Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24
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Declaration of Rights


/ twice week for one month.
A Declaration of Rights
Made By TIE Representatives 4s good people er vlRGI,
seAJlsd A aud se C5RrsHtoa 1oAih riJhtS 40 per
taia Otsn eai sir P0sey as s basis and JaHdatioH
l. ma. All BY n..u'. sqaaly fss and ind'psnsnt and
ae ofsoety they eGnnot By any compact depve
their posierty namely, the enjoyment Of he and liberty with
nsAn' sequFas A9d possessing property and pursuing and
1hlt AL vested In snd eonsequ nty derived fron
| Al ail tin amenabe TO them.
benefit protection security the people, naon
muny all the vAioas modes aud forms OF government that Is
best which Is capable Of producing greatest degree happ
ness And safety adds y secured in the dan.
m,sirn Eraon; aud that when nm-nt shall
ire community hah an In table enable snd
rghtto reform Sd it, in sach shall bsjudg
cd mOSt condu i've to the PUBLIC veal
hat st are eled 70 exclusive or sspa-
rat: EN- ian@,, or Pegss rom hs eon%uniy sGi In e2n
Grafton public sery es which, not bng dseendGbe netb
- the OoeS OF magistrate gia1o or judge TO be hse1
That Iesls,Ive exes'ive powers ofiis State stOud
be seps and distinct from re jsdcidy and Aai the mem
oCte restrained om oppression, by ceiling
and Participating the buh sof the people, hey shuid Al
ssd PERIOD & o. & 5eaGseG 20 & o the H.
supplied by frequent esriaa snd regular elections In which an
part Of hs omr membsrs 70 be again sbs OF ins
G That elecpon' representatives. Of
ufesnt evidence Of permanent
io eourunlty have rgat Of suffrage Aad
r own or that Of Ser Teprsseatsvss 80 elected nor
9oand by Any law to which they have not N Ike manner sete
That Pover Of suspsndpg lava the execution OF
any Authority, without Of the representatives. OF the
people rarous their rights and ought TO be Exercised
That In al capital criminal prosecutions hath
outed with the and wtaese 70 call for evidence In
favor and speedy trial BIZ iaparAljuty Of his vein
nor ccmps give evidence against himself; that
deprived Of ais Oey By the law OF the land
o excessive ban ough, not to b,reQured, excessive
nnes Imposed, cruel and unusual punlihment inflicted.
wherthF Oticer
may De commanded suIpectsd places without egdns
or whose particularly deIellbsd supported by
evidence gevous and Aad ought not TO be giant
IL. ThA, in controversies respecting properly and IN suit. be-
and man. the ancient tAl by jury pre:.rabe to any
| oIher aud ought 10 be held sacred
10 That he fesd,m Of the pres one Of s rrea, busar
O bsry, and never be rs.ned but by dc Po govern
10 That vel, regulated m, composed OF the body Of the
q ne Siat- that stSnpg armies TIM Of peace ,hOui
ed dangerous noerty aud that In Az ne militia
| evil poser
IA the PEOPLE hlvs rZh, to uniform and
her fore that government separate from ndepsnitn. o.
e Of Vns, ought to be erected or esiabhd
Slihia ihe limits thereof
PRESCRIBED % bot by adherence TO ies mode
ao TEMPERANCE fuyan and virtue and by freque
renee o und ital principle.
I6 Tha: ri m daS which Creator and
nyon no, by force or Violence ami hereios all men are
equal, eulee 70 the rse exercise o. religion, a.eordng hs
dictates OF conscience and that te nutaal duT u all to
practise Christian ioEoeAanee love and charity oFsrd' each
other
CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
Where's delegates representatives. Of the good people
Of Virginia. IN Convention Assembled day %
seventy .G-recng declaring that whereas George the
rhd King eat Britain aud Ireland and Eector Of iaeve
governueat virginia had end to psryert the
into ds'esSe and tyranny by PStnE e neg
good by dsnyiae his governors permission TO Pa laws Of i'm
and pressing Importance, Unless suspended In their op
ration when Suspended negeetns To attend
20 them for many years ~ rsasng to pas, es;tAn other as
mabe right OF representation u the Legi,ure; by dssong
legislative assemblies repeatedly and continually, for opposing
Dissolved refusing call others long space oftme there
by leaving the political system without any legislative head y
endesyong lntry and for that
purpose obs ucting tn aws r the naltAz ton Of reners
oy keeping time Of peAc- sanding armies and sp
Il war: By Affecting TO the military ndep ndent
superior the civil power eombn with Others 20 subject
i.S @ Egs M srEs Sos Of s srmd roop,
suoag as cutting o trad win I'll RS o. the world for
mpOsirg without c1nsen fo deprivng Of The
Of the a by y Tor transporting beyond seas - bs
led for pretended olen,e for su,penng own legal u'e
and declaring the neves Invested WITH power TO egae yer US
all Whatsoever; By pandeFns our seas rsvadng our
oasis burning own and destroying h lives Of people
by melting nslrrecons OF o1r eovsuhs, vh the alae
% forfeiture and eonhcAion By prompting our negr %
human use his nGgats he had
BY eadesyo hrng the Inhabitants OF our frontiers
uudsngashsa destruction Of all and conditions Of
BY aS g61 Ss % Sss s5 o a,a
then already begun with circumstances OF cruelty and perhd un
SSos t,T rsdress Win oi inai and anaiiy by
abandoning the helm Of govsnmen aud deoug u out OF s
this eou2t before txsred under the crown
Britain ally dissolved da therefore, having ma
iurey considered the premises and viewing N eA c>Icen
the deporabs condition which this happy
Se n9s some T a. sdq1e mode 3, Iy i po
o. e ens Congress- ordAin and declare form Of
80 And wher.s convention hs on The arst aon lay cio-
ber year taouss eight hundred and twsnons di
ion or form OF government which vas rallied by them
the amended
Constitution which was ratified by them
4 And whereas the General Assembly Of Virginia, by an act
passei January m 1861 an provide for the election by the pea
p OF deegats 10 meet general convention 70 eondder me
p-cpr,y among other G chang ug organic Law Of thu
sais ana submitting the the people for ratification
We therefore, tbs delegates Of the good people Of Virginia
elected assembled In pursuance Of said ass do
propose 70 tNe ope The following constitution form Of
n'H' TOT '-' ''"''' AsrIcLEL
EGHrs
uon shan have the same relation thereto as hAdio The
or Constitution.
ruEIoN
The legislative executive and judiciary departments shall b
separate and esne neither the
ybelouglng either Of the ehe rha person exer
powers Of than OF them at the sae time excep
mat uses the peace shall be eligible 20 either House OF A'
Ssnbly ,,uoAu
oU1LFicAIi Nor voTSRs
l. Every white oommonweah Of the az.
twenty who has been dent 81 the State fer wS
years AHd the county city town where he offers o
s be 70 vote for nsnbe ne GENERAL Assembl,
and all ofeers eeetede The eSt no Peron IN te mill
deemed redeat OF this State BY obelg stationed there
m person shall have the ht 70 vote who Of unsount
a Parper aforementioned ofcsr Boltiec, seaaAr
or marine thsreguAr and ofthe Confederate Stl
convicted Of bribery In escen Of In
famous offence.
Assembly au nrIt session after the adop lou
hl, Constitution occasion require shall
cause every he White population Of which exceed
thousand lad into convenient wirds and
place OF voting established In eaeh and thereafter no nhsb
nt o. such city ,hs be allowed TO vote except In tn
ward In which be resldeA
No vote duas ime for holding sle 'on st which h
Il en- tiled TO vote shA be complied 10 pe-o NIL service
exp 10 tIu OF public dnysr 10 work upon tNe publ
ads, or any rout Butor ia or w..nsss a7t nj
rner civil roe es1 during
Al eudsnoe al ee, onS 10 reurang from g.
an ali cleesocl votes shNlbs riri noce AM
b. hst hi A-b rs eahted 70 sarrage may vote b.
ARTICLE w.
I-3sL kTvE pIriKTNESr.
~ alt be oftvo net branches vhe
together sAa be compse Legislature, and shah be called tn
| Gensral Asseuahg Of virginia