Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-16

the time of imprisonment with three
! months. Mr.. Saunders of ". X. moved
two months; Mr. Morgan oi q. one
m. nth; aud Mr.. Saunders withdrew his
motion IN favor Of the last. The motion
for three months was negatIved, and Air.
Garland renewed the motion for two,
which was rejected 90 to 65. And the
blank was filled with one month.
After considerable discussions, the bill
passed, ayes | l6, noes 90
Tuesday, FEB. 7.--Mr Pos9eH called
up the following resolution, offered By
him yesterday:
RssoIred, That leave be given to
bring in a bill, providing Tor the ap
pointment Of aJudge in the 10th Judi.
cal Circuit
DIR. Powell stated the reason which
| called tor the passage of this resolutions,
and read thepsojecl OF a bill which he
preposed to ofies' to the House. THIS
bill directs the appointment OF another
Judge ON the 10th Judicial Circuit,
rendered necessary by the lndisposition,
and consequent lncapacity OF Judge
White to perform his duties, and to re
celye the same compensation. The re
solution was adopted-and referred to-
Messrs Powell, McIlhaney, james,
MARSHALL, Snip, kiger, Willis, Morgan,
and Porter6eid.
Wednesday, Feb. s-Mr. Bowers,
asked leave to bring III bull to modety
the punishment now prescribed by law
against the marriage OF man with the
sister OF his deceased wife.
Mr. WtiHs called up the resolution
offered b. him in relation to the release
OF deinenents for toe non-pay ment OF
taxes before the year 1912. Mr.. W.
explained The object of the resolution,
which was adopted by the House.
Mr.. Pcgs, OF Williamsburg called Up
The bill in relation to the Lunatic Hospi-
tai, ant offered an amendment, author,
lzng the appointment OF an additional
keeper, to coatlnue until the patients
are reduced to a certain number, 500
dr. Page urged the necessity OF tnis
measure. enforced by the representa-
IONS of the Baard of Directors, and the
comfort of the unfortunate tenants of
the Lunatic hospital.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Mr.. LoyaH obse we'd, that he rose
under embarrassed feelings tie was
about to discharge task which gave
hin pain not from sense Of impro-
.priety of the measure asked, but from
the nature of the task itself, and the me-
anchoIly reasons which had rendered
it necessary. He rose to ask leave to
bring in bill authorising iHoMAs JET
rERsoN TO dispose of his estate by Lot
terry. 1t would take no money from the
Treasury, nor abrdge the rights OF any
individual II was in favor OF IMAM
who bad devoted more than SO years OF
his lille tie the public service-~a great
benefacior of mankind. line poor
boon he asked, in the extremity OF his
fortunes, was to be allowed to do that,
which he. could not2d without an Act
of the General Assembly. Would 1t be
asked how he had become so invol-
ved9 How with patrlmony so large,
he had become. reduced IN his old age
to poverty? He had become SO in the
performance OF public service. since
the dawn of manhood, he had devoted
the energies of his soul and body to the
service OF his country, and the cause OF
mankind. Mr. Loyal proceeded in an
elegant manner. to enumerate the eau
ses which had impaired Mr. Jefferson
ample patrlnony and to reduce him IN
the extremity OF his age, to the verge
of bankruptcy. Until his retirement
from the Presidency in 1903, his atten-
ton to public duties had been unremit-
ted from the commencement OF the Re-
yolut,onary War. These duties had ne
cessarily excluded attention 20 his Pri-
vate affairs, aud involved him in embar
rasments which continuing to this day,
and increased by his genera, unavold-
able, and muni6cent hospitality, since
his rel eat to private life, had at length
driven him to the necessity of making
this application to the Legislature of his
native State. Travellers from every
part of the Union, and of the civilized
world. particularly since the establish
ment of the University, made pilgrim
ages to Monticello, and it was not in
the noble and generous nature of Mr..
Jefferson to repress their visits, or
to curtail his hospitality. These ex
peuses we've incident to his name and
bis character; and who among US
wouid desire that he should do so. or