Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-22


execution, cannot be sold for three fourths
OF their value, the debtor or debtors, may
give bond and security 60 pay the debt With
IN tweivc months, or that the said goods, or
other estate, may be sold on twelve months
credit, and every part of the SAID rccited
act as concerns such executions; either in
the appointment of commissioners TO carry
the same into effect, or for the direction of
the sheriff or other officer, or the clerk OF
any court in suing out an execution. on any
such boad IT of any other person whomso-
ever, and ofevcry matter OF thing thereto
appertainiiig, shall be, and the same is
hereby declared to be, in full force. and
all Courts, sherffs, and other officers, rs
wei as the parties concerned, are to gov
ern themselves accordingly, any thing in
any law to the contrary, notwithstanding
De II fhrfhe, enacted, That before any
commissioners appointed by the decree OF
any COURT ofchancery Tn sell any real or
personal estate, or any,trustee uuder any
deed OF trust, shall proceed 70 sell the es-
tate decreed to be sold, or conveyed in trust,
the commissioners directed To be appointed
by1this act, or any three otthem, shall va.
luc the estate intended to be sold, On the
request of the creditor, and if three .fourths
at least of the estimated value shall not be
offered by the highest bidder the estate
shall not be then sold, nor shall it be AT any
tune thereafter sold during the continuance
OF this act, For less than three f urths Of such
estimated value. The valuation shall be
made and entered in writing, signed by
the commissioners, or any three of them
ana delivered 10 the commissioners aDDoin.
tea by the courts of chanceIy, and to the
tsastees respectively. The commissioners
who may actby virtue of this section, shall
be enutedto the sum of one dollar for each
day, they, shall be employed to he paid by,
the creditors. -,o
Ihis act shall commence and be in force
from and atterth passing thereof. and shall
Continue until the 6rst day of February, one
thousand eight hundred and nine.
THE Bill which has passed. the House Of
Delegates 9 relative to sales IF property un-
der executions and iucumhranots" restores
the old tSUeive months yebiepy law, and extcn l.
rs provisions to cases of sales by virtue, o.
Deeds or Trust aad DEGREES in Cbancery
This is :, measure which the present state o.
the country, under the total interruptions of It's
foreign commerce., renders Indispensable neces-
sasy The people of Virginia do indeed rene-
rally APPROVE the Einbargd, as req isitc and ex.
pe,ient 10 compel our insolent enemies 10
do us justice. They are Therefore. -y5I,;no,
winch are mavoidlbiy sttendapt ,fpon T. Bat
surely, their Representatives are right ia en-
deavorias to alleviate their suficrintrs AS much
as nossibic, and TO prevent the property IF uul !
tiuides Of unfortunate debtors who bythe pres
sure Of peculiar circumstances are rendered
unable to pay their debts, fiom being sacrificed
to the ayarice of few wealthy and rA9acious
spectators.
EXTRACT Of a letter Ji-on, Genera! James
Wfftinaon, 10 a member ofthe Vir9.-fa |
LegistatMre, dated Washington. JaM4a-
ry l3th, 1903. $685.,
In the dawn Of this attack, / demand /
ed from the President an enquiry into nv
Conduct, which was granted for the l1th !
inst. since which Mr. r has denounced the |
mode of trial secured Co ue by the consti- |
tuition and the law, and has branded the |
whole army for detection or traiterous pro. |
pensltles. This day however, after nv |
Character has been worried and torn and |
for week the House have refer
red the subject to the President, and nv
Court will proceed the dav after to- NOR
row, wnen shall open with preliminary
address, in which you shall see some things
developed respecting Clark, to excite the
chagrin of every Burrite, Randolpllite and
Tory in cur Country
"Clark after much affectation and more
dupiicIty, after twisting and wreathing un
der the anticipation OF the horrors which
await him, has come ont with a farraeo of
peru"i-s, transcendng if possible Major
Brutf himself authorize you to say that
his information to Congress, is utterly des-
tituie OF truth, that it is in the face Of his
written assurances 10 r. Pickering, Secre-
tary OF State, for that report has been
found in Ciark's own hand
land shall the word or the oath of such
a man, stranger in our country, and an
impostor every where, go TO sullv the fame
OF All othcer OF thirty wears service, by the
unqualified charge of corruption, without
deed. word, fruit or effect,
TO designate the criminal intent or opera
tion OF the foul eng gement Harmless IN
deed, must be that corruption, which pro-
duces no sinister object or infuemce-and
hard indeed the fate Of the man, against
whom such foul allegations are alleged,
whilst his whole life has m amifested an e.
yer flowing current of hardy, faithful and
jealous exertion in the very cause which
1t is bsself asserted he was bribed 70 be-
tray. ! put all my enemies at defiance,
and viii submit to eternal infalnY, when il /
shall be proven by competent testimony,
that have ever been guilty Of the COM !
mission or omission of AN act injurious 10 /
my country"
Extracf If a letter fror, thc eccr..-,... - & |