The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-17


E tlou nj fhe fund by Nay al interest, bot hy
; further lntdhaiidns which they nerr
! satisfied would loo lreels aud cbeertui5
made. 81 that IT, few yeats q fund ad.
] duair 20 ~. 4uhirct Wedd tr pros Ird. -
g fbr scattered situation of The sabserbcfs,
the saltll amount siiieh some oi lhrtn had
E. contributed, Iir death of many "f item,
the d.Hienkie- a..d expense of Withdrawing
T ihe mafry---ali e"Hspfred Ia make II pro-
hahlr thai the Whole amount could ucsT
to- Withdrawn, ,scD II pr,Hisrpn IL thai
sllrrt wee mate. II ~ sad thai the
lnud ND brrn# eaufdf1 10 iht legislature
~ thr Subscribers as basi,es tnrrely, and
thai II Ms proper for them I" pnrsnr thr
moi practle able measures ipeilec taatr tue
nrig nal object Something rs necessary
f Ia hr done. II there VAS any othrr srBrmr
better ihiithf present ~ should be t.loplrG,
SC. 80 far then, from tie l,gl ,Iatnre's not
ba4iug HE right Ia do .wLat VAS proposed,
! il us lheir duty Ia do Il.
. The prinriplr of monuments was1Ielen-
dcd llbin the cnnrge nf being anil-rrpubil-
con. II vas said that the republics Of
every agr of H.. world, were remarkable
for having adopted tins srrdc ni expressing
ther gratitude, otpeprinailng III" memory
al then heuclnctOrs, and ot exciting The
Enthusiasm and e'nelallnn uf the people,
and especially of the youth. In Illustration
81 inlB remark, r.iefeoce twas made Ia am
clcnt aud m0d,lu times. Oar own country,
from The commencement Of i, freedom, 10
ihe present day, WIS cird. The Statues
of Washington, erected by M0Iih Carolina
and Virginia, aud the tilst of Del Fay
cite, NOW IN the Capitol The decorations
OF the Halls of Congfes. the poneneut
erected al Washington hy tie officers of
the navy; in memory ofthe signal gallan-
try and devotion Of isrd,t, HadaCorM and
,>0mets, we're referred To as memorials of
The gratitude Of Onr co,lutry meu, and as
evidence Of the manner IL which the repub-
Ilcans of the present day had chosen to eX
picss that feeling.
Messrs, tolston and Ilaryic ofltichmond
also ad'ocai'd the blil and expressed their
deep sollciiudc Tor IL passage.
Mr. Goggln did tho same, and called fer
the ayes and noes. 1he question WAS then
taken, and the bill passrd--Ayes III, noes
10.
Friday, Feb. G.-Hlr. SrEton, on The pan
of the JOINT committee, laid before The
House III. report on The SLATE Of the Bank
Of Va. and Farmers Bank, winch WAS
committed iothr committee ufthe whole,
10 which the bin for erieudinE the Char
ter Of he Farmers Bunk" &c. was refer
red
The house then went into committee Of
the whole, ~ thr bht 'eyirading the char
ter OF the tanners Bans of Virginia, aud
+ Tor other purposrs' Mr Calston pfupos-
I'D IN amendmrrt, Ia SUBJECT the Bank
upon lnc extension otliSsna terlto the Ia
hlllllrs aud penalties, IrTetatlua repayment
Of specie, prescribed, ~ To tlr North Nes-
tern Bank, and Bank Of the |Iley, by the
22d, 43d and Ith sccauos ~ the act by
which those Banks Setr established. Tins
amendment was adoplc,by I've committee.
j Nj. Mason of Southampton Offered an a.
mondmrot, the peTporl Of which MAS "a
compel tlr rngmc't, N specie, Of bcauch
notes, when speCfc shall hc demanded tor
them al the Office Of the Mother Bank -
/ THIS ameudu1tut Naa rt5cc'ld. The SEC
/ lions Of lhr BIZ, establishing Branch Of th'
i bank at D1nl HE, in Piu,ylyana couu'y
were, IN some respects, differently modl-
lied by IN amtndm"nt pronescd by NJ.
{ abel, and ably advocated by him. The
committee rusr. and the bill vas reported
with the amendments, winch br'ug further
/ amended, were agreed TO by Ga" House.
! The blli as amended was ordered to BE-
engrossrd and re0l the third tune. The
main Argument on It's passage, IS expected
On Monday next.
.>7ilUGaH ftb. "A communication was
rccelle I'd from the Scuate, stating thai thy
| aad passed the bill entitled, an act - 10 -
! mrnd thf act Incorporating trustees for es-
/ thlshuS ard conducting a seminary of
leaning IN The town uf tincastlr, NTH CO.
inf Bptrtout, with ampndncuts--ln which
/ the House coacnired
! The House resolved itsclf INTO a com
mlttee OF the whole, Mr., Loyal in the
char, aud took lntn consideration thu h,ii
authorizing a loan Tor the purposes of in
ternal Improvements
Mr.. Paterson Of r. Impressed himself
opposed to the bill. lie muvrd to STRIKE
ont the Ersi section to test the sense Of ;hc
! House IN IT'S principle.
Mr.. tol.tan then took the floor IN iayor
Of the hdI. lie occupied II nearly hours,
~ an elaborate speech.
The question was taken on striking oni
the first section, and carried IN the QGirmc-
hre--Ayc 98, uues 81.
Mr.. laueeS said that he had anticipated
this vote, and had prepared substitute
FOR the bill which be offered fer The consi-
drratlun Of the committee, II provides
lnr borrowing the nnccssary sums Ia com
pi"le the james River Canal mp to the
! haldeu's Ad'"ntTe falls, aud the kanawha
Roai and kiXpr--aud nIp1ras cHrt.i,,
! fund, as well as the faith oithc state for lht
dpa5In, nj of III" interest.
! Mr.. Gordon then moved that the com
m4itee rise, 'report progress, and ask leave
/ 10 sit again. In this motion Messrs. Pate
sou Of b. and lancey eoneurped. 1t was
opposed by MIR. Winston, who expressed
himself satisfied with the substitute, and
wished The subject to be usnosed OF in the