Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-17
VIRGINIA IEGrsLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

i MIR. Upshur presented petition from Nor,hann-
ton county, praying the establishment of n ferry
across the Chesapeake Bay, from the lands of Ar
| thur Upshur.
MIR. Upshur presented like wise fine cou,,.r ,ro,,,
rial of John X. Floyd, of o. tbamp,c re,nonstra,
ing against the petition of Arthur Upshur
Mr.. Turner presented the petition of Robert
Slaughter, of Cuipepcr.
reports were received from standing committees
Mr. ra'teson presented a petition for a new
county, to he He'd Fayette he formed of n,r, of
tie counties OF Buckingham, Charlotte, Ca,npbcII
and Prince Edward. He rcma ket, that duty In ,h.
petitioners required that he should present their ne
| utioii, and propriety member of the Housa n,.
scribed that he should inform il that no no,;ce h,d
been given, and under the rule il could not he ,e-
ceived He therefore moved the suspension of the
rule which forbade its receptions.
Mr. Darlington of Charlotte hoped tte r,l. ,,o,,d
NOT he suspended. The petition proposed to take
ON aconsiderable portion of his county, and was
nor s'gned by single person in it that he knew nor
had he ever heard of it until yesterday
| Motion lost.
| Mr. Stuart. the petition of Da v;d Parry ,,,. H.
riff of Augusta
Mr. Gather, the petition from James TAFT, for
pension.
Mr.. Thompson, of Fairfax, a petition of p. Il.
btadiey'to be allowed certain jailor's fees
/ Mr. smith, of Greenbrer a petition of sundrv ill.,
habitants of Greenbrier, in opposition IN the n.,;
ton Tor new county out of parts of Nicholas
| Sreenorier and Pocahontas: and also a petition
| rom certain trustees OF the town of Lewshurp tn
amend the act respecting that town.
Mr. Strange, the petition of sund,y Inhabitants
I'll tluvanna, praying legislative aid i'm oDcniuy III.
navigation of the Hardware river.
| Mr. Norris of Wood, the petition of James RI
| Neale, of Wood "
MIR. Strange, The petition of Pey,on Shelton
Tree man of colour, praying permission to remain in
this commonwealth.
Mr. Morris of Wood, the petition of sundry inha-
otants OF that county, praying the establishment of
ferry across the Ohio river.
MIR. Anderson, of Noitoway, the petition of AIick
ifee man OF color, praying permission to remain
in the commonwealth.
| Mr. Morris, of Hanover, from the committee of
schools and colleges, asked that that committee he
discharged from the consideration Of resolution ~,
them referred.
Mr. Marteney, the petition of suntlrv inhabitan,,
of Randolph, praying 10 be attached to a regiment,
more convenient to their homes
! Mr. Thompson of Norfolk, presented a petition
from PORTSMOUTH, for appropriatng the proceeds of
the sale of the Glebe land in that Parish tn Iot
and house for academy.
Mr. Raymond, IA petition from Monong lila, pray
| ing new electoral district.
MIR. Bland, the petition of sundry inhabitants of
Lewis, praying that Abncr Mitchell, a minister of
the gospel, may be excused from militia and other
public duties
MIR. Lowell asked leave to bring in bill providing
for the continuance of the road f,om the falls of the
| Great Kama villa.
frnD
| Way and Gideon, of " ashington city, publishers of
the journals Of the first Congress, and offering to The
Legislature copies thereof at certain prices Re-
frtied
Mr.. Moody. the contemplation of the inhabi-
tants ot w Williamsburg, demonstrating against IN.
removal of the college of William and Mary
On motion of Mr. Sexton, Chairman of the com
mite on the conventional it was ordered that $50
copies of the census of I82I be printed for the use
of members.
In. In. a e Do, ID
DIVORCE from her husband John Cole
MIR. HUI, the petition of suntry inhabitants o
Fl Cuipeper, praying the establishment OF ia town in
that county, to be called LA GRANGE
Mr.. Garland offered resolution, instructin,r Tho
committee OF courts of justice, enquire into tho
expediency OF amending the 9th section of the ac
prohibiting gambling, efcctualy to sun
press the sale of foreign lottery tickets in this com
monweath.
Mr.. Briggs offered resolution, instruc,iup the
committee of courts of justice enquire If any and
what amendments are necessary the act, esta-
blishing the jurisdiction, &c of the Superior Courts
of Law.
Mr.. CsbelI, resolution instructiug the Board -,
Public Works to direct the survey by the civil en-
gineer, of site for road from DanyilIe TO ,yytb.
courthouse.
Il EvELTNA RoANE.
4 Mr. Tyler called up the bill divorcing Eye,ina
Roape, from her husband Newman B. Roane of
King William.
II Crhis bill was founded upon her petition 10 the
General Assembly, which detailed an xtf,o,di,,r,,
catalogue of grevances.)
Mr. Tyler hoped that the bill would meet with no
oppostion-he professed his readiness to discuss its
merits ii necessary.
Mr. Colston expressed his doubts of the power Of
the Legislature to rescind the cnntroul of Newman
b. Roane over the person and property of his child
provided by the bill.
MIR. Tyler explained the motive Of that provision
He said that the petition raised strong presump
ton OF the inhumanity of Newman Il. Roane to hi,
wife, and dwet on the cruelty of leaving an jnfau
r now at the mothers breast be torn from the en-
t braces of its mother. MIR. Tyler asserted the L.
gality of the provision-its conformity to the zen
eTal principles OF civilized law and IT'S reousitio,
{ by humanity. He commended that the maxim
partas seq'lifr renreni, applied to this relation
and said that the bill must contain this provision
or that the child must be left to the discretion %
the husband.
Mr.. Colston did not think the Legislature was re.
. duced to the necessity supposed by Mr.. Tyler He
thought 1t might be modified, forbddinp the epar
alton OF the mother and child, until the latter had
attained a certain age. MIR. C.. said he thought
E MIR. I. was mistaken in applying the maxim, parhY
seqtfnr venfreni, to all the relations of society,"
D Mr.. Tyler rejoined.
Mr.. Upshur observed that it was not necessary
to establish any principle in this Where the
S bond of matrimony was dissolved, from the hus-
C bands misconduct it afforded strong presumption
: that he unfit to take charge of the offspring
BY permitting the father seize upon the offspring
I we were empowering him to exercise the most cruel
( tyranny over the mother.
MIR. Parker oontended for the right of the Ingis-
n lature to pass such provsion-cven the Chancery
Courts had that pow err. If by the common law il
> was prohibited to take the child from the father
the legislature by special act, could repeal that
law.
Mr.. Colston said he doubted not the power, but
the policy to pass such provision. If the Courts