Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-04

pat upon the said laws. and 10 know preoisel,
| the time to which meant the oath afores4ic
should extend, protesting against all intention
1 10 be Misunderstood by any person whomsoever
AUSTIN NEALE.
Resolved, AS the opinion Of this com
mittee, that Augustine Neale having ia
ken the oaths required by aw, is emit.
tied to retain ais seat in the present &C.
neral assembly.
| On report of this importance, Mr.
CoIston hoped the house would not &C,
| precipitately. He differed entirely from
the committee, and as far as his exer-
tons could go would oppose it.
Mr.. mason of King and Queen mo-
we'd that SO much of the report as refer
red to n Douthat, Nath. Tyler, and
Augustine Neal, be referred to com
| mittee Of the whole, and made the or
der of the day for the frat Monday in
January.
Mr.. Watkins of p. f., could see no
good object in committing the report.
There we're no amendments which
could not as we'll be made in the house.
sr. Douthat rose to inform the house
that from the first day of the meeting of
the committee, he had urged the pro-
priaty of speed, decision He profess
ed h. readiness at all times to meet the
question.
Mr. Colston renewed his motion to
lay the resolution on the table.
Mr.. Taylor thought the question high
Iy important, as involving high moral
and political relations. Virginia occu-
pied peculiar attitude. She stood as
the sentinel Of constitutienal,ri rights. and
it beloved her not to display that lust Of
power, at variance with this character.
lie hoped time would be given to exam.
me the question in all its aspects. He
declared himself a friend sfthe policy Of
the law--as citizen. as a father, he
desired the eradication of duelling, But
there were terms upon which be could
not consent to eradicate it.
MI. Winston concurred in the impor-.
lance of the question and the necessity
of time for deIiberation. He hoped that
the resolutions would not sa called up
earlier than the second Tuesday in Jan
uary. which day was accordingly .Gesig
mated.
Mr. f.effler called up the convention
bill, which was read a first tme-and
on motion of Nr. Hollemann, made tne
order of the day for thelOth January
aud on motion of Mr. Patterson ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Griffin of Fork rose and remar-
ked, that he wished TO bring TO the con-
sdera,ion Of the house, a subject re-
commended in tie governors message
That our presen. system of elementary
education wa. defective, was a proposi
ton which no one could doubt HI
thought some amendment necessary;
and wishes the attention of the commit
tee of school. and colleges drawn to the
subject. MIR. q. then offered some re.
solutions in accordance with the COVER
nor. views; which were laid on the ta-
BILE on the ground that the subject had al
ready been referred tn committee.
Erecutios Department, !
December 81, 1926.
SIN:
received by the last nights mail, the
accompanying printed memorial, ad
dressed ITO the Honorable the I4eglsla
ture of Virginia." with a request made
on behalf OF the American G colonization
Society. that 1 would transmit it to the
II. of delegates. Addressed as it is to
The legislature. \ should not feel myself
at liberty to withhold it, was it on sub
ject even of incousiderable m oment;but
connected as il rs with measures origin
sting in the legislation of this state, aud
conceiving it to present great ques'
ton of policy, which from'the aspect It
! has now assumed. would seem to re-
tquire mature and deliberate decision;
II. indeed. such decision is not already
; to be found in the acts OF the last and
proceeding assemblies; l have felt the
| weight of double obligation, to place it
in the possession and under the control
of the house OF Delegates. While can
dor requires that 1 should express my
approval of that policy which has here
tofore characterised the legislature OF
this state on this interesting subject, 7
feel it equally due to myself and the ge-
neral assembly, to avow the opinion
which ! honestly entertain, that the 60
vernment of the United States has no
constitutional authority to aid by the ap
preparation Of free persons of color from
our shores to those of Africa, or else
whore This ;s a matter which falls pc