Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-30
1FenG'ay, De. c2.

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The pnolion rnsis or Friday by DIR. Da.
sig, to refer TO che cornnitiec % nhom mad
been refcued mencial oF zoe Hou.c o.
Representatives . Tie MiHiaippi Territory
on ll.s olnciai ccn5r2 o. Gagsiuer 6ayscat,
he sa.la.i1E re!e'e.;on (cpa-u9ing Wi'hl
Specification 0, Gucon3uw 'oaA laws enact
/ Cd by The Governor IN conjunction with tie
Jhdgee, and &c fuudcg o9pscif4c scs corr
m't,ea by bin Viz, - Gs!o'.el that he
LAYS paasd g. the Gorerao- and jcj gca of
ibe Mgifippi Territory, and tie psti,ioa Of
Ceto Web aud hers, h,re .oiorc Fref.nted
10 thc hoale, togeiher wi,l all th- docG-
'u-atl ieative ih,-e'o, &c 'rsa!mi;std 20 he
/ Preiijent OF The United State" WAC taken
I'D aud 90 the qnca'on Of rercoce,
I Mt, GriI'eolt fsid tic ,rh0ie rg, i-tf. Of
(WHICH lie revolutions COW offered formed
part, Ha' already referred 10 coa,uiise
/ The charges laid in tAer-.cjuiop wsr' le-
! pioos. 70 Trlcs them woG'd as.C give an
giplieca i7art;on o them tro,h. ana he thn't
e,y Such hnGiion highly Improper urtii they
-rs ptoysd. (hc conui:iee al-ea5y ap-
ooin yd bad full power &c ipveRiga,- al she
ist23 ,ha. eK,Eed Tho resiit o. their 10
vrliigat!cn would be reported, add il rarld
then De tirne enough TO eXpreis az OPTION
90 the p5rsG;ions nov oGcre3 Nh.fe
fame retolp,ioos had bccp oayrsd 70 be h9ufe
q, lap lei,ion, and had ,6gn BEEN reie6,ed
A!r Gsi'woi3 nop-d The fame cougle,woald
aoy be pu' fued.
Mr Dams iajd he had llw1ys ;hengb,
ii''at committee, to .t'lertsin fsG;s, so3 10
.hePc baf5t!s foy thse ho',G-, proccc.l : trcrs
I a ter n;:mbess could ieh Gorc faciii.y, gam
a knowledge OF ,hoie faeis Guam The houir IN
ii collective cap1oiiv could DO. H-iconId,
therefore, lee no good cauIz for Withholding
he reloiutionS from ne iz.sa comraiuee,
who were appointed 20 ennGdsr th- re,noh
arsnce fror, The l.egiila,urs of the Milillip
iPi Tsruory. riis rciclutions contained
sas, and he wac ready to support Fhen,,
from the documents before him II woul1
be cri,aisal IN the houle 10 Withhold from
! the comraiJ,sc any fatts !, wasin their power
to iurGia,. IF ihis reio!ulion contains mif-
,atemen,1, lee ihe gentleman from ConRec-
ticnt ,acw them, and he WORLD readily joir
in cxpuugiDg them, 70 "a only to letf par;
iads 20 To the committee. lie wiGicd nc
impodIion he wanted only fair examas-
ten into the condua OF Winthrop SER cant
governor o. the Mifiiippi Territory, wtof,
naturalization had been marked with e
much teitiefIDels and d'cantcnt and b;
believed july. At lhe iaa frition of Con
grels foale allSsidtiol IA n,eu2cd to be cf
lc-ea 70 the dilreiTrs Of Ibis eppteliej peo-
pie but their governor Rad debated ;he CD
jcGf ny otnit,ios TO give notice Of lie cleo
t;cn, as he ough, 10 h We done.
he wGs cnioined ny the laws of Ian fsffi-
on, 10 give notice Of The ele6ion, sas &c
appoi. 2 jadge o. lodges to attend II he
had omitted 20 DO 70, a1d had rs'glej 10 il,
tue writ Of ELECTION tdeebneg Tor fde ara
time his powe7.) This cea5uA hsd -5wu
from their icgillafure femonHfaaes Which
required he further u,erpoGagr 81 cougfsG
TO enable them 70 organic iheir body, ibis
'emoearance makes general ailuaoa to thc
uucon}itutional laws made by the governor
1ad judges; the refolu,iou particularile.
thofe laws, sad viii bying them ina precifc
manner before the committee. if gentle
iurn doubted the accuracy Of IN reioiu,icn,
he wauId convince thoie, who were not OPP
po(sd 90 conyiSticn, thar it wes ccrre6t -
Here Mr. Davis read ieversl or the laws
made By TIE Gocsraor an1 Judges Of tbe
/ NiGfppi Territory, aad lone cIsufea OF
tho Federal Ceeane,;on to prcv- Ia, d..
laws were uncooaitotiouai.j Iierc hen a,e
abunt5nt proofs Of ucc6nfi,u,ioual snd op-
preliys laos, onder which .he fropl, Of teal.
territory labor and o! watch they co,npl5ia /;
and viii this acrfe aHori M reiicf. from ?
tyrani, who hos ;rampsd on ,hcir rights
with tgey's Aode, and plgckei from then
I BY vofacious aed difg .acs:u law., their hard
esrHiugs'
Tn Governor of ibsi Territory receive
annually ialary o. 1000 Dollars for biz Ter
vices, and e'1h Of tbc Judges q f,lsry o. 500
dollars psTznrnm. Tins was iuppoled by
tic law competent compenlouca Their
accep,iacc q ihole Offices fer that lu.n &C
knowi,iges u 20 be enough; 0al ecu saJ
lsws here thai g;ye TIC governor a re d
! siglt dollars on tavern hcenccs, &c. 81
u,il miBhi tie Pfcadent OF the Unned
States ciaia fces iur giving pateots or aav
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