Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-30

latiyet the proper disposition of the
paintiIs of Col. Trumbull, was called
up, an by unanimous consent, the fol-
Eewinsubstitute was received In lieu
thered
Resped. That committee be ap-
pointe consisting of three members,
iointlWith such committee as may be
appoisd by the senate, to examine and
reporto the respective Houses the
most sgible disposition to De made of
the nsonal paintings executed by Col
Frumll under the authority of Con-
gressI
Thfesolution was ordered to be laid
on thtable;
Mn of Maryland gave notice
that should, on Friday next. call up
the y making appropriations for the
suppl of government for the year
1929
Orders Of the Day.
TT House then resolved itself intoa
comttee of the whole, (Mr Mallary
in thChair) on the bill to provide for
deliving up persons held to labor or
SERVE in any of the states or terrific
ries,iho shall escape to any other state
or tsitory.
Namendment having been propo-
sed the first section of the bill, the
secol was read, when
NJ Golden moved to strike from the
diffent parts thereof where they oc-
curd, the words ''or JUSTICE 50 as to
limithe exercise of the power contain
ed THAT section, to judges of court of
reed. He contended that the great
povrs contemplated, ought not to be
jusses of the peace, who were, in rank,
the,ost inferior officers to whom the
ADMINISTRATION of Justice is conGded.
y, Wright replied, and observed
thahe had no great objection to this
speic proposition, nor did he wish to
ext.d the powers contemplated by the
billto Justices ofthe peace, but conten-
dedhat the word justice, in the bill,
waased in its primitive sense. Mr.. w
Ss:s5ed his remarks to considerable
lenah, not oniy in respect to the a
melhnent, but on the general princi-
pies Of the bill, which he ccntended
werin conformity to the constitution,
Wild each member of the house was
sworlto observe.
MIR Moore, of Va. observed thai he
felt trong and peculiar interest in the
passaa of the bill. He thought he should
be toect in saying that the district he re-.
preseied, sustained an annual loss OF a or
5 iho,and dollars by runaway slaves
The wv of 1893 was inadequate to the OBJ
ject,t proposed to efeci; and be believed
a bi4ot this sort was ind pensably me-
cessry, and urged variety OF reasons in
tayr OF the principle of the bill.
II. Golden then withdrew the amend.
met he had proposed, and moved to
stHe out the enacting clause, TO test the
priciple of the bill. He observed that
nonan would go farther than he would,
toyive effect 10 the constitution, which all
aseed to denominate sacred. He was
M one OF those vsionary phllanthropIsts
wo would contend for immediate and
UNIVERSAL emancipation. He was aware
TIT such an an attempt vas impracticable
h@ever greatly it was to be desired
IA primary consideration, it was first to
Undetermined whether this bill contain
edany necessary and valuable provi'
sins beyond those already existing, and
uher this view of the subject, he exam
ind with minuteneso the present laws
olthe subject, and contrasted them with
th provisions of the bill. He thought
IL, latter were inconsistent with the
principles of liberty, and had direct
aid efficient agency to promote the traf'
fiswhich bad been carried on to great
etent of seizing free blacks; and sell
irs them for slaves. He contended that
twas not competent to violate the prin
cples of civil liberty, merely because
SINE districts had sustained injury, as
nd been expressed by the gentleman
fom Va (Nlr. Moore.)
Mr. Wright believed that the bill was
Sufficiently guarded for the protection o.
evil liberty-expressed his devotion to
is cause, and to the principles ofthe con
sitution, and his wish that the gentle
nan from New York (Mr. Golden,
would unite in guarding the bill from
ecroachments upon that instrument, i
le feared it was about to be impaired
lr. w referred to cases that had oc'
arred in Maryland s. elsewhere, which
allied imperiously for the passage of the
ill. =,
After some further remarks by Mr..
Eelson of Va. against the notion and
~ Mr.. Chambers in support of 1t,
! Mr. Woodcock moved that the com