Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-20


IL Tha lhs reopls have sat TO untsra go'rnnen'; spa
FORE that no goy1nneut separate fon or
h- govs-nneat o. virginia, ought 70 De eec'ea OF ''
IS Ih. fr.. N. blessing Of liberty, can be
but m adherence 10 justice, Iaod
rstoa fu a and yue sad 81 eqae1'reeu'
rss:e to fand 'nsat,l p,inepl. n,.,,,r an,
he Of dsSh It, be directed only BY rea,on ana
eaa.g etu,i the ,e exercise religion AccordR to tae
dictates Of c1se.oce; and tbs; hts 1tis dusf o. sh 70
srsstIs CusAa SrSsSaaes. love and charity 'os" sa'h
othss.
CONSTITUTION op UssINIA.
1hers, the sssss aud repses n.tys Of he soos people
a ,,.4 81 cor I,rd oa. cS..ss hsads.i
ss.eu'y sr.rns ssd ssclsrns hat .hsre.i ssorr, ns
before slime ntu,i.d sh III, exercise o. The frsy once 10
,rnass, Of s.sa had cad tavorss 70 p:r.sft ne sns
Tive trs most shosione and neeefiAy Tor tie public
n.s.,e and pressing npor.ns un..s in bsr OPP
ration for his ssa and shn susnded nsgeetns
ss ne Sr e,5s ys:n s y . .s. he
msbs rgat OF Representations IN Che hessue by dsovng
.,n in, druse,s rights of the Ie'p ,hs
d,Oved % reang 70 1oT ,"Hs piSs g s
saayong population OF our eou1y and orhn
pupoe ucng h- for the nSi rails ton OF foregners
BY ie,pas among In time Of pe.e sanding sn.i and p
sdeciing render the military ndepeads OF and
Us 10 ior,sn lsdctsn giving h sS,nt TO their pr,i.ldei
of sNon for suarerns large eode, o. srm-d noops
Without consent or dsprVing of e
bsnA Of IN. risl by n.y. for tr.opsns US esyond seas % ..
ted oe1-es for su,pen1ns ar Lssssare
and declaring Themselves lnve.d 9th poSer TO leg'e Ter Us
la all whsoevet; By ulunieug Tsvagrg our
,os, burnrg ou- En. and Destroying lives Of ,Ops
BY incng lsascons OF felovGb sets win the allure
rSsn, OF rfetare aud ssoa by prompting neg
70 Ia among uIthose oe. rhon by an in
oh nsgi he irds I'd us per nS'on 70 exclude
by sT by brng the ahaban' o. ou fone'
che mep. Ind,u ssy.s uho.. known rule OF waf.r.
and.nggshsi distraction of All sse sexes and eondon, Of
een., 70 eomps the Sors OF a.l,h de.ol.on and rsnuy
n begun slh circumstance of .ruey snd p.raiI
worthy the head % civilized nslou by answering cur rpestf
petitions for reises' sh soa OF n1 les All tay ~
,s s' sT s .. s 81 - nu S O. s
Of III country s eef'. 'Isred unfsr n. erosn
ta,ey con.is-sd N, premls- aud viewing III
d.pos,S condition TO which th happy eosnrs
re S. ,Spei sas @ h ss
ends,n o. I'VE ssnra coaEes orisn and dsesre for Of
All .hsrsa conveaIop Asd on III. .. lev In oo,c-
b.r In che year thons dsieh hunaei ani .wenynne d
poose Of the amen td constu
ton or FIRM government, shics rsidei by 'hen
And Where's, eon'.oiol M 10 on ts hs, -. o,
Constitution sh'eh ya' "a, aed BY them:
And whereas, ,he General Assembly Of vifgn's BY act
J.naarr h IsG di provide for the election By the
pie % delegst meet In eesesi COW non 70 eonute, te
STATE and OF ssbnItrs the same the people 'O' rsaeaoa
s ther.fr the d,.s..e. OF ,he good people o. virsn
.sce Asea,led In OF saa do
opie Vi. following coss,uaoa form q govern
nent for Ills Common seAl.h:
Asr,cLEL.
Bill oS s0rs
The see.-aon 0, rs., as sr.nded and pr.fI.d this Coz
s1n the relation thereto ash to ,hs foIn
or CoaIttatsH. .
ryEt1s 90 rowss..
and distinct 40 tbe, neither exec r The 20 ssrs psopr
y bossat to eirr o,ts. eher no. Sha any peroa ese,
that ase' peace ,hslbs eligible 10 dhr House OF 40
ssmby.
Qv.L r.1iTi sc,s;r,.
.sn1 cpe Ts.., Who has been res deat q ,., r two
yss esd any, city shefs he oGert ,ov u, for
Mi, he ol,iss.to vi. ,Sr raeSsft OF die neFaI A.ns
and ~ elected sy IN. psrl. ea, no pe~on 10 pe na
naval mndns Sc WEE oi the o,nt.srse sAeI hN ee
dsmea reside o ta, state oa Os,s .h.s
IN; and no person shsh hNe we n.N ~
or ae In iasIesas, amy o. ne vsne" ~ a,s y,
EsaSar '' O''0e, w :. 80 =. " a. ' "
this Cons. uoa and Afterwards as oces'len may nqufs, ha
city or o"o ne White popaAaon uneh eiee,
n nyt ~ .. be e.oh,a Ia sich aud nhb
ln: o, 'leh etT ar toss 'hsh be Aossi Vos Eep' s
No voter Geript tre 'o hos .ay eesSa - sno '
except tine OF .ar or pae d.nssr rpoa .as psp
roas or - Al end say court o. ,a lS ,n T ssos ia, NJ
attendance ..crcs. or ,ons returning IRON "a,
nen.e'uons s,,t ~ ~ =. :. .v 80 4,
ballot .,r,u,v
M i'. ~,
l. rhsteglslstafe oaflrnsd ottso as'ns
toyethe, .hsl ee;aps,t Les'Aa'e Ana sh 'e eA' W.
ssnea A"'UoS OF 'Es' E5sg,. n, D,,.oot,
o.h,.. a, n. si.a N, Iou.. ~ p.,esv ve. a,a ,hal
,,n, of one hundrd and arr .so .rb. - be chosen
"a, AMI by s sew. s counties ees and tosns
, . - ,nvssd no law MIL Ne ann Mi nmsnt of ,hs
s ,S.lI b, ,asde bT ~, n,-s Asemby ., hsrhuaN pro
-,
c.n.,,, .,.cr,., ,y, psse, up IN of
i,,, q, a.. ye,sr. OF e county Of Ga 1p6 A. provide N
~ S ,,o dplsgat, 20 be elected by ssi county, The
So, ~ Iyns,1rr ,h. elect oae deeys and the tedtss OF
son,, az ali elet deesse AMI the said Gen
.,s, S.,ssS, .ss b.ve he sosss o, s sppson Of
, ~ yot,rs OF chs equity Of Norfolk 20 pr,vde hN 10
"a a, tyo segst 10 elected By SAID county the ely o.
.S, .ne delegate and resdss Of the eaan,y
of so,toh ,h All ,l. 4 eae delssne
S.na
a..
fhs other shall bs esIed We seiAe ahs e,sa o ntv
nembsrs, or the election o. sion tns eoan''e sts
,ha be divided Into hty dsIes seen eosnv SD an,
of che rspec,vs dtret ~ the Nme OF "a. hr" eecuon
under ,hs Ooasah shs vote Tor one searo' and he
sheriff or ohsr ocerk1 dag The election To- each COUNTY civ
.nd town. within days after the teouos sha meet he
~ 'hs county city OF osnh HAnedtn the a"re
And from the polls In th respective cou,te' ce ana
towns ssnsto le person Who hssresved he greatest
number 10 the Who'll. district To Keep ~ ms sseh
rotation, the drcl shan be ov1ted aio oa elNes az
bs-edby 'ot Ihs nrst AS sh eoh. o. ne .eceh.