Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-04
RICHMoMD, MAROII .
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

the following Re olulion:
Resofred, That the thanks OF this House be pre-
serted 10 the Speaker, for the ability, promptitude
and inpartiaty, with which he has discharged
the duties OF the Chair, during the present ses-
siop.''
Mr. PatteSon was requested 10 inform the SEN
ate, THAT having finished the business before IL
the House was ready To close the present session
message was received in return from the SEN
ate by Mr. Droingoo!e, that that body hid also Tin J..
shed It's business, and was ready adjourn 10 the
first Monday in December next
The Speaker delivered an affecting Valedictory,
and then the House adjourned
The late session of The Legislature was shorter
by nearly Il week, than any we have had for 81 :
verai years. They set for 50 days; during which
period they passed 40 acts, 3l more than their
Predecessors.
The most important of these is the kct concern
ing a Convention. The ireehoiders are TO vote at
the April. May and June terms OF their respective
courts; and e,res,lt of the polls il to be proclaim
ed by the Executive on or before the LIST Septe1n-
Der. Sho;tld a majority be in favor Of change OF
the Constitution, it will become the duty OF the
next Legislature to organize the means of calling
he Convention. With an eve to this i.nportant
subject, it is very desirable that the respective
Counties should cali their abcst men 10 the public
service-and we already understand, that most of
The Western counties are making it very much a
test IN their spring elections. -
Among other acts of q general character. passed
by The last Legislature, is committing the pun
s'ient OF free negroes by stripes, transportation
ana sale, into confinement in the Peuitentiary-an
act authorizing certain copies of bonds TO be iepnL
eridence-an act regulating in certain cases the
processes touching inS0iUcnt 3e5tOrs-acts amen
datory of the laws against the keepers and ex-
hi5itors OF unlawful gancs-prescribing additional
rules concerning the authorization Of deeds,
mandatory OF the laws concerning the jurisdiction
oil the Court OF Appeals-concerning lands return
ed delinquent Tor compartment of taxes, SIC. SIC.
the provisions OF which stated in the Sketches
OF the Acts which we have published and which
we shall finish in next.
NO very Interesting laws were passed affecting
the two great Funds, for Education and Internal
Improvement The bill.t enlarge the Primary
School Fund from 40 900 to 90 900 dollars per an.
mum was lost between the two Houses: and the
question is yet 20 be decided whether any future
surplus OF the income OF the Literary Fund shall
be appropriated TO the Primary Schools, or to the
endowment OF Academies and Colleges. Lo,te-
RES were granted TO raise money for the benefit of
two or three Academies. The public offices are
TO be supplied with copies of the large Map of
virginia; and each county and corporation with Il
copy OF the small maps.
FttndJ0T Internal Lnprovenenf-Th act was
repealed, which places private subscribers TO
public works on better footing as to dividends of
stock, than the Commonwealth few roads
are directed 10 be made; and some money TO be
raised by lottery for this purpose-but towards the
great Western Communication, the improve inent of
the James River or the extension of the Kanawha
road, no money was authorized to be appropriat-
ed, or borrowed. The Office of Commissioner of
the AaIlaWIa rO2d anu navigation abolished:
and the President and Disecors of the James Ri
Yer Company was authorized to appoint an Agent
with salary of $500 to sgperintend the repairs of
the works, the receipto of tolls, Settle bill for
extending the Baltimore Rail Road was Iost;--but
an act passed Tor giving the OF the state to
the act (passcd by the State of Marylan,D further
TO amend the act Incorporating the Chesapealie
and Ohio Canal Company. Ten Thousand Dol
lars are 10 be raised by lottery FOR building bridge
across Cheat river.-Dooks are 20 &c opened for
receiving subscriptions TO the amount of s50 600
10 improve the navigation OF the kappahannock
river, and authoriSing the Board of Public
Works to contribute to the Stock-Boos.s are TO be
opened at Caroline courthouse for raising $1,000
to improve the Natapony rivera Company is
Incorporated with capital of 100000 TO erect
! a Rail Road from the Coalulines to Manchester
Commissioners autho lied TO contract with persons
for drawing lottery raise $50 900 for the Rich
Inond Dock Company, sc. &C.
new feature is appearing for the first time in
our Code. Acts pissed for Incorporating Manu-
| featuring Coinpanes-for example, Company
al the Falls Of the Rappahannock with capiaI of
not less than $4,000, and not more than 100 900
dollars-Richmond Manufacturing Company with
from so TO $50, 900 do!lars-Ncw Baltimore Co
from 10 to 5,O00-WheeIing Manufacturing Co
with a capital of not more than 200. OOO-the
| Wheeling Cotton Manufacturing Co. from 80 TO
| SO,000-the Smithfeld and Chuckatuck Manu-
/ featuring Co from 20 TO 80 ,000.--Most OF these
charters limited to 90 years.-it has been ab-
surdly supposed, from these enactments that Yir-
| ginia has abandoned her opposition 10 the Tariff
The only inference from these signs, is, that how
obnoxou at is to her. yet, lift is TO be flsten
cd round her neck for ever, some of her citizens
| viii accommodate themselves TO its provisions
and share with their eastern brethren the profit
which they are reapns at her expence.
As fair and logical is il to conclude from the I'M
! willingness OF certain members of the last Legis-
/ lature to act upon the Report the Georgia and
5. Carolina resolutions, that they have abandoned
their old constitutional principles;when the fact is,
as they have avowcd, that they did not see the ne
ccssity of repeating Resolutions, which they have
| so frequently expressed.
MESSRS. MADISON & MONROE
! The letters of these distinguished men (Which
/ we now lay before our readers) puts on extn-
I gusher upon a frick Gas MIR. Walsh calls iD which
ought never 70 have been adopted, and TO some cal
culaiions which ought never to have been enter
tained-it is the first time ia the history of the