Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-24

February 1917, with OF wlt'loHl .heI
co-operation of the banks Of the mid
die states. In the decision upon thu
interesting question. l was overrnled
by small majority Of the house of
delegates. by whom it was commended
that the Congress OF the U. states
would not adhere to their resolution
to coerce the payment of the public
dues, in specie after the above date !;
and that if the Congress did so adhere
the banks of Baltimore, philadelphia
and New York, would, notwithstand-
ing, persevere in their determination
TO close their vaults, until the lst oil
July next. The fallacy of both these
has been since demonstrat
ed by experience and it must af1ord
no little satisfaction to the advocates
for the early resumption of specie pay
ments. without, as well as within the
Legislature, to see this desirable re-
suit attained, as they had foretoid,
with very little difficulty. and to kno"
that it owes its accomplishment to tie
influence of the banks Of Virginia.
and these banks, their ability to sus-
tain this lofty ground, to the act oil
the General Assembly requiring them
to resume payment Of specie, on the
18th of November last. .
Several notifications have been
made of our slave laws, by an act,
which originated in the Committee
of Courts Of Justice. out Ola petition
from the county Of Loudoun. They
facilitate nigratious fromo'her states
into the Commonwealth, by dispens-
ing wi h the necessity. which the ;or'
merl.w had east upon the emigrant,
of briaging no slaves with him.
which he had not held for two years
before his removal AID they afford
the citizens @, Virginia. and of the
adjacent states as we'll as the Dis.
trict of Columbia, living in border
ing Counties. an ppOr'uni'y of hlr
Ing out. or working their slaves at
pleasure, on either SIDE of the boun.
daIie which divide them.
Itwould have Afforded me much
pleasure to have had it in my power
TO announce TO ,ou. the nnai passage
of the ti!l, in which | had the ho
nor o. Introducing several very i'm,
por:ant amendments of our militia
laws. You have been apprised OF
the character of those amendments
which I I'm sorry TO add. were lost
BY disagreement between the tive
houses, in relation 10 a section OF he,
bill that originated iu the Senate
and which efferting none oil The
amendments, occasiohed
the bill to be lost. through The OBJ
slinscy Of the one body, or the pre-.
and impatie &C ofthe other
The bill with the Senates amend
me {. was indefinitely postponed, IN
the three last days of the sessions
after having been twice sent back
from the House ofDelegates to the,
Senate. I al . ward, ":ht to Oh
tain u recOnsideraiic' eft vote Ia
Indefinite ,,pOn' ment.
hut was over, ruled by d small ma-
icrity. The success OF this mca-
sure, al another Sc sion, III y be con
fdently expected from the concur
cace or bot branches ofthe late lie
neral AssembI, in its general poll
~ and the overw helming vote which
its early passage through
the House of Dele gates.
Among the local measures Of the
session. whirh affect the interests Of
the County of Losdoun, The most I'M
poytant is the act incorporating al
company to render Goose Creek no
visable, and 10 connect its walers,byl
q canal, with those Of Hunting Creek
10 the county Of Fairfax, or of theI
river Potomac at or near AlexaH-
dria. To further the accomplish.
ment of this desirable object | OBJ
tanned an order from eur Board of
Public Works instructing their prin
eipal Engineer to explore the route
of the contemplated canal, andto re.
port upon the practicability and ex-
peuse Of etfecting it. whenever his
services shall be required. Should
he deem the object attainab!e, there
can be no doubt but that a part OF
tie expense which may attend its
execution, may be drawn from the
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