Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-14


making the most erroneous calculations on The
strength AND policy ofthe u Siaycs, have inlttt
cd or the fair commerce AID nniulah,e ris.hts OF
cur fellow citizcas--lynh astonishfrent they
have seen the most rational principles in the las,
OF nations, disreglsded and contrayened, by 90
vernren,s Pretending 10 ati OF ,;,as liberal 4 en-
larSed Justice whchit behoves every enlightened.
nation 20 pursue they have behcld with cor.
rodlng sensations, Spain evadins fhe most eouis-
able Contracts on frivolous pretexts, and decline
ing 100 TO enter into fair adjustment CT their
diiierences--They have learned with still more
unie asant feelings, that inroads have been made
by the:iegular officers and soldiers of tIist 90.
vSrhmenS inso parts Of Orisans and the Mississip.
pi which had been delivered ip 10 us, and III At
our Citizens have been seized and cur property
plundered-.
! RSsofsef therefore, That the legislature ofVir-
I g.na have tae higlieS, confidence in the wisdom
: virtue and firmness Of she President of the Uni
ted States and his administration, and that they
ave ready, whenever f6ey shall diretl. to join in
contest with any NATION that has injured US. and
'ry which party can do the other the most
! harm (" az
Referred to a committee of the whole house.
MIR Brooke made the following re-
port from the committee for courts of
Justice :....Resoived as the opinion of
this committee, that so much of the
petition Of Andrew Russell, clerk OF
the district court held ar Washington
courthouse, as prays that the fines I'M
| posed by the said court, under the acts
to prevent unlawful gaming, and so
much OF other fines imposed by the
SAID court, as may be necessary, may
be applied under the direction of the
same, towards the erection of a build
ling as an Office for the said clerk, is
reasonable.
T Resolved, that the residue of said
petition, pray ingthat hedistrict courts
beauSherised tomake alIowancetotheir
Icierks, for expenses incurred in par
chasing permanentS & we'll bound books
for their Offices, is. reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition of sun
! cry trustees Of the townof Springfield,
! Hampshire, praying that the owners
OF .certain lots therein, which remain
unimproved IN consequence, OF their
being subject to OVERLOOKING, may be
exempted from improving The. same.
as.requiTed by law. is reasonable.
/ Ordered, that bills be bro't in pnr-
suant TO each OF the said resolutions.
and that the committee for courts Of
Justice prepare & bring int the same.
[ Mr.. Smyth, made the following re-
fportffcn the committee of prop6siti.
ons and grievances
Resolved, as theopinion ofthis com.
mlttcc, that the petition oil. sundry i'm
:. slssitapts of the county f.ygashiu oton
Ipraying that yhe reward Tor KILLING
wolves therein, may be reduced. Is
reasonahle....And that the petition Of
sundry other inhabitants ofsaid coun-
t ~ in opposition thereto, be rejected.
| Resolved, that the petition of sun.
dry inhabitants of Augusta, PRAYING
Ian increase OF the reward for killing
wolves therein, is reasonable.
! Ordered, that the committee of pro-
positions & grievances bring in bills
lpursuantto the 1st K 3D. resolutions.
| Br Hening made the following re-
port from the committee OF claims
! Resolved, as the opinion of this COM
! mittee, that the petition Of William
Lee, formerly a subject to the King oi
Great Britain, praying the Legislature
to relinquish all the right of the COM
smonweaith 20 certain lands purchased
J by him in the county of Brooke be-
| fore he became naturalized, is rea-
sonable.
Resolved also, that the petition OF
Druiy Woodson, PRAYING to be relea-
{ sed from certain fines imposed on him
by regimental court Of enquiry held
for the 18th Virginia regiment in the
county of Cumberland, is reasonable.
Resolved also, that the petition OF
Mary Gresham OF the county Of Lou
isa, widow Of Joseph Gresham, dec,
praying compensation tor the services
Of the deceased as soldier in the
Virginia line Of the continental army
during the revolutionary war, is
reasonable.
Resolved alsoEhat the petition ol
sundry inhabitants Of the counties ol
Cumberland, powhatan and Bucking.
ham, praying that the wages Of the
; inspectors of tobacco at Woodson':
Warehouse, near the town Of Carriers.
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