Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-27

ing hourst reasons.
Virginia Is ur, blind to her actual situation and the
probable destiny that her.-Frvn beiug the
g. state The Union in point of federal numbers
size n'w finds herself the ihirj.-Siaies newly ere
a,ed ad NOW possessing vety sn'aii populations will
Ia few Nrais, tue march of events continue uniu-
terfuptcu, srrr1ss her 10 physical tnIceand aitbo
she 'ns' 'u the nature of tings, always excerd na-
ny oi The old states IN population, yet tie already
great non,her OF new states, and the prosper of am
'lo'''>i uuiimed addition TO thai nuribcr, with the
usceas'Dg aud rapid Increase Of them iuouI,iiop
p-n to her i- prosnect of seiIling sill lower ,own
~ the "a Al" al the Union-Sho cannot p.rnit herself
io"","', ~ lac int,fenced im the ,lrcis,n of this
qu"si'"n, hy such considerations. This expression
al i'' sentiments will rot he sscrilrd by her sister
s'ars :" any other Than ITS tau. uiniives.-She fns
her hest aud niosi perm,neni good "a ie identified
with she preservation oi ,n- Uuiuu-and hence her
readiness 4" poiui out, lar vs. she j. air the dam
sefs wnh which that uuiun is threatened aud 10
adopt measures calculated to prevent this occur
renee.
Resoirsd therefore, Thn in the opipion of This Ce
neral Assembly, recommendation Ia, the propIe of
suitable Eersons Ia hl ihs uAiee> "r President and
wee fresihrnt OF these United SAFES, i,y the mem
bets Oh congress, II 81 thus tue bo Ia polite au
pedieni, 10 preserve harmony anh s.cnre uniun-
hesolred. That Is The onl, rr.riic ,bie mode
whereby the wishes al maturity ol the maiicn, are
likely To he attained
Resotred, Tha, the Governor lie requested to
transmit 10 the Senators and Representatives. of this
S'"e ~ Congress COPY ot thus preamble aud reso-
ainns and also similar copy To the E<er.iiye OF
same he iini before their Respective Legislatures
On motion of Mr.. Morris Of Hanover,
ftsoired, That the Committee fur Courts of
Justice be Instructed 10 enquire into the expe-
diency of Amending and explaining the Glst
section of the act, establishing the superior
courts of law, entitled, "an act 10 reduce into
o"r,the several acts aud paris of acts, concern
Ing Tue establishment, jurisdiction, aud powers
oil the SUPERIOR courts Of law ("
On metion of Mr.. Mar,rnrv,
fesofred, That the Board uf Public Works
ne Instructed tn cause their engineer, ~ soon as
may be- practicable, consistently with his other
dutes,t e lay out and mark road from Lewis
burg, In Greenbrirr county, To Randolph C. H.
anu from thence la M"rgantown: aud report
to The next General Assembly.
Inc ehgroSSed bills" to amend an act, en-
ti'ied an act establishing a separate election in
the county OF Cabeii,' passed The 4th day of
January, 1921 -" authorizing a separate
election in the county of Washington -
"concerning William Morrow aud econ
cerhlng William BrOadus, "-were read third
time and passed
The bill giving further time f,r the redrmp-
uon OF lands vested in the Literary Fund, for
the non payment of taxes, WAS read TIA, FIRST
ume. Mcssrs. Haymond, E,er.tt and Mar
tenry opposed tie second reading of thr bill.
and were replied To by Messrs Shrrrard G,r-
land and Morgan. Tins debate ,nrned upon IN.
justice and the policy of the proposed measure
IL was contended on the one side. that the avn
ers at most of the land forfeited we're either
land spectators ar Foreigners, who depending
on the iiberality and justice of tile state, WITH
held the payment of The taxes, under an px-
pcctaiion that the perod of redemption would
he extended, AS il had f., Yurntly beeu. But, If
IN tins expectation, they should be .lisappoin;-
Ell, they would be found ready aud willing
10 pay up all arrearages and assert their
dormant rights 10 thsir property. Large
and valuable bodies Of land il was said
existed IN The western parts of The slate thus
situated aud IN consequence uf tie. frequent
mdulgencies granted by the Legislature, the
real owners withheld the payment Of the tan
rs, and waited until il should become of suiii-
Gent value To claim their attention. This il
WAS SAID, was one of the reasons, why the ,,u-
pniation IN Western Virginia did not fill w
more rapidly, and that the revenue WAS not
greater. Some period 10 these inlulseucics.
il was said, ought To be- fixed.
On the other hand il was commended, that
by reference To the receipts into the tr-iisury,
u would be found that the owners Of land in
TINS situation, had beer fur some time pa wing
up Their arrearages; that they were generally
persons not well informed Of their particular
rights, or who had not the power or capacity
to attend 10 the subject although there might
lie many exceptions 10 the contrary that il
would be unInst to deprive them altogether of
their property. for so inconsiderable a con-
sIderation as the taxes due Oh the land This
course was deemed unjust tow ards the citizen.
ana UNIV urihy OF tine stale. 1t MAS said, thai
IN reference 10 the policy Of the measure. il
would not fail Ia produce to the treasury
more than was due To The commonwealth-at
all events, as much as she had any Just right to
claim, because there were many tracts ofland
on which taxes were due, and which would
he redeemed by more than one owner and
others would be redeemed which neither the
owner nor the commonwealth could ever den.
tify. And that on all sums ten per cent. per
annum would be paid. What more, it was
asked, did the state ask? &c. &c.
The House rejected the bill by large ma
ioriiy.
Mr.. Gordon, from the Committee FOR ex-
aiming the Executive Expenditures, present
ed Report-staiing, that they had found the
warrants drawn by the Executive from the
Isl day of October 1892 To- the S0th day OF
September 1928. to amount TO the sum OF
8 1851 63 the vouchers eyidencne the cor
RICHNESS OF the disbursements have bepp all
examined, and are neatly fled in the Audi
tors Office"
Mr. Mallory, from the G. of Claims, report
go sundry resolutions LIST, fur refunding To
Edwin Shelton aud w. p Richardson. de-
puiy sherffs for Hanover, the amount oftbeir
InsoIvent list Of 1891 I'D, fnr allowing to w.
hagsdale and Z. VIM compensation for lay
ing ont The road from The N. Carolina line to
Manchester land Sd, fpr releasing t. Thorn
TO Connolly so much ofthe COMMONWEALTH
right to the proceeds Of the sale of Rodham
henner's land as will pay the amount of the
Petliioners execution against the estate al