The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-26
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frem the eauui, ef Buckingham. -,
On rnnfi..n af NJ Carter ~ Fl &c WI
lin. In. eomnift.- fnr Courts 81 Josiic'
WEIR instructed Ia inquire into the exFed'-
ency Of atpendina That part at tpe "" on
County, aud Carpursiion Courts which re-
hates Ia il,p .ecnriiiss af Gons'ahles.
oo NJ. ChsIaier's melton leave was g.
v.a =. n, 2 IN hill 10 snthorise SAM.
pauuin f., huiid bridge across siAuninn
river from his lands IN Campheli TO hts
lands IN Halij'x.
a, m.t,on Of Mr.. White The House re
solved thai when II adonfnrd i"-dat ~
would adjourn antil ie o'ci"ck, 10 e"'
;,n. tn ihr Coinmitters g. transact ihe en-
sue.s before them
After frufless enhrt On The par "i
Nj. Davis. III Hammer, IN po.ipone TIN
iuint order 1T ihe ds, for the election of
B,igadier General IN the place OF Gen.
Pryor, disqualified, thr order WAS taken
up. Nv. Douthst nominated Colonel JUG
o,elme B. Har,ie. supported b, Nessrs
n omgoole. Narno, Gordon aud Black
burn Colonel john Arpsiesd MS 40
minated bs Mr. Christine, If Charles City
And Calnn,i Nm. siarkr was nu,nina-
ted b, VII. Da,is, af Hanover. Who sub
soIuenlA Withdrew him. Ths ballots
stood: Haf, ir i5I. Afnstead 80. scatter
ipg $50 that J Il. Iarsle was declared
dnlv elected a Brigadier General In the ae-
CT d Brigade
Snndry bills upon their first, were pass
ed To the SECOND r-sdug and Others on
their second reading were read aud order
oil to be rngrossed
H. I'D gl,,.
Standing Committees by Mrssrs. Black
burn. White, Ma, and llrll.
Eagrossed bills passed-Changipg tn
tiuhe ST holding the S0Perior Cunfs oflaw
fpr Hard, Concerning NNm. Neil and ~
thrrs--Aad To eulatge the town Of Lynch
burg.
Hedpssday, Dec. i8---Nr Winston
from the Committee Of Propositions and
Grievances, presented a hill authorising an
additional building e. the Public Ware
house IN Petersburg Mr.. Nav, from the
Chmmltt.s OF Courts af Jasiicr, presented
report aud il to amend thr act redu-
eing INTO one the acts concerning tOrcIble
sntriss and dctanrrs.
On M. Tatlnfs motion. the Report Of
the necior aud Visitors of the University
OF VrgInia was taken up, and referred 10
sbr Committee of Schools aud Colleges.
NJ Upshur moved t0 take up the IN
crossed bill ITO alter and amend an act
snuiltd A. act IN reduce into one, the Sc
vera acts Ia regulate thu determination of
marriages, prohibiting such as are lncesln- !
Gu or otherwise Unlawful, To prevent for
rihle and stolen mar lages, and for the
punishment If the crime of Bigamy" Mr.
PauesoD of Augusta opposed the motion
but the House agreed 10 it,aDd the bill wa
accordingly TAKEN up.
Mr.. Upshnr then spoke ut great length
end with great animation upon the subject
d. eomh'tled all thr objections which
bad been urged in yariou, ways to the
prnposrd measure iof permitting marriages
with the sister of = deceased wife, &cD-I
and concluded with forcible appeal TO the
Eouse.
After lr, Up-hw mad concluded his ar
gumeot, the House adjourned.
Thursday, Der. 10. The Speaker laid
before the huuse the following letter from
she Coz, rnor.
Sir: Under cover Of this You will re-
cci,e copies of three Documents. \. Il. &.
Document A. IS letter from Ro. Trip
l,u,esq. agent for the claimants Of military
bount, lands. Document b. thr opinion
OF Geo. NJ Bib 80. ia relation 10 the
rights IT he clal ants. Document &. il
letter Addressed BY NJ Tuplelt to Joseph
X. Underwood, esq representative from
Warren county appended To which Is 4
report aud resolution of ihr committee Of
courts If JnsDIce, through M Crittpndrn its
chairman In The House OF Representatives
of Kentucky.
The claims oil our soldiers have ever been
listened To with au attentive ear b, the
constituted 1nthoItits ol his stale, and
would hong since nave been fulfilled To the
very letter of promise, hut f1 The magni-
hc"Dt danatlon made by Virginia 10 The
Federal Government at all her n "
Ihods lloay also he confidently asserted
thai 10 making tnat cr~slon this common
wealth ne'er intended thai the claims of
any part of hen hardy veterans should IN
any manner have remained nnpro, Ided
for. The tct NJ he, omission uf All men
ti0u hel tranps un state establishment in
the compact entered INTO by her with the
Government OF the L. :. must have been
an umIsalnn purely resulting from acri-
dent and it Is With al deferrnce submit
ted, whether propIely would mol require
at The hands OF the General Assemhl, thu
adoption sasnc measures in relation
thereto. II II hc tlue that under the most
favorable decision ioi the military claimants
against IliaSr claiming under Trrasnr,
warrants, there VIII be large deficiency
OF lands 10 satisfy their cIGms (sre Mr..
Tfplerl's I"lter) surel, there will be too
mpeh Of magaanimay on the part Of the
General Government II deny the nrcrssa
ryproyislon. The fact is that the Vir-
glala uoap~ nr State establish nent, arr as
moch emitted TO t1c lbrrali1, of Gong css.
as those "nn served on Contlu otai estab-
llshm"nt- Yhos. u the State line who