Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
a Declnration oil Rights

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| twice week for one moLlh.
} A Declaration of Rights
Hid b a. RsP.sGtlt'rs- tAs 0sSd logIs c yRsHl, as
ta sotasH' md reir poser q a. the basis an aHditio'
that all are By nature equally free and Independent; and
have etGin nhren righ Of which, Shsa they enter into
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lag and possessing property, And pursuing and 10
ia al power Is vested H. aad consequently derived nom
s peoples x magistrates their trrsees aad servants and
g. Tha guveramsl, Is osgSi be- nsttatsd for the
saeh protection aud secudty o. the people, nation
unit Of al The sso-s modes and 'rs Of government that
best ~eh capable Of producing the degree Of happ
safety andis most cd tu lily se,ued nsvthe
be fosndiusdelaAte contrary these plross mortv II
he comnury hath aainiub Ase uaSenAsle and ea e
ghttuEsorn alter a5o 81 H. In steh shall beiudg
cd most eoniu-ye to me pobue veal
hAlEo o;naa eatled to exclusive sspa
rt- or privileges rem the community but 10 entd
rAon o. Pgbio seSv sheh. being oescsniAb neither
HI he oAe Of magistrate egasi7 or iudse 10 be hrei-
That The legislative G executive powers otis States Ouli
&c ePS-ae and sine oR tts zscidy. 1nd taNt the eu
and papa Eg the bu-tsn Of tue people, hey sh ,uld a.
axst psrod, re-ued private station, reurl i1o tha
ooy toa which the5 were o ally tAk and The
supplied hy qaer certain and IesSf cesueas IN when Az
Pars Of me 'orn=r members to be AGAIN ssos or ins
g. that eleoon, Of members serve representatives Of
ne Peo9e Ga ss ought o be ree, and that 'l zen having
su,sni eyideHes Of permanent eoEoa irees' via aaa ~
the rluait, have r1t q IaLsss aat eaarot
U
% oEa or hA Of cir representatives elected nor
0aai by aay E sA they have not 10 Ike manner AsseniSd
. TA Al paaer ot suspsndrg laws She execution Ofsw,
~ authority, vou nrgt o ihe rep'esenilHvei Of th
That In an capital erEiaa Pruseeuiona nan IA a
+g % ternand tae cause Ani nsie o. h accesluen y e
~ts the an Wtres % call TO- e 'nce II
favor ald 70 speedy tia b7 an irparslg-s Of his ca
deprived q his usey, except BY the Law OF the liad o.
r1 gx,eive ba sagh, not % D., requl.s no- excessive
gl-s imposed cyue. and ulssual puulshnen Indicted
10 That general uaE'ant whereby an oeer Or essenEsr
nay Commanded search saipyetsd places wthou, eydn
IA fac eonmeI 70 seze Psscu psi.us MT named
"a no: pGrssar deesbsd sad supported by
euce gsyoas and pres We Aad 0ahi nt to ee giant
ed
n That In ecn;raye respecting property, and n suits be
- en- nan and IA M trial by jury preferable 10 any
l.he-, aud tusht TO DC leld saerr'.
Of 0rt ma never Be rtransi bat ~ DC Po-; govern
10 hat vyI regsa,ei uirl' coEpo eI of the body ofe
o2i, trsiaei o ar' u- cpr .ura Aa1 fee elem,
Wi I'd as snssrgus g. oey; and taa n al cAss 81. ut7
ssosi be aalE sisi sa'oF aauqu - AID gVeed ty 'ae
"a Thu h- reops h1v. s,t {? m ra is,y7,! ,zt
ere, tuAt a. guys-nsen; sep rae @ ef hiePnith
ne govern eat o. NEa, ought 10 be erected OF estabhihct
iS Th. no ire sefrmea. or he blsns Of .rty can be
p-tes,ri 70 any people but by I1sen-s 60 s,e mod,
rsioa temperance usay aad ytue Ald by vq1eat teiu
-ea.s . fundamental PTinGsl,.
h- tnaer fdeargnsh It. be r-fd oaly by aut
-5o,st5n ~ free violence; and h~si5sv All wen srs
t.,, Of eosseieaes Ard hat is r,ata 'Siy q al
CsIsisn oroeAsanee ove Aad charity ioSArci each
CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
whereas the delegates q ire good people
20 Vyaa In Convention ass-uh'rdoa snyaiath day
Juir The yeas 81 TORT oasani sssea hundred
x-e,tar ard dselsrI1r that Vh-nas George s
rrd ing Britain aad Ire,d and Eector q 1cv'
5e time sut-lstsd VII she exercise o. the kngv ose
~ 1vsrauglt yrn had ent-ayore1 9 p-ryers ~
nio dsseaols ana yranay, by putting bis
dge as most Hhoene aod Necessary for the public
GOD BY dsryag his gorvr17s Pea on % pas, l.ss Of in
nshte and pcsuz Importance unless suspended Ia their
ra for Asssn EaI when Suspended nsgscns 70 attend
lss the psrsors bsa,asd BY would saquh The laes
nabc right o representation N the LgsAe-e by dolvng
sAtve ASSEMBLIES repeatedly aud c1nhnusy io oppsn
sl saI bis .nvAsas O the rights of the people: shn
solved b reasng % cal ohesi'r lons space o. tar aee
BY leaving ne political sgs'sm without ay eSb'e aesd ~
-adAvor M po7uaon Of coantr and Tor hat
u'poie ohe uetns N aSs r me nat sion ot ioeas
var: ~ seeag render ths mHy iadeProd'at oi and
foreign iar.7n Evng h1 aslent 70 heir pseisnde7
acts of lsgaon, 'or gaaJisnns Alse 9ods oI aed ioops
5r Ing taxes wth0u; for dryng o. IN
onsa Of the trial by Iry FOR Transporting beyond % b.
.N5i ~ ~ -. = -s 80 .- =, - = . -
.n Ge,snS sss 9ss Is nv ,Sg g o, 70
5y melting lasurreeuon Of iellogsutecis wh the aa
a,nis forfeiture aud soahscoa b. pronptnc
auuAn n-sAe Ne hi refused usaon 70 exclude
.sy las o snie,yor % erns % ihs laaAens e ou. ol'
ssrs by .rsLspe1.a h,Asr iars srmy Of rrsign mer-
,nar % conpct the @ death, oCs,ton aad brannv
ay hcgun sth rcunsAIe ot erue y sni pefhdi ua
v he aead u civilized astioa by answering repeltsH
,f9as To- redress With repetition Of inais. AMI easly ~
bazdsung the helm OF government and decrcg Is oat OF H.
s ace pro.gc9R; by yhsh several at Of .rue, he
1raurnt q tg county ~ before exercised under the
-3rr.. sNr w,s o-zly solvel-dd therefore having
a-.y eosred ne premises aai ysEng With es. eoseee
ss e iucei uass rvgl a. adequate mode o. civil Poy
st7n tHe Esn.rA cosgsss, oriAr And declare fern Of
| sOvsrameat Of virginia: "
b-r In eyear ousA Eight hundr And twenty nine di
ion or fJsm OF govsrnment shal was rAtdsd by them;
And whereas conversion h-ii on the first day i August
ST. ddpropos N ths people q ire comnonweA an amended
| 1o1s, taiion vAeh rataet BY thin:
Apd uherras The General Assembly o Wig na, by an act
ei JAnuaiy lth 1851 ala provide for the election By the
,s delegates NEE, IN general convention 70 consider th'
9ropzty AMONG ether hi of changing he oSne law Of h'
"a OF 'abmas the same to 'se people for ratification
y therefore, ths delegates o. the good people Of v'sInA
,ed niin conve sSssntle IN pursuance Of sat ae
rop.e 70 ~ ops the following constitution form Of govern
n'H' ''' 'll ''----' ARuoLEL
The declaration OF rights priexsd this Con
t iOa shan have ssAa TsSn0a thereto as ad The form
Z" V0n'1 ARTICLE L.
| . FOwEss.
The legislative, executive Snt uteAy Departments shall b
oa-Ae snd dtae neither s1ecse he powers proper
- no. -, of more han ose o. ss at ihe sxc.p
TIE peace shall Be eligible 70 other HOUSE OF As
Ss@SH. ,,-,,,ru,
|. oUAL'Fi5sIriS % vJTEL
Evsrv White ma cit the Comnonwe lh, Of hc
sspty one years has been redeai The State for ~
ears o. the county ey cgn vhesr Ne oueT 70 10
eiye rrth ntxi rrvccipg election and no ctler perso
,au be auarhel or eabeB Of the General Assembly
elected ~ the Pesps bot no person Ia ne NIL
sry mArlns of the Oonfederac states thN
resdsst Of ts State BY obenC stNioned there
uon shan have re th % vote Who Is o. u-soun
rid o. pauper OF norccuussloned ocsT stlie
~ rre n regular amy Rad navy fhe Cenc rate States
hss been oOnvtsd o. bribery IN election OF Of any in
| flucus ofsncs.
TheGensra Aae nh Aiits arst session ser the siopon
his oousuou aad assases oeeaslon may require, h Al
evey cy town. The she population OF which exceed
thousand hs lad ca n,o wards and sepsrs
oAee voag rsAbsh IN each nhah
such city town zha be allowed to vote except In IN
! yard IN which ne resides.
No voter dudns ne lime for holding any election st which
te % vote shall be tiel perform ary service
In tine Of public daugsr uPOa the pubn
roads, ATTEND any sltCs wLae Rad M
shall sloect 20 rni any civil process iuriog
ardanre a elections, retarRrg from N
s,-rt51s al gvea opeiy cir roes
hasi has dso Ps-i5us elt ed 10 sad;ags may vote b,