Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-01-11

worth. You give to genius its wings, eoo
to patriotism It's object; end you io,pirs botl
with that holy and generous enthusiasm
which i. skintc all that is excellent'i in ouI
being. Some of those now l.boring under
the penalties OF this law, were .nfsuts at the
time Of committing the imputed otfeoce-
they had opt attained to that age in which
the law regards them as capable Of acting in
defence of their rights.-Their years had
neither calmed their passions nor mstured
their judgments-taey are disfranchiscd for
acts done when there WAS pre-erisfing GsS.
tronchtscmcnt in law from infantile imbe.
cility OF mind. believing that the policy OF
the statute, may be preserved inviciate, snd
that legislative clem.ncy may at the same
time he extended to the petitioners, your
resolutions
Resoipcd. That the petitions aforesaid are
Reasonable, and that provision ought TO be
made by law to give Them effect.
This resolution was agreed 10 by the house.
An engrossed bill! .'eppointing com mission )
ers for the purpos. of opening road from
the line dividing the states cf Virginia and
kentucky, on the Louisa Fork OF Sandy ri.
yer to the rich laod, of Ciinch river" was
taken up, on Mr.. Sheffy's motion.
After spirited debate in which Mcssrs.
Shelly. Doddridge, Watkins, Garland g. Da-
VI. were the principal Speakers the bill was
negatived, Ayes 5S-Noes 81.
MIR. George ihe0 obtained leave to bring
in bill TO appropriate the money for open
ing the road on, Of the treasury.
Mr. Doddridg- advocated the motion, for
leave, upon the grpands which had been Ia.
keo in oposition TO the bill Just negatived'
1t an object of sufficient Importance, and
the inhabitants were unable 10 avail Them
selves Of the aids of the fund for internal
improvement, according to the principles
and the policy of that fnnd-the legislature
ought, as it had formerly dune in so many
ins 'ances, make the appropriation. He
hoped that The bill would be brought in, and
if it failed, would fail, in consequence of
the inutilitv of the road, and not from any
indisposition in the House to dispense the
just aids of government of such objects.
Wednesday. January 4.
The House Of Delegates rose at a very
early hour The members were anxious to
hear Mr.. Leigh IN the Senate on the KY.
Convention. = On Mr.. Sections motion, the
18th inst. was fixed on AS the day for e.
ectiog the ten Directors of Board OF
Public Works, and the 18th for electing the
Superintendent of the Penitentiary.-Mr
Douotto6o uu uudboNiuk dppuCttlHU
for leave to bring In bill. Sc to appoint 9th
judge of the court ofappeals."
The bill fer carrying into effect the con-
vention with Kentucky Is still before the
Senate. Yesterday at the request OF that
body, Mr.. Leigh appeared hsfore them to
state his views uf the Convention. He spoke
about 2 !-2 honrs-in his argument, he ju,-
tit!sd the eXpediency of having agreed 20 a
guarantee on the part oe Vtrgieia-aud ar
gusd, that the military claimants of land in
Kentucky could not have their remedy and
rights by process from the federal court, s
that the decision of board of commissioners
was the only mode we could look to tor an
effectual redress of the grievances Of which
the claimants had cause To complain.
MIR. Tucker rose to reply to Mr.. Leigh.
He 10 opposed to the guarantee. He did
not close bis ar sumant before the Senate adj
journed. He will continue il to-day.
1t is impossible, in this stage Of the buti.
ness, for Us to make any calculation of the
fate Of the guarantee feature before the Sen.
ate. This day perhaps they will decide it.