Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-28
LEGIsLATURE OF MARYIAND,

LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND
h,r -Nnrrior delivered the following report.
re committee OF grievances and courts OF Justice
'" whom was referred the memorial OF Adam Shov
ei>' Il member OF the General Assembly from the
county 81 Baltimore. beg leave to rcDoti tI,,, H..
nv nfics'gatea the facts stated in said memorial,
@ h"H 'ieh sfue III every particular, they relate
10 personal treatment which he receiy ed from s,,l
iI,ns OF pennsylvania, while in tie reaccahle and
S" exercise oil the provisions of the of congress
'enths 10 nc caption vi fugitive slaves
your committee cannot but express their ,ecre,
'.t S"Gn proceedings should have been adopted to-
M,.os NM ana they deem il their duty TO call the
nicnuon "l the legislature OF PENNSYLVANIA TO In, ne
cess'iy oil adopting some efficient lee saye ID, isions
ceok as lar as practicahle the TOO frequent pr.c
pFS OF some oi her citizens, in haThorng some nj
ner slaves, IN lettering by threats of pcison,I yio
ichce those who seek 20 capture them and epu,loy
my Tie agency of the civil authorities 10 cocrcc
persons TO ahal'lun their " secured 10 tl.o,
ny the constitution of our common countI.v rotbn,
uian undergo the cmbarr asSmcn,, incidental t con
hnemcn and hial, under the suppositious crime of
N'oIlui@ Inc laws al their snte against kdna,piug
1"e repeated occurrences of this kind your com
Snltce believe, have already produced di.tru., ,I
Jtalousics between the citizens OF two states and If
'NtHiueo' your committee verify believe, will even
'na'e M an entire alienation of those aIecnns and
shpa'hles winch 'Gght to regulate the intercourse
heWeeh neishboring states, and will rive rise 10 src
co,'Sons as viii render the casual meetings of their
c"zcns dangerous To the public tranuuily Your
committee, therefore, recommend the n,oniiou or
lhe following resolution
>, heSot"ed, ny the general assembly of MarvI,ud
W. tie governor he requested INN Pdntelv
~ ~ MS cNcCHeHcy the governor Of PENNSYLVANIA
copy OF THIS rcpoi aud documents with a rcsncctCuI
I'i"e. ,ha' TIE same be submitted TO the cons;ocra
non oil the legislature of tcmnsyl ania
ResoIrcf also, That the governor of this state he
requested immediately communicate to his c>tel
lency me governor OF Pennsylvania ihat the inferno
I ''i o. te executive power of tat state TO save n
"'m ShcWc!S from suffering any further ircouyon,-
sRce from the charge preferred against him, for an
"feged violation of The laws OF Pcnnsyly anin ,yblr
attempting 10 rccapiuFc his slave in York countv
lI- al.
KIND attempt 10 alay the irritation prevailing a.,oun
large portion ct our populations from WRONGS which,
tncy snproa they have received from the citizens of
u The above Resolutions or some very ne,rl
me same ~ spirit, said have been passed and
forwarded 10 Congress.
In the House Of Representative. Of Penns,Iyop;a
DEC H. MIR Reed, FROM the committee on ednca-
ron reported preamble aud the following resolu
hesoired, By tie Senae AID horse of representatives.
~ "g Col"e'1'HoeiHh Of Pennsylvania, That each of
the United States has equal right TO participate in
o. the union r. OTH
Resofred, That the states in whose favor congress
hiVc MOI made appropriations ofland for the pnrpos-
es OF education entitled 10 such approprioons s
viii correspond in II just proportion with those here
1"i1'e made IA favor Of the Other states
Hes1tred, That the senators and members of tl,e
mouse VI Representatives from The STATE, of Pcuus,Ivn
h' III congress he requested 10 use their utmost en-
aeAvoFs 10 procure The passage of law TO apropri
ate TO the of the stale of Pennsyiynni, fo, ti,
pg.poSe o. educaiion such part of the public lands
% thc ohited States as may be equitable aud just
MR. JEFFERSONS MEMORIAL.
onopr outer form will be found this interesting
document, addressed to the present Conoress 59
behalf OF tie rising literature OF our country =
wen may the republican paIly point 10 the disn-
pushed author Of this memorial with exulta tion -
where IN ancient or modern history shall we find q
charncter more deserving of admiration than his
politician profound, successful, and Discerning ele-
Ni'Sh 10 ie hlghes office in the gift OF free people
returning witl0"t regret to the humber but not less
ciSnifed walks Of private life, and onplp,ur The
evening oil MS days, Ia promoting the gteat Interests
ne present seneruonby preparing for TIE iu-truc-
ton ant Improvement o. those that are 10 come
ouCh - TIE man, who was the artiiccr Of The for
times OF the republican party. The coutemnl,ion
:" hs he MAJ well make proud Of human nature
y ms exhibited man, as man was intended to be-
i'iHnti, rejecting creature, governed y rcasou IN
s,ead % bcine mPeilcd by passion, discriminating his
chA"ctcr ny daily Improvement 10 thm Of his Cren-
tor and complying his impro, Cd faculties in benefit
ar hi- fellow ttitres.
iie efforts Of Jefferson in the causc Of Icorn;nc
srom Prculiarly aed 10 the character which he has
n"n'dincd. Is politician, his lie was devoted to
i"9 happiness % 'i' fellow mrn, and now dmt his
l1iiilch career ms eulcd % private citizen, we
'nI hn' devote upon more lr,uad scale To- the
sane cause How great The CONTRAST between the
9'-e OF Monticello, employed in his retirement in
rt3'notug TIE interests or emning aud those ,,bon,
N" world ls mi,Cai"i great ;--iYhu an cxniublc
81 t"a nappy resu. 1l ctr republican institutions
Ht tAiHiple' Whith every republican should view
with enhuslsli aua wiich he should hunlly eEGc.,-
copy
Oar readers viii excuse rs Tor having yielded II,
ue impulse % f-ctrgs, which tue name OF jefferson,
ne'cf i"iis ~ excise wc arc Lo~.cser conGd6n that
" have tbs sympathy Of cfety genuine repuidrau
10 renrt % tlic memorial wc consider H. subject
Woiihs OF fGs attention Of tho legislature OF AN en-
tfiencd cHmmuniY. The siUdous cii+i among ms
lAfc been en ioHg aud too much G,Srd under u,i-s-
zen notion u protecting thr Domestic Manufacttre ~
kunks For years ibc republication Of Books of sci
encc aud Of those n the learned languages 10 Ibis
country f'li be very lnitd. Onr present system a.
duie- almost amoo9ts 90 prohiitou Of ie use oil
surH w1rt- by oar lruIars. Thcy who might per
d pa buy ic ho0ks l'cno, cuno, aaor1 10 Dos Gera
WIKI iHe 12didor hl daties and other c.ueuses. s
sng43 itt w Illustrate tic operation OF oiI present
5, STEM We base recently had occasion 70 o'tnin
5m bul HG q book tWo far otI psi, ate usc---
C,io at seq t3luuus, which received ;he las fU
c~tst llfpoa 50 10, ard thc c@pcnsof on ibem
eai"t tels-, commissions, exchange, &c. amOunt
e. w - II.
an ls aafaroe ,hc inference Day be- f,irly
H.H"H hcHtf individuals and somc Institutions
40 Hr Obliged ' iop0. hooks from Eu-
rN ti.t.'sss believe .h.t tne .esl I'D o.