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sfilh< *.tt going |rr<i i» tedious d-.- il. I h:;w,
«i \\ given tin* «ub*tsure, from which you
ir.wv get the die covre ipondonce.
1 do not tnhik. 1»V»* some members, thnt
this is a national challenge, a defiance of
v iv—s provocation to hostility. Kn, sir, it
ia a solemn declaration, that this nation
has been abused and insulted, and that we
tvtil maintain the honor and the rights of i
the people, although it should cast n shade
oi disgntce over the fame of a foreign mi
tii-'er. The dismissal of Jackson is the ex
eiciie of a sovereign right Vecogni zed by the
laws of nations and the law of experience a
inong civilized nations—and Great Britain
has no cause of complaint on that account.—
And should it be made a pretext tor aggressi
on, 1 proclaim It here, I proclaim it to the.
people whom I represent, and to the Ame
rican people, that I approve and applaud
the conduct of the. President in the dismis
sal of Jackson the British minister, that in so
doing, he has maintained thy honor, vindi
cated the rights. and spumed the insults of
feed to an independent and patriotic peo
pl . He acted with decision, not with rash
ness—with a j«st resentmertt, not with pas
sum. We nv»V continue to pursue a waver
ing course until our liberties are destroyed
bv inviting foreign aggression—our. forbear
ance nas already drawn down upon us the
contempt of other powers, and to this poli
cy we may attribute many of the wrongs we
have suffered. Vou are treated with con
tumely on tlie ofcean, your citizens aj e ilu
pressed and held in perpetual bondage.—
Your commerce is destroyed, your flag was
torn down and scattered to the winds of hea
veu in foreign pos ts, on the 4th of July, the
day of cur independence—and r ow at our
own doors, at the seat oft lie federal govern
ment, a foreign minister looks your Presi
dent in the lace, and charge* l i<r with f.tlse
hood—and we are told to submit to it. I
am desirofts to see this nation grow—no
thing can stop its growth. But when I hear
members talk about'the growth of this nati
on, and declare that we cannot or ought not
to resent the .ten thousand wrongs we have
suffered, it has often reminded me of a swine
confined in his pen—give it corn enough to
eat and the animal will grow fat, although
you kick and cuff it for your amusement.
It is a vulgar comparison, but suitable to
such arguments. Let us recollect, that like
the animal, we may grow in fatness; but
that fatness may soon be the spoil of others
by slaughter.
I was surprised to hear the gentleman
from Rhode Island, (Mr. Potcer,) make a
war speech against France and G. Britain.
If that gentleman is sincere, will he vote for
strong measures of retaliation against both ?
If so, I will join him. He speaks of those
wrongs having been committed continually
sfor fifteen years. Did he vote or would he
have voted for letters of Marque and Repri
sal by sea and land against both nations last
winter# If so, we should have voted togeth
er. But this ill comports with declarations
of men in high office at that time, that we
had no cause of war with England, and that
we should unftarl the republican banners a
gainst France. If we Cannot contend with o.
ther nations upon the ocean, let us be inde
pendent upon our own soil ; tor our tempo
rising policy has already given popularity to
the British ministry, and I will venture to
assert that no war that could at this time be
wa%ed against us would be more calamitous
than the pressure we have felt for several
years from the rival powers of Europe.—
And when we recollect! he disastrous conse
quences of the revolution to Great Britain,
it is presumable no ministry could carry on
.a war against us six months, if we were to
war it a'so.
The same member (Mr. Potter,) menti
oned that one President (meaning Air. A
dao:s,) had been ruined by resolutions of
hat ion, and that the leaders expected
va ncies fortncirapp’ause. Astliat mem
ber is barter acquainted with those, limes
i»ml the sentiments of those of whom he
.speaks, I snail not contradict him; and, as
I aiti a friend to the present chief magis.
irate. I shall recollect, his advice, which I
l.opc has originated from a fear, that reso
lotions r>f approbation would ruin the pre
sent President For mv part, sir, I should
hare been as well satisfied to have expres
s 1 these sentiments on any other resolution
tveh would have involved our foreign re
lations. I should have been as well pleased
to have expressed these sentiments on a
’lesi'lution to rend Mr, Jackson home anti
iera! Mr. Pinkney.
Ic aas been said, that it would require
means, perhaps, to effect the object of this
resolution, and that we shall have to talk of
Funs, &c. It wiii not require means unless
Great Br,tain should make it a pretext for
further injuries, it that sitou'd be the case,
and it wc must surrender our freedom, or
vote means to maintain it, although we might
be naked, hungry and money less, I would
tnt hesitate to choose between slavery and
tlrath. And if it were necessary on such an
occasion, and I had talents, 1 would invoke
the spates assisters united by long suffering
cemented with blood—I, would revive the
memory of former frfrn&diip by invoking
the Spirit of Seventy Six, pointing to the
jdnriotM atchieveiiients of our ancestors_
and produce the effects of uxigm by a reci
tal of our wrongs.
(Debute to hr continued.)
IN SENATE.—Jan. 2.
Mr. T):rj iTil appeared and took his seat.
, i he bill t«l» incorporate religious societies
in ihe district of f-eliimbia, was itsad a se
cond time and ordered to tie engrossed.
HOUSE OF REVUESENTA riVES.
January 2.
Mr. Jenkins appeared and took his seat.
M l.r/vr presented the jteiitiivi of the pre
sident an l directors of the Bank of Alexan
dria, praying f-.r an extension of the cimr-i
tern said Bank ; also the petition of tile
pi evident and direr Mm of the Bank of I'ots*- I
me,; a«d the petition of the Union Bank of
Georgetown, praying f«,r chaners. liefer. ‘
r«d to the committee of the district of Coluin
W H.
: ‘r. / we reported a bill for the improve
ment of * tip nav-gation of the. river i*«to
iliac (authorising a lottery fur toe Purpose.)
ii.euol .v.i> trite read and committed ton
commute*- oi tie whole—52 to >5*. The!
iuu ;ea<r to its fK mg printed—.37 to 34. |
«iTri',,Mt. WITH *1». JACKSON.
• r.e i it i«i resumed tile unfinished buai i
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Iwfliujiutai wer* marks. I
Wiion Mr. I.ivi t irmr" tuidixNl, (ha,r
pa*' six) the motion for indefinite posfyone
m»nt was uegatived toy Yeas and Nays, as
to! lows» %
Ykas—Messrs. Hi a? sdell, Breckenridge,
CnmijJieil, J C. Charabrnuitl, W. Cham
berlin, Champion, Chittenden, Dann. Da
venport. Ety. Ehaott, Gardenier, Gold, Hale,
Haven, • lubb trd, H. Jackson, KnickerhaeIt
er, Lewis, Livermore, Livingston,'Macon,
Matthews, V "Bride, Moseley, Pearson,
Pickntan, Pitkin, Potter, Quincy, S Smith,
St it ntord, Stanley, Stedmun, Stephenson,
Slnrges, Swoope, Taggart, Tallmndge, Hp
ham. Van Rensselaer, Wheatou, Whitman,
Wilson—44
Nays—Messrs. L. 3. Alston, W. Al
ston, Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Bassett, Bibb,
Boyd, J. Brown, R. Brown, Hurwell, But
ler, Calhoun, Clay. Cobb, Cochran, Cox,
Crawford, Cntts, Dawson, Desha, Eppes,
Findley, Fisk. Franklin, Garnett, Gardner,
G hoi son. Gootlwyn, Heister, Helms, Howard,
Hufty, Jenkins, Johnson, Kenan, Kennedy,
Love, Lyle, Marion, M*K e, M’Kun, Miller,
Minor, M mtgomery, N. K. Moore, Morrotr,
Ncwboltl, Newton, Nicolson.J. Porter, J. U.
Porter, Rea, (Penn ) Rhea, (Tenu.)Richards,
Roane, Root, Ross, Sage, Sammons, Seavr ,
Seybert, Shaw, Smelt, Smilie, R. Smith,
Souths id, Taylor, Thompson, Turner,
Weakley, Whitehill, Witherspoon—73.
And on motion of Mr. Smilie, the House
adjourned, 61 to 40.
Europe,
ri!OM cobbett’s weekly political re.
CIS TER.
Tuk Jubilee—The 25th oftliismonth is, it
se m*, considered, by Rome persons, at least, as
a yt for the,expressing of national joy; that it
is, in short, to he a day for Jubilee, that is to
s ty, of re joicing and all sorts of merriment and
signs of gladness i and it is to he so, for what ?
Why, it s-ems, because, upon lhat day, the king
enters upon the fiftieth year of his reign. Now,
sir, if Iliad no other objection to your proposition
than that which is founded upon the nature eflhe
occasion, if its general principle, and, if thejubi
lee were expressly stated to he merely a mark of
jmrsonal respect towards his majesty, under
whose reign I was born, 1 would very willingly
have joined your subscription : but, sir, so far
from its being expressly declared, that the jubi
lee is to be regaixl d as a murk of personal les*
P et towards the king, it is perfectly notorious,
that with those individuals who h ive taken the
ic:ul in the tiling, and who indeed, first set it on
the loot, the object is any thing but that which 1
nave described, and, that one ot the main purpo
ses is, in this direct manner, to obtain what will
be construed into “a general approbation of all
ministerial measures of this long and unfortunate
reign”—rather than aid in affecting which pur
pose, I shall certainly run the risk of exposing
myself to your implied chatge of disloyalty, of
I lie justice and decency of which charge l' will
speuk more particularly by *nd by
But, Ictus inquire a little closer into thissub
Jf cl°* rejoicing You call upon me to rejoice on
'he fiftieth anniversary of tiie king’s accession to
ine throne. Now fcven viewing the matter in the
best possible light ; even supposing, that you
wish the jubilee to be held with reference to tl.»
king solely, to the k.ng personally; why would
you have me rejoice at this time in particular ?
You certainly would not call upon us, your neigh
bors, to express our joy that 49 years of the king’s
reign already past ; to clap our hands and *o
snout liecxusc he has passed nine years beyond
the age of in:«n ; to s;ng and dance mid drink for
joy because the king is very old ; to be lull oi jov,
to overflow with gladness, in short, because the
king lus attained to an age, which according to
toe course of nature, must render the remainder
ol ins reign of but short duration. No; it cer
tainly is not at this that you cull upon us lo r. joice.
Bul at what then, wouldy#u te wsrejoifee? if i ot
at the old age of the king, which is just the same
thing as the mere length of reign ; if not at this,
vou nusithmi wish us to rejoice at and to cele
brate the changes and events of his reign, and,
" , " Wi*y. ‘"express our gratitude for the good
wiiicii the naiiou lias derived from those changes
mm events Let us, therefore, see whether those
changes xml events are such as call upon us for
expressions of joy ami gratitude.
When the king mounted the throne ; the debt
o vthicli the nation ptys the interest in taxes a
mounted to about 90 millions ; it now amo-mts to
7ol) millions ; and one year’s taxes now is as near
ly equal to what the whole debt then was. The
nnAi* niifw. « .....
-Mini vvaics uien amoumeu j
to about a million and a quarter annually ; they i
now amount to mote than six millions annually,
i he number of parish paupers was llien about
two hundred thousand : that number s now a
oont twelve hundred thousand. These are pret
tj goori proofs, sir, that we have no cause to re
joice at tiie changes of this reign. But, sir, there
i-•' One, which will be very pat to your purpose,
when you have the poor laborers ol Dmxfhrd pj
rish assembled on the jubilee day; and that is
that when this reign began, it cost the laboring
man hve-day’s woi k to earn a bushel of flour ;
that now it costs him ten day’s work to earn a
ushel ol flour ; and that if he happens to have
three children, it is upon the common run of wa
ges, utterly impossible for him to earn bread e
nough for Ins famdy to eat, to say nothing of
meat, drink, clothing, fire and house rent. Pray,
sir, stale the fact to the young ones : the old one
wdl not need b« told of it. State this fact to them,
and it they do not rejoice, it is very strsnge ir.*
deed—• Then, sir, if you should have some poli
ticians in the higher seat.* of the festival, you m:,y
enteitam them with the history of the last fif",y
year s glories, in diplomacy and in war. You
may relate to them how we lost the continent of
America for the sake of a law ; V'd how, for the
sake, of other taxes and of corruption, we got
poasession of vast countries in tint East, through
toe mtv.nj of which countries enterpriz ng yom g
uilii, with scarcely a second shirt to their backs',
and with r.ot mucli greater stock of ideas, con
true so to draw upon the taxes raised in fcnglwni
as to oust from their estates those, by whom the
s.nd taxes have been paid. —From thore topics
you may diverge into matters of a warlike na
ture : journey remind the ** loyal’’ audience of
toe capture of a whole British army at S.iruti g.i,
ar.d another at York town Dunkirk anil Helder,
will, of course become the theme ofyour praise,
after which in due place will follow Fcr
r<d, Iitt no; Ayres, Cintra, Ceriunni, Tula
v.vr.i and Walcberen You will, then, doubt
lv»;s, attempt an enumeration of those who
bav.j been slain during the thirty years of war
with v.iiicii this nation has been blessed out of
the happy fifty . nor would it be amiss if you were
to Ly before the convivial gjiests a detailed
account of those who have lately died at Walohe
rcu, and of the thousnia's of s.ck and wounded
h it l.ehind by our generAliu Spain, to the mercy
fd the fi'finb; aye to the mercy of those very
Frencli, whom the ” loyal” writers in Kngland
denominate " blood thirsty "villains.”
Returning ugain to the hi- ssingu of our present
slate, and the Cause we have for jvy, you may
remind}out iietu-crs that the king's servants in j
their extreme rare of us, have introduced a very |
considerable hn-.lyol foreign troops into the coun
try ; a whole li gam ol Genu via, horse, loot r-i I ‘
i i. tarry. You may remiiHl them of the present
•>'. i:- i I Ireland, and bid them not forget the
onmh 'i-years dtiriog the present reign, that
*«w tlie peis-i.iai mpurity art sris;K’n<li-d, anil.,
. ur.og vr hicli ytar* many of their country m.*n
•v - < > ept lot yi a a iny tii, without being brought „
'• in I irons t.rrt t i i ist• ll ili:~. he not cnuugii ;
it jr.m find lucm still back war I in icjoicmg, ie
mind them of the taxes they have to r- y. and of
the ourj# < t<* which they s«v applied ; »• s-*
.'ray <lo, »ir,sbo>v ih '-ni’n »t ihere tirD.'uy iii'li
vidu d sinecure placeman, a-ul Mi toy a u.,>;»nec-*,
■ me of whom swallow* up a ore of the taxes
in mr month than goes to the kn prig of all the
|*Hir in Droafoid for n whole year. Suuii they*
•till l.»* insensible to your eloquence, remum
them of the history of theda.'fng, not forgetting
vour old neighbor ; lap; a tenant of Newgate.
Your reverend cn.iilju'.iin nt • v cxjrnund to them
the ca-io hi the holy tloctora O'Meara Jk of die iv
verettd Mr Beazely, and bid any one produce, it
he can, any thing the like thereof in any other
reign Any loyal lady, who cha»»C"S to* he pre
sent, m*y inter upon the rise, progress and *u*.
pension of the ** delicate investigation j** and if
they still remain unmoved, wity tell them, tell
them yourself, sir, the history of the Gamier*
and their sinecure.
Be it known then, to those of our neighbors,
amongst whom you have circulated your letter,
that loyalty now a-d.avs me*;>s the getting of n
good round sum annually out of the taxes, oral
least it means living upon tlte public. F >r this,
we have » fine practic tl iost nice in Mr. Gamier
of W'.ckh ’in, who, tltOimh he has never, during
tiis whole lifetime, done ibr the public one * n
gh; hour’s service ; though it has been given i i
evidence before the hot!>»;cf commons, that le
never ha* meddled at all with any business for
tlte public, though these fact* are indisputable,
this Mr. Gamier dors get of the public money
upwards of twelve thousand pounds a year, ari
sing from an office, which lie has enjoyed ever
since he was a boy at school, with which, though
not formerly, so profitable, or nearly so profitable
a* M present, was always a place of great profit.
The total sum that he must have, during the
whole time, cleared by this place, cannot he less
than three or four hundred thousand pounds_
If that is not a proof of loyalty, 1 do int know
what is a proof of loyalty. But, Mr Gamier hjg
given a still stronger nroof of his loyalty; for,
not conPnt with pocketing, out of the* public
money, twelve thousand pounds a year, under
the denomination of profit* of his office of a;.o.
ihecary general; r.ol thinking this a sufficient
proof of itis attachment to the king and his gov
ernment, what dors he do, but gets a port in
the army at the pay of ten shillings a day ! m»t
content with twelve thousand pounds a year out
of the public money, out of the taxes that we
pay ; not content with this immense sum lor do
ing nothing, for observe, it is proved, upon oath,
that he lias never meddled with any part of tiit,
business; not content with twelve thousand
year for doing nothing, he asks for.^uul gels
from the government, from that government
whose conduct we arc to have a jubilee to ap
plaud ; he gets from that government an allow,
ance of ten shillings a day as a medical officer
m the army; and while he lives constantly at
Wickham, he is now actually in the receipt of
tins ten shillings a day (unless it be very lately
taken oft') out of the taxes that we pay Ay»*,
•veil, indeed, may men like this, hold a jubilee
in praise of this long reign of war and taxation;
this reign, the wars of which have perhaps pul
into the pockets ol'the Garniers not less than two
Hundred thotuand pounds.
IMPORTANT RUMOR.
fetters haiie hern received from Sweden
to the 3d inst. . A re/iorc /irevailed at Clot
tenburgon the authority of communications
from Stockholm, that the four /irineijiai
/lowers of the Balpc, Russia. Sweden. Dm
mark and Prussia, 'had come to a determi
nation to close that sea against every nation,
with the exception of the French.
Loudon Paper.
Calcutta, Sept. 19, 1809.
Our merchants are done shipping* cotton
for England, in consequence of the disputes
between America not being settled. The
China market will do very well now. We
have no less than five French frigates out
here; they commit great depredations;
they have hitherto eseaped the English
cruizers. The indigo crop has entirely
failed this season; the whole district of
Jessore, which used to produce 25 to 3u,000
mds. will not send 500 inds. to market this
year. I know some works that often made
15 to 1800 inds. will not make 5 chests
now.
*• The Madras disturbance is all settled
fortunately—it was a very alarming thing
and had the officers persisted, the country
would havtt been lust forever.”
The Village, Swift, has arrived at New
Bedford From Cadiz—passage said to be
short Reports, that the British had been
ordered to quit Spain.
1’he pilot boat schooner Flash, captain
Minugh, arrived at New York on Saturday
morning last in 51 days from Cadi* and 12
from St. Bartholomew's. Sailed from Cadiz
November 11th. The report of the Toulon
Flewt being at sea, had reached that port.
Lord Wellington, the British commander in
chief, had embarked for England two days
previous to the sailing of the Flash, in the
Donnegal, of 74. guns. The report at St.
Bartholomew's was, that the British were
on the eve of proceeding from Barbadoes to
attack Guadaloupe.
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Baltimore, January 3—A letter has
been received by a respectable mercantile
house in this city from St. Bartholomews,
dated Dec. 14, which states that an H.iglish
Squadron sailed fror.i Antigua destined to
act against Ouadaloupe ; that another was
to sail from Martinique to co-operate with
the former; and that a fleet of thirteen sail
af the line had arrived at Barbadoes in pur
suit of the French 1 onion fleet, which the
y. riter says has not yet made its appearanetr
in those seas.American,
Philadelphia, Dec. 30-The So
preme Junta of Spain lias declared wav a
gainst Denmark. One of the reasons is, the
refusal of the Danish government to receive
sm ambassador.
Extract of a letter from ffavanna, .elated
Dec. ♦, 1.809, to a commercial home in
Aew York.
"JVotlvng in decided on the subject of
regulating our trade. The order jirohihi
ting entrance to foreign vessels, with other
rargoe* than board*, (Ac is unrefleuled, an l j
vessel* are daily arriving with all sort* of i
rargoes, yet are. they riot turned off. neither
•ire they flerhitted to sell, but krflt in a
state oj sat hence, wailing the order* of our
Governor and lntendatit.’*
The foil owing imfionant ffarine Article$
are cofiiedjrom the Dos. on Palladium of
Dec. 'Jfi, viz :
” The shift Roxana, Skilling, ninety three
■lays from Batavia, for Boston, arrived at
j\ f’U’flort on Monday taut. The Cufi-ain re
'torts, th ■ thefollowing vessel* lu lfussed
'he Strut * of liunda ; shift* Alindarin, and
Thalia, from Hatton; shift* Trident, Chi
nese and Canton from A. Y.-—und Sidney,
from But'/more.
" ’he 5 h f August, the Atanalflha,
from Ho*'on, funned ih: Sr nit* ; and on
'tic 2hd of S< fitevxbert the shift Eliza lira
tic, from J,cu> York, passed the Straits,”
Alt the above vce*clt we believe are bound
to Canton.
WASK (NCTO V. Jry
Ex'rae.t of a letter from General Wilkinson
to a itu’mttr of Cpngvess, dated Natchez,
December 6th, 1309.
“ The indulgence offered me by the Ex
ecutive, to | resent myself at the seat of g>
teriiment, will prove unavailing, s r uld Ge
neral Ilamptn’s arrival here be unsea aim
bly delayed ; because 1 cannot move before
bis presence may enable me to devolve on
him the extensive and complicated coin ,
tnand of his department ; and 1 most after
wards, tor the tenth time, commit myself to'
the ocean, as the season and my healdi both
forbid my traversing the wilderness.”
The Washington Monument bill has
pasted both blanches of the Legislature of
Maryland unanimously. The managers are
authorised to raise 100,000 dollars bv lo'.tc-;
vy.
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
ExfRACTS FROM TIIK JoURWALS OF
THK HoUSJC OF Dk.I.F.G ATF.S.
Thursday. Dec, 23
The Speaker laid before the House a lyt
ter from the Governor, covering a letter
from the adjutant general, enclosing a re
turn of the militia ol this commonwealth for
the year 1308, and the said letter from the
governor being read, was. *uh the enclo
sorts, ordered to he laid upon the tattle.
An engrossed bill “ for paying a turn o'
money to Henry Savane,” was read a third i
time and passed.
Mr. M rgan (of Oltio) from the Commit 1
tec of Propositions and Grievances, made J
the following report:-The Committee rf
Propositions and Grievances have, acco-d
ing to order, had under their consideration
sundry petitions to them referred, and have
come to the .following resolutions thereup
on:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition of sundry inhabitants
of the county of Harrison, praying that the !
lipes as established by an act passed in the
year 1804, for adding part of the county of I
Ohio to the county of Harrison, may be
changed, be rejected.
2. Resolved, a-- the opinion of this
committee. That the petition ofsundrr n
thcr inhabitants of the countv of Harrison,
in opposition thereto, is reasonable.
3. Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, That the petition of sundry ir.hahi
tants of the county of Charlotte, praying
than an act may pass, appointing trustees
to act in behalf of the congregation of Little
Concord meeting house, is reasonable.
1 he said resolutions heing read a second
time were agreed to by the House.
The tollowing resolutions front the com
mittee for Courts of Justice, which lay rn
'he table, were taken up and agreed to by
Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, 1 hat so much of the petition of M<r
gan Tomkies, late sheriff of Gloucester
county, as prays that the damages, ftc.
paid by him in consequence of a judgment
recovered against him for the revenue tax
es of the s:u<l county, which weie parable
into the treasury in the year 1807, and that
he may be allowed a credit therefor, and
also for insolvents and non residents, against
a judgment obtained against him for the re.
venufe taxes of the said countv, which were
payable into the treasury for the year 1308,
ia reasonable.
Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, i hat the residue of the snid petition,
praying that the petitioner may he authori
sed by law, to collect or recover the balan
ces due him in the said county, as late she
riff thereof, in such manner as to the legis
lature may seem best, is reasonable.
••'If- Stanard, from’the committee for
courts^ ot justice, made the following report :
-i lie Committee for Courts of Justice
have, according to order, hud under their
consideration, the petition of Nancy Pmg
mao, to them referred and hate agreed up
on a report, and had cotnc to a lesoluiion
thereupon, as follow:
It appears to your committee, from the
affidavits of sundry persons, that the petit! ■
oner was deserted by her husband Adam '
Paugman, several years ago, and that the
parties have always since, lived separate and
apart ; that whilst they lived together the ■
said Adam was accustomed to beat and a- i
buse his said wife in a cruel manner, £Sc t:- it'
he was frequently intoxicated ;
Resolved, as the oppinion of this commit
tee, 1 hat the petition of the said Nancy Paug
man. praying that an act may pass, annul
ling her marriage witii her aforesaid hus
band, be rejected ; *
1 he .‘ tid resolution being read a second
time, was, on motion, ordered to be laid up
on the table.
Mr. Cabell, from the committee for Courts
ot Justice., presented the following reports :
-1 he Committee for Courts of Justice
have, according to order, had under their
consideration, the petition of Elizabeth Box
well, to them referred, and have agreed up
on a report and come to a resolution there
upon, as follow :
it appears to your committrp, that after
the intermarriage of the petitioner with her
husband, William Boxwell, the said Willi - -
ant was accustomed to abuse his said wife",
and tnat he sometimes threatened to kill
her; that after many indications of unkind
ness towards his said wife, the said Willi
am abandoned her, with nut leaving her any
means of support, and removed to the wes
ter.• country, and that since his removal he
has written to l.is said wife, informing her
that it .vas not his intention to return to her;
Resolved as the opinion ot this committee,
That the petition of the said Elizabeth Box
well, praying that an act m ly pass divor
cing her from her said hu.*b did, be reject
ed.
1 he committer for f ourts of Justice, have,
according to order, had under their conside
ration the petition of Sarah Varner, to them
referred, and have agreed upon a report tk
come to a resolution thereupon, as follow :
It appeals to >our committee, Tnat after
the intermarriage of the petitioner wr h hrri
•disband William Varner, she was abandon i
e<l by her said husband, who more than five
years ago, removed from i he count) of Green i
brier, vh-srein he resided, to a neighboring
state, accompanied by a young woman to I
whom be arknow led grlb he has o^en rnairi |
cd, and who ha* a child which is rccogiuz- :
ed by the said William ;
Revolved, ns the opinion of this committee,
tha- the petition of ihv said Suah V im-r’
praying that her aforesaid marriage wic,
llte said William Varner, may hy an act »u
assembly hr dissolved, be rejected.
Tiie committee far Cm/rsuf Justice h ire,
according to order had under tueir c>'*r.Me i
ration the petition ui i\l try Gaunt, „o them
referred, an 1 hn*w n re""-*,,
and come to a resoiuiioii -hr-.e m in. as : >1.,
low :
It appears tn your ctvnmitt.ee, that about
three years ago the -'rn loner was lawtn'iy
married ton certain Daniel Gaunt, by whom
“he was deserted in the short period of fi^e
month* thereafter ; taat the said Daniel re
moved from the county of Loudunn, wherriu
lie then resided, and pissed some time in
Georgetown, where he ro-vlucted himself in
a very immoral and proft gite mann»r; that
the said Daniel has removed from that place,
but before your committee there was no e
vidence, as to the present residence of the
said Daniel, or that he is now alive.
Resolved, as the opining of this corrm't
tee, That the petition of the said Miry
Gaunt, praying that an art may pass divor
cing her from her said husband, be reject
ed
The said rr ohiMors being severally r»ad a
second time, were, on lnnuon, ordered to js
laid upon the table.
Mr. Cabell, from the committer of Courts
of Justice, made the ‘following report: ——
Tiie committee, for Conns of Justice, Imve.
according to order, had under their const>
deration several petitions to tlu*m referred*
and nave conie to the following resolutions
there upon :
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this com.
mittee. that the petition of I'hortias 6 n:tR*
praying that an act may pass for refunding
t*> him the amount of certain militia fines
which were imposed up n, and collected of
him. contrary to law, is reason able.
3 Resolved, as the opinion of this com.
mu tee. That so much of the petition of James
Winfrec as prays that a fine assess--d upra
him by the county com t of Chesterfield, up
on an ’.ndictir«;nt for an assault, may be re
mitted, be rejected.
3. Resolved, ns the opinion of this com
mittee, 1 hat the residue oi’ the said petiti
on, praying the Legislature to direct anew
trial to be granted the petitioner, upon th<r
indictment aforesaid, is reasonable.
4. Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, 1 hat tiie petition of Gttorge Sim
mons, a man of color, setting forth that lit:
was born a si »ve, but at the instance of hi*
hither, then alive, and a freeman, but now
deceased, lie was purchased hv Mr. Tra
vers Daniel, of Stafford, who promised t<*
emancipate him. when he w >s remunerated
f )i‘ the purchase money by the petitioner’*
services ; that the said' Daniel is now wil
ling to liberate him ; and praying that Lm
cate ho should lie emancipated, lie may be
permitted to reside in this stale, is reasona
ble.
I he 1st and 2d resolutions being read a
second time, were agreed to by the House_
1 be third resolution being read a second
time, was. on the question put ‘hereupon,
disagreed to bv the Mouse_The fourth
resolution being read a second time, was,
on mo.ion, ordered to lie upon the table.
Friday. Dec. 29;
A r.ominnn»cation from the Senate, by their
Clerk :-Hie Senate iiave pus-erf the bill
" incoi’poraiing trustees of an academy in the
town of Berryvillc, in Frederick county
1 htr. iiave also passed the bid and rytlers.
“concerning certificatesThe bill “con
cerning the town of Moorfirld, in t'.ie coun
ty o, Hardy. —And the bill “ tor altering
the place «'f holding courts fur the c Minty of
W arwick ” with amendments, to which
they ic-quest the concurrence of the House .
of Delegates ;—The House proceeded to
consider the amendments to the said bills,
and the same being twice read, were, on .o
question being put thereon, agreed to by he
nouse.
An engrossed bill “to prevent obstructi
ons -to tlie passage of fish in Pig riyer,” wa t
read a third time and a blank therein filled
up, and passed
An engrossed bdl *' authorising John
• da.teiey to erect a dam in part of the Ohio
uver,” was read .amird time, and a blank
l he rein Third up; and the question bein'* put
upon the passage of the said bill, it passed in
the negative.
1 he Speaker laid before the House a let
fet from the Governor, enclosing one from
the Governor of North Carolina, covering,
the proceedings of the Legislature of that
state on certain amendments proposed by
'•>c states of Massachusetts and Pennsylva
nia ti the Constitution of the United Spates;,
v Inch letters, with the said enclosed pro
ceedings being read, were, on motion, or
dered to be laid upon the table.
^ r ^orS*I,>(°f Ohio) from {he Commit
tce r ,.^,,<JPos'l*on8 Grievances, made
the following report:
Flie Committee of Propositions and Grie
vances have, according to order, had under
their consideration sundry petitions to them
referred, • nd have come to the following re
solutions thereupon:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee-, l hat the petition of the President and
Directois of the Great Hunting Creek.
Bridge Company, praying that an net mav
pass, legalising the location of the abutment
of the said Bridge upon Henry Street, of
the town of Alexandria, continued into Fair
fax, and confirming to the said Company
all the lights, benefits, privileges and immu
nities which they enjoyed under the act «rf
incorporation, is reasonable.
Kesolved, as the opinion of this Com
inutee, I hat the petition of the mayor and
conunrtn council ot the town of Petersburg,
praying that an act inavpsss authorising the
cmrnnon hail oi ihe said town to appoint a
master of police, is reasonable.
i be said resolutions being read a second
time, were agreed to by the house.
Mr. Randolph (of Amelia) from the com
mittee to whom was referred the petition of
William Old and others made the following
report:
I he committee to whom was referred
petition of William Old and others, inhabi
tants of the comity of Amelia, pv iving in t*?-.
half of Patience, the wife, and Philemon* B.
hzaheth and Henry, the children of Fran*
(a free black man) late of >h« said couatnc*
that the legislature Would pass a specialae>t»
permitting the said 1’ itience, Philemon. B
lizabeth and Henry to enjoy the lienefit <tf
Irrednm, have had thesame under tn/?ir c<mr
sideratton, and mail? a report and cometo**.
resolution, as fo'lows:
It epp ars to your committ"*- Htv t+b»>
* ' ^ rank, by meritorious indust' u, or t':i-»riir.
fid Kti'vu'f, procured his emancipation fnrnu
his masb i by purchase or voluntary grantt.
1 hat atrer he became a freeman, bis iirltinr.
t»r and propriety of conduct enabled hirn.ttii
raise a sufficient sum *>f money (o pifcliitw
his said wife and children, a?>d motifuc-d u
I'fr ot industry and hourstv until thv 'jfiw oi,
hi . Pen li ; that from > :nv casual'V. or o*.
gleet, fiic siiil J; rattle o nbted nr •) mp ;rv ■:
bis S’.:d vrif» aur rbildtrs, (tho.< -.t
y. avf. intended to <•>» i.} r,-id b*- d *
r*c* itc * )■ f in bontirg • u ibinu I't-V rs •**pr*»
f mr airhortiy to cnfVaurhie^ t i*yn, c;.c <>*.
that ot tilt’ Legislature,