Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-03
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.
FKIIFN1, JANUARY >.
Richmond, Dee. SO.
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEG tTES.
Monday, Dec. so.


Monday, Dec. 50.
SEINE time after the house net, 81 mem
bers cely being present, on motfnn of Mr..
Mercer. L. III names Of members we're
.callrd over. A quorum so4u appearing
| the reading of the names was suspend.
ed.
The bill giving relief to the people of
this commonwealth in certain cases, was
read the third time,
Ir.DiGa moved to fl the blank. till
| SOM lst tho he ras himself in favor of
| Zee ,5-tte blank refers 10 the eyrirr.
itiou IF the tim, wha. Debt, NAV be dc.
lI.yea. bond. with legal interest and good
.e,yr,t, being riycn
4! MIR Claek moved for the 18th Dec.
oh, LIST o. Gevt was carried BY 4 large
lma;o-;ty.
| H. Dals snake in favor or the hill !.
.f ,i,e 90, ,t;tn,ioaaijty of tic bill he had
MIN ,ci. no Loubt. strengthened a, he was
r.. III. own ,n;nion Of Tn. ;lIns;r,ous Ch;cr
iJn.s;ce If t,,s U. States. One featu,s
loa:ors :, The hill rejected. was not her,
j;s.er,ad. hat is, irving the Co,nty
/ ONT; mower to fix The yaIue of notes in
circulation.
ST.. Mercer, Y. rose chiefly for the
nurpose OF expressing his SIS onish,nent
| Thai The Gpiniop Of Chief Justice Mar
shal should be introduced, il comported
not w,th that iliustriouS character to give
az extra judicial opinion: .nd he was
confident no such opinion was entertain.
ed BY him.
Mr. Daldridge knew not what might
noN be The cpinitn Of he Chief Justice,
HAT cyinion has al'e.cd much from Nhat
Ii. aas eight yeai ago. if he does consider
the Iaw constitutional.
.lr. Dnde said he received This infor-
tna,;cu from a member Of the house, andl
an honorable man.
Mf. S,ny;he contended that it was nrtl
a violation Of the Constitution Of the T.
states, which foraad the pas sge NJ any
law violating tae obiis ation OF contracts. !
Or uakiny any hing out gold and siiyer|
a lawful tender. 1t was in the natu afI
a renlevin; ifthis be any violation OF thel
Prostitution. how many tines have vel
been guilty.. In the tarmatinn Of the Con-
!stitulion, those who u,aie it had referenceI
TO a law Of Virginia, fo,bidding the col
lection of British debts. 10 this therI
deferred when using the exm.ssion rela-
tive to inpsiling contracts: We pa Il
laws violating gaming cartracss; con-
tracts OF usury. Of oppression, &c, IL
This Legislature 80 per.sctiy pow.rles.
that we canno, secuse the opera,ion of
Justice in tie STATE The specie il not
IT,, b. had unless i,nmeuse sacrifice |
soue,imes perhaps several hundl ed per
cent. are made {; to prevent such sacrl.
fees, We compel the creditor to stay tor
his debt, unless he will take In. raw in
the medium in eircaIation, He repeated
that specie was net To be had and that
the Legislature had power to d, justice
lbetweeu the creditor aud debtor,
Mr.. Dadr called for the ayes and noes
ON the passage Of the bill. Granted.
Mr., Mercer-The lust obligation of
lair contract. is What We are forbidden 10
Impair by tie Constitution Of the U. 8.
as well as by all laws ct morality, of d..
yipity. of nature, of cations, Of all be-.
iinys IN. ALMIGHTY himself has not the
- ,,;,ho,, c,.,o. n h. n,,,r.