Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-27

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twice week for one month
A Declaration of Rights
Made Iy e s g9od people Of y,,e a.:
taia 10 tam and taer Os'ery as he basis dnd oHnddoa
l. iAt all are BY nature equally free Independent and
have certain inherent rights Of which, when they enter Into
heir posIery; namely enjoyment OF aud liberty. with
Of aeung and possessing property and pursuing and
4Ss r power Is sesssi in and consequently derived FROM
people, at magistrates their trustees Sad servants and
Th4 goveramst Is ossst be- in,tusd for the com
10. ssous si oss aHs %
best which capable Of producing The greatest degre s happ
and safety aud uos enctu lily secured 'gAn' the dan,
ger and that when COVE nnsn shall
be and inadequate cOoary these purposes mNory Of
community hath indubtaoe unasnaOle and hide easise
alter abolish IT, In aaeh manner as shall bejudg
! ID most conducive TO the public veal
that man entitled % exclusive or sepa
privilege. from the community eu, In eon,d.
erAlon Of Pubic services which, ne, b:ng deendahe nehr
OIh the Offices Of magistrate legislator or judge 70 be here
sy ,,,. s,,,, .,..,,
bers tco arts may oppression, by feeling
sd b. sesaeed to private statoa reIaTa atO that
body which he ORIG ally taken, and the vacancies bs
supp by frequent certain and regular elections In which all
or any part former members be again eligible neng
bic, as the laws shall direct.
the people i Assembly ought - be nee, and that I'll men having
h bay ssI Of sse and cannc
taxed deprived OF their property for public uses without
by law which they have not Ike masnsr sssent
for the public good
by any authority without the Representatives OF the
people arous their rights and ought not be exercised
That 10 all capital criminal prosecutions, man hath
right demand the AMI nature OF his accusaton g be
With the see1'ers and witnesses 70 ea for
favor and TO speedy trial by an impartial ary o. his VEN
without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found su
be deprived OF his hee except ~ the law OF The land or
q That executive ball ought not TO required excessive
hne imposed nor cruel and unusual puni'hmeni inflicted
To- That general warrants whereby officer messenger
"a acs committed person persons ID
.h-se oGne not p1raAI described sad oy
evidence geyous and oppressive and ought TO be g'an-
controversies respecting properly and in suits
tween man man. The ancient trial jury preferabe TO
oIher, and ught to be held sacred
~ of the pres OF the great buwark
liberty, aad be r'Tained but BY de poe govern
is That we'll regulated us composed OF the b,dy Of the
psop trained SArms, = the natural a1d safe eence
stAte that Anirg Armiei in tm' Of peace shoui b.
AyoI ed dangerous & liberty and That in al caves The militia
U should be under strict suoOdnAuon TO- and governed BY the
civil 20 yer. - i,
her fore government separate nom or Independent
govsruu OF vrgu OnSh to be erected established
Slthla the limits thereof
IS government the bssng OF liberty, eln be
auy sope but by adherence TO Justice mode
ron -Ance frugal and virtue and by freqaeat eeu
reaee to und'meatAl principle.
q IT, be directed only by reason an
conviction not by force or dl.nes and therefore az men are
dictates Of conscience; And that Is mutual duty OF all TO
acse Christian fOrOeaEsnce, lore aud charity towards each
| other
whereas the delegates aad OF the goo people
OF Virginia. Convention assembled, tae day OF
ule year Lord thousand hunirei ad
rhd King Britain Ireland and ector Of inOver
entrusted with the exercise OF the kngy once In
vgna had endsavOred to p:ryert the same
into deteAbe tyranny by putting his
tive wholesome and for the public
mediate preng Importance, unless In their
ration for bis asssnt and when so attend
upess the them would renqulh the nes
,,emSe Tspsady and eStinnsy for opposing
win manly his ySons Of the rights Of the peoples when
BY leaving political system without legislative head ~
parpo,e ob ueng laws for the Of foreigners
keeping u.s. In time OF peace sanding armies and ship
~ ~ IyI by eomSInnr with others to subject
foreign lrdction giving his assent to their preendei
among u.s. for cutting OF with parts the world or
mposog taxes without consent for deprVns d o. me
tied prstsnle Oaeass for supendng Legsure
and declaring Invested with 10 egsGie for
all whatsoever; by plgndeng our seas rayasog our
burning towns aud destroying the lives OF our people
oy ucting instructions OF eowsubscs with the alure
Of fOrfeitare aud eoneAon by prompting our nes Cd
rise In among usthoe very negroes whom y IN 10
by law bring Inhabitants OF our fro tiers
mercsss Indian whose known rule Of warfare an
| uuulsbusS4sheN N7'e'e - ~N-f
exence by anspor Ing hher lage army Of breign uer
cenaes complete the work Of DEATH desoAon aud prsn
worthy the head Of civilized nsen answering our repeated
Sapd5nnS the helm Of gsvsrnmen and declaring his
aud protecn by which several acts Of mi,rue the
tss s % was therefore, having
iurey considered the premise and viewing with eat eoneeI
he deporabe this happy country
iuee ualess some Tega az ADEQUATE mode Of civil po
sdon o. the general uongress ordain and declare form OF
| government OF Virginia;
ber In the year thousA eight hundred and twenyiine did
propose the people the commonwealth amended consu
ion or government, which was ratiael by them;
And whereas convention hlj the frat day OF lugud
s propose the people Of the Commonwealth an 40 ended
4 And whereas General Assembly Of Virginia, by act
January % sG did provide for the election by the pea
he Of dslegai In general convention condder the
propey GmOug hi Of changing the organic law Of the
state submitting the to the people for ratification
We therefore, the delegates good people Of virginia
propOs, people the following constitution form Of
nsn' '0' ~'' ''"' ARTIcLEL
HGHr.
Ts declaration rights amended ard prenxsd this Con-
staOn shall have the relation thereto Ash hadto hef'm
0'A ARTICLE II.
| DIVISION roEkRs
The legislative executive and judiciary dspartme ITS shall Dc
and distinct % 50 % ma Ss Ss.esi sos S anp psp
Of than OF them Al The san me excep
justices Of the peace shall be eligible to either House OF A.
sembly. ,,r,,,
QUALIFICATION voTLR.
Every white male esen OF the oonmonvelth o. the age
one nnS S. s ss:a osa ss' eas m
months mex: precsoiog election and no other Peo
al OcrI elected BY the people but person in The %h
ary marine service Of the Confederate stAe1 shall
s asd no person Shssvs Ss sht 70 vote Who Is o. unsOun
mind, paaper or Sa,sr seaman
been convicted bribery In an eeonr OF any In
ain nrst session amer the adoption
constuuon, and servArd. occasion may require shs