Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-21


flce) reported several resoutiops-lst. |
That the petition of Catharine Evans, who
was desorted BY her husband the morning
alter their marriage, and who was now
iiy,ng ~ Kentucky witt, a concubine, !
should, Notwithstanding, be rejected
Cd. That the petition of w. He,skiil, TO
hold certain slave which he had brought
itom Tennessee, was reasonable. Sd,
That George Clark, Of Patrick, who had
acquired two slaves by gift from his faith
er7in-!aw IN \. Carolina, be permitted 10
bring them into Virginia-4ih. That the
petition of Sally Ga;ewood, HAT trlorcal
Floreiia, an eli,ancpatrd girl, be permit
ted TO remain in the State, was reasona-
ble-All which resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Mercer (ofS.) presented petition
from number OF citizens of Spoitsylya-
ria, and town of Fredericksburg, praying
that the Superior Court OF Law, may be
held al the court house OK The corporation
of Fredericksburg, instead OF the court
house of the county-the principal reas-
ons assigned are, that there would rrca-
ter facility in getting iuries, better Jail,
and better accommodation III the public
houses, &c.-Hgored.
Mir. .}dcssoa-one from John q. Jack
son, praying the passage of a law 80 give
him the right of establishing "A toll-briagc,
over the West Fork of the Monongaheia,
near the mouth of Elk Creek.
Mr.. Scott-one from c. Nj. Colly, Sher-
ifi of Eiizabeth-City county, PRAYING fur
Their time to collect the revenue of that
county-because of the extreme scarcity
OF that species of money, which is re-
cewed Tor the taXcs-its trade being
principally with Baltimore, whose notes
are not received. -Retcrred.
One was presented from the citizens
OF Wood county PRAYING that AN act may
pass for calling a Referred
10 the Committee on the Staunton Me
MORAL
Mr.. Poliart-onc from Harry Jackson,
free man of colour, residing in the bo-
rough of Norfolk, stating that he was
serving an apprenticeship TO the business
of pilot, and that it was his intention
| to apply for branch as soon as he be-
came of age-but in the mean time, a
law was passed prohibiting people of CO..
| lour from being piots-praying that
| law may pass permitting him to qualify
| as one.
Mr.. Gry1neS stated, that when the Me-
mortal OF the Staunton Convention was
| referred, ne expected that the Protest of
| the Minority would be presented, re-
| ceiyed and referred to the same Commit
tee-Iiaving been disappointed in this
| expectation, he begged leave TO present
| If, and moved its reference
Some discussion took place upon this
| pont.-The Speaker said, that operating
as counter-memorial, it would be recei-
| we'd ofcourse.-Mr. Mercer (of L. asked,
whether it could be called memorial at
all! If not, how could it be received a.
| ny more than treatise on any other sub
| ieet? Mr.. Grymes had no anxiety about
the character which it should assume
| He would christen and call il counter
memorial, if the gentleman wished it
| MIR. Mercer had doubts, whether the gen-
| tleman could call it what he picascd-he
enquired again, if this could be received,
why not treatise on the law 1.-The Speak
er observed, that the Memorial came from
a party of gentlemen, called the Siaun-
ton Convention the Protest from auo-
Their portion of the same party, who pro-
tested against their proceedings-There
seemed necessary connection between
the papers-not so between the memori-
al ard the treatise.-Mr. Mercer adher-
ed to his ground, and asked, whether
this protest was presented at the request
OF any of these gentlemen Was the
| gentleman from Middlcsex authorized TO
present it MIR. G,ynes said, it had
been this morning handed 70 him l,y one
| of the protesters.-hr Mercer. Did he
ask the gentleman from Middlesex TO pre-
sent it?-Mr. Grymes said, he thought
any member had right to bring forward
any paper he thought proper-But why
this opposition 10 the present paper q
The Speaker observed, that he had been
under the impression that this protest
had been offered by the application or
direction of some ofthe Gentlemen, con
cerned in it.-hlr. Mercer said, it struck
him that this was the mistake into which
| the chair had fallen. 1t was from no op-
position to this paper, but from his re-
| gard to theFules of the house that he had
stated his objections.
The Speaker repeated what he had yes
terday observed, that all papers which
were offered, were not necessarily referred,
| of course-unless they had an intimate
| connexion with those already referred
still, though they were not referred, they
might be used by member before the
Communicable Threat observed, that
he considered the Staunton Memorial as
presenting one of the most important
questions which could be discuased--not
less than the dissolution of the present
form of government, and the formation of
a new constltution.-Thi memorial bad
been drawn up by a set of enlightened
men--tlIe protest was a luminous ex-
position by another portion of the same
Convention, who had differed with the
others III opinion. Should we then sickle
altOrether tn fortn2 Mighf Nup not ~,