The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-23
CT z Y E LAND S.

4he vt. number OF the ENQUIRER men
3onci, tNatth important quenion relative
TO the iaie o. the Gle6e lands, was az that
time pending before the Court cfAopcals.
1t mentioned the origin OF this cauie, and
the iucceiiiye fseps which had brought il
before that. court. Il p.om;fe-l to giv.
general view OF the pleadines oE council,
and the opinions OF this Guprs,ne tribunal.
Fhe Imperfect abtraSt which the Editor
now preients 70 the publc, viii fulal this
prontiie TO the utu1olt extent of bis Lcgul
ateainmencs, and beri57ai exertions. lie
would have been happy had this impor-
rant fi5ject called forth the attention ard
ae,iit!eS or tome more competent report
er, who would have been willing to have
indulCcd the public cuTiolity with IN i'm
mediate ftatenent ofthe cafe. The Only
apology which ne liiYnfclf is able, orthinls
tneceGary TO offer for the publication Of
t5i5 imperfect abitra9, is, that no fuch re-
porter has devoted BIS capacities 10 the
calculation of the fubie9.
In the Ell OF complaint, which was laid
12fore the Chancellor. the grounds Of the
tile, which the Prctefant Epifcoral
Church claims in the Glebe lands, are thus
exhibited: "That the pu.chsle Of the iaid
-Glebe was for the benefit of the relicious
'Iociety called the Church OF England, in
fthe parih afocsia;d, to be applied to the
ule Of its minigers from time TO time, but
continuing rs The property of the iaid e.
cctY, even when there was no incus-
h.bcGt: that bv he revolution, the eRabliih-
lnent was dea-Ioved, but the faid fociety
tremUned un;np9ired in the rights Of
property; it bsing fact, juttiGed by
tae Eitf0rv of the d2y, that no uen.-
ber Of the convention OF iT7G, !.
the raot lerl0te manner, ven.ur>d 70
Cygeft he deprivation Of the church
OF tsclr property acd the fame Con-
eventlcn, which ut again in November
l7T5, gave what your orators ere advi-
t-d, waste n: n e;itcmpor2neous expo
h,ton cftLe new contribution, IS tC make
PLAINLY and uueou,voc2lly the difirciica
between an citatG'hmeut which was to
cce,tc future iLrtnens for rhe iii0port of
particular Cisrgy, and he rights = lie
Church ct EoElani T. the property a.
rcady acquired. ta7t vour orators u ight
III were nece ~ary, Re faI' 20 tbe vaIicus
ats q the Legislature, acknowledging the
identity the prctef-nt t. fccpal church
with The church Of England in Virginia,
and Confirming the property OF the latter
tho aid a>ts are repealed, right vcfiny
under ilatote, norl-eirr divefted ~ lis
s19peal thai this identity being admitted
soy the members OF the church Of Eng
land itlslf, i6 not Questionable By Ctl ers,
'a!though fit were cuefioned, il is Ell FLY
}hown from the principles Of church {:
that, but for the Incorporating aG Of
1854, and tire fiIbfequent acts of corfr-
sI1ation, the church Of England, which
the legila-rre itfeif repeatedly recceniz-
cd 70 exin from the declaration Of jnGe-
fpe@dence 10 that time, would have been
carried on by the appointment ofvofrils
iaHd rainhers. q ufIGl /: that the petition
70! the ait OF Incorporation groves that a
g new church w7s not created, but an old
one nreferved under 4 new name, for IT, e
avoid1rc2 ola denomination, which might
Ebe odioue, and OF cavile which the ai-
'f!mption or Z new name might generate ::
tt.at It is NOR unreaf)nable, that the mo-
<diii-ation OF the old form, after teire
Efan9ionAd by the leri1ature, fhould be
co7lrued into A legislative RIGHT. TO de-
prive the religious fociety itfelf offs pro
tpery, becaufe the prefervation oftNe old
form was prevented Nv that yer-, isn,lior:
ard that i RIGHT Of efche7t Is cl-ir7ed.
the ufu1i cou-rc Ola iadic,al erou;ry
ought 70 have b-en -ohlsrvCd, on which,
g i i9 fup5ofed, tie right Of The. Common
weal-a to thc lid Clebe, could nc,er be
'ohtain.3,"
The antwsr o. the AftorneY General de-
med - e ftyesal allec7'ore, and der7ur-
red icfo much of the bill IS prayed for an
i4juadGol TO COP the fle
An appel was e~qnted by the Charcel-
lor 10 the Court ofAppeals.
Cog7T Of TRANS, LT,7 4tb, 1904.
Preicnt Judges LYONS, CARRINCroV,
RoANE 6: TycKER.
Yefry and Church Wsrdsns Of the0
P9ih of Manchefer, in the county
ofChenerHeld,
Oyerfeers Of the Poor Of the laid County.
MFR. Call for the Appellants) laid
down two petitions:
IN. That The Clcbes were vefsd in t,s
church, when the act OF 1901 p7Ged.
end. That they were not diveited by
iris at.
1T. The7were vefed in the church both
by the laws which were paG-ed BeGrs and
after the revolution. (See luumarv of
thoSe laws in the 9ni, part, VOL ]. Tuck.
Blac.) The s6t oflSG1 gave perpetual 3o--
eet5i1H 70 the veffrie5. Hence they had the
power Of holding property and tranfinit-
ting it TO their fIcceGors. Asthfs is one Of
the great rights ofan incorporated comDa-
ny, the church may in this refpe9 at lean
b conf1ered as 4 corporation, although
II had not received = Technical ot,,r4 o.