Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-10
JOHN LETcHE2.
NC ssonOu W. MusFOHD,

p-Ts a, Iyaehbu-@ DAsSI e Soo T. Ptcrsbarg esvis
At cspsPeT CasF House N4Tssg'S1 & onsT 5y Vie
Ronney PomoaL fazeweh Court sous aa
twice week ior one moaih
A Declaration of Rights
Made by ts Representatives tas rood Psogs ~ vRsIN "a
stabLsd IN fgl res CoarsitOR tcAic rht' % per
ia tAsa eid tAeir Io'rt a. ae bas a" J'HHaaio"
l. that al BY sqaay free and independent and
have rights which, When hy enter into
society they BY compact deprive or dses
Of Aeq5s and Possessing property and pursuing And
tainbg happiness and safety.
he peoples that .g sE trustees and servants and
s That soysrsne1 ia r ou TO be- nstatsi for e CEN
Bon h.nea Poiee2n Ao4 'ssss5 O. The Ps0Fs ns q S o1
test witch Is capable Of producing the degree Of pp
aess an safety and uost lily s-ursi gNinst tNAn
and that sh-n any COVE mn, Of shall
he community hAh Anniuh table, u6AenA1le and Ind diea'
y1tto reform alter Abol ~ H. In sarh manner As shall hejHi
ea n,,t conclusive the pubic veal
lh,tuo otm-a r1tiied 10 eNa'N cr sepa-
Erat. yey-s the community butt eonsd
Grafton OF seres beng dvserndAble neither
1t the Ooes OF mAgsAi Legislator or judse 70 Be hei
That the leyslsvs od ,cav, powers efs Sdts slOui
be separate tt jtictIry. and that the reHa
brr u d rstsA ned from opprtsoH by eetns
participating the buh,ns o. the people, Jhey h'gd al
sody fo which hey we're Os ally tsksn .hsiss
Supplied by frequent certain and resar elections IN Nhh a
I BE- as he lac. shai tiryct -
q That ercaou o. uube to sssye as r,es n,s,ivss Of
people Assss,y ought - be iy.e 80 Aat 81 having
na .n, iduce OF p,rtAne-t eazsaa ipte,esi vth
acansn & community sS. gh of surags, and cannot
h. tsI ar depry o. hri- p-ouy for puoc uses without
their ecussH Of S representatives % elected nor
By any S Se they have not IN Ike manner Asentsd
sf suapenrr i,S the execution Of lAw',
by aaeOy WoH. s1nsen' Of tie Representatives o. the
peope Is grorS 60 their igh and ought be Nsrcs-d,
rhat 10 al capital or criminal prosecutions, an Ia a
e5l sa aud witnessed TO can To- eylqsnee in
hs hyoy d 70 spesy 'ia' b, an Impartial isy Of bis y,n'
he be esmpd 10 si'e -ytnre sganst hs,i ih~t -
deprived Of his hbey, except BY the Law 0i he hnd or
ia, ise bA ought not 20 hs required no excessive
tines imposed. aRd pnsaai p1'hmea; lracted
no. ual general wlrrsEls. 4Arrehr officer
may he c,us1isl syIch suspected places without eytu
5r ,r cu.n "a not parci Ary described and supported by
evteao eyoga aud aud ought not be gran
H. That con,-overi.s respecting properly sr'r be.
and h anci, ,ni trial ~ jury preferable 20 any
~ ias ~ s,dsu pres. OF TIE bulw'rE,
sTt b. r,rAnsi but ty aote sOVeI1-
IS mat vsl regulated ii,, eompol-l Of Ne IDS oiue
e 81 stat ,,,adisg - J 5s.eS shOu.i o'
ayOl "a a, dsns-rous oy . an3 tssi IA ~ SAs ne hiht
~ hoa be under strict saho -, AL ssrnrd ~ the
IL ThAths Tscps ,e ght 20 uaiorG government; and
he-e, nat no & SsrsneH 50 rate from or independent e.
he sy-rnEa' y raA, ought 10 b eTeed or established
as ma no nee ,vsruusut o. 'he blessing, OF do y car
preserved 10 any Jpe bat BY h adheryoee 10 ln'ee oJ
| rvaeu 10 faudlm.stAJ prinvgiz.
ID r goa, The tuy ~ eh owsto creIio All
NJ msul,r Cd sehsrr1y i, be directed only BY r.o li
olyol rot BY force yialsner ani therefore ~ rrA are
quail etnilei . the irs exercise q rs -so.lug . '
rrs:s oIhsaH 'oTserAae,. ss ssa CHASTITY 'o"ard' east
/ C,N -rTrriON OT VIRGINIA
whrreas i -iss aai teps 'ea,'ye Of te good people
Jre IN tA- yeAr Lord thousand hundred
ssventy sxErgHs aud declaring, Na' whereas Gss the
before thstuue entrusted win 'h- eNrc = = ngy once IN
'vsrnueat OF yrgiaS had cn' % 70 -yyTt ,hs sane
tive we most sl ti- aat access for ,he public
so1d; oy ds1y.a ~ ssaal r,'T' o. PAS .Ss o. !a'
rao7 ios a. aEd vs 'p ded, nsgeci'ng 70 a. eui
70 & @ AJ S. ~ o G S . pa ,.i ,.r ,q sss S1s' % lac. s
mAbr sat representation h- legislature; ~ cSoyrg
lszs assemblies repeatedly AMI continuity ur Opp-sng
win mAnly nnesI rs inya Ions ~ ns J1i me
Dissolved by rvuing 70 cA Others ~ns space o. me e
-siayorirr % pre Of oar coautry ana '1r Il
Pa'poe obsi peRs N 70 ths naturalization q Orelnss
n w.r by .sag 70 rends; ne military i1ieptadsa Of
acts Of ysgslsor qua-tsrng bod - ped troops
among Us Tor cutag "a our trad. Oh E OF the xord 1r
a. tat,s on w vlt5a, our ,ouGs dsrryng u, N ne
nefs he trA b iry fc transporting us ly1ud b.
TIED og y,y,sntel o. r Psas'as Oor w lys.lsa,s ~
10 vh-soeS,r By Uta-ng seas, ravagieg
costs bvlrs tosni aud sroyng hs lives q our pop
ty i1crg iaigTr OF 'row set' with A1-r
fmsn Of orcurr Sad eonnIs.oa by prompting
Ssss u. 'S. s.tve he hli us s,oa 10 exclude
~ a~ by bring on ihe ahbSns q hNa rs
aatsnguisaed sFucon OF all a-, a., eoluons
eNsl~ncr tflnsp rilEE MINER Srtign
eru.rrs - co1pss the dra;s zion ADD SrAnav
thn already begun With ererT.p ct outI pet6df
J-tors rslr, va ErsI ttoa Of nuls; Ani ansry Nv
ablnd niag hen 81 70 -nmea and heiltE out Of hs
aer aaer protection by which ~ rulr
0y rdeai Of t eoantry, eror cissl under The
Great Bn val totally dl.'osiGii the-r'rre having
ur-y consllrta IN prnss and yleE'ug III
The dr0rsbI- c3ai0n which this once happy 0antrE
be iuced regu az adequate mode ss policy
,h,od be speedily .dop,ei ADd in compliance w ihs recon-
endSon o. ~ general coagre' orian and declare f0r
2 Lni vhsr as eoayen.5a 5s on me IS, No la "a oe,o-
bsr y year taousa esd hundfi As tsbyniRs, i
proPos- 70 he psop Of the an Amtlei constV.
tlin ur f1rm Of gov rnurri, vth ..s rsnded by them
And Whereas e9'Seia X on ths 1'st d. oi Aasq'
sisaasSlsA uAs fap.e ny Me-.
passed January 49, ss al provide for - election bv NE PEI
PIE Of desa'fs asg IA sserrA convention 10 ccndder he
aai Of 'abutnE the 'he people for ratification
we therefore the dlega,e, o; the cool people Of ytrrla
elected auiin convection asentl- Ia puuare said a, dc
prop se u ne op'e the 1Sug ooasoa form OF sOgesn
msut for this Cjmm5nwealta;
AETcLEL
The d,el.aton oErgh and pren sea to this Con
ssos shan have TIE sane eaon ssO a. had the FORM
er coaatsuion.
ARTICLE II
The leyauve, executive judiciary departments shall b
sspta aad o ee 80 That neither exercise the po 7srs Popr
powers Of than aAmetne e1c-p
nat aseSs OF he peace shall be eligible TO either Hcg ~ As
ARTICLE IL
eUng'Ar - Sy'ss~
l. Every white a, Oh ssn he Commonwealth. Of the age
twenty on, YEAR, Who has been deaf tf the State
wears o. the county city where he offers
twelve mouhs preceding election sni ether peso
shsH be auAds fo neubsIs ofihs asenb,
lnd Al Sc-rs elected BY The people but person Ia the mill
try nNyl marine eo The nfederase sttei 'hN ~
deemed rsdeat OF this STATE by ofbeag stN,ned ih
In and shall have The risht Who o.
mild, noh-comsoned ohce,, soru
mSnc in thvreguAr and aavE og1e Onnr
Who has been eoayited Of ssy esc,lon any
famous ofsaeg-
3 Ths Oensr As nrst session after the sdop
ths Consultation, aad Afterwards occasion require N
every eY 0r town The white p1paon Of Witch exceed
dVs thousand be lad OF and HeparAt
place ot voag he established In each nhab
ttnt ~ sach cg tosn hA be except IN th
ward 10 Whl-hhs resides 't d
No voter, dutos the time To- hold ng any election which
Tiled 10 vote shall he epmpelad perform military service
except dime OF va psbc dagger upou the publ
road Qr u Siead court suOr fsOr aud nj
sha sluect 90 arrest ic- any during b.
Arndsnre Al e uoas, In returnipg N
a. In ~ e~rnns votes 81 ~ ne give
- b. hsha hEt dsb eiated sl4gs vote b.