Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

from the Senate, stating that iey had passed the bill IN
cooperating the Library Society Of Romnry"
On Mr. Loyals motion the original report and resolutions
the Citation ofthe Commonwealth, with the substitute
proposed by Mr.. Miller, rycommitt the select
committee which had the subject original, under its cons
Grafton.
Ensgosssd kills" to amend the entitled =" An
reducing all and parts concerning the
Superior Court of Chancery" concerning the inspectors
at Wimbshs and Andersos's warehous ,he county of
Halifax" autorisng Charles W. l. Jerome hold certain
real property within this commonwealth, and fr .her pur
poes"-were respectively read ilir tims and passed
Several new bills rcrostsdanh Others the table
were taken up and read the first and second times.
The Honse then according The ordr of ihe day. pro
eeetetl by joint ballot with the Senate, the election
Directors Of the Board Of Public Worhs TO. year.
Several candidates named for ls I'd & 81 drct,
and least three hours before the lection OF hr
Whole completed. They hal-ted fur By districts
district tire; but district required than
one b,o, except tine third. Ihs following is the result Of
the election:
" sIot -. va "'s JAMES McLAUChLIN,'
hi"Sha"y THOMAS p MOORE
p District between ,l'e Al WILLIAM PAXTON.
isghany x Blue h"lge, CHARLES A. STUART
h, Ss r Ff III, and the WTiiM / LhMl:'
d ils S, net nt be 6ttnstn the JOHN w. GRrnN.
head ,e OF tide htst water and GnoRcE NEWTON.
Mar memseis.
YESTERDAY. the Honse of Delegates were
principally engaged in debaiieg The Report on
the Citation ct his Commons ealtb.-hiT. Sci
den from Tie select committee 10 whom II
had been re.commiued, agaIH reported the
original Icport with the amendments which
| had been agreed Ia by The House. No new
amendments we've recommended by the conn
mittee The chair was about 10 pul the
| question on their adoption when Alr Bar
| 6oRr moved the indefinite postponenent OF the
| whole subject. lie spoke AT large upon it
con'rnding that This was uOi OF that
| paipGbie and di1rming usuIpaiiOn, which ac-
| cOIdIng 10 the report OF 90 90 wouId Justify
| the imterpOsiTion OF the state legislatures
| thai as proof OF there beng some dohbt
| upon this very matter, lie cited The resolu.-
lions unanimously adopted by the Virginia
| Legislature in iS09-IO, when they decided
| against iiIs authority now comieLded for, in
| tue case ora proposition ii0Ip Governor any-
| der 10 erect an Impartial trihuna. between
| HE slate and federal Judiciary, aIn In which
resolutions they decided that suth a tsibu
nal was already appointed, viz Tie supreme
| Court of the u. States-AIr. Bdfb0ur al so de-
| clared against The present report, because he
| mad confidence in the decision nf tie Su>
| pren'c Court, compose as il was Of men Sc
| iecied tor their wisdom and yiItne.-Nr B.s.
| sett replied 10 MIR. Barbour He cnatrndcd
thai this case came fully mp TO the ,coui,i;inps
| OF the report Of IS; That IL presented an alarm
| ing attack upon the sovereignty oil tha states
| aud such d one as The LeSislaIuie Uu.hi rot
| ~ pdSs over NitHOnt GOllcr tDat ~ The iPgia.
| iAtnrt Womb thus permit their local powers
| 10 lie taken IrUm lii, IN as they would be nv
| lottery tickets being sold in tie bosom of fin.
| STATE contrary TO its laws. the way ground O.
| th' SAFE governments, its local jurisdiction
| wnhld h. swept away that whatever yeso
| lutious had been passed pctbaps iuadveI.
| tenlly, or under the influence ~ the paI.
ticnidF ctrcnm,tamces OF that case Vet this
| was ohiy an exception 10 The uniform
current of pIrcedFpls found ia ihr journals
and IItn 49, III, .I..,
IL the state submitted Ia the present instance
., II she wrijd quietly suffer hoT>eit 10 be dag
Il ged 10 lie bar OF The federal court, about
ioc"' maiirr IN which, too. the morals of her
| rltfzens wee concerned low was ~ possible
that The sovereignty OF the State should mol
be swaliOweCup
Mr.. Caambcriayae adlrcsscGi the House, sta
ting that s should vote Tor ihc indefinite pos,
| pOHctilPnt OF the Report bui ipF Tie veIV on
poslte reasons which MIR Barbour avowed.
| He said that I've had uniformly voted against
The entertainments 81 The general government 1:
but he found thtt resGiuiiOuS> eAcept those of
9o- go had dGue very mule good aud that the
| Assembly weie but wishing their breath in
passing theai--ihat for his own pat il he vn..
led for any resolutions. ii wOald he to instruct
the sergeant OF Norfolk 80 collect the tax
forthwith, aud 10 instruct The Governor TO
Spurn he ctaiiOr.
Dir Biackba,n addressed the House AT great
lensti--he opposed tie resolutions upon a
variety OF grounds that upnU p,Iucipie tile
| Legislature had 80 light 10 pass any iustrnc-
| tons ;hat in doing 50, they were moreover
! Travelling out OF their ordinary paih of duty,
| aud overlooking the busitess for which tie
| people had sent them here that tho he was
even a. ainst the res Olutions of 81. 20, vet this
case came infuittiy short of wal they rpnuir.
| ed tUjusiiiy The intrrppo;lioa II The lreiS.as
| inte-iliai IL was prCjudging raseuogy before
| the court. to express this pulpiic opinion Cf
! IL that the Judges of that cont had no inte-
rest 10 pervert The constitution 10 the iniury
! OF tie states they were citizens uf TIE states
| some Of them Che parents OF the revolution
| AMI all hound TO The people by Tire strongest
ties; that ii these resolutions were intended
30 intImidaie the Judges. they ought 10 be le-
lycltd fliey cOnd not Oa iufeudtd o iusfrurt
aud etlig bieD than. as lie rldiculed tEeir 80 .
| er 10 illuminate The minds of the court : aud
II they were intended 10 decla,s war against
tile s. which he said was The real object
hf most Of tie gesulutiOnS like Tie pfcscnI. IL
was AL object Wiilch ihs Legislature osyht
not 10 sanction: III criticised the sly r. OF the
Report, denying That IL had tie dignity o. a
state pArer-such a one az this House ought
80 adopi.--It is impossible IN this bricf sketch
even 10 itace q huudredib par Of lie Naiiet y
OF topics with which this speech abounded.
Mr. SeldeD hope@ Thai Mr. lBarbnnr wonid
withdraw his notion for posiponrmrui that
the resolutions might e upon lhe table, nd
give bin time 10 reply 49, Mr. Barbour acced-
cd, and the resolutions wrie laid upon tie
table.
y conmunicafion was received from The
govsrnor, enclosing the interesting Report
from Vbi0 ,Wf. Ntrfsond's Of winch We have
already gwen cGpious czUacts touciing the
Bark Of the u s. On Mr. tOudadgp'S mo
ton, ,shO couisndedit was n respect We 0w ed
onr Sister state, the Repcr, was ordered "a
be ffiHtgd as vel! 10 spread ~ the .'rrnol