Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-02


county, will you vote for such conse as this
he said to those who were hostile TO In, exercise Of
spower a, all by The Legislature will you thus give
carrie odncAe TO the Legislature to its pleasure he
-ad TO those who were in favour Of the law are Won
willing TO leave the security OF that law 10 The capr
cions determination OF the question "a to its const,u.
ionauy: lie thought that every class vt persons in
the Convention should concur win one voice To r.;.c
the " oion TO posipone.
! Mr.. STUART had ono remark 10 addres, I,
those who were friendly the law but had vo.sd n
irike out the constitutions, povi.ion Tb.y I ,o. .
vet Know whether h.y to have an entirely ne W
Coh'''"'"n' or only the existing Constitution will
some net amen inents.
| II The existing constitution was i, mn shan. o., ,
tnue where would tho Legislature get the power tt
pass any such law? The law itself must 20 down A.
IL now existed It rested on the general power given h,
the existing Constitution 10 the Legislature TO nre
scribe the quail cation OF it's own members: and il The
could on that ground prescribe one oath, they nigh
prescribe twenty: the resolution proposed to give the
power 10 prescribe this one only
/ The question now taken on indefinite po.tpo,e
men and decided by Yeas and Nays a. follows:
AfES.-Mes.rs Dromgoo.e, Goode, Marshall, John.
son, meooy Miller Randolph. Leigh OF Il. Logan
Holiday. Mason OF T., Roan., Taylor of Caroline
Morris Duncan, Summers, Morgan. Loyal. Campbell
Of beu Branch, Townes. C,b-, Martin, Gordon
| Thomp>on Massie and Bates 81
| NAfS-Messrs. Barbour (Presdept0 Jones. Leieb
and Taylor OF Ches., Giles Brodnax, Alexander Tv.
Ter. Nicholas, Ciop,on. Anderson. CofInan Harrison
wa amson; Baldwin. Moore, Berue. Smith, Baxter,
Madison, Sianard, Mercer, Fitzhugh Henderson,. o..
borne, Cooke, Griggs, Naylor, Donaldson Boyd Pen.
deton, George, Mcmillan, Campbell Of w. Byars,
Cioyd' Chapman, NJ ahsws. Oklesby Laidly $ e. Do,i-
didge Campbell of Brooke, Wilson, Barbour of c.,
Scott, Green, Tazswell, Preniis, Grigsby CIaytor
S"unHers Stuart, Pleasant. Neale, Rose, Coal,er,
Joynes, Bavy, Upshur and Perrin-66
SO the House refused inde citeIy 20 pos,p,ne The
con liberation OF the resolution and anne ndment.
The question was now about to be put on striking
out the last clause prescribing the test oath, when
Mr.. STUART expressed his willingness 10 Withdraw
1t, with consent; but Mr.. DoDDRIDGE and others Oh
jecting,
The question then taken on striking out, and de-
cided by yeas and nays foows:
AYES.-Mes-rs. Jones, Leigh and TAYLOR of Ches
Giles. Brodnax, Drongoole, Alexander, Goode CIop-
ton, Baldwin, Johnson, MCoy, ,irne Smih, Miller.
Mason OF 5 lrezvan Claiborne. Urquhati, Randolph,
Leigh OF H., Logan, Vrnabi-, Madison. Mason Of f.
Campbell of W. Roane, Taylor of Caro-, Norris Cloyd
Duncan, Summers, Morgan, Campbell of Dr., Barbour
OF Gull, Green Tazewel, Loyal Prentis, Grgsby
Campbell of Bed, Branch, Townes Cabel, Martin.
Gordon, Thompson, Massie jun,, Bates Nealc Bayly
Upshur, PERKINS,.
NAYS.-M--srs. Barbour, Up } Marshal, Tyler,
Mrho'a,, Ander.o"' COfnan, Harrison. Williamson,
Moore, Baxter, Stanari, Ho.laiay. Mercer Fi,zhugh
Henderson, borne, Cooke Griygs, " Avlor Donald
on, Bovd, ilston, George, M'Nlillan Byars han.
man. Matthews, Oglesby, Laidey, See, Doddridge,
Coalter, and Joynes-l0.
So the clause stricken cut.
The question was taken agreeing 70 the r. solution
as amended, and decided by yeas aud nays as loows
AfES-MesSrs. Barbour, (Presden) Jones. Leigh
and Taylor of Ches,, Giles, Brodnax Tyler Ale Wander
Nicholas, Clopion: Anderson. Coffn.n, williamson,
Baldwin. Moore, Bernp, Smith Baxter, Macon of ) .
Trezvant ClaihorD@, Urquhart, Venahle Madison
shnard, Holiday. Mercer F,;zhugh. Henderson, o.
borne, Cooke, Gricgs Naylor, Donal son. Boyd PEN
dleton' George, M'MiIIan, Campbell of Washington,
Byars, Taylor of Car, Morris, Cloyd, Chapman
Osieshy, Duncan, Laidley, ID ddrdge, Campbell OF
Brooke, Wilson, Barbour of Culp.per Scott, Green
Tazcwel Loyal. Pren'i,. Grig.hy, Clay'or, Saun.
ders, Stuart. Plea'ants, Gordon Thompson, Massic,
Ncae Rose, C1a!ier, Joynes BIyly, Upshur and Per.
rin-7i
NAYS-Me~-ra. Goole Marshall, Harrison, john
son. h'Coy, Miller, Randolph, Leigh of Halifax
Logan Mason Of Frederick, Roane, Math,ws, Sum.
mars. Ser, Duncan Campbell of Bed Branch Towne.
Cabell, Martin and Bater--2o
So the Conve n,iOn agreed TO the resoution In ,b.
following form:
Resolved, That he legislature shall have mower
to declare by law that no prson shall b. capable
holding or being elected TO any post of profit trust
emolument, civil or military under the Government
OF Ibis Commonwealth, who shall fl hit duel
or send or accept challenge, TO feht a duel the pro.
bable issue OF which may mig ut the Iea Of The
challenger challenged, who Shall b.. second TO eli
ther party, shall in any aid or assist in .uch
duel, or shall be knowingly the bearer of such chI
lengr o. acceptance. But. no person shall be so dis.
qualified by reason Of hi' having heretofore such
duel or sent or accepted such challenge or secon
in such dnel, or been the bearer of such challenge or
crptance."
sheraton of the following solution some time sine
o'!.red by him. and laid upon the table:
"Whereas republican institutions and the BILE .snps
oil Tree government originate in aud al,vays de
pend upon the intelligence, virtue and patriotism of the
community, and whereas n.ither intelligence nor vr-
tue can be maintained or promoted in any community
without education, il shall always be the du,y of IN,
Legislature OF this Commonwe attn 10 paoniZe and en-
courage such system of education or such common
schools and s"inares OF learning will in tirir wis
dom be deemed 10 be most conducive 10 secure To the
youth Of this Commonwealth such an education az NAV
most promote the public good"
The question being put considering the resolution
the House refused 10 consider ii.
On motion ot Mr.. TAYLOR OF Chcs' erfch the House
then proceeded 10 consider the Report of the Committee
on The Bill Of Rights.
The Committee oil the Whole having proposcd an A.
mendment to III" oh Resolution, that up first in
order for consideration
The n Resolution reported by the committee
reads as follows:
"ReSoiUed That tile Of Nobility III III he created
o. granted and person holding any ,fice of pro6f
or tru.t, under the United States or under any
King Prince, or Foreign State, shall hold any Office
under This > ate"
The amendment OF the Committee oftha Whole pro.
posed 10 strike ONT th- words "under the u States or
Mr.. RANDOLPH (~ho had not been present in COM
mitfee OF the whole when this amendment was agreed
TO having been confined by udisposilion) now rose
and addressed the House IN oppos ion TO its ddopoi:
NJ. President, il uli he better to mend tho r..
solu ion by striking the whole of It, than 10 take
ont of it the only words that have any efficacy At all
Who expects thai 10 have titles Of nobility
in this country? Nobody have no objection howe.
YER, 20 retaining that clause il il pleases aAbodv
Whoever apprehendcd the granting Of oIiceSf honor
and profit To citizens by Foreign States aad Piiuc s!
Sir they have Leggars enough TO provide for home
These words, which the committee propose TO strike
out, the only part OF the resolution which guard
gainst any real DANGER and they do look TO obvous