Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-02
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ?, 1903.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1903.
The very important bill, originally IN
troduced by Mr.. GhoLson of Brunswick, for
eStaoiishing superior court of law in eaci,
OF the counties Of this commonwealth, has
ut length passed both houses ofthe General
assembly but is not to take effect until the
first day OF January next. The amendments.
by which its operation is postnoned to int
day, was proposed by the Senate, and a
greed to by the House of Delegates on yes
terday.
According to this law, the several conn.
ties are to be divided into twelve circuits.
OF ABOUT eight In each two Judges to be adj
dcd to the ten who now constitute the gene.
raj court; and those twelve Judges to hold
superior courts twice a wear in the several
counties of their respective circu;,s. to
which they are to+be allotted bv the rover.
nor with the advice of council. II * NOT il,
our power to communicate more particular
ty the various details which vii, however,
be speedily and generally known, three
thousand copies having been directed To he
printed and Immediately distributed A.
mons the people.
onyes'erday, also, another most impor-
tant bill was finally successful..-tbe hin
nv
ecuuons and membranes, which the nre-
sent distressed situation of the citizen. oc
casloned by the embargo, has rendered 90
necessary. 1t restores the old system of
repievyins property on which executions
are levied; the Indulgence TO the dcbtorh be-
ing 10 continue sixty days after the embar-
go shall have been taken nff, anG no louoer
When thls Dul went up TO the Senate. il
comprehended all cases of sales of proner-
~ by trustees by virtue of any deed. and ex-
tended N executions on behalf of any Bank
nut the Senate proposed an amend
ment to make 1t apply only to deeds of
trust hereafter executed; and another ex-
empung executions issued in favor of banks
from being affected by it; to both which
amendments the House of Delegates in the
enc accedsd.
HE magnanimous declaration bv the
emperor OF Russia against the perfdious
government of Great Britain will no doub,
be perused by our readers with great nlea-
sure. He has. with perspic,itv and en-
gy, made to the world a statement the
truth Of which cannot be denied even bv the
most unprinciped advocates of British tv-
ranhy ana rapacIty; a statement which
lu!Iy jnstiaeS nm IN cutting off all inter-
course between that country anS his own.
MS deteriDlnatlons 10 support the Drin.
clples OF the armed neutrality of that me-
inorable coniederacy, formed for the mr.
pose OF maintaining the maritime rights of
nations, and not to have any connection with
Great Britain, until she shah do Justice IN
Denmark, and conclude a treaty of peace
with tbe emperor OF the French, are Decu-
larry interesting to rs as americans. We
cannot refrain from hattering ourselves with
The nope tina: we see in this decisive mea.
sure OF that powerful monarch guarantee
OF the success Of our own government. in
the hegocIatFon now depending with MIR.
rose the British envoy. We think We see
III 1t security for the rights of America.
and tor the future repose of the world. If
we are disappointed in this expectation, il
will prove that nothing is too eztravaeant-
ly unwise to be expected from the obstina.
cy and perverseness of George the third
and his ministry, that they are all perma-
nently and irretrievably Gas the king very
frequently has been temporarily mad
thus verifying the Old observation "ouos
Deus Uuft fer{ere hrui8 demenfat.
AT meeting held at the Capitol, on last
Thursday night, by the members of the
Virginia Legislature, friendly to the cleo
ton of James Madison, to make further
arrangements for effecting that object
Rnbert Taylor, esq was calledto the chair
and Thomas Richie appointed secretary.
Mr. SmyM (of Wythe) moved, that A.
braham b. Venable esq. be added to the
permanent correspondent committee of this
city. Agreed.
The following resolutions we're then moved
By hun, and after some little iscussion and
some few amendments, were all carried:
Rescued, That the said corresponding
committee, write immediately to each per
son nominated as all clector Of president and
vice-president, requesting him to saw cxpli-
city, whether ne will vote in favor Of James
Madison as president Of the u. States
Re8oived, That the said corresponding
committee be requested to strike from the
list of electors the name OF any gentleman
who shall not explicitly declare, that he will
1t elected, give his vote in favor of James
Madison a president Of the II. States. And
IN case Of a vacancy so occasioned or occur
ring from any other cause, the said cores
ponding committee are requested to recon-
mend some other gentleman qualified TO be
elected, who will vote for James Madison,
rs president of the u. States.
RESOLVED, That the said corresponding
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