Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-12-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

General fsscm5iv, bep,,n and holden az tie
Cafitoiia the City QfRichmo'id, OF, M2f-
day the FIRST das Of December ia the
year Of our Lord one thousand eighf
hundred and si.r, ard Of the Common.
wealth the Mirlieth:
On which day, being the day appointed
by law for the meeting OF the General As
scmblv, such OF the members of Che House
Of Delegates IS appeared, having taken
The oaths prescribed by law, took their
seats in the house, and majority Of the
whole number heingpresent
CrIercd. That James peasants, jr be
appAinted Clerk to this house
Mr.. Il. Horrison, ere of the delegates
for the county of Amelia, reminded the
house OF the necessity of proceed ding to the
choice of . Speaker, and recommended
Peter Johnston, esq. enc Of the delegates
for the county OF Prince Edward as per-
son who had given evidence OF his ability
and fitness to discharge the duties of that
Office AM was seconded in the domination
oy Mr.. Miller of Powhatan; Whereupon,
Pesotvcd unaHi'acasiy, That the said
Peter Johnston. esq. be appointed Speaker
to this house who being conducted to the
chair, made his Acknowledgements to the
house for the honor Conferred upon him.
Ordered, That Henry Moss be appoint
cd Serieant at Arms to this hra,sc. ~.
Ordered. That William Drinkark, Ed
ward Clarke, Furnea Sou,hall and Antho-
nv Davis, be appointed Door Keepers to
this house.
Ordered, That they severally give their
attendance accordingly.
Resolved, That when this house adiourns
to-day it will adjourn till tomorrow 10
o'clock.
And then the house adjourned till to-
morrow - O'Clock.
The English papers contain the state
irlent of transaction which has accompani-
ed the late military operations in GERMANY.
ola very unprecedented nature. IIappears,
= that nnderthe authority and direction Of the
French government, six or seven German
printers with long, hard names, had been
tried by a court martial composed of French
officers and condemned to military execu-
ton. This occurrence has induced the edi-
tor of the Political Register, to make the
following observations.
owe entreat the attention of every Ame-
rican, who respects the independence Of
his country, and duly estimates the bles-
sings of life, liberty, and property, which
he enjoys under the sovereignty of The u
nited States, to the trial, condemnation and
execution, of the. German booksellers
PALM, SCuopERIR and others, which we
have this d-y copied from our foreign pa
pcrs.
This act of atrocity, and outrage, acoi,ist
the citizens If another. state, explains the
meaning of Painc's publication III Chcet-
hams paper, wherein he says that "fzvo
"cr three Thousand French zooalG 8cour
"he streets Of .Mesc- York, trim, the jackets
"of' me merchants, ard make them iidy the
"cost."
And vet such are the men, whom Mr.
Jefferson patf'cniscs, invites to the United
States, and accommodates with a national
ship, that they NAV, as he requests, "coas
/, "hnne their useful ha6ors."
1t is difficult to conceive an event, so lit
tie calculated, TO give occasion to a libel on
the present administration, as this. The
impnhity which the writer of the above
paragraph, felt at the moment he was in
oulging tie effusicns of his malignity, stould
have aomonished him o. the Injustice Of his
invective.
Srch an act Of lawless outrage, such an
evidence of terrific enerey would Their
seem 10 give occasion to sentiments Of era
titude and appreciation. OH the part of those
who enjoy the protection and abuse the for
bearance, of government, which is in G.
very respect so opposite to the imposing
splendcr. the prompt activity and merci-
less execution Of imperial, miiitarv France.
There is no event, which would Justify
this lamentablc yell, unless Mr.. Jefferson
should authorize Col. Burr and General
Wilkinson, to go with file of soldiers, and
shoot Major jackson.
To qHE Enron OF 4HE .HRcUs.