The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-18 00:00:00, page 2

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•From the (London) Lxaminer.
CHANGE OF MINISTRY.
The administration is without a head, but
the ministerial papers tell us, it does quite
u* -well as before. There can be no doubt of
it. As it is not customatv, however, for
headless trunks to make their appearance
at court, or to walk abroad under pretence
of looking after the nation, it feels rather
auk ward without some show of a pericra
num, and accordingly like the vivacious gi
ant in Ariosto, who dived to recover his
headont of the sea, it has exhibited a singu
lar ingenuity in endeavoring to supply its
loss. At one moment, it was said to have
clapped a great bottle on its shoulders, and
called itself Richmond ; at another, t* have
mounted an attorney’s bag under the name of
Perceval; and at a third, to have put on an
enormous balloon, and strutted forth under
the appellation of Wellesley. The very idea,
however, of the repairs, appeared so ridicu*
lous in the eyes of the spectators, that the
project seems to have been abandoned for a
time, for the trunk instantly set about re
pairing the additional loss of its arms, which
were taken cfT the other day in a duel. To
this end, it is said to have applied to two
great lords for assistance, who answered
with manifest contempt, that they could not
think of separating any of their members
from each other, to patch tip so vile a body.
The fragment,therefore, continues in a ve
ry desponding way at St. James’s, where it
Keeps useit alive by cutting out articles for
the Morning Post with its torn, ami kicking
every Catholic who comes that way, to the
great diversion of the court. The other
day, it was introduced to his majesty, who
was pleased to express great commisrt'rn
tioa at its want of brains, and said he would
do something for it—if he could.
Such is the picture, and unfortunately nn
exageratecV one, of the British ministry.—
What the French must think of it, is tea
mortifying for reflection. Perhaps there ne
ver was an instance in this nation of any
*et of rulers, who suffered under a con
tempt so universal. In the general run of
politics, people differ with each other on the
acts af administration, as so many matters
of opinion ; but to admire Perceval andCas
tlereagh is an enormity, reconcilcablc to no
standard of common sense. .Wherever there
is an intellect so polluted by interest, there
the contempt for these men is pure and un
. mixed. They cannot even procure a decent
hireling to advocate their cause ; their wri
ters have become proverbially wretched,
and pi believe the most galling thing that
could be said to an author, applying for one’s
opinion cf his mrnuscript, would be to tell
him, that he writes like the Post. As to the
contractors and jobbers, who all praise the
'ministry, there are, no doubt, some shrewd
men in so large a body of people ; but a
jobber has no opinion : his object is to cheat
the army and navy and become a Baronet,
and he knows very well, that these things
are not done by speaking the truth. A con
tractor, therefore, should never say, “ it is
my opinion”—or “ I really think,” as Sir
William and Sir Charles and Sir James are
apt to do by -lips of the tongue; he should
say “ My turtle informs me”—“ I understand
by a large order I had the. other day.”_**I
am told b- a very accurate bale of goods”_
5cc. Scc.—When such men can come forward
and render themselves politically prominent
by souning the praises of an administration,
it is a are sign that there is nobody else to
do it.
Th? lords Grenville and Grcytshculd
have afused to coalesce with such a minis
try innot be matter of surprise. Mere
shaiL one would think must prevent them.
Acfdingly their lordships are said to have
trammed the same prompt refusal from
th»ountry, though at the distance of six
htlred miles from each other. LordGren
vi however, having followed his letter to
tfi, caused a “gr ;at sensation” among the
cee house speculators, who gave hint up
jlost in the irresistible vortex of place—
I the papers of yesterday tell us, that his
rney was in consequence of tr.e artful am
;uity of Mr. Percevall’s letter, which was
worded as to render it doubtful whether
proposals came directly from his majesty
only from the minister:—his lordship, j
ey say, was inclined to view it in the for- I
er light, and therefore thought himself'
•und to he near the court in its emergencies,
hereas Lord Grey regarded it entirely as a
inisterial trap, and treated it accordingly,
’hatever may be the truth of these siate
tnts, it is generally supposed that the
utilated administration, in spite of its tc
icitv of life, cannot exist much longer ; &
le Foxitcs of course are beginning to rally
•'ind their leadery in order to give it the
cvfl (le grace. A moic respectable set of
n»»i they certainly are—with more general
matron, more attention to the encou
rag<ment of intellect, and altogether a more
enlightened policy ; and if his majesty could
be permaded to enter into their conciliatory
view* w.th regard to Ireland, a most impor
tant and l most necessary benefit would be
obtained l>r this country. The subject of
Ireland, next to the difficulty of coalition, is
no doubt the great trouble in the election of
his majesty’s servants ; and it is this, most
probably, which has given rise to the talk of
n regency, a measure to which the court
would never resort while it h It a possibility
of acting upon its old principles. What a
crowd ot blessings rush upon ones mind, that
might be bestowed upon the country in the
event of such a change!—Of all monarchs
■mdeed since the revolution, the successor of
George the Third will have the finest oppor
'unity of becoming nobly popular.
When the Foxites are praised, however,
it is of course by comparison with their an
tngonists, r.nd even here they have not al
ways auy great advantage; their expedi
tions were almost as ill judged, their love of
place almost as indecent. The famous act
enabling lord Grenville to hold two incom
patible places and he the auditor of his own
accounts, condemned them at once in the way
of petty corruption, and clipped the last ray
of Mr. Fox's public fame. ’
It is certainly very mortifying to consider,
that the government of this nation is always
to be played backwards and forwards be.
tween two parties of men, who pass their
time in proving each other unfit for office
»nd yet leave us without a prospect of the’
interference of wiser men. The people nre
so used to this altei native, thnt they do not
even think of amendment; when Pittite is
out, they look to Foxlte, when Foxite, to
1 itut<, with as natural a foreboding as the
nervous invalid, who knows that when his
head ceases to swim, it will begin to ache,
am! when ihe aching is gone, the swim .nine
• will begin again. Have our ancestors then
M> us so many illustrious examples for no
r,g? Have v-e the memories of so many
statesmen to animate, and the writings of so
matijr phitosopliers to instruct ns,* nnd yet
cannot find one single great minister to put
an end to these wretched squabbles, nnd be
gin a new war with France, of intellect, of
high integrity, of sough t-out genius, of politi
cal philosophy, in fine, of a grand way of
thinking proportionate to the efforts of our
enemy and the mighty interests of the age f
>Ir. COBEETT.
In the life of Mr. Cobhett, written by himself,,
he speaks tint* feelingly and humorously ef the
condition of a lawyer’s cleric.—a species of young
men who have been of l:>te very prominent in
the disturbances at Convent Garden Theatre :—
No part of my life has been totally unattended
with pleasurc9cxcept eight or nine months 1 pas
sed at Gray’s Inn.
The office (for so the dungeon where I wrote
was called) was so dark that on cloudy days we
were obliged to burn candle. 1 worked like a
galley slave from five in the morning till eight or
nine at night, and sometimes all night long. How
many quarrels have 1 assisted to foment and per
petuate between those poor innocent fellows,
John Doe and Richard Roe ! How many times,
(God forgive me !) have I set them to assault
each other with guns, swords, stave*, and pitch
forks, and then brought them to answer for their
misdeeds before our Sovereign l-ord the King,
seated in his Court of Westminster ! When I
think of the saids and soforths, and the counts of
tautology that 1 scribbled over ; when I think of
those sheets of72 words, aiul those hues two in
ches apart, my brain turns. Gracious Heaven!
(fit -n dor med to he wretched, bury ine beneath
Iceland* snows, and let me feed on blubber ;
stretch me under the burning line, and deny me
the propitious dews ; nay, if it by thy will, suffo
cate me with the infected and pestilential air of a
democratic club room : but save me from the
desk rf an attorney.
^omqsttc.
From the National Intcl/ijtncer.
[communication 3
STATE OF AGRICULTURAL,
A X D
MANUFACTURING IMPROVE ME NTS,
TO THE NORTH
In a letter lately received by Mr Crtns from
Chancellor Livingston of New York, are the fol
lowing particulars relative to the prosperity of
Agriculture and Manufactures in that, and the
neighboring states.
Speaking of the policy of manufactures, tlie
Chancellor observes—“ it has generally been
thought that we are not ripe for manufacture*,
that labor is too dear’, &c.—This is, however, by
no means the case, at least in the Northern states
—Our deficiencies do not arise from either of
these circumstances,but from an ill grounded pre
judice in favor of foreign productions, and from
the carelessness and indiscretion of the labours of
the husnanuman. We have till lately suppoi-ed,
that nothing could be so well made at home as
abroad. [Here the writer mentions an instance
of an article of much utility being made in the
City of 'New-York, and although of acknowledg
ed excellence, could not lie sold until the London,
maik was put upon it, which caused an immedi
ate and moat rapid sale.J The agriculture of the
country has not yet been pursued with a view to
manufactures, little attention has been paid to
the improvement of our wool, yet such as it
is, every pound of it is worked up, and were ten
times the quantity raised, it would be used. The
same may be said of flax and hemp, nor do I
know a single article, susceptible of manufacture
, raised in the northern states, that is not nvmu
factured at home. Leather, Iron, Hemp, Fla*.
Wool, are all consumed at home. Let us not
then complain of a want of manufacturers, hut of
attention in the farmers to supply them with ma
terials to work upon To the articles mention*
ed I might have added, hats of castor, wool and
chip, paper, glass, coaches, scythes, axes, hollow
ware, and every implement of iron, other than
line cutlery—happily our prejudices arc wearing
away, wa begin to find out that our own manu
factures wear better than those we import, an
American hat or coat will outwear two English
ones. Our manufacturers, yet in their infancy,
hare not learned to practice those frauds which
set a false gloss upon their wares. The intro
duction of Merino Wool, or rather a small dush
of «tm their flocks 1ms convinced the farmer that
soft, warm, substantial cloths can be made at
home, and this conviction has, I believe, nearly
doubled tbe number of sheep in this state, with
in the last four years. There are now, I think, as
mar.- carding as grist mills in the state, and seve
ral manufactures both of woolh n and cotton, up
on an enlarged scale, are setting up. A fuller
was here a few days since and told me that he
then had 600 pieces of cloth in his mill, yet in a
circle of four miles, taking his mill for the centre,
were embraced five other fulling mills, ull of
which were as fully occupied. You willbesur
pmed when I assure you, that on the little es
tate which I possess here, (the town of Clermont)
1 winch contains about eighty farms, th. re are at
least fifty looms, and almost every family has a
woman weaver. It is true, that these looms and
---» uiuj occasionally employed in
working up the flax and wool which the farm fur
nislies tor family use, but it cannot be doubted,
that it material* could be afforded, they would be
I fully occupied. Every body in this and the neigh
, boring states are improving and encreasing their
, n »Cks. No price is thought too high for a fine
sheep I have one, for which I have within the
: l-*st week been offered S 1'uO. With this spirit
among the fannera and the superfluous capital
j which, what are commonly called unfortunate
> c,rc urn stances, hut in my opinion the happiest,
, nave withdrawn from commerce, I have no doubt
that our manufactures arc in such a state of pro
gression that neither war nor peace will be able
to stop their course.”
Digressing for a short time from the subject of
manufactures, this distinguished patriot aril agri
culMn atist proceeds to s(,eak of his improvements
in sheep breeding, and obM-rves, “ My sheep im
prove extremely, and 1 have no doubt, tint I shall
rival Kambouillet in a lew years. I sold a 1-2
bred K»m two years since that was weighed the
VUi* . y~1,18 ,ive weight 190lbs— I yesterday
ki led S'1 2 bred wedder from grass, having not
eaten either grain or hay, though the frost and
snow m November had diminished his fat. His
weight alive 1571b* der> #79 1-2, the carcase, 10;b
ol tallow besides the kidneys anil 41b of wool.
And there were many other equally fine, in the
flock, though my wedd. r flock consist iT of thove
only which 1 do not consider as fine enough to
sell for siock ram*.” The Chancellor ’here
stales, his intention of sending to Arlington, a
rani r>* *,ia famous stock previous to the ensuing
«hrep sheering, and we much rejoice that so val
ued an animal adit become an appendage to that
patriotic institution.
Mr. Curtis having enquired whether the plan
is*- ed some time since in fits Prospectus, for de
voting the sale of the improved stock to benevo
lent pin poses, could not be carried into effort
northwardly, receives the following answer, so
gratifying In every man of feeling, and so praise
worthy to (lie country from whence it come
Wc read as follow* “ None of the uses to
whi-h you purpose to apply the money, is an ob
jtM .it re—except in the cities, there are no |hmm
among us, that would go to a free school, every
neighborhood has * school, maintained by the ir,
labitanta, in addition to which, one school in ev
ery town or so, i eceives sn additional stipend
mm the st.iic, which appropriates a consider# -
Ue lund to this otijcci.’’ Can thi$ btt said ®1 out
| southern country, or rather what cannot be «aid
to the contrary ) Must there not.be s\ gr**at -vani
of morality and g ..d ortfer in every society which
wants the benefit of education f It is a melancho
ly fact, that many men lute become fathers of
families, and grow old in the ignorance of their
youth. If a battalion of militia were paraded in
tne southern country, how few would I e found
possessed of the most common rudiment* of ed
tication, and how much fewer capable of teach
ing others. Wariplv shall we hail the introducti
on ot manufactures, if they shall contribute to'the
industry and means of knowledge, both so want
ing among us, and happy n ill be the effects of
. that system of domestic policy, which gives a
j due employment to all ages, and prepares hy a
I moderate exertion of the body, the most useful
and pleasing food for the mind
Mr Livingston accords with the proprietor of
Smith’s Island, in the idea of slocking that valu
able property with Metinos, and declares his
Iirevious reflections on that subject in the fid
owing words I have often thought of the
advantage that might i>e derived from the con
version of your Smith’s Island sto -k into Meri
no*-, , 1 his, I think, would be advantageous in a
douofte view, first in the improvement of the
wool, and next in obtaining a race of sbeep, that
would retain their wool, so as to render it unne
cessary to shear them more li tan once a year — j
Tue shearing twice a year is, I presume, found
cd upon the sheep’s falling ofi' in winter by a
diminution of their pasture, and from W-at cir
cumstance losing their wool. For unless this lie
the i ase, the autumnal shearing must he. great
injury to 'he sbeep, ns it exposes them almost
naked to the rain and cold of winter, besides that
wool, prematurely shorn, is inferior In the
strength, of its staple, to that which,lias it? full
growth. Uut as the Merino wool is p<;rt*i'hial.
Of I may use the expression) if would nat fall
oil, upon a change in the diet or habit of the
sheep.” The Chancellor concludes this part of
his valued communication, with the truly noble
offer of 10 or 12 i bred Merinos from bis own
It, fnr the establishment on Smith’s Island,
which generosity will err audy not be accepted,
unless the citiz ns of Virginia will give to the
proprietor more ample assurances for the pro
motion of his futuie views, than he has received
support in his past 1 ibors for their service.
. Livingstoivciosea his long, most interes
[ ting and instructive communication, by stating
; I is pleasure on receiving a sample of Arlington
cloth, made from cotton end the shred* of old,
i “ . R:»’mi*nts. umbrellas, gloves, Ccc. and part of]
| R P'cce intended for Gen Pinkney of Smith Ca- i
| 1 <>,ina- He considers the cloth as well woven &
I durable, anil the idea of converting articles bi
I therto esteemed as past sendee, to an useful
purpose, as one likely to produce much benefit
! in Domestic ceciinnmy.
I 5r/i yangary, ISiO
Philadelphia, J»a n-Captain Tice, |
tr°m Ne#w-Ortc»ns, informs that he saw :.t the
v.nglish rui n, bound up us prize tft a Cun Bout,
(us he was informed atthe Balize) the f elucca
in whicli William Brown, collector of the port
ot N. Orleans, hau taken French leave. She was
captured off Savanna La Mar, Jamaica, only four
hours after having landed her treasure. The
Gun-Boat, we understand, has remained atSa
vana La Mur, in pursuit of the collector.
BalYiuorm., Jan. 12.
MORE FRENCH PIRACY.
The ship Rebecca, late M'Neill, belong
ing to the house oj S. Smi'h & Buchanan
of this city, laden suitii cojf'ee and sugar, has
been captured on her voyage from Bwavia
10 Japan, by two English frigates, and cur
ried into Pooloo Penang.American.
The House of Delegates nf Maryland
have passed an act which imposes a tax of
one quarter per CGntum on the capita! stock
ot banks and insurance companies, for the
establishment and maintenance of schools
for the education ot the poor throughout the
state.
;17“ Bis stated in the Raleigh, (N. C.)
Minerva, that a bed of Ore has been disco
vered near Raleigh which on trial bit a s’l
vcrsmith'oj that city, proved to contain
Lead and Antimony. The Minerva, on this
discovery, observes, “ at a time when in
tercourse with Europe is forbidden, these
metals ate much in demand in this countrxj,
especially in the manufacture of priming
types " The result of further experiments
is promised to be given.Petersburg Intel
ligencer.
| Ijt inquirer.
RICHMOND, JANUARY 18, I810.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Extracts from the Journals of
the House of Delegates.
Wednesday, Jan. 10.
A communication from the Senate hy their
Clerk The Se nate have passed the following
bdls, to wit :—A hill “ Concerning the sherifalty
I of Nielson county and A bill “ Establishing an
! ,rsi>ection ol flour at Ne w-market in th« county of
I Nelson.” An engrossed bill “ To authorise the
| Executive to commission the fourth inspector of
to»):*cco at Joiinson'.s warehouse, in the town of
l Manchester,” was read u third time ; and ruts
sed. '
Thursday, Jan. 11
A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk The Senate have passed the bill'" Con
cerning J .mrs Rose."—They have also passed
the following bills, to w ;— A bill “ Incorpo
rate a company to establish a turnpike road
from Fredericksburg to Swift Hun Gap, in the
Blue Ridge -A bll “ Authorising the com
mon hall m the town of Petersburg to appoint a
niaster Police, & for other purposes;” and-*A
bill • ..upplemental to the act, entitled an act, in
corporating atompiny to build a toll bridge o.
/ r u'0*!1 ^R‘nl'nK Crock, in the county of Fair
7X» mth amendments, to which they renuest
tlie concurrence of the House of Delegates
The House proceeded to consider the amend
ments promised by the Senate to the sfbiesa.d
bills, and the same being severally twice -ead.
wi re agreed to by the Hotis-.
A., engrossed hill •• Releasing to William
Coleman the Commonwealth’s r.glu (o certain
land therein mentioned,” was read a third tune •
and passed *
An engrossed bill •• Remitting a fine imposced
If,ton Joseph Pullen,” wa-ieud a tliiid time, and
pafcaed.
A report from the committee for courts of ins
lice (which lay on the tabic) was taken up&. lead
ill the following words :
i he committee for courts of justice have sc
cording to order, had under their consideration
several petitions to them referred, and have
co,n* u> the following resolutions then upon :
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
I list the petition of Jonathan Coburn, praying
that an act may past .nthoruing him to dispose
of certain land belonging to Janies Andervm,
* ie sh«' dl of Harrison county, to enable ihc pc
titioner to discharge certain revenue tax j, duo
ji-oin the said Anderson to the commonweal^
tor the. payment whereof the petitioner is hound
-s bis security ; and in case the proceeds of such
should !>o SL.T*»icnt for dial jnu-puc, tint
hearsay la* at'lthrised by lottery to raise the. rte
ficiencv, be reject I'd.
2 Kesolved, ar tlm opinion of this co-n*n‘.ttee,
That the |>Ctition of JViliiain Overton, adminis
trator of Jolm M’Mnrry, dec’d. praying th_j»t the
right ot the commonwealth to certain lands in
Prince Edward county, whereof the said M*
Murry d>ed setaid, m«v be released, and that the
|»etit»on«r may he authorised to dispose of the
[ "aid lands, and apply the proceeds of the sale to
tfie payment of the debts of the decedent, be re
jected
Tbe said resolutions being read a second time,
were agreed to by‘lie flouse.
Mr. Thompson from the committee appointed
on the part of this house to examine jointly with
a committee from the Senate the treasurer's ac
counts for the last year, made the following re
port :
The joint committee of both Houses .aving,
according to order, examined the treasurer’s ac
counts. from the first day of January to the 3lst
day of December, 180*), inclusive, find that, at
the l:mt settlement of his account#, on the 3lst
day of December 1808. there remained in the
treasury a balance of one hundred forty-one thou
sand, three hundred and ninety one dollars twen
ty cents ; since which time the treasurer lias re
ceived, on public account, the Ibllowing sums,
On prrount of lluf revenue tax of
1782 £ 500
1784 5/I 50
1790' 463 44
1797 220
1*00 342 44
1*01. - in 56
1 *03 ,527 74
l*05 1.699 29
1*06 4 555 65
1807. x 21,392 94
1*08 25
1*09 , 744. 508 91
I rom Ci"ilcs of courts 2U „l~ 58
Do invpectorx of tobacco ' 13,96u 49
On arcou it of the purchase of ttn
-approprialed land 613 7G
From sundry persons for the re
demption of their land r»tiimnl
tor the non-payment of the taxes 3.£45 38
From sundry persons on divers ac
counts 36 956 45
On account of militia fines 3,778 35
Front Penitentiary agents . _ 6 973 39
Do. the Register of the laud-office 2 U76 55
B iuk of Virginia 14 4U0
Certificate tax of 1785 61 87
Making in the whole, with the
said balance remaining on the
said 31st day of December 13o8,
the sum of g 497.055 29
The committee further find, that the treasurer
in the period aforesaid has disbursed sod ad
milled in discount, according to law, the follow
ing sums, viz:
Expences of the General Assem
bly. . {$ 56.718 67
Criminal prosecutions and guards 24.133 lu
Officers of government 66 539 11
Do of inilitiu 5.GC1 84
Interest on the public debt 5.429 23
Commissioners of the revenue 12,708 4<i
Contingent fund 13,620 4i
Manufactory ofarms 573 17
M iking arms, including officers*
salaries 55,831 42
Slaves executed and transported 5 565 67
Richmond public gv.ard (> 901 87
Pensioners 4,203 90
Foundry and boring mill 8 868 21
Penitentiary expwices, including of
ficers’ salaries 3G 752 37
District court clerks i,8ol 98
Public warehouses and inspectors’
salaries 2,997 25
Expense of representation to con
fess 419 96
Militia fine fond 2,728 57
0|>eitii:"a road in the county of j
Kanawha 799
Election of President and Vife
Preshlent 94 53
Bounty on xvolf scalps 7^ 14
Lunatic Hospital 4 399
[ Circuit court clerks 2 175 88
Warrants not provided for 1,032 59
Surveyor of the falls of James River ‘ \ 6
I Instalment cf stale shares in the
! Bank 50.000
Speci l acts of Avembly iy 500
Certificates diacouuUd 1.1G0 32
B 359.716 19 ,
Leaving on the 51st dayofDe
october 1809, a balance in favor
ofthe treasury of 146,357 10
■rtnd the committee having compared 1 u- war
rants and receipts in the treasurer’s office, and
! having found them to correspond with the dif
I Iei'cnt entries in his books, have destroyed them ,
And the committee having r.lso examin' d liu
j register of public debts since the last settlement
| of the treasurer’s accounts, find that he has re
newed certificates thereof from nut* tor 397 to
I number <122 inclusive, and find the inter*at there
on to have been correctly calculated.
On motion, Ordered, That the said report and
account he laid upon the table.
Mr. Peyton, from the committee tn whom wr.3 •
r ferreil that part of the Governor's communica
tion which relates to the amendment proposed by
the stale of Pennsylvania to the constitution of
the United States, made the following report :
'Die committee to whom was referred the com
munication ofthe governor of Pennsylvania, cov
cring certain resolutions ofthe legislature of that
state, proposing an amendment to the constituti
on of t he U. Slates, by the appointment of an im
partial tribunal t<i decide disputes lx.ween the
state and federal judiciary, have had the same un
der their consideration, and arc of opinion that a
tribunal is already provided l»v the constitution of
the United States, to wit : the supreme court,
more eminently qualified from their habits ..nil
J difi ies, from the inode of their selection, anti from
I the lentne of their offices, to derule the chit
pules aforesaid in an cnligfitcd and impartial |
| manner than any other tribunal which could be
created.
The members of the supreme court are g'-lert
ed fiom those in the United States who are mb: t
celebrated for virtue and legal le irnlng, not at 'iie
j will of a single individual, but by thc’conctirfent
[ wishes oft: e president and senate ofthe United ’
1 States; they will therefore have no local prejudi j
) cos and partialities. The duties liey have to per j
j hum leads them necessarily to t.’.r m< st enl.i g- |
cd and accurate arqiixintancc with the jtirisdic j
, *'011 the federal «n<l several state cour:s toge
| tlicr, Ik with the adnnra ;!e symmetry of our gov i
I ernment. The tenure of their < fli cs enables j
j them to pronounce the round and coirect opini !
| ons tlicy may have formed, •• .fhout tear, favor or'
I partii litv.
i hr amendment to the conaitution proposer]
by Pennsylvania s<-cms to |,e founded upon (in !
idea that the federal judiciary will, from a hist of (
po\y.*rf enlarge tlieir j trisdiciion to the tot-I an 1
uihilation * ('the jurisdiction of the state courts,!
th.t tin y will < xercisc their viiti instead of the Ium? 1
and the routtitu’ioit
This argument if it proves any thing, would
operate more strongly against the tribunal pro
posed io be created which promises so little, than
against the supreme court, whi li l-ir ti c reasons
[ given before, hive every thing com m" ted with
| ; ieir appointment calculated to ensure confi
dtmee. What security hav. we, v.< re the pro
h ;sej ametiilm-nt adopted, that lids trihun I
wouM hot substitute tficii W/ and their /.'eiteure
•it place oi the Anr ? Tii« judicimf are :t.u
c .t of the three d< purtments of | .vcriimmi, ansi
least danger* ui to thr polni-al guts «.t il. ,.ii !
stitiitroiii tJ«y iiohl neither the fm.ee no
[ ty rcc tlJtk vs.;, judgment., j
amf decrees roust o'* mitely depend upon t
executive srm Should the federal judiciary
however, unmindful of their weakness, unmindful
ol the «luty which they owe to themselves and
their country, become corrupt and transcend Uu-.
limits of their jurisdiction ; would the proposed
amendment oppose even a probable barrier tu
such an improbable state of things ?
The creation of a tribunal such us is proposed
by Pennsy lvania, so far as we are enabled to form
an idea of it from the .description given in itie re
solutions of the legi .lutlire of that ■♦•ate, would ill
the opinion ol youi* committee, tend rathsr to in
vite than prevent it collision between the federal
ami state courts. It ruigitt also become in jir -
cesuol lime, n serious and dangerous emburr-sv
ment to the operations of the general govern
ment :
Resolved therefore. That the legislature of
this state do disapprove of the amendment to the
constitution ol the U S. proposed by t(u> legisla
ture Of Pennsylvania
Resolved also. That his exc» Henry the govern
or be, and is hereby requested to li-aiu>niil forth
with h copy of the foregoing praumbie and reso
Iutions to each of the senators anti represents
tivts of this siat<- in congress, and to the execu
tive of the sere . dales in tl:o Union, with a re
quest that the Same be laid before the legislatures
thereof.
I ii« sanl resolutions being read n second
time, were, on in ition, Ordered to be nd’errrd lt»
n committee of the w hole house on the stale «f
the common wealth.
Ordered, That leave t>e given to bring in bill
" Extending the time of the commonwealth's u
gents to collect ct i tnin arreumg.is of t xes due
til 3 stale, him I tlist Messrs. Preston, (J < y Ste*
veil son, M’Fariui*-, Coltmah (of Pituytv’unh)
Hnit-ston, G ut* t, Johns**;-. t«if Powhatan) Cheat
ham and Pui .'.alt do prepare and bring in the
same
Ordered, That le vc be g;vcn to lying in » bill
“ Making lurtherprov mi- n for furnishing the m»
gistrai.es of this commonwealth with the laws
thereof,” anil ’Iq** Mi-ssib. Grav. Graham, Bla< k
well. Blackhur.it, C**tir.,il, Putimfovd, Rich
ardson, Ron luul, M-dthews ami Baker do pre
pare and br.r.g in the smine.
j Oidercd, Tim leave he given to bring in a bill
" Concerning tiie general court,” anil that
Messrs Preston, Si a well, Johnson (of Giles)
.Stevenson, 21,11 ( ,t K. ,R William) Lewis, Ma
deira and Siruen do pw-pare and bring in thu
same.
Fit i da v, Jami3-v 12.
An <'rgro<scd bill” Cone-.mn.rtiie. s-ate road
h-on. tut upper navigation of J .n,«-s R .»• tottn
upper navigation ot K. m-\vIi-i river ” was read a.
third lime, and a bl ink ibvrein filled up : uml
passed. Ayes 94. Noes $7.
Tiie. House ac; nrdin0’to Uir order of the day,
resolved itself into a < unimttee. of the w!ioW
liniise on lilt- State of the'csmiq-iiiwi -dll,, and > f
t-r smile time spout thu’i’in Mr Speaker resum
ed the chair, and Mr. Wyatt rep n ted. that the,
committee had, according to order, I id under
consideration a hill “ To suppr* ss duelling,'' bat
not having li ne to go through the same, had di
rected him to n* »ve loi leave to sit ag-in_Resol
ved, 1 hat t iih Houic will again to morrow re
solve i'seil into a committee ot tiie whole house
on the stale of tiie cor ini -in wealth.
Saturday, Jan 13.
A communication from the Senate !>y tnoir*
Clerk—The Senate have pass-d the bill Con
cerning Morgan Thm|ikies bate ShcnfFof G'.<u
• ester They have also pa-.s.d the hjil “Con
cerning the Lower Appomattox Company _
i he lull “ To authorise the county court of Kan
i dolpli to sell part of the public loi in me town of
Beverky; yml
ri he bill “ Authorising Tiunnas Purdic to r
r< ct a toll bridg*- trout ttie town ot Sinitiifi^hl «
cross l’agan Cicek,” witit anv. ndments, to winch
: they request the concurrence of the ll>aie of
IJetegaies ; and
They have agreed to the amendment proposed
by liii* H >ust of L) l gates to the Senate's a
QK’ndment to the t-ill •• 'P*> .authorise the execu
tive to commission the fourth inspec tor of tobac
co at Jdnisnii's w .reh use in tin* town of M...11
Chester,” with an am ’n.tinent to which the'v aho
request the convurre. cc of the liou-c of k)eh.
g*hr s.
1 ’j’bc Jf'HK* proceeded to on-nler the n nertd
m. n,s proposed by tiie Sen; '*.,: to ;l*c said tubs,
: and tin- «»mt being severally twice ieau, were
agreed lo-tiy the Houae.
Pne il u»c resumed the nuns'd . ition of Mia
bill * Concerning Divorces,” whi* li whs 111 tiie
fp< kc* » hand when the H >11#*; adjourned yea
te' day. and tiie quest.on being put on engrossing
the 8-id hill as amended, and reading it a thin!
unit-, it passed in tut negative }—Resolved, tiiab
the said hill be r* jeeted
An eugioxsed bill " A’tilinrijiing c -iioty court*
to allow a reward for kdi.ng wop, s,” was wad
a third time, and a blank tnciMii litfed up, .aid
paAsed
An engross*.-,1 b 11 ” T -n nd the several
lilvvx regelating the inspect! . 1 ot If >ur,” van
read n tin. d unit* mid sc v. ,„t blanks itierein biled
up ; aliil p is veil
j An eng. ,:,sed bill “ Concerning Patience ami
ner cbddrcn,” was read a third ihnc ; and pas •J
sed
A motion w.*s ui.td** that the house should coniff
to the following resolution :
Resolved, ’l out the El tecnt.ve ol this common
wealth be authorised, amt tltey are hereby ?.rn*
powered, to li t ar least* 10 the g. *■.* n! r ovens
ment, or to any individual - ihog •*> learc tliff
same, the build, ngs ti nted for t.i mmiufac
tory of irms, together with the rnwhineiy .it
fached thereto, tor x term ye n s taking g.*ot|
and suflicient security fur the faithful peiforot
unce ot the contract
On motion, Ordered, that the said resolution
lie laid upon tiie table.
MoNCAy January 15
A CDinn)uni''Mion from tin* Si uatt hy their
Clerk :— Hie Senate have passi 1 tin hill, " In
creasing tlie capital stock of the G -eat Hunting
Gu-ck. Bridge Company,” with in ainem'in-nt,
,’M wljich they request the concurrence of tho
House of Delctptes
i he House proceeded to consider the said a*
mendment, and the satnc being twice read, au,*
agreed to by the House.
■ e Spe kcr Imu he fine i lie Kntise a letter fr>in
tin. Governor, covering a letter from J .rne'* H.u
*' It, a citizen (>l Baltimore, making proposition)*
lor leasing the M anti factory of aims; tie sa.d
l?t»ei» being read, were, on motion, ordered U*
he laid upon the table.
. * hu Speaker laid before the House a letter fi -rPi
the Governor, encln*. g , report i t the Visitor*
: or tne Penitentiary ; and the said letter liei^g
! re id, was, on motion, ordered to be laid upon the*
t tide. y
1 lie said report way then read in the follotr
j ifig words and figurt s i
I he committee appointed to tr.ke tnt«
c'-traideration the sta.r >.f tne Penitentiary,
, beg leave to submit tlie following
j . liEPO R T:
1 11 is usress f. r your committee to go r*t
jlnige into ih- beneli s r.f the Pcniteiniaty
■ rv^em I His theme has been so often touch
ed, and so d<. ply < xpl -.rctl, that the »rgi,,
i bients in its liv r have ncarli assumed the
, cei tainty ot maihomatical truths. We have
0,d/ to ask .vhether punishments wh.ch are
aevere, can be so tIf.-dual in the pee
Veil turn r.f rr me*, because they are not <XC
t rated ; her tier is it not better tha> puni ii
meins be Hure rath* thau acvere ; in wil;,;
i w.iv they c.ni be aura, ii they sire not ///•>
\ fiortioncd to crimes, and whether this i , i .
j u'ion i- m l built ii|x>n t.it put;, of np,, „. ,
I vu.iicot, atiu whether G.uv. me in. i.