OF land
slaves over twelve years Of age are net TO paE
more than the tax $500 worth Of land and
licenses, Incomes. and salaries, may be taxed at
the discretion OF the legislature.
Seven per cent Of the existing debt Of the State
and OF every future debt is to be set apart annually
FOR the payment of the interest and principal
The new constitution is 90 bs submitted to the
voters qualified under IL, tho fourth Thursday In
October, tho returns made TO the Governor, and, v
he proclaim IL ratified. the Legislature then eecteS
is TO be superseded by the new lie gslature, which
will be electCd on the sccond Monday in December
and will meet on the second Monday in January,
and thereafter the sessions win be biennial.
From this summary reorganization IL Will be per-
cciyed that the prominent modi icatons Of tho pre
rent constitution consist In the adoption OF the sys
tom Of popular elections in al departments OF ths
government, in the abandonment of the principle Of
the representation OF property, and in requiring
the Legislature to provide for the payment Of ths
present and every future public debt