Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-12-25

jail OF tae sAiu county OF Cuipeper. 10 the town
| of Winchester in the couxty Of Frederck;and |
| prsying, as there is no law which allows com |
| pensation for such SeTv.cea, that an act may |
be passed for that purpose, IS reasonable
1 ne said resolutions being twice read, were
on questions severaily put thereupon, agreed
to BY the House.
| Ordered. That the bills be brog in, con
FORMALLY herewith; and that the CO . i..g * Tor
Courts OF Justice do prepare and bring an the
sam=.
| 4 motion was made by Mr. Gustin, that the
| resolution. heretofore LAID upon the table, tina.
leave be gwen TO orin, W bill, "to amend III
phrsseoiogy Of the act OF last session concerning
| the tax on licenses" be now taken up AMI con-
sidered:
And the question being put thereupon, was
determined an the negative
Friday, Dec 10.
The engrossed bill "autherising a Sc
parate election in ths county OF Hamp-
shireo was read Sd time and passed:
also the sngrossed bill forming new
county, of parts of the counties of Mo-
Mongolia and Harrison" (The new
county to be called Logas.)
Saturday, Dec. IS.
The cngrossed bill, !'dirercing Lewis
Bourne from his wife Dorotha,n was
read third time and passed.
The Speaker laid before the House
the following letter from the Governor:
which was referred to the Committee
tor Courts Of Justice:
Council Chamber, 1914 December.
SIR: have the honor of stating to
the General Assembly that there is at
This time in the Penitentiary, a child
born of a female slave formerly Belong
ing to Bushrod Washington, Esq. who
| vas condemned to death in the year
1922 by the county court of Fairfax.-
The woman was eprieved for transport
tation by the executive, bat in conse-
| luence Of bad state of health, was
not remcvedf from the Jail of Fairfax till
some time in the course of the last
summer Before her removal to the
penitentiary the birth of the child oc-
Cured. When the slaves for transport
tation were sold by the executive. this
woman was not sold among them. it be-
ng considered improper at that time to
separate her from SO young a child, and
he executive being of opinion they had
no right TO sell tue child for transpora
ion. The woman is since dead; the It.
tie to the child is supposed to be in the
| Commonwealth, and the Legislature is
he proper powerto make such dispo-
slton OF 1t as they shall think right
am, with great respect, your ole.
| dent servant,
L
JAMES PLEAS ANTS, Jr.
1hs Hon. Speaker Of lie H. of d.
Mr. Bowyer iron the c. Of p. aud G.
TO whom bill ''author:sing the people
Of colour in the city of Richmond, to
Julia church, was committed, re-
| ported it, with an amendment by way
| Of substitute.-Mr. Graves then moved
| postpone the consideration of the bill
| and amendment to the 9lst of March
next This gave rise to much discus
on-fually Mr.. Graves's motion was
determined in the affirmative, ayes 1873,
noes So
Yesterday, on motion of Mr.. Black
burn, the committee Of the whole were
| discharged from the further considera-
ton Of the bill the relief OF Rob't Dou-
engrossed and read a third time; and
will De taken up and discussed at some
future day.
On motion Of Mr. Davenport Che
House resolved to proceed jointly with
the senate on the 9Th of January next to
the election Of a Register of the Land
Office for one year from the / 9th of that |
month.
The House was principally engaged
in dispensing of petitions and subjects of
local nature.
.Nondey, Dec. Is.
On Mr.. Bewyer's motion, the c. Of !
P. and G. were discharged from farther
considering the several petitions of
Vim. Brent, Jr. and otheg citizens of
Stafford county. to them referred -
and the petition Of VIM. Brent and
others, on the subject OF the compensa-
ton allowed to overseers of roads, was /
referred to the C. of r. and Internal
Navigation and the other petitions
aforesaid, to the {. for courts of JUS
ticc.
PetitionS--from Bernard Pitzer Of
Allegheny county TO be authorized to
erect a grist mill on Jackson's river -
from the Asbby's Gap Turnpike COM
pany, praying. that the Board of Public
Works may be authorised 10 sub
scribe for stock, amounting to
l4o shares of stock, amounting to
S $4,000 from certain citizens of