Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-12

On motion of Mr. .siacrae leave was given TO
bring in bill 20 amend the act concerning the
navigation of Occoluon river
On motion of Mr.. .4n,iss supported by Mr..
Craig, leave was given TO bring bill to eQualize
the fees of Atornies prosecuting the pleas of the
commonwealth in the Superior and Inferior Courts
thereof
Mr.. Hokemon offered a resolution to instruct
the Committee for Courts OF Justice to enquire into
the expectancy of SO amending the law concern:
ing wills, Sc. as to authorize an Executor or Adj
ministra'or to have his account made out by
Master Commissioner instead of Special Commits
sioners The resolsewas supported by Mr.. Mason
vi 5. and agreed to-
CONVENTION.
Jr Letter, from the Committee to whom this
subject was referred made the following Report:
The Committee TO whom was referred the me-
MORALS on the subject of Convention 10 amend
the Constitution OF this Common eal,h have had
the subject under consideration, and have diligently
! examined the various memorials, CONFERENCE.-The
and other documents TO them referred. They find
that there are memorials for facility TO lake the
sense OF the people on the subject OF a convention
from foriy-hvc counties, containing q, 95 sigma
lures and CONFERENCE.-The from twenty-six
counties, containing ,32S sisnaiures-from eleven
OF these counties, the City of Richmond included
there memorials aud counter memorials, the
iirsi containing All, and the latter 1901 sigma
lures.
| Resolred, as the opinion of this Committee,
That 1t is expedent afford the facility asked for
The Committee also reported a bill, in the same
words as the bill of last session-ro, dins for tax
lag the OF the reehoders at the next election
on the subject oil convention, and that the result
be communicated to the next legislature.
lie Dill was read tie first tiIne and passed 10 its
second reatiing- ayes 1902, noes So. 1t vas order
Ell To be printed, referred TO the committee of the
whole, and made the order OF the day for next
Thursday (this day week.
EHSf0sSed 6iHs PaSsed-To amend the act
authorizing Jno. Callaghan, TO erect a Toll gate,
across the road leading from Covineion across The
| ftich Patch Mountain concerning the Surveyors
books OF the county of Roc ng ham-c
THO Carter auihorsing the p and Directors of
the Mechanicksville Turnpike Company To alter the
width OF part OF their road-concernng the exc
cutriN ard executors of Jno. Russel-,o amend the
act 10 incorporate The town of Parkersburg, aud 10
incorporate the trustees of the town of Union il.
the county OF Monroe concerning Anselm Bailey
M. Ecereh from the a.. of CLAIMS, made re-
|, port aud presented bills concerning Jno Smith and
Richard Nell. Mr.. Hiisfon, from the g. of p
ana u. made report. iir. H'fitc from the C.
of Roads reported bills authorizing the Preaien,
and Directors oil the Richmond ard Osborn's Turn
pike Company to al er their road so as tc ntersec,
the Petersburg Turn pike and a bill to amend The
| act Incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company. .nr. Gordon from The e.. of g. of J
presented report and bill releasing to JAS o.
Council the CONFERENCE.-The night TO piece OF
land And on his motion the Committee were dis
charged from The further consideration If tie petit
tion OF John Chez,
| On motion of Mr.. ItIdtkins OF Powhatan, the
House resolved, when it adjourned, adjourn until
| Ii o'clIck.
Sundry bills and reports were acted upon.
That any man, who processes himself TO be a
% aflh rff hat e - ~
ton, should become in any shape convert 10 the
ldocirine OF the general toeifa5e that lie shodLI
| apply this doctrine 10 of the most delicate nd
dangerous subjects which has over aei,ated tli-
country that lie should thus permit the federal
government 10 usurp a jurisdiction, i'll any shape
whSisoes CT, over the emancipation and removal I'll
the slaves that he should thus stretch the now er-
OF the federal government in a case here The EN-
ihusiasm fanacsrn OF other citizens might extend
ibis very precedent to more alarming nero chm
upon The very same delicate subject; for, ii has
feelings prompt hun TO stretch the constitution TO
one point, may not tie feelings Of other citizens
hurry hem on 10 greater eXcesses? That he should
thus counlenance n principle of constructions
which inight not only be empio, ed to excuse am
| encroachment upon this single subject bu, upon
every other IN which the general welfare NAV
| De supposed 10 be concerned, thus sweepns down
almost every barrier OF SO the federative compact
+. whereby - many an error, BY lie same example.
VIII rush INTO tie state: that lie should usu! u a
power IN this or Ia any case. where here is so liz,
excuse los the usurpation, the CONSTITUTE On itself
points ont in what way it might be anne del. and
any useful power not previously granted ma
lie sought and obtained: is surprising enough
1el sGch are OF the inC onsi.tencIes
into which the Editor of The Central Ga
zeiie has sufIered himself 10 I've fetrayed: but
which require very lie of the phil os,...i,er' or
oil the iost !0i to letect ard expose We confee
q cd VARY >.
or urnn the efficacy OF most friendly admoui-
tions but had hoped that the sage prerrpis''
and 'he luminous, eXPosiIions of 90 the faiher, OF
tie Church might have some little effect i'm win
| nins hum back TO the paths OF tie Constitution
Time may work the cure. 1t j. beyond The reach
OF our humble art. We therefore a5ardon The sub
Jecti though we are free TO acknowledge that i,
would hereafter he source o sincere qualification
TO u.s. If the Editor Of The g. c. would never lake
his proposition, without looking well 20 lis founda-
ton; and never venture into well again before
thou hast well considered how TO get out of il -
l we now leave him uLdisputed master o. the field
ne unknown author OF the Card from BruDs-
wick, IN the Petersburg I;ellige GER has our sim
cere thanks Tor his kindness in no icing the gratuit.
Gus assertions of the Author OF lie CRISIS The
crisis has certainly ed, when any formal
defence cah be expected al our hands
i The Petersburg Republican states that the ac-
count givenby The Intelis encer is in the aencral
correct, except that the fire commenced in stable
in the rear of Messrs. Mary and n igger's lirn-
bet house, situated at the back of their .iore. on
Old street. y" The princips! part of the val"7be
houses destroyed, were insured. Much furniture
was either injured or totally destroyed, Including
several carriages belonging TO Mes.rs. Jones and
Young. quantity of cotton, stowe in the iurn-
ber-bouses on the river was DESTROYED or ye,y
much injured" The whole loss sustained by IN.