Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-08

strucitd Ia enquire into the exprdiency of so A.
mending the 18th sec. of the militia law. AS 10
require the commanding officers of regiments
To give public notice of the vaca lcies which
have occurred In their respective regiments at
the same time that they make application for
AN order To summon The Justices fur the pur-
pose al recommending suiiabfe persons To
SUPPLY s"cb vacancies, with leave. Ia report, Sc
! On Fir. Siuarts motion the G.. for r. and
|. Navigation were directed 20 enquire into
the eXpe'lIenry ~ directing the r. and Drec-
tors of the u. ef P.Wotks TO subscribe the
sum of one thnnsand dollars ty ib. Nv. ri
yer and Blue Ridge turnpike company. and
make report thereon.
Tn m"ii"n of Mr. Lewis, the C.. for C.. of
u. Were Instructed 10 enquire into the pxpedi-
rncy "f sn altering and amending the G7 nh SEP
ton al tie act c"ncrrnirg slaves, free n.yro.s
and initiatives, ~ 60 require that in future TN.
copies of registers of frredom directed Ia he
Delivered IL iirc negroes and nj ulaitors shah
h- printed an parchment ar vclum, in adj
dition Ia The other requisites uf said act
| On ;ir. Shrrrard's motion, leave was
! granted {" bring ina hill e To change the
times Of holding certain courts therein men
toned"
On Mr.. tary's motion. leave was given 10
bring IN bill " for changing the time of hold
ing the Spring quarterly court Of Warwick :"
r.. ~ \ TX.
leave was given 10 bring in a bill "to revive
and amend the several laws heretofore en-
acted for the Incorporation and Improvement
0f the town of York"
| The following epgrossrd hills were read a
Sd time, and passed viz. A h;ll 4" To amend
the act, entitled an act to amend the several
acts concerning The Manchester and Peters
burg Turnpike Company -. Conceruin.
certain snieiirs ofMa;hew II. Rice: -" Con-
certiing Augustine Leftwich :''-'s 70 Al, md
'ir ACT, entitled an act tD amend the act,
entitled An act fer establishing Turnpike
from 'hchn"nd Ia the Deep Run Coal Pits.
and from thence; 10 the three no,ch,. d road ,,
| An en.rrssed bill limiting the li,n,. for DER
sons commissioned - Justices of the paace
l" 4"aiiiy :" such commissions, was taken
| up Mr.. Reistill, or Lee, moved lis md.fnitc
DISAPPOINTMENT. Tai, motion gave rise 10 .
discnss.om "t the merits fthe hill. The chic
niH"cii"n scri"ed Ia hr 10 The provision tx
| Guiding. magistrates tr"ui holding The Office of
20 n missioner at fl, lsn,tnur
| Airssrs l.aidi"y. slaves of Bath. pa.tesnn
| al u and Graves took part in The debate. in
| Opposition In Che hill-ad Nrssrs. Mason of
Stafford, ii'ynond Mans, and Blackburn 10
favor of it.
The n'",'"n to postpone prevailed by
large inajpri:y.
The bill amending the act directing the
'nwie at suing "ut and prosecuting wrts oC
hab"as corpus and Ia snnul the remedy hy
Wr'i dr h"'nm" feregiandn, WAS taken M On
rs second reading:
AIR S'eaii"ilrred the f,lJnwing new section
| by wav of am, ni,nrni
"Be utb,r .ro,S That 30 much of ,b. act lircc,og
,,,s 'Ir' ct sung "u az" wri,s habeas
gln" - hn'nris"' c iuir- gran,iug The writ
"1'' eo;rn' To requirr of c party suing lie same,
o' ""d :" M conditioned fr The payment such
a"rr> ~ may Il" awarded "ran>i hio, shall
'aj yy, ~ .n, me- n.y. a, r""Gn, r1in, TO granting
Mr.. STUART WIS aware that he writ Of Ha-
hras Corpus was considered the greatest bar
rIer IN "ur "hni' svsirn Of iurisprudpnrp, for
The ?ri serNaii.in of The rights and liberties of
The citiI"n. II this rstimYtion %. i;s value aud
inp"iianc", h.' cordially eonc,rred. II was
wr'I al Right, ami instead al being lcfi with
| III Inc power ari c"uirnl uf an ordinary iegis-
/ irtur", /; had hrrn prntrci.d hy a prnyision
cn=rniir''' 40 flie constitution itself He did
not rsT :" alter or fu,rnd SO admirable a
SYSTEM h',I only in withdraw from The act
regulating III" exercise uf This writ, "a feature
| which hf considered cpic,,laird In many ca
,rs, io drirai 'hr great nbrc; nf ,he law As
| The law nov stands. III. preccd.ni condition
! Whirh r'g"Irrd the arpcant fur The benefit
| of the Wrir, to cnirr into bond and security.
could n"t he complied with by inhigcnt
and nrccssitn'is individuals and to Them this
condition WAS, no doubt in solI:r cisrss de-
ni';i of In" privilege. 4 man nfthis drscriu-
| tiuu, under the oiiuIs charge. of murder. in
| addition In his knnwn poverty, might fund i,
difficult {" give the security aud especially.
I II the Judge should reside a considerable dis
! f'inrr from the PLACE of his imprisonrnent-
| lie could not think that The pTisnnrr's giving
| bond and security not 80 make his escape on
| the way, would a AL affect The vigilance of
! the public officers, in'rustrd with his coovpv-
ancr. He hoped that the suggestion of his
amendment would induce gentlemen nr more
experience. aud talents, Ia take the subject into
| their ocriu,is consideration.
MIR. Barton said, a. the precise operation IF
the proposed amendment % fhr bill was not
undrrst"nd, he moved to Law that and The bill
Oh the table for The present.
| This motion prevailed.
! a resolution NJ thee. of Propositions and
Grievances w;Y taken Up, which declares rta-
sonahie the petition from Amherst county,
praying that the quarterly term Of IT. county
court mayfr changed from the third Monday
| ~ May I" The third Monday 10 June every
| ycar:-The House concufred in this rpsolu-
| ton.
! Mr.. Muse morrd to suspend the rule limit
/ Iug the fine for receiving petitions. for ;b.
! pan pose OF offering petition.
/ &r. Blackburn moved to suspcnd The rule
| f"r the day-whicli motion prevailed : and
! then Mr. Muse presented position from Sal
| ~ G.irw""d, exccutriS Of Z. Hrnsbaw of Car
"i'n", aud billiard Gordon of Essex, aging
! los law To auihOrsr her, V ho is trustee for
| Fiurral FlrreIta The wife of Gordon, Ia re-
conrry To him aud wif, The property mention
ed IN certain deed ufirusi Also prtiiion
rom Mary Ann Vuzoueau to he authorized To
held certain property free from the control oG
her husband - R9yrsd To the &. for courts
/ Of justice.