Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-29

adjourned TO ten O'Clock t. morrow. The
defence will be conducted by Samuel L..
Knapp, and William Sullivan, Esq'rs.
Etc. Ca7.
VERY LATE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
by the fast sailing and regular packet brig
Edward, Capt. Hallett, we have received n.
Orleans papers TO the Oh inst The Louisia-
ma Advertiser of the 9TH, contains an account
oi the proceedings in the United States Dis
trict Court, in the case of the Colombian pr-
vateer Centinella, and French slave ship LA
Pensee, which were captured and sent in by
the U. ). ship Hornet, Capt. Henley. The
La Pensee and cargo were libeiled by Capt.
h. who claimed salvage for her recapturc from
me Centinella Judge Dicks opinion is given
at length, in which he DEGREES that the Cent?
neila and La Pensee be restored to the cla-
mants, together with every thing found on =
board ut the time of their seizure by the Hor-
net. The question of damages and subject of
costs, reserved for further consideration,
Tn, Rising Sun Hotel, at New Orleans,
was destroyed by fire on the LIST ultimo, and
two black men persisted in the flames.
THE Edward has performed her voyage in
f"ry-three days, having sailed from this port
on the 9th ultimo. This is the shortest vow
aye within our recollection. The Edward
made one voyage in forty seven days. and the
Phoebe Ann in forty fve.-.M Y Gaz.]
CAHABA, Feb. GIVE learn from Judge
Stevens OF Bibb county, that rich mine OF
Lead ore has been discovered in the neighbor-
hood the Cahaba Valley. Mt the distance or
about 100 miles from this town. The mine
is situated near the waters of the Cahaba. and
but little beyond the point Of boat navigation.
we have before taken occasion TO sneak of
the vast quantity of stone or mineral coal and
iron ore which abound in this neighborhood.
ii is gratifying for us TO become acquainted
with the Increasing resources of our countrv
and shall be happy 10 receive from our snb-
scribers ana correspondents any additional in
formation on the subject
Legislature Of PonnSyronia.-O Monday.
dr. McCali, from the committee to which
was referred a resolution of the House. tlr.cr
'nS an enqnIry to be made into The expediency
of providing by law for the prevention of
the practice of taking slaves in chains through
the coinm"nw ealth," reported that they are
oil "pinlon that the second section of the
fourth a'ic" OF the United States Constitution
gu"raniees ,o all citizens of the several states
lie uShi OF emigrali. & 10 or through any af
the states, and the right f carrying with them
"i' .'"Nrs or oher p OPP, rty at their option.
10 'urth I appears tn the committees that the
sting laws OF the counrycontain provisions
pre-, enins all cruel and unnecessary in
fic'ons, fully sufficient for the purpose. and
rs s'rIci as the principles of the constitution.
and -" n'tnral rights of The citizens could
.ieImlt the legislature TO enactn
port was laid on the tal!e.
On Wednesday, Mir. Broom submitted the
following resolutions:
Resolved ny the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the Commonwealth of Penn
syl'anla III General Assembly met That the
ioho''!hg amendment be proposed 10 the
Consiil ton of the United States, namely.
Until Congress shll establish uniform laws
on the subject OF Bankruptcy throughout the
Ch'teo states, each state may pass laws for
me regulation of Bankruptcies, within the
same respectively.
Also Resolved, That the Senators and Re-
personalities of this Commonwealth in Con
S'ess he requested to use their excrfons to
pTocnre the adoption of the foregoing amend
nent.
Also Resolved, That the Governor he re-
quested 10 transmit copies of these resolutions
I" each OF The said Senators and Representa-
Nv es' ana also transmit such copies to the
Governors of the several states, with re-
quest that they lay the same before the I,e-
s sia'ures thereof, soliciting their co operation
In r:ocuring the adoption of the foregoing
amendment
Propositions Of this nature have also been
made in the New York legislature. ana in
Congress. and advocated by men of so much
responsibility, that we anxious to know by
what reasons they would support them. To
us 1t appears, that if such an amendment
were adopted, the clause in the constitution
which forblds the STATES To impair the obiga-
tlon OF contracts would be mere nuIty. and
That we would put il beyond our power TO re-
ceive many of the benefits for which the Fede
raj government WAS instituted IT is probably
IN II, sympathy for unfortunate debtors whom
Congress refuses TO relieve, that the motives
ioI proposing this amendment hf1e originat-
ed, bat what will become of thr rig5is nt
creditors if IT should be adopted? We NAV
Judge what kind of bankrupt laws some Of
the states would pass, by tn ir repl,vr, acts.
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