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 THE LIBRARY 
 
 OF 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY 
 
 OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 LOS ANGELES
 
 BULLETIN 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Virginia State Library 
 
 (Issued Quarterly) 
 
 OCTOBER, 1910 
 
 Volume 3 
 
 Number 4 
 
 RICHMOND, VA. 
 1910
 
 State Library Board of Virginia 
 
 Armistead C Gordon, Chairman Staunton, V;t 
 
 John W. Fishburne Charlottesville, Va 
 
 Theodore S. Garnett Norfollc, Va 
 
 S. S. P. Patteson Richmond, Va 
 
 Edmund Pendleton Richmond, Va 
 
 H. R. McIlwaine, Librai-ian, 
 Ex officio Secretary of the Board. 
 
 

 
 A 
 
 Bibliography of the Conventions and 
 Constitutions of Virginia 
 
 INCLUDING 
 
 References to Essays, Letters 
 
 AND 
 
 Speeches in the Virginia Newspapers 
 
 BY 
 
 EARL G. ^V^ EM, Assistant Librarian 
 
 S055^i
 
 Introduction 
 
 This bibliography presents the titles of the two following classes of publications 
 relating to the conventions and constitutions of Virginia: First, official documents, 
 such as bills and acts for the organization of conventions, the journals, debates, and 
 committee reports, the statistical documents and miscellaneous papers compiled 
 and edited for the particular use of the conventions, and various editions of the 
 constitutions; second, the published material appearing independently of the au- 
 thority of the conventions, either in the newspapers and magazines or as pamphlets 
 and books, such as petitions, historical treatises, essays, letters, addresses to con- 
 stituents, speeches in the House and Senate when convention bills were under 
 consideration, resolutions and reports of mass meetings expressing opinions of the 
 existing constitution, editorials, platforms of political parties, reminiscences of mem- 
 bers of the conventions, and such other productions of the press as serve to illustrate 
 the movement toward a change in the constitution. 
 
 Complete accounts of the debates have been published in book form only for the 
 conventions of 1788, 1829-30 and 1901-02; incomplete accounts in book form for 
 the conventions of 1850-51 and 1867-68. Beginning with the convention of 1829-30 
 the newspapers published reports, varying in degree of fullness, of the debates of 
 all the conventions, with possibly the exception of the Alexandria convention of 
 1864. It is a source of regret that it has not been possible to examine a file of 
 Alexandria papers of 1864, in which the debates of the convention of 1864 would 
 have appeared, if at all. 
 
 The conmaittee reports, statistical compilations, memorials, resolutions, proposed 
 ordinances and miscellaneous papers were usually issued separately. They were 
 bound, after adjournment, with the Journal in the case of the conventions of 1829-30, 
 and 1901-02; for the conventions of 1850-51, 1861 and 1867-68 they were bound 
 in separate volumes, labeled "Documents." It is likely that in binding up some 
 of the "Document" volumes, certain separate documents were omitted, so that 
 all Document volumes may not have the same separates. In this bibliography the 
 title of each of these separate documents, with only an occasional necessary omission, 
 appears in full in the table of contents for the whole volume. The value of these 
 special document volumes is inestimable; they contain much statistical and other 
 matter (arranged in a comparative form and covering terms of years) that could be 
 extracted from the annual reports of the state officials only with much research, if 
 at all. 
 
 It has not been possible nor desirable to indicate all the editions of each constitu- 
 tion. It is interesting to note that the constitution of 1776 appeared in London 
 in Almon's Remembrancer the same year in which it was adopted. 
 
 The intimate bearing of the conventions and constitutions of West Virginia, of 
 the period of 1861-65, upon the constitutional history of Virginia has made it de- 
 sirable to include in this bibliography the titles of the official publications of these 
 conventions, and of some other West Virginia literature descriptive of the period. 
 For convenience, these tides have been arranged under the heading "Convention 
 of 1861." 
 
 Of the second class of published information, the titles in tliis bibliography repre- 
 sent only a selection. The titles of some of the petitions presented to the Revolu- 
 tionary conventions, printed up to this time, have been included, as indicating the 
 powers and responsibilities of those conventions; it has not been possible, by reference 
 to the Proceedings, to identify every petition as having been presented to a particular 
 convention; such petition has, therefore, been included under the convention which 
 seems most probably to have considered it. Citations have been made to the re- 
 printed journals, or proceedings of the Revolutionaiy conventions in the American 
 Archives, and in some cases to Almon's Remembrancer Many references to the 
 literature in the Virginia (usually Richmond) newspapers have been included, a 
 particular effort having been made to transcribe the titles of signed and unsigned
 
 articles a column or more in length. The files of the Enquirer, Whig, Impartial 
 Observer, Examiner, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Independent Chi-onicle, Recorder, 
 Dispatch, and Times of the periods of the conventions, and preceding them, have 
 been examined. The Library has no file of the Enquirer for the years 1850-.51; 
 this will account for the lack of references to that convention in this important 
 paper. There is, of course, much in the papers of which there is no record here, 
 principally unsigned articles, and those less than a column in length. To have in- 
 cluded all would have extended this list beyond the limit planned for this number of 
 the Bulletin. It is believed that enough references have been given to indicate 
 the nature and richness of the information in the newspapers on the subject. 
 
 A list of a few works on the conventions and constitutions of the states in general 
 has been prefixed to the Virginia matter. No effort has been made to have this 
 section comprehensive, but rather to condense it and keep it within a reasonable 
 limit. The titles of the early collected editions of the constitutions have been in- 
 cluded here, as showing, to some extent, the use of the constitutions in France, 
 England, and the United States. It is of interest to note that a collection of the 
 constitutions was published at Winchester as early as 1811, this no doubt having 
 been issued for the special purpose of arousing interest in the revision of the Vir- 
 ginia constitution. 
 
 It is a pleasure to acknowledge the assistance rendered by the Library of Congress, 
 Massachusetts State Library and the New York City Public Library; by Mr. T. L. 
 Cole, of Washington, D. C, Prof. J. M. Lear, of Farmville, Va., Dr. Douglas S. 
 Freeman, Richmond, Va., Mr. W. W. Scott, Librarian of the State Law Library, 
 and Dr. H. J. Eckenrode, of the Virginia State Library. Frequent use has been 
 made of the valuable manuscript catalogue of Virginia State documents in the Vir- 
 ginia State Library, compiled by Mr. W. C. Torrence, and of the manuscript check 
 list of Virginia newspapers in the Virginia State Library, compiled by Mrs. K. P. 
 Minor. In the search for material on the Convention of 1861, the manuscript 
 check list of newspapers in the Confederate Memorial Museum, compiled by Miss 
 Susie Harrison, was invaluable; acknowledgment is hereby made to her and to 
 Miss Maury for assistance in examining these papers. In the examination of the 
 Riclunond papers I have had the very competent help of Miss Edmonia Martin, 
 of the Library force. 
 
 Earl G. Swem.
 
 Contents 
 
 Page 
 
 Introduction 357 
 
 Conventions and constitutions of states of the U. S 359 
 
 Virginia conventions and constitutions (General) 363 
 
 Virginia conventions of the Revolution (General) 364 
 
 Convention of Aug. 1, 1774 364 
 
 Convention of March 20, 1775 365 
 
 Convention of July 17, 1775 366 
 
 Convention of Dec. 1, 1775 367 
 
 Convention of May 6, 1776 369 
 
 Convention of 1788 374 
 
 Convention of 1829-30 380 
 
 Convention of 1850-51 396 
 
 Convention of 1861 406 
 
 Convention of 1864 415 
 
 Convention of 1867-68 416 
 
 Convention of 1901-02 424
 
 BULLETIN 
 
 OF THE 
 
 VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY 
 
 {Issued quarterly.) 
 
 VOL. 3. 
 
 OCTOBER, 1910. 
 
 NO. 4. 
 
 A bibliography of the conventions and constitutions of Virginia, 
 
 including references to essays, letters and speeches 
 
 in the Virginia newspapers. 
 
 The asterisk indicates that the publication is not in the Virginia State 
 Library. 
 
 STATE CONSTITUTIONS AND CONVENTIONS. 
 
 Baldwin, S. E. First century's 
 changes in state constitutions. 1 
 (In his Modern political institu- 
 tions. 1908. p. 45-79.) 
 
 Borgeaud, Clxarles. Adoption and 
 
 amendment of constitutions in Eu- 
 rope and America. Tr. by C. D. 
 Hazen. With an introduction by 
 J. M. Vincent. New York, Mac- 
 millan & Co., 1895. 353p. 21cm. 
 
 * Premieres constitutions de la 
 
 dSmocratie americaine. 3 
 
 (In Annates de recole libre des 
 sciences politiques. April 15, 1890, 
 and Jan. 15, 1891.) 
 
 ♦Bradley, diaries S. The methods of 
 changing the constitutions of the 
 states, especially that of Rhode Is- 
 land. Boston, 1885. 3a 
 
 Braxtom A. C. The legitimate func- 
 tions and powers of constitutional 
 conventions with special note on 
 Virginia convention of 1901. By 
 A. Caperton Braxton. Reprint 
 from Virginia law register of June, 
 1901. Lynchburg, Va., J. P. Bell 
 Company, book and job printers, 
 1901. 30p. 23y2cm. 3b 
 
 ■ Same. 3c 
 
 (In Virginia law register, v. 7, 
 June, 1901. p. 79-99.) 
 
 Bryce, James. State constitutions 
 [andr] Development of constitu- 
 tions. 4 
 
 (In his American commonwealth. 
 V. 1. p. 413-445.) 
 
 See also appendix. Note to Chap- 
 ter 3. On constitutional conven- 
 tions, p. 662-665. Note to Chap- 
 ter 4. What the federal constitu- 
 tion owes to the constitutions of 
 the several states, p. 666-669. 
 
 Campbell, R. A. History of consti- 
 tutional provisions relating to tax- 
 ation. 5 
 
 (In State and local taxation. 2d 
 intern, conference. 1908, p. 559- 
 577.) 
 
 *The constitutions of the several 
 independent states of America; the 
 declaration of independence; the 
 articles of confederation between 
 the said states; the treaties be- 
 tween His Most Christian Majesty 
 and the United States of America. 
 Published by order of Congress. 
 Philadelphia: F. Bailey, 1781, 226
 
 360 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 p. sm.Svo. Sabin no. 16086. 5a 
 "200 copies printed. The first 
 authoritative and original primed 
 text of these important documents. 
 'In Congress, December 29, 1780. 
 Resolved, That a committee of 
 three be appointed to collect and 
 cause to be published two hundred 
 correct copies of the declaration 
 of independence, etc. (as in title 
 above), . . .' Extract from the 
 minutes, p. 2." Sabin. 
 
 *The constitutions of the several in- 
 dependent states of America . . . 
 Philadelphia printed; London re- 
 printed, with an advertisement by 
 the editor, for J. Stockdale, 1782. 
 viii, 168p. 8vo. Sabin no. 16087. 
 
 6 
 
 "This is the first English edition. 
 Sabin. 
 
 The constitutions of the several in- 
 dependent states of America 
 . . . The whole arranged with a 
 preface and dedication, by the Rev. 
 William Jackson. Second ed. Lon- 
 don, Printed for J. Stockdale, 17 8 i. 
 xxix, 472p. 8vo. 7 
 
 The constitutions of the several in- 
 dependent states of America . . . 
 Published by order of Congress. 
 Philadelphia printed. London re- 
 printed, with an advertisement ty 
 J. L. DeLolme, J. Walker, J. De- 
 brett. 1783. viii, 189p. 8vo. Sabin 
 no. 16089. 8 
 
 •Constitutions of the several in- 
 dependent states of America . . . 
 Dublin, 1783. 8vo. Sabin no. 
 16090. 9 
 
 *A collection of the constitutions 
 of the thirteen United States of 
 North America. . . . Published by 
 order of Congress. Philadelphia, 
 Printed. Glasgow, Reprinted by 
 John Bryce, 1783. 257p. 16mo. 
 Sabin no. 16091. 10 
 
 ♦The constitutions of the several 
 Independent states of America; 
 ... 2d ed. Boston, Norman and 
 Bowen, 1785. 181, 29p. 12mo. 
 
 *The constitutions of the United 
 States, according to the latest 
 amendments . . . Philadelphia, 
 Caurley, Stewart & Co., 1791. 176 
 t). 12mo. Sabin no. 16097. 12 
 
 *The constitutions of the United 
 States . . . Philadelphia, W. 
 Woodhouse, 1796. 250p. 12mo. 
 Sabin no. 16099. 13 
 
 *The constitutions of the sixteen 
 states which compose the confed- 
 erated republic of America . . . 
 Newburgh, Printed by David Den- 
 niston, for Self and H". Craig, 1800. 
 288p. 12mo. Sabin no. 16100. 14 
 
 *The constitutions of the United 
 States according to the latest a- 
 mendments .... Philadelphia, 
 Printed for Robert Campbell, 1800. 
 xxiv, 5-272p. 12mo. Sabin 16101. 
 
 15 
 
 * Same. Philadelphia, 1802. 16 
 
 * Same. Philadelphia, 1804. 17 
 
 * Same. Philadelphia, Wm. 
 
 Duane, 1806. 18 
 
 * Same. Philadelphia, Wm. 
 
 Duane, 1813. 19 
 
 Sabin no. 16092. 
 
 *The constitutions of the United 
 States; according to the latest 
 amendments . . . and the hill of 
 rights of the state of Virginia. Win- 
 chester, Va., Jonathan Foster, 
 1811. 334p. 8to. Sabin no. 16102. 
 
 520 
 
 * Constitutions des treize Etats- 
 
 Unis de 1' Am§rique. A Philadel- 
 phia; et se trouve a Paris, chez Ph. 
 D. Pierres, 1783. 540p. 8vo. Sabin 
 no. 16118. 21 
 
 "Printed in France, and the first 
 edition in French, with woodcut 
 of the eagle and stars and stripes 
 on the title. The translation is at- 
 tributed to the Due de la Roche- 
 foucault. See Franklin's Works, by 
 Sparks, v. 9, p. 503, 508, 523. It 
 was reissued with a new title, as 
 below." Sabin. 
 
 * Constitutions des treize Etats 
 
 Unis de I'Amerique; avec la decla- 
 ration de r independence ... A 
 Philadelphia et a Paris, 1783. 540 
 
 22 
 
 11 ^ p. 8vo. Sabin no. 16119.
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 361 
 
 ♦Constitutions des treize Etats 
 *Unis de 1' Amerique. Paris, 17 92. 
 2v. Sabin no. 16120. 23 
 
 Constitutions of the several states of 
 the Union and United States In 
 185 9. And with an essay on 
 changes prior to 1879. [cl879.] 
 602, 17p. 8vo. 24 
 
 "Recent changes in American 
 state constitutions." By Wilmot L. 
 Warren. At end of volume. 
 
 Cooley, Thomas M. A treatise on the 
 constitutional limitations which 
 rest upon the legislative power 
 of the states of the American 
 Union. 6th ed. Boston 1890. 885p. 
 8vo. ■ 24j« 
 
 Chapter 3: The formation and 
 
 amendment of state constitutions. 
 
 Chapter 4: Construction of state 
 
 constitutions. 
 
 Davis, Horace. American constitu- 
 tions. Baltimore, 1885. 70p. 24cm. 
 
 23 
 
 (Johns Hopkins univ. studies in 
 historical and political science, v. 
 3. nos. 9, 10. Sept. and Oct., 1885.) 
 
 Dealey, J. Q. General tendencies in 
 
 state constitutions. 25 
 
 (In American political isciencG 
 
 review, v. 1. no. 2. Feb. 1907. p. 
 
 200-212.) 
 
 Our state constitutions. Phila- 
 delphia, 1907. 98p. 23%cm. 27 
 
 (Annals of the American aca- 
 demy of political and social science. 
 V. 29. no. 2. March, 1907. Supple- 
 ment.) 
 
 Demeunier, J. N. L' Amerique inde- 
 pendante, ou les differentes con- 
 stitutions des treize provinces qui 
 se sent erigees en republiquea 
 sous le nom d' Etats-Unis de 1' 
 Amerique. Gand, 1790. 3v. 8vo. 28 
 
 ♦Dessau, Wasliin'gton. Comparative 
 view of state constitutions. 29 
 
 (In Georgia bar association. Re- 
 port. 1895. p. 151.) 
 
 The revision and amendment of 
 
 state constitutions. Johns Hop- 
 pins press, Baltimore, 1910. 350 
 p. 8vo. 30a 
 
 (Johns Hopkins univ. studies in 
 hist, and political science. Extra 
 volumes. New series, no 1.) 
 
 *Dufau, P. A. Collection des consti- 
 tutions, chartes, et lois fonda- 
 mentales des peuples de 1' Europe 
 et des deux Ameriques . . . Par 
 Dufau, Duvergier, et Guadei,. 
 Paris, 1801. 7v. 8vo. 31 
 
 Everett, Edward. Principle of the 
 
 American constitutions; an oration 
 
 delivered at Cambridge, July 4th, 
 
 1826. 32 
 
 (In his Orations & speeches. 3d 
 
 ed. 1853. V. 1. p. 103-130.) 
 
 Gamer, J. W. Amendment of state 
 constitutions. 33 
 
 (In American political science re- 
 view. V. 1. no. 2. Feb., 1907. p. 
 213-247.) 
 
 Glynn, G. A. The convention manual 
 for the sixth New York state con- 
 stitutional convention, 1894. Amer- 
 ican constitutions, comprising the 
 declaration of independence, the 
 articles of confederation, the con- 
 stitution of the United States. Al- 
 bany, 1894. 2v. 23 1/2 cm. 34 
 
 Hicks, F. C. Marriage and divorce 
 provisions in the state constitu- 
 tions of the U. S. 34a 
 
 (In Annals of Amer. academy of 
 political and social science, v. 26. p. 
 
 745-748.) 
 
 *Hitchcock, Henry. American state 
 constitutions: a study of their 
 growth. 1887. 35 
 
 (Questions of the day. v. 37.) 
 
 Hoist, H. E. vcn. Constitutional and 
 general law of the separate states. 
 
 36 
 
 (In his Constitutional law of the 
 U. S. Part 3d. p. 263-336.) 
 
 Dodd, W. F. The first state constl- Ischiffely, 
 
 tutional conventions. SO 
 
 (In American political science 
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 545-561.) 
 
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 fely. Berne, Aug. 1, 1778 to Frank- 
 lin. 37 
 "Wishes to devote his remaining 
 days to the political welfare of
 
 362 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 society; nothing could better con- 
 tribute to this end than tlie diffu- 
 sion among all peoples of the new 
 constitutions of America; proposes 
 to translate them for his own coun- 
 try, Germany and Italy; finds fault 
 with the partial collection trans- 
 lated by M. Regnier." 
 
 (In Hays, I. M. Calendar of pa- 
 pers of Franklin in the library of 
 the American philosophical so- 
 ciety. 1908. V. 1. p. 469, 470.) 
 
 Jameson, J. A. A treatise on consti- 
 tutional conventions; their history, 
 powers, and modes of proceeding. 
 4th ed. rev. cor., and enl. Chicago, 
 Cailaghan & co., 1887. 684p. 
 24cm. 38 
 
 Jameson, J. F. Introduction to the 
 study of the constitutional and po- 
 litical history of the states. Bal- 
 timore, 1886. 39 
 (Johns Hopkins univ. studies in 
 historical and political science, v. 
 4. no. 5. May, 1886.) 
 
 Jellinek, Georg. The declaration of 
 
 the rights of man and of citizens. 
 A contribution to modern constitu- 
 tional history. Authorized trans- 
 lation from tlie German by Max 
 Farrand. New York, H. Holt & 
 CO., 1901. 98p. 17cm. 40 
 
 See chapters 3, 4, 5 for a discus- 
 sion of the bills of rights of the in- 
 dividual states of the U. S. and their 
 influence upon the French declara- 
 tion of rights of Aug. 26, 17 89. 
 Chapter 6 is a Contrast between the 
 American and English declarations 
 of rights. 
 
 *La Croix, J. V. de. Constitutions 
 des principaux etats de 1' Europe 
 et des Etats Unis de 1' Amerique, 
 par M. de la Croix, professeur de 
 droit public au Lyce'i. Paris, 17 91, 
 3v. 8vo. 41 
 
 Translated into English in 1792. 
 
 Same. 2 me ed. Paris, 1791-1801, 
 
 4t. 8vo. 42 
 
 Same. Paris, 1791-1802. 6v. 
 
 8vo. 43 
 
 A review of the constitutions of 
 
 the principal states of Europe and 
 of the United States of America. 
 Given originally as lectures by M. 
 
 de la Croix, professor of law at the 
 Lyceum, and author of Le reper- 
 toire de jurisprudence, etc. Now 
 first translated from the French, 
 with notes, by the translator of the 
 Abbe Raynal's Letter to the Na- 
 tional Assembly, etc. London, G. 
 G. J. and J. Robinson 1792. 2v. 
 8vo. 44 
 
 Leins, E. D. L. The adoption of state 
 constitutions in the U. S. 44a 
 
 (In Virginia law register, v. 
 8. May, 1902. p. 9-13.) 
 
 Lobingier, C. S. The people's law; 
 or, popular participation In law 
 making, from ancient folk-moot 
 to modern referendum; with an in- 
 troduction by G. Elliott Howard. 
 Macmillan & Co. 1909. 44b 
 
 Morey, W. C. The first state con- 
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 (In AnnaL"? of the American aca- 
 demy of political and social science, 
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 Oberhoitzer, Ellis P. The referen- 
 'dum in America togetther with, 
 some chapters on the history of 
 the initiative and other phases of 
 popular government in the United 
 States. N. Y., Scribners, 1900. 
 4 3 Op. 8vo. 45a 
 
 Chapter 3: The rise of the con- 
 stitutional convention and the de- 
 cline of the legislature. Chapter 4: 
 The referendum on entire constitu- 
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 constitutions by conventions. Chap- 
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 ♦Phillips, J. B. Recent state consti- 
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 (In Yale review, v. 12. p. 389.) 
 
 Poore, B. P. The federal and state 
 constitutions, colonial charters, 
 and other organic laws of the 
 United States. Washington, Gov- 
 ernment printing office, 187 7. 2v. 
 30cm, 46a 
 
 *Recueil des loix constitutives des 
 colonies angloises, conjfederees 
 sous la denomination d' Etr>ts 
 I^nis de I'Amerique Septentrionale. 
 A u quel on a joint les actes d'
 
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 et autres actes du congres gen- 
 eral, traduit de 1' anglois. Dedie 
 a, M. le. Dr. Franklin. Philadelphia 
 (Paris) 370p. 12mo. Rich no. 45 
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 "The dedication is signed Reg- 
 nier" Rich. 
 
 Robinson, \V. A. Obstructions In 
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 ments in tax laws. 47a 
 
 Un State and local taxation. 3d 
 intern, conference. 1909. p. 71-94.) 
 
 ♦Smith, AVilliam, of South Carolina. 
 A comparative view of the consti- 
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 each other, and with that of the 
 United States; exhibiting in tables 
 the prominent features of each con- 
 stitution, and classing together 
 their most important provisions 
 under the several heads of admin- 
 istration; with notes and observa- 
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 6 tables. 4to. 48 
 
 Stimson, F. J. The law of the fed- 
 eral and state constitutions of the 
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 logical table of English social leg- 
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 the constitutions of the forty-six 
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 1908. 386p. 23cm. 50 
 
 Thorpe, F. N. The federal and state 
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 and other organic laws of the 
 states, territories and colonies now 
 or heretofore forming the United 
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 (In Annals of the American acad- 
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 Tucker, J. K. American constitu- 
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 (In Transactions of the 12th an- 
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 (In Poors, B. P. Federal and 
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 suffrage in Virginia. Baltimore, 
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 (Johns Hopkins univ. studies in 
 
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 (In W. Va. Dept. of archives. 2d 
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 of Virginia: its history. 1851. 63 
 
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 to the present time, by David L. 
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 T. West, publisher, 1901. 180p. 
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 of government of Virginia from 
 the foundation of the colony to the 
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 1901.] 144p. 15cm. 68 
 
 CONl^NTIONS OP VIRGINIA OF THE REVOLUTION. 
 
 GeneraL 
 
 A collection of all such public acts of 
 the general assembly, and ordi- 
 nances of the conventions of Vir- 
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 as are now in force . . . Rich- 
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 and William Prentis, 1785. 235p. 
 32cm. 69 
 
 Dimnaway, W. F., jr. The Virginia 
 conventions of the revolution, 70 
 
 (In Virginia law register. Nov. 
 1904. v. 10. no. 7. p. 567-586.) 
 
 Lingley, Charles RamsdelL . . , The 
 
 transition in Virginia from colony 
 to commonwealth, by Charles 
 Ramsdell Lingley. ... 1910. 
 218p. 25%cm. 71 
 
 (Studies in history, economics 
 and public law, ed. by the Faculty 
 of political science of Columbia 
 university, vol. xxxvi, no. 2; whole 
 no. 96) 
 
 Virginia gazette. 1774, 1775, 1776. 73 
 The Virginia gazette of these 
 years constitutes one of the prin- 
 cipal primary printed authorities 
 on the conventions of the revolu- 
 tion. In Force's American archives 
 there is reprinted much that ap- 
 peared in the Virginia gazette re- 
 lating to the conventions; in some 
 cases in this reprinted material the 
 signatures appearing in the Vir- 
 ginia gazette have been omitted. 
 
 Virginia legislative documents. 73 
 Beginning in volume 9, p. 353, 
 and with continuations in each 
 volume, except v. 11, to date, Mr. W. 
 G. Stanard has printed, in the Vir- 
 ginia magazine of history and bio- 
 graphy, a series of Virginia legis- 
 lative documents, mainly of the 
 period of the Revolutionary con- 
 ventions. These documents are of 
 the greatest importance for the 
 study of the conventions. Some of 
 the documents are separately listed 
 below. 
 
 COXITENTION OF AUG. 1, 1774. 
 Met Aug. 1, 1774 Ad joumed Aug. 6, 1774. 
 
 [Address] to the gentlemen of the 
 
 general convention of Virginia. 
 
 Williamsburg, July 28, 1774. 74 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 
 series, v. 1. p. 647.) 
 
 Same. Signed "An American 
 
 Cato." 75 
 
 (In Virginia gazette. 
 1774.) 
 
 July 28, 
 
 [Association adopted by the delegates 
 to the convention at Williamsburg, 
 1-6 August, 1774.] 76
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 365 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 1, p. 686-690.) 
 Same. 77 
 
 (In Virginia gazette. Aug. 11, 
 1774.) 
 
 Jefferson, Thomas. A summary view 
 of the rights of British America. 
 Set forth in some resolutions in- 
 tended for the inspection of the 
 present delegates of the people ot 
 Virginia, now in convention . . . 
 By a native and member of the 
 House of burgesses. The second 
 edition. Williamsburg, Printed by 
 Clementina Rind. London, Reprint- 
 ed for G. Kearsly, 1774. xvl, 44p. 
 21cm. 78 
 
 Same. 79 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by Ford. v. 
 1. p. 421-447.) 
 
 Same. 80 
 
 (In American archives. 4th series. 
 V. 1. p. 690-699.) 
 
 "The Summary view was not 
 written for publication. It was a 
 draught I had prepared for a peti- 
 tion to the king, which I meant to 
 propose in my place as a member 
 of the convention of 1774. Being 
 stopped on the road by sickness, I 
 
 sent it on to the speaker, who laid 
 it on the table for the perusal of 
 the members. It was thought too 
 strong for the times, and to be- 
 come the act of the convention, but 
 was printed by subscription of the 
 members, with a short preface 
 written by one of them." Writings 
 of Jefferson. Ed. by Ford. v. 9. p. 
 258. 
 
 For other editions see note to 
 entry no. 418 in Torrence, W. C. 
 Trial bibliography of colonial Vir- 
 ginia. 
 
 Lingley, C. R. The beginnings of the 
 
 revolutionary movement, to March, 
 
 1775. 81 
 
 (In his Transition in Virginia 
 
 from colony to commonwealth. 
 
 1910. p. 76-109.) 
 
 [Signed statement of 25 of the late 
 representatives that Virginia will 
 concur with the other colonies 
 . . . and that dispatches are being 
 sent to call together the late rep- 
 resentatives to meet on the first 
 day of August.] May 3 0, 1774. 82 
 (In Va. state papers, v. 8. p. 52, 
 53.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF MARCH 20, 1775. 
 Met March 20, 1775. Adjourned March 27, 1775. 
 
 *At a convention of delegates for the 
 counties and corporations in the 
 colony of Virginia, at the town of 
 Richmond, in the county of Hen- 
 rico, on Monday the 20th of March, 
 1775. [ — 27th March, 1775.] [Col- 
 ophon:] Williamsburg; Printed by 
 Alexander Purdie [177 5.] 4p. fol. 
 
 83 
 
 Copy in Library of Congress. 
 Title no. 14590 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 *In convention. Saturday, March 25, 
 1775. [Resolution, that there be a 
 suspension of administration of 
 justice in civil suits, and that the 
 parties refer the decision thereof 
 to judicious neighbors, and abide 
 by their determination:] July 3, 
 177 6. An ordinance to enable the 
 present magistrates and officers to 
 continue the administration of jus- 
 tice, and for settling the general 
 mode of proceedings in criminal 
 and other cases, till the same can 
 be more amply provided for. [And] 
 An ordinance to arrange the coun- 
 ties into districts, for electing sen- 
 
 ators, . . . [Williamsburg: Print- 
 ed by Alexander Purdie, 1776.] (2) 
 p. folio. 84 
 
 Copy in Library of Congress. 
 
 Title no. 15201 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 Fi'eeholders Qf Louisa county to tbeir 
 representatives in convention. — 
 In regard to gaming. March 17, 
 1775. 85 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of his- 
 tory. V. 13, no. 1. July, 1905. p. 47, 
 48.) 
 
 Instructions drawn up for the dele- 
 gates to the convention at Rich- 
 mond, the 20th of March, from a 
 certain county in Virginia. 86 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 2. p. 163-165.) 
 
 ♦Journal of the proceedings of the 
 convention held at Richmond, in 
 the county of Henrico, on the 20th 
 day of March, 1775. Williams- 
 burg: Printed and published by 
 J. Dixon and W. Hunter, at the 
 Post-Office, 1775. 28p. 4to. 87 
 
 Copy in the Boston Athenaeum 
 library, and in the New York pub- 
 lic library,
 
 366 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Title no. 14594 from Evana' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 lilngley, C. R. The convention of 
 
 March, 177 5. 88 
 
 (In his Transition in Virginia 
 
 from colony to commonwealth. 
 
 1910. p. 110-136.) 
 
 *The proceedings of the convention 
 of delegates for the counties and 
 corporations in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, held at Richmond Town, 
 the county of Henrico, on the 20th 
 of March, 1775. Williamsburg. 
 Printed by Alexander Purdie. 
 [1775.] 20p. 8vo. 89 
 
 Title no. 14597 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 The proceedings of the convention 
 of delegates for the counties and 
 corporations in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, held at Richmond Town, 
 
 in the county of Henrico, on the 
 20th of March, 1775. Reprinted 
 by a resolution of the House of 
 Delegates, of the 24th February, 
 1816. Richmond, Ritchie, True- 
 heart and Du-Val, printers, 1816. 
 8p. 27 1/2 cm. 90 
 
 [Proceedings of the] Virginia con- 
 vention [which convened at Rich- 
 mond on the 20th of March, 1775.] 
 
 91 
 (In American archives. 4th ser. 
 v. 2. p. 165-172.) 
 
 The whole proceedings of the con- 
 vention of delegates at the town 
 of Richmond, in the county of Hen- 
 rico [20th of March, 1775.] From 
 the Virginia gazette. 92 
 
 (In Almon, J. The remembrancer, 
 or impartial repository of public 
 events. 3d ed. London, 1775, [v. 1.] 
 p. 16-20.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF JULY 17, 1775. 
 Met July 17, 1775. Adjoui-ned Aug. 26, 1775. 
 
 Chesterfield petition to the conven- 
 tion of Virginia. Aug. 20, 1775. 
 
 93 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of his- 
 tory. V. 14, no. 2. Oct. 1906. p. 127- 
 129.) 
 Election of delegates in Berkeley 
 county [to the convention,] 1775. 
 [4 documents.] 94 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history, 
 v. 13, no. 4. April, 1906. p. 411-416.) 
 
 Norfolk borough committee of 
 
 safety, to the convention. July 
 
 28, 1775. 95 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history, 
 
 V. 14, no. 1. July, 1906. p. 51, 52.) 
 
 Northampton county committee to 
 
 tlie convention. 177 5. 96 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 
 V. 14, no. 1. July, 1906. p. 52, 53.) 
 
 Officers of volunteer companies at 
 Williamsburg, to the convention. 
 July 26, 1775. 97 
 
 (In Gilmer papers. Virginia his- 
 torical collections, v. 6. p. 98, 99.) 
 
 Ordinances [of the convention which 
 met July 17, 1775.] 98 
 
 (In Journal of the convention. 
 Reprinted, 1816. p. 29-54.) 
 
 * Ordinances passed at a convention | 
 held at the town of Richmond, in .' 
 the colony of Virginia, on Mon- 
 day the 17th of July, 1775. Wil- 
 liamsburg: Printed by Alexander 
 Purdie, [1775.] 51p. 4to. 99 
 
 Title no. 14595 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 Ordinances passed by the convention 
 
 [which met at Richmond the 17th 
 
 of July, 1775.] 100 
 
 (In American archives. 4th ser. 
 
 V. 3. p. 397-430.) i 
 
 Ordinances [passed by the conven- 
 tion which met at Richmond, the 
 17th of July, 1775.] 101 
 
 (In Hening. Statutes, v. 9. p. 1- 
 74.) 
 
 Petition of the Fincastle committee. 
 
 102 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 V. 15, no. 1. July, 1907. p. 16.) 
 
 *The proceetlings of the convention of 
 delegates for the counties and cor- 
 porations in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, held at Richmond town, in 
 the county of Henrico, on Monday 
 the 17th of July, 1775. Williams-
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 367 
 
 burg: Printed by Alexander Pur- 
 die. [1775. J 59p. 4to. 103 
 Title no. 14 598 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 Proceedings of the convention of 
 delegates from the counties and 
 corporations in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, held at the town of Rich- 
 mond, in the county of Henrico 
 [July 17, 1775.] 104 
 
 (In Almon, J. The remem- 
 brancer. Part 1 for 1776. London, 
 1776. p. 61-74.) 
 
 [Proceedings of the] Virginia con- 
 vention [which met at Richmond 
 the 17th of July, 1775.] 105 
 
 (In American archives. 4th ser. 
 V. 3. p. 365-398.) 
 The proceedings of the convention 
 of delegates for the counties and 
 corporations in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, held at Richmond Town, in 
 the county of Henrico, on Monday 
 the 17th of July, 1775. Re-print- 
 ed by a resolution of the House 
 of Delegates, of the 24th Febru- 
 ary, 1816. Richmond, Ritchie, 
 Trueheart and Du-Val, printers, 
 1816. 116p. 27y2cm. 106 
 
 CONTENTS: Proceedings: p. [1]- 
 28. 
 
 Ordinances: p. [29]-54. 
 
 Proceedings of convention of 1st 
 Dec. 1775. p. [55]-102. 
 
 Ordinances passed at convention 
 [of] 1st Dec, 1775: p. [103J-116. 
 
 [Resolutions of the] Prince Edward 
 county committee [Oct. 26, 1775, 
 approving the convention at Rich- 
 mond. July 17, 1775.] 107 
 (In American archives. Series 4. 
 v. 3. p. 1192.) 
 
 Rowland, K. M. The beginning of 
 the revolution, 177 5-1776. [George 
 Mason in the convention of July 
 17, 1775.] 108 
 
 (In her Life of George Mason, v. 
 1. p. 191-227.) 
 
 I 
 Treaty between Virginia and the In- 
 dians at Fort Dunmore (Pitts- 
 burg) June, 1775 [the proceedings 
 of which were laid before the con- 
 vention on July 21, 1775.] 109 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 V. 14, no. 1. July, 1906. p. 54-79.) 
 
 Wasliington, Robert. [Letter] to the 
 members of the convention [con- 
 cerning military discipline.] July 
 29, 1775. 110 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 2. p. 17 50.) 
 
 ¥illiam Preston to the convention. 
 
 Ill 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history, 
 v. 15, no. 1. July, 1907. p. 16-18.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF DEC. 1. 1775. 
 Met Dec. 1, 1775. Adjourned Jan. 20, 1776. 
 
 Accomax-k committee to the conven- 
 tion. Nov. 30. 1775. 112 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 V. 14, no. 3. Jan. 1907. p. 257-259.) 
 
 Charles Duncan [merchant] to the 
 
 convention, 1775. 113 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 
 v. 14, no. 4. April, 1907. p. 394, 
 
 395.) 
 
 Declaration by Virginia convention 
 [Dec. 14, 1775.] 114 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 4. p. 258, 259.) 
 
 Griffith, David, Passive obedience 
 considered: in a sermon preached 
 at Williamsburg, Dec. 31, 1775. 
 By the reverend David Griffith, rec- 
 tor of Shelbourne parish, Virginia. 
 
 Published at the request of the 
 general convention. Williams- 
 burg: Printed by Alexander Pur- 
 die. [1776.] 26p. 8vo. 115 
 
 Title no. 14793. from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 See note on Griffith in Torrence, 
 W. C. Trial bibliography of colonial 
 Virginia. 
 
 [Letter from the Virginia convention 
 
 to the Maryland convention] Dec. 
 
 29, 1775. 116 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 
 series, v. 4. p. 576, 577.) 
 
 Ordinances [passed by the convention 
 
 which met at Richmond the 1st of 
 
 December, 1775.] 117 
 
 (In Hening. Statutes, v. 9. p. 75- 
 
 107.)
 
 368 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 *Ordinances passed at a convention 
 held in the city of Wiliamsburg, in 
 the colony of Virginia, on Friday 
 the 1st of December, 1775. Wil- 
 liamsburg: Printed by Alexander 
 Purdie. [1775.] 34p. 4to. 118 
 
 Title no. 1459 6 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 Ordinances passed by the con\ention 
 
 [which met at Richmond, on the 
 
 1st of December, 1775.] 110 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 
 series, v. 4. p. 131-148.) 
 
 Ordinances passed at a convention, 
 held in the city of Williamsburg, in 
 the colony of Virginia, on Friday, 
 the 1st of December, 17 75. Re- 
 printed by a resolution of the 
 House of Delegates, of the 24th 
 February, 1816. Richmond, Rit- 
 chie, Trueheart and Du-Vai, 
 printers, 1816. p.[103]-116. 
 
 2 7 1/2 cm. 120 
 
 Petition of William Christian, Wil- 
 liam Preston, and Arthur Camp- 
 bell in regard to their services in 
 Dunmore's war. [Jan. 3, 177 6.] 121 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 V. 17, no. 2. April, 1909. p. 169- 
 171.) 
 
 Petition of Henrico parish [in regard 
 to what manner the minister's sal- 
 ary ought to be levied and col- 
 lected.] [Dec. 14, 1775.] 122 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 V. 15, no. 1. July, 1907. p. 23.) 
 
 The proceedings of the convention of 
 delegates held at the town of Rich- 
 mond, in the colony of Virginia, on 
 Friday, the 1st of December, 1775. 
 And afterwards by adjournment in 
 the city of Williamsburg. Reprinted 
 by a resolution of the House of 
 Delegates, of the 24th February, 
 1816. Richmond, Ritchie, True- 
 heart and Du-Val, printers, 1816. 
 p.[55]-102. 27i/2cm. 123 
 
 *The proceedings of the convention 
 of delegates, held at the town of 
 Richmond, in the colony of Vir- 
 ginia, on Friday the 1st of De- 
 cember, 1775, and afterwards by 
 
 adjournment, in the city of Wil- 
 liamsburg. [ — 20 January, 1776.] 
 Williamsburg, Printed by Alexan- 
 der Purdie, [1776.] (2), (2), 
 [106p.] 4to. 124 
 
 Copy in the New York public 
 library. 
 
 Title no. 15197 from Evens' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 [Pi-oceedings of the] Virginia con- 
 vention [which met at Richmond, 
 on the 1st of December, 1775.] 125 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 4. p. 75-131.) 
 
 Proclamation by Virginia convention. 
 [Dec. 13, 1775.] 126 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 4. p. 249-251.) 
 
 A proposed ordinance for a general 
 
 test. 127 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 
 V. 18, no. 4. Oct. 1910. p. 390-393.) 
 
 S. Matthews' memorial [177 5?] 128 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 
 v. 15, no. 1. July, 1907. p. 14-16.) 
 
 Simon and Campbell [proprietors of 
 a store at Pittsburgh] to the con- 
 vention, 1775. 129 
 (In Virginia magazine of bio- 
 graphy, v. 14, no. 4. April, 1907. p. 
 G93, 394.) 
 
 Warwick county committee to the 
 
 convention. Dec. 6, 1775. 130 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history. 
 
 V. 14, no. 4. April, 1907. p. 384, 
 
 385.) 
 
 Woodford, William. [Letters from] 
 Colonel Woodford [and Colonel 
 Howe] to Edmund Pendleton, pres- 
 ident of the convention. Dec. 9, 
 10, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 25, 1775; 
 Jan. 1, 2, 21, 1776. 131 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 4. p. 224, 228, 233, 244, 
 278, 292, 452, 538, 794.) 
 
 V/rit for election of a member of con- 
 vention for Williamsburg and re- 
 turn, Nov. -Dec, 1775. 132 
 (In Virginia magazine ii history, 
 v. 18, no. 4. Oct. 1910. p. 381, 382.)
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 369 
 
 CONVENTION OF MAY 6, 1776. 
 Met May 6, 177G, Adjourned July 5th, 1776. 
 
 [Adams, John.] Thoughts on govern- 
 ment: applicable to the present 
 state of the American colonies. In 
 a letter from a gentleman to his 
 friend. Philadelphia, Printed by 
 John Dunlap, 1776. 28p. 12mo. 
 
 133 
 
 Reprinted in his Works ed. by C. 
 F. Adams, v. 4. p. 189-202. 
 
 "In January, 1776, Mr. George 
 Wythe, of Virginia, passing an even- 
 ing with me, asked me what plan I 
 would advise a colony to pursue, in 
 order to get out of the old govern- 
 ment and into the new. I sketched 
 in words a scheme, which he re- 
 quested me to give him in writing. 
 Accordingly, the next day, I de- 
 livered to him the following letter. 
 He lent it to his colleague, Richard 
 Henry Lee, who asked me to let 
 him print it; to which I consented, 
 provided he would suppress my 
 name." p. 191. See p. 201 for 
 Henry's letter to Adams in regard 
 to the Thoughts on government. 
 
 Amendments proposed to the declara- 
 tion of rights. 135 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 and biography, v. 18, no. 1. Jan. 
 1910. p. 37, 38.) 
 
 "Mason's original draft of the 
 bill of rights is preserved in the 
 Virginia State Library. The form in 
 which it was offered remains in a 
 manuscript in the writing of Mason 
 and of T. L. Lee. This draft was 
 printed for the use of the members 
 of the convention, and there is a 
 copy in the possession of the Vir- 
 ginia Historical Society. The amend- 
 ments in the text were in the 
 printed draft. See Rowland's Life 
 of George Mason, v. 1. p. 229-262, 
 433, 434." Note by W. G. Stanard. 
 p. 37. 
 
 The articles of confederation; the 
 declaration of rights; the consti- 
 tution of this commonwealth, and 
 the articles of the deftnitive treaty 
 between Great Britain and the 
 United States of America. Pub- 
 lished by order of the general as- 
 sembly. Richmond, Printed by 
 Dixon and HalL [no date.] 24p. 
 17 1/2 cm. 136 
 
 On page 2 is given the resolu- 
 tion of the House of Delegates of 
 Nov. 27, 1784, agreed to by the 
 Senate, Dec. 8, 1784, to the effect 
 that "the executive be requested to 
 cause copies of the articles of con- 
 federation, the declaration of 
 rights, the constitution of this 
 commonwealth, and the articles of 
 the definitive treaty between Great 
 Britain and the United States of 
 America, to be printed and bound 
 together, and to distribute the same 
 through the several counties in like 
 manner and proportion as the laws 
 are directed to be distributed . . ." 
 
 [Braxton, Carter.] Address to the 
 convention of the colony and an- 
 cient dominion or Virginia, on the 
 subject of government in general, 
 and recommending a particular 
 form to their consideration. By a 
 native of the colony. 137 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 748-754.) 
 
 * Same. Philadelphia, J. Dunlap 
 
 1776. 25p. 8vo. 138 
 
 A collection of all such acts of the 
 general assembly of Virginia as 
 are now in force ... to which are 
 prefixed the declaration of rights 
 and constitution or form of gov- 
 ernment . . . Richmond, Printed 
 by Augustine Davis, 1794. 380p. 
 8 6 1/2 cm. 139 
 
 A collection of all such acts of the 
 General assembly of Virginia, of a 
 public and permanent nature, as 
 are now in force: comprising the 
 first volume of the revised code. 
 The 2d ed., with copious notes of 
 reference to subsequent acts, and a 
 new and much enlarged index. To 
 which are prefixed the declaration 
 of rights, and constitution or form 
 of government . . . Richmond, 
 Printed by S. Pleasants, 1814. 
 762p. 140 
 
 ♦The constitution of '76. By a mem- 
 ber of the Staunton convention. 
 [Printed at Winchester, Va. n. d.] 
 64p. 8vo. 141 
 
 Sabin no. 16122.
 
 370 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 For a review of this see no. 436 in 
 this Bibliography. 
 
 Constitution of Virginia. 141a 
 
 Draft, manuscript, showing 
 changes made. In V"a. state library 
 
 Constitution of Virginia. 141b 
 
 (In Almon, J. The remem- 
 brancer. Part 3, for 1776. p. 65-69.) 
 Probably the first publication in 
 England of the constitution. 
 
 Conway, M. D. The Virginia con- 
 vention of 1776. 142 
 (In his Omitted chapters of his- 
 tory disclosed in the life & works 
 of Edmund Randolph. 1888. p. 28- 
 35.) 
 
 1 
 
 Cooke, J. E. The Virginia declara- 
 tion of independence. A group of 
 Virginia statesmen. 143 
 
 (In Magazine of American his- 
 tory. V. 11. no. 5. May, 1884. p. 
 369-395.) 
 
 [Copies of communications to the 
 Convention of 1776, to the House j 
 of Delegates of 1776, to the Com-! 
 mittee of Safety; Religious peti- 
 tions to the (General Assembly, ! 
 etc.] 143a | 
 
 Manuscripts in Va. State Library, i 
 wrapped in paper and inscribed as ! 
 above. ; 
 
 i 
 
 [Copies of letters, petitions, Proceed- 
 ings of the Committee of Safety! 
 and similar documents, all having 
 reference to the political situation 
 of 1775 and 1776]. 143b 
 
 Manuscripts in Va. State Library, 
 wrapped in paper and inscribed as 
 above. 
 
 Declaration of rights. (Copy of the | 
 
 first draught by George Mason.) ! 
 
 144 i 
 (In Niles, H. Principles & acts 
 of the revolution. Baltimore, 1822. 
 p. 123, 124.) 
 
 Declaration of rights. 145 
 
 (In Almon, J. The remembrancer, 
 part 2 for the year 1776, London, 
 1776. p. 221, 222.) 
 
 Declaration of rights. 145a 
 
 Copy of the first draft in the 
 handwriting of George Mason, the 
 author. 1776. In Va. State Library. 
 
 *Demeunier, J. N. Supplement ou 
 suite aux remarques de M. De- 
 meunier, sur la constitution et les 
 etats de Nouvelle Yorck et Vir- 
 ginie, qui ne se trouvnt point dans 
 les trois volumes de 1' AmSrlque in- 
 dependante. Gand: P. F. de 
 Goesin, 1791. 120p. 8vo. 146 
 
 Sabin no. 19478. 
 
 Draft of resolutions for independence, 
 
 1776. [2 drafts.] 147 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 
 and biography, v. 18, no. 1. Jan. 
 
 1910. p. 36, 37.) 
 
 "The two drafts of resolutions 
 for independence here given, were 
 evidently offered In the committee 
 of the whole on May 14th and 15th 
 1776; the first is in the handwriting 
 of Patrick Henry and the second 
 in that of Meriwether Smith. On 
 the second day the resolutions, as 
 adopted, were offered by Edmund 
 Pendleton. These resolutions have 
 been printed in Henry's Life of 
 Patrick Henry. See that work v. 1, 
 p. 390-400." Note by W. G. Stanard. 
 p. 36. 
 
 Ford, W. C. Jefferson's constitu- 
 tion for Virginia. 148 
 (In Nation, v. 51. p. 107-109.) 
 
 Girardin, L. H. [Convention of 
 1776.] 149 
 
 (In his History of Virginia com- 
 menced by John Burk, 1816. v. 4. 
 chapter 8. p. 138-162.) 
 
 Grigsby, H. B. The Virginia con- 
 vention of 1776. A discourse de- 
 livered before the Virginia Alpha 
 of the Phi Beta Kappa society, in 
 the chapel of William and Mary 
 College, in the city of Williams- 
 burg, on the afternoon of July the 
 8rd, 1855. By Hugh Blair Grigs- 
 by. Published by a resolution of 
 the society. J. W. Randolph, 121 
 Main Street, Richmond, Va., 1855. 
 206p. 23%cm. 150 
 
 ; Henry, W. W. Virginia convention. 
 Independence. 1776. 151 
 
 (In his Patrick Henry, v. 1. chap- 
 ters 16, 17. p. 387-443.) 
 
 In convention. Present 112 mem- 
 bers. Wednesday, May 15, 1776. 
 Forasmuch as all the endeavours
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 371 
 
 of the United Colonies, by the most 
 decent representations and peti- 
 tions to the king and parliament 
 of Great Britain, to restore peace 
 and security to America under the 
 British government, and a re- 
 union with that people upon just 
 and liberal terms, instead of a re- 
 dress of grievances, have produced, 
 from an imperious and vindictive 
 administration, increased insult, 
 oppression, and a vigorous attempt 
 to effect our total destruction. 
 [Resolution, that as there is no al*- 
 ternative to abject submission, 
 that their representatives in Con- 
 gress propose that the United Colo- 
 nies be declared rree and independ- 
 ent states, providing that the 
 forming and regulating of the in- 
 ternal affairs of each state be left 
 to their legislatures; and that a 
 committee ought to be appointed to 
 prepare a declaration of rights, and 
 plan of government for the colony.] 
 Edmund Pendleton, president. (A 
 copy.) John Tazewell, clerk of 
 the convention. [Williamsburg, 
 Printed by Alexander Purdie, 
 1776.] Broadside, folio. 152 
 
 Title no. 15200 from Evans' 
 American bibliography, v. 5. 
 
 Jefferson, Thomas. The constitution 
 of the state and its several char- 
 ters. 153 , 
 
 (In his Notes on Virginia, p. 214- I 
 235. Reprinted by P. L. Ford in his [ 
 ed. of the Writings of Jefferson, v. 
 3. p. 214-235.) 
 
 For other editions of the Notes 
 see Johnston, R. H. Contribution to 
 a bibliography of Thomas Jefferson. 
 In Writings ed. by A. A. Lipscomb, 
 v. 20. 
 
 Ed. by P. L. Ford. v. 10. p. 341, 
 342.) 
 
 Letter to Henry Lee [stating 
 
 that George Mason was the author 
 of the bill of rights, and of the 
 constitution founded on it.] May 8, 
 1825. 154 
 
 (In Jefferson, Thomas, Writings. 
 Ed. by P. L. Ford. v. 10. p. 342, 
 343.) 
 
 ■ — Letter to Judge Augustus B. 
 Woodward [concerning the bill ol 
 rights and the constitution of Vir- 
 ginia.] April 3, 1825. 155 
 (In Jefferson, Thomas. Writings. 
 
 Proposed constitution for Vir- 
 ginia [June, 1776.] 156 
 (In Jefferson, Thomas. Writings. 
 Ed. by P. L. Ford. v. 2. p. 7-30.) 
 
 Kamper v. Hawkins. 157 
 
 (In 1 Virginia cases, 20.) 
 "Whether the constitution of 
 1776 was of superior authority to 
 ordinary acts of the legislature, 
 and revocable, or subject to altera- 
 tion, by that body." 
 
 [Letter from] Governor Trumbull to 
 
 Virginia convention. June 14, 
 
 1776. 158 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 
 series, v. 6. p. 902.) 
 
 [Letters from] Edmund Pendleton 
 
 and others to Virginia delegates 
 
 in Congress. June 17, 1776. 159 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 
 series, v. 6. p. 932.) 
 
 Lingley, C. R. The convention year 
 
 and the committee of safety. 160 
 
 (In his Transition in Virginia 
 
 from colony to commonwealth. 
 
 1910. p. 110-136.) 
 
 The constitution of 1776. 161 
 
 (In his Transition in Virginia 
 from colony to commonwealth. 
 1910. p. 158-177.) 
 
 Madison, James, Independence and 
 
 constitution of Virginia. 162 
 
 Contains Journal of the Virginia 
 
 convention of 1776, the declaration 
 of rights as agreed to by the com- 
 mittee; the declaration of rights as 
 agreed to by the convention; a plan 
 of government. 
 
 (In Madison, James. Writings. 
 Ed. by Gaillard Hunt. v. 1. p. 32- 
 49.) 
 
 "The whole of this paper was 
 transcribed by Madison after his 
 retirement to private life. An ex- 
 haustive establishment of George 
 Mason's authorship of the Decla- 
 ration of rights as a whole may be 
 found in Kate Mason Rowland's 
 Life of George Mason. The author- 
 ship of the clause concerning re- 
 ligious liberty, which, as the draft 
 shows, was originated by Madison, 
 is in dispute. Edmund Randolph at- 
 tributed it to Patrick Henry, but
 
 372 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Miss Rowland insists that Mason 
 wrote it. See Life of George Mason, 
 V. 1., 241 et seq.; also Conway's Ed- 
 mund Randolph, 15S. Madison in- 
 troduced his amendment in the 
 convention itself, but if he spoke 
 upon it, which is improbable, as 
 he was then mastered by his mod- 
 esty and youth, there is no record 
 of it. The Plan of g-overnment, 
 from which the constitution was 
 evolved, was, according to unsup- 
 ported tradition, written by Meri- 
 wether Smith (See Madison's let- 
 ter to Mason's grandson, 29 Decem- 
 ber, 1827.) In the construction of 
 the constitution itself. Mason's was 
 the master hand, and it is highly 
 probable that he also wrote the 
 Plan. See Miss Rowland's Life of 
 George Mason; also for an earlier 
 impression of Madison, Madison to 
 Washington, Oct. 18, 1787, where 
 he incidentally speaks of the con- 
 stitution as having been drawn by 
 Mason; and his letter to Judge 
 Woodward, Sept. 11, 1824; also 
 Rives, V. 1. p. 163 n." Note by 
 Hunt, p. 32. 
 -Observations on the "DraugM of 
 
 a constitution for Virginia." 163 
 (In Madison, James. Writings. 
 Ed. by Hunt. v. 5. p. 284-294.) 
 
 "The paper is endorsed: 'Re- 
 marks on Mr. Jefferson's draught 
 of a constitution — sent from N. 
 York to Mr. Brown Octr. 1788 — see 
 his letters to J. M. on the subject.'" 
 Note. p. 284. 
 
 For references by Madison to re- 
 vision of Virginia constitution see 
 Madison. Writings. Ed. by Hunt. 
 V. 2. p. 40, 51, 54, 57, 58, 65, 118, 
 238; V. 5, p. 49; 
 
 For reference by Madison to 
 authorship of constitution of Vir- 
 ginia, see V. 9. p. 207. 
 
 Ordinances passed at a general con- 
 vention of delegates and represent- 
 atives, from the several counties 
 and corporations of Virginia, held 
 at the capitol, in the city of Wil- 
 liamsburg, on Monday the 6th of 
 May, Anno Dom: 1776. Williams- 
 burg, Printed by Alexander Purdie, 
 Printer to the commonwealth, 
 [1776.] 44p. 4to. 164 
 
 Ordinances [passed by the conven- 
 tion, which met at Williamsburg, 
 the 6th of May, 1776.] 165 
 
 (In Hening. Statutes, v. 9. p. 
 109-151.) 
 
 Ordinances passed at a general con- 
 vention, of delegates and represent- 
 atives, from the several counties 
 and corporations of Virginia, held 
 at the capitol, in the city of Wil- 
 liamsburg, on Monday, the 6tli of, 
 May, Anno Dom. 17 76. Reprinted 
 by a resolution of the House of 
 Delegates, of the 24 th February, 
 1816. Richmond, Ritchie, True- 
 heart and Du-Val, Printers, 1816. 
 19p. 27 1/2 cm. 166 
 
 Original draft of the declaration of 
 rights. — Virginia declaration of 
 rights, original, in the handwriting 
 of George Mason and Thomas L. 
 Lee and so endorsed by T. L. Lee. 
 — Declaration of rights as finally 
 adopted. — First draft of constitu- 
 tion, or plan of government laid 
 before select committee. — The con- 
 stitution or form of government 
 agreed to. 167 
 
 (In Rowland, K. M. Life of 
 George Mason, v. 2. Appendix 10. 
 p. 433-454.) 
 
 Original draft of the constitution of 
 Virginia. 168 
 
 (In Virginia literary museum. 
 1829. v. 1. no. 15. p. 225-227.) 
 
 "The printed report of the con- 
 stitution from which the subjoined 
 draught is taken, is perhaps, the 
 only copy extant. The report is 
 dated June 24, 1776. It will be per- 
 ceived to differ from the constitu- 
 tion actually adopted, in many im- 
 portant particulars." p. 225. 
 
 -Same. 168a 
 
 (In Richmond enquirer, Oct. 6, 
 
 1829.) 
 
 Parallel between the first draught of 
 
 the Virginia constitution of 1776 
 
 and the form in which it was 
 
 finally adopted. 169 
 
 (In Rives, W. C. Life and times 
 
 of James Madison, v. 1. p. 648-655.) 
 
 Petition of officers and soldiers of 
 
 Amelia county. 170 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 
 and biography, v. 15, no. 1. July, 
 
 1907. p. 19-23.) 
 
 Petition of sundry inhabitants of 
 Princess Anne and Norfolk coun- 
 ties, 1776. 171
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 373 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history | 
 and biography, v. 17, no. 2. April, : 
 1909. p. 176, 177.) i 
 
 Petition of the committee of West 
 Fincastle to the colony [conven- \ 
 tion?] of Virginia. Herrodsbury, I 
 June 20th, 1776. 172; 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history ' 
 and biography, v. 16, no. 2. Oct. 
 1908. p. 160-163.) 
 
 Petition of the inhabitants of Ken- 
 tucky to the Virginia convention. 
 June 7-15, 1776. 173 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 and biography, v. 16, no. 2. Oct. 
 
 1908. p. 157-160.) 
 
 Petition of Wilson Miles Gary, 1776. 
 
 174 
 
 (In Virginia magazine of history 
 and biography, v. 17, no. 2. April, 
 
 1909. p. 164, 165.) 
 
 The proceeding's of the convention ot 
 delegates, held at the capitol, in 
 the city of Williamsburg, in the 
 colony of Virginia, on Monday the 
 6th of May, 1776, [-5 July, 
 1776.] Williamsburg, Printed by 
 Alexander Purdie, Printer to the 
 commonwealth, [1776.] 185p. 4to. 
 
 175 
 
 [Proceedings and ordinances of the] 
 Virginia convention [which met at 
 Williamsburg, on the 6th of 
 May, 1776.] 176 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 1509-1616.) 
 
 The proceedings of the convention of 
 delegates held at the capitol, in 
 the city of Williamsburg, In the 
 colony of Virginia, on Monday, the 
 6th of May, 1776. Reprinted by 
 a resolution of the House of Dele- 
 gates, of the 24th February, 181b. 
 Richmond, Ritchie, Trueheart and 
 Du-Val, printers, 1816. 86p, 
 271^ cm. 177 
 
 1 
 
 [Resolution in regard to] Transyl- 
 vania lands. June 24, 1776. 178 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 1044.) 
 
 Resolutions of Virginia convention 
 [concerning Governor Eden] May 
 31, 1776. 17» 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 629, 630.) 
 
 Resolutions of the Virginia conven- 
 tion May 31, 1776, in regard to 
 Governor Eden, of Maryland. 180 
 (In Virginia magazine of his- 
 tory and biography, v. 18, no. 1. 
 Jan. 1910. p. 31, 32.) 
 
 [Resolutions of the Maryland con^ 
 vention, July, 1776, in regard to 
 the resolutions of the Virginia 
 convention concerning Governor 
 Eden.] 181 
 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 1505, 1506.) 
 
 Rowland, Kate Mason. A lost paper 
 of Thomas Jefferson [being the 
 draft of a constitution for the con- 
 vention of 1776.] 182 
 (In William and Mary College 
 quarterly. 1892. v. 1. p. 34-45.) 
 
 Virginia's declaration of rights 
 
 and constitution. 183 
 
 (In her Life of George Mason. 
 v. 1. chapter 7. p. 228-266.) 
 
 Successive draughts of Virginia 
 
 declaration of rights. 184 
 
 (In Rives, W. C. Life and times 
 
 of James Madison, v. 1. p. 644- 
 
 648.) 
 
 Tucker, St. George. On the consti- 
 tution of Virginia. 185 
 (In his Blackstone's commen- 
 taries; with notes of reference, to 
 the constitution and laws, of the 
 federal government, and of the 
 commonwealth of Virginia. 1803. 
 V. 1. Appendix. Note C. p. 79-139.) 
 
 Virignia bill of rights. (In Hill, 
 Mabel. Liberty documents. 1903. 
 p.166-181.) 186 
 
 Gives the text of the bill of rights, 
 and for "contemporary exposition" 
 gives extracts from Works of Wash- 
 ington, and John Adams, and for 
 "Critical comment" gives extracts 
 from Hitchcock's American state 
 constitutions," Jameson's Treatise 
 on constitutional conventions, Cur- 
 tis' Constitutional history, Borge- 
 aud's Adoption and amendment of 
 constitutions, Bryce's American 
 commonwealth, Schouler's Constitu- 
 tional studies, Fisher's Evolution of 
 the constitution of the U. S.,
 
 374 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA, 
 
 Thorpe's Constitutional history of 
 the American republic, Channing's 
 Student's history of the U. S. 
 
 [The Virginia convention of 1776.] 
 
 187 
 
 (In Rives, W. C. History of the 
 life and times of James Madison. 
 1866. V. 1. 2d ed. chapter 5. p. 120- 
 167.) 
 
 Virginia convention to Maryland con- 
 vention. May 22, 1776, 188 
 (In American archives. 4th 
 series, v. 6. p. 461.) 
 
 La Virginie se separe de la Grande- 
 Bretagne. Declaration des droits, 
 
 189 
 
 (In Mazzei, Filippo. Recherches 
 historiques et politiques sur les 
 Etats-Unis de I'Amerique Septen- 
 trionale. 1788. v, 1. p. 154-165.) 
 
 Washington, H. A. The Virginia con-, 
 stitution of 1776. A discourse be- 
 fore the Virginia historical society, 
 at their annual meeting, Jan. 17th, 
 1852. By H. A. Washington. Pub- 
 lished by the society. Richmond, 
 Macfarlane and Fergusson, 1852. 
 51p. 21cm. 190 
 
 Same. 191 
 
 (In Southern literary messenger, 
 1852. V. 18. p. 657-673.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1788 FOR THE C ONSIBERATION OF THE CONSTI- 
 TUTION ADOPTED BY THE FEDERAL CONVENTION SEP. 
 
 17, 1787. 
 
 Met June 2, 1788. Adjourned sine die June 27, 1788. 
 
 Brutus. [Reply to Cassius.] Princess 
 Anne. April 18, 1788. 197 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. May 14, 1788.) 
 
 An act for appointing deputies from ; 
 this commonwealth to a conven-! 
 tion proposed to be held in the city 
 of Philadelphia in May next, for 
 the purpose of revising the foed- 
 eral constitution. [Passed the 
 House of delegates 9 Nov., Sen- 
 ate, 23 Nov., 1786.] [Richmond, 
 1786.] Ip. 4to. 192 
 
 -Same. 193 
 
 (In Hening. v. 12. p. 256, 257.) 
 
 An act to make good the appropria- 
 tions of money for the mainte^N 
 nance of scouts and rangers; the 
 pay of members of the convention, 
 and of the general assembly. 194 
 (In Hening. v. 12. p. 645, 646.) 
 
 An address to the good people of Vir- 
 ginia, on the new foederal con- 
 stitution, by an old State soldier, 
 in answer to an officer in the late 
 American army. 195 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 16, Feb. 6, March 
 12, March 19, April 2, 1788.) 
 
 Signed The state soldier. 
 
 P. L. Ford in his Bibliography of 
 the constitution, says St. George 
 Tucker is the author. 
 
 Ameiicanus. [A defence of the fed- 
 eral constitution.] 196 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Dec. 5, Dec. 19, 1787.) 
 
 Civis rusticus. The following "ob- 
 jections to the constitution of gov- 
 ernment formed by the conven- 
 tion," are stated to be Col. Ma- 
 son's. [Answers to such objec- 
 tions.] Dec. 29, 1787. 19?» 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 30, 1788.) 
 
 Clason, A. W. The ratifying conven- 
 tion of Virginia. 199 
 (In his Seven conventions. New 
 York, 1888. p, 68-102.) 
 
 -Same. 
 
 200 
 
 (In Magazine of American his- 
 tory. V. 15, p. 566-589.) 
 
 Convention of Virginia [1788.] 201 
 
 (In Elliot, Jonathan. Debates in 
 
 the several state conventions on the 
 
 adoption of the federal constitution. 
 
 1861. v. 3.) 
 
 For other editions of Elliot's De- 
 bates, see Ford's Bibliography of 
 the constitution. 
 
 ♦Debates and other proceedings of 
 the convention of Virginia, con- 
 vened at Richmond, on Monday the 
 2d day of June, 1788, for the pur-
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 375 
 
 pose of deliberating on the consti- 
 tution recommended by the grand 
 federal convention. To which is 
 prefixed, the federal constitution. 
 Petersburg, Hunter and Prentis, 
 prtrs, 1788-89. 3v. 8vo. 202 
 
 i 
 Debates and other proceedings of the 
 
 convention of Virginia, convened 
 at Richmond, on Monday the sec- 
 ond day of June, 1788, for the 
 purpose of deliberating on the con- 
 stitution recommended by the 
 grand federal convention. To 
 which is prefixed the federal con- 
 stitution. Taken in short hand, 
 by David Robertson ... of 
 Petersburg. Second edition. Rich- 
 mond, Printed at the Enquirer 
 press, for Ritchie and Worsley and 
 Augustine Davis, 1805. 477p. 
 21cm 203 
 
 "The great and general eagerness 
 to know their deliberations, in- 
 duced the publication of these de- 
 bates, which were taken down In 
 short hand, as fully and accurately 
 as an ineligible seat, and other dis- 
 advantageous circumstances per- 
 mitted the stenographer to take 
 them." 
 
 "Though they are much more de- 
 tailed than such debates usually 
 are, and though he was governed 
 by the most sacred regard to strict 
 justice and impartiality in taking 
 and transcribing them, the pecu- 
 liarity of his situation, must have 
 rendered the publication imperfect, 
 and perhaps in some (he hopes 
 few) instances, have occasioned a 
 misconception of the meaning of the 
 speakers. Among other disadvan- 
 tages, it was republished without 
 the aid of a proof sheet. The trans- 
 criber had no opportunity of exam- 
 ining and correcting the sheet first 
 committed to the press, so as to 
 render all the other sheets accurate 
 — a benefit which perhaps Is com- 
 mon to every other publication in 
 the English language. Yet the sub- 
 stance of those debates was so in- 
 teresting, that the work met with 
 general approbation; and a much 
 greater number of volumes might 
 have been easily sold, than were 
 published. — The book is now in 
 great demand, and not to be pro- 
 cured. A second edition has been for 
 a long time loudly called for. In 
 compliance with what is conceived 
 to be the general desire, it is now 
 
 published. In order to make it 
 more acceptable, it has been in 
 part revised and corrected by the 
 same stenographer who took them 
 down. He has excluded, it is be- 
 lieved, most of the errors in the 
 first edition. — He has been aided in 
 doing so, by reference to part of 
 the stenographical manuscript 
 which is preserved in his posses- 
 sion; part of it has been destroyed. 
 This revision might perhaps have 
 been perfect, could he have had 
 some communication with the 
 speakers on some points. As he 
 could not communicate with all, he 
 declined, for obvious reasons, to 
 communicate with any." Preface, 
 p. vii, viii. 
 
 "No such thing as a published 
 speech was then known in the 
 country, and the only means of 
 forming an opinion of the powers 
 of a public man was to hear him 
 speak. Brief and imperfect as 
 Robertson's Debates are, they pre- 
 sent the fullest report of speeches 
 then known in our annals." Grigsby. 
 History of the Virginia federal con- 
 vention of 1788. V. 1. p. 73, 74. 
 Note. 
 
 "When the body assembled, 
 David Robertson, of Petersburg, 
 with an assistant, both shorthand 
 reporters, appeared to take down 
 the debates, a thing unprecedented 
 in the history of Virginia assem- 
 blies. Instead of being allowed to 
 place his table in front of the 
 Speaker, what he calls, "an m- 
 eligible seat," was all he could se- 
 cure; and while some of the federal 
 speakers revised his report of their 
 speeches, the opposition, regarding 
 him as in the interest of the feder- 
 alists, refused to render him this 
 assistance, thereby doing them- 
 selves the greatest injustice. 
 Henry, W. W. Patrick Henry, v. I, 
 p. 345. 
 
 *The declaration of American inde- 
 pendence; adoption of the consti- 
 tution of the United States by the 
 state of Virginia; constitution of 
 the United States of America; 
 alien and sedition laws; with cer- 
 tain proceedings of the legislature 
 of this commonwealth thereupon, 
 at their last session. Richmond, 
 Virginia: Printed by Jones and 
 Dixon, printers to the common- 
 wealth, 1799. 4 Op. 17cm. 204
 
 376 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 The federal constitution amended: 
 or, an essay to make it more con- 
 formable to the sense of a major- 
 ity of the citizens of the United 
 States. A declaration of rights, 
 or fundamentals of republican 
 government. 205 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. April 30, May 7, 1788.) 
 
 *The federal constitution for the 
 United States of America, etc. 
 [Colophon] Richmond: Printed by 
 Augustine Davis. [1787 or 1788.] 
 lip. 4to. Ford no. 20. 206 
 
 Ford, W. C, ed. The federal con- 
 stitution in Virginia, 1787-1788. 
 Collected by Worthington Chaun- 
 cey Ford. Cambridge. J. Wilson & 
 son, 1903. 63p. 24cm. 207 
 
 Reprinted from the Proceedings 
 of the Massachusetts historical so- 
 ciety, October, 1903. Second series, 
 V. 17. p. 450-510. 
 
 "The opinions of the leaders of 
 Virginian politics are well known 
 from the extensive collections of 
 letters from Washington, Jefferson 
 and Madison. What is not so well 
 known are the opinions of the les- 
 ser leaders, who reflect more clear- 
 ly the local view ... It is from this 
 point of view that the following let- 
 ters become so suggestive." p. 4 50, 
 451. 
 
 CONTENTS: Letters to James 
 Madison, from George Muter, John 
 Campbell, John Dawson, Arthur 
 Campbell, William Grayson, Rev. 
 James Madison, Edward Carrington, 
 J. McClurg, Joseph Jones, Archi- 
 bald Stuart, Daniel Carroll. 
 
 Letters to Thomas Jefferson, 
 from A. Donald, Edward Carring- 
 ton, Wm. Hay, Christopher Gads- 
 den, John B. Cutting. 
 
 Letters to Geo. Washington, 
 from Benj. Harrison, Geo. Mason, 
 Patrick Henry, Samuel Powel. 
 
 Letter to Gen. Russell from 
 Evan Shelby. 
 
 Form of the ratification of the new 
 constitution by the convention of 
 Virginia. [With the declaration of 
 rights and the amendments pro- 
 posed.] 208 
 
 (In American museum, v. 4. 
 1788. p. 149-153.) 
 
 From Hall and Sellers Pennsylvania 
 gazette. To the honourable the 
 members of the convention of Vir- 
 ginia. [By] an American. 209 
 (In The Virginia gazette and 
 weekly advertiser. June 5, 1788.) 
 
 Giigsby, Hugh B. The history of the 
 Virginia federal convention of 
 1788, with some account of the 
 eminent Virginians of that era who 
 were members of the body by 
 Hugh Blair Grigsby, LL. D. 
 With a biographical sketch of the 
 author and illustrative notes. 
 Edited by R. A. Brock. Richmond, 
 Virginia, Published by the society, 
 1891. 2v. 8vo. 210 
 
 (Virginia historical society. Col- 
 lections. New series, v. 9, 10.) 
 
 "A discourse delivered before 
 the Virginia historical society Feb. 
 23, 1858 and subsequently enlarged 
 to the present Histoi-y-" v. 1. p. 2. 
 
 Henry, Patrick. [Speeches delivered 
 in the Virginia convention for the 
 ratification of the federal consti^ 
 tution June 4, 5, 7, 9.] 211 
 
 (In Moore, F. American elo- 
 quence, v. 1. p. 13-39.) 
 
 Speeches of Patrick Henry in the 
 
 Virginia convention of June,»17 88. 
 
 212 
 (In Henry, W. W. Patrick Henry. 
 V. 3. p. 431-600.) 
 
 Henry, W. W. Virginia convention, 
 1788. 213 
 
 (In his Patrick Henry, v. 2. p. 
 338-408.) 
 
 A hint to the people called Quakers 
 
 in Virginia [concerning the new 
 
 constitution.] [By] A Virginian. 
 
 Feb. 4, 1788. 214 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 
 chronicle. Feb. 13, 1788.) 
 
 [In defence of the new constitution] 
 
 [By] A freeholder. March 3, 
 
 1788. 215 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 
 chronicle extraordinary. April 9, 
 
 1788.) 
 
 In the House of delegates, Thursday, 
 the 25th of October, 1787. Re 
 solved [that the proceedings of the
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 577 
 
 federal convention be submitted to 
 a convention of the people. Agreed 
 to by the Senate, Oct. 31.] [Rich- 
 mond, 1787] Ip. 8vo. 216 
 Same. 217 
 
 (In Journal of the House of dele- 
 gates, 1787. p. 15.) 
 Same. 218 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Nov. 7, 1787.) 
 
 Journal of the convention of Vir- 
 ginia, held in the city of Rich- 
 mond, on the first Monday in June, 
 in the year of our Lord one thou- 
 sand seven hundred and eighty- 
 eight. Richmond, Printed by 
 Thomas W. White, Main st. op- 
 posite the Bell Tavern, 1827. 39p. 
 22cm. 219 
 
 * [Lee, Richard Henry,] An additional 
 number of letters from the Federal 
 Farmer to the Republican; lead- 
 ing to a fair examination of the 
 system of government, proposed 
 by the late convention; to several 
 essential and necessary alterations 
 in it; and calculated to illustrate 
 and support the principles and 
 positions laid down in the preced- 
 ing letters. Printed [in New York 
 by Thomas Greenleaf] in the year 
 1788. 41-181P. 8vo. 220 
 
 Ford no. 113. 
 
 Observations leading to a fair 
 
 examination of the system of gov- 
 ernment, proposed by the late con- 
 vention; and to several essential 
 and necessary alterations in it. 
 In a number of letters from the 
 Federal Farmer to the Republican. 
 Printed in the year 1787. 40p. 
 8vo. 221 
 
 Reprinted in Ford's Pamphlets 
 on the constitution, p. 277-325. 
 
 "The Letters of the federal far- 
 mer was one of the most popular of 
 arguments against the new govern- 
 ment 'four editions (and several 
 thousands) of the pamphlets . . . 
 being in a few months printed and 
 sold in the several states,' which 
 induced Lee to write 'an additional 
 number of letters,' but it is largely 
 repetitions of the first, and I have 
 therefore omitted its republication. 
 A short review will be found in the 
 American magazine for May, 1788; 
 and an elaborate reply by Timothy 
 Pickering in Pickering's Life of 
 
 Pickering, v. 2i, p. 352." P. L. 
 Ford. Pamphlets on the constitu- 
 tion, p. 277. 
 
 -Memoir of the life of Richard 
 
 Henry Lee, and his correspondence. 
 By his grandson, Richard H. Lee. 
 Philadelphia, H. C. Carey and I. 
 Lea, 1825. 2v. 222 
 
 See V. 2. for correspondence in 
 regard to the constitution. 
 
 [Letter to] Richard Henry Lee, esq. 
 
 [By] Cassius. March 12, 28, April 
 
 9, 1788. 223 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 
 chronicle. April 2, April 9, April 
 
 23, 1788.) 
 
 Lewis, V. A. West Virginians in the 
 
 convention of 1788. 224 
 
 (In his History of West Virginia. 
 
 p. 215-222.) 
 
 Madison, James. The federalist, on 
 the new constitution, written in 
 1788. By Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madi- 
 son, and Mr. Jay. . . . New ed: 
 the numbers written by Mr. Madi-. 
 son corrected by himself. 1857. 
 
 225 
 For a list of the numerous edi- 
 tions of The Federalist, see Ford, 
 P. L. Bibliography of the constitu- 
 tion, in Curtis, G. T. Constitutional 
 history of the U. S. v. 2. 1896. 
 
 [Speeches delivered in the Vir- 
 
 ginia convention for the ratification 
 of the federal constitution, June, 
 1788.] 226 
 
 (In Moore, F. American elo- 
 quence. V. 1. p. 127-144.) 
 
 Marshall, John. [Speeches delivered 
 in the Virginia convention for the 
 ratification of the federal consti- 
 tution, June 10th, 20th, 1788] 227 
 (In Moore, F. American elo- 
 quence. V. 2. p. 10-20.) 
 
 Mason, George. The objections of the 
 Hon. George Mason, to the pro- 
 posed foederal constitution. Ad- 
 dressed to the citizens of Virginia. 
 . . . Printed ty Thomas Nicholas 
 [in Richmond: 1787 or 8] folio, 
 broadside. 228 
 
 Reprinted in Ford's Pamphlets 
 on the constitution, p. 327-332. 
 
 Same. 228a
 
 378 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle of Dec. 5, 1787, copied 
 from the Virginia journal and 
 Alexandria advertiser.) 
 
 * [Monroe, James.] Observations up- 
 on the proposed plan of federal 
 government. With an attempt to 
 answer some of the principal ob- 
 jections that have been made to it. 
 By a native of Virginia. Peters- 
 burg, Printed by Hunter and Pren- 
 tis, 1788. 66, 2p. small 4to. 229 
 See note by P. L. Ford in his 
 Bibliography of the constitution in 
 the Appendix to Curtis' Constitu- 
 tional history of the U. S. v. 2. 
 1896. p. 740. 
 
 ♦[Montgomerj', James.]? Decius's 
 letters on the opposition to the 
 new constitution in Virginia, 1789. 
 Richmond: Printed by Aug. Davis. 
 134p. 8vo. 230 
 
 " 'Written by Dr. Montgomery, 
 except the dedication, which was by 
 John Nicholas, of Albemarle. Ms. 
 notes by John Nicholas.' Ms. note 
 by Jefferson, in his own copy now in 
 the Congressional library." 
 
 "This volume includes, not only 
 the Letters signed Decius, contri- 
 buted to the Virginia independent 
 chronicle, between December, 1788 
 and July, 1789, but also many 
 answers to the same, signed "Juve- 
 nal," "Philo Pat. Pat. Patria," "An- 
 ti Decius," "Honestus," and 
 others." 
 
 "It is a most scathing attack on 
 the anti-federalists of Virginia, 
 and especially, on their leader, 
 Patrick Henry. Perhaps nothing il- 
 lustrates, better the rarity and dif- 
 ficulty of finding the pamphlets of 
 this period than the fact that Mr. 
 Tyler, so well read in American 
 literature, has in his Life of Pat- 
 rick Henry, entirelj' overlooked 
 this most plain spoken laying bare 
 of the motives and actions of Hen- 
 ry, of which I have been able to 
 discover only a single (imperfect) 
 copy." 
 
 "I have been able to find nothing i 
 concerning Dr. Montgomery, except 
 that he was a member of the Vir- 
 ginia convention." P. L. Ford. 
 Pamphlets on the constitution. 
 1888. p. 415, 416. 
 
 "The authorship of Decius is in 
 doubt. See Ford's Pamphlets on 
 the constitution, 415-417. Mr. Jef- 
 ferson, in a note on his copy of a 
 
 collection of the letters and replies, 
 attributes Decius to Dr. Montgom- 
 ery, who, Mr. Ford thinks, was 
 James Montgomery, delegate from 
 Washington county in the Vir- 
 ginia convention. This gentleman, 
 however, voted with the anti-fed- 
 eralists. The author was doubtless 
 John Nicholas (Americanus), as 
 was supposed at the time, accord- 
 ing to Judge Roane. But as there 
 were two persons of that name, one 
 a son of Robert Carter Nicholas, 
 and the other, his cousin, there is 
 still a doubt as to the person. 
 From the character given of the 
 cousin, who lived in Albemarle 
 county, in Randall's Life of Jef- 
 ferson, it is very probable that he 
 wrote the letters. It is noteworthy 
 that Mr. Jefferson, though making 
 notes on this pamphlet, nowhere 
 seems to disapprove of the scurri- 
 lous attack. His copy is m the 
 Congressional library." Henry, W. 
 W. Patrick Henry, v. 2, p. 439. 
 
 Moore, J. S. The convention of 17 88. 
 An address delivered by J. Staun- 
 ton Moore at the Westmoreland 
 Club, Richmond, Va., to the So- 
 ciety of the sons of the American 
 revolution, Feb. 22, 1908. 38p. 
 23 cm. 2.31 
 
 Same. 232 
 
 (In Papers of the Southern his- 
 torical society. 1908. v. 36. p. 28- 
 73.) 
 
 ♦[Nicholas, John] Introduction ana 
 concise view of uecius's Letters, 
 with the title page, and the sub- 
 stance and contents of the whole 
 work, hereafter to be published at 
 full length in a volume. 
 
 Decius's Letters on the opposi- 
 tion to the federal convention, in 
 Virginia: written in 1788 and 
 1789. The third edition. With a 
 new introduction, and additional 
 pieces and notes, on the principles 
 and operation of party spirit since. 
 With an appendix, consisting of va- 
 rious interesting letters, etc. from 
 Washington, Jefferson, Madison 
 and other high characters, in sup- 
 port of the last letters; written in 
 1818. Richmond; published by 
 the author. Printed at the office of 
 the Virginia patriot, 1818. 48p. 
 8vo. 233
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 379 
 
 See note by Ford in his Pam- 
 phlets on the constitution, p. 417. 
 
 [Ordinance ratifying the constitu- 
 tion of the United States by the 
 convention, and followed by an 
 authentic copy of said constitu- 
 tion signed by Edmund Pendleton, 
 President]. 233a 
 
 Manuscript in Va. state library, 
 not paged. SScm. 
 
 P., P. The impartial examiner to 
 
 the free people of Virginia. Dec. 
 
 17, 1787. 234 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 
 chronicle. Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 
 
 5, 17S8.) 
 
 ♦Patrick Henry in the Virginia con- 
 vention, 178 8. 235 
 (In Magazine of American his- 
 tory. V. 27. p. 211, 212.) 
 
 Randolph, Edmund. A letter of his 
 Excellency Edmund Randolph, Es- 
 quire, on the federal constitution. 
 Richmond, October 10, 1787. 16p. 
 16mo. 23b 
 
 Reprinted in Ford's Pamphlets 
 on the constitution, p. 259-276. 
 
 Same. 238 
 
 (In the Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 2, 1788.) 
 
 [Speech delivered in the Vir- 
 ginia convention for the ratifrca- 
 tlon of the federal constitution. 
 June 6, 1788.] 239 
 (In Moore, F. American elo- 
 quence. V. 1. p. 165-173.) 
 
 The ratifications of the new foederal 
 constitution, together with the 
 amendments, proposed by the sev- 
 eral states. . . . Richmond; 
 Printed by Aug. Davis, 1788. 4, 
 32p. 12mo. Ford no. 148. 240 
 
 [Reply to a hint to the people called 
 Quakers in Virginia.] [By] One of 
 the people called Quakers in thfe 
 state of Virginia. 241 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. March 12, 1788.) 
 
 [Resolution of the] House of dele- 
 gates, 3 0th of November, 1787 
 [concerning pay of members of the 
 coming convention.] 242 
 
 (In The Virginia Independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 9, 1788.) 
 Same. 243 
 
 (In Journal of the House of dele- 
 gates, 1787. 1828. p. 77.) 
 
 [Roane, Spencer. Letter of a plain 
 dealer, accredited to Spencer 
 Roane, and printed in the Virginia 
 independent chronicle, February, 
 1788. 244 
 
 (Reprinted in Ford, P. L. Es- 
 says on the constitution of the U. 
 S. p. 385-392.) 
 
 Same. 245 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Feb. 13, 1788.) 
 
 (, 
 
 Scott, John, of Fauquier. Virginia 
 
 [and the adoption of the federal 
 
 constitution by the convention of 
 
 1788.] 246 
 
 (In his The lost principle; or the 
 
 sectional equilibrium ... by "Bar- 
 
 barossa." Richmond, Va., James 
 
 Woodhouse & Co., 1860. chapter 4. 
 
 p. 55-174.) 
 
 Senex. [Letter of] Senex [concern- 
 ing essays of Valerius and State 
 soldier.] Manchester, March 14, 
 1788. 247 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. March 19, 1788.) 
 
 Tamony. To the freeholders of 
 America. Virginia, Dec. 20, 17 87. 
 
 248 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 9, 1788.) 
 
 To the advocates for the new federal 
 constitution; and to their antag- 
 onists. [By] A true friend. Rich- 
 mond, Dec. 5, 1787. 249 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Dec. 12, 1787.) 
 
 To the inhabitants of Virginia. [By] 
 A true friend. 250 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Nov. 14, 1787.) 
 
 To the planters and farmers of Vir- 
 ginia. [By] An old planter. 251 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Feb. 20, 1788.) 
 
 Tyler, M. C. The battle in Virginia 
 over the new constitution [and] 
 the afterfight for amendments. 
 
 252
 
 380 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In his Patrick Henrj'. 189S. 
 Chapters IS, 19. p. 313-356.) 
 
 Valerius. To the honorable Richard 
 Henry Lee, member of congress 
 for the state of Virginia. Dec. 1787. 
 
 233 
 
 (In The Virginia independent 
 chronicle. Jan. 23, 1788.) 
 
 *A"arious extracts on the federal gov- 
 ernment, proposed by the conven- 
 tion held at Philadelphia. Rich- 
 mond, Printed by Augustine Davis. 
 c>Al). 16mo. 254 
 
 "Contains Tench Coxe's Letters 
 by an American citizen, two of 
 Samuel Bryan's Letters of Centinel, 
 Wilson's Speech, Lee's and Gerry's 
 Letters, Mason's Objections, and 
 Franklin's Speech." P. L. Ford in 
 Bibliography of constitution in Ap- 
 pendix to Curtis' Constitutional his- 
 tory of the U. S. V. 2. 1896. p. 746. 
 
 Virginia, to-wit: General assembly 
 begun and held at the capitol in 
 
 the city of Richmond on Monday 
 the fifteenth day of October, in the 
 year of our Lord, one thousand 
 seven hundred and eighty-seven. 
 An act concerning the convention 
 to be held in June next. Passed De- 
 cember 12th, 1787. Folio. Broad- 
 side. 255 
 
 Same. 256 
 
 (In Hening. v. 12. p. 462, 463.) 
 
 Washington, George. [Letter] to 
 James Madison [concerning fed- 
 eral constitution.] Oct 11, 1787. 
 
 257 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by W. C. 
 Ford. v. 11. p. 168-170.) 
 
 See also in v. 11, passim, let- 
 ters of 1788 referring to the Vir- 
 ginia convention. 
 
 Wirt, William. [Patrick Henry ia 
 
 the convention of 1788.] 259 
 
 (In his Sketches of life and 
 
 character of Patrick Henry. 1817. 
 
 Chapter 8. p. 263-311.) 
 
 convt:>;t'iox of 1829-30. 
 
 Met Oct. 5, 1829, Adjourned sine die Jan. 15, 1830. 
 
 An act concerning a convention. 
 Passed January 31, 1828. 260 
 
 (In Virginia Acts. 1827-28. p. 18- 
 20.) 
 
 An act to amend an act entitled "An 
 
 act to organize a convention." 
 
 Passed Feb. 12, 1830. 261 
 
 (In Virginia Acts. 1829-30. p. 12- 
 
 16.) 
 
 An act to organize a convention. Pass- 
 ed Feb. 10, 1829. 262 
 
 (In Virginia Acts. 1828-29. p. 17- 
 22.) 
 
 [Address to the people of Virginia 
 suggesting county meetings for the 
 purpose of choosing delegates to a 
 convention at Staunton Aug. 19.] 
 
 263 
 (In Enquirer. June 12, 1816. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Albemarle county. [Resolutions 
 adopted by convention meeting, 
 July 4, 1825.] From the Central 
 gazette. 264 
 
 (In Whig. July 
 fourths column.) 
 
 15, 1825. three- 
 
 Allen, Jolui. [Speech in the Senate 
 on the convention.] 265 
 
 (In Whig. Feb. 24, 1829. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Allen, Guy R. C. [Speech in the House 
 
 of delegates on the convention 
 
 till.] 2«r, 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 12, 1829. 2 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Ambler, C. H. The constitutional 
 convention of 182 9-30 367 
 
 (In his Sectionalism in Virginia, 
 1776-1861. p. 137-174.) 
 
 An amendment, proposed by the Sen- 
 ate to the bill, entitled, "an act 
 to amend an act, entitled, 'an act 
 to organize a convention.' " 6p. 268 
 Bound with Journal of House, 
 1829-30. 
 
 Amendments proposed to the bill, 
 "concerning a convention" [intro-
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 381 
 
 duced in the session of the House, 
 1826-27. 4p. 2G9 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1826-27, 
 
 Amicus. To the people of Virginia 
 [on the ratification of the consti- 
 tution.] no. 1, 2, 3. 270 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 2, 11, 20. 
 1830. 1, 1, 2 columns.) 
 
 Aristogiton. [Reply to essay in En- 
 quirer, May 20, by Mason of '76.] 
 
 271 
 
 (In Whig. June 3, 1825. 1 1/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Augusta county. Memorial of the 
 people of Augusta to the conven- 
 tion [claiming the attention of that 
 body to the existing slavery of 
 negroes in the state, and to some 
 constitutional provision for a sye- 
 tem of emancipation.] From the 
 Staunton spectator. 272 
 
 (In Whig. July 14, 1829. 1 1/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Bayley, Thomas M. Speech in the 
 
 House of delegates on engrossing 
 
 the convention bill. 273 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 28, 1829. 2% 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Berkeley county. [Resolutions of the 
 grand jury relative to a con- 
 vention.] 274 
 (In Whig. March 27, 1827. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Bernard, John H. Speech in the 
 Senate on the convention bill. 275 
 (In Enquirer. March 21, 1828. 
 3 columns.) 
 
 A bill concerning a convention; as 
 amended by the committee of the 
 whole house [introduced in the ses- 
 sion of the House, 1824-25.] 3p. 
 
 276 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1824-25. 
 
 A bill concerning a convention [in- 
 troduced in the House in the ses- 
 sion of 1827-28.] 277 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1827-28. 
 
 A bill concerning a convention [in- 
 troduced in session of House, 
 
 1826-27.] 3p. 
 
 Bound with Journal 
 House, 1826-27. 
 
 of 
 
 278 
 
 the 
 
 A bill concerning a convention [in- 
 troduced in the session of the 
 House, 1824-25.] 6p. 279 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1824-25. 
 
 A bill concerning a convention [In- 
 troduced in the session of the 
 House, 1825-26.] 3p. 280 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1825-26.) 
 
 A bill further to amend an act en- 
 titled "an act to organize a con- 
 vention." 4p. 281 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1829-30. 
 
 A bill, to organize a convention itn- 
 
 troduced in the session of the 
 
 House 1828-29.] 8p. 282 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Bill of rights, adopted June 12, 1776 
 [and] an amended constitution or 
 form of government for Virginia, 
 adopted Jan. 14, 1830. 7p. 283 
 (Doc. no. 13. Bound with Journal 
 of the House, 1829-30.) 
 
 *Bill of rtghts . . . adopted June 
 12th, 1776. An amended consti- 
 tution or form of government for 
 Virginia. Adopted January 14th, 
 1830. n. t. p. [1830?] 14p. 8vo. 
 
 283a 
 
 Blackburn, S. [Speech in the House 
 
 of delegates on the convention.] 
 
 284 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 1, 1817. 5 
 columns.) 
 
 Braxton, Carter M. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the con- 
 vention bill.] 285 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 13, 1829. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Ero\\Ti, John T. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the conven- 
 tion bill.] 286 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 31, 1829. 6% 
 columns.) 
 
 Burgess, Franklin. To the people of 
 Virginia [concerning the coneti-
 
 382 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 tution and necessity for revision.] 
 nos. 1, 2, 3. 287 
 
 (In Impartial observer, Rich- 
 mond. May 17, 24, June 7, 1806. 
 iVi, 1%, 11/^ columns.) 
 
 Oabell, J. C. Speech m the Senate on 
 the motion to graduate the repre- 
 sentation in convention, by sena- 
 torial districts. 288 
 (In Whig. March 4, 5, 6, 1829. 
 2, 1%, IVi columns.) 
 
 Call of a convention. [Debate] in the 
 House of delegates, Jan. 20, 1S06. 
 
 289 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 28, Feb. 1, 
 1806. 4, 4 columns.) 
 
 Contains speeches in part of 
 Messers Ball, W. A. Burwell, 
 Thomas Randolph (of Amelia), 
 Robertson, C. R.. Mallory, Wm. Ay- 
 lett, and Gen. Minor. Mr. Aylett's 
 speech is corrected in the issue of 
 the 4th of February. 
 
 Carter, Charles S. Speech in they 
 House of delegates on a conven-^ 
 tion. 290 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 21, 1826. 21/2 
 columns.) 
 
 Chandler, J. A. C. The fight over 
 representation in the convention of 
 1829-30. 291 
 
 (In his Representation in Vir- 
 ginia, p. 32-44.) 
 
 -The struggle for equalizing rep- 
 
 resentation [preceding the conven- 
 tion of 1829-30.] 293 
 (In his Representation in Vir- 
 ginia, p. 20-31.) 
 
 Charles City county. Resolutions 
 [adopted Sep. 15, 1825.] 294 
 
 (In Whig. Sep. 20, 1825. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Charlotte county. [Resolutions, Feb. 
 24, 1827, relative to a convention.] 
 
 295 
 (In Whig. March 6, 1827. V* col- 
 umn. 
 
 Chesterfield county. Resolutions [on 
 the Staunton convention of 1825.] 
 
 296 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 13, 1825. one- 
 third column.) 
 
 A citizen. An examination of the newj 
 constitution and a comparison of 
 it with the old. nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 30, Feb. 2, 4, 
 6, 9, 1830. 2, 11/2, 2, 2, 2 Ya col- 
 umns.) 
 
 297 
 Citizen. Proposition for a military 
 arrangement of the right of suf- 
 frage [addressed to Chief Justice 
 Marshall.] 298 
 
 (In Whig. Sept. 11, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns. ) 
 
 Citizen of Buckingham county. The 
 
 new constitution earnestly recom- 
 mended to the good people of Vir- 
 ginia. 299 
 (In Enquirer. March 19, 1830. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Citizen of Caroline district. To the 
 
 non-freeholders in Caroline, Han- 
 over, King William, King and 
 Queen, and Essex. 300 
 
 (In Whig. April 1, 1829. IVi col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Colston, Edward. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on a conven- 
 tion.] 301 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 25, 1817. 3 V^ 
 columns.) 
 
 A confederate. [Reply to Mason of 
 
 '76.] 30a 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 9. 16, 1825. 
 2, 1% columns.) 
 
 Constitution and convention of 1829- 
 30. 303 
 
 (In Niles register. 4th series, v. 
 1. (v. 37) p. 380-385.) 
 
 Constitution of Virginia. [Proceed^ 
 
 ings of House of delegates in re-r 
 
 gard to calling a convention.] 304 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 31, 1811. 2 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Constitution of Virginia adopted by 
 the convention of 1829-3 0. En- 
 rolled copy on parchment. In Va. 
 state library. 304a 
 
 The convention [of Virginia of 1829- 
 30.] 305 
 
 (In Virginia literary museum. 
 1829-30. v. 1, no. 22, p. 337-340?; 
 no. 25, p. 398-400; no. 26, p. 414- 
 416; no. 27, p. 429-432; no. 28, p.
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 383 
 
 443-447; no. 29, p. 460-464; no. 30, I I^emoci'itus. [For a convention.] nos. 
 p. 475-479; no. 31, p. 508-511; no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 313 
 
 32, p. 523-525; no. 34, p. 537-542; 1 (in Richmond enquirer. Dec. 18, 
 
 no. 35, p. 556-559; no. 36, p. 571- 
 575; no. 37, p. 585-590.) 
 
 [Cooke, John R. An earnest appeal 
 to the friends of reform in the 
 legislature of Virginia. Parts 1, 2. 
 
 306 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 8, 10, 1829. 
 2%, 3 columns.) 
 
 -Same. 
 
 306a 
 
 (In Whig. Jan 2, 1829.) 
 
 "The Winchester republican of 
 the 2d states that 'this pamphlet 
 was issued from this press last week 
 and written by a citizen of Win- 
 chester.' Public opinion has fixed 
 it upon Mr. John R. Cooke." En- 
 quirer. 
 
 [Letter giving views on ques- 
 tions to be discussed in the con- 
 vention.] 307 
 (In Whig-. April 10, 1829, % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 To the people of Frederick and 
 
 Jefferson counties, in Virginia 
 [explaining his course in the con- 
 vention.] From the Winchester re- 
 publican, nos. 1, 2, 4. 308 
 (In Enquirer. Feb 2, 13, April 2, 
 1830. %, ^Vz, 71/2 columns.) 
 
 Dade, Lav.Tence T. Argument in the 
 
 Senate in support of the passage of 
 
 the convention bill. 309 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 1, 4, 1828. 
 
 1%, 2 columns.) 
 
 Argument in the Senate [on the 
 
 convention bill.] 310 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 21, 1829. 3% 
 columns.) 
 
 Daniel, William. Reply to a com- 
 munication addressed to him on 
 the convention. 311 
 
 (In Whig. April 21, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Democrat. The constitutional charts 
 again [a criticism.] 312 
 
 (In Whig. Oct. 27, 1829. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 The charts were prepared by 
 James M. Garnett. 
 
 21, 23, 31, 1824, Jan. 13, 1825. 2, 2, 
 IV2, IVz, 11/2 columns.) 
 
 Doddridge, Philip. Amendment in- 
 tenaod to be offered by Mr. Dodd- 
 ridge to the bill, "To organize a 
 convention" [in the session of the 
 House, 1828-29.] 4p. 314 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Further amendments by Mr. 
 
 Doddridge to the bill, "To organize 
 a convention" [introduced in the 
 session of the House, 1828-29.] 2p. 
 
 315 
 Bound with Journal of the House, 
 1828-29. 
 
 The late convention. 316 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 26, 1830. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 Reply to Mr. Cooke's fourth let- 
 ter. From the Constitutional 
 Whig. 317 
 (In Enquirer. April 20, 1830. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Reply to the speeches of Messrs 
 
 Old and Miller of Powhatan, and 
 
 Mr. Parker of Northampton. 318 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 5, 1829. 2% 
 columns.) 
 
 [Speech in the House of delegates 
 
 on a convention.] 319 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 23, 1817. 3% 
 columns.) 
 
 [Speech on the convention bih 
 
 in the House of delegates.] 320 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 8, 1829. 3% 
 columns.) 
 
 Dromgoole, George O. [Speech on the 
 convention bill in the Senate.] 321 
 (In Enquirer. March 11, 14, 1828. 
 4, 4 columns.) 
 
 Substance of speech in the Sen- 
 ate on organizing a conventiou. 
 
 32a 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 3, 7, 10, 
 1829. 21/2, 2, 4 columns.) 
 
 DuncaiK John B. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the con- 
 vention bill.] 323
 
 384 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 14, 1829. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 [Editorial on] Jack Randolph, [and 
 his views on the convention.] 324 
 (In Vv^hig. May 11, 1824. IVa col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Editorial upon the forthcoming 
 Staunton convention of 1816.] 325 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 7, 1816. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Eppes, Richard. Letter accepting 
 nomination as delegate to con- 
 vention. 326 
 (In Whig. April 25, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Speech in the House of dele- 
 gates on the convention.] 327 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 15. 1827. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 [An essay for the] Virginia legisla- 
 ture [advocating the extension of 
 suffrage.] From the Petersburg 
 republican. 328 
 
 (In Impartial observer, Rich- 
 mond. Dec. 1, 1806. 1% columns.) 
 
 Essex coimty. Essex and King and 
 Queen memorial [to the conven- 
 tion.] 339 
 (In Whig. Aug. 4, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Proceedings of freeholders ano 
 
 non-freeholdiers of Essex county 
 on subject of a convention.] 330 
 (In Whig. May 25, 1829. 1 1/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Fairfax. [Reply to seventy-six.] From 
 the Alexandria herald. 331 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 23, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Fauquier county. [Resolutions of 
 people of Fauquier relative to a 
 convention.] 332 
 
 (In Whig. May 15, 1827. 1 1/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Fltzhug'h, W. H. Amendment, in- 
 tended to be offered to the bill "To 
 organize a convention" [in the ses- 
 sion of the House, 1828-29.] Ip. 
 
 333 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Amendment, offered to Mr. Ter- 
 
 rill's amendment to the bill, "To 
 organize a convention" [in session 
 of House, 1828-29.] Ip. 334 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 [Speech in the House of delfr 
 
 gates on the convention bill.] 335 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 29, 1829. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Frederick county. [Resolutions, 
 March 5, 1827, relative to a con- 
 vention.] 336 
 (In Whig. March 14, 1827. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Friend of human rights. The pro- 
 posed convention at Staunton. Re- 
 published from the Winchester re- 
 publican of June 3. 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 17, 1825. 3 
 columns.) 
 — — Same. 337 
 
 (In Whig. June 17, 1825. 21/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Friend of reform. [Reply to Mason, 
 
 of '76.] 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 12, 1825. 2 
 
 columns.) 
 Same. 338 
 
 (In Whig. July 8, 1825.) 
 
 Garnett, James Mercer. Constitu- 
 tional charts, or comparative views 
 of the legislative, executive, and 
 judiciary departments, in the con- 
 stitutions of all the states in the 
 Union, including that of the United 
 States. With an appendix. Rich- 
 mond: Printed and published by 
 Thomas W. White, 1829. 64p. 
 2 8 cm. 339 
 
 Dedicated to the people of Vir- 
 ginia. Compiled for use as an aid 
 to members of the convention of 
 1829-30. See Appendix for sugges- 
 tions and observations on constitu- 
 tion of Virginia. 
 
 [Letter in answer to request for 
 
 him to declare the fundamental 
 principles which he is for laying 
 down for our future government.] 
 
 340 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 17, 1829. 8 
 columns.)
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 385 
 
 * A reply to the inquiries of a^ 
 
 freeholder ... on the subject of 
 the convention: soliciting the sev- 
 eral persons ... to declare "The 
 fundamental principles which they 
 are for laying down for our fu- 
 ture government." Richmond: T. 
 W. White, 1829. 12p. 8vo. 341 
 
 Title from Sabin. There is no 
 copy of this in the Virginia stata 
 library. Apparently it is the article 
 in the Enquirer of April 17, 1829, 
 printed in pamphlet form. 
 
 Giles, William B. Address to the 
 executive committee [of the con- 
 vention.] Oct. 17, 1829. 343 
 (In Enquirer. Oct. 24, 1829. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 The bill, "concerning a conven- 
 
 tion," having been engrossed for a 
 third reading, by ayes and noes, 
 . . . upon the question "Shall this 
 bill pass?" Mr. Giles rose and de- 
 livered the following speech. House 
 of delegates, Jan. 26, 1827. Colo- 
 phon: T. W. White Printer, oppo- 
 site the Bell Taveih. 28p. 21% cm 
 
 343 
 
 Copy in Virginia state library 
 
 bound in Political miscellanies, 
 
 compiled by William B. Giles. 
 
 [1828] 
 
 General reflections upon the 
 
 proposition for calling a conven- 
 tion to amend the constitution of 
 Virginia at this time. [nos. 1-7. j 
 
 344 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 15, 16, 20, 
 March 14, 18, 25. 28, 1817. 6, 4, 4, 4, 
 3, 3, 7 columns.) 
 
 Speech in the House of delegates 
 
 on the convention bill. 345 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 1, 3, 1827. 
 7, 4 columns.) 
 
 Giles cotmty. [Resolutions adopted by 
 citizens disapproving of the con- 
 stitution.] 346 
 (In Enquirer. April 13, 1830. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Gordon, A. C. William F. Gordon in 
 the constitutional convention of 
 1829-30. The distinction of its 
 membership. Advocacy of the 
 white basis. Randolph of Roan- 
 oke. 347 
 
 (In his William Fitzhugh Gor- 
 don, p. 152-181.) 
 
 Gordon, W. F. Mr. Gordon's amende 
 ment to a bill, "To organize a con- 
 vention [introduced in the session 
 of the House, 1828-29.] Ip. 28cm. 
 
 348 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Grayson, pseud. [On a] convention^ 
 nos. 1, 2. 349 
 
 (In Whig. May 3, 6, 1825. IVa, 
 1% columns.) 
 
 Greenbrier county. [Address and res- 
 olutions of citizens relative to a 
 convention.] 350j 
 
 (In Whig. May 1, 1827. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Gregory, Thomas W. S. [Speech ln> 
 the House of delegates in reply ten 
 Mr. Gordon.] 351 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 7, 1829. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Grigsby, Hugh B. The Virginia con- 
 vention of 182 9-30. A discourse 
 delivered before the Virginia his- 
 torical society. At their annual 
 meeting, held in the Athenaeum in 
 the city of Richmond, December 
 15th, 1853. By Hugh B. Grigsby. 
 Published by the society. Ridh- 
 mond, Macfarlane and Fergusson, 
 1854. 104p. 21cm. 352 
 
 Same. 352a 
 
 (In the Virginia historical re- 
 porter. 1854. v. 1. part 1. p. 15- 
 116.) 
 
 Halifax county. Proceedings of a 
 meeting of non-freeholders and 
 freeholders at Halifax Court 
 House, concerning the convention, 
 March 26, 1829.] 353 
 
 (In Whig. April 6, 1829. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Hampshire county. [Resolutions of 
 freeholders relative to a conven- 
 tion.] 354 
 (In Whig. May 11, 1827. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Henderson, Richard H. Letter on 
 
 the convention. 355 
 
 (In Whig. May 6, 1829. % col- 
 umn.)
 
 )86 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Convention at Staunton. To the 
 
 editors of the Alexandria gazette. 
 Leesburg, May 21, 1825. 356 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 10, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Hortensius. To the legislature ot 
 Virginia [on the convention.] 35'i 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 27, 1828. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Irvine, Edmund. Speech on the con- 
 vention in the House of delegates. 
 
 35a 
 
 (In Whig. Dec. 19, 1826. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archi- 
 bald Stuart [concerning the re. 
 vision of the constitution.] Dec. 
 23, 1791. 359 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. v. 5. p. 408-411.) 
 
 Letter to Archibald Stuart [in 
 
 regard to the amendment of the 
 constitution.] Sep. 9, 1792. 360 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. V. 6. p. 110.) 
 
 Letter to Jeremiah Moor [con-' 
 
 cerning the constitution.] Aug. 14, 
 1800. 361 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. V. 7. p. 453-456.) 
 
 Letter to John Hampden Pleas- 
 ants [stating his opinion on thei 
 proposition to call a convention I 
 for amending the constitution.] 
 April 19, 1824. 362! 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. v. 10. p. 302-304.) 
 
 Same. 362a 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 27, 1824.) 
 
 Letter to Samuel Kercheval [In 
 
 regard to amendment of constitu- 
 tion.] July 12, 1816. 363 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L,. 
 Ford. v. 10. p. 37-45.) 
 
 In this letter Jefferson acknowl- 
 edges the receipt of "the copy of 
 letters on the calling a convention, 
 In which you are pleased to ask my 
 opinion. . . . On that point, then, I 
 am entirely in sentiment with your 
 letters; and only lament that a 
 copyright of your pamphlet pre- 
 vents their appearance in the news- 
 papers." 
 
 See also letters of Sep. 5, 1816, 
 and Oct. 8, 1816 to Kercheval in 
 regard to the letter Jefferson wrote 
 him on July 12, 1816. (In Jeffer- 
 son's Writings. Ed. by P. L. Ford. 
 V. 10. p. 45, 47.) 
 
 See also letter of Sep. 5, 1824 to 
 Kercheval in regard to the publica- 
 tion of the letter of July 12, 1816. 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. Ford. 
 V. 10. p. 319.) 
 
 The letters of July 12, 1816, and 
 Sep. 5, 1816, were printed in the 
 Richmond enquirer, Dec. 5, 1826, 
 preceded by a note from Kercheval. 
 
 See no. 372 in this list. 
 
 Notes for a constitution [of 
 
 Virginia.] 364 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. V. 6. p. 520, 521.) 
 
 "These rough notes are without 
 date, but the paper is watermarked 
 1794" Note by P. L. Ford. p. 520. 
 
 Particular instances whereby 
 
 the general assembly have shown 
 that they considered the constitu- 
 tion subject to be altered by the 
 legislature for the time being. 
 [1786.] 365 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. V. 4. p. 157, 158.) 
 
 Proposed constitution for Vir- 
 ginia. [June, 1783.] 366 
 (In his Writings. Ed. by P. L. 
 Ford. V. 3. p. 320-333.) 
 
 "Jefferson's dislike of the Vir- 
 ginia constitution of 1776 has al- 
 ready (v. 2. p. 7) been alluded to. 
 From its adoption he was always 
 endeavoring to obtain a convention 
 to frame a new one, and on his 
 spending a day in Richmond at the 
 opening of the spring session of the 
 legislature, in 1783, he found such 
 a convention a subject of discussion. 
 He wrote Madison the day after 
 this visit (May 7, 178?!): 'All the 
 powers of his [Thomson Mason] 
 mind seem at present concentrated 
 in one single object, the producing 
 of a convention to new model the 
 constitution. This is a subject much 
 agitated, and seems the only one 
 they will have to amuse themselves 
 with, till they shall receive your 
 [Congress] propositions.' Suppos- 
 ing from this informal talk, that 
 such a convention would be ordered, 
 Jefferson drafted this proposed 
 constitution some time between 
 May 7th and June 17 th. On the lat-
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 387 
 
 ter date he wrote Madison: 'A 
 convention for the amendment of 
 our constitution having been much 
 the subject of conversation for 
 some time, I have turned my 
 thoughts to the amendments neces- 
 sary. The result I enclose you.' No 
 convention was, however, called. 
 Jefferson in 17 SG, while in Paris, 
 printed this constitution in pamph- 
 let form. The title of this edition 
 was Draught of a fundamental con- 
 stitution for the commonwealth of 
 Virginia (8vo. 14p.) This Jefferson 
 bound up with his Notes on Vir- 
 ginia, as an appendix, prefaced by 
 the following statement: 'In the 
 summer of the year 1783, it was ex- 
 pected that the assembly of Vir- 
 ginia would call a convention for 
 the establishment of a constitution. 
 The following draught of a funda- 
 mental constitution for the com- 
 monwealth of Virginia was then 
 prepared, with a design of being 
 proposed in such convention, had it 
 taken place.' cf. Madison's Letters. 
 V. 1, p. 8 0, 87." Note by P. L. Ford, 
 p. 320, 321. 
 
 Jeter, J. B. Convention of 1829-30. 
 
 (In his Recollections of a long 
 
 life. p. 168-172.) 366a 
 
 Same 366b 
 
 (In Times. April 28, 1901. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 John Randolph. An examination of 
 his letter and notes to Chapman 
 Johnson, on the subject of a con- 
 vention. 367 
 (In Whig. May 14, 1824. l^^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Journals, acts and proceedings, of a 
 general convention of the common^ 
 wealth of Virginia, assembled in 
 Richmond, on Monday, the fifth 
 day of October, in the year of our 
 Lord one thousand eight hundred 
 and twenty-nine. Richmond, 
 
 Printed by Thomas Ritchie, 1829. 
 302, 187, 8p. 23cm. 368 
 
 The list of documents (187 
 pages) added to the Journal is as 
 follows: 1. Report by Madison, from 
 the committee of 24. 2. Bill of 
 rights, adopted June 12, 1776. 3. 
 Constitution of Virginia, adopted 
 June 29, 1776. 4. Rules of proceed- 
 ings of the convention. 5. An act 
 to organize a convention. Passed 
 Feb. 10th, 1829. 6. A statement of 
 the number of persons in each 
 
 county and corporate town, charged 
 with state tax for 1828, on moveable 
 property. 7. A statement of the 
 number of persons in each county, 
 who are charged on the land books 
 of 1828, with taxes on a quantity 
 of land not less than 25 acres, or 
 on a lot, or part of a lot in a town 
 established by law. 8. A statement 
 showing the area of each county, 
 ascertained by reducing the square 
 miles in Boye's map, into acres; 
 and also the number of acres as- 
 sessed in each county, by the prin- 
 cipal assessors, under the act of 
 March, 1819; arranged into dis- 
 tricts. 9. A tabular statement, show- 
 ing the free white, free colored, 
 slave and total population in each 
 county, according to the census of 
 1790, 1800, 1810 and 1820. 10. 
 Report of the judicial committee, 
 Oct. 20, 1829. 11. Report of the 
 executive committee, Oct. 20, 1829. 
 12. Proposition [concerning the ex- 
 ecutive department] submitted by 
 Mr. Powell. 13. Proposition [con- 
 cerning the executive department] 
 submitted by Mr. Morgan. 14. Pro- 
 position [concerning the 9th, 10th 
 & 11th sections of the present con- 
 stitution] submitted by Mr. Nicho- 
 las. 15. A statement showing the 
 amount of revenue tax assessed in 
 the several counties and corpora- 
 tions, for 1828, specifying the pro- 
 portions thereof derived from the 
 several subjects of taxation, and the 
 amount paid into the treasury, af- 
 ter allowing commissions and in- 
 solvencies; the whole arranged into 
 districts. 16. Report of the com- 
 mittee on the bill of rights. 17. 
 Proposition [concerning suffrage] 
 submitted by Mr. Taylor. 18. Re- 
 port of the legislative committee. 
 19. Report of the executive com- 
 mittee. 20. Report of the judicial 
 committee. 21. Report of commit- 
 tee on Bill of rights, Oct. 19. 1829. 
 22. Report of the committee on Bill 
 of rights, Oct. 22d, 1829. 23. Pro- 
 position submitted by Mr. Fitzhugh. 
 
 24. Proposition [concerning suf- 
 frage] submitted by Mr. Taylor. 
 
 25. Proposition [concerning suf- 
 frage] submitted by Mr. Claytor. 
 
 26. Proposition [concerning suf- 
 frage] submitted by Mr. Campbell. 
 
 27. Proposition [concerning the ex- 
 ecutive department] submitted by 
 Mr. Powell. 28. Proposition [con- 
 cerning the executive department] 
 submitted by Mr. Morgan. 29. Pro- 
 position [concerning the 9th, 10th 
 & 11th sections of the present con-
 
 388 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 stitution] submitted by Mr. Nicho- 
 las. 30. Proposition, substitute for 
 the 1st, 5th and 6th resolutions of 
 the report of the judicial commit- 
 tee, submitted by Mr. Campbell. 
 31. A statement of the white and 
 slave tythables of each county, 
 in 1800, 1810, 1820 and 1829, to- 
 gether with the white and slave 
 population for 1829 so far as the 
 same can be deduced by a compari- 
 son of the tythables of 1820, and 
 the population of that year, ar- 
 ranged into districts. 32. Amend- 
 ment proposed by Mr. Pleasants, 
 to the fourth resolution of the leg- 
 islative committee. Substitute pro- 
 posed by Mr. Scott, for Mr. Pleas- 
 ants's amendment. 33. Amendment 
 proposed by Mr. Gordon, to report 
 of the legislative committee. Amend- 
 ment proposed by Mr. Doddridge 
 to second resolution of the legisla- 
 tive committee. 34. Resolutions 
 [concerning taxes on lands, slaves 
 and horses] proposed by Mr. Mer- 
 cer. 34. Amended report of the leg- 
 islative committee. 35. Amendment 
 proposed by Mr. Leigh to 1st reso- 
 lution of legislative committee. 
 Amendm.ent proposed by Mr. Dodd- 
 ridge to second resolution of legis- 
 lative committee. Amendment pro- 
 posed by Mr. Leigh to third resolu- 
 tion of legislative committee. 
 Amendment proposed by Mr. Stan- 
 ard to amendment offered by Mr. 
 Leigh. Amendment proposed by 
 Mr. Wilson to 3d resolution of leg- 
 islative committee. Amendment 
 proposed by Mr. Campbell to 3d 
 resolution of legislative committee. 
 Amendment proposed by Mr. Sum- 
 mers to 3d resolution of legislative 
 committee. Amendment proposed 
 by Mr. Cooke to 3d resolution of 
 the legislative committee. Amend- 
 ment proposed by Mr. Doddridge to 
 3d resolution of legislative commit- 
 tee. Amendment proposed by Mr. 
 Pleasants to 4th resolution of the 
 legislative committee. Amendment 
 proposed by Mr. Scott to 4th resolu- 
 tion of legislative committee. 
 Amendment proposed by Mr. Dodd- 
 ridge to 4th resolution of the legis- 
 lative committee. Amendment pro- 
 posed by Mr. Gordon to Report of 
 the legislative committee. Amend- 
 ment proposed by Mr. Brodnax to 
 9th resolution of legislative com- 
 mittee. Resolution proposed by Mr. 
 Mercer Iconcerning taxes on lands. 
 slaves and horses]. 36. Report of 
 the executive committee, Oct. 20, 
 1829. 37. Report of the judicial 
 
 committee, Oct. 20, 1829. 38. Re- 
 port of the committee on the Bill 
 of rights, Oct. 19th, 1829. 39. Re- 
 port of the committee on the Bill 
 of rights, Oct. 22nd, 1829. 40. Pro- 
 position submitted by Mr. Fitzhugh, 
 Oct. 24th, 1829. 41. Proposition 
 [concerning suffrage] submitted by 
 Mr. Taylor. 42. Proposition [con- 
 cerning suffrage] submitted by Mr. 
 Claytor. 43. Proposition [concern- 
 ing the executive department] sub- 
 mitted by Mr. Powell. 44. Proposi- 
 tion [concerning the executive de- 
 partment] submitted by Mr. Mor- 
 gan. 45. Proposition [concerning 
 the 9th, 10th and 11th sections of 
 the present constitution] submitted 
 by Mr. Nicholas. 46. Proposition, 
 substitute for the 1st, 5th and 6th 
 resolutions of the report of the ju- 
 dicial committee, submitted by Mr. 
 Campbell. 47. Proposition [con- 
 cerning the House of Delegates] 
 submitted by Mr. Upshur. 4 8. Pro- 
 position [concerning representation 
 in the House of Delegates] sub- 
 mitted by Mr. Leigh. 49. Proposi- 
 tion [concerning the legislative de- 
 partment] submitted by Mr. Cooke. 
 50. Proposition submitted by Mr. 
 Campbell, Nov. 30th, 1829. 51. Cal- 
 culation submitted by Mr. Marshall 
 [concerning Mr. Leigh's plan]. 
 52. Proposition [concerning a Board 
 of police] submitted by Mr. Sum- 
 mers. 53, 54, Proposition [concern- 
 ing representation in the Senate and 
 House of Delegates] submitted by 
 Mr. Gordon. 55. Report of the 
 legislative committee, as amended 
 in committee of the whole. 56. Re- 
 port of the executive committee, 
 as amended in committee of the 
 whole. 57. Report of the judicial 
 committee as amended in commit- 
 tee of the whole. 58. Report of the 
 committee on the Bill of rights as 
 amended in committee of the v/hole 
 Report of the committee of the 
 whole, Dec. 15, 1829. 59. Proposi- 
 tion [concerning the House of 
 Delegates] submitted by Mr. Leigh. 
 60. Amendment [concerning assess- 
 ment and reapportionment] offered 
 by Mr. Cooke. 61. Amendment to 
 second resolution of legislative 
 committee offered by Mr. Stuart. 
 62. Resolutions [concerning the ex- 
 ecutive department] proposed by 
 Mr. Henderson. 63. Resolutions 
 [concerning the Senate and the 
 House of Delegates] submitted by 
 Mr. Neale. 64. Resolutions [con- 
 cerning the judicial department] 
 moved by Mr. Cooke. 65. Resolu-
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 389 
 
 tion [concerning resolutions] sub- ] 
 mitted by Mr. Doddridge. 66. Re- ' 
 solution [concerning education] 
 submitted by Mr. Campbell. 67. 
 Resolution [concerning duelling] 
 submitted by Mr. Stuart. 68. Re- 
 solutions adopted by the convention. 
 
 69. [Report of the select commit- 
 tee on an amended constitution]. 
 
 70. [Report of the select commit- 
 tee on an amended constitution]. 
 
 71. Proposition, a motion to amend 
 the draft of a constitution, sub- 
 mitted by Mr. Cooke. 72. Proposi- 
 tion, a motion to strike out 30th 
 section of the draft of a constitu- 
 tion, submitted by Mr. Cooke. 73. 
 Additional article [concerning 
 banking]. 74. Apportionment sub- 
 mitted by the select committee, Jan. 
 7th, 1830. 75. Amended constitu- 
 tion, Jan. 11, 1830. 76. Proposition 
 [concerning reapportionment] sub- 
 mitted by Mr. Madison. — Bill of 
 Rights. Constitution as adopted 
 Jan. 14, 1830. 8p. 
 
 Joynes, Thomas R. Letter to Major 
 Oliver Logan, in regard to the con- 
 vention. 369 
 (In Whig. April 16, 1829. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 -Speech 
 
 . Nov. 5, 1829, up- 
 on the basis of representation. 2d 
 ed. '29. 21p. 3vo. 370 
 
 Kanawha county. [Resolutions of 
 citizens relative to a convention.] 
 
 371 
 (In Whig. April 27, 1827. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 *[KerchevaI, SamueL] LetteTrs ad- 
 dressed to the people of Virginia 
 showing the necessity of immedi- 
 ately calling a convention for the 
 revision and amendment of our 
 state constitution. By Henry Tomp- 
 kinson, a citizen of Virginia. J. 
 Foster, Printer, Winchester. 1816. 
 
 373 
 
 See no. 363 in this list. 
 
 Lanier, James. Sketch of remarks 
 made to the people of Pittsylvania, 
 at their late election, on the sub- 
 ject of a convention. 373 
 (In Whig. May 18, 1824. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Leigh, B. W. Letter to Whig, ex- 
 
 plaining his remarks in Richmond 
 convention meeting. April 13, 
 1824. 374 
 
 (In Whig. April 16, 1824. 1 Vg 
 columns.) 
 
 [On the convention.] By Mason 
 
 of '76. 375 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 28, 1825. 4^^ 
 columns.) 
 
 [On the proposed Staunton con- 
 vention.] By Mason of '76. 376 
 (In Enquirer. July 5, 1825. % 
 column.) 
 
 Proposed convention at Staun- 
 ton. By Mason of '76. 377 
 (In Enquirer. May 20, 1825. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 Reply to Freeman of 1825. By 
 
 Mason of '76. 378 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 21, 1825. 2 1^ 
 columns.) 
 
 "The two papers I have lately 
 published . . . have drawn forth an 
 answer from Mr. Mercer, under the 
 signature of A freeman of 1825." 
 
 [Reply to Freeman of 1825 on 
 
 the proposed Staunton conven- 
 tion.] By Mason of '76. 379 
 (In Enquirer. July 19, 1825. 4% 
 columns.) 
 
 -[Reply to Friend of reform in 
 
 regard to proposed Staunton con- 
 vention.] By Mason of '76. 380 
 (In Enquirer. July 15, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 -Substitute intended to be offer- 
 
 ed to the next meeting of the citi- 
 zens of Richmond, on the subject 
 of a convention, in lieu of the re- 
 port of the committee. By Wat- 
 kins Leigh. Richmond, Printed 
 by Shepherd & Pollard, 1824. 25p. 
 2 11/^ cm. 381 
 
 -Same. 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 30, May 4, 
 1824.) 
 
 Same. 
 
 (In Whig. May 4, May 7, 1824.) 
 
 [Letters] To Alfred H. Powell, John 
 R. Cooke, and H. S. G. Tucker 
 [with the reply from each.] From 
 the Winchester Virginian. 382
 
 390 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 10, 1829. 3 1^ 
 columns.) 
 
 [Letters] to the members of the Vir- 
 ginia legislature [on the subject 
 of a convention.] nos. 1-5. 383 
 
 (In Enquirer. Sep. 7, 14, 25, Oct. 
 2, 12, 1816. 2, 2, iy2, IVz, 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Loudoun county. [Circular |from] 
 
 the committee appointed by the 
 freeholders of the county of Lou- 
 doun to the friends of a convention 
 in the several counties of Virginia 
 [inviting delegates to a convention 
 in Staunton, July 25.] [The reso- 
 lutions adopted, prior to the open- 
 ing of the polls, for the county of 
 Loudoun, April 11, 1825.] 384 
 
 (In Whig. May 13, 1825. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Memorial of the freeholders to 
 
 the general assembly of Virginia 
 [on the subject of a convention.] 
 
 385 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 18, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Resolutions adopted by the free- 
 holders, June 14, 1824. From the 
 Genius of liberty, June 21, 1824. 
 
 386 
 (In Whig. June 14, 1825. V^ col- 
 umn.) 
 
 [Resolutions of citizens, March 
 
 12, 1827, relative to a convention.] 
 
 38T 
 (In Whig. March 27, 1827. % 
 column.) 
 
 Lowlander. [On the proposed re- 
 vision of the constitution.] 388 
 (In Enquirer. July 20, Aug. 14, 
 1816. 2, 3 columns.) 
 
 McOan^ish, Robert. [Address] to 
 freeholders of Henrico, Charles 
 City, New Kent, James City, York, 
 Warwick, Elizabeth City, and 
 cities of Richmond and Williams- 
 burg. [Signed] Robert McCandlish, 
 Robert P. Waller. March 30, 1829. 
 
 389 
 (In Whig. April 3, 1829. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Macrae, George W. Remarks in the 
 House of delegates pending the 
 
 consideration of Mr. Upshur's 
 amendments. 390 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 6, 1827. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Madison, James. Notes of speech on 
 proposed amendment to the consti- 
 tution of Virginia. June, 1784. 391 
 (In his Writings. Ed. By Hunt. 
 V. 2. p. 54, 55.) 
 
 Speech in the Virginia constitu- 
 
 tional convention [of 1829-30.] 
 
 392! 
 
 (In his Writings. Ed. By Hunt, 
 v. 9. p. 358-364.) See also note p. 
 358, 
 
 Matdlius. [On the revision of the 
 
 constitution.] 393 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 8, 1825. li^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Marshall, Thomas. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on a conven- 
 tion.] 394 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 30, 1817. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Mason, J. M. Amendment offered 
 by Mr. Mason of Frederick, to the 
 bill, To organize a convention [in 
 session of House, 1828-29.] Ip. 
 
 395 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 [Speech in the House of dele- 
 gates on the convention.] 396 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 6, 1829. 1 
 column.) 
 
 -[Speech in the House of dele- 
 
 gates on the convention bill.] 397 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 15, 1829. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Meg^fiTinson, Joseph C. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the conven- 
 tion bill.] 398 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 3, 1829. 2% 
 columns.) 
 
 [Memorial presented by Mr. Perrow 
 to the Staunton convention of 1825 
 for submission to the General as- 
 sembly of Virginia.] 399 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 13, 1825. % 
 column.) 
 
 Mercer, C. F. Convention. [Reply to 
 Mason of '76.] 400
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 391 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 15, 1825. 8 
 columns.) 
 
 "Such as they are, since Mr. 
 Benjamin Watkins Leigh lays a 
 claim, which nobody will now dis- 
 pute, to these extraordinary produc- 
 tions, they may be thought, by 
 those who know him, to merit the 
 notice of "A freeman of 1825," 
 whom Mr. Leigh, with what de- 
 corum the public may determine, 
 declares to be Mr. Mercer, already 
 known, as the author of the late 
 Loudoun Resolutions and Address" 
 2d paragraph. 
 
 -[Reply to Mason of '76.] 401 
 (In Enquirer. June 14, 1825. 4 
 
 columns.) 
 
 [Reply to Mason of '7 6 relative 
 
 to the Staunton convention.] From 
 the National intelligencer. 403 
 
 (In Whig. June 14. 1825. 4 col- 
 umins.) 
 
 [Speech in the House of dele- 
 gates on a convention.] 403 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 30, 1817. 7 
 columns.) 
 
 Miller, Tliomas. [Speech In the House 
 of delegates on the convention 
 bill.] 404 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 5, 1829. 2i/^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Milo. On the convention. 405 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 3, Sep. 3, 
 1824. 2%, 1% columns.) 
 
 Monticello. To Mason of '76 [on the 
 proposed Staunton convention.] 
 
 406 
 (In Enquirer. July 19, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Morgan, Charles S. [Speech in the 
 Senate on the convention bill.] 407 
 (In Enquirer. March 20, 24, 27, 
 1829. 21/2, 21/2, 21/3 columns.) 
 
 Speech in the Senate on the con- 
 vention bill. 408 
 (In Enquirer. April 8, 1828. 11/2 
 
 columns.) 
 
 The 
 
 con- 
 409 
 
 Native of Washington co. 
 
 vention. 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 30, 1828. 11/2 
 columns.) 
 
 The convention subject. The free 
 
 white population of the state the 
 only just basis of representation. 
 
 410 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 16, 1828. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Nelson, Hugh, Mr. Nelson's plan, 
 "for organizing a convention" [in- 
 troduced in session of House, 
 1828-29.] 2p. 411 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Nelson county. [Resolutions of citi- 
 zens relative to a convention.] 412 
 (In Whig. July 11, 1827. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Newton, Willoughby. [Speech in tliei 
 House of delegates on the conven- 
 tion bill.] 413 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 15, 1829. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Norfolk. [Resolutions of voters re- 
 lative to a convention.] 414 
 (In Whig. April 27, 1827. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Ohio county. [Resolutions of citizens 
 relative to a convention.] 415 
 
 (In Whig. April 27, 1827. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 One of the people. The election of 
 delegates to the convention. 416 
 (In Whig. March 25, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Old, William. [Speech in the House 
 
 of delegates on the convention 
 
 bill.] 417 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 10, 1829. 2 
 
 columns.) 
 
 P., P. Letters from a gentleman in 
 the upper country to his friend in 
 Richmond [on a convention.] no. 
 1, 3, 2; 2d series, no. 3, 418 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 6, 13, 17, 27, 
 1810. 2, 3, 2 1/2, 3% columns.) 
 
 These Letters have been incor- 
 rectly numbered. Have found no 
 2d ser., nos. 1, 2. 
 
 Parker, S. E. [Speech on the con- 
 vention bill in the House of dele- 
 gates.] 419 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 13, 1829. 4% 
 columns.)
 
 392 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA, 
 
 Philo Demos. Convention. To the 
 common eense of Virginia, nos. 
 1, 2, 3, 4,. 420 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 23, May 8, 
 May 21, June 15, 1824. 21/2, 6, 3, 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Pitts, Thomas H. Mr. Pitts' substitute. 
 A bill, to organize a convention 
 [introduced in the session of the 
 House, 1828-29.] 6p. 421 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Planter. Richmond memorial and 
 Mr. Leigh's substitute, nos. 1, 2, 
 3, 4, 5. 422 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 14, 16, 18, 21, 
 1824, Jan. 6, 1825. 1%, 154, 2, 3, 5 
 columns.) 
 
 Pleasants, H. R. Virginia conven- 
 tion, 1829. 423 
 (In Southern literary messenger. 
 V. 17. 1851. p. 147, 297.) 
 
 Pontius Aquila. [Letter to James 
 Monroe on his inexperience in par- 
 liamentary proceedings as shown 
 in the convention.] 424 
 
 (In V^hig. Oct. 8, 1829. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 PoT\-ell, Alfred H. [Letter giving 
 views on questions to be discussed 
 in the convention.] 425 
 
 (In Whig. April 10, 1829. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Powell, Cutlibert. Convention at 
 Staunton. To the editors of the 
 Alexandria gazette. Loudoun 
 county, June 1, 1825. 426 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 10, 1825. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 -Letter on the convention. 42"? 
 
 (In Whig. May 6, 1829. IVi col- 
 
 umns.) 
 
 Proceedings and debates of the Vir- 
 ginia convention, begun and held 
 in the city of Richmond, October 
 5, 1829 — Jan. 15, 1830. Win- 
 chester, Printed and published by 
 Samuel H. Davis, 1830. [2], 124p. 
 38cm. 428 
 
 Issued weekly as a supplement to 
 the Winchester republican, Oct. 30, 
 1829 to April 16, 1830, in 30 num- 
 
 bers, four pages each, except no. 2, 
 eight pages, including supplement. 
 
 Proceedings and debates of the Vir- 
 ginia State convention, of 1829-30. 
 To which are subjoined, the new 
 constitution of Virginia, and the 
 votes of the people. Richmond, 
 Printed by Samuel Shepherd & co., 
 for Ritchie & Cook, 1830. Iv, 
 [920]p. 429 
 
 Appendix, page 905-919, contains: 
 1. Substance of Governor Giles's 
 Address to the executive commit- 
 tee, Oct. 17, 1829; 2. Mr. Giles's 
 Speech on the executive council, 
 delivered in the convention on 
 Nov. 28th, 1829; 3. A brief sketch 
 of Mr. Giles's Remarks on the ju- 
 diciary, Dec. 29. 
 
 "The present volume comprises 
 the Proceedings and debates of this 
 important convention. It is as com- 
 plete a history of them, as can be 
 obtained; not a resolution, nor pro- 
 jet, nor note, which has been de- 
 signedly overlooked; scarcely a de- 
 bate, which is not attempted to be 
 sketched. The publishen^ fully 
 aware of the deep interest which 
 these proceedings would excite, not 
 only at the moment of action, but 
 for all future time, were anxious to 
 rescue them, as far as possible, 
 from oblivion; and they accordingly 
 looked around for the best reporter 
 that could be obtained. The skill 
 of Mr. Stansbury, of Washington, in 
 reporting the proceedings of Con- 
 gress, is well known to the citizens 
 of the United States; and the pub- 
 lishers deem themselves fortunate 
 in having obtained his services, as 
 a reporter for the convention. The 
 public may be assured, that they 
 have spared no pains in making 
 their volume as perfect as possible. 
 Many of the speeches have since 
 been revised by the members, and 
 many of the debates are now pub- 
 lished for the first time. Yet the 
 publishers cannot be insensible to 
 the imperfections of the work. No 
 stenographer can take down every 
 thing accurately. No efforts of our 
 own could supply what was defec- 
 tive. Some of the orators had 
 neither the time, nor the inclina- 
 tion, nor even the means, of enlarg- 
 ing the sketches of the stenogra- 
 pher; and we feel it due to some 
 of them, frankly to confess, that 
 we are far from having done justice 
 to some of their speeches. It is not 
 easy to report the speeches of such
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 393 
 
 orators as Randolph, and Leigh, 
 and Giles; and if these, or any other 
 gentleman, should think fit to com- 
 plain, that their arguments have 
 been omitted, or misrepresented, we 
 can only assure them, and the pub- 
 lic, that we have done the best 
 within our power." Preface, p. iv. 
 
 Proceedings [of a meeting of depu- 
 ties of 3d senatorial district] at 
 Williamsburg [March 27, 1829, 
 for selecting delegates to be recom- 
 me^ided to the freeholders to rep- 
 resent them in the convention.] 
 
 430 
 (In Whig. April 3, 1829. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 See also editorial on this meeting 
 in the Whig of April 4, 1829. 
 
 Randolph, John. Constitution of Vir- 
 ginia. [Containing a letter of John 
 Randolph to the editors of the 
 Enquirer; a letter of Randolph to 
 Chapman Johnson, Jan. 29, 1817; 
 notes for a speech in the House of 
 delegates prepared during the ses' 
 sion of 1816-17.] From the En- 
 quirer. 431 
 (In Whig. May 11, 1824. 4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Report of the committee of the 
 House of delegates to whom was 
 referred the memorial of the Staun- 
 ton convention, and the memorials 
 and petitions from several counties, 
 praying for the call of a general 
 convention for amending the 
 constitution.] Dec. 12, 1816. 432 
 (In Journal of the House, 1816- 
 17. p. 86, 87.) 
 
 This report gives a summary of 
 the efforts for the revision of the 
 constitution up to this time. 
 
 Same. 435 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 14, 1816. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Republican, of '98. Remarks . . . 
 on Mr. Leigh's proposed substitute 
 for the anticipated report of the 
 committee on the subject of a con- 
 vention. 434 
 (In Elnquirer. May 11, 21, June 
 4, 1824. 2%, 11/2. 3 columns.) 
 
 [Resolutions adopted at Lewisburg, 
 Feb. 1, 1827 relative to a con- 
 vention.] From the Lewisburg 
 
 palladium of March 5. 435 
 
 (In Whig. March 23, 1827. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Review of "The constitution of 1776. 
 By a member of the Staunton con- 
 vention." From the United States 
 literary gazette. 436 
 
 (In Whig. May 5, 1826. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 See no. 141 in this list. 
 
 Rice, William. Substance of a speech 
 at Charlotte C. H. in support of a 
 proposition to instruct the repre- 
 sentatives of that county to vote 
 in favor of a law for submitting 
 the policy of a convention to the 
 decision of the people. 437 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 18, 22, 1826. 3% 
 2% columns.) 
 
 Richmond, Citizens. Convention 
 
 meeting. [April 10, 1824. Account 
 
 of proceedings.] 438 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 13, 1824. 5 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Memorial of the non-freeholders 
 
 to the convention, drafted at their 
 request by attorney general Rob- 
 ertson. 439 
 (In Whig. Oct. 15, 1829. 31/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 The memorial of the citizens on 
 
 the subject of a convention, to re- 
 vise and amend the constitution of 
 Virginia. 440 
 
 (In Whig. May 28, 1824. 2 col- 
 umns. ) 
 
 — Proceedings of a meeting of thfo 
 non-freeholders and citizen® 
 friendly to the extension of suf- 
 frage to non-freeholders, Feb. 14, 
 1829. 441 
 
 (In Whig. Feb. 16, 1829. IVa col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Report in detail of the Rich- 
 
 mond] convention meeting. 442 
 (In Whig. April 16, 1824. 5 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Richmond meeting for a con- 
 vention. [April 10, 1824.] 443 
 (In Whig. April 13, 1824. 1% col- 
 umns.)
 
 394 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Staunton convention. Resolu- 1 
 
 tions at a meeting of the citizens' 
 of Riclimond relative to the pro- 
 posed convention at Staunton. 444, 
 
 (In Whig. May 31, 1825. V2 col- 
 umn. > 
 
 Roane, William H. [Letter in an- 
 swer to request for views on 
 amending the constitution.] 445 
 (In Enquirer. April 17, 1829. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Rutherfoord, John. Amendment of- 
 fered to the bill "To organize a 
 convention" liii session of the 
 House, 1828-29.] 2p. 446 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 [Speech in the House of dele^ 
 
 gates on the convention bill.] 447 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 17, 1829. 3i^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Saunders, James. Letter on the con- 
 vention. 448 
 (In Whig. April 30, 1829. 1^/4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 SeTenty-sLv. The convention [Mr. 
 Mercer and the election in Fair- 
 fax county in favor of a conven- 
 tion.] From the Alexandria 
 herald. 450 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 19, 1825.) 
 
 Shackleford, John. On the conven- 
 tion. 451 
 
 (In Whig. April 24, 1829. Hi col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Shenandoah county. [Resolutions on 
 a convention. Feb. 12, 1827.] 452 
 (In Whig. March 2. 1827. Vi col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Sidney, pseud. [Essay on] the con- 
 stitution [of Virginia.] 453 
 (In Whig. July 9, 1824. 21/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 10, 14, 1827. 
 3 columns.) 
 
 Smith, A. C. Remarks [on the con- 
 vention in the Senate.] 456 
 (In Enquirer. March 18, 1828. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Second speech in the Senate on 
 
 the convention bill. 457 
 
 Slave-holder of eastern Virginia. The 
 convention. 454 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 24, 1829. 21/2 
 columns.) 
 
 Slave-owner and freeholder. On the 
 
 convention. To the slave-owners 
 and freeholders below the moun- 
 tains. 455 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 25, 1828. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Smith, Wm., of Greenbrier. Speech 
 in the House on the convention. 
 
 458 
 
 (In Whig. Feb. 21, 1829. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Smyths Alexander. [Speech in thet 
 
 House of delegates on a conven- 
 tion.] 459 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 14, 1817. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 [Speech in the House of dele- 
 gates On the convention.] 460 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 17, 1827. 3% 
 coluinns. ) 
 
 Solon, of Fauquier. To the people 
 of Virginia [in opposition to the 
 substitute of B. W. Leigh.] nos. 
 1. 2. 3. 461 
 
 (In Enquirer. Nov. 23, Dec. 4, 
 Dec. 9, 1824. 2, 2, 21/2 columns) 
 
 Spotsylvania county. [Meeting (of 
 non-freeholders of Spotsylvania 
 county, April 25, 1829.] 463 
 
 (In Whig. April 30, 1829. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Staunton convention, 1816. Journal 
 of the proceedings of a convention, 
 begun and held at Staunton, 19th 
 of August, 1816. 463 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 31, 1816. 6 
 columns.) 
 
 Journal of the proceedings of 
 
 a convention, begun and held at 
 Staunton on the 19th day of 
 August, 1816 [for the purpose of 
 adopting and devising measures to 
 effect a convention of the people 
 of this commonwealth, to reform 
 defects in the constitution.] 464 
 (In Niles' weekly register, Sep. 7, 
 1816. v. 11. p. 17-23.)
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 395 
 
 Staunton convention, 1825. Me- 
 morial to the general assembly 
 ... of citizens assembled at 
 Staunton, 25tli of July, 1825. 465 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 9, 1825.) 
 
 Extracts from Journals of Pro^ 
 
 ceedings, July 28-30, 1825. 466 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 11, 1825. 5 
 columns.) 
 
 Journal was also published in full 
 in pamphlet form. 
 
 Supplement to the revised code of 
 the laws of Virginia . . . passed 
 since 1819 . . . to which are pre- 
 fixed the acts organizing a con- 
 vention, the declaration of rights, 
 and the amended constitution of 
 Virginia. Richmond, 1833. 584p. 
 8vo. 467 
 
 Taylor, Robert B. Speech ... as 
 delivered in the convention . . . 
 Oct. 26, 1829, upon the subject of 
 the right of suffrage, basis of rep- 
 resentation, and taxation. Rich- 
 mond, T. W. White, 1829, 16p. 
 
 468 
 
 Tazewell, Littleton W. Substance of 
 
 the speech of Mr. Tazewell [on 
 
 a convention.] 469 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 28, 1817. 7 
 
 columns. ) 
 
 •Tell. Convention. [Letter] to the 
 editor of the Enquirer. 470 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 8, 1817. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Tei-riil. W. H. Amendment, offered 
 to the bill "To organize a con- 
 vention" [in the session of the 
 House, 1828-29.] 4p. 471 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 Thompson, Lucas P. Letter on the 
 convention. 472 
 
 (In Whig. May 15, 1829. 11/2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Tucker, George, of Pittsylvania, 
 [Speech in the House of delegates 
 on a convention.] 473 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 1, 1817. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Tucker, H. St. G. [Letter giving 
 views on questions to be discussed 
 in the convention.] 474 
 
 (In Whig. April 10, 1829. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Upshur, Abel P. Substance of Mr. 
 Upshur's argument in the House 
 of delegates on the convention 
 bill. 475 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 10, 15, 1827. 
 4, 3 1/2 columns.) 
 
 V. Constitution of Virginia. A letter 
 to a member of the approaching 
 convention in Richmond. 476 
 
 (In Virginia literary museum. 
 1829. v. 1, no. 6, p. 81-84; no. 8, p. 
 121-124; no. 14, p. 209-212; no. 15, 
 p. 234-236; no. 16, p. 241-247.) 
 
 Verus. [Reply to William Munford's 
 circular letter to his constituents 
 relating to the calling of a conven- 
 tion, and the establishment of a 
 bank. nos. 1, 2, 3.] 477 
 
 (In Virginia gazette. Feb. 23, 26, 
 March 2, 1803. 1%, 2, 2V2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Virginia freewoman. The rights of 
 
 women. [Appeal to the convention 
 
 for the rights of women in the 
 
 administration of the state.] 478 
 
 (In Enquirer. Oct. 20, 1829.) 
 
 Virginia scrivenor . . . prepared by 
 a gentleman of the bar of Staun- 
 ton to which are prefixed the con- 
 stitution of the United States, and 
 the bill of rights, and new con- 
 stitution of Virginia. Kenton 
 Harper, publisher, Staunton, Va., 
 1833. 479 
 
 Virginian. [Letter] to the Virginia 
 legislature [on banks and a con- 
 vention.] 480 
 (In Enquirer. Nov. 12, 1816. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Virginiensis. The convention, no. 1, 
 2. 3. 481 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 13, 16, 20, 
 1828. 1, 1, 1% columns.) 
 
 Vote on the convention question. 482 
 (In Journal of the House, 1828- 
 29. Appendix, p. 50.)
 
 396 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Wallace, Robert. [Speech in the, Wilson, Edgar C. [Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the conven- House of delegates on the conven- 
 tion bill.] 483 tion bill.] 488 
 
 (In Enquirer, 
 columns.) 
 
 Jan. 20, 1829. 2 
 
 marks in the House of delegates 
 in reply to Mr. Upshur on the con- 
 vention bill. , 484 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 20, 22, 1827. 
 4, 3 columns.) 
 
 A Whig. Chesterfield resolutions 
 and Staunton convention. 485 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 26, 1825. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 (In Enquirer, 
 columns.) 
 
 Feb. 14, 1829. 2 
 
 Substance of Mr. Wallace's re- Wythe county. [Resolutions adopted 
 
 -Same. 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 
 umns. ) 
 
 30, 1825. 2 
 
 486 
 
 col- 
 
 Williams, George J. Speech in the 
 House of delegates on the conven- 
 tion bill.] 487 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 19, 1829. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 by the citizens of Wythe county 
 disapproving of the new consti- 
 tution.] 48& 
 (In Enquirer. March 23, 1830. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Young, C. H. Virginia constitution- 
 al convention of 182 9. 490 
 
 (In John P. Branch historical pa- 
 pers of Randolph-Macon college, v. 
 1, no. 2. June, 1902. p. 100-110.) 
 
 Zinn, \Y. B. Mr. Zinn's proposea 
 amendment, to the bill, 'To or- 
 ganize a convention" [introduced 
 in session of House, 1828-29.] 6p. 
 
 491 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1828-29. 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1850-51. 
 Met Oct. 14, 1850. Adjoumetl sine die Aug. 1, 1851. 
 
 An act to take the sense of the peo- 
 ple upon the call of a convention, 
 and providing for organizing the 
 same. 493 
 
 (In Acts. 1849 & 1850. p. 9-12.) 
 See also Acts of 1850-51. p. 18, 
 19. 
 
 An act to take the sense of the peo- 
 ple upon the call of a convention, 
 and providing for organizing the 
 same. [Bill no. 1.] 7p. 493 
 
 Bound with Journal of the Sen- 
 ate for 1849-50. 
 
 Address [relative to the present as- 
 pect of our federal relations and 
 the threatening attitude of certain 
 of our sister states in regard to 
 them, adopted at an adjourned 
 meeting of the Whig members of 
 the general assembly, and of the 
 convention, March 31, 1851.] 494 
 (In Whig. April 25, 1851. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Ambler, Charles Henry. Reform con- 
 vention of 1850-51. 495 
 (In his Sectionalism in Virginia, 
 1776-1861. p. 251-272.) 
 
 Amelia county. Proceedings of the 
 citizens relative to a state conven- 
 tion. Signed by John T. Bottom. 
 
 496 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 31, 1845. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 Archer, W. S. [Address] to electors 
 of Powhatan, Amelia, Cumberland 
 and Buckingham [stating his views 
 as to revision of constitution.] 497 
 (In Whig. July 23, 1850. IVs col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Aylett, Patrick H. [Address] to 
 voters of Caroline, Spotsylvania, 
 Hanover and King William [stating 
 his views on revision of the con- 
 stitution.] 498 
 (In Whig. July 9, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.)
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 397 
 
 [Address] to voters of Caroline, 
 
 Spotsylvania, Hanover and King 
 William [withdrawing as a can- 
 didate.] 499 
 (In Whig. July 23, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 *Barbour, James. Speech in commit-, 
 tee of the whole on the basis ques- 
 tion, in the Virginia reform conx 
 vention, Feb. 27, 1851. Richmond, 
 Va., Printed by R. H. Gallaher, 
 1851. 12p. 8vo. 499a 
 
 Copy in Mass. state library. 
 
 Bassett, G. W. [Address] to the 
 voters of King William, Hanover, 
 Caroline, and Spotsylvania [stat- 
 ing his views on revision of the 
 constitution.] 500 
 
 (In Whig. July 19, 1850. Vz col- 
 umn. 
 
 (In Whig. March 8, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 A bill to take the sense of the people 
 upon the call of a convention, and 
 if it be called, to provide for its or- 
 ganization. Proposed by Mr. Car- 
 lile as a substitute for the bill pass- 
 ed by the House of delegates. 
 [Bill no. 3.] 7p. 507 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 Senate, 1849-50. 
 
 Botts, John M. Letter to Hugh W. 
 Fry and others [stating his views 
 on the revision of the constitution.] 
 
 508 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 20, 1850. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Bill for a state convention. 501 
 
 (In Whig. Feb. 8, 1850. % col- 
 umn. 
 
 A bill for taking the sense of the peo- 
 ple for the call of a convention to 
 amend the constitution. 3 p. 502 
 Not numbered. Bound with Jour- 
 nal of the House, 1845-46. 
 
 A bill for taking the sense of the peo- 
 ple for the call of a convention 
 for amending the constitution, and 
 for other purposes. 4p. 503 
 
 Bill no. 123. Bound with Jour- 
 nal of the House of delegates, 1S45- 
 46. 
 
 A bill for the purpose of taking the 
 sense of the people upon the pro- 
 priety of calling a convention to 
 amend or alter the constitution. 
 [Bill no. 129.] 4p. 504 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1842-43. 
 
 A bill providing for taking the sense 
 of the people upon the propriety of 
 calling a convention to amend the 
 constitution of the state. [Bill no. 
 23.] 3p. 505 
 
 Bound with Journal of the 
 House, 1844-45. 
 
 A bill to take the sense of the people 
 on a call for a convention and to 
 provide for organizing the same. 
 
 506 
 
 [Letter] to the voters of Chester- 
 field, Powhatan, Goochland, Louisa, 
 Hanover, Henrico, and City of 
 Richmond [relative to his course in 
 the convention.] 509 
 (In Whig. July 29, 1851.) 
 
 [Letter] to the voters of Rich- 
 mond, Henrico, Charles City and 
 New Kent [relative to card of 
 Robert G. Scott, and to meeting of 
 people of Henrico, April 7, 1851. 
 
 510 
 (In Whig. April 15, 1851. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Another Letter. (In Whig. April 
 25, 1851. 2 columns.) 
 
 Brooke, Henry L. [Lotter stating hijy 
 views on the revision of the con- 
 stitution.] 511 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 20, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Cabell, Joseph C. [Address] to vot- 
 ers of Nelson, Amnerst, and Albe- 
 marle [stating his views on the re- 
 vision of the constitution.] 512 
 (In Whig. July 30, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Chamdler, J. A. C. The reform con- 
 vention of 1850-51. 513 
 (In his Representation in Vir- 
 ginia, p. 60-71.) 
 
 The steps to the convention of 
 
 1850-51. 513a 
 
 (In his Representation in Vir- 
 ginia, p. 45-59.)
 
 398 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA, 
 
 Coleman, Clayton G. [Address] to 
 voters of Louisa, Fluvanna and 
 Goochland [stating his views on the 
 revision of the constitution.] 514 
 (In Whig. July 26. 1850. Vz col- 
 umn.; 
 
 Constitution of Virginia, [adopted by 
 
 the convention Aug. 1, 1851.] 33p. 
 
 23cm. 515 
 
 The convention and the Enquirer. 
 
 [Editorials.] 516 
 
 (In Whig. May 24, June 1, 1850. 
 
 2, 1% columns.) 
 
 Cumberland county. [Proceedings of 
 a meeting, Oct. 27, 1845 to con- 
 sider expediency of the call of a 
 convention to alter the constitu- 
 tion.] 517 
 (In Enquirer. Nov. 15, 1845. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Daniel, R. T. [Address] to voters in 
 Richmond convention district [stat- 
 ing views on revision of constitu- 
 tion.] 518 
 (In V^hig. July 26, 1850. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 I>ocunients containing statistics of 
 Virginia, ordered to be printed by 
 the state conventioa sitting in the 
 city of Richmond, 1850-51. Rich- 
 mond, William Culley, printei, 
 1851. var. pag. 23 1/2 cm. 519 
 
 CONTENTS: A statement of the 
 white, slave and free colored popu- 
 lation of Virginia, and of the fed- 
 eral population, 1830 and 1840; al- 
 so of the land and property tax for 
 1830, 1840 and 1848; also of the 
 white titheables for 18 30, 1S40 and 
 1848, and of the black titheables for 
 1848. [13] p.— Statement showing 
 the number of patents issued an- 
 nually from the Virginia Land Of- 
 fice, Jan. 1, 1840 to Oct. 31, 1850, 
 and the aggregate amount of acres 
 patented in each year. [7] p. — Re- 
 port of the first auditor, Oct. 29. 
 1850. 4p. — Statement of the number 
 of persons paying taxes on land, 
 slaves, and other property. 8 p. — 
 Statement showing the value of the 
 lands and lots in the several coun- 
 ties and districts of Virginia, under 
 the assessment of 1850. 8p. — State- 
 ment showing the amount paid out 
 of the treasury in each year for 
 convict slaves, from 1800 to 1850, 
 
 Inclusive. 3p. — Statement exhibiting 
 expenditures of the commonwealth, 
 divided and assigned among the 
 counties, cities and towns, showing 
 also the amount expended for each 
 grand division. [10] p. — Statement 
 of taxes assessed for each county, 
 city and town, and the amount on 
 each subject of taxation for 1850, 
 arranged into four grand divisions 
 of state. 3p. [9] tables. — Cor- 
 rected table showing the amount of 
 tax that would be payable by each 
 county, city and town, under the 
 recent assessment of lands, at the 
 rate of taxation now prescribed by 
 law. 5p. — Statement showing 
 
 amount of taxes assessed for each 
 county, city and town for 1790, 
 1800. 1810, 1820, 1830, & 1840; ar- 
 ranged into the four grand divisions 
 of the state. 25 tables. — Statement 
 showing the average value of lands 
 per acre, for 1800, 1820, 1840 and 
 1850; the value of buildings on 
 other than town property, added to 
 the value of land for 1820, 1840 and 
 1850, in ascertaining the average 
 value thereof, and also the average 
 value of buildings on town lots in 
 1820, 1840 and 1850, arranged in- 
 to the four grand divisions of the 
 commonwealth. 12p. — A table 
 
 showing the aggregate expenditures 
 by counties. 2p. — Statement show- 
 ing the value of all the real 
 estate and personal property in each 
 of the counties, cities and towns, 
 taxed in 1849 and 1850; and ex- 
 hibiting the value thereof in each 
 of the grand divisions of the state, 
 lip. — The census. A tabular state- 
 ment of the free white, free col- 
 ored, slave, and total population 
 in each county of the common- 
 wealth of Virginia, according to the 
 census of 1790, 1800, 1810, '20, '30, 
 '40 and '50. [7] p. — Tables show- 
 ing the number of free white per- 
 sons, over the age of twenty years, 
 who cannot read and write: the 
 number of free white, free col- 
 ored & slave titheables in 1830, 
 1840, and 1850: the free white, free 
 colored & slave population, distin- 
 guished, in the same years; and the 
 amount & per cent, of increase or 
 decrease of each class of popula- 
 tion; and the aggregate amount of 
 taxes assessed in 1840 and 1850. 
 40 p. — Statement showing the num- 
 ber of white males and white fe- 
 males, over twenty-one years of age. 
 8 p. — Report of the second auditor 
 in relation to the various internal 
 improvements in the four grand
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 399 
 
 divisions of the state; to the con- 
 struction of which, the state has 
 contributed by subscriptions, loans 
 and appropriations. 34 p. — State- 
 ment showing amount of appropria- 
 tions made by the last general as- 
 sembly, on the part of the state, 
 to works of internal improvement 
 in the four grand divisions of the 
 state. 7 p. Statements from the 
 governor, relative to the unfinished 
 improvements, in which the state is 
 interested. 8 p. — Report of the sec- 
 ond auditor, in relation to the num- 
 ber of poor children sent to school, 
 and the number of schools in the 
 state; and what portion of the lit- 
 erary fund has been loaned to col- 
 leges, academies, etc. 10 p. — State- 
 ment of the second auditor, show- 
 ing the debt, liabilities and re- 
 sources of Virginia, down to April 
 1, 1851. 12p. — Statement of causes 
 pending in the Court of appeals at 
 Lewisburg, 22d October, 1850. 7 p. — 
 Statement of causes pending in the 
 Court of appeals at Richmond. 
 11 p. — Table showing salaries and 
 mileage of the judges of the Court 
 of appeals and Circuit courts. 4 p. — 
 Abstracts from the reports of the 
 clerks of the Court of appeals and 
 of the Circuit superior courts of 
 law and chancery for years ending 
 August 30, 1837 to 1850.— State- 
 ment of the whole number of jus- 
 tices of the peace from 1830. 11 
 p. — Letter from Dr. L. S. Joynes, 
 relative to a registration of births, 
 marriages and deaths. 4 p. — Com- 
 munication from committees of the 
 Medical society of Virginia, and the 
 Medical department of Hampden 
 Sidney college, enclosing an address 
 from the American medical asso- 
 ciation. 7 p. — Petition of certain 
 citizens of Monongalia county, on 
 the basis question. 4 p. — Act to 
 take the sense of the people upon 
 the call of a convention, and pro- 
 viding for organizing the same. 
 1850. 7p. 
 
 I 
 
 Early, William li. [Address] to voterer 
 of Madison, Greene, Culpeper and 
 Orange [stating his views on ttie 
 revision of the constitution.] 520 
 (In Whig. July 26, 1850. V2 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Earnest republican. Convention, nos. 
 1-4. 521 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 12, 22, 2A, 
 Sep. 20, 1845. 2, 2, 2, 2 columns.) 
 
 Edmunds, Jolin ft. Remarks in the 
 House of delegates on the bill for 
 taking the sense of the people for 
 the call of a convention. 523 
 
 (In Enquirer. i<'eb. 20, 1S4G. 7^/2 
 columns.) 
 
 l^^eehold suffrage [and the coming 
 convention.] [Editorials.] 523 
 
 (In Whig. May 31, June 4, June 
 7, 1850. II/&, 1, 1% columns.) 
 
 Gresham, Edward. [Address] to vot- 
 ers of Essex, King and Queen, Mid- 
 dlesex and Matthews [stating his 
 views on the revision of the con- 
 stitution.] 524 
 
 (In Whig, Aug, 9, 1850, % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Heatli, James E. [Address] to voters 
 in the Richmond convention district 
 [stating his views on the revision 
 of the constitution.] 525 
 
 (In Whig. July 23, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Hudgin, Robert. [Address] to the vot- 
 ers of Caroline, Spotsylvania, Han- 
 over and King William [stating his 
 views on the revision of the consti- 
 tution.] 526 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 9, 1850. lH col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Journal, acts and proceedings of a 
 general convention of the state of 
 Virginia, assembled at Richmond, 
 on Monday, the fourteenth day of 
 October, eighteen hundred and 
 fifty. Richmond, William Culley, 
 printer, 1850. 424, 23p. 23cm. 527 
 
 Appendix to the Journal: being 
 a journalized account of the pro- 
 ceedings in committee of the whole, 
 upon the basis of representation. 
 23p. 
 
 Bound with the Journal in the 
 copies in the Virginia State Library 
 are the following: Resolutions, re- 
 ports of committees, and amend- 
 ments proposed thereto. 1. Resolu- 
 tions of enquiry and for the ap- 
 pointment of committees: Reso- 
 lutions of Messers Scott, Bocock, 
 Carlile, Jacob, Byrd, Brown, Doug- 
 las, Faulkner (2), Hunter, Martin, 
 Floj'd, Neeson, Bowden, Straughan, 
 Douglas, Brown, Botts. Hoge, Car- 
 lile, Whittle, Wise (2), Randolph. 
 Report of committee on rules. Re- 
 port of committee on privileges and
 
 400 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 elections. [63] p. 2. Report of the 
 committee to prepare and submit 
 a plan for reporting the proceedings 
 and debates of the convention. [25] 
 p. — 3. Report of the committee on 
 the second auditor's report [con- 
 cerning internal improvements in 
 the four grand divisions of the 
 state] 14p. Resolution of Mr. Car- 
 lile, and the 2nd auditor's report 
 called for thereby. 7p. — 4. Report 
 of the committee on the Bill of 
 rights. [3]p.— 5. Virginia Bill of 
 rights, as amended by the commit- 
 tee of the whole convention. 2p. — 
 6. Report of the committee on the 
 right of suffrage. 3 p. — 7. Substitute 
 to be offered to the same by Mr. 
 Davis, and by Mr. Blue, and amend- 
 ments by Mr. Edwards. 2, 3, 2p. — 
 8. Report of the committee on the 
 light of suffrage, as amended 
 by the committee of the whole. 
 Ip. — 9. Report of the commit- 
 tee on the basis of representa- 
 tion. Appendix to the report. 
 Tables to accompany statement A 
 in the report. 15, 14, 5p. — 10. 
 Amendments and substitutes of 
 Messers Scott, Summers, Botts (2), 
 Saunders, Beale, Wise, proposed for 
 the same. Report of the committee 
 of eight on the basis of representa- 
 tion. — 11. Report of the committee 
 of the whole upon the basis of re- 
 presentation. [3] p.— 12. Report of 
 the committee on the legislative de- 
 partment. lOp. — 13. Amendments 
 thereto of Messers Carter, Goode 
 (3), Camden, V^ise (3), Ferguson, 
 Faulkner, Anderson, Scott (4), Van 
 Winkle (2), Hays, Williame, Willey, 
 Whittle, Bocock, Chambliss, Hun- 
 ter, Janney, Lyons (2), Carlile, 
 Randolph. — 14. Amendments to the 
 report of the legislative committee, 
 recommended by the committee of 
 the whole. Report of the legislative 
 committee with the amendments of 
 the committee of the whole thereto. 
 2, 7p. — 15. Report of the commit- 
 tee on limitations, guarantees, etcl 
 4p. — 16. Amendments of Messers 
 Garnett, Ferguson, Wise, Straug- 
 han. — 17. Report of the committee 
 on free negroes. Proposition of Mr. 
 Hunter upon amendments to the 
 constitution. Report of the com- 
 mittee upon the apportionment of 
 delegates and senators. Report of 
 the committee on western land 
 titles. — 18. Report of the commit- 
 tee on the executive department. 
 3p. — 19. Amendments of Messers 
 Carlile, Letcher, Trigg to the re- 
 port of the executive committee. — 
 
 20. Report of the committee on the 
 executive department as amended 
 by the committee of the whole. 6p. 
 — 21. Report of the committee on 
 the judiciary. 7p. — 22. Substitutes 
 and amendments offered thereto by 
 Messers Bowden, Chambliss, Hoge, 
 Scott (2), Lyons (2), Bocock. — 23. 
 Report of the judiciary committee, 
 as amended by the committee of 
 the whole. 4p. Report of the com- 
 mittee on judicial apportionment. 
 4p. — 24. Report of the committee 
 on the county courts. 4p. — 2 5. Sub- 
 stitutes and amendments proposed 
 thereto by Messers Hunter, Fultz, 
 Willey, Southall, Smith, Wingfield, 
 Scott. 26. Report of the committee 
 on county courts, county organiza- 
 tion, etc., as amended by the com- 
 mittee of the whole. 3p. 27. Report 
 of the committee on education. 2p. 
 — 28. Substitutes and amendments 
 proposed thereto of Messers Gar- 
 nett, Faulkner, Purkins, Carlile, 
 Floyd. Report of the committee on 
 the schedule. — 29. Report of the 
 committee on revision and engross- 
 ment upon the Bill of rights, right 
 of suffrage, and the executive de- 
 partment. 12p. Report of the com- 
 mittee on engrossment and revision 
 on the basis of representation, upon 
 the legislative department, upon 
 the judicial department, upon 
 county courts. 5, 12, 12, 2p.— 30. 
 Virginia Bill of rights, passed June 
 12, 1776; adopted without alteration 
 by the state convention of 1829-30, 
 and re-adopted with amendments 
 by the state convention of 1850-51. 
 Richmond, William Culley, printer, 
 1851. 5p. — 31. New constitution of 
 the commonwealth of Virginia, 
 adopted by the state convention, 
 sitting in the city of Richmond, on 
 the 31st day of July, 18 51. Rich- 
 mond, William Culley, printer, 1851. 
 40p. 
 
 Joynes, Thomas R. The Staunton 
 convention of 1825. 528 
 
 (In Whig. May 20, 1851. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Kanawha county. Memorial to the 
 legislature of the commonwealth 
 of Virginia, adopted at full meet- 
 ing of the citizens of Kanawha. A 
 meeting called to consider inequal- 
 ities of representation in General 
 assembly. Memorial . . . adopt- 
 ed Aug. 9, 1841. With statistical 
 tables. 19p. 529
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 401 
 
 Doc. no. 8. Bound with Journal 
 of the House of delegates, 1841-42. 
 
 [Procedings of] public meeting 
 
 [in regard to defects of present 
 constitution July 14, 1845.] 530 
 (In Enquirer. July 26, 1845. % 
 column.) 
 
 Resolutions of meeting relative 
 
 to proposed convention, March 18, 
 1850. 531 
 
 (In Whig. March 29, 1850. %col- 
 unin. ) 
 
 Leftwich, J. J. Remarks in the 
 House of Delegates on the bill for 
 taking the sense of the people upon 
 the call of a convention. 532 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 17, 1846. 7 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Leigh, pseud. On the call of a con- 
 vention [opposing a convention.] 
 
 533 
 (In Whig. April 5, 1850. 3% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Letter from the editor of the Staun- 
 ton spectator, Aug. 4, 1842, giv- 
 ing a report on the Lewisburg con^ 
 vention, calling for a convention 
 to amend the constitution. 534 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 19, 1842. 1^2 
 columns.) 
 
 LeAvisburg convention. [Proceedings 
 of convention held at Levpisburg, 
 Va., August 1-3, 1842, with peti- 
 tion of members of that body to 
 the General assembly setting forth 
 grievances arising from defects 
 in the constitution: representation, 
 suffrage and provision for the elec- 
 tion of the executive branch of gov- 
 ernment; v/ish law authorizing 
 vote on question of propriety of 
 calling a constitutional conven- 
 tion.] 8p. 535 
 Doc. no. 29. Bound with Journal 
 of the House, 1842-43. 
 
 Lyons, James. [Address] to Joseph 
 Wingfield and others [stating 
 views on revision of constitution.] 
 
 536 
 (In "Whig. July 4, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Macfarland, William H. [Address] 
 to Benjamin Sheppard and others 
 
 [stating his views on the revision 
 of the constitution.] 537 
 
 (In Whig. July 23, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 See also Whig. July 26, 1850. i^ 
 column. 
 
 Marshall county. Proceedings of a 
 
 meeting of the citizens [for reform 
 
 of the state constitution.] 4 p. 539 
 
 Doc. no. 15. Bound with Journal 
 
 of the House, 1846-47. 
 
 Meredith, John A. [Address] to the 
 voters of New Kent, Charles City, 
 Henrico and the City of Richmond 
 [stating his views on the revision 
 of the constitution.] 540 
 
 (In Whig. July 23, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Morson, Arthur A. [Address] to 
 voters in Richmond City, Henrico, 
 Charles City and New Kent [stat- 
 ing his views on the revision of 
 the constitution.] 541 
 
 (In Whig. July 19, 1850. 1^/4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 New constitution, 1852. 542 
 
 (In Southern literary messenger. 
 V. 18, p. 116.) 
 
 The new constitution of Virginia with 
 the amended bill of rights, as 
 adopted by the reform convention 
 of 1850-51. Printed by order of 
 the Senate. Richmond, James E. 
 Goode, Senate printer, 1859. 35p. 
 8vo. 542a 
 
 Northeastern republican. In favor of 
 a convention, nos. 1, 2. 54.3 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 11, 21, 1845. 
 2, 1% columns.) 
 
 Old, AVilliam. [Address] to John F. 
 Lay and others [stating views on 
 revision of constitution.] 544 
 
 (In Whig. July 9, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 One of the people. The executive. — 
 Republicanism and democracy; 
 
 mode of electing the governor. — 
 Mode of electing .ludges of Court 
 of Appeals. — Tenure of the office 
 of judge. — The county courts. — 
 Term of the office of judge; how to 
 be removed. — The county courts;
 
 402 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 mode of appointing and paying jus- 
 tices. — Mode of paying justices; ap- 
 pointment of sheriffs, coroners, con- 
 stables, clerks and other of- 
 ficers. 543 
 
 (In Whig. June 18, 21, 25, July 
 4, 9, 9, 12, 16, Vs, %, 1, 1, 1, 1, IV2, 
 1, 1 columns.) 
 
 The issues of the Whig contain- 
 ing the earlier numbers of this 
 series are wanting in the file of the 
 Va. state library. 
 
 Patton, John M. Letter to Benjamin 
 Sheppard and others [stating his 
 views on the revision ofthe con- 
 stitution.] 546 
 (In Whig. Aug. 2, 1850. iVs col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Perrow, Charles. Substance of re- 
 marks of Mr. Perrow on Mr. 
 Stovall's substitute for the con- 
 vention bill. 547 
 (In Whig. Feb. 26, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Price, Samuel. Substance of remarks 
 in the House of delegates upon 
 the passage of a bill to provide for 
 calling a convention. 548 
 
 (In Whig. April 12, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Randolph, Thomas J. [Letter] to 
 voters of Albemarle, Nelson and 
 Amherst [relative to basis of rep- 
 resentation.] May 23, 1851. 549 
 (In Whig. May 27, 1851. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 •Register of the debates and pro- 
 ceedings of the Va. reform conven- 
 tion. Wm. G. Bishop official re- 
 porter. Ro. H. Gallaher, publisher. 
 Richmond republican extra. — Jan- 
 uary, 1851. n. t. p. 8vo. 504p (and 
 Speeches on hasis question, pp. 
 19, 8, 12, 34, 8.) (Jan. 6-March 7, 
 1851.) 550 
 
 Title and collation from T. L. 
 Cole, Washington, D. C. 
 
 No copy in the Virginia state li- 
 brary. The only copy known at 
 present is in the Mass. state library. 
 This was kindly sent to the Virginia 
 state library for examination. The 
 volume covers the debates from 
 Jan. 6 through March 7, with some 
 pages, 376-457, and 481-496 want- 
 ing. 
 
 The Debates were published as 
 
 supplements to each of the Rich- 
 mond newspapers, but in no copy 
 of a Richmond paper of this time 
 in the Va. state library does the 
 supplement appear. The file of the 
 Enquirer in the Library of Congress 
 contains the following supplements: 
 Proceedings of Jan. 8 to Jan. 14, 27 
 to 29, 31 to Feb. 7, 1851. Beginning 
 with the supplement containing the 
 proceedings of Feb. 8, each sup- 
 plement is numbered consecutively, 
 beginning no. 9. Of these the Librpry 
 of Congress has numbers 9, 10, 11, 
 12, 22, 24 to 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 
 40 to 48, 51, 53, 54, and 55. The 
 supplement "55" ends with the pro- 
 ceedings of May 29, 18 51. It ap- 
 pears, therefore, that a more nearly 
 complete report of the Debates of 
 this convention is in the Library of 
 Congress than elsewhere. 
 
 The titles of the two following 
 documents may be of interest in 
 this connection: 
 
 Report of the special committee 
 appointed to enquire into the pro- 
 gress made in publishing the Regis- 
 ter of debates of convention. lS.?2-o. 
 Doc. no. 75. Documents of House, 
 1852-53.) 
 
 This report explains fully the 
 difficulties in the publication of the 
 Register. It is apparent from this 
 that the Debates were published in 
 full as supplements to the regular 
 issues of the Richmond Whig, En- 
 quirer, Examiner, Times, Republican 
 advocate, and Republican, though 
 in none of the copies of these 
 papers in the Virginia state library 
 do the supplementary pages appear. 
 It was contemplated to publish the 
 speeches at a sufficient interval, af- 
 ter the publication of the same 
 matter in the newspapers as suo]j':e- 
 ments to afford an ooportunity for 
 correction. The members were slow 
 in sending in their manuscript 
 speeches, and the type set for the 
 supplement to the newspapers had 
 to be distributed. It is inferred that 
 the type already set for the Jan- 
 uary and February sessions, could 
 be used at once, without much 
 change, and this probably accounts 
 for the published volume of the 
 Register covering those months, but 
 no others. The total amount paid 
 Mr. Gallaher up to Jan. 17, 18 52 
 was $34,013.64. 
 
 Communication from Robert H. 
 Gallaher, relative to prjntin- Pro- 
 ceef^ine-s and Debates of <-be Vir- 
 ginia state convention. 1852. 6p.
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 403 
 
 (Doc. no. 26. Documents, House of 
 delegates, 1852-53.) 
 
 "On the 20th day of January, 
 1851, I was appointed publisher of 
 the Proceedings and Debates of the 
 Virginia state convention, then in 
 session for the revision of the con- 
 stitution; and in pursuance thereof, 
 entered into a contract with the 
 secretary of the body for printing 
 and distributing the same in the 
 form of a Supplement to the sev- 
 eral daily papers of Richmond, at 
 a stipulated price. I was also en- 
 gaged to print in book form, a Re- 
 gister of the Debates and proceed- 
 ings of the cenvention, and that 
 honorable body directed the dis- 
 tribution of 600 copies of the work 
 to its members, and to officers of 
 the government." 
 
 "On the 31st of July, 1851, the 
 day before adjournment, the fol- 
 lowing resolutions were adopted by 
 the convention: 
 
 1. Resolved, That the publisher 
 of the convention, under the super- 
 intendence of the secretary of the 
 convention, be authorized to com- 
 pile from the journal and from the 
 city papers published at the time, 
 a condensed history of the short 
 session of this body, held in the 
 months of October and November 
 last; said history to form part of 
 the Register of debates already or- 
 dered for the use of members, and 
 for distribution to the several states, 
 and of public officers, according to 
 the late act of assembly. 
 
 2. Resolved, That the secretary 
 of the convention be authorized to 
 certify, for payment, the accounts 
 of Ro. H. Gallaher for the publica- 
 tion of the said Register of debates. 
 
 "Under the authority aforesaid, 
 and under the obligations of my 
 contract, I proceeded with the 
 printing of the Supplement, and 
 finished it — and have since printed 
 50 forms of the Register, the 
 greater portion of one larare c^tavo 
 volume. The whole will probably 
 constitute three to four volumes of 
 1,000 pages each." 
 
 "The delay in completing the work 
 has been occasioned by two causes, 
 both of which will no doubt be 
 deemed sufficient by your honor- 
 able body: the first is, the unavoid- 
 able delay on the part of many 
 members in revising and correcting 
 their speeches, (some of them not 
 yet having done so;) the second, 
 that the auditor deemed it his 
 duty to decline further payment, 
 
 for the want of what he considered 
 sufficient authority." 
 
 "Having executed printing on the 
 first volume of the Register to the 
 amount of more than two thousand 
 dollars, which is still unpaid, I re- 
 spectfully submit to your honorable 
 body the propriety of early action 
 upon the subject, and such provision 
 as will enable me, through my trus- 
 tee, to complete the work accord- 
 ing to contract." 
 
 The following letter is also of in- 
 terest. 
 
 Executive Department, 
 Richmond, June lyth 185S. 
 Dear Sir, 
 
 Having had from time to time, 
 frequent applications for a copy of 
 the Register of Debates of the Con- 
 vention of 1850-51 in the publi.' li- 
 brary, and not being able until late- 
 ly to find out what had become of 
 that portion of the edition which 
 had been printed, or whether the 
 edition had ever been completd, or 
 could be finished with the material 
 with which you were furnished, I 
 write to ascertain if possible, the 
 facts from you. I have ascertained 
 that the printed matter for the 
 Register & Supplement is in the 
 possession of Messrs. Colaton & Co. 
 & Mr. Alfred Williams in this City 
 & that they hold them subject to a 
 lien for storage and also for a debt 
 due to Mr. Williams by you for 
 about $350. And that these two 
 amounts would perhaps be about 
 the amount due you for the forma 
 printed over and above those al- 
 ready paid for. I have asked the 
 opinion of the Attorney General as 
 to the interest & rights of the Com- 
 monwealth over the materials in 
 consideration of the sum already 
 paid by her. He gives it as his 
 opinion that "The State is unques- 
 tionably entitled to so much as she 
 has paid for. I do not doubt that 
 Mr. Gallaher would order so much 
 to be handed over under his con- 
 tract". The Attorney General fur- 
 ther says "Perhaps Mr. Gallaher 
 would agree, upon the State's pay- 
 ing Mr. Williams' debt, & the bill 
 for storage, to hand over the whole 
 edition as far as printed. Mr. Wil- 
 liams could not object to this. I 
 think Mr. Gallaher would be bound 
 to do so. He is also bound to de- 
 liver up the written materials in his 
 hands, with which the Legislature 
 might hereafter print the re- 
 mainder of the Register of De- 
 bates."
 
 404 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Will you be so good as to give 
 me any information in your power 
 relative to the subject, with your 
 views & wishes. Perhaps some ar- 
 rangement may be made by which 
 all parties may be satisfied. It is a 
 pity that the materials should re- 
 main in the condition in which I 
 hear they are, being used as wrap- 
 pers, and in a state of utter confus- 
 ion, and utterly valueless to any 
 one. An early attention to this let- 
 ter will be desirable. 
 
 Very respectfully &c., 
 
 George W. Munford, 
 Secy, of the Comth. 
 Robert H Gallaher Esqr. 
 New York 
 
 (Secretary of Commonwealth's 
 Letter Book, 1856 to ISBO, p. 2it>, 
 216.) 
 
 Report of the minority of the com- 
 mittee on the Bubject of a call for 
 a convention to amend the consti- 
 tution of the state. 5p. 551 
 Doc. no. 27. Bound with Journal 
 of the House of delegates, 1844-45. 
 
 Report of the select committee on 
 the Kanawha memorial in regard 
 to the reapportionment of repre- 
 sentation. 4p. 552 
 Doc. no. 27. Bound with Journal 
 of the House, 1841-42. 
 
 -Same. 
 
 553 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 27. 1842. 2 
 columns. Also report of minority. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Report of the select committee on 
 the reference of the new constitu- 
 tion. 4p. 554 
 Doc. no. 23. Documents. 1851-52. 
 
 Rives, Francis E. Substance of an 
 address to his constituents Aug. 
 2, 1850 [on revision of the con- 
 stitution.] 555 
 (In VP'hig. Sep. 6, 1850. 3 Vg col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Robinson, Comvay. [Address] to 
 voters of Richmond City, Henrico,] 
 Charles City, and New Kent [stat- 
 ing his views on the revision of the 
 constitution.] 556 
 
 (In Whig. July 17, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Ruffin, Edmund. [Address] to Ben- 
 jamin R. Blake and others [stat- 
 
 ing his views on the revision of 
 the constitution.] 557 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 13, 1850. ly^ col- 
 umns. ) 
 
 Rynders, Thomas D. [Address] to 
 the people at large of this conven- 
 tion district [stating his views on 
 the revision of the constitution.] 
 From Winchester republican. 558 
 (In Whig. July 30, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 S. The new constitution. 559 
 
 (In Southern literary messenger. 
 v. 18, 1852. p. 116, 117.) 
 
 Saunders, Robert. [Address] to vot- 
 ers of James City, York, Warwick, 
 Elizabeth City, Gloucester, and 
 Williamsburg [stating his views on 
 the revision of the constitution.] 
 
 560 
 (In Whig. July 30, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Scott, Robert E., of Fauquier. Speech 
 in support of the amendment to 
 the first resolution of the com- 
 mittee of thirteen. 561 
 (In Whig. Nov. 1, 1850.) 
 
 1 
 
 ♦Scott, Robert G. Address on the 
 
 state convention. [1850.] 8vo. 562 
 
 Copy not seen. Title from Bowk- 
 
 er's State publications. 
 
 [Address] to citizens of Charles 
 
 City, New Kent, Henrico and City 
 of Richmond [stating his views on 
 the revision of the constitution.] 
 
 563 
 (In Whig. Aug. 9, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 -[Letter] to voters of New Kent, 
 
 Charles City, Henrico, and city of 
 Richmond [relative to Mr. Botts' 
 Letter.] 564 
 
 (In Whig. April 18, 1851. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 *Sheffey, Hujscli W. Speech in com- 
 mittee of the whole on the basis 
 question, delivered in the Vir- 
 ginia reform convention, Feb. 18, 
 19, 20, 1851. Richmond, Va., 
 Printed by R. H. Gallaher, 1851. 
 19 p. 8vo. 564a 
 
 Copy In Mass. state library.
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 405 
 
 [Sketches of the debates in the con- 
 vention of 1850-51.] 565 
 These sketches begin in the Whig 
 of Oct. 18, 1850, and continue 
 through Nov. 5. On Nov. 4, the 
 convention adjourned till the 1st 
 Monday in January, 1851. The 
 Sketches do not appear in the Whig 
 after the adjournment, for lUe 
 reason that the debates weie 
 printed in full in a Supplement to 
 each issue. 
 
 Smith, George. [Address] to the 
 voters of Orange, Greene, Madison 
 and Culpeper [stating his views on 
 the revision of the constitution.] 
 
 566 
 (In Whig. Aug. 9, 1850. 1% col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Smith, James. [Address] to the 
 voters of Matthews, Middlesex, Es- 
 sex, and King and Queen [stating 
 his views on the revision of the 
 constitution.] 567 
 
 (In Whig. July 16, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Southall, Valentine W. Speech In 
 the House of delegates Feb. 9, 
 1846, on the bill for taking the 
 sense of the people on the call of 
 a convention. 568 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 7, 1846. 7 
 columns.) 
 
 Stanard, Robert C [Address] to 
 voters of New Kent, Charles City, 
 Henrico, and Richmond City [stat- 
 ing his views on revision of the 
 constitution.] 569 
 
 (In Whig. July 30, 1850. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 * Speeches on the basis question. 
 
 in the Virginia reform convention, 
 April 17, May 21, 1851. Rich- 
 mond, Va., Printed by R. H". GaK 
 laher — Republican office, 1851. 
 34p. 8vo. 569a 
 
 Copy in Mass. state library. 
 
 Statements showing the data upon 
 which apportionments of repre- 
 sentation, in the bill concerning a 
 convention, are based. 14p. 570 
 Doc. no. 40. Documents of 1849- 
 50. 
 
 I 
 
 Staunton convention, 1846. Pro- 
 ceedings of the Staunton conven- 
 tion. Aug. 17, 1846. 571 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 28, 1846. % 
 column.) 
 
 The Staunton convention. Dec. 
 
 2, 1846. Resolutions. 572 
 
 (In Enquirer. Dec. 9, 1846. % 
 column.) 
 
 t 
 Taliaferro, W. T. [Letter stating his 
 views on the revision of the con- 
 stitution.] .573 
 (In Whig. July 17, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Tyler, John. Letter to Col. Robert 
 McCandlish [stating his views ou 
 the basis question, and on the 
 term "the people."] Feb 22, 1851. 
 
 573a 
 (In Tyler, L. G. Letters & times 
 of the Tylers, v. 1. p. 402, 403. > 
 
 Views of the constitution of Virginia, 
 contained in the essays of "One 
 of the people;" and in the letters 
 of Messers Robinson, Macfarland^ 
 Morson and Patton. In reply to 
 a communication from many citi- 
 zens of the Richmond district. 
 Richmond, Printed by Colin, Bap- 
 tist and Nowlan, 1850. 66p. 
 22% cm. 574 
 
 Western Virginia convention [to be 
 held In Lewisburg on the subject 
 of equalization of representation.] 
 
 575 
 (In Enquirer. July 15, 1842. hii 
 column.) 
 
 Whitfield, Robert H, [Address] to 
 the voters of Greensville, South- 
 ampton, Sussex, Surry, Nanse- 
 mond, and Isle of Wight [stating 
 his views on the revision of the 
 constitution.] 576 
 
 (In Whig. Aug. 13, 1850. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Willey, Waitman T. Speeches of 
 Waitman T. Willey, of Monangalia 
 county, before the state convention 
 of Virginia, on the basis of repre- 
 sentation; on county courts and 
 county organization, and on the 
 election of judges by the people.
 
 406 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Richmond, William Culley, print- 
 er, [no date]. 42p. 22cm. 577 
 
 Wise, Barton H. The movement 
 leading to the Virginia constitu- 
 tional convention of 1850-51. The 
 mixed and white basis. Wise's part 
 In the convention. The struggle 
 for equality of representation in 
 Virginia. 578 
 
 (In his Life of Henry A. Wise, p. 
 129-154.) 
 
 Wise, Henry A. Address to voters 
 of Accomack and Northampton 
 [as a candidate for member of the 
 convention.] 579 
 
 (In Whig. June 1, 1850. iy2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 -Speech on the basis question in 
 
 the Virginia reform convention. 
 April 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 1851. 
 Richmond, Va., Printed by R. H. 
 
 Gallaher — Republican office, 1851. 
 8p. 8vo. 579a 
 
 Copy in Mass. state library. 
 
 Woods, Vi'illiam W. [Address] to 
 people of Albemarle, Nelson and 
 Amherst [stating his views on the 
 revision of the constitution.] 580 
 (In Whig. July 19, 1850. y^, col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Woolfolk, John. [Address] to the 
 citizens of Orange, Greene, Madi- 
 son and Culpeper [stating his 
 views on the revision of the 
 constitution.] 581 
 (In Whig. July 16, 1850. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 X. Education. — The convention and 
 universal suffrage. 582 
 
 (In Whig. Oct. 18, 1850. IVa col- 
 umns.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1861. 
 Met Feb. 13, 1861. Adjourned sine die Dec. 6, 1861. 
 
 NOTE: The relation of the con- 
 ventions and constitutions of West 
 Virginia, 18 61-65, to the constitu- 
 tional history of Virginia of this 
 period has made it seem desirable 
 to insert under this heading titles 
 of the official publications of siich 
 conventions, with a few other titles 
 of West Virginia literature referring 
 to the period. 
 An act to provide for electing mem- 
 bers of a convention, and to con- 
 vene the same. Passed January 
 14, 1861. 583 
 
 (In Acts. 1861. p. 24-27.) 
 
 Anderson, Fulton. Addresses de- 
 livered before the Virginia state 
 convention by Hon. Fulton An- 
 derson, commissioner from Miss- 
 issippi, Hon. Henry L. Penning, 
 commissioner from Georgia, and 
 H'on. John S. Preston, commis- 
 sioner from South Carolina, Feb- 
 ruary, V861. Richmond, Wyatt 
 M. Elliott, printer, 1861. 64p. 
 21 1/2 cm. 584 
 
 Mr. Anderson's Address was 
 printed in full in the Enquirer 01 
 Feb. 19, Mr. Benning's and Mr. 
 Preston's in the issue of Feb. 20. 
 
 Baldwin, J. B. Speech in the con- 
 vention, March 21, 1861. 585 
 (In Enquirer. April 15, 1861. 22 
 columns.) 
 
 Barbour, James. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 3 0, 1861. 586 
 (In Enquirer. April 27, 1861. 14 
 columns.) 
 
 Bruce, James C. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 23, 1861. 587 
 (In Enquirer. April 4, 1861. 7 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 *Callahan, Mrs. M. L. F. Evolution of 
 the constitution of West Virginia, 
 by Maud Fulcher Callahan. ?.Ior- 
 gantown, W. Va., Department of 
 history and political science, West 
 Virginia university, 19 09. 4 Op. 
 22 1/2 cm. 588 
 
 (West Virginia university studies 
 in West Virginia history. J. M. Cal- 
 lahan, editor. Constitutional his- 
 tory, no. 1 and 2) 
 
 *Carlile, John S[nyder]. Speech in 
 the Virginia state convention, de- 
 livered March 7, 1861. Richmond,
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 407 
 
 Printed at the Whig book, and job 
 office, 1861, 29p. 25cm. 580 
 
 Carter, A. L. Speech of Mr. Carter 
 of Lancaster and Northumberland 
 in the House of delegates, Jan. 
 12, 1861 [on bill calling a state 
 convention.] 591 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 22, 1861, 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Coiira<l, Robert Y. Speech in the 
 convention. March 15, 1861. 593 
 (In Enquirer. March 16, 1861. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 •Convention between the common- 
 wealth of Virginia and the Con- 
 federate States of America [entei 
 ed into and agreed to in the city 
 of Richmond, 24th day of April, 
 1861. To which are added the or- 
 dinances adopted by the convene 
 tion of Virginia at the adjourned 
 session in June and July, 1861.] 
 27p. 594 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L. Z, 
 Leiter. 
 
 Dabney, R. L. Memoir of a narra- 
 tive, received of Colonel John B. 
 Baldwin, of Staunton, touching the 
 origin of the war [and describing 
 his j)rivate mission from the Vir- 
 ginia convention, to Mr. Lincoln 
 In April, 1861.] 595 
 
 (In Southern historical society 
 papers, v. 1, no. 1. p. 443-455.) 
 
 [Debates of the convention of 1861.] 
 
 596 
 
 The Debates in full begin in the 
 issue of the Enquirer of Feb. 14, 
 18 61, and continue daily. The De- 
 bates were never published as a 
 whole in book form. The Vi'-ginia 
 state library has the issues of the 
 Enquirer through March 16, 1861. 
 The Confederate memorial museum 
 has a file of the Enquirer for 1861 
 containing many issues that are not 
 in the Virginia state library; its file 
 is more nearly complete than that in 
 any other library of which we have 
 information. The Enquirer is in- 
 dispensable for the student of the 
 convention of 1861. The Debates 
 appear also in the Daily and Semi 
 TVeekly examiner; the file of the 
 Daily examiner for 18 61 in the Vir- 
 
 ginia state library begins with 
 April 5, and continues with 
 a few numbers missing through Dec. 
 31; the file of the Semi weekly ex- 
 aminer is complete from March 8 
 to Dec. 31, 1861. Sketches of the 
 Debates appear in the Dispatch, the 
 file of which for 1861 in the Vir- 
 ginia state library is almost com- 
 plete. 
 
 ^Description and proceedings of the 
 meeting of western delegates to the 
 Virginia convention, held at the 
 Powhatan hotel, Richmond, April 
 20, i;861. Manuscript and auto- 
 graph letters of Hon. James C. 
 McGrew, of Preston county, a mem- 
 ber of the convention. 597 
 Title from West Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives & history. 1st bien yrept. 
 1906. p. 43. 
 
 [Documents submitted to the conven- 
 tion of 1861] [no title page] [no 
 date.] 23cm. "' 593 
 
 CONTENTS: 1. Communication 
 from executive transmitting creden- 
 tials of commissioners from South 
 
 Carolina and Mississippi. 8p 2 
 
 Communication from Hon. Henry 
 L. Benning to the president of the 
 convention, transmitting his cred- 
 entials as commissioner from Geor- 
 gia. 3p. — 3. An ordinance to dis- 
 solve the union between the state 
 of Georgia and other states, etc. 3p. 
 — 4. Report of the committee of 
 elections on the returns of the 
 votes for and against referring the 
 action of the convention to the peo- 
 ple. 3p. — 5. Report of the. commit- 
 tee of elections showing who are 
 elected members of the convention 
 6p. — 6. An ordinance touching con- 
 tested elections, passed by the con- 
 vention Feb. 21, 1861. 3p. — 7. Com- 
 munication from the executive, 
 transmitting a report from the ad- 
 jutant general, concerning the mili- 
 tia and volunteers of the state. 6p. 
 — 8. Report of the auditor showing 
 the aggregate number of persons 
 returned delinquent by the sheriffs 
 of the commonwealth, for the non- 
 payment of taxes for 1860; also the 
 aggregate amount of such taxes. 9p. 
 — 9. Supplementary report from the 
 committee of elections concerning 
 the vote on the question of referring 
 the action of the convention, etc., 
 to the people. 6p. — 10. Report 
 from the committee appointed to 
 inquire whether any movement of
 
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 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 arms or men has been made, by the 
 general government, to any fort or 
 arsenal in or bordering upon 
 Virginia, indicating a purpose for 
 attack or coercion, and accom- 
 panying document. 5p. — 11. Com- 
 munication from the executive, 
 transmitting a report from the com- 
 missioners appointed to represent 
 this commonwealth, in the confer- 
 ence which convened in Washing- 
 ton city, on the 4th day of Febru- 
 ary, 1861. 8p. — 12. Communication 
 from John W. Brockenbrough, ad- 
 dressed to John Tyler, ex-president 
 of the United States, and George W. 
 Summers. 8p. — 13. Report of the 
 committee to confer with the edi- 
 tors of the Richmond enquirer to 
 ascertain whether the proceedings 
 of the convention could be pub- 
 lished upon a separate sheet with- 
 out any other matter. 4p. — 14. Pop- 
 ulation of Virginia according to the 
 8th census, taken June 1, 1860. 7p. 
 — 15. Communication from a com- 
 mittee on behalf of the conference 
 convention of Maryland. 4p. — 16. 
 Communication from the executive, 
 transmitting communications from 
 the president of the state conven- 
 tion of Arkansas. 16p. — 17. Report 
 from the committee appointed to 
 wait upon the president of the 
 United States to ascertain his policy 
 toward the Confederated States, 
 and the response from the federal 
 executive. 6p. — 18. Resolutions 
 adopted by the "Convention of the 
 people," at Metropolitan Hall, in 
 Richmond, April 18, 1861. 5p. — 19. 
 Report of the committee on the 
 subject of taxation. 3p. — 20. Report 
 in relation to the authority of the 
 federal government within the lim- 
 its of this commonwealth. 3p. — 21. 
 Report in relation to the duties of 
 postmasters and officers in the reve- 
 nue service. 4p. — 22. Communica- 
 tion from the executive, nominating 
 brigadier generals and transmitting 
 a statement of the reasons for his 
 action in the case of General Faun- 
 tleroy. 6p. — 23. Communication 
 from the executive, transmitting 
 the advice of the council, etc., in 
 regard to the officers of the Vir- 
 ginia navy. lOp. — 24. Communica- 
 tion from the executive, transmit- 
 ting a statement of the number and 
 rank of the officers of the provis- 
 ional army of Virginia, lip. — 25. 
 Communication from the executive, 
 transmitting two ordinances and 
 accompanying papers. 7p. — 26. Re- 
 port from the committee on rail- 
 
 road connections with accompany- 
 ing documents. 7p. — 27. Report of 
 the committee of elections upon the 
 resolution of Mr. Wysor in regard 
 to absent members. 4p. — 28. Second 
 report from the committee on rail- 
 road connections. 3p. — 29. Com- 
 munication from the auditor, trans- 
 mitting a tabular statement show- 
 ing the federal population of this 
 commonwealth under census of 
 1860. 7p.— 30. Report from the com- 
 mittee to reapportion representation 
 in the congress of the Confederate 
 States. lOp. — 31. Report from the 
 committee on the stores, machinery, 
 and property, captured at Harper's 
 Ferry, lip. — 32. Report of commit- 
 tee on Confederate relations, pre- 
 scribing the time for which volun- 
 teers are to be mustered into ser- 
 vice. [3p.] — 33. Report of the select 
 committee on amendments to the 
 constitution of Virginia. 16p. — 34. 
 Report of the committee on elec- 
 tions. 6p. — 35. Message from the 
 executive, with accompanying docu- 
 ments, showing the military and 
 naval preparations for the defence 
 of Virginia. 9 5p. — 36. Supplemental 
 message from the executive, show- 
 ing the military and naval prepar- 
 ations for the defence of Virginia. 
 62p. — 37. Report of the auditor, 
 exhibiting the white, "free and slave 
 population, and the value of real 
 estate and personal property, ar- 
 ranged by districts. lOp. — 3 8. Report 
 of the committee of elections, on 
 the cases of Sherrard Clemens, 
 Caleb Boggess, and Benjamin Wil- 
 son. 3p. — 40. Message from the ex- 
 ecutive, transmitting a report of 
 Wm. H. Peters, commissioner, ap- 
 pointed by the governor to make 
 an inventory of property taken 
 from the United States government, 
 at the na\'y yard, Gosport, and in 
 and near Portsmouth, Virginia. — 
 41. Report of the committee to 
 whom was referred the communi- 
 cation of the executive, in relation 
 to officers of the army and navy of 
 the United States, who have re- 
 signed and returned to Virginia. 3p. 
 — 42. Communication from the ex- 
 ecutive, in relation to the move- 
 ment of troops in northwestern Vir- 
 ginia. 3p. — 43. Communication from 
 the executive, transmitting reports 
 from Col. Charles Dimmock and Lt. 
 Col. Charles H. Burton, in reference 
 to the stores, machinery, etc., at 
 Harper's Ferry. 8p. — 44. Communi- 
 cation from the executive, submit- 
 ting an advice of council, in rela-
 
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 tion to the manufacture of gun- 
 powder. 5p. — 45. Communication 
 from the executive, submitting an 
 advice of council, relative to con- 
 nections with several railroads in 
 the state. 5p. — 46. Communication 
 from the executive, in response to a 
 resolution of the convention, as to 
 number and names of aides to the 
 governor. 4p. — 47. Communication 
 from the executive, returning the 
 nomination of Francis I. Thomas, 
 with accompanying documents. 7p. 
 — 48. Communication from the ex- 
 ecutive, transmitting a list of vessels 
 employed by Virginia, as reported 
 by Captain S. Barron. 5p. — 49. Com- 
 munication from the executive, re- 
 turning the nomination of Alfred 
 Beckley, as colonel of volunteers. 
 6p. — 50. Communication from the 
 executive, transmitting the nomina- 
 tions of Benjamin S. Ewell, John A. 
 Campbell and William Smith as 
 colonels of volunteers. 3p. — 51. 
 Communication from the execu- 
 tive, transmitting the nomination of 
 Richard Thomas Zarvona, as col- 
 onel of volunteers. 3p. — 52. Com- 
 munication from the executive, 
 transmitting a communication from | 
 Hon. L. P. Walker, Secretary of j 
 War, in relation to the time of ser- 
 vice of the volunteer forces of Vir- 
 ginia. 5p. — 53. Communication 
 from the executive, transmitting a 
 communication from Hon. L. P. 
 Walker, Secretary of War. Note: I 
 Title page reads L. P. Walker, but ' 
 communication is from J. P. Benja- ; 
 jnin. — 54. Communication from the 
 president of the Confederate States, 
 transmitting the credentials of Hon. 
 Alexander H. Stephens. 5p. 
 
 F., M. To the delegates of the Vir- 
 ginia convention, nos. 1, 2. 599 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 11, 13, 1861. 
 1, 1 columns.) 
 
 ♦Fast, Richard Ellsworth. The his- 
 tory and government of West Vir- 
 ginia, by R. E. Fast . . . and H. 
 Maxwell . . . Morgantown, The 
 Acme pub. co., 1901, 511p. 8vo. 
 
 600 
 
 Fisher, Mlers W. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 27, 1861. 601 
 (In Enquirer. March 30, 1861. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Floumoy, Thomas S. Speech In the 
 convention. March 3 0, 1861. 602 
 (In Enquirer. May 10, 1861. 4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 * Gilmer, Jolin Harmer. The state 
 convention. [Address to] Messera 
 J. R. Humphreys, Higgins, and 
 others, [announcing himself as a 
 candidate for election as a member 
 of that body.] Richmond, Jan. 19, 
 1861. 4p. 8vo. 60b 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L. Z. 
 Leiter. 
 
 Goode, John. The position of Vir- 
 ginia in the spring of 1861. Oration 
 delivered May 19, 1902. 603a 
 
 (In Times. May 11, 1902. 5 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 The secession convention of 
 
 1861. 604 
 
 (In his Recollections of a life 
 time. Chapter 4. p. 42-65.) 
 
 * Secession convention of 1861. 
 
 605 
 (In Conservative review, v. 3. p. 
 75.) 
 
 Goode, T. F. Speech in the conven- 
 tion. March 28, i861." 606 
 (In Enquirer. April 6, 1861. 5 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 H., J. [As to the constitutionalit> 
 of an act of the legislature, call- 
 ing a convention, without previous- 
 ly submitting to the popular vote 
 the question of "convention" or 
 "no convention.'"] 607 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 14, 1861. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Hagans, John Marshall. Brief sketch 
 of the erection and formation of 
 the state of West Virginia from 
 the territory of Virginia. Reprint. 
 [Charleston, W. Va., Butler print- 
 ing company] 1891. 96p. 23y2cm. 
 
 608 
 "The following article appears as 
 a prefix to the first volume of re- 
 ported cases of the Supreme court 
 of appeals of West Virginia." cf. 
 Pref. 
 
 Hall, E. B. Speech in the convention. 
 March 22, 1861. 609 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 23, 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Hall, Granville Davisson. The rend- 
 ing of Virginia, a history. [Chi-
 
 410 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 cago, Mayer & Miller] 1902. 630p. 
 201/^ era. ttlOJ 
 
 Haymond, A. F. Taxation question. | 
 
 Remarl£s made in convention j 
 MarchlQtli and 20th, 1861. 6111 
 
 (in Enquirer. March 25, 1861. 5i/^ j 
 columns.) 
 
 Holcombe, James P. Speech in th€. I 
 convention. March 27, 1861. 612 
 (In Enquirer. April 8, 1861. 11 
 columns.) 
 
 Interview between President Lin- 
 coln and Col. John B. Baldwin, 
 April 4th, 1861. Statements and 
 evidence. Staunton, Va., Specta-I 
 tor job office, D. E. Strasburg, i 
 printer, 1866. 2Sp. 8vo. 613 ' 
 
 Contains statements of Col. Bald- 
 win, John F. Lewis, testimony of 
 Col. Baldwin, testimony of John M. 1 
 Botts, letters of Judge H. W. 
 Thomas, George W. Summers, John 
 Janney, A. H. H. Stuart, Samuel 
 Price, Robert Whitehead. 
 
 Journal of the acts and proceedings 
 of a general convention of the 
 state of Virginia, assembled at 
 Richmond, on Wednesday, the 
 thirteenth day of February, eigh- 
 teen hundred and sixty-one. Rich- 
 mond, Wyatt M. Elliott, printer, 
 1861. 459, xiip. 23 1/2 cm. 614 
 
 Bound with the above in the Vir- 
 ginia State Library copy are the 
 following: 
 
 Appendix to the Journal, com- 
 mencing with a journalized record 
 of the proceedings in committee of 
 the whole upon federal relations. 
 136p. 
 
 Portions of journal of secret ses- 
 sion of the convention, withheld 
 from publication at its session end- 
 ing May 1, 1861. 30p. 
 
 Portions of journal of adjourned 
 secret session of the convention, 
 withheld from publication at its 
 session, ending June 1, 1861. p. [33] 
 -44. 
 
 Portions of journal of second ad- 
 journed secret session of the con- 
 vention, withheld from publication 
 at its session, ending Nov. 27, 1861. 
 p. [451-48. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the con- 
 vention of Virginia, in secret ses- 
 sion, in April and May, 1861. [31] 
 
 P- 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the con- 
 
 vention of Virginia, at the ad- 
 journed session, in June and July, 
 1861. p. [33]-53. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the con- 
 vention of Virginia, at the ad- 
 journed session, in November and 
 December, 1861. p. [57]-67. 
 
 Partial report from the commit- 
 tee on federal relations, presented 
 March 9, 1861. 9p. 
 
 Substitute for the report of the 
 committee on federal relations, pre- 
 sented by Mr. Wise, March 9, 1861. 
 lip. 
 
 Substitutes for report of the com- 
 mittee on federal relations pre- 
 sented by Messers Harvie, Barbour, 
 Baldwin, Wickham, Goggin. 
 
 Resolutions submitted by Mr. 
 Burley, March 16, 1861. 5p. 
 
 Report of the committee on fed- 
 eral relations, proposing amend- 
 ments to the constitution of the 
 United States. 5p. 
 
 Substitute for the report, pre- 
 sented by Mr. Carlile, March 21, 
 1861. 8p. 
 
 Substitute for first section of the 
 report, presented by Mr. Boyd, 
 March 21, 1861. 
 
 Resolution submitted by Mr. Wil- 
 son, March 21, 1861. Ip. 
 
 Substitute for report of commit- 
 tee on federal relations, by Mr. 
 Hall, March 26, 1861. 29p. 
 
 Substitute for the report of the 
 committee on federal relations, 
 submitted in committee of the 
 whole, March 27, 1861. 4p. 
 
 Amendments to last report of 
 committee on federal relations, 
 presented by Mr. Wise, March 29, 
 1861. 9p. 
 
 Amendment to 14th resolution of 
 report, presented by Mr. Scott, 
 March 30, 1861. Ip. 
 
 Substitute for report, presented 
 by Mr. Early, April 2, 1861. 3p. 
 
 Amendment by way of addition 
 to report presented by Mr. Wysor, 
 April 11, 1861. 5p. 
 
 Plan no. 1, substitute for report, 
 presented by Mr. Wise, April 13, 
 1861. 13p. 
 
 Plan no. 2, substitute for entire 
 report, presented by Mr. Wise, April 
 13, 1861. 3p. 
 
 Amendment by way of addition 
 to the entire report, presented by 
 Mr. Speed, April 13, 1861. 4p. 
 
 [56] Ordinances [proposed] 
 
 Bill of rights and proposed 
 amended constitution reported by 
 the committee appointed to con- 
 sider and report amendments of the
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
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 constitution of Virginia, presented 
 June 19. 1861. 48p. 
 
 Virginia Bill of rights, passed 
 June 12, 1776, adopted without al- 
 teration by the convention of 1829- 
 30, and re-adopted, with amend- 
 ments, by the convention of 1850- 
 51, and now re-adopted as passed 
 June 12, 1776. Richmond, Wyatt 
 M. Elliott, printer, 1861. 5p. 
 
 New constitution of the common- 
 wealth of Virginia, adopted by the 
 state convention, sitting in the city 
 of Richmond, on the 5th day of 
 December, 1861. Richmond, Wyatt 
 M. Elliott, printer, 1861. 30p. 
 
 Leake, Walter D. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 25, 1861. 615 
 (In Enquirer. March 28, 1861. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Lewis, Virgil Anson, ed. How West 
 Virginia was made. Proceedings 
 of the first Convention of the peo- 
 ple of northwestern Virginia at 
 Wheeling, May 13, 14 and 15, 1861, 
 and the journal of the second Con- 
 vention of the people of northwest- 
 ern Virginia at Wheeling, which as- 
 sembled June 11th 1861 . . . 
 With appendixes and an introduc- 
 tion, annotations and addenda. 
 [Charleston, W. Va., News-Mail 
 company, public printer] 1909. 
 337, xiip. 23y2cm. 616 
 
 Records transcribed from the 
 "Daily intelligencer" of Wheeling. 
 
 -Virginia's ordinance of secession. 
 
 617 
 
 (In his History of West Virginia. 
 Chapter 21. p. 328-345.) 
 
 Montague, Robert L. Speech in tliej 
 
 convention. April 1, 2, 1861. 618; 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 3, 1861. lOi^ ; 
 
 columns.) j 
 
 I 
 Munford, B. B. The contest in the| 
 Virginia convention for and against 
 secession. 619, 
 
 (In his Virginia's attitude toward 
 slavery and secession, p. 269-283.) 
 
 Munford, George W. Historical sy- 
 nopsis of the changes in the laws 
 and constitution of the state of 
 Virginia. 620 
 
 (In his Third edition of the code 
 of Virginia. 1873. p. 1-30.) 
 
 "A condensed statement of the 
 events which caused the overthrow 
 of the government of Virginia, and 
 induced the establishment of a new 
 organization, denominated the 
 "Restored government" which pro- 
 duced the dismemberment of the 
 commonwealth and the creation of 
 the state of West Virginia out of 
 Its limits; subjected the people to 
 military rule, without representa- 
 tion, as a mere military district, 
 and finally culminated in the re- 
 construction of that state by federal 
 laws and its qualified restoration 
 into the Union." p. 1. 
 
 The new constitution of Virginia, 
 with the amended bill of rights 
 as adopted by the reform conven- 
 tion of 1850-51, and amended by 
 the convention of 1860-61. 29p. 
 8vo. 621 
 
 Bound with Acts of Virginia, 
 passed at adjourned session, 1863. 
 
 Also issued separately. 
 
 The new constitution of Virginia. 
 Proposed for adoption, by the con- 
 vention. 1861. [n. p.] 32p. 8vo. 
 
 622 
 Official copy attested by the gov- 
 ernor. 
 
 Copy in the Library of the Con- 
 federate memorial literary society. 
 
 The new constitution of Virginia, 
 with the amended bill of rights, as 
 adopted by the reform convention 
 of 1850-51, and amended by the 
 convention of 1860-81. [n. p. n. d.] 
 27p. 8vo. 623 
 
 Title from Bowker's State publi- 
 cations. Probably the same as no. 
 621. 
 
 An ordinance to amend the consti- 
 tution [concerning taxation.] 624 
 (In Appendix to Acts of 1861. p. 
 31.) 
 
 Ordinance to amend the constitution 
 of Virginia on the subject of taxa- 
 tion, [n. p.] [1861?] 8p. 12mo. 
 
 625 
 Copy in Library of the Confed- 
 erate memorial literary society. 
 
 The ordinance to repeal the ratifi- 
 cation of the constitution of the 
 United States of America by the 
 state of Virginia and to reserve all
 
 412 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 the rights and powers granted un- 
 der said constitution. [Litho- 
 graph.] Simons & Keiningham, 
 Richmond, Va. 34 by 25 inches. 
 
 626 
 
 This includes the lithographed 
 
 signatures of the members of the 
 
 convention who were in favor of 
 
 the ordinance. 
 
 Same. 627 
 
 Copy enrolled, on parchment, in 
 Va. State library. Signed by the 
 president of the convention, John 
 Janney. 
 
 The ordinance of secession. 5 poll 
 to take the sense of the qualified 
 voters. Vote of Richmond Grays, 
 May 23, 1861, encamped at Nor- 
 folk. For, 59. Against, 0. 628 
 Ms. in Va. state library. 
 
 Ordinance of secession, [adopted by 
 the convention of Virginia, April 
 17, 1861, and promulgated by a 
 proclamation of the governor, April 
 24, 1861.] 8p. 628a 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L.. Z. 
 Leiter. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the conven- 
 tion of Virginia in secret session, 
 in April and May, 1861. Rich- 
 mond, Wyatt M. Elliott, 1861. 24p. 
 8vo. 629 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L. Z. 
 Leiter. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the convention 
 of Virginia, in secret session, in 
 April and May, 1861. 46p. 8vo. 630 
 Appendix to Acts, 1861. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the conven- 
 tion at the adjourned session in 
 June and July, 1861. n. p. n. d. 
 49-73p. 8vo. 631 
 
 Appendix to Acts. 1861. 
 
 Ordinances adopted by the convention 
 of Virginia, at the adjourned ses- 
 sion in November and December, 
 1861. lip. 8vo. 632 
 
 Appendix to Acts. Extra session. 
 1862. 
 
 Also issued separately. Copy in 
 the Library of the Confederate me- 
 morial literary society. 
 
 633 
 
 Ordinances of the secession conven- 
 tion April 18 to April 27. En- 
 grossed and verified; parchment, 
 riveted. In Va. state litrary. 635 
 
 Ordinances of secession and other 
 
 documents, 1860-1861. 636 
 
 (Amer. history leaflets, ed. by A. 
 
 B. Hart & Edward Channing. no. 
 
 12. 1896.) 
 
 For ordinance of Virginia see p. 
 17, 18. 
 
 Partial report from the committee Oh' 
 federal relations, presented March. 
 9, 1861. 37p. 8vo. 637 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L. Z. 
 Leiter. 
 
 Preamble and resolution [calling for 
 a convention] offered in a large 
 mass meeting of the people of Bote- 
 tourt county, Dec. 10, 18 60 . . . 
 and adopted. 638 
 
 In Southern historical society pa- 
 pers, v. 1, no. 1. p. 13-19.) 
 
 Proclamation of Gov. of Virginia, 
 submitting the ordinance of seces- 
 sion to the people of Virginia for 
 ratification. Richmond, Dec. 12, 
 1861. 639 
 
 Title from Wynne's Catalogue, p. 
 34. 
 
 Randolphi, Geo. W. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 23, 1861. 640 
 (In Enquirer. April 8. 1801. 11 
 columns.) 
 
 Resolutions adopted by the Virginia 
 state convention, July 1, 1861. Ip. 
 
 641 
 Bound with Appendix. Ordi- 
 nances . . . April & May, 1861. 
 
 Richardsonj, George W. Speech in 
 committee of the whole. On the re- 
 port of the committee on federal 
 relations in the convention of Vir- 
 ginia, April 4, 1861. Richmond, 
 Printed at the Whig book and job 
 office, 1862. 3 2p. 8vo. 642 
 
 Copy in library of the Confede- 
 rate memorial literary society. 
 
 "This speech was one of a series 
 delivered in the convention of Vir- 
 ginia by advocates of secession. It 
 was begun on the afternoon of 
 April 3, and was concluded April
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, 
 
 413 
 
 4. An elaborate digest of its princi- i 
 pal arguments was printed in tlie j 
 Richmond dispatch, April 4 and 5, 
 1861." Freeman, D, S. Calendar of ^ 
 Confederate papers. 1908. p. 515; j 
 note. I 
 
 Same. 643 ! 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 7, 1861. 11 col- j 
 umns.) 
 
 Rives, Timothy. Speech in the conven- 
 tion. March 27, 1861. 644 
 (In Enquirer. April 6, 1861. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 -Speech of Mr. Timothy Rives, of ^ 
 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d rept. p. 13. 
 
 Prince George and Surry, in the 
 Virginia state convention, on the 
 29th March, 1861, the report ot 
 the committee on federal relations 
 being under, consideration in com^ 
 mittee of the whole. Richmond: 
 Chas H. Wynne, [1861.] 30p. 8vo. 
 
 645 
 
 Scott, R. E. Speech in the conven-. 
 
 tion. 646 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 14, 1861. 7 
 columns.) 
 
 Summers, George W- Speech on fed- 
 eral relations in the Virginia con- 
 vention, delivered March 11, 1861.1 
 Richmond, Printed at the Whig 
 hook and job ofl5.ce, 1861. 29p. 
 Svo. 647 
 
 Same. 64» 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 25, 1861. 20 
 columns.) 
 
 Tyler, John. Speech in Virginia srate 
 convention. Mar. 13, 14, 1861. 649 
 (In Tyler, L. G. Letters & times 
 of the Tylers, v. 2. p. 623-628.) 
 
 -Same. 
 
 650 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 30, 1861. 12 
 columns.) 
 
 Tyler, Lyon G. The state convention 
 of 1861. 651 
 
 (In his Letters and times of the 
 Tylers, v. 2. p. 618-653.) 
 
 West Virginia. An address of the 
 delegates composing the new state 
 constitutional convention, to their 
 constituents, adopted Feb. 18, 
 1863. 65a 
 
 Address of the first Wheeling 
 
 convention to the people of north- 
 western Virginia, May 15, 1861. 
 
 653 
 Title from W. Va. Dept of ar- 
 chives. Jid report, p. 12. 
 
 — Amended constitution of West 
 Virginia [together with ordi- 
 nances.] Adopted by the conven- 
 tion Feb. 18, 1863. 654 
 
 — A certified copy of the constitu- 
 tion of the state of West Virginia, 
 proposed at the convention assem- 
 bled at Wheeling on the 26th No- 
 vember, 1861, and ratified by a 
 vote of the people. 28p. Svo. 655 
 (U. S. 37th cong. 2d sess. Sen. 
 mis. doc. 98.) 
 
 [Copies of the ordinances of the 
 
 Wheeling convention, extracts from 
 the code of Virginia of 1860, with 
 letters to Governor Pierpoint en- 
 closing statements concerning in- 
 ternal improvement fund and sink- 
 ing fund for 18 65, and necessary 
 amendments to above mentioned 
 code.] 656 
 
 Manuscript in Va. State library 
 wrapped in paper and inscribed as 
 above. 
 
 The first convention of the peo- 
 ple of northwestern Virginia at 
 Wheeling, convened May 13, 1861, 
 adjourned May 15th, 1861. By V. 
 A. Lewis. 657 
 (In W. Va. Dept. of archives. 2d 
 report, p. 164-169.) 
 
 Journal of the regular session of 
 
 the constitutional convention at 
 Wheeling, Nov. 26, 1861. 658 
 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 12. 
 
 — .Journal and proceedings of the 
 called session of the constitution- 
 al convention, reassembled Feb. 12, 
 1863. 659 
 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 12. 
 
 Journal of a convention assem- 
 bled at Wheeling, June 11, 1861. 
 Svo. 660
 
 414 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Title from Bowker's State pub- 
 lications. 
 
 — Memorial of the commissioners 
 appointed by the convention of 
 West Virginia, praying for the ad- 
 mission of that state into the 
 Union. May 31, 1862. 13p. 8vo. 661 
 (U. S. 37th Cong. 2d sess. Sen. 
 mis. doc. 99.) 
 
 An ordinance to provide for the 
 
 formation of a new state out of a 
 portion of the territory of this 
 state. Passed Aug. 20, 1861. n. t. 
 p. [Wheeling, '61] 4p. 8vo. 662 
 Title from Bowker's State pub- 
 lications. 
 
 Ordinances and acts of the re- 
 stored government of Virginia, 
 prior to the formation of the state 
 of West Virginia; with the con- 
 stitution and laws of the state of 
 West Virginia, to March 2d, 1866. 
 Reprinted by order of the legisla- 
 ture. Wheeling: John Frew, pub- 
 lic printer, 1866. 663 
 CONTENTS: Ordinances of con- 
 vention as.sembled at WTieeling, 11th 
 of June, 1861. 22p. — Acts of gen- 
 eral assembly passed at extra ses- 
 sion, held July 1st, 1861, at Wheel- 
 ing. 2 9 p. — Acts cf general assembly 
 passed the regular session, held De- 
 cember 2, 1861, at Wheeling. 7.5p. — 
 Acts of the general assembly, passed 
 at the extra session, held May 6. 
 1862, at Wheeling. 23p. — Acts of 
 the general assembly of Virginia, 
 passed at the extra session, com- 
 menced Dec. 4, 1862. 84p. — Consti- 
 tution of West Virginia [with or- 
 dinances.] 32p. — Acts of legislature 
 of West Virginia, at its 1st, 2d, 3d, 
 4th sessions. 296. 52, 104, 139, xv p. 
 
 -Ordinances of the Convention of 
 
 West Virginia, 1861. 45p. 33cm 
 
 664 
 Manuscript in Va. State library. 
 
 Ordinances of the convention as- 
 sembled at Wheeling on the 11th of 
 June, 1861. Printed by authority 
 . . . Wheeling, '61. 10, (2) p. 
 8vo. 665 
 Also reprinted in 1866 by the 
 state of West Virginia in 1 v. with 
 the Acts of the reorganized govern- 
 ment prior to the formation of 
 West Va. See no. 663. 
 
 Ordinances of the convention, 
 
 assemtled at Wheeling, on the 11th 
 of June, 1861. Printed by author- 
 ity of the convention. Wheeling, 
 Va., 1861. p.[37]-65 20cm. 666 
 The pamphlet of which the above 
 forms p. L37]-65 has the following 
 title: Acts of the general assembly, 
 passed at the extra session, held 
 July first, 1861. At the city of 
 Wheeling. Wheeling, printed at the 
 Daily Press book and job office, 166, 
 Market Street, 1861. 
 
 Proceedings and resolutions of 
 
 the first convention of the people 
 of northwestern Virginia, at Wheel- 
 ing, May 13, 1861. 667 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 12. 
 
 Proceedings of the Clarksburg 
 
 convention of April 23, 1861. 668 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 12, 
 
 Proceedings of the second con- 
 vention of the people of northwest- 
 ern Virginia, assembled at Wheel- 
 ing June 11, 1861. 669 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 12. 
 
 Report of the executive commit- 
 tee of the constitutional convention 
 to the first legislature of West Vir- 
 ginia, June 20, 1863. 670 
 Title from W. Va. Dept. of ar- 
 chives. 2d report, p. 15. 
 
 Second convention of the people 
 
 of northwestern Virginia at Wheel- 
 ing, June 1, 1861-June 25, 1861; 
 Aug. 6, 1861-Aug. 21, 1861. By 
 V. A. Lewis. 672 
 
 (In W. Va. Dept. of archives. 2d 
 report, p. 169-174.) 
 
 Willey, Waitman T. Speech in the 
 convention on the taxation ques- 
 tion. March 2 8, 1861. 673 
 (In Enquirer. April 6, 1861. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Speech on Mr. Moore's resolu- 
 tions on federal relations, in the 
 Virginia convention, March 4, 1861. 
 Richmond, Chas. H. Wynne print- 
 er, 94 Main St., 1861. 16p. 8vo. 
 
 674
 
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 415 
 
 Willey, William P[atrick.] An in- 
 
 Bide view of the formation of the 
 state of West Virginia. With char- 
 acter sketches of the pioneers in 
 that movement . . . Wheeling, W. 
 Va., The News pub. co., 1901. vii, 
 245p. 8vo. 675 
 
 Wilson, Benjamin. Speech in the con- 
 vention. March 25, 1861. 676 
 (In Enquirer. April 15, 1861. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 Wise, Barton H. The Virginia con- 
 
 vention of 1861, and Wise's part 
 in it. 677 
 
 (In his Life of Henry A. Wise. p. 
 262-281.) 
 
 Wise, Henry A. Speech in the conven- 
 tion. March 25, 1861. 678 
 (In Enquirer. March 27, 1861, 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Woods, Samuel. Speech in the con- 
 vention, March 19, 1861. 670 
 (In Enquirer. March 21, 1861. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1864. 
 
 Met Feb. 13, 1864, Adjourned sine die April 11, 1864, 
 
 Act to amend the third article of the 
 
 constitution of Virginia. Passed 
 
 Dec. 8, 1865. 681 
 
 (In Virginia. Acts. 1865-66. p, 
 
 197.) 
 
 See also Acts. Alexandria, extra 
 session, p. 3. 
 
 Act to provide for the amendment of 
 the third article of the constitution. 
 Passed June 21, 1865. 682 
 
 (In Acts. Extra session, Rich- 
 mond. 1865. p. 3.) 
 
 Act to provide for the election of del- 
 egates to a convention to assemble 
 in Alexandria on the 13th of Feb- 
 ruary, 1864, to amend the consti- 
 tution of Virginia. Passed Dec. 21, 
 1863. 683 
 
 (In Acts, Alexandria session, 
 1863-64. p. 4-8.) 
 
 Bill ... An act, entitled an act to 
 provide for the election of dele- 
 gates by the people to a convention 
 to assemble in the city of Alexan- 
 dria on the 13th day of February, 
 1864,to alter and amend the con- 
 stitution of the state of Virginia. 
 4p. 684 
 
 Title from Morrison, H. A. Cata- 
 logue of books collected by L. Z. 
 Leiter. p. 279. 
 
 Oonstitution, of the state of Virginia, 
 and the ordinances adopted by the 
 convention which assembled at 
 Alexandria, on the 13 th day of Feb- 
 ruary, 1864. Alexandria, D. Turner, 
 printer, 1864. 31 p. 2 3 1/2 cm. 685 
 
 The Convention consisted of sev- 
 enteen delegates, representing but 
 few counties in the state. This con- 
 stitution was not submitted to the 
 people for their ratification, cf. 
 Brenaman, Hist, of Virginia con- 
 ventions, 1902, p. 70. 
 
 -[Another issue] Alexandria, D. 
 
 Turner, printer, 1864. 27p. 
 
 221/^ cm. 
 
 Journal of the constitutional conven- 
 tion which convened at Alexandria 
 on the 13th day of February, 1864. 
 Alexandria, D. Turner, Printer to 
 the state, 1864. 5 2 p. 2 2 1/2 cm, 686 
 
 * [Marshall, A. J. ] [Address] to the 
 voters of Rappahannock, Fauquier, 
 Madison and Culpepper counties, 
 composing the seventeenth sena- 
 torial district of Virginia, as ap- 
 pointed by the constitution adopt- 
 ed in Alexandria, in the month of 
 April, 1864. [n, p„ 1864?] 51p. 
 22 cm, 687 
 
 Signed: A. J. Marshall, Warren- 
 ton, Virginia. 
 
 An ordinance to alter and amend the 
 
 third article of the constitution. 
 
 Passed Feb. 24, 1866. 688 
 
 (In Virginia. Acts. 1865-66. p. 
 
 226-227.) 
 
 [Record of the proceedings of the 
 Convention elected to alter and 
 amend the Constitution of the 
 state of Virginia from February 
 13 to April 11, 1864. 67p. 39cm. 
 
 689 
 Manuscript in Va. state library.
 
 416 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1867-68. 
 Met Dec. 3, 1867. Adjourned April 17, 1868. 
 Address of the conservative members Beck, James B. The reconstruction 
 
 of the late state convention [of 
 1867-68] to the people of Vir- 
 ginia. 8p. 24cm. 690 ' 
 
 Same. 691 
 
 (In Whiff, Dispatch, Enquirer, 
 April 20, 1868.) 
 
 Address of the state executive com- 
 mittee of the conservative party. 
 To the conservative voters of Vir- 
 ginia. 692 
 (In Whig. May 29, 1869. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 [Address] to the people of Orange. 
 June 14, 1869. Signed B. John- 
 son Barbour, John H. Lee, James 
 Newman, J. F. Browning, W. G. 
 Williams. 693 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 22, 1869. 2^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Admission of Virginia to representa- 
 tion in congress. 694 
 (In Macdonald, Wm. Select sta- 
 tutes and other documents, 1861- 
 1898. p. 224-226.) 
 
 Text in U. S. Statutes at large, v. 
 16, p. 62, 63. 
 
 Anti-Wells platform. Address of the 
 Anti-Wells republican party of Vir- 
 ginia. 695 
 (In Enquirer. March 20, 1869. % 
 column.) 
 
 The Anjrnsta meeting [relative to 
 the "New movement."] Jan. 25, 
 1869. 696 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 29, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Baldwin, John B. Hon. John B. 
 Baldwin before the reconstruction 
 committee. 697 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 26, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Speech for Virginia and self- 
 government. May 24, 1869. 698 
 (In Whig. May 26, 1869. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Barbour, B. Johnson. Letter [stat- 
 ing hie views of radicalism.] 699 
 (In Dispatch. May 4, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 of Virginia. [Speech in the House 
 of representatives on the bill for 
 reassembling the defunct conven- 
 tion of Virginia.] 700 
 (In Whig. Aug. 1, 1868. IM col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Bocock, Thomas S. Address at the 
 Johnson banquet. 701 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 25, 1869. 1 
 column.) 
 
 Canby, E. R. S. Letter [concern- 
 ing] the test oath and the members 
 elect of the legislature, to B. W. 
 Gillis. 702 
 
 (In Whig. June 30, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Letter to the New York times 
 
 on the test oath. 703 
 
 (In Enquirer. July 13, 1869. % 
 column.) 
 
 The carpet-baggers of the Virginia 
 
 convention. Who they are,, and 
 
 where they came from. 704 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 11, 1868. i^ 
 
 column.) 
 
 Clements, James H. Speech on the 
 suffrage question in the conven- 
 tion, Feb. 20, 1868. 705 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 22, 1868. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 Collier, R. R. The political situa- 
 tion. The "New movement" ver- 
 sus the right movement. 706 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 4, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Communication from the auditor of 
 public accounts in response to a 
 resolution of the senate [Jan. 7, 
 1879] calling for a statement of 
 the cost of the constitutional con- 
 vention which convened in the city 
 of Richmond, 3d of December, 
 1867. 2p. 707 
 
 (Senate doc. 11. Bound with 
 Senate journal. 1878-79.) 
 
 Communication from the Clerks of 
 the Senate and House transmitting 
 certified copies of constitutional
 
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 417 
 
 amendments adopted by last gen- 
 eral assembly and published in tbe 
 newspapers, pursuant to law. 8p. 
 
 708 
 (Doc. no. 2. Bound with Journal 
 of the House. 1875-76.) 
 
 Communication from the governoi, 
 in reference to the appointment of 
 a commission to revise the state 
 constitution. April 23, 1874. 3p. 
 
 709 
 (Senate doc. 20. Bound with 
 Senate journal. 1874.) 
 
 Conservative. The proposed sacri- 
 fice. To the gentlemen lately ap- 
 pointed by the meeting in Rich- 
 mond to bear propositions to Con- 
 gress in regard to the reconstruc- 
 tion of Virginia. 710 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 7, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 The conservative convention. Second 
 day's proceedings. The platform. 
 Speech of Mr. Hunter. 711 j 
 
 (In Whig. Dec. 13, 1867. 2% col- i 
 umns.) 
 
 The conservative convention. Vir- 
 ginia's true rulers in council. Ad- 
 dresses by T. J. Randolph and A. 
 H. H. Stuart. 712 
 
 (In Whig. Dec. 12, 1867. 2% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 This includes a list of the dele- 
 gates. 
 
 The conservative convention. First 
 and second day's proceedings. 713 
 (In Whig. May 8, 1868. 2, 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Consei*vative state convention. A 
 
 committee appointed to wait on the 
 
 president and General Canby. 714 
 
 (In Whig. April 30, 1869. 2% 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Conservative state convention. The 
 entire state ticket withdrawn. 715 
 (In Whig. April 29, 1869. 2Vi 
 columns.) 
 
 Conservative state convention. Re- 
 marks of Moore and Baldwin [and 
 Withers.] 716 
 
 (In Dispatch. May 8, 9, 1868. 2, 
 3 columns.) 
 
 The conservative general meeting. A 
 list of the resident members of the 
 executive committee and the con- 
 sulting members of the same, to- 
 gether with the county and city 
 superintendents. 717 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 21, 1869, 1 
 column.) 
 
 Constitution [as ratified by vote of 
 the people July 6, 1869, with sub- 
 sequent amendments . . .] n. t- P. 
 [Richmond? 1883?] 22p. 8vo. 718 
 
 Constitution of Virginia framed by 
 
 the convention. 719 
 
 (In Dispatch. April 18, 1868. 
 Supplement.) 
 
 Die constitution von Virglnien, pas- 
 Birt in der am Dienstag, den 3ten 
 Dezember 1867, zu Richmond, Va,. 
 zusammengetretenen convention. 
 Angenommen am 17ten April, 
 1868. Richmond, Va., Gedruckt 
 in der oflice der "Va. staatszei- 
 tung," 1868. 48p. 22cm. 720 
 
 Constitution of Virginia, framed by 
 the convention which met in Rich- 
 mond, Virginia, the third day of 
 December, eighteen hundred and 
 sixty-seven. State journal printing 
 house, Richmond, [no date.] 70p. 
 23 cm. 721 
 
 The constitution, p. 1-33; sched- 
 ule, p. 34; election ordinance, p. 35; 
 congressional apportionment, p. 36; 
 First military district, general or- 
 ders no. 65, 61, p. 37-58; official 
 memoranda, p. 59-70. 
 
 ♦Constitution of Virginia . . . State 
 journal printing house, Richmond 
 [no date.] 3 6p. 8vo. 722 
 
 Constitution of Virginia. [34]p. 
 22% cm. 723 
 
 "Printed pursuant to a resolution 
 adopted by the general assembly on 
 the 9th day of December, 1876" p. 
 2. 
 
 Errata, 3 lines, p. [34] 
 
 *The constitution of Virginia, framed 
 by the convention which met in 
 Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, 
 December 3, 1867. Passed April 
 17, 1868. Richmond, Printed at the 
 office of the New Nation, 1868. 
 [43p.] 211/^ cm. 724 
 
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 418 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 Constitution of Virginia . . . Print- 
 ed at the office of tlie New Nation, ^ 
 1868. 37p. Svo. 725 
 
 The corrected edition of the pre- ; 
 ceding. 
 
 Daniel, R. T. The "new movement." 
 Letter to James F. Clark. 726 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 2, 1869. IV2 
 columns.) 
 
 The late "new movement." An- 
 
 other letter to James F. Clark. 727 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 17, 1869. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 The debates and proceedings of the 
 constitutional convention of the 
 state of Virginia, assembled in the 
 city of Richmond, Tuesday, De- 
 cember 8, 1867: being a full and 
 complete report of the debates and 
 proceedings of the convention, to- 
 gether with the reconstruction acts 
 of Congress, and those supplement- 
 ary thereto, the order of the com- 
 mander of the first military district 
 assembling the convention, and I 
 the new constitution. Official: W. 
 H. Samuel, phonographic reporter. | 
 Richmond, Printed at the office of 1 
 the New Nation, 1868. v. 1. 749p. ! 
 23 cm. 728 
 
 No more published. 
 
 "The debates are utterly worth- 
 less — They are a fraud; because the ■< 
 jargon of the negroes is rendered ' 
 Into tolerable language and will ap- I 
 pear as the declamation of passably | 
 well informed orators." Dispatch. 
 April 25, 1868. ! 
 
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 In the Dispatch and Enquirer than | 
 In the Whig. The jargon used by 
 the negroes in debate has not been 
 altered in the Dispatch and Enqui- 
 rer, as in the published volume of 
 Debates. 
 
 Documents of the constitutional con-1 
 vention of the state of Virginia, j 
 Richmond, Printed at the office of I 
 the New Nation, 1867. 310p. | 
 23% cm. 729! 
 
 CONTENTS: 1. Communication I 
 from Major-General Schofield, with 
 accompanying documents. — 2. Peti- ! 
 tion of Frederick S. Tukey, con- 
 testing the seat of James C. South- 
 all. — 3. Communication from Gen 
 J. M. Schofield tendering thanks.— 
 
 4. Report of the committee on 
 printing. — 5. Communication from 
 Gen. J. M. Schofield relative to the 
 registered voters in the state. — 6. 
 Reply of Mr. James C. Southall, in 
 reference to a petition contesting 
 his seat, with accompanying let- 
 ters. — 7. Report of the judiciary 
 committee in relation to debts and 
 obligations incurred by the pur- 
 chase or sale of slaves since Jan'y 
 1, 1860. — 8. Report of the commit- 
 tee on the preamble, bill of rights, 
 and division of the powers of the 
 government. — 9. Memorandum of 
 reply by Major-General Schofield 
 to the committee of the Vir- 
 ginia constitutional convention 
 appointed to confer with Gen- 
 eral Schofield and the Auditor 
 upon the subject of the pay of 
 members and employees of the con- 
 vention. — 10. Communication from 
 the auditor [concerning tax as- 
 sessed upon oysters]. — 11. Preamble 
 offered by Mr. Liggett. — 12. Report 
 of committee on privileges and 
 elections, relative to the eligibility 
 of Fayette Mauzy to a seat in the 
 convention. — 13. Communication 
 
 from General Schofield in relation 
 to the resignation of R. S. Beasley. 
 — 14. Report of committee on taxa- 
 tion and finance. — 15. Report of 
 committee of the whole on the pre- 
 amble, bill of rights, and division 
 of the powers of government. — 16. 
 Report of committee on the basis 
 of representation and apportion- 
 ment. — 17. Report of the commit- 
 tee on the pardoning power. — 18. 
 Report of the judiciary committee 
 on the resolutions of Messers James 
 and Milbourn. — 19. Resolution of 
 Mr. Piatt. — 20. Article proposed by 
 Mr. Scott, to be inserted between 
 the first and second sections of the 
 bill of rights. — 21. Report of the 
 committee on internal improve- 
 ments in relation to the sale of the 
 Dismal Swamp canal. — 22. Report 
 of the standing committee on the 
 executive department of govern- 
 ment. — 23. Report of committee on 
 banking institutions. — 24. Articles 
 20 and 21 of the bill of rig-hts, 
 offered by Mr. Porter. — 25. A state- 
 ment showing the amount of capi- 
 tation tax and the tax on licenses, 
 real property, personal property, in- 
 comes, salaries, etc., assessed for 
 1867, in the counties and cities. — 
 26. Substitute [concerning right of 
 suffrage] of Mr. Hawxhurst. — 27. 
 Amendment proposed by Mr. Snead 
 to the report of the committee on
 
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 taxation and finance. — 28. Report 
 of the committee on education. — 
 29. Report of the committee on the 
 elective franchise and qualifications 
 for office. — 30. Minority report of 
 the committee on the elective fran- 
 chise and qualifications for office. — 
 31. Report of the committee on in- 
 ternal improvements. — 32. Report 
 of the committee on banking, cur- 
 rency and insurance companies. — 
 33. Report of the committee on 
 agriculture, industrial interests and 
 immigration. — 34. Report of the 
 committee on privileges and elec- 
 tions. — 35. Petition of citizens of 
 Mathews county in relation to the 
 collection of taxes. — 36. Report of 
 the committee on corporation and 
 county courts, and county organiza- 
 tions. — 37. Minority report of the 
 committee on elective franchise and 
 qualifications for office. — 38. Com- 
 munication from General Schofield 
 in relation to the election of dele- 
 gates from Richmond. — 39. Minor- 
 ity report of the committee on 
 privileges and elections in the case 
 of Fayette Mauzy. — 40. Resolution 
 offered by Mr. Porter. — 41. Report 
 of the judiciary committee upon the 
 petition of Thomas Barton and 
 other citizens of the first congres- 
 sional district, asking relief from 
 their present pecuniary embarrass- 
 ments. — 42. Report of committee on 
 education and funds relating there- 
 to. — 4 3. Report of the committee on 
 public institutions. — 44. Report of 
 the judiciary committee. — 45. Re- 
 port of the committee on public in- 
 stitutions in relation to the Vir- 
 ginia military institute. — 46. Report 
 of the special committee on investi- 
 gation; together with the minority 
 report and testimony before the 
 committee. — 47. Report of the com- 
 mittee on the legislative depart- 
 ment. — 48. Majority and minority 
 reports of committee on basis of 
 representation and apportionment. 
 — 49. Report of the committee of 
 revision on the reports of standing 
 committees. — 50. Ordinances passed ^ 
 by the state constitutional conven- j 
 tion. I 
 
 Eckenrode, H. J. The constitutional 
 convention of 1868. 730 
 
 (In his Political history of Vir- 
 ginia during the reconstruction, p. ; 
 87-103.) 
 
 The political history of Virginia 
 
 during the reconstruction. Balti- 
 more, 1904. 731 
 (Johns Hopkins univ. studies. 
 
 Series 22. nos. 6, 7, 8. June, July, 
 Aug. 1904.) 
 
 Edmunds, John R. Speech before the 
 conservative state convention. April 
 28, 1869. 733 
 
 (In Whig. May 14, 1869. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Gen. Stoneman's administration. Of- 
 ficial report on affairs in Virginia 
 to the adjutant general of the 
 army. March 31, 1869. 733 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 8, 1869. 1^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Gilmer, John H. The late election 
 in this city. Protest to General 
 Schofield. 734 
 
 (In Whig. Oct. 28, 1867. 1^4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 War of races. By whom it Is 
 
 sought to be brought about. Con- 
 sidered in two letters, with copious 
 extracts from the recent work of 
 Hinton R. Helper. Richmond: 
 July 29th, 1867. 16p. 8vo. 735 
 
 General orders, 1867-1870. First mili- 
 tary district. 7,36 
 The Virginia state library has an 
 Incomplete set of the printed or- 
 ders. 
 
 Gordon, William F., jr., [Letter] to 
 the public [stating his connection 
 with the late canvass for the con- 
 vention.] Louisa, Oct. 25, 1867. 
 
 737 
 (In Whig. Nov. 2, 1867. IVt col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Griswold, C. G. The political crisis. 
 Letter to George P. Haw. 738 
 
 (In Whig. June 3. 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Harris, A. W. Speech on the suffrage 
 question in the convention. 739 
 (In Whig. March 10. 1868. IV* 
 columns.) 
 
 Harvie, Le^vis E. Letter [concerning 
 the political situation in Virginia.] 
 
 740 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 19, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 House joint resolution proposing to 
 strike from the constitution the 2d
 
 420 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 clause of article 1^0. Approved 
 Feb. 23, 1898. 741 
 
 (In Acts. 1897-98. p. 489.) 
 See also Acts. 1899-1900. p. 604. 
 
 Hughes, R. M. Some defects in our 
 
 present constitution. 742 
 
 (In Transactions of the 12th an- 
 nual meeting of the Virginia state 
 bar association, 1900. p. 337-342.) 
 
 Hunter, K. M. T. His views on Vir- 
 ginia affairs. Letter to B. B. Doug- 
 lass. June 14, 1869. 743 
 (In Enquirer. June 23, 1869. 2^4 
 columns.) 
 
 Johnson, Mannaduke. The "new 
 
 movement." Letter to Dr. John 
 
 W. Walke. 744 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 13, 1869. 2^4 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Joint resolutions proposing an amend- 
 ment to the constitution in rela- 
 tion to the clause in respect to and 
 entitled usury. Approved March 
 31, 1871. 745 
 
 (In Acts. 1870-71. p. 397.) 
 See also Acts. 1871-72. p. 22, 212. 
 
 Joint resolutions proposing amend- 
 ments to sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 
 the 7th article of the constitution, 
 in relation to county organization. 
 
 746 
 (In Acts. 1872-73. p. 274.) 
 See also Acts. 1874. p. 95, 208. 
 
 Joint resolution proposing amend- 
 ments to the 2d, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 
 and 8th sections and additional 
 sections to the 5th article, con- 
 cerning the legislative department 
 of the constitution. 747 
 
 (In Acts. 1874-75. p. 399.) 
 See also Acts. 1875-76. p. 82, 87. 
 
 Joint resolution amending the third 
 
 article of the constitution [elecfve 
 
 franchise and qualifications for 
 
 office.] 748 
 
 (In Acts. 1874-75. p. 200.) 
 
 See also Acts. 1875-76. p. 82, 87. 
 
 Joint resolutions proposing an 
 amendment to the first sectipn, 
 article 3 of the constitution, con- 
 cerning the elective franchise. 749 
 (In Acts. 1879-80. p. 296.) 
 See also Acts. 1881-82. p. 79, 213. 
 
 Joint resolution proposing an amend- 
 ment to the 10th clause of article 
 1 of the constitution. 750 
 
 (In Acts. 1891-92. p. 497.) 
 See also Acts. 1893-94. p. 240, 
 248. 
 
 Joint resolution proposing an 
 amendment to the 5th section of 
 article 10 of the constitution. Ap- 
 proved March 8, 1894. 751 
 (In Acts. 1893-94. p. 975.) 
 
 Joint resolution proposing amend- 
 ments to sections 1 and 2 of art- 
 icle 7 of the constitution. Approv- 
 ed March 3, 1898. 752 
 (In Acts. 1897-98. p. 738.) 
 See also Acts. 1899-1900. p. 926. 
 
 Journal of the constitutional con- 
 vention of the state of Virginia, 
 convened in the city of Richmond 
 December 3, 1867, by an order of 
 General Schofleld, dated Novem- 
 ber 2, 1867, in pursuance of the 
 act of Congress of March 23, 1867. 
 Richmond, Printed at the office of 
 the New Nation, 1867. 391p. 
 23y2cm. 753 
 
 Keiley, A. M. Letter to the New York 
 Tribune. A conservative view of 
 the situation. 754 
 
 (In Enquirer. Aug. 7, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 A Idtchen view of the bones and 
 banjo convention. A country 
 aunty visits the city and gives her 
 opinion of matters and men. Sign- 
 ed "Sary An." 755 
 (In Whig. Feb. 17, 1868. iy2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Xietter from Augusta. Colonel Bald- 
 win on the hustings. A masterly 
 and rousing speech [on the new 
 constitution.] 756 
 
 (In Whig. April 30, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Letter of the Secretary of war, com- 
 municating a corrected copy of the 
 constitution framed by the Virginia 
 convention, as furnished by 
 Brevet Major General J. M. Scho- 
 fleld, commanding the first mili- 
 tary district. [Washington: Govt.
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 421 
 
 Pr't'g. Office, 186S] 26p. 8vo. 757 
 (U. S. 40th Cong. 2d sess. Sen. ex. 
 doc. no. 54.) 
 
 Liggett, Jacob N. The suffrage ques- 
 tion. Speech [in the convention, 
 Feb. 20, 1868.] 758 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 21, 1868. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Lyons, James. The disfranchise- 
 ment question. Correspondence 
 with General Canby and the Secre- 
 tary of War. 759 
 (In Enquirer. July 12, 1869. IVz 
 columns.) 
 
 Letter [relative to the political 
 
 situation in Virginia.] 760 
 
 (In Enquirer, May 31, 1869. 1^4 
 columns.) 
 
 The test oath and the legisla- 
 ture. Letter to John B. Crenshaw. 
 
 761 
 (In Enquirer. July 19, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Marye, John L., jr. [Speech on the 
 suffrage question, in the conven- 
 tion, Feb. 27, 1868.] 762 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 28, 1868. 1^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Mason, George, pseud. [A series of 
 articles] on the new constitution. 
 From the Norfolk journal, nos. 1- 
 9. 763 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 12, 16, 17, 18, 
 
 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 1868. %, 1, %, 
 %. 1, %,%.%, % columns.) 
 
 The mass meeting in Petersburg. 
 June 4, 1868. 764 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 5, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Meeting of the conservatives of Hen- 
 rico county. Speeches by Judge! 
 Crump, Colonel Evans, and John 
 B. Young. 765 
 
 (In Whi^. May 11, 1868. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Message of the president of the United 
 States, communicating, in com- 
 pliance with a resolution of the: 
 Senate of Dec. 9, 1869, informa-1 
 tion relating to the action which 
 has been had in the district of: 
 
 Virginia under the act "authorix. 
 ing the submission of the consti- 
 tutions of Virginia, Mississippi, and 
 Texas to a vote of the people, and 
 authorizing the election of State 
 officers provided by the said con- 
 stitutions, and members of Con- 
 gress." 139p. 23cm. 766 
 
 (U. S. Congress. 41st Cong. 2d 
 session. Sen. ex. doc. 13.) 
 
 This among other documents con- 
 tains the Proclamation of the Pres- 
 ident designating the 6th of July, 
 1869 for the vote on the constitu- 
 tion, opinions of Attorney General 
 Hoar relative to the taking of the 
 "test oath," Communications from 
 General Canby concerning the con- 
 stitution and election for its adop- 
 tion, summary of the number of 
 registered voters, the number of 
 votes polled, and the result of the 
 election on the question of the ac- 
 ceptance or rejection of a proposed 
 constitution, Acts of Congress of 
 March 2, 1867, March 23, 1867, July 
 19, 1867, March 9, 1868, April 10, 
 1869, in regard to the government 
 of the late Confederate States. 
 
 The negro convention. Bayne and 
 Norton make speeches. Disorder- 
 ly scenes. 767 
 (In Enquirer. May 28, 29, 1869. 
 1, 1% columns.) 
 
 The "new movement." The first re- 
 sponse from the people. Resolu- 
 tions adopted by people of King 
 George county, Jan. 7, 1868. 768 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 13, 1869. % 
 column.) 
 
 Old, William, jr. Letter [to a friend 
 
 on the political situation.] June 
 
 4, 1869. 769 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 7, 1869. 1% 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Onld, Robt. Speech in the conser- 
 vative convention at Richmond, 
 May 27, 1869. 770 
 
 (Tn Enquirer. May 27, 1869. 1^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Peirpoint, F. H. [Address to the 
 people in favor of the constitu- 
 tion.] 771 
 (In Dispatch. April 27. 1868. % 
 column.) 
 
 Peple, G. A. Speech at German masa 
 meeting. June 5, 1868. 772
 
 422 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 9, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 The personnel of the convention. By 
 the reporter. 773 
 
 (In Whig. April 22, 1868. 2 col- 
 unins. ) 
 
 The political status. Views of a 
 
 thoughtful observer. Charlotte 
 
 county^ June 2, 1868. 774 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 5, 1868. 2 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Pretlow, T. J. Situation in Virginia. 
 Radicalism and negroism consid- 
 ered by a Union man. 775 
 (In Whig. Feb. 3, 1868. ZVa col- 
 umns.) 
 
 The proposed sacrifice. An outside 
 view and a word from Maryland. 
 From the Baltimore gazette. 776 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 7, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Radical members of the convention 
 against the constitution. Speeches 
 of Messers Eastham, Snead and 
 Allan. 777 
 
 (In Whig. April 21, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 The radical nominating convention. 
 
 First and second sessions. The 
 
 platform. 778 
 
 (In Dispatch. May 7, 8, 1868. 31/2, 
 
 3 columns.) 
 
 The radical state convention. Moral- 
 ity of the radicals. Wells anxious 
 to sell the state's interest in the 
 Tennessee road. A missing letter. 
 Petersburg, March 9, 1869. 779 
 (In Enquirer. March 10, 11, 1869. 
 5, 2, columns.) 
 
 The ratification of the federal consti-^ 
 tution by Virginia. 780 
 
 (In Enquirer. March 17, 1868. 
 2% columns.) 
 
 A reporter's dream. The conventions 
 of '29 and '67 contrasted. 781 
 
 (In Whig. Dec. 11, 1867. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Resolutions adopted by a meeting of 
 citizens from different portions of 
 the state convened in Richmond, 
 Dec. 31, 186 8, A. H. H. Stuart, 
 chairman. 782 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 4, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Kidgway, Robert. Letter [statingj 
 his views of public affairs. A scath- 
 ing review of the scalawag consti- 
 tution. 783 
 (In Whig. May 1, 1868. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Kight of suffrage and qualification 
 for office. Report of the minority 
 committee of the so-called "Con- 
 vention" on the above subjects. 
 
 784 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 15, 1868. 3^4 
 columns.) 
 
 This also appears as Document 
 37 in Documents of the constitu- 
 tional convention. 
 
 Ruffin, Frank G. Letter [in answer 
 to request of James R. Branch for 
 an expression of his views.] 785 
 (In Enquirer. May 26, 1868. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Letter [in regard to the political 
 
 situation in Virginia.] 786 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 20, 1869. 1^^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Schofield, J. M. General Schofield'a 
 reply to the protest of the conser- 
 vative candidates for the conven- 
 tion from this city. 787 
 (In Whig. Nov. 9, 1867. iy2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Reconstruction in Virginia. The 
 
 obnoxious constitution framed by 
 the state convention. 787a 
 
 In his Forty-six years in the 
 army. 1897. p. 394-405. 
 
 [Speech on the occasion of his 
 
 first visit to the convention.] 788 
 (In Dispatch. April 18, 1868. 1 
 column.) 
 
 The secret enemy. Confidential docu- 
 ment of the Union League. Ad- 
 dress read in the secret meetings of 
 sujbordinate Union Leagues of this 
 state during last month. 789 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 26, 1869. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Segar, Joseph. Letter to James Hicks 
 and others [requesting him to be
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 423 
 
 a candidate for the convention.] 
 
 790 
 (In Whig. Oct. 5, 1867. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Smith, William. Letter [on the po- 
 litical situation] to R. R. Collier. 
 May 19, 1869. 792 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 5, 1869. zy^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Snead, Edward K. Speeclies of Judge 
 Snead of Accomac, and Mr. Allan 
 of Prince Edward, against the con- 
 stitution. 793 
 (In Dispatch. April 20, 1868. 1%, 
 columns.) 
 
 Judge Snead on the proposed 
 
 new constitution. The constitu- 
 tion an abortion and a botch. 794 
 (In Whig. May 28, 1868. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 The new constitution. Opinion 
 
 of a republican delegate. He re- 
 fuses to support it. 795 
 (In Enquirer. April 17, 1868. IV^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Southall, J. C. Speech in the con- 
 vention, Feb. 24, in favor of the 
 minority report of the committee 
 on elective franchise. 796 
 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 27, 1868. i^z 
 columns.) 
 
 -Same. 
 Pamphlet form. 8p. 8vo. 
 
 797 
 
 Stnart, Alex. H. H. A narrative of 
 the leading incidents of the organ- 
 ization of the first popular move- 
 ment in Virginia in 1865 to re- 
 establish peaceful relations be- 
 tween the Northern and Southern 
 states, and of the subsequent ef- 
 forts of the committee of nine In 
 1869, to secure the restoration of 
 Virginia to the Union. Richmond, 
 1888. 72p. 23 1/2 cm. 798 
 
 Letter [to a friend in Albe- 
 marle.] May 24, 1869. 799 
 (In Enquirer. May 29, 1869. IVa 
 columns.) 
 
 Speech to the people of Au- 
 gusta.— The approaching conven- 
 tion of conservatives. 800 
 
 (In Whig. Nov. 30, 1867. IV* col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Submission of the constitutions ol 
 Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. 
 
 801 
 
 (In Macdonald, Wm. Select sta- 
 tutes & other documents, 1861-1898. 
 p. 219, 220.) 
 
 "Text of act in U. S. Statutes at 
 large, v. 16, p. 40, 41. For the pro- 
 ceedings see the House and Senate 
 journals, 41st Cong. 1st sess., and 
 the Cong, globe. The bill reported 
 April 8 is in the Globe. On Canby's 
 course in Virginia see Sen. ex. doc. 
 13, 41st Cong. 2d sess. p. 219." 
 
 The test oath in Virginia. General 
 Canby's letter. From the New- 
 York times. 802 
 (In Enquirer. July 14, 1869. IV* 
 columns.) 
 
 To the people of the Northern states. 
 Address of citizens of Northern 
 birth now residing in our vicinity. 
 
 803 
 (In Enquirer. March 28, 1868. IVi 
 columns.) 
 
 Tucker, John Randolph. A striking 
 view of reconstruction in Virginia 
 [in a letter to Hon. G. W. Wood- 
 ward, of Pennsylvania.] June 4, 
 1868. 804 
 
 (In Enquirer. June 24, 1868. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 The Underwood constitution. The 
 amended] bill reported to the sen- 
 ate. 805 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 20, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Virginia v. West Virginia. 806 
 
 (In U. S. Supreme Court. Re- 
 ports, Wallace, v. 11, p. 39-65.) 
 
 The Virginia constitution. Letter of 
 the Virginia committee to the Sen- 
 ate iudiciary committee. Jan. 18, 
 1868. 807 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 21, 1869. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Walker, Gilbert C. Speech on accept- 
 ing his nomination. March 26, 
 1868. 808 
 
 (In Whig. April 28. 1869. % col- 
 umn.)
 
 424 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 — Speech, in Lynchburg. Universal 
 amnesty and> imparitial suffrage. 
 
 809 
 
 (In Whig. May 19, 1869. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 For other speeches of Walker in 
 the campaign see Whig, May 24, 
 June 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21, 22, 25, 
 30, 1869. 
 
 Wells, H. H. The doctrines of the 
 
 new governor of Virginia. Letter 
 
 written June 21, 1865. 810 
 
 (In Enquirer. April 7, 1868. % 
 
 column.) 
 
 Reprinted in the Enquirer. June 
 9, 1869. 
 
 Well's latest bid. Full text of letter 
 in which he repudiates the Peters- 
 burg republican platform. May 1, 
 1869. 811 
 
 (In Enquirer. May 6, 1869. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Wise, Henry A. Letters on the new 
 
 movement to R. R. Collier, nos. 
 
 1-5. 812 
 
 (In Enquirer. Jan. 18, 20, 21, 22, 
 
 23, 1869. 2, 1%, 1, 2, 2 columns.) 
 
 Wise and Stuart. Correspondence 
 about Mr. Stuart's Augusta speech. 
 
 813 
 (In Enquirer. Feb. 10, 1869. 1 
 column.) 
 
 CONVENTION OF 1901-02. 
 
 Met June 12, 1901. Adjourned sine die June 26, 1902. 
 
 An act to provide for submitting to 
 the qualified voters of the state 
 the question of calling a constitu- 
 tional convention, to be held for 
 the purpose of revising and amend- 
 ing the present constitution. Ap- 
 proved March 5, 1900. 814 
 (In Acts. 1899-1900. p. 835-836.) 
 
 An act to provide for the selection 
 of delegates to the constitutional 
 convention, for the convening of 
 said delegates, the organization of 
 the said convention and for sub- 
 mitting the revised and amended 
 constitution to the people of the 
 state of Virginia for ratification or 
 rejection. Approved February 16, 
 1901. 815 
 
 (In Acts. 1901. p. 262-267.) 
 
 An act to provide for submitting to 
 the qualified voters the question 
 of a constitutional convention. Ap- 
 proved Feb. 24, 1888. 816 
 (In Acts. 1887-88, p. 268.) 
 
 An act to take the sense of the peo- 
 ple upon the call of a convention 
 to amend the constitution. Ap- 
 proved March 4, 1896. 817 
 (In Acts. 1895-96. p. 797.) 
 
 Aj?ainst convention. Republican 
 chairman Agnew asks that it be 
 Bnowed under. 818 
 
 (In Times. May 11, 1900. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Big meeting in Buckingham. Capt. 
 
 Camm Patteson's address. 819 
 
 (In Times. May 17, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 [Biograpliical sketches, with, por- 
 traits of the members of the con- 
 vention.] 820 
 (In Times. June 12, 1901. 3 
 pages.) 
 
 Braxton, A. C The powers of the ap- 
 proaching constitutional conven- 
 tion in Virginia. 821 
 (In Virginia law register, v. 7, 
 no. 2. June, 1901. p. 100-106.) 
 
 Reprinted in his Legitimate func- 
 tions and powers of constitutional 
 conventions, p. 24-30. 
 
 Brilliant banquet to convention mem- 
 bers [given by citizens of Rich- 
 mond, June 26, 1902, with 
 speeches in full of A. J. Monta- 
 gue, John Goode, J. W. Daniel, A. 
 C. Braxton, Carter Glass, J. C. 
 Wysor, J. H. Dooley.] 822 
 
 (In Times. June 27, 1902. 10 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Buford, R. D. County government. 
 
 823 
 
 (In Times. Feb. 12, 1902. 2 col- 
 umns.)
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, 
 
 425 
 
 [A Bundle of loose sheets containing 
 the corrected first draft of various 
 articles of the Constitution, begin- 
 ning with article 7 on the or- 
 ganization and government of 
 counties]. Ms. in Va. state library. 
 
 834 
 
 The caucus is for convention. Flood 
 resolution approved. [Test of reso- 
 lutions adopted.] 823 
 (In Times. Jan. 26, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Chiiw^dler, J. A. C, Constitutional 
 
 revision in Virginia. 826 
 
 (In Proceedings of the American 
 
 political science association. 1908. 
 
 p. 192-202.) 
 
 Committee on education and public 
 instruction. Manuscript. 20 Op. 
 41cm. Marked Vol. 1. 827 
 
 Committee on ftnal revision and ad- 
 justment of the various provisions 
 of the constitution that may be 
 agreed upon and upon the sche- 
 dule. Manuscript. 199p. 41cm. 
 Marked Vol 3. 828 
 
 Committee on judiciary. Manuscript. 
 179p. 41cm. Marked Vol. 8. 829 
 
 Committee on preamble arid bill of 
 rights, the division of government-, 
 al powers, and on such portions 
 of the Constitution as shall not 
 be referred to other committees. 
 Manuscript. 114p. 41cm. Marked 
 Vol. 9. 830 
 
 Committee ion privileges and elec- 
 tions. Manuscript. 107p. 41cm. 
 Marked Vol. 7. 831 
 
 Committee on public institutions and 
 prisons. Manuscript. 20 Op. 41cm. 
 Marked Vol. 2. 832 
 
 Committee on reduction of expenses. 
 Manuscript. 200p. 41cm. Marked 
 Vol. 11. 833 
 
 Committee on rules, recounts and ex- 1 
 penditures. Journal and enroll-' 
 ment, minor committees. Manu-j 
 script. 200p. 41cm. Marked Vol.' 
 13. 834: 
 
 Committee on taxation and finance. 
 
 Manuscript. 20 Op. 41cm. Marked 
 Vol. 5. 835 
 
 Committee on the elective franchise, 
 qualification for office, basis of 
 representation and apportionment, 
 and on elections. Manuscript, 17 8p. 
 41cm. Marked Vol. 10. 836 
 
 Committee on the legislative depart- 
 ment, except such matters as come 
 within the jurisdiction of other 
 standing committees. Manuscript. 
 109p. 41cm. Marked Vol. 4. 837 
 
 Committee on the organization and 
 government of cities and towns. 
 Manuscript. 20 Op. 41cm. Marked 
 Vol. 6. 838 
 
 Committee on the organization and 
 government of counties. Manu- 
 script. 200p. 41cm. Marked Vol. 
 12. 839 
 
 Constitution of Virginia as revised 
 by the committee on final revision 
 and adjustment. Articles 1, 2, 3, 
 4, Sections 1 to 68 inclusive, pages 
 1 to 31, inclusive. Portfolio. 840 
 
 Articles 5, 6, 7, 8. Section 69 
 
 to 128, inclusive, pages 31 to 63, 
 inclusive. Portfolio. 841 
 
 • — Articles 9, 10, 11, 12. Sections 
 129 to 167, inclusive, pages 64 to 
 100, inclusive. Portfolio. 842 
 
 — — Articles 13, 14, 15. Sections 
 168 to 197, inclusive. The sche- 
 dule, pp.12 1-131. Registration or- 
 dinance. Portfolio, 843 
 
 Communication from the committee 
 on reporting and printing of the 
 constitutional convention submit- 
 ting its report on the printing of 
 the Debates of the convention, in 
 response to a resolution adopted 
 by the senate, Feb. 12, 1908. Pre- 
 Bented to the senate, Feb. 25, 1908, 
 8p. 844 
 
 (Senate journal and documents. 
 1908. Senate doc. no. 7.) 
 
 The constitution of the state of Vir- 
 ginia, adopted by the convention
 
 426 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 
 Of 1901-2, Published by author- 
 ity. Richmond. 1902. x, [2], 87, 
 24p. 23cin. 8-45 
 
 Index: p. 74-87. 
 
 An ordinance to provide for the 
 registration of voters under this 
 constitution, and prior to the year 
 1904. 24p. 
 
 Constitutional convention endorsed 
 by counties. Appomattox conven- 
 tion takes emphatic action. Notto- 
 way endorses it. [Text of Notto- 
 way resolutions.] 846 
 (In Times. April 6, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Constitutional revision is the ques- 
 tion of the hour. Something about 
 the past bodies wnich have dealt 
 with the organic law of the state. 
 
 847 
 (In Times. June 24, 1900. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 The convention a party issue. Re-. 
 vision of the constitution is full> 
 adopted [by Norfolk convention.] 
 [List of delegates.] 848 
 
 (In Times. May 3, 1900. 5 col- 
 umns. ) 
 
 Daniel, John W. The work of the 
 constitutional convention [of 1901- 
 02.] 849 
 
 (In Report of the 14th annual 
 meeting of the Virginia state bar as- 
 sociation, 1902. p. 257-294.) 
 
 Dabney, R. H. The negro once more. 
 Prof. Dabney replies to Captain 
 Vawter. 850 
 
 (In Times. Nov. 10, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 -The suffrage problem. 851 
 
 (In Times. Ont. 6, 1901. 4 col- 
 
 umns.) 
 
 Daingerfield, Henderson. Popular 
 election of judges would corrupt 
 our judiciary. 852 
 
 (In Times. Sep. 16, 1900. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Dreher, Julius !>. His views on edu- 
 cation and suffrage in Virginia. 
 
 853 
 (In Dispatch. March 31, 1901.) 
 
 Hcklen, H. C. Proclaim the consti- 
 tution. 854 
 (In Times. Aug. 29, 1901. IVz col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Fight for a convention. Provisions 
 of the [Flood] resolution. 855 
 (In Times. Jan. 28, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Franklin, A. I/. Letter to Prof. B. 
 Puryear on suffrage question. 856 
 (In Dispatch. March 3, 1901. 2^^ 
 columns.) 
 
 Gaines, Richard V. The taxation 
 ordinance. 857 
 
 (In Times. Feb. 27, 1902. li^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Glass, Carter, and Lindsay, J. H. 
 
 Careful review of convention's 
 work. 858 
 
 (In Times. Jan. 19, 1902. 4^^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Goode, John. Letter stating his po- 
 sition [on the constitution.] 860 
 (In Dispatch. Feb. 28, 1901. 1 
 column.) 
 
 The Virginia constitutional con- 
 vention of 1901-02. 861 
 (In his Recollections of a life 
 time. p. 205-220.) 
 
 Gordon, Armistead C. The power of 
 the convention. From the Staun- 
 ton news. 862 
 (In Times. April 28, 1901. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Hawxhurst, Job. Negro suffrage. 
 
 863 
 
 (In Times. Nov. 24, 1900. % col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Johnson, J. E. jr, Who shall vote? 
 Open letter to George K. Ander- 
 son. 864 
 (In Times. July 21, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Jopling. R. W. Proclamation or sub^ 
 mission. 865 
 
 (In Times. Jan. 12. 1902. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Journal of the constitutional conven- 
 tion of Virginia. Held in the city 
 of Richmond, beginning June 12th,
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 427 
 
 1901. Printed by authority. Rich- 
 mond, J. H. O'Bannon, Supt. pub- 
 lic printing, 1901. 574p. 23i^cm. 
 
 866 
 
 The following Documents, re- 
 ports, and ordinances appended: 
 Document 1. Communication from 
 the secretary of the convention in 
 relation to reports of clerks of 
 county courts as to the number of 
 felony and misdemeanor cases com- 
 menced, decided, pending and nolle 
 prosequied, etc. 3p. — 2. Communi- 
 cation from the superintendent of 
 penitentiary in relation to number 
 of colored convicts now in the peni- 
 tentiary, and the number of which 
 can read and write, and the num- 
 ber that has attended public free 
 schools. Ip. 3. — Population of Vir- 
 ginia under census of 1900. 4p. — 5. 
 Amount of county and city levies 
 for public school purposes. 3p. — 6. 
 Report showing the amount of real 
 and personal property exempted 
 from taxation, approximated. 4p. — 
 7. Population of Virginia, classified 
 by color, sex, and ages by counties, 
 1900. lip. — 8. Communication from 
 the auditor in relation to the num- 
 ber of male citizens assessed for 
 taxes on real estate valued at $300 
 and over in 1900. 3p. — 9. Communi- 
 cation from the auditor showing 
 the amount of taxes returned de- 
 linquent in each city and county by 
 white and colored persons for 1895. 
 68p. — 10. Communication from the 
 auditor showing number and kind 
 of liquor licenses issued in each 
 county and city in 1900. 5p. — 11. 
 Communication from the auditor in 
 relation to assessed valuation of 
 property of corporations assessed 
 for taxation in each city and coun- 
 ty. 5p. — 12. Communication from 
 the auditor showing the population, 
 white and colored, and the aggre- 
 gate of botli, and the assessed value 
 of real and personal property, and 
 total value of both, in each city and 
 county in 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 
 and 1900. 21p. — 13. Communication 
 from the secretary of the conven- 
 tion, in relation to reports of 
 mayors of cities and towns with a 
 population of more than 500. 5p. — 
 14. Communication from the super- 
 intendent of public instruction 
 showing the total cost of the white 
 and colored public schools for the 
 school year ending July 31, 1901. 
 2p. — 15. Report of clerks of courts, 
 in regard to cost of juries, inciden- 
 tal court expenses, etc., of county, 
 circuit, and city courts. 3p. — 16. 
 
 Communication from the secretary 
 of the convention, in relation to re- 
 ports of treasurers of counties, 
 cities, and incorporated towns, giv- 
 ing the amount of revenue col- 
 lected for local purposes. 8p. — 17. 
 Communication from the auditor 
 in relation to the number of col- 
 ored male persons in each county 
 and city in the state assessed in 
 1901, with taxes on property of the 
 value of $100, whether personal or 
 real, or both combined. 3p. — 18. 
 Communication from the auditor, 
 showing the number of names on 
 the pension rolls by counties and 
 cities, the number by counties and 
 cities placed on the rolls by special 
 acts, and the amount in pensions 
 distributed in each county and 
 city during the fiscal year ending 
 Sep. 30, 1902. 3p. — Allowance to 
 jurors payable by the common- 
 wealth, year ending Sep. 30, 1900. 
 4p. — 58. Committee reports, separ- 
 ately paged. — Ordinance to provide 
 for the registration of voters under 
 this constitution, and prior to 1904. 
 24p. — An ordinance to preserve and 
 continue the charters of corpora- 
 tions. Ip. — The constitution of the 
 state of Virginia, adopted by the 
 convention of 1901-02. Published 
 by authority. Richmond, 1902. [xi], 
 87p. 
 
 Kuyk, C. R. [On division of the 
 school funds, with reply by edi- 
 tor of the Times.] 867 
 (In Times. Nov. 20, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Reply to editor of The Times. 
 
 868 
 (In Times. Dec. 8, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 [List of the democratic nominees for 
 the convention, and most of the 
 opposition candidates.] 869 
 
 (In Times. May 19, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Long, Armistead R. The constitu- 
 tion of Virginia, an annotated edi- 
 tion, by Armistead R. Long, of the 
 Lynchburg (Va.) bar, together 
 with a reprint of the previous con- 
 stitutions of Virginia. Lynchburg, 
 Va., J. P. Bell company, publish- 
 ers, 1901. xvi, 194p. 23i^cm. 870 
 
 Mcllwaine, Richfivd, Constitutional 
 convention of Virginia [of 1901- 
 02.] 871
 
 428 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA. 
 
 (In his Memories of tliree score 
 years and ten. p. 357-376.) 
 
 Suffrage. An address before the 
 
 couierence of democratic members 
 of tiie constitutional convention ox 
 Virginia, Jan. 6, 1&02. 14p. 872 
 
 Same. 
 
 (.In his Addresses and papers. 
 [1909] p. 161-184.) 
 
 Mclvinley, Albert E. Two new Bouth- 
 
 ern constitutions [Alabama, 1901, 
 
 and Virginia, 1902.] S7J5 
 
 (In Political science quarterly, v. 
 
 18. p. 480-511. 1903.) 
 
 M'Kae, William P. Need of new con- 
 stitution for Virginia. What other 
 Southern states have done. 874 
 (In Times. May 6, 1900. 2% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. 
 
 (In Times. July 14, 1901. 2i^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Many delegates were elected tfor 
 democratic convention at Norfolk] 
 Much difference on tlie constitu- 
 tional convention question. 875 
 (In Times. April 17, 24, 25, 29, 
 1900. 1 column.) 
 
 Minor, R. C. Prof. Minor's plan [of 
 plural voting.] 876 
 
 (In Times. Sep. 2, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Mitchell, S. C. The Barbour resolu- 
 tion. 877 
 (In Times. Oct. 19, 1901. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Mullen, J. M. Taxation. 878 
 
 (In Times. July 10, 11, 12, 1901. 
 IV4., 1, 2, columns.) 
 
 Virginia and North Carolina. 
 
 Expense of government in the two 
 states compared. 87l> 
 
 (In Times. May 1, 2, 5, 7. 12, 
 1901. 1, 11/2, 1, 1, 1% columns.) 
 
 Mullen, W. H. [Address to the labor- 
 ing people concerning candidates 
 for the constitutional convention.] 
 
 880 
 (In Times. March 25, 1901. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 Reply to the joint letter of the 
 
 convention candidates. 881 
 
 (In Times. March 24, 1901. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 Munford, Beverly B. Shall taxes be 
 reduced? 882 
 
 (In Times. Feb. 19, 1902. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Xewton, Virginius. [Address on tax- 
 ation.] 883 
 (In Times. May 10, 1901. 4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 O'Ferrall, Charles T. A series of let- 
 ters on the convention and the 
 constitution. 884 
 
 (In Times. March 28, 29, 30, 31, 
 April 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 28, 1901. 1, V4., 1, %, 
 1, Vi, 1, 1, 1, 21/2 columns.) 
 
 On the eve of the [Norfolk] conven- 
 tion. No agreement on the constitu- 
 tional revision. 885 
 (In Times. May 2, 1900. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Pollard, John Garland. [A compari- 
 son of the important features of 
 the various state constitutions.] 
 
 886 
 
 (In Times. July 15, 22, 29, 1900. 
 iy2, lya, IVz columns.) 
 
 Reply to George H. Spooner in 
 
 regard to use of word "(Ilhristian" 
 in the bill of rights. 887 
 
 (In Times. July 17, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Proclamation of the constitution by 
 Governor Montague. 888 
 
 (In Times. June 28, 1902.) 
 
 Report of the committee [of the con- 
 vention of 1901-02] upon final re- 
 vision and adjustment of the va- 
 rious provisions of the constitu- 
 tion, and upon the schedule, [no 
 title page, no date.] 96p. 30% cm. 
 
 889 
 
 Report of the proceedings and debates 
 of the constitutional convention, 
 State of Virginia, held in the city 
 of Richmond June 12, 1901 to 
 June 26, 1902. Richmond, Va., The 
 Hermitage press, inc., 1906. 2v. 
 25i^cm. 890
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 429 
 
 Resolutions and memoranda belong- 
 ing to the Committee on education 
 and public instruction. Manusci'ipt, 
 in boxes 1 and 2. 891 
 
 Resolutions and memoranda belong- 
 ing to the Committee on corpora- 
 tions. Manuscript, in box. 892 
 
 Resolutions and memoranda belong- 
 ing to the Committee on public in- 
 stitutions and prisons. Manuscript, 
 in box. 893 
 
 [Resolutions proposed in the consti- 
 tutional convention of 19 01-02. j 
 
 894 
 5 unnumbered, nos. 4-122, 124- 
 265, 267-274, 276-294, bound in 1 
 volume. 
 
 RuflFner, W. H. The school question. 
 Some timely suggestions. 895 
 
 (In Times. Nov. 17, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Scott, W. W. A notable anniversary. 
 Significance of the day on which 
 the convention meets. A sugges- 
 tion. 896 
 (In Times. June 12, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 The Virginia constitutions. Some 
 
 lessons to be learned from the de-| 
 liberations of the various assem- 
 blages of the state's representative ' 
 citizens. 897 
 
 (In Times. July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 
 Aug. 5, 1900. IVz, 1, 11^, IV2, IV2, 
 1% columns.) 
 
 Secret session of the caucus [of the 
 democratic members of the gen-. 
 eral assembly to consider the Flood 
 joint resolution looking to the 
 calling of a constitutional conven- 
 tion.] 898 
 (In Times. Jan. 25, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Senator Withers' figures on expenses. 
 
 899 
 (Editorial in Times. March 11, 
 
 189 6. 11^ columns.) 
 
 Taylor v. commonwealth. June 18, 
 1903. Virginia constitution ol 
 
 190 2 — Validity — De facto oonsti> 
 tution. The constitution of this 
 state promulgated in July, 19 02 
 
 by the convention which framed 
 it, having been recognized, ac- 
 cepted, and acted on by the exe- 
 cutive, legislative, and judicial 
 branches of the government of the 
 state and by the people in their 
 primary capacity, and being actual- 
 ly in force throughout the state 
 and there being no other govern- 
 ment in existence in the state op- 
 posing or denying its existence, is 
 the only rightful, valid and exist- 
 ing constitution in this state and 
 to it tile citizens of tne state owe 
 obedience and loyal allegiance. 900 
 (In 101 Virginia, p. 829.) 
 
 Thomas, A. F. On the negro ques- 
 tion [with reply by the editor of 
 the Times.] 901 
 
 (In Times. Nov. 19, 1901. IVz col- 
 umns.) 
 
 The Virginia constitutional con- 
 
 vention and its possibilities. By A. 
 F. Thomas, Lynchburg, Va. Lynch- 
 burg, Va., J. P. Bell company, pub- 
 lishers, 1901. 77p. 191/^ cm. 903 
 Turnbull, Robert. Our new consti- 
 tution compared with the old. 903 
 (In Times. March 30, 1902. 1 
 page.) 
 
 Vawter, Charles E. Shall we edu- 
 cate the negro. 904 
 (In Times. Oct. 24, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Views [on the constitutional icon- 
 vention] by readers of The Times 
 [Letters from W. H. Barrow, Thos. 
 C. Diggs, Henry M. Holladay.] 905 
 (In Times. Feb. 24, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from Henry 0. 
 
 Rice, Camm Patteson, S. C. Per- 
 row, A. F. Thomas, Roland C. 
 Chase.] 906 
 
 (In Times. March 3. 1901. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from Taliaferro 
 
 Hunter, L. Clay Kilby, I. St. 
 Pierre.] 907 
 
 (In Times. March 10, 1901. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from Camm 
 
 Patteson, Henry M. Holladay, A.
 
 430 
 
 CONVENTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONS OF VIRGINIA, 
 
 A. Gray, A. F. Thomas, R. L. A. 
 Reid.] 908 
 
 (In Times. March 17, 1901. 4 
 columns.) 
 
 — -Same [Letters from Thos. C. 
 DIggs, R. A. Bristow, A. F. 
 Thomas.] 909 
 
 (In Times. March 24, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 - — Same. [Letters from John W. C. 
 Davis, R. S. Thomas.] 910 
 
 (In Times. April 7, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from A. B. 
 
 Chandler, S. V. Fulkerson, James 
 E. Rogers, C. B. Cox.] 911 
 
 (In Times. April 21, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 — Same. [Letters from A. F. 
 Thomas, Wm. C. L. Taliaferro, J. 
 E. H. Taylor, A. P. Cole.] 913 
 
 (In Times. May 5, 1901. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from Carter S. 
 
 Anderson, A. J. Taylor, G. E. Cas- 
 sell.] 913 
 
 (In Times. April 28, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from J. H, 
 
 Crosier, L. B. Vaughan.] 914 
 
 (In Times. June 23, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Same. [Leiters from C. T. Han- 
 
 cock, J. C. Carrington, W. W. 
 Blackford.] 915 
 
 (In Times. June 30. 1901. 3% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 -Same. [Letters from C. T. Dun- 
 
 can, Thos. C. Digss, W. N. Reed, 
 W. W. Hardwicke, Charles Grat- 
 tan, L. J. Kemper, Henry M. Hol- 
 Taday.] 916 
 
 (Tn Times. July 14, 1901. 4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 — Same. [Letters from E. C. God- 
 din, A. A. Gray, K. E. Peery, L. R. 
 Christie, W. J. Brodie.] 917 
 
 (Tn Times. July 21, 1901. 3 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from H. W. Hol- 
 
 loway, T. G. Tucker, J. H. Light, 
 Zachariah Hunt.] 918 
 
 (In Times. July 28, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 — Same. [Letters from C. F, Whit, 
 tie, W. H. Barrow, J. C. Paxcon, 
 M. Garnett, E. C. Goddin, G. G. 
 Joynes, J. Scott Moore, C. V. 
 Friend, S. C. Parke.] 919 
 
 (In Times. Aug. 4, 1901, 1 page.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from K, E. Peery, 
 
 O. L. Evans.] 920 
 
 (In Times. Aug. 11, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from Camm Pat^. 
 
 teson, C, V. Friend, W, H. Bar- 
 row.] 921 
 (In Times. Aug. 18, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns. ) 
 
 — Same. [Letters from Camm Pat- 
 teson, J. M. Mullen, Charles Y. 
 Walker.] 923 
 
 (In Times. Aug. 25, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from J. M. Mul- 
 
 len, Boyer C. Clark, W. M. Pey- 
 ton, S. C. Adams, John T. Lov- 
 ing, John W. C. Davis.] 923 
 (Tn Times. Sep. 8, 1901. 5 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from J. A. John- 
 
 son, W. W. Blackford, C. W. But- 
 terworth, Robert Beverly.] 924 
 (In Times. Sep. 15, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [Letters from A. H. Cum- 
 
 ber, J. D. Dreher, Thos. C. Diggs, A. 
 F. Thomas. 925 
 
 (Tn Times. Oct. 13, 1901. 4 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 -Same. [Letters from J. B. Hall, 
 
 Robert Beverly, J. C. Speer.] 926 
 (In Times. Dec. 1, 1901. 2 col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Virginia constitutional convention di- 
 rectory, 1901. Published by J. L. 
 Hill printing company, Richmond, 
 Virginia. 93p. 17cm. 927 
 
 Viva voce voting. 
 
 (In Times. July 2, 1901. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 Same. 928
 
 BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY. 
 
 431 
 
 (In Times. July 9, 1901. 1% col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Same. [3 letters.] 929 
 
 (In Times. July 7, 1901. 2^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 W., li. W. Woman suffrage as a 
 solution of the negro problem. 930 
 (In Times. June 2, 1901. 1 1^^ col- 
 umns.) 
 
 Warm debate in the senate. Consti- 
 tutional convention measure was 
 considered. 
 
 (In Times. Feb. 22, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Same. 931 
 
 (In Times. Feb. 23, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Wellford, B. R., jr. The convention's 
 
 work. Shall the convention be 
 
 submitted to the people. 932 
 
 (In Dispatch. April 28, 1901. 2% 
 
 columns.) 
 
 Making organic law. The con- 
 stitutional convention has before 
 it a duty of highest and gravest 
 import. 933 
 (In Dispatch. May 19, 1901. 3 
 columns.) 
 
 Withers, Eugene. A great speech by 
 Mr. Withers. 934 
 
 (In Times. May 23, 1900. 1 col- 
 umn.) 
 
 Too many officers. Mr. Withers 
 
 considers this a great defect in 
 our constitution. Expenses in ex- 
 cess of revenues. 935 
 (In Dispatch. March 8, 1896. 2 
 columns.) 
 
 Wysor, J. C. On suffrage. 936 
 
 (In Times. June 30, 1901. 1% 
 columns.) 
 
 Yost, J. The tonnage tax. 937 
 
 (In Times. July 16, 1901. IV4. 
 columns.)
 
 INDEX 
 
 The references are to the numbers in black printed at the right of each 
 title. In a fe>v cases, references are to pages and columns; such references 
 have the T*-ord "page" prefixed. 
 
 Academies, loans to.... page 399, col. 1 
 
 Accomack county 112, 579 
 
 Adams, C. F 133 
 
 Adams, J 133, iSG 
 
 Adams, S. C 923 
 
 Additional number of letters from 
 
 Federal Farmer 220 
 
 Address rel. to fed. relations 494 
 
 Address to conv. of Aug. 1, 1774... 74 
 
 Address to convention of 1776 137 
 
 Address to good people of Va 195 
 
 Agnew, P 818 
 
 Agriculture page 419, col. 1 
 
 Alabama, constitution 873 
 
 Albemarle county 264, 512, 549, 580 
 
 Alexandria herald 450 
 
 Alien and sedition laws 204 
 
 Allan, E 777, 793 
 
 Allen, G. R. C 266 
 
 Allen, J 265 
 
 Almon, J 92, 104, 141b, 145 
 
 Ambler, C. H 267, 495 
 
 Amelia county 170, 496, 497 
 
 Amendment of state constitu- 
 tions 24a, 30a, 33, 45a 
 
 Amendments to decl. of riglits.... 135 
 Amendments to Va. constitution 
 
 708, 745- 752 
 
 Amendments to fed. const 205 
 
 American arcliives 72 
 
 American Cato 75 
 
 Amer. history leaflets 636 
 
 American med. asso page 399, col. 1 
 
 Americanus 196, 230 
 
 Amherst county, 512, 549, 580 
 
 Amicus 270 
 
 Anderson, C. S 913 
 
 Anderson, F 584 
 
 Anderson, G. K 864 
 
 Anderson, J. T page 400, col. 1 
 
 Anderson, W. A 56 
 
 Anti Decius 230 
 
 Anti-federalists 230 
 
 Anti-Wells platform 695 
 
 Appomattox co 846 
 
 Apportionment, 836; page 389, 400, 
 
 418, 419 
 
 Archer, W. S 497 
 
 Aristogiton 271 
 
 Articles of confederation, 5a, 34, 
 
 47, 55, 136 
 
 Assessment, 1829 page 388, col. 2 
 
 1850 page 398, col. 1 
 
 Association adopted by conv. of 
 
 Aug. 1, 1774 76 
 
 Augusta county 272, 696, 756, 800 
 
 Aylett, P. H 498, 499 
 
 Aylett, Wm 289 
 
 Baldwin, J. B. 585, 595, 613. 697, 698, 
 
 716, 756; page 410, col. 2 
 
 Baldwin, S. E 1 
 
 Ball, — 289 
 
 Banking, 1829 page 389, col. 1 
 
 Conv. of 1867-68, page 418, col. 
 
 2, 419, col. 2 
 
 Banks, 477, 480 
 
 Barbarossa, pseud 246 
 
 Barbour, B. J 693, 699 
 
 Barbour, J 499a, 586; page 410, col. 2 
 
 Barbour, J. S 877 
 
 Barron, S page 409, col. 1 
 
 Barron, W. H 905, 919, 921 
 
 Barton, T page 419, col. 1 
 
 Basis of representation, page 399, 
 
 col. 1; 400, col. 1 
 See also Representation. 
 
 Bassett, G. W 500 
 
 Bayley, T. M 273 
 
 Bayne, T 767 
 
 Beale, R. L. T page 400, col. 1 
 
 Beasley, R. S page 418, col. 2 
 
 Beck, J. B 700 
 
 Beckley, A page 409, col. 1 
 
 Benjamin, J. P page 409, col. 1 
 
 Penning, H. L 584; page 407, col. 2 
 
 Berkeley county 94, 274 
 
 Bernard, J. H 275 
 
 Beverly, R 924, 926 
 
 Bill of rights 40 
 
 Bill of rights, Virginia 20, 154, 
 
 155, 186, 283, 284, 621, 887; page 
 387, col. 2; 388, col. 2; 389, col. 
 1; 400, col. 1 & 2; 410, col. 2, 418, col. 2 
 Births, registration of .page 399, col. 1 
 
 Blackburn, S 284 
 
 Blackford, W. W 915, 924 
 
 Blake, B. R 557 
 
 Blue, C page 400, col. 1 
 
 Board of police, page 388, col. 2 
 
 Bocock, T. S 701 
 
 Bocock, W. P. page 399, col. 2; 400, 
 
 col. 1, 2 
 
 Boggess, C page 408, col. 2 
 
 Borgeaud, C 2, 3, 186 
 
 Botetourt co 638 
 
 Bottom, J. T 496 
 
 Botts, J. M. 508-510, 564, 613; page 
 
 399, col. 2; 400, col. 1 
 Bowden, L. J. page 400, col. 2; 400, 
 
 col. 2 
 Bowker's state publications, 623, 
 
 660, 662 
 
 Boyd, W. W page 410, col. 2 
 
 Bradley, C. S 3a 
 
 Branch, J. P., hist, papers 490 
 
 Branch, J. R 785 
 
 Braxton, A. C 3b, 821, 822 
 
 Braxton, C 137, 138 
 
 Braxton, C. M 285 
 
 Brenaman, J. N 58, 685 
 
 Brigadier generals ....page 408, col. 1 
 
 Bristow. R. A 909 
 
 Brock, R. A 210 
 
 Brockenbrough, J. W. ..page 408, col. 1
 
 ['34: 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Brodie, W. J 917 
 
 Brodnax, W. H page 388, col. 1 
 
 Brooke, H. L. 511 
 
 Brown, — 163 
 
 Brown, J. T 286 
 
 Brown, W. G page 399, col. 2 
 
 Browning, J. F 693 
 
 Bruce, J. C 587 
 
 Brutus 197 
 
 Bryan, S 254 
 
 Bryce, J 4, 186 
 
 Buckingham county, 497, 819 
 
 Buford, R. D 823 
 
 Burgess, F 287 
 
 Burk, J 149 
 
 Burley, J page 410, col. 2 
 
 Burton, C. H page 408, col. 2 
 
 Burwell, W. A 289 
 
 Butterworth, C. W 924 
 
 Byrd, R. E page 399. col. 2 
 
 Cabell, J. C 288, 512 
 
 Callahan, Mrs. M. L. F 588 
 
 Camden, G. D page 400, col. 1 
 
 Campbell, — 129 
 
 Campbell, A. 121, 207; page 387, col. 
 
 2; 388, col. 1 & 2; 389, col. 1 
 
 Campbell, J 207 
 
 Campbell, J. A page 409, col. 1 
 
 Campbell, R. A 5 
 
 Canby, E. R. S. 702, 703, 714, 759, 
 
 766, 801, 802 
 Capitation tax, 1867.... page 418, col. 2 
 Carlile, J. S. 507, 589; page 399, col. 
 
 2: 400, col. 1 & 2 
 Caroline county.. 300, 498, 499, 500, 526 
 
 Carpet-baggers 704 
 
 Carrington, E 207 
 
 Carrington, J. C 915 
 
 Carroll, D 207 
 
 Carter, A. L 590 
 
 Carter, C. S 290 
 
 Carter, J. A page 400, col. 1 
 
 Cary, W. M 174 
 
 Cassell, G. E 913 
 
 Cassius 197, 223 
 
 Centinel 254 
 
 Chambliss, J. R. ..page 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Chandler, A. B 911 
 
 Chandler, J. A. C. 59, 291, 293, 513, 
 
 513a, 826 
 
 Channing, — 186 
 
 Charles City county. 294, 389, 510, 
 
 540, 541, 556, 563, 564 
 Charlotte co 295, 774 
 
 Charlotte C. H. 
 
 431 
 
 Charters 61, 62, 153 
 
 Chase, R. C 906 
 
 Chesterfield county 93, 296, 509 
 
 Chesterfield resolutions 485, 486 
 
 Christian, W 121 
 
 "Christian." use of, in const 887 
 
 Christie, L. R 917 
 
 Cities, expenditures, 1850, page 398, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Govt, of 838 
 
 Reports from page 427, col. 1 
 
 Revenue. 1901 page 427. col. 2 
 
 Taxes assessed for 1790, 1800. 
 1810. 1820, 1830, 1840 — page 398, col. 2 
 Taxes assessed, 1850, page 398, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Citizen, pseud 297 
 
 Citizen of Buckingham county . . . 299 
 
 Citizen of Caroline district 300 
 
 Civil suits 85 
 
 Civis rusticus 198 
 
 Clark. B. C 923 
 
 Clark, J. F 726, 727 
 
 Clarksburg convention 668 
 
 Clason, A. W 199, 200 
 
 Claytor, S. ..page 387, col. 2; 388, col. 2 
 
 Clemens, S page 408, col. 2 
 
 Clements, J. H 705 
 
 Code of Va 140, 467 
 
 Colaton & Co page 403 
 
 Cole, A. P 912 
 
 Cole, T. L 550 
 
 Coleman, C. G 514 
 
 Collection of acts passed since 1768, 
 
 69, 139, 140 
 Colleges, loans to ....page 399, col. 1 
 
 Collier, R. R 706, 812 
 
 Colston, E 301 
 
 Commission to revise const 709 
 
 Committee of nine 798 
 
 Coram, of safety 143a, 143b, 160 
 
 Confederate, pseud 302 
 
 Confederate memorial literary socy. 
 
 596. 622, 625, 633, 642 
 Confederate States of America.... 594 
 Policy of pres. toward page 408, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Conrad, R. T 593 
 
 Conservative, pseud 710 
 
 Conservative party 690, 691, 692, 
 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 
 
 765, 770 
 
 Constitution, federal 4, 192- 259 
 
 Constitutions, state 1- 55 
 
 Contested elections, 1861.. page 407, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Convention of Aug. 1, 1774 74- 82 
 
 Convention of March 20, 1775... 83- 92 
 
 Convention of July 17, 1775 93- 111 
 
 Convention of Dec. 1, 1775 112- 132 
 
 Convention of May 6, 1776 133- 191 
 
 Convention of 1788 192- 259 
 
 Convention of 1829-30 260- 491 
 
 Convention of 1850-51 492- 582 
 
 Convention of 1861 583- 679 
 
 Convention of 1864 681- 689 
 
 Convention of 1867-68 690- 813 
 
 Convention of 1901-02 814-937 
 
 Conventions of revolution (gen- 
 eral) 69- 73 
 
 Conventions, state 1- 55 
 
 Convict slaves, 1800 to 1850.. page 
 
 398, col. 1 
 
 Convicts, colored page 427, col. 1 
 
 Conway, M. D 142, 162 
 
 Cooke, J. E 143 
 
 Cooke, J. R. ..306, 306a, 307, 308, 
 317, 382; page 388, col. 1 & 2; 389, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Cooley, T. M 24a 
 
 Corporations, charters, .page 427. col 2 
 
 Com. on, 1901-02 S92 
 
 Revenue tax assessed, 1828 
 
 page 387, col. 2 
 
 Tax on, 1900 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Council, executive, 1829 429 
 
 Counties 85, 577, 746. 823, 824, 839 
 
 Areas of, in acres.. page 387, col. 2 
 Expenditures, 1850.. page 398, col. 2 
 
 Revenue, 1901 page 427, col. 2 
 
 Revenue tax assessed, 1828 
 
 page 387, col. 2 
 Taxes assessed for 1790, 1800, 
 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840.. page 398. col. 2 
 Taxes assessed, 1850.. page 398, 
 
 col. 2
 
 INDEX. 
 
 435 
 
 County courts. .. .page 419, col. 1; 
 
 400, col. 2 
 
 Court of appeals page 399, col. 1 
 
 Courts 545, 577 
 
 1837-1850 page 399, col. 1 
 
 Com. on, 1867-68. .. .page 419, col. 1 
 
 Cost of, 1901 page 427, col. 1 
 
 County page 400, col. 2 
 
 Cox, C. B 911 
 
 Coxe, Tench 254 
 
 Crenshaw, J. B 761 
 
 Criminal cases 85 
 
 Crosier, J. H 914 
 
 Crump, Judge 765 
 
 Culpeper county 520, 566, 581, 687 
 
 Cumber, A. H 925 
 
 Cumberland county 497, 517 
 
 Currency, com. on, 1867-68. ... page 
 
 419, col. 1 
 
 Curtis, G. T 186 
 
 Cutting, J. B 207 
 
 Dabney, R. H 850, 851 
 
 Dabney, R. L 595 
 
 Dade, L. T 309, 310 
 
 Daingerfield, H 852 
 
 Daniel, J. W 822, 849 
 
 Daniel, R. T 518, 726, 727 
 
 Daniel, Wm 311 
 
 Davis, H 25; page 400, col. 1 
 
 Davis, J. W. C 910, 923 
 
 Dawson. J 207 
 
 Dealey, J. Q 26 
 
 Deaths, registration of, page 399. col. 1 
 
 Debates, convention of 1788 202, 203 
 
 Conv. of 1829-30 428, 429 
 
 Convention of '50-*51 550 
 
 Convention of 1861 596 
 
 Convention of 1867-68 728 
 
 Conv. of 1901-02 844; 890 
 
 Debrett. J 8 
 
 Debt, state page 399, col. 1 
 
 Debts page 418, col. 2 
 
 Decius's letters 230 
 
 Declaration of conv. of Dec. 1, 
 
 1775 114 
 
 Declaration of independence, 5a, 22, 
 
 34, 47, 55, 204 
 
 Declaration of rights 40, 205 
 
 Declaration of rights, Va. ..136, 
 139, 140, 144, 145, 145a, 152, 162, 
 
 167, 183, 189 
 
 Delinquent taxes page 427, col. 1 
 
 1860 page 407, col. 2 
 
 De Lolme, J. L 8 
 
 Demeunier, J. N 28, 146 
 
 Democrat 312 
 
 Democritus 313 
 
 Dessau, W 29 
 
 Diggs, T. C 905. 909. 916, 925 
 
 Dimmock, C page 408, col. 2 
 
 Dismal Swamp canal . .page 418, col. 2 
 
 Dispatch for 1861 596 
 
 Divorce and marriage 34a 
 
 Documents, convention of 1850.... 519 
 Convention of '61.. page 407, col. 2 
 
 Convention of 1867-68 729 
 
 Dofld, ^V. F 30. 30a 
 
 Doddridge, P.. 314-320; page 388, 
 
 col. 1; 389, col. 1 
 
 Donald, A 207 
 
 Doolev, J. H 822 
 
 Douglass, B. B 743; page 399, col. 2 
 
 Draft of resolutions for independ- 
 ence 147 
 
 Dreher, J. D 853, 925 
 
 Dromgoole. G. C 321, 322 
 
 Duelling page 389, col. 1 
 
 Dufau, f. A 31 
 
 Duncan, C 113 
 
 Duncan, C. T 916 
 
 Duncan, J. B 323 
 
 Dunmore's war 121 
 
 Dunnaway, W. F., jr 70 
 
 Duvergier 31 
 
 Early, J. A page 410, col. 2 
 
 Early, W. L. 520 
 
 Earnest republican 521 
 
 Eastham, J. B 777 
 
 Eckenrode, H. J 730, 731 
 
 Eden, Gov 179, 180, 181 
 
 Edmunds, J. R 522, 732 
 
 Education ..582, 827, 853, 891, 895; 
 
 page 389, col. 1 
 
 Com. on, 1850 page 400, col. 2 
 
 Com. on, 1867-68 page 419, col. 1 
 
 Edwards, W. L page 400, col. 1 
 
 Elections, com. on, 1861.. page 407, 
 
 col. 2; 408, col. 2 
 
 Com. on, 1901-02 831 
 
 Contested, 1861 page 407, col. 2 
 
 Elective franchise. See Suffrage. 
 
 Elizabeth City county 389, 560 
 
 Elliot, J 201 
 
 Emancipation 272 
 
 Enquirer for 1861 596 
 
 Eppes, R 326, 327 
 
 Essex county 300, 329, 330, 524, 567 
 
 Europe, constitutions ....2, 31, 41, 44 
 
 Evans, Col 765 
 
 Evans, O. L 920 
 
 Evans's Amer. bibliography ... .83, 
 
 85, 87, 89, 99, 103, 115, 118, 152 
 
 Everett, E 32 
 
 Ewell, B. S page 409, col. 1 
 
 Examiner for 1861 596 
 
 Executive committee, 1829.... 429; 
 
 page 387, col. 2; 388; col. 1 & 2 
 
 1850-51 page 400, col. 1 
 
 Executive council, 1829 429 
 
 Executive dept., 1829 page 387, col. 
 
 2; 388. col. 1 
 
 1850 page 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 1852 page 387, col. 2 
 
 1867-68 page 418, col. 2 
 
 F., M 599 
 
 Fairfax, pseud 331 
 
 Fairfax county 450 
 
 Farrand, Max 40 
 
 Fast, R. E 600 
 
 Faulkner, C. J. page 399, col. 2; 
 
 page 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Fauntleroy, Gen page 408, col. 1 
 
 Fauquier county 332, 687 
 
 Federal convention 192- 259 
 
 Federal farmer 220, 221 
 
 Federal relations, 1851 494 
 
 Com. on page 410, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Mr. T^ailey on 674 
 
 Partial rept 637 
 
 Federalist 225 
 
 Felony cases page 427, col. 1 
 
 Ferguson, J. H page 400, col. 1 
 
 Ficklen. H. C 854 
 
 Finance, com. on, 1867-68 page 418. 
 
 col. 2; 419, col. 1 
 
 Com. on, 1901-02 835 
 
 Fincastle, West 172 
 
 Fincastle committee, petition 102 
 
 Fisher, M. 'W 601 
 
 Fisher's Evolution of const 186 
 
 Fitzhugh, W. H 333-335; page 
 
 387, col. 2; 388, col. 2
 
 430 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Flood resolution 825, 855, 898 
 
 Flournoy, T. S 602 
 
 Floyd, B. R. ..page 399, col. 2; 400, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Fluvanna county 514 
 
 Forces American archives 72 
 
 Ford, P. U 79, 80, 153-156, 195, 
 
 221. 225, 229, 230, 233, 254, 359- 366 
 
 Ford, W. C 148, 207 
 
 Fort Dunmore 109 
 
 Franklin, A. L 856 
 
 Franklin, B 21, 37, 47, 254 
 
 Frederick county 308, 336 
 
 Free negro. See Negro, Free, 
 
 Freeholder 215 
 
 Freeman, D. S 642 
 
 Freeman of 1825 378, 379, 400 
 
 Friend, C. V 919, 921 
 
 Friend of human riglits 337 
 
 Friend of reform 338, 383 
 
 Fry, H. W 508 
 
 Fulkerson, S. V 911 
 
 Fultz, D page 400, col. 2 
 
 Gadsden. C 207 
 
 Gaines, R. V 857 
 
 Gallaher, R. H page 402, 403 
 
 Garner, J. W 33 
 
 Garnett, J. M 312, 339- 341 
 
 Garnett, M page 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Garnett, M 919 
 
 Gaudet. — 31 
 
 General orders 736 
 
 General test 127 
 
 Georgia, com. to Va.. 1861.. page 
 
 407, col. 2 
 Ordinance of secession, .page 
 
 407, col. 2 
 
 Gerry, E 254 
 
 Giles, "VT. B 342-345, 346, 429 
 
 Giles county 346, 429 
 
 Gilmer. J. H 603, 734, 735 
 
 Girardin, L. H 149 
 
 Glass. C 822, 858 
 
 Gloucester co 560 
 
 Glynn. G. A 34 
 
 Goddin, E. C 917, 919 
 
 Goggin, W. L. page 410, col. 2 
 
 Goochland county 509, 514 
 
 Goode, J. ...603a. 604, 605, 822. 860, 861 
 
 Goode, T. F 606 
 
 Goode, W. O page 400. col. 1 
 
 Gordon. A. C 347, 862 
 
 Gordon, W. F. 347, 348. 351: page 
 
 388. col. 1 & 2 
 
 Gordon. TV. F.. jr 737 
 
 Gosport navv yard.... page 408, col. 2 
 
 Grattan. C 916 
 
 Gray. A. A 917 
 
 Grayson, pseud 349 
 
 Grayson, Wm 207 
 
 Great Britain, treaty with U. S. . . . 136 
 
 Greenbrier county 350 
 
 Greene co 520, 566, 581 
 
 Greensville co 576 
 
 Gregory, T. TS^ S 351 
 
 Gresham. E 524 
 
 Griffith. D 115 
 
 Grigsby, H. B. ..150, 203, 210, 352, 352a 
 
 Gris-R-old. C. G 738 
 
 Guarantees page 400, col. 1 
 
 Gun powder page 409, col. 1 
 
 H., J 607 
 
 Hagans, J. M 608 
 
 Halifax county 353 
 
 Hall, E. B 600 
 
 Hall, G. D 610 
 
 I Hall, J. B 926 
 
 iHall, L. S page 410, col. 2 
 
 I Hall and Sellers Pa. gazette 209 
 
 : Hamilton, A 225 
 
 i Hampden-Sidney College page 399, 
 
 I col. 1 
 
 '■ Hampshire county 354 
 
 ' Hancock, C. T 915 
 
 Hanover county, 300, 498, 499, 500, 
 
 509, 526 
 
 j Hardwicke, W. W 916 
 
 Harper's Ferry page 408, col. 2 
 
 : Harris. A. W 739 
 
 ! Harrison, B 207 
 
 Harvie, L. E 740; page 410, col. 2 
 
 Haw, G. P 738 
 
 Hawkins v. Kamper 157 
 
 (Hawxhurst, J 863; page 418, col. 2 
 
 ; Hay, Wm 207 
 
 Haymond, A. P 611 
 
 Hays, I. M 37 
 
 ! Hays, S. L.. page 400, col. 1 
 
 Hazen, C. D 2 
 
 Heath, J. E 525 
 
 Helper, H. R 735 
 
 [Henderson, R. H. ..355, 356; page 
 
 388, col. 2 
 ! Henrico county, 389, 509. 510, 540, 
 I 541, 556, 563, 564, 569, 765 
 
 Henrico parish 122 
 
 Henry, P. ..133, 147, 151, 162, 203, 
 
 207; 211, 212, 230, 235, 259 
 
 Henry, W. W 147, 151, 213 
 
 Hicks, F. C 34a 
 
 Hicks, J 790 
 
 i Higgins. — 603 
 
 Hill, M 186 
 
 Hint to Quakers 214 
 
 Hitchcock, H 35, 186 
 
 Hoar, Atty. Gen 766 
 
 Hoge, D. D page 399, col. 2 
 
 Hoge, D. H page 400, col. 2 
 
 Holcombe, J. P 612 
 
 Holladay, H. M 905. 908, 916 
 
 Holloway, H. W 918 
 
 Hoist, H. E. von 36 
 
 Honestus 230 
 
 Horses, tax on page 388, col. 1 
 
 Hortensius 357 
 
 House of delegates ....page 388, col. 2 
 
 Howard, G. E 44b 
 
 Howe. Col 131 
 
 Hudgin, R 526 
 
 Hughes, R. M 742 
 
 Humphrevs, J. R 603 
 
 Hunt, G 162, 163, 391. 392 
 
 Hunt, Zachariah 918 
 
 Hunter, A. ..page 399, col. 2: 400, 
 
 col. 1 & 2 
 
 [Hunter. R. M. T 711. 743 
 
 Hunter, T 907 
 
 Illiteracy page 398, col. 2 
 
 Immigration, 1867-68 . .page 419, col. 1 
 Income, tax on, 1867.... page 418. col. 2 
 
 ' Indians, treaty with Xa. 109 
 
 Initiative 45a 
 
 Instruct, for conv. of Mar. 20, 1775 86 
 
 Insurance. 1867-68 page 419, col. 1 
 
 Internal improvements, page 398, 
 col, 2; 399, col. 1; 400, col. 1; 
 
 419, col. 1 
 
 Irvine. E 358 
 
 Ischiff ely. — 37 
 
 Isle of "Wight CO 576 
 
 Jackson. W 7 
 
 Jacob, Z page 399, col. 2
 
 INDEX. 
 
 437 
 
 .lanics, W page 418, col. 2 
 
 JamtiH City county 389, 560 
 
 Jameson, J. A 38, 186 
 
 Jameson, J. F 39 
 
 Janney, J 613, 627; page 400, col. 1 
 
 Jay, J 225 
 
 JefTerson, T. ..78, 79, 80. 148, 153, 
 154, 155, 156, 163, 182, 207, 230 
 
 233, 359- 366 
 
 Jefferson county 308 
 
 Jellinok, G 40 
 
 Jeter, J. B 366a, 366b 
 
 Johnson, C 367, 431 
 
 Johnson, J. A 924 
 
 Johnson, J. E., jr 864 
 
 .Johnson, M 744 
 
 Jolinson banquet 701 
 
 Johnston, R. H 153 
 
 Jones, J 207 
 
 Jopling. R. W 865 
 
 Journal, convention of 1788 219 
 
 Convention of 1829-30 368 
 
 Convention of 1850-51 527 
 
 Convention. 1861 614 
 
 Conv. of 1864 686 
 
 Conv. of 1867-68 753 
 
 Conv. of 1901-02 866 
 
 Joynes, G. G 919 
 
 Joynes, Dr. L. S page 399, col. 1 
 
 Joynes, T. R., 369, 370, 528 
 
 Judges, election of 852 
 
 .ludicial committee, 1829.. page 387, 
 
 col. 2; 388, col. 1 & 2 
 
 1850-51 page 400, col. 2 
 
 1867-68. .. .page 418, col. 2; 
 
 419, col. 1 
 
 Judiciary 429, 829; page 400, col. 2 
 
 Juries, cost of page 427, col. 1 
 
 Justice, administration of 85 
 
 Justices of the peace... page 399, col. 1 
 
 Juvenal 230 
 
 Kamper v. Hawkins 157 
 
 Kanav/ha county ..371,529-531, 522, 553 
 
 Keiley, A. M 754 
 
 Kemper, L. J 916 
 
 Kentucky, petition to Va. conv 173 
 
 Kercheval, S 363, 372 
 
 Kilby, I.. C 907 
 
 King and Queen county.. 300, 329, 
 
 524, 567 
 
 King George co 768 
 
 King William county 300, 498, 
 
 499, 500, 526 
 
 Kitchen view of bones and banjo 
 
 conv 75 5 
 
 Kuyk, C. R 867, 868 
 
 La Croix, J. V. de 41, 4 4 
 
 Land, acres assessed . .page 387, col. 2 
 Average value per acr6, 1800, 
 
 1820, 1840, 1850, page 398, col. 2 
 Number paying taxes on. .page 
 
 398, col. 1 
 Patents issued, 1840-50. .page 
 
 389, col. 1 
 Taxes on.... pages 387, col. 2; 
 
 388, col. 2; 398, col. 1 
 
 Titles, Western page 400, ool. 1 
 
 Value of, under assessment of 
 
 1850 page 398, col. 1 
 
 Lanier, .Tames 373 
 
 la Rochefouoault, Due de 21 
 
 Lay, J. P 544 
 
 Leake. W. D 615 
 
 Lee, H 154 
 
 Lee, J. H 693 
 
 Lee, R. H 133, 320, 221, 222, 223, 
 
 263, 254 
 
 Lee, R. H., of Leesburg 222 
 
 Lee, T. L 135, 167 
 
 Lef twich, J. J 532 
 
 Legislative committee, 1829.. page 
 
 387, col. 2; 388, col. 1 & 2 
 Conv. of 1850-51. .. .page 400, col. 1 
 Legislative department, 1829 page 
 
 388, col. 2 
 Conv. of 1850-51 page 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 1867-68 747; page 419, col. 1 
 
 1901-02 837 
 
 Legislature, decline of 45a 
 
 Leigh, B. W. ..374-381, 400, 422, 429, 
 
 434, 461; page 388, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Leigli, pseud 533 
 
 Leiter, L. Z 594, 603, 628a, 629, 
 
 637, 684 
 
 Letcher, J page 400, col. 1 
 
 Lewis, E. D. L 44a 
 
 Lewis, J. F 613 
 
 Lewis, V. A 63, 64, 224, 616 
 
 Lewisburg convention ....534, 535, 575 
 
 Lewistaurg, meeting at, 1827 435 
 
 Lewisburg palladium 435 
 
 Library of Congress 230 
 
 Licenses, liquor page 427, col. 1 
 
 Tax on, 1867 page 418, col. 2 
 
 Liggett, J. N 758; page 418, col. 2 
 
 Light, J. H 918 
 
 Limitations page 400, col. 1 
 
 Lincoln, A 595, 613 
 
 Lindsay, J. H 858 
 
 Lingley, C. R 71, 81, 88, 160, 161 
 
 Lipscomb, A. A 153 
 
 Liquor licenses page 427, col. 1 
 
 Literary fund, page 399, col. 1 
 
 Little, J. r 65 
 
 Lobingier, C. S 44b 
 
 Logan, 369 
 
 Long, A. R 66, 66a, 870 
 
 Loudoun county 384- 387 
 
 Loudoun resolutions 400 
 
 Louisa county 84, 509, 514 
 
 Loving, J. T 923 
 
 Lowlander 388 
 
 Lyons, J. ..536, 759-761; page 400. 
 
 col. 1 & 2 
 
 McCandlish, R 389, 573a 
 
 McClurg, J 207 
 
 MacDonald, Wm 694, 801 
 
 Macfarland, W. H 537, 574 
 
 McGrew, J. C 597 
 
 Mcllwaine, R 871,872 
 
 McKinley. A. E 873 
 
 Macrae, G. W 390 
 
 M'Rae, W. P 8'<'4 
 
 Madison. J. 162, 163, 207, 225, 226, 
 233, 257, 366, 391, 392; page 387, 
 
 col. 1; 389, col. 1 
 
 Madison, Rev. Jas 207 
 
 Madison county 520, 566, 581, 687 
 
 Mallory, C. R 289 
 
 Manilius 393 
 
 Marriagfc and divorce, 34a 
 
 Marriages, registration of, page 
 
 399, col. 1 
 
 Marshall, A. J 687 
 
 Marshall, J. ..227, 298; page 388, col. 2 
 
 Marshall, T 394 
 
 Marshall county 539 
 
 Martin, J. T page 399, col. 2 
 
 Marye, J. L., jr 762 
 
 Maryland, conference conv., 1861 
 
 page 408, col. 1
 
 438 
 
 IJSIBEX. 
 
 Convention of revolution 116, 
 
 181, 188 
 Mason, G. 108, 135, 144, 145a, 154, 
 
 162, 167, 198, 207, 228, 228a, 254 
 
 Mason, George, pseud 763 
 
 Mason, J. M 395- 397 
 
 Mason, T 366 
 
 Mason of '76, pseud.. 271, 302, 338, 
 
 375-380, 400-402, 406 
 
 Massachusetts state library 550 
 
 Mathews co 524, 567; page 419, col. 1 
 
 Matthews, S 128 
 
 Mauzy, F. ...page 418, col. 2; 419, col. 1 
 
 Maxwell, H 600 
 
 Mazzei, F 18J 
 
 Medical society of Va...page 399, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Megginson, J. C 39S 
 
 Mercer, C. F 378, 400-403, 450; 
 
 page 388, col. 1 
 
 Meredith, J. A 540 
 
 Middlesex county 524, 567 
 
 Milbourn, A page 418, col, 2 
 
 Military discipline 110 
 
 Miller, T 318, 404 
 
 Milo 405 
 
 Minor, Gen 289 
 
 Minor, R. C 876 
 
 Misdemeanor cases ....page 427, col. 1 
 Mississippi, com. to Va., 1861.. page 
 
 407. col. 2 
 
 Mitchell, S. C 877 
 
 Monongalia county .... page 399, col. 1 
 
 Monroe, J 229, 424 
 
 Montague, A. J 822, 888 
 
 Montague, R. L 618 
 
 Montgomery, J 230 
 
 Monticello 406 
 
 Moor, J 361 
 
 Moore, — 716 
 
 Moore, J. S 231, 232, 919 
 
 Morey, W. C 45 
 
 Morgan, C. S. ..407, 408; page 387, 
 
 col. 2; 388, col. 2 
 
 Morrison, H. A 594, 603, 628a, 
 
 629, 637, 684 
 
 Morson, A. A 574 
 
 Mullen, J. M 878, 922, 923 
 
 Mullen. W. H 880, 881 
 
 Munford, B. B 619, 882 
 
 Munford, G. W 620; page 404 
 
 Munford, Wm 477 
 
 Muter. G 207 
 
 Nansemond co 576 
 
 National intelligencer 402 
 
 Native of "Washington county.. 409, 410 
 
 Navy, Virginia page 408. col. 1 
 
 Neale, A page 388, col. 2 
 
 Neeson, J page 399, col. 2 
 
 Negro 850, 851, 901, 904, 930 
 
 Convicts page 427, col. 1 
 
 Free page 400, col. 1 
 
 Free. 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 
 
 page 387, col. 2 
 
 Free, 1840, 1850 page 398, col. 2 
 
 Schools, 1901 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Taxes, 1901 pages 427, col. 2 
 
 Tithables, 1830, '40, '50.. page 
 
 398, col. 2 
 
 Tithables, 1848 page 398, col. 1 
 
 Nelson, H 411 
 
 Nelson county 412, 512, 549, 580 
 
 New Kent co. 389, 510, 540, 541, 556, 
 
 563, 564, 569 
 
 Newman, J 693 
 
 Newton, V 883 
 
 Newton, W 413 
 
 JNew I'ork, const, conv., 1894 34 
 
 New York times 703 
 
 Nicholas, J 230, 233 
 
 Nicholas, P. N...page 387, col. 2; 
 
 388, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Nicholas, R. C 231 
 
 Niles, H 144 
 
 Niles register 303, 464 
 
 Norfolk 414 
 
 Norfolk borough, comm. of safety 95 
 
 Norfolk convention 848, 875, 885 
 
 Norfolk county 171 
 
 North Carolina, expense of govt... 879 
 
 Nortliampton co 96, 579 
 
 Nortlieastern republican 543 
 
 Norton, D. M 767 
 
 Notes on Virginia 153 
 
 Oberholtzer, E. P 45a 
 
 Observations leading to a fair ex- 
 amination 221 
 
 Observations upon proposed plan.. 229 
 
 O'Ferrall, C. T 884 
 
 Ohio county 415 
 
 Old, Wm 318, 417, 544, 769 
 
 Old planter 251 
 
 Old state soldier 195 
 
 One of the people 416, 545, 574 
 
 Orange county 520, 566, 581, 693 
 
 Ordinance of secession, Va. ..617, 
 
 626-628, 628a, 635, 636 
 Ordinance ratifying cons, of the U. 
 
 S 233a 
 
 Ordinances, conv, July 17. 1775 98- 
 
 101, 106 
 
 Conv. of Dec. 1, 1775 117- 120 
 
 Conven. of 1776 ..164, 165, 166, 176 
 Convention of 1861.. 594, 624- 
 
 636; page 410, col. 1 
 
 Conv. of 1867-68 page 419, col. 1 
 
 West Va 656, 662, 663, 664, 
 
 665, 666 
 
 Ould, R 770 
 
 Oysters, tax upon ....page 418, col. 2 
 
 p., p 234, 418 
 
 Pardoning power page 418, col. 2 
 
 Parke. S. C 919 
 
 Parker, S. E 318, 419 
 
 Patteson, C 819, 906, 908, 921, 922 
 
 Patton, J. M 546, 574 
 
 Paxton, J. C 919 
 
 Pay, members of conv, of 1867-68 
 
 page 418, col. 2 
 Peace conference, 1861.. page 408, col. 1 
 
 Peery, K. E 917, 920 
 
 Peirpoint, F. H 771 
 
 Pendleton, E. ...131. 147, 152, 159, 233a 
 
 Pennsylvania gazette 209 
 
 Pensions, 1902 page 427, col. 2 
 
 Peple, G. A 772 
 
 Perrow, — 399 
 
 Perrow, C 54 7 
 
 Perrow, S. C 906 
 
 Personal property, 1850.. page 398, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 1860-1900 page 427, col. 1 
 
 1861 page 408, col. 2 
 
 Peters, W. H page 408, col. 2 
 
 Petersburg, meeting, 1868 764 
 
 Peyton, W. M 923 
 
 Phillips, J. B 46 
 
 Philo Demos 420 
 
 Philo Pat. Pat. Patria 230 
 
 Pickering, T 221 
 
 Pitts. T 421 
 
 Pittsburg 109,129
 
 INDEX. 
 
 439 
 
 Pittsylvania county 373 
 
 Plain dealer 244, 245 
 
 Planter, pseud 422 
 
 Piatt, J. H page 418, col. 2 
 
 Pleasants, H. R 423 
 
 Pleasants, J page 388, col. 1 
 
 Pleasants, J. H 362, 362a 
 
 Plural voting 876 
 
 Police board page 388, col. 2 
 
 Pollard, J. G 886, 887 
 
 Pontius Aquila 424 
 
 Poore, B. P 46a, 61 
 
 Population. .. .410; page 387, col. 2; 
 
 388, col. 1; 398, col. 1 & 2; 427, col. 1 
 Porter, C. H. page 418, col. 2; 419, col. 1 
 
 Portsmouth, Va page 408, col. 2 
 
 Postmasters page 408, col. 1 
 
 Powder page 409, col. 1 
 
 Powel, S 207 
 
 Powell, A. H 382, 425, 387, col. 2 
 
 388, col. 2 
 
 Powell, C 426, 427 
 
 Powhatan county 497, 509 
 
 Preston, J. S 584 
 
 Preston, W .111, 121 
 
 Pretlow, T. J 775 
 
 Price, S 548, 613 
 
 Prince Edward county 107 
 
 Princess Anne County 171 
 
 Prisons, com. on. 1901-02 832, 893 
 
 Proceedings, conv. of Mar. 20, 1775. 
 
 89- 92 
 Convention of July 17, 1775 
 
 103- 106 
 
 Conv. of Dec. 1, 1775 123- 125 
 
 Conv. of 1776 175- 177 
 
 Convention of 1788 202, 203 
 
 Convention, 1829-30. .. .368, 428, 429 
 
 Convention of 1850-51 527 
 
 Proclamation, Dec. 13, 1775 126 
 
 Proclamation of governor, 1861.... 639 
 
 Proclamation of pres 766 
 
 Property, number paying taxes on, 
 
 page 398, col. 1 
 Personal, 1849, 1850.. page 398, 
 
 col. 2 
 Tax, 1830, 1840, 1848.. page 398, 
 
 col. 1 
 Public institutions, 1867-68 . .page 
 
 419, col. 1 
 
 Com. on, 1901-02 832, 893 
 
 Pulliam, D. L 67 
 
 Purkins, G. W page 400, col. 2 
 
 Puryear, B 856 
 
 Quakers 214, 241 
 
 Radical party 778, 779 
 
 Railroads, Virginia, page 408, col. 1; 
 
 409, col. 1 
 
 Randall, H. S 230 
 
 Randolph, E 142, 162, 236, 238, 239 
 
 Randolph, G. W 639 
 
 Randolph, John... 324, 347, 367, 429, 431 
 
 Randolph, T 289 
 
 Randolph, T. J... 549, 712; page 399, 
 
 col. 2; 400, col. 1 
 
 Rappahannock co 687 
 
 Real estate, assessed value. 1860- 
 
 1900 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Tax on, 1867 page 418, col. 2 
 
 Taxes, 1900 page 427. col. 1 
 
 Value of, 1849, 1850, page 398, col. 2 
 
 1861 page 408. col. 2 
 
 Reapportionment 552, 553; page 388, 
 
 col. 2; 389, col. 1 
 Reconstruction of Va. .700, 710, 731, 804 
 Recueil des loix constitutives 47 
 
 Reed, W. N 916 
 
 Referendum 45a 
 
 Reform convention 492- 582 
 
 Registration of voters.. page 427, col. 2 
 
 Kegnier — 37 
 
 Reid, R. L. A 908 
 
 Religious petitions 143a 
 
 Remembrancer 92, 104, 141b, 145 
 
 Reply to a liint to Quakers 241 
 
 Representation 60, 288, 370, 410, 
 468, 529, 535, 549, 552, 553, 570, 
 575, 577, 836; page 388, col. 
 
 2; 400, col. 1 & 2; 419, col. 1 
 Representation in Conf. Congress 
 
 page 408, col. 2 
 
 Representation in Congress 694 
 
 Republican party in Va 695, 811 
 
 Republican of '98, pseud 434 
 
 Resolutions, conv. 1901-02 894 
 
 Revenue service page 408, col. 1 
 
 Revenue tax, amount assessed, 1828 
 
 page 387, coi. 2 
 
 Rhode Island, constitution 3a 
 
 Rice, H. C 906 
 
 Rice, Wm 437 
 
 Richardson, G. W 642 
 
 Richmond (City) 65, 381, 389, 422, 
 438-444, 509, 510, 540, 541, 556, 
 
 563, 564, 569; 408, col. 1 
 
 Richmond Grays 628 
 
 Ridgway, R 783 
 
 Rives, F. E 555 
 
 Rives, T 644, 645 
 
 Rives, 'W. C 162, 169 
 
 Roane, S 230, 244, 245 
 
 Roane, Wm. H 445 
 
 Robertson, — 289 
 
 Robertson, Atty. gen 439 
 
 Robertson, D 203 
 
 Robinson, C 556, 574 
 
 Robinson, W. A 47a 
 
 Rogers, J. E 911 
 
 Rowland, K. M. 108, 135, 162, 167, 
 
 182, 183 
 
 Ruffln, E 557 
 
 Ruffin, F. G 785, 786 
 
 Ruffner, W. H 895 
 
 Russell, Gen 207 
 
 Rutherfoord, J 446, 447 
 
 Rynders, T. R 558 
 
 Sabin, J. 5a, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 
 
 20, 21, 141 
 
 St. Pierre, 1 907 
 
 Saunders, J 448; page 400, col. 1 
 
 Saunders, R 560 
 
 Schofleld, J. M. 787-788; page 418, 
 
 col. 1 & 2; 419, col. 1 
 
 School funds 867 
 
 Schools, for poor children, page 399, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Negro, 1901 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Taxes for, 1900.... page 427, col. 1 
 
 White, 1901 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Schouler, J 186 
 
 Scott, J 246; page 388, col. 1 
 
 Scott, R. E. 561, 646; page 400, col. 
 
 1 & 2; 410, col. 2 
 Scott, R. G. 510, 562; page 399, col. 
 
 2; 400, col. 1 
 
 Scott, R. T page 418, col. 2 
 
 Scott, W. W 896, 897 
 
 Secession, ordinance of. Va. ..617, 
 
 626, 627, 628, 628a, 635, 636 
 
 Sedition laws 204 
 
 Segar, J 790 
 
 Senate page 388, col. 2
 
 ■440 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Senate judiciary com 807 
 
 Senators, election of 85 
 
 Senex 247 
 
 Seventy-six, pseud 331, 450 
 
 Shackleford, J 451 
 
 Sheffey, H. W 564a 
 
 Shelbourne parish 115 
 
 Slielby, E 207 
 
 Shenandoah county 451 
 
 Sheppard, B 537, 546 
 
 Sidney, pseud 453 
 
 Simon, — 129 
 
 Slave-holder of eastern Va 454 
 
 Slave-owner and freeholder 455 
 
 Slave population page 387, col. 2; 
 
 388, col. 1; 398, col. 2; 408, col. 2 
 
 Slavery 272 
 
 Slaves, convict page 398, col. 1 
 
 Number paying taxes on, page 
 
 398, col. 1 
 Sale of, since I860.. page 418, col. 2 
 
 Tax on page 388, col. 1 
 
 Smith, A. C 456, 457 
 
 Smith, G 566 
 
 Smith, J 567 
 
 Smith, M 147,162 
 
 Smith, M. V 68 
 
 Smith, W., governor. 792; page 409, 
 
 col. 1 
 Smith, W., o£ Kanaw^ha. .page 400, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Smith, Wm., of S. Car 48 
 
 Smith, Wm., of Greenbrier 458 
 
 Smyth, A 459, 460 
 
 Snead, E. K...777, 793-795; page 
 
 418, col. 2 
 
 Solon, of Fauquier 461 
 
 Sons of American revolution. .231, 232 
 South Carolina, com. to Va., 1861 
 
 page 407, col. 2 
 
 Southall, J. C 796; page 418, col. 1 
 
 Southall, V. W. ..568; page 400, col. 2 
 
 Southampton co 576 
 
 Southern hist. socy. papers 638 
 
 Sparks, J 21 
 
 Speed, J. M page 410, col. 2 
 
 Speer, J. C 926 
 
 Spooner, G. H 887 
 
 Spotsylvania county. .462, 498. 499, 
 
 500, 526 
 
 Stanard, R page 388, col. 1 
 
 Stanard, R. C 569, 570 
 
 Stanard, W. G 73, 135, 147 
 
 Stansbury, — 429 
 
 State soldier 195, 247 
 
 Staunton convention, 1816, 263, 325, 
 
 432, 433, 463, 464 
 Staunton convention. 1825, 296, 337, 
 356, 376, 377, 379, 380, 384, 399, 
 402, 406, 426, 427, 444, 465, 466, 
 
 485, 486, 528 
 
 Staunton convention, 1846 571, 572 
 
 Staunton spectator 534 
 
 Stephens, A. H page 409, col. 1 
 
 Stimson, P. J 50 
 
 Stoneman, Gen 733 
 
 Straughan, S. L. ..page 399, col. 2; 
 
 400, col. 1 
 
 Stuart, A 207, 359, 360 
 
 Stuart, A., jr... page 388, col. 2; 389, 
 
 col. 1 
 Stuart, A. H. H...613, 712, 782, 798- 
 
 800, 813 
 Suffrage ..59, 298, 328, 441. 468, 535, 
 582, 739, 748, 749, 762, 784, 809, 
 836, 850, 851, 853, 856, 872, 936; 
 
 \ page 387, col. 2; 388, col. 2; 400, 
 
 col. 1 & 2; 418, col. 2; 419, col. 1 
 Summers, G. W. . .613, 647, 648; page 
 
 400, col. 1. 408, col. 1 
 
 Summers, L., page 388, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Supplement to code of Va 467 
 
 Surry co 576 
 
 Sussex CO 576 
 
 Taliaferro, W. C. L. 912 
 
 Taliaferro, W. T 573 
 
 Tamony 248 
 
 Taxation 5, 468, 878; page 387, col. 2 
 
 Com. on, 1861 page 408, col. 1 
 
 Com. on, 1867-68. .page 418, col. 
 
 2; 419, col. 1 
 
 Lavirs 47a 
 
 Mr. Willey on 673 
 
 Ordinance, 1861 624 
 
 1901-02 835, 857, 882. 883 
 
 Taxes, assessed, 1828.. page 387, col. 2 
 Assessed, 1850.... page 398, col. 2 
 Assessed 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 
 
 1830, 1840 page 398, col. 2 
 
 Corporations, 1900.. page 427, col. 1 
 
 Delinquent page 427, col. 1 
 
 Delinquent, 1860 page 407, col. 2 
 
 For schools, 1900.. page 427, col. 1 
 Land, slave, horses.. page 388, 
 
 col. 1 
 Land and property, 1830, 1840 
 
 and 1848 page 398, col. 1 
 
 Land, slaves, etc. . . .page 398, col. 1 
 No. who paid, 1828.. page 387, col. 2 
 
 On oysters page 418, col. 2 
 
 Paid by negroes, 1901, page 427, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Property exempted page 427, col. 1 
 
 Real estate, 1900 page 427, col. 1 
 
 Tonnage 937 
 
 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 
 
 1850 page 398, col. 2 
 
 1840 & 1850 page 398, col. 2 
 
 page 398, col. 2 
 
 Taylor, A. J 913 
 
 Taylor, J. E. H 912 
 
 Taylor, R. B...468; page 387, col. 
 
 2; 388, col. 2 
 
 Taylor v. commonwealth 900 
 
 Tazewell, J 152 
 
 Tazewell, L. W 469 
 
 Tell, pseud 470 
 
 Terrill, W. H 334, 471 
 
 Test oath 702, 703. 761, 801 
 
 Thomas, A. F...901, 902, 906, 908, 
 
 909, 912, 925 
 
 Thomas, F. I page 409, col. 2 
 
 Thomas, H. W 613 
 
 Thomas, R. S 910 
 
 Thompson, L. P 472 
 
 Thorpe, F. N 51, 52, 62, 186 
 
 Tithables, 1840, 1850 page 398, col. 2 
 
 Negro, 1848 page 398, col. 1 
 
 White, 1830, 1840, 1848.. page 
 
 398, col. 1 
 1800, 1810, 1820, 1829.. page 388, 
 
 col.^1 
 
 Tompkinson, H. pseud 372 
 
 Tonnage tax 937 
 
 Torrence, W. C 80, 115 
 
 Towns, expenditures, 1850, ..page 
 
 398, col. 2 
 
 Govt, of 838 
 
 Revenue, 1901 page 427, col. 2 
 
 Taxes assessed for 1790, 1800, 
 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, page 398, col. 2
 
 INDEX. 
 
 441 
 
 Taxes assessed, 1859.. page 398, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Transylvania lands 178 
 
 Trigg, C page 400, col. 1 
 
 True friend 249, 250 
 
 Trumbull, Gov 158 
 
 Tucker, G., of Pittsylvania 473 
 
 Tucker, H. St. G 382, 474 
 
 Tucker, J. R 53, 801 
 
 Tucker, St. G 185, 195 
 
 Tucker, T. G 918 
 
 Tukey, F. S page 418, col. 1 
 
 Turnbull, R 903 
 
 Tyltr, J. 573a, 649, 650; page 408, col. 1 
 
 Tyler, L. G 651 
 
 Tyler, M. C 230, 252 
 
 Union league 789 
 
 U. S., coercion by page 408, col. 1 
 
 Treaty with Great Britain 136 
 
 U. S. literary gazette 436 
 
 Upsliur, A. P. ..390, 475, 484; page 
 
 388, col. 2 
 
 Usury 745 
 
 Valerius 247, 253 
 
 Van Winkle, P. G page 400, col. 1 
 
 Various extracts on the fed. gov... 254 
 
 Vaughan, L>. B 914 
 
 Vawter, C. E 904 
 
 Verus - 477 
 
 Verzameling van de constitutien. . 55 
 Vessels, employed by Va. page 409, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Vincent, J. M 2 
 
 Virginia, federal authority in, page 
 
 408, col. 1 
 
 Militia, 1861 page 407, col. 2 
 
 Navy page 408, col. 1 
 
 Northvp-estern. .653, 669, 672; 
 
 page 408, col. 2 
 Preparations for defense of, 
 
 1861 page 408, col. 2 
 
 Provisional army.. page 408, col. 1 
 
 Railroads page 408, col. 1 
 
 Volunteers page 408, col. 2 
 
 Volunteers, 1861.. page 407, col. 2 
 
 Virginia v. West Va 806 
 
 Virginia freewoman 478 
 
 Virginia gazette, 1774-1776 72 
 
 Va. hist, society ..135, 190, 191, 210, 352 
 Virginia land office, ...page 398, col. 1 
 Virginia legislative documents.... 73 
 
 Virginia literary museum 305, 476 
 
 Va. mag. of hist. & biography 73 
 
 Va. medical society ... .page 399, col. 1 
 Virginia military institute ..page 
 
 419, col. 1 
 
 Virginia scrivenor 479 
 
 Virginia state library 135, 233a, 341, 343 
 
 Virginian, pseud 214, 480 
 
 Virginiensis, pseud 481 
 
 Viva voce voting 928, 929 
 
 Volunteer companies 97 
 
 Voters, in 1867 page 418, col. 2 
 
 Registration of ....page 427, col. 2 
 
 Voting, plural 876 
 
 Viva voce 928, 929 
 
 W., L. W 930 
 
 ^Valke, J. W 744 
 
 Walker, C. T 922 
 
 Walker, G. C 808, 809 
 
 Walker. J 8 
 
 Walker, L. P page 409, col. 1 
 
 Wallace. J. R 483, 484 
 
 Waller, R. P 389 
 
 Warren, W. L 24 
 
 Warwick county 130, 389, 560 
 
 Washington, G. 162, 186, 207, 233, 257 
 
 Washington, H. A 190, 191 
 
 Washington, R 110 
 
 Webster, W. C 54 
 
 Wellford, B. R., jr 932, 933 
 
 Wells, H. H 779, 810, 811 
 
 West Pincastle 172 
 
 West Virginia 616 
 
 Constitutions & conventions 
 
 652- 672 
 Dept. of archives. .597, 652, 653, 
 657, 658, 659, 667, 668, 669, 670, 672 
 
 Formation of 608, 620, 675 
 
 Govt, of 600 
 
 Rep. in Va. conventions 64 
 
 West Virginians in Va. convention 
 
 of 1788 224 
 
 Western land titles. .. .page 400, col, 1 
 
 Wheeling intelligencer 616 
 
 Whig, pseud 485, 486 
 
 White population. See Population. 
 
 Whitehead, R 613 
 
 Whitfield, R. H 576 
 
 Whittle, C. F 919 
 
 Whittle, J. M. . .page 399, col. 2; 400, 
 
 col. 1 
 
 Wickham, W. C page 410, col. 2 
 
 Willey, W. P 675 
 
 Willey, W. T. 577, 673, 674; page 
 
 400, col. 1 & 2 
 
 Williams, A page 403, col. 1 
 
 Williams, G. J 487 
 
 Williams, S. C page 400, col. 1 
 
 Williams, W. G 693 
 
 Williamsburg 97, 389, 430, 560 
 
 Wilson, B. ..676; page 408, col. 2; 
 
 410, col. 2 
 
 Wilson, E3. C 488 
 
 Wilson, E. M page 388, col. 1 
 
 Wilson, J 254 
 
 Winchester republican 306, 308 
 
 T\nngfield, G. A page 400, col. 2 
 
 Wingfleld, J 536 
 
 Wirt, Wm 259 
 
 Withers, E 899, 934, 935 
 
 Withers, R. E 716 
 
 Wise, B. H 578, 677 
 
 Wise, H. A... 579, 580. 678, 812. 813; 
 page 399, col. 2; 400, col. 1; 410, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Woman suffrage 930 
 
 Woman's rights 478 
 
 W^oodford, Wm 131 
 
 Woods, S 679 
 
 Woods. W. W 580 
 
 Vk^oodward, A. B 155, 162 
 
 Woodward, G. W 804 
 
 Woolfolk, J 581 
 
 Writ for election 132 
 
 Wysor, B. F...page 408, col. 2; 410, 
 
 col. 2 
 
 Wvsor, J. C 822, 936 
 
 Wythe, G 13? 
 
 Wythe county 489 
 
 X.. pseud 582 
 
 York county 389, 560 
 
 Tost, J 937 
 
 Young, C. H 490 
 
 Young, J. B 765 
 
 Zarvona, R. T page 409, col. 1 
 
 Zinn, W. B 491
 
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