Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-26
THE STATES.

adopted by the Senate OF Pennsylvania,
expressive of the opinion of the State,
that slavery, being a national EVIL, the
People and the States OF the Union
ought mutually to participate IN the uu-
ty and burden OF removing 1t, and
that tue General Government ought, if
practicable, to adopt an efficient plan
Tor its gradual abolition. mr. Hawkins,
sir Duncan, and hr. Kelley, supported
the resolutions, and General ogie, and
Nj. dunlop opposed them. All agreed
| that slavery was an evil ana a cumej
but il was SAID by Mr.. Dunlop that this
| measure, while IL would produce no
practical good, would lrrltate anu in
flame the minds OF our Southern fellow
citizens. and create IN them hostile
feeling towards Pennsylvania Mr..
Hawkins said the measure wa susges-
ted to him by the great anu good La
FAYETT f, who, in coDyeTsauoh Win hifn
expressed MS regret thai slavery was
still tolerated ia the United STATES ADD
particularly that Penasy wanna nad not
exerted tue Influence whch sue had IN
the Union TO abolish It, Ihe Senate
re lected that resolution when Ic4aest-
ed Congress to pass law, with The con-
sent of the slave holding states, deelae-
ing all children OF slaves, born alter the
passage of tue law, free at twenty -one
years Of age, if they would consent to
colonization, and providing for theF
support until that period by their mss-
ters.-.7lu ora.
A bill is before the Pennsy lvania
Legislature. authorizing the Delaware
and Ratiian Canal Company to take the
water from the Delaware to supply the
Canal, to be made feet deep, and 60
feet wide on its surface.
A resolution was offered on the 10th,
by Mr. Clarke, to inquire into the ex-
pediency of passing a law for tie pur-,
pose of making Canal from PlttspurS
TO the pennsy lVania line, in the direction
of Washington City; and resolution
was also introduced 10 instruct the Sen
ators and Representatives III congress,
from the stat :, to endeavour TO have the
United States armory on the Western.
waters erected in Pennsylvania.
In the Maryland House OF Delegates
on Wednesday the bill to give The peo-
ole the election of the senate of that
state was passed. a resolution was IN
PRODUCED by Mr.. Kennedy, declaring,
as the opinion of the Legislature Of
Mary land, that Congress does possess
the power to adopt a general system of
internal improvements as national
measure. The following Is the bill in-t
troduced by the same gentleman, which
has been read second time and COM
.mitted.
IAN act granting to the state of Penn
sy.yania the right to cut canal from
the Maryland line TO the Potomac river.
''Be it enacted by the General As
sembiy of Wary land, That whenever the
Legislature OF Pennsylvania shall assent
to. and cenhrm an act entitled IAN act
incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company, "passed by the Legs
ature of Virginia at December session,
1923, and confirmed by the Legislature
OF Mar yland at Dece session, 1874,
it shall and may be lawful for the state
of Pennsylvania 10 intersect the. said
Chesapeake and OHIO canal, by a canal
or canals from the Mary land line to the
said canal orto the Potomac river, and
for the purpose of cutting such cana or
canals The same rights, privileges, and
powers of every kind whatsoever that
the company incorporated by the afore-
said act have to make the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, are hereby granted to
the state of Pennsylvania, or to any
COMPANY that may be incorporated by
the Legislature of the said state"
A resolution is before the House re-
questing the Senators and representa-
tives in Congress from the State to cali
the attention of Congress TO the supe-
rior advantages which the City of An
napols offers for the site of Naval A
cadamy, and to endeavour to obtain its
location there. The bill incorporating
the Mary land Institution has passed
both Houses. On Friday, the resolu-
tons introduced by MIR. Maxcy request
ing he senators and representatives in
Congress to support the proposition to
amend the Constitution IN relation TO
the election of President and Vice Pre-
sident. passed the House of Delegates,
after much discussion.
A resolution was introduced in the
Massachusetts legislature, on the 9th
instant. to consider the expediency of