Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-03

Mi. HcrTtsh, iF0h lac SOfIIniifv;- an
land eialtns, reported a bill for the ltlieg
OF JOSIAH b'lsock; wiilc1 wds twice read
and comIniiied
Mr.. III. Nelson, from the connni;ses On
the Judiciary, made unia, Grab refoy,s
on The petitions OF Pierre .ielrir0V. = sl.tI
Augustine Gusby, which wele read and
concurred n.
Mar. Nelson, also made AN uniavofsble
report on the petition of Daniel Co.'S:
which was read and ordered 10 lie on TIC
table.
Mr.. n. also reported bill, providing
an addlfonal compensation TO lhe circuit
Judge OF the sixth circuit OF Tie United
otaies; which vas twice. read and CONF
milted
On motion OF Mr.. Poi,4derter, i, was
Resoiued, That the committee OF Commerce
and Manufactures be and saey are hsrrI,v in
struggled to enquire into the eXpedierc, of es.
tabllshisg port OF entry aud delivery al the
Town OF Shieidsbo'osgt. on the Bay ofSt. LOFTS
in ihe state of Mississippi.
On motion of Sir. EaiIar.9 Smith tie
committee on The Post Ol6ce and pnst
Roads were instructed TO enquire INTO The
expedlency OF establishing post route
from kmgwood, in The county of Pres
ton, VIA tie Swamps, harden's Cove i.!a-
dycreek, Hunters Fork and Iea,.i,Ss-
Creek TO Beverly, in the county Of Ran,
dolph, Va.
On motion of Mr.. So,Ys. il ~s,s
Resoiced, That the Secretary OF the \V.r na.
partment tie requested Ia communicates IN IbIs
House stateme nt OF the cases in which COW,
sci mas been employed to assist tte judge n.
vocates OF The Army of the Il. states since tHo
Isl uay oil August, 1872; the names oi lie
coulseiso employed, tie compeBsations nail
TO them respectively, y the iu,,d on Of uj,i~l,
the same have been paid. and the e.peuccs ~
the several courts martial which have bren
hal 1Naas f1.f Al
the army. Va
The CIDER of the day on the hill &c res-
pecsing iu<ives rom justice, aud per-
sons escaping from the service IF tii,lr
masters, having been announced-
Mr.. Htch moved 10 commit The bill foa
different committee, with a view uf CO.
siderlng the propriety oi certain amcnI-
ments. Alter some little discu,sion ~.
motion was negalived.
The House thea resolved Itself into a
committee OF the whole on The bill.
Inc question was OH an an.endmenfpro-
poseo by MIR. hieh TO the bill, WHICH has
ior It's oS]ect the preventing the iransp0r-
tatlon, In any manner, of any negro nm
laito or person of color, without l,;n mo
previously carried the same before .nm'.
Judge or Justice OF IA court Of record and
giving suiiicIrnt proof oiiheir being slaves
and the property of the person l,v whose
authority They are so removed. Inderlfl,s
penalty OF sum not exceeding ten lI,nn-
sand dollars.
This amendment Mr. SO,rs had nro.
posed TO amend, by substituting, IN L.,
thereof, new section, in the tullovin,
words:
"Thatif any person, without colorado c,,i,,
shaii knowingly and wIlfnlly procure or cans
10 beprocured, any such certificate orvarTsu,
toi ms property III any particular indivIdns;I
WIN intention under color orpretence tberrnf
vi lle provisions ofthIS act, To arrest detaiu ar
transport, or cause 10 be arrested detained
or transported, any person whatsoever NJ
heiu 10 LABOR or service as afoi esad he ol. che
on conviction thereof, shall suffer Imprisonment
not exceeding fiji cen years or fined uot eVra>,i
ing tlVe thousand dollars or both in ill.,. Ji' -
ton OF the court before whom sucl, coI,virt;,,,
shall be had" - ''o''
MIR. StOrrS and Mr.. PinduU advocated
the amendment to the amendment 90,
tie ground OF the difficulty of The sui,-
Ject tie very magnitude OF which Ne
a sufficient reason, it was said. ohv Il
should not be appended to this bill brt
ought 10 De made the subject of a separate
act.
Mr.. Rich vintlicaied his own amend
meh'' on me ground of the en0rmify OF
me crime OF kidnapping, repeated eases
OF winch had occurred, ard whirb ap,,,.,,.
ed TO him to require the injerDositi6n ~
the legislature.
The amendment to the amendment ga.
agreed 10, and Hen Incorporated in liz
Diil ny considerable majority.
Further debate took place on the hin
ana on an amendment proposed TO il ~
Mr.. Baii,0in ~
Mr.. Lattle, then, after AN Ingenious
speech OF considerable length. moved ~
strike out The FIRST section OF tie jiil win
view TO destroy il entirely. on the
ground that II transcribed The const,tn-
iiondl provisions or the subject. Ueaiso
took exceptions 10 various features ~ fl,s
bill ~ '''e
Mr. Strong, in more decided hummer
expressed his opposition 10 the bin on
The ground, HAT the act alrta,ty i'm pxist-
ence on that subject had gone f1II far g.
HOuSli III carrying into execution thecou-
slilulloudi provision on tie Subject -
winch he regarded as d compact. Tie node
OF executing which, the pop-slayp LoI,t-
my states ldh reserved, and were Al in
cry 10 Judge OF when proposed To them.
&c.
MIR; CobJ replied to The two gentlemen
rom MaSsacltus eitF, ylndlcaiIng Iherishts
OF ,he horIers 0i hat descriptions OF pro-
perry, as sc ured by The constitution 40
tnailrhablc, and as in,iolable on anS ne
ieNt by those who were averse TO ilie TO-
leralion of slavery, &c.
Dir. Strong rejOIned.
MI HoptDSOh stated certain objections
10 ne form of tkis bili, under which h..
thought II pOssibl, ihdt ircenien might he
apprel'eDded as slaves, Without the Ileccs-
sary n.edns OF redress
mr. Holmes, of Massachusetts, made
some Teinarks, Of a nature couf.iitatar,, T.,