The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-30 00:00:00, page 3

even if *Vs-» snpp-wed casts sftnuld occur,
ttie s.\m * pnwer was by number section ves
tel in the Se*notary of tue Treasury in re
lation to this hill, which he now possesses
in relation to the non intercourse law, \i*.
to remit penalties, when in his opinion inno
cently incurred. Mr. SheBcy turihcr re
marked.that if any amendment were necessa
ry to Uie lull, it certainly was not such a one
ns th^it now under consideration, which went
to destroy the principles of the bill by sus
pending it. opcraii«m till the first of January,
1311, when by its own limitation it was to
expire • lie 3d of March, 1811.
Mr. Livermore's amendment was negati
ved—Ay is 24.
Mr. Main ford after some remarks, which
shall be given iu course, ottered the amend
ment given in our last, (relating to convoy,
&c.)
Mr. Bnrweli moved to re commit the bill
for the purpose of a more full discussion of
the amendment offered.
Mr. ShrJJcy spoke in favor of the proprie
ty of making the proposition in question the
subject of a separate bill. He deprecated
the charging this bill with propositions not
connected with it, uud which would defeat
its passage. He was proceeding to shew the
impropriety of passing the amendment, but
was called to order by Mr. Key, and resum
ed his seat.
Mr. Sun lie was, like the gentleman who
preceded him, opposed to blending peace
and war measures, and therefore he said,
he was opposed to the recommitment of the
bill.
Mr. Burrjcll withdrew his motion for re
commitment ; for he said he was aware of
the propriety of making the proposed amend
ment the subject of a distinct bill.
Mr. Milnor renewed the motion. His ob
ject appeared to be to strike out of the pre
sent bill a part which he deemed wholly in
consistent with the proposed amendment.
Mr. Pickman supported the motion oti the
same ground®.
Mr. Gardenier opposed a recommitment,
as he was content to vote for the bill as it now
stood.
Mr. Macon was opposed to the recommit,
went, conceiving the proposed amendment
to embrace a subject not necessarily connec
ted with the present bill.
Mr. G/ioiaon spoke in favor of a commit
ment of the bill, but wished it tobecuinr.it
ted to a select committee for the purpose of
new modelling it, conceiving the bill to be
objectionable in its present shape. .
Mr. Alilnor varied bis motion thus—“that
the bill be recommitted to a select commit
tee, with instructions to divide the same by
introducing the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and twelfth
sections in a separate um. .vir. mimur s
object was to have a bill reported to retain
only the features of exclusion of armed ves
sels and repeal of non intercourse.
Mr. (ifiolaon required a division of the mo
tion, so as to take the question simply on
commitment.
Messrs. Eppes an 4 Troup spoke in favor
of recommitment, with a view to procuring
a report of a bill characterised by stronger
features.
Messrs. Dana and Quincy were in favor
of recommitment, with h view to expunging
from the bill those fcatutes which they deem
ed too harsh.
Messrs. Macon, Smilie and M’Kee spoke
against commitment, because they were sa
fished with the bill in its present form, and
because amendments, if necessary, could be
as well made without commitment.
[I*> tile course of this debate several gen
tleiuen, proceeding to discu-s the propriety
of the amendment pr .posed on the motion
•to recommit, were declared out of order ;
and in one case, an appeal being made to
the House, the Speaker’s decision was con
firmed by a large majority. This decision,
if adhered to, by preventing extraneous de
bate, will save much of toe time of the
House
The question on recommitting the bill to
a select committee was decided by Yeas
and Nays as follow:
YEAS—Mes .rs. Anderson, Bacon, Bard,
Brackenrieige, Harwell, J C Chamberlain,
Champion, Chittenden, Clay. Clapton,
Crawford, Crist, Dana, Desha, E'y* Emott,
Eppes, Fisk, Garland, Ghoison, Gold,
Ilale, Haven, Helms, Howard, Ilufcey, H.
Jackson, Jenkins, Key, Lewis, Livingston,
Matthews, Mihior, Mosel/, Mumford, New
bold, Newton, Pitkin, J. Porter, P. B. Por
ter, Quincy, Rbe ( Ten.) Root., Ross, Sam
mons. Sawyer, Scyberi, aitphei.'son, Stur
ges, Tugg u i, Talimadge. Thompson. Tra
cy, Troup, Upham. Van Rennesclear, Whca
toil, Whitman, mid Witherspoon —50.
NAYS—Messrs. VV. Alston, Basset,
Biaisded, Boyd, J. Brown, R. Brown, Hut
ler. Calhoun, Cobb, Cox, Cutis, Dawson,
Findley, Gannett, Gardcnicr, Gardner,
Grldsborougb, Giey, Heister, Holland,!
Jones, Kennedy, Lyle, Macon, Marion,
JVi’Hride, M’Kee, M’lCiin, Miller, Montgo
mery, N H. Moore, T Moore, Morrow,
Nelson, Potter, ilea, (Penn.) Richards,
Roane, Sage, Scaver, Shaw, ShefTev, Smelt,
Smilie, G. Smith, ( J Smith, S. Smith, Stan
ford, Stanley, Stedn.an, Swoope, Taylor,
Turner, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Weakley,
Witchi I. Wilson ami Winn—61.
And tlie House adjourned.
January 22.
Mr. A’ewton presented a petition from the
Navy i'a»d (Associated Mechanics of the
city of Washington, praying for an act ot
incorporation -Heferred.
The {.notion laid on the (aide on Friday by
Mr. Johnson for adopting a rule to apprnpri
ate Friday in each week for the considera
tion of bills and reports originating from pe
tition \y is taken up, debated, and passed
by Yeas and Navs, 88 to 15.
STATE OF TII E UNI'l ED STA TES’
A U MY.
Mr. A^rmfon said he rose to submit to the
consideration of the House a resolution of j
some importance. He said he was satisfied;
when gentlemen necarne acquainted with I
the objects embraced by it, they would |
readily extend to it tbejr patronage. Gen !
tlemen are aware (said lu ) of the situation
in which this country is placed with respect
to the belligerent powers. It becomes us at
this Jci ib<s to be extremely circumspect, to
render our particular attention to every ob
ject connected with our defence, 't he Fie
s ilent of the U. R. not long since bv message
I as informed U8 that he conceives itneccssn
ri to place at bis disposition a detachment
cf i/S’iitia oi 100,(dip men, and a.so 2y,Cf>0
volunteer* In this state of things it he
roines important lo make some enquiry int<>
the state of the standing army of the U S.
J* is necessary for us to know vlvt is the
number of the standing troops ; the distribu
i >on of ihc ■ i,io on otv ice ga'*'f.so",s or for1 * ;
' reth? r the organization be such as it ought
*<> hi-; wbctl.e/ any ah’ses have crept in—
cud, it tbi \ !•;<vn, to apply the corrective.—
V* e »-rc ph scU heft . s the pe yle’» ccntl
nels. and it is our duty to direct oar attention \
to objects oi this vast importance. 1‘remi
jsing thus much, I beg leave to submit the
following resolution:
lteuolx-ed, That the President of the U S.
jhe requested to cause to be laid befo’e this
House, hv the proper department, a *• state
ment of the number of troops composing to*.
regular army of the U. the number sta
tioued at each of the frontier garrisons c<
forts,” and particularly the c nditn tt of j
that detachment of the regular force ullrtt j
ted for the defence of New Orleans, the iiurn-1
ber sent there, the different dispositions
which have been made of the detachments
and the present effective force of ihe same,
with such other information as he may
deem necessary to eummunicate respecting;
the state of the army.
Mr Dane, suggested the propriety of out- !
lifying the resolution, as it embraced per-!
haps too minute an enquiry into the sr^te of I
thd garrisons, and might require in forma-I
tion, which it might tat lie proper to coni |
municate—in which case, however, Mr. D. j
trusted that the President would have firm
ness enough to withhold such information as j
he should deem improper to make public.
Mr. Daw son said he could see no possible •
advau age which cou »1 result from the p is i
sage of this resolution; that it might on the !
contrary, do much barm, by exposing the 1
situation of our frontiers. The Presidenrof
the U S as commander in chief had a right I
to make such disposition of the army as he j
thought proper; and it was a subject which ;
did. not properly come within the cognizance j
of the H^use.
Mr. SScwton replied that Congress had
the control of the army by being annually
called upon to vote appropriations f.*r its
support; and it was their duty to enquire
into the state of it, and to examine whether
it was adequate to the public exigency.
Mr. Tfdlmadgc eo-incid- J with the gen
tleman last up, in the opinion that this was
information which the House ought to have ;
it was their duty to obtain it. He suggest
ed a modification of the resolution He said
it would be desirable to know not only the
particular force of the U. S. but how it was
j officered, where the officers were stationed,
! and in what duty they were employed whilst
in the pay of the government.
On the suggestion of Mr. Tallmadge, the
resolution was varied by striking out the.
words quoted, and substituting the follow
ing :—“ a return of the army of the U. S.
specifying the particular force of each regi
ment or corps, with the destination of me
principal officers commanding'the same.”
Mr. Gfiolson was opposed to so general
an enquiry. He had heard no intimation
mat me general state ot tne army required
enquiry ; for aught he had heard, its gene
ral state was good. If there had been mis
conduct at New Ovleans he wished to see,
an enquiry leading directly to that point;
he wished,' by narrowing the enquiry, to
come honestly anti fairly at the object in
view.
Mr. AeWon said the House ought to have
before it a view of the whole state of the ar
my, and not to confine their view to anv par
lirular li rbof it. He thought great advan
tage wouid result from the army’s annually
passing in review before the Legislature.
He hoped the whole resolution would pass.
The question was taken on the resolution,
and decidea in the affirmative by a gicat
majority.
Messrs Newton and Shaw were appoint
ed a committee to wait on the President
with the resolution.
MAUITIME TRFXINCTS.
Mr. ji)ana moved the two following rcso
1 lutions, which were adapted :
; Iienol-ved, That the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures be instructed to
| enquire , into the propriety of adopting any
j legislative provision respecting the extent
! of the maritime precincts of the V. S. and
j the safeguard of navigation within the same
and whether in addition to the existing pro
! vision against captures within a maritime
I league from any part of the shores of the (J.
! S. it would be proper by Saw to authorise the
President of the U. S. for the benefit of the
commercial interest, or revenue thereof, to
' prohibit foreign armed ships or vessels from
, sei/.ing or molesting any vessels employed
I in the coasting trade or merchant vessels
| bound to or from the United States, whene
ver the same may ht- in any of the road
steads of the United States or in any other
wa'ers within sight of land and within aline
extending from one cape or headland tonn
j other along »hc coasts of the United States,
! and that the committee have leave to report
I by hill or otherwise.
I Jit solved, 1 hat the committee of com
j metre and manu'-'ctuiesbc instructed to en
quire into the propriety of making any sup
piemen!al or amendatory provision by law
for completing a survey, in which shall he
designated the islands and shoals, with the
roan steads of the United States, and the
courses and' distances respectively between
head lands, together with any other matters
proper for an accurate chart of the coasts
within twenty leagues from the shores of
the United States, as agreed and declared
by the definitive treaty of peace in f7H3 ; and
a!»o, for making examinations and observa
tions with respect to St, George's hank,
and any other hank or shoal, and the sound
ing nnti currents beyond the distance afore
said to the tiulph stream ; and that the
committee have leave to report by bill or
otherwise,
NAVIGATION OF THE MOBILLE.
Mr. Puindexccr said, it would be recol
lected that a memorial had been received
from the inhabitants of the Mississippi ter
ritory, complaining of the enormous duty le
vied by the 8punish government on vessels
navigating the M obi lie. It was in the pow
er of the executive department alone, at
present to remedy the evil. lie wished to
know if any steps had been taken on the
subject, and therefore moved the following
resolution :
Kcaolvcd. That the President of the U.
States he requested to inform this House
whether any, and if vtiy, what steps have
been taken by the executive department of
the government to obtain for the. citizens
of the Unittd States, residing on the waters
of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers, the
tree navig -.tion of thcMobillc river to its con
Hu cnee with the Orjcnn; and also, what a*
mount of duty is demanded by the Spanish
government at the town of Mobille, cn arti.
r.les the growth or manufacture of the U.
States, which are conveyed through said
river to and from the city of New-Or
leans.
Agr eed to--anti Messrs, Poindexter Jt
Poy»t,as appointed a committee to wait on
the President wi h the resolution.
Mr P hr a (Tennessee,) reported a bill to
provide fur the government of the territory
I of Louisian i-[This bill is intended m j
give to the tenUoiy the second £ adc of)
ten itoml government j
•Twice read and
committed
CONVOY AND ARMING.
Mr linrwvlt moved, that the resolution
submitted by him on Friday, in relation to
convoying tne trade of the United Siates, ?cc.
a? referred .to a select committee.—— M«»
.ion 'igtced • iby Yeas and Nays. 100 to 18.
AMERICAN NAVIGATION BILL.
Fite House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning commercial intercourse,
&C;
F!ie Speaker, decided, that as the sub
jec* of convoying and arming our merchant
vessels tvas specially referred to a select
committee of the Mouse, it was out of order
to move the same in an amendment to a
bill—and therefore Mr. Murr.ford’s amend
ment, offered tin Saturday last, could not
be received
Mr Montgomery then renewed his mo
tion to add tlie following, as a new section
to the lull:
Ami be it Turthrr enacted, That it shall
and may be lawful f r ilie President of the
United Stales, and he is hereby authorised
to give instructions to the armed vessels
thereof, to seize any [British or French]
"essel or vessels evading or violating this
law, and to bring the same into any port of
the United States or the territories thereof
for adjudication.
Mr. Shejfey moved to amend the amend
ment hy adding to it the following words :
“ Provided, that nothing therein contained
shall authorise the capture or search of arty
foreign vessel without the jurisdiction of
the United States”—Motion negatived.
Mr Montgomery modified his amendment
by inserting the words in Italic.
The amendment moved by Mr. Montgo
mery was opposed by Messrs. Bacon, Shef
tey, Livermore! Ivey, I’iikin and Dana,
chiefly on the ground, that it was asserting
a right on the part of the United Stales
which they did not admit in other nations,
via : to capture vessels on the high seas for
the violation of a municipal law. It was
said, that no violation of municipal law could
take pi *\e, unless the oflfehding vessel was
within the jurisdiction of the United States ;
and the tight to capture vessels for intention
to evade a law or violate a blockade, was
one against which we had always protested,
and therefore ought not ourselves to assert.
It was further said, that the detention of
vessels, for the purpose of search, at the
discretion of a commander of an armed ves
sel, 'whether of the United Suites or of fo
reign nations, would operate to the great
distress and sometimes to the ruin of the
merchant.
jt whs saiu, in iepiy nv ivtr. Montgome
ry, that the amendment only authorised de
tension or capture in case of actual violation
of the law, and not in case of a supposed
intention so to act; that none of the ex
treme cases supposed, could occur, as the
commanders of our armed vessels would,
in all cases, act under express instructions
| from the President of the United States,
i who would, no doubt, guard them so as to
|avoid improper conclusions; that cases of
violation of the laws, at present occurred in
the months of our rivers, to the prevention
of which the revenue cutters were not com
potent, and for which purpose the frigates
would be advantageously employed.
The question was then taken on Mr.
Montgomery’s amendment by Yeas and
Nays as follows;
YEAS—Messrs. L. .T Alston, Hard, Has
sett, Harwell, Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Clop
ton, Cobb, Crawford, Cutts, Fisk, Gannett,
Garland, Gholson, Heister,i Howard, Huf
ty, J. G. Jackson, Johnson, Kenan, l.yle,
Marion, M’Kim, Miller, Montgomery, N
It Moore, T. Moore, Mum ford. Nelson,
Newton, Nicholson. Rea (Penn.) Rhea
(Tenn.) Richards, Roane, Hoot, Ross,'Saw
ver, heaver. Bhaw, Smelt, G. Smith,
VVtaklev, Whitehill, Winn and Wither
spoon—47.
NAYS—Messrs. Anderson. Rar.on, Bibb,
Biaisdell, RoVd, Breckenridge, J. Bruton,
it. Brown, Campbell, J C. Chamberlain,
IV. Chamberlin, Chittenden, CochranvCox,
liana, Davenport, Dawson, Desha, Ely,
Emott, Findley, Gardenier, Gardner, Golds
borough. Gold Gray, Hale, Haven, Helms,
Holland. Hubbard, R. Jackson, Jenkins,
Jones, Kennedy, Kev, K.ticker backer,
Livermore, Livingston, Lyon. Macon,
Matthews, M’Brvde, M’Kee, Milnor, Mor
row, Moseley, Newbold, Pir.kman. Pi kin,
John.Porter. Potter, Quincy, Sage, Seybert,
Sheffey,Smilie, Southard, Stanford. Stanley,
Stedman, Stephenson, St urges, Swoope,
Taggart, Tallmadge, Taylor, Thompson,
Tracy, Uphain, Van Dyke, Vanhorn, Van
Rensselaer, Wheaton, Whitman and Wil
son— 76.
So tils question was lost.
Mr. MumJ'vrd moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the hill 'till tlie 3(1
Monday in February, assigning as a reason
1 for the motion, his total hostilitv to the
bill.
Mr. Taylor spoke in support of the bill at
some length.
Mr. Liana observed, that although oppos
ed to the bill, he should vote against post
ponement, because of the embarrassment
and fluctuation such a course would produce
in mercantile transactions.
The question was taken on postponement
and negatived.
Mr. Garden-eir assigned reasons why he
deemed it proper to vote for the bill.
When he concluded, the IIouoc adjourn
ed.
Tuesday, January 23.
A message v/as received from the Presi
dent of the United States by Mr. Edward
Coles, his Secretary, transmitting an ac
count of the expenditures from the contin
gent fund, during the year 1302. The mes
sage was to-day referred to the Committee
of commerce and masiufactures.
AMERICAN NAVIGATION GILL.
Mr. moved to postpone the further
consideration of this bill ’till to morrow.
Negatived, 51 to 50.
Mr. Uoldsborovr/i moved to amend the
bill by inserting after the clause lot repeal
ing the non-intercourse law, the following
words: “except so much thereof as repeals
certain ret t therein mentioned.” The rea
son assigned by' Mr. (1. for this motion
was, that the embargo law being unlimited,
and the non-interCour se law repealing the
embargo being a te mpo; ary law, it might
be conceived (hut when the non Intercourse
law expired, ov was repealed, the embargo
law would be revived and again in force.—
rhis not being the intention of the House,
lie was desirous to put an end to all doubt
•i the subject.
The tno.ioii was agreed to without a divi
sinn.
On mo*ion of Mr, I'ilkin, the words “or
having nea-frticr*” was inserted after the
words “registered vessrls” in the 5tl» secti
cu-—Ajrc» YB. 'I he operation of this a
memlntent wHl.be tg permit tue s^a lettei
vessels now in existence to enjoy the saint
privileges under this bill as registered ves
sels.
Mr. Hale and Mr. Rickman spoke against
the bill.
Mr. Afaeon and Air. SfirJJ'cu spoke ir
favor of it ; and Mr. Key gave reason*
why he should vote for it.
The House adjourned without taking a
question on passing it to a third reading.
RICHMOND, JANUARY 20,1310.
FOR THE FAQUIRER.
The subject of classing lubucco lets been frc>
quently urged. It has been agitated, if we mis
lake not, in the Legislature. And considering
its im pur Unco as involving the value nf the staple
commodity i f this commonwealth, it certainly
■ merits further attention. Having lately made some
observations on the circumstances attending the
! market at this plane, v.-e are of opinion that an :h an
! arrangement in some form, is absolutely indispeii
smle. This will further appear, from a brief his
\ tory of the ordinary mode of doing business at
‘the warehouses. One ob more hogsheads are «>
poneil and a public signal is given, by the sound
of a trumpet, that the gentleman speculators may
attend. As many as may be in readiness come
forward The tobacco is broken open, und each
one present inspects for himself, and makes up
his own private,opiui.m of its quality. The plmu
tur must then instantly sell to one of the persons
i present, fur if the ede he deferred, he will !>
! subjected to another inspection. Ii fallows of
course, that one of four, six or eight men, aome
I times one oi two or three, must he the purchaser.
None others having Beta it, they only are prepar
ed to judge of its value. Possibly the planter
may think, the oilers made him are illiberal, yet
it is dangerous In reject them, for if once the
gentlemen who attended ihe inspection turn their
[ hacks upon him, he may’ hawk it up and down the
| slretts in vain. The men wim are considered the
I best judges arid who are always ready to buy
I that which they approve, have seen and ret used it,
j and therefore those who have not seen, can
i not act prudently to buy it at all And as but
j few men can devote their whole attention to the
warehouses, Uie competitors are but few ; inso
much that the buying of tobacco has almost be
come a monopoly. Still, however, it must be
admitted that these men act judiciously, and as
they ought to do, under existing circumstances.
Strict regard is had to the qualities of tobacco
when carried to any foreign market. Judicious
shippers, therefore, reinspect all their purchases,
bsfbie they send them onboard their vessels.
/viiuuierc are Houses in Ihi.umwh, which expend
four or live hundred dollars a sc .soil i:i re-npening
their tobacco on that very account. It therefore
clearly follows, that respect must be had to that
circumstance in the first purchase.
iHut iliis mode of doing the business is new
to* the planters, r.nd many of them are so em
barrassed by it, as to receive real injury. Some
by estimating their crop at too high, und some
.1 too low a rate. A proper classihc.t‘.ion there
fore ought to Le effected. It may he objected
possibly, that thete is such difficulty in ascer
taining the real value of an;/ gi\eu hogshead, that |
if the purchaser is not permitted to judge for
himself,.he will decline the purchase altogether.
Let it be so. V/e have no wish to drive any of
l iese useful nien from the maikc-t. VVe would
rather increase their number. W'e simply would ;
recommend to our fellowcitirens some amend
ments to existing regulations When a hogs
head is opened, the inspector or inspectors ought
at once to pronounce an opinion of its class.
We are moreover inclined to believe tii >.t there
ought to lie only one actio - inspector at each !
house, vvittiMie nomination of a second, in case ;
of sickness or accident ; and he ought to be a !
in.ui of sound judgment and integrity, with a
salary jcommetiiurate to the imjioriaiice of his
ufti:cj but here we must observe that a classi- 1
fiotitmof tins article, into three orders only,
will at least, very imperfectly answer the end
intended. There will continually he found a con
side ruble variety m each of liie three general di
visions To obviate this difficulty, we would
propose that the following specimen, or some
tliing better, be made the tot:n of a Tobacco
note.
In this way a judicious and candid inspector
would dojtlstice to the public. Sue*! an arrange
ment would 9ullicie.itly specify the merits of j
ny hogshead of tobacco. Ana then the planter
and the merchant, would meet on equal an 1
lair grounds If therefore the offers made at the
warehouse did not suit the owner, the sale might
safely he deferred, and even those who had nut
I seen, would be furnished with a criterion by
which to judge ‘ As the case n >w is, the ware
house is tiie deposit for safe keeping f.»r a few
d ys or weeks or months, we will admit. Uu.
to what condition is the inspector reduced ?_
A mere receiver of the article. As a judge of
its finality, he stands almost at a cypher.
This was so evident in tlie cases which came
under our observation, that we really felt ram
pasnion for the men. For unless by custom
their clcgr:.dation had become habitual, ttiej
must have felt themselves disgraced. The to
bacco was opened and sold in several instances,
without having obtained one hint of the inspec
tor's opinion
If any abler pen should improve upon these
hints, |and with or without this help from ns.
hr ng about the necessary lelorm, our object
will be fully answered.
Having convened with a gentleman of obaer
ration, since the above was written ; we ar<
led to add t!»« following remarks. 1st. In con
secjticnos of the contracted number of compe
titors »t the Lynchburg market, there are op
portunitirs, il iu>t 'emptations, for the purcha
sers to combine for the purpose of keeping down
the [iriccs. And 2 idly, it is a tact, that during
die term of a wet k or two, while some countn
merchants weio resident here, to increase th.
competition,then- were much the most Ireipien
instancesot high prices given .This competitini
would necsssarily be extended by the proposed
mode of classification.
1*. S. The d-Herein prices given at this timt
will justify an opinion, that mac different grad*
f tobacco, do really uxist- g ;1
4-1}-V--it-6-tij-,
and even d oi 9 dollars, with slid fa.li.tr uitci
• Such an arrangement is necessary, if it werr
unly to reinstate the dignity ol a public tnsptctoi
mediate varieties have Ueeu cooliaiudly «ad fre
qiurilly given.
Lytic lilmVg, January 22, 1310.
(O' Forwarded by the Editor of the Lynch*
bur}' Press.
The Cnmmi'itte appointed by the General
Meetingot the Mutual Assup&nce Society t<» ex
amine the St iteof the Soeiytfy. *ml report what
alterations anil amend mtqUs were necesitry t >
its Laws aiul llt;:ii'.:u'nr>/;. have made a long ami
e! orate report—too lyhgihr, hownver, for In
sertion i»» our paper—'Too Committee wound up
with the following proposition :
■ " In devising a^h a mode, ns will remove idl
the e*ils attend/ g the present, the Committed
recommend to the General Meeting, an applica
tion to t\ • Lerjklature, now in session, to place
thecoltectioa/i the outstanding debts due to tho
I’lMtilution, ai.d of all others which in ,y hereaf
ter become dm*, in the ImihIs of the Sheriff* of
the sever/, Counties, or the Sergeants of the sev
j eral lo in wtiicii the same are now, or in ,y
i hereafter become due, subject to such restr iuU
! aiujmodifications, as the Genera! .\s»em'dy, in
its wisdom, may think proper to provide. The
! Committee enter* in no donSt that such mode
;of collection, will at once comport with the wish
! cs and the interest of the society at large ; jssur
;ing to the iosi-'iy, (economy, certainty, and
j promptness in collectit g its d. I ts ; to the \I >rn
hers, facility and convenience in paving them •
to the unhappy sufttrer hy fire, wbuse* relief is
contemplated, that relief, iii the hour it hi* ,.ai .:n.
ity.ar.d thus, remove the mi'y remar.,m«• impel -
tciion in a benevolent Institution, which -on
J Lpicuously di-pi?.}* the advantages of union i
i tnnng myn, b) rendering the ueaTii) of nil the se
curity of'each, and tlius resembles in its prinei
{lies, and emulates in its operation tiiat political
union, under which, it is our happiness to live.'*
On the 24th ;nst. a general Meeting of tins
Members was held at the Capitol, who adopted
the Folio wing Resolution r
“ Refolded, That the Chairman of the Com
mittee, be instructed to ask leave in tin- I louse of
Delegates of Virginia, to bring in a Bill, in pur
suance of the preceding Report”
In consequence of this Resolution, Mr. ,Vo
land, the Chairman of the Committee asked
leave to bring in such a bill,—but leave was refus
ed him.
CoN’r.RTtss IIai.l, Jan. 25.
“ This moment the question for engross
ing the Foreign Iiuerco u se U.l! was taken_
Ayes 72—Noes 54. 1 iiis vote 1 suppose, de
cides trie passage of the Bill in this Iluuse.'*
a j' The Anti duelling Bill was pasisd by the Sen
ate, with some amendments, which have been
adopted by the House of Delegates_It hns
been finally passed by bath /mute*, md i*
therefore a part of the Z.;w cj the Land.
Xjf l he Act incur next.
Yerterday, the li. of 1) pas«ed a mil far the
impropriation of certain Fines, escheats, nen.tl*
tit**, confi-cations and forfeitures, for the Er.cvu
ragement of Learning.
^ I* is supposed that the Bill on our Foreign.
Relations w ill pass the House ot Representa
tives-that it will meet considerable ob
struction in the Senate-Perhaps nothing
conclusive will be done, until we hear from
JLu.rofie.
*V P^P'-rs by the Saturday’s northerra
Mail-tew by S.in»lay’s — riot a
yesterday-one Washington paper due.
IV h.-rc LOVE p^CK-liU II A.PPI MCSS OtlUSt fnr *
Maa ii ed—On Friday the 1‘Jtli instant,v W.
Camm Ga'ilick to the amiable and much .wr f,
ed Miss nlany TxLiAi’Litao, both of Ku-v .
liam C 'tiHtv. .. v* 1 "
DIED, in Hanover Couniy om Th.irrJ ,i
25th inst. Mrs Miljre.l Timberuke. of
short indisposition—»he has lelt several e b’ddr
anu many relations to lament tlieir irre , _ ij 1
loss.
—-s-si- --
\ TTENTIQN’! !-_ ... o[
J rEN riON ! !-The Members, 0f s-,Q
;\ lti ihiTJonil Troop of Cavalry are ordere \
meet at the Washington Tavern or Fri Du ll'
ninth ot February, at six o’clock, p. yi ^
Jij ord^r of the Captain, \
lllCHARD R AWDOLPH
r Ut Ser&‘“nt Richmond TrX
January 50. o "f
I ’HE SALE OF HOOKS .
HY AUCTlOfh
Will be continued tu rnon
tow evening, J.L
nuary 31st, precisely at In.If r.a's
it six o’clock, uit
Hie Book and Static',,a, v Store <dVv.T,r.m Pric'u
art], opposite the post offi.-e, where will be oft.
V*1 '* ,JU nIC’, a Y,s’ v Collection oA
Literature in all the Arts and Sciences.—M.nv\
o. which are very scarce and valuable
^aiogt,, wiU be delivered the Evening ot
January 30.
■ PHK ibiblic are cav.ti mjif against receivim
— -o ictconir
t an assignment of twt\ bint*.. .i. .
an assignment of two Notes given bv RU.
H.anl R.,r .dph. Thomas GilliattanS Mich*| W
relh 84 Co- botl’ «>atedtl.e
and 7000 S b h ’ ‘>r an ,,,nt l, ‘f v'Xt 6
,,n 70(? S •■*ch, one p,v?bl - 1 so, the oli.er 510
I lJ,at0_rl'e subscriber, on behalf of
himself and Thomas Gilliatt, claims ofiV.Us t >
these notes, and hereby gives no*ice, that nay.
memo, them will not be made until the ofTsetti
claimed are deducted.
u- , , « . M W HANCOCK.
Richmond, 2<Jth January, 1810.
N. M. Order.! for Detp Run Coal left at tli-'
suh«cnbei*s counting house, will b • immedia ely
attend, d to ; great cart will be taken to supply
customers regularly with good coal. J
_ M W If.
' IMVENTY DOLLARS Rlt\VaKO —Run
,.*• . netrllir* town ot Manchtstcr, ou the
7 if* !jy,V ■* nnn by the name of GEORGE
BROOKS, about'21 years old, shout 5 f.,-et 5 Q
•nches nigh, of a light complexion, had on a mev
forest cloth great voat, negro cotton coat and
overbid w, with a pvr of double soled shoos
plated round upon bottom with iron, w.,s
bought hv the subscriber of Mr. T. Watkins,.
I I p'/ti . <• . | 1 ' * • »» AlKi|H|r
cleinc of Chesterfield cojn>y. All masters of
vessels, (SC., are fore warned from taking him on
hoard, a I ,t .s probable he Vjay attempt to make
Ins escape by water. Tim aWe re war,1 wdlbe
given to any one who wdl v>iX, I,cud and confine
hi-n ,n Jail where the tubsorifcehjnay got him, or'
deliver him to
mT , JOHN V DALLY.
Nottoiv'iy, Jsnnsry 30.
Court h\l tor Cum
IN CHANpKUY—At
berland County, the Mi l dny ofJanC Iry 1810*’
Bernard Sims, Plaintiff— Against Jcjv- Johns'
DtfetmunU
On .tearing the bill and other exhibits n this
aanse, it s ordered, that the plaintiff retain in l,m
hand and possession the negro slaves Cntty and
her child Malander, in the bill mentioned, until
the further order of this court, and that the pi un
til!'b* served with ;< copy of this order ; „n.i it
ippearing to lh» satisfaction of the cottrt lii.it the
lefendiint Jesse Jdinsis mitan inhabitant of this
date, on motion of the plaintiff by Ilia counsel //
/ orilrrrtl, that tlm said dei nidant do appear
oere on the liist day of April Court next and nn
wer the bill of the plaintiff, or the r.»-nr ah-,11
here be taken as confessed and the mutters theie«
ii decreed accordingly, and that a C'
of this
•rder be l itlhwilh inserted in some <
ewvmpers pul>liahed in the city of
Hi:
imon 1
» I posted nt the front dour of the
.hod»«
f this county.
A C-oy . Tost’,
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