Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1820-02-19

will not suffer i,s delibsra-
a?t.d by The examination
Estion whatever -
was put, VIII ther the house
hider the resolution, and it
ID in the nesative-ayes 72,
offered for consideration the
,tion-
y3at the committee on the Judi.
ed to enquire whether the
tie judges Of the District
pr ited States ought to DE in.
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Jot, few remarks to show
- a, an equitable distribution
"i-"ngst the officers of the
lewis ae classes were reward.
Marti.wh others received
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appear ILL.,
IrdiBe % IS in committee of
RuIes asin in the chair, the
! bv "a bill-the Restrictive
a ea,isIi under consideration.
D. "' 'r Pennsylvania, resumed
anx Is speech which he com.
mem rants .ay, in favor of the Restrc
M Ire, of Delaware, followed, in
oppa ~ q the Restriction, and spoke
neas e. se hours. Waeu he had con
am (S,eaker) rose and expressed
wish t,dtess the committee s s. on the highly
of the hour prevented his asking its attention
this afternoon, and he therefore moved that
the committee rise.
The committee then rose, obtained leave
to ST, again; and
The House adjourned.
"Wednesday, Feb. g.
Mr.. Foot offered the following resolutions
for consideration:
Resolved, by the Senate a'.d House Of Re.
personalities OF the United States of A ne.
RIGA, in Congress assembled, THAT there
shalt be neither slavery nor involuntary ser
viude in any Of the territories of The United
States. otherwise than for the punishment of
crimes, whereof the party shall hav. been
duty convicted; Provided, That this shall not
be constructed to alter the condition or civil
rights of auy person now held TO service or
labor in said territories.
Resolved, That it be. and is hereby re
commended to the inhabitants Of the several
territories of ,he United States that for the
pur ,ose of -ff-ctuaily preventing the further
ex ention Of slavery. each territory, when
authorized BY Congress to form co.slitu
ton and state government, shall, by express
provision in their constitution, prohibit in.
voluntary servitude, or slavery, otherwise
thu N far the mn mi shment of crimes
Mr.. Nelson of Va moved that the resolu.
ton DE committed to thescommitt &c of the
whole House, which was now considering
the Missouri bill. 1t was eatitled to serious
consideration, as it affected the important
question now under discussion. He con.
ceived this not the proper mode of bringing
up the goes, ion; il should be in the usual
form of an act which should go through the
several forms, while, as resolutions, iotso>
dnc.d. to slsJ rsn, D., decided sottasrsS,y, i,
would not afford an opportanity for discus
sing its merits
Mr.. Foot observed, that reference to
committee of the whole would defeat the
object. because the subject now before the
committee would of course have the pr-ce
dence. These resolutions, gentlemen would
observe, by little attention, were perfectly
proper, and, indeed, the only form in which
a decision could be made; particularly a, it
respected the second resolution, which con
tanned mere recomm ,ndatinn 30 the terri Z
tories to prohibit slavery, without involving
tn question whether thu Congress had the
power to impose this restriction. 1t was
admitted, by gentlemen, on both sides, that
Congress had the power to prohibit the ex-
tension of slavery in the terri cries; and, if
these resolutions should be adopted, Con,
gre.s would be relieved from the dissgr--a
Bile necessity Of deciding on their cnnstitu.
tional powers, respecting which grea, doubt
appeared to exist-and the .xcitemen,
which this question had produced would b.
a!lIyed; then nothing " .uld remain for their
consideration but the question of expediency;
che appeal would then be made to the pro r.
posed state of Missouri to restrict slavery.
ton by Congress MIR. f. moved to CON-
init the resolutions to a COM nittee Of the
whole on the state of the Uoion.
Mr.. Rhea hoped the Resolutions would b.
said on the table until the great question now
before the COMMITTEES should be decided
Gentlemen were determined to discuss it,
and decide upon it; and he hoped no pro-
position would be received to interfere with
that discussion. Mr. RS motion 20 lay the
resolutions on the table prevailed; and they
were laid on tn table accordingly.
MISSOURI BILL.
The house then resumed, in COMMITTEES Of
The whole, the confederation of this bill, and
the restrictive amendmeHt proposed thereto
Mr.. Sergeant. Of Pa commenced speech
in favor af the restriction, and spoke nearly
han, c.r