Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-07

aceepfancf, Hnd every person Nho s'hh w "
. lscird on appointed as loiesaid, shall before
he enters upon the duties Of hrs Office, take such
oath al. or may h, prs.ciibe1 BY Law, teclar.
mr. H., he ha- ~, violated the provision o.
fl,s constitution"-Ani Mt the snd Of the reso
Luton aid ~ being srcond III said d'eh
or he.ng he bearer Of such challenge or hc'
oepsnce.'
A highly interesting debate nnsned, which
occupied the Convention during the greater
paft of fhr dat and which We shail endehVour
to pressed az eIisn'o IN 5a1uaday's Enquirer
Mr. Leigh opposed MI the resolution except
thai par 4 It which relates u lie amnesty
Mr. kagior mpv"da substitute ~ follows !:
/ Resolved thst a prrsisl, ought 10 be ~
serted IN the Consii uion. dec araioTy oi the
Con .ftutaonality the Act Of the General AS
semb emitted "An act o suppress ID iellng
hui extending n genera pardon 10 al offenders
against re provisions OF the act up 10 the
pfesent perlod !" and Supported II al some
length.
M. Stuart replied and defended tue Rcso
lnlisn IN u. original form.
Mr.. MeGo, opposed both the Re olution aud
| Amendment.
Mr. wilson replied, aud Mr. Mccoy rejoiu-
| ID.
/ Mr. Sfandrd though opposed TO any Constr
| ,n..anal p.ss s,on on lnr SUBJECT preferred an
amrndfnsni-"hich ne read, 10 INIT no" pro-
posed
VI 6ofd0h' WF D0ddridge m L'iGh anu
M moff's, referred To questions ""'o1 MAJ
hfen fas'a 'h' IT. B'''''"'' a' ID inc co"s''"
uonalis Of ,nr esWtng law.
NJ Madison q rcrred ihe amendment WI Gu
Nj St,nard " ID read.
Nj Mercer commenced on The doctrine dls
| cn4sed III the leg Isiafurr, aud thought an doubi
should br removed AS 10 the con sttuuouaIny ui
the aot.
Nj. hnnd0Ph f'pl'eh Al ,fng'h 10 IN remark
81 Nj. Madison h"d Warmly 'pP2se1 ne '''"-
lunoo.
NJ aanafd replied aud MI Randolph re-
jun Il
VI. AnFfor Withdrew hls "meh imen'' h"d
adH 5 Il u COMMITTEE :" rely 10 WI Han
DO 1
Inc gtrs 'on was no" pu' on Nj. o'"naId
anrhdn' - ana "gr''h 10.
NJ ht1st W"vrG To sum ""' al OF 'he Trs"'
ini' IS - mus "m'nd' !, save III clause con
thinng tte amnesty
Nh hRord mand"d he yeas ann NAYS
h' Campo H"ssis"i d The r. asous for his
sole.
hr, ttna'' ,N"ed d'vis'on oi the question:
so 10 10 To- h''' "W'inng me las' "'us'
,'a"n "s 1t" oa'n IL "hs 80 oeiaed acSor"
'te,y
M''1npeH m"Veh an 'ndehnne poS'pone"e"'
~ "e "nois suDJee' bol ne whho'e" tue ""
non.
Inc nrst part OF MI Leighs mnton was
ihen htclhed by yeas aud nays, as follows
hEho-h eSs' Jones ieigh and lay or OF
ohrs ,rhehi' Giles Dr"mgooie, .oods' Mar
snail 'iopton, johnson. hcCof. beirns' Mh-
ler Mason OF >. Claiborne, hando,ph' Leigh
ol IT, Logan, H"iladay, Mason oil r, Jump
bel oil W., koanr, Taylor Of Caroline, Morris
1'oyd, Mathews duncan. summer, Morgan
Barbour oi Z Green, lazewell Loyal f'en-
Us, aflS.oy Campbell OF D., branch low"rS'
ea'e''' NJ fh"' Gordon, iaompson' Ma'sie'
na,es oay'S ana feI"n-4o.
MAJ o-Hi.s"'. b'fo"n', rieSioen') or"u'
neA, AhAsnuel, iyle'' Nieheias' anderson
Sahman, ''f"o"' "'l'amsen. ba'" IN Moore
smith Baxter, lrtLv"n'' Urqahath Vr"abie,
Madison. oianHtd, Hefcer, fhzh"gh, llendeI-
son, Osborne, Cooke, Hlis S, Naylor Donald
son, ID, fendlr' on, 6eoree, dchIl'an, by
ar 'naphan' og'osoy, haid'ey' Dee, Doo'
dd &c. eamPbe't 81 D. Wilson, scot 'iayfor,
o'nhhsls' STUART Fl"hsah'si NeaIe, nose, Ioal'
len Joyhes anu Upshnr-is
Do ihe ~ 'uSe refused 10 strike out.
In quesio' "a' then put on striking out tho
residue oi the re olut - r. qair,n the oath
Alter remark NJ Two by MIR stuart in
iayor, Md ny Mr. Vrnhhle agam.t he clause.
Mr. Cnbeh rene ed his motl'n Tor inde6nne
sipooemrnt. II wa. opposed by Mr.. Stan.
ard and Mr.. Stuart aud II eided BY yeas and
NAYS = follows;
YES ies"s Dromg ole. Goodc, Mar.
shall, johnson, NcLoy, Miller, Randopn, L,igh
Of Lagsn, Hn,ladas, Mason Off Roanr.
Taylor at CarolIue. Morris, Dunc.n. sum
mers, Morgan, Loyall, Campbell i Branch.
rownes. abel Martin. Gorden Thompson,
Mass aud Ba,rs-27.
NAYS Nes,rs Barbour (Pre~ident,) Jones.
lergh aud Tayln, oi Che tr, he ii, Gi rs, r on.
mar. Alexander lytr,, Nicholas Clop nn
anderson, CoHman, Ha Iison, Williamson.
BALDWIN. Moore Brirnr. onli BaAr., Ma "a
OF ) , L, Zvant, Cha. orne. | aa ar Netab =
Madsoa. Sfaoar Niece, Fnhn gh, II nd,r
SOU Osborne Cooke. Gr,ge ,Aior, Do.ad
son, BOYD, Pcndletan, George, Mcmillan
! Campbell OF " Byars Clo,d. Chapman
Mathews, oglcsby. Ia dley, See. Doddridge