Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

We lay hefnre our readers The iollo"ing ci.
nnct from the p,oceodmg. 81 the ! legislature oa
Ncdnesda, last. The OH question OF state
itghrs is about again To be d"baled--s'ir'ed up
with the heel of an already prolracled session,
10 increase its labors and more eHeciualy 10
drain the Treasury. fhc corrective Is IN the
hands pf the people, aud they should snller
Tor thoir neglect. IL they do not use IL
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BtdHedap ffb, II
Nj Goode. from tie Select Committee on
the rcsoutims of Georgia and South Carolina,
resprciing the Tariff laws. &c. presented
R.port aud Resolutions, which were, on his
motion referred toa Committee of the whole
House, aud made the order of the day for
Monday next.
I'VE have not room for the report io-dny,
hui its tenor may bs gn,heredb the following
| resolutions with which II concludes
- Rfsoired "A theopinion ofihIs Committee,
Tint inc Constitution OF the u States, beng a
fede,atiye compact briween sovereign states
Ia constituting which no common hlbusr ~
| known each stare has the ght ~ consirue The
compact for itself.
| i" R,soir,d, That To giving such construction,
! IN the upinion OF this COMMITTEE, each state
.hould be guided, as Virginia has ever been. by
a nae If iorbearnnce aud respGc, for the ~
pinion OF the oih.r States, and hy community
OF attachment TO the Union. so far rs The same
NAV b. consistent with sci preservation, and
Il deler.ned purpose 10 preserve the purity
OF our republican institutions.
| " RfsoIrfd That this General Assembly. nc-
,aated by the desire oi guarding the tonsiii,-
ton from all viplaiiOn. anxious 10 preserve and
perprtuste the Onion, and TO execute WI fdrl.
l,y the thus, re- nosed in It by the people, n one
OF the high contracting phtifs. feels iis"li
hound to declare, IL they hereby mo,tisolennly
declare lis deliberate conviction, thai the acts
nf Congress, usually denon'nhi'd the Iniib
! Laws, passed avowedly for the protection oil
domestic manufactures, are not snlhoii8td by
the plain construction. true intent " meaning
of the Contribution tina, they nrr' mpol'lic aud
oppressive 10 n large portion o' me people nnd
our ut 10 be rrpesled
Mr.. Williams moved TO lay them ON the tn
bic MOI TO be taken up during th's session.
MIR. Edgington hoped they would he taken
| up.
| Mr.. Atkinson, OF Halifax, expressed the same
| sentiment.
Mr.. Mason. off. wished them TO be laid on
the table TO he p,iated.
Mr.. Doddfidge coucnrrcd in that motion.
Mr.. Gordon, hoped they would not be laid
on the table.
Dir. Christian. ofC. c. wns in favor Of a re
ference md hoped they would be acted upon
during this session.
The question on laying them IN the table was
decided in the negative, sves ~. noes no.
Mr. Mclaughlin, Of Greenbrler, moved the
indefinite 20 fponemcnt Of the subject.
Mr.. Doddridge, hoped the gentleman from
q, would Withdraw hih motion TO which, nftcr
some hesnaIion, he consented
Nh. Gaines moved that 500 copies of the Re-
por, and rcsohc ions, ,oge,hr, with the rcselu-
iioas of 5. & rolins aud Georgia he printed,
which was aged IN.
Mr. Parker OF Caroline. said u gave him
pain 10 announce To the How . ne death Of his
worthy colleague, Sanlue! th,Zes who drpnrled
this life on ihe Nh INST, aud he moved tho ~
doption ofihf following Revolution Hesolyed
UNANIMOUSLY that an testimony 81 respect to
ms memory, and sor' ow for his Iuss, the n'rm-
l'rfs "f ms House 'Eil wear Grape on iheii Iefi
arm during the rsinainder Of the SESSION.
Mr. iPshaw, VI Essrs, said il WAS usual IN
such cases i,ni The House adjourn immediately.
tie wIihd' ~ his motion a, the ,rgnrs, Of Mr..
M'nn''', who, supported by Mr.. Miller of h.
move, that The resolu'sns OF the > lrct Com
INIT &c an the Tafin' BE- he made the order of
tie day for fridny next They gave asa rea'
son for this motion that they would be absent
\ on Mondsy.
| Mr. Miller Of Powhatan. saih IL would be i'm
possb e 10 have them printed before lllay, aud
hoped the day would moi be ch4nged
! MIR. Mny WIS Of the same "pinioo. lie sad
he would he sbsen, until Monday aud wished
/ 10 be here 10 rrcutd his vote agnin.i them.
! The discussion wa gong On when
q" motion oil Mr.. Moore the House aij"nrn'
! rd ttlI Fps 1ay / n'rlnfk