Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-30

bers upon the Goor he hoped that m. en-. ,os, In
would be reeomm''sd for tho purPoss Of chspEnr tn,
grouhd on which relief was 10 be granted, go ~,
ground on which they wished to be expressed :, . =,
x ant relief Tor the time, whsn the
out an injunction against The securities by ~hh On,
were prevented from selling the property and n.v,
TIC deb Tor, during that suspeDsioa the tu.,nr,n. y
~ oil John Preston had depreci1sd mate risv In H..
and great loss sustained bv m, io.hiIi,v q, 'au~'
market. k !"
MIR. GoopE requested Mr.. Voolfolk 10 v,,ha 49,
his proposition; because h~re we've .ther v,ovn, on
which relief ought T. be sr.n.a Mr.. Woo,.oT
yielded. Whom Mr.. Carey sta eli thu, .i,r. J.. 49,, -
amined This subject. his opinion, he'd und., zone :,
change, and he was now prepared 10 assign his
Tor granting relief
OF the bill, and Mr.. Fink. against i-when Mr. Wool
'o'k renewed hi- p oposi,ion. which lot.
Inc bill was then suPporied In animated spe.ch.,
from Me"r' Barvie aud M~sen OF.
Alter reply to Mr.. Mae on by Mr. Finks. IN. one.
by the follow ing vote:
AYES-hIe.sr.. Giln.r Woo, D.v,. -, -,
Booker oil Amelia, Jster, Garland Of Auyust, M'C,n.
s''ugton, Brown OF Bedford, Cobbs Faulkner. RovJ
anderson Shsnks, Hindmsn, Ysncey, Buckner. sam.
uei, BuIioo Fitzgerald, Wilson, PAYNE. VIM. cs.I..
man. Mason OF Frederick, Pack, Guerrsnt. Brvc.
Carey, Anderson, A;kin.on Of HALIFAX scot, =, 10
Kersheva, Winston, Mullen, William, Of H.rri,on
,nsms OF h~nrIco. Harvie, Cole, Ws.hins ton NJ
Jefferson, Morgan, Dunbar. Smith OF Kan.whs Oh
ham, Leland. cambridge, Bland. Bias, NJ IIhsn.v Nc
Csoe, h'mhongh; Alexander Of Msckienhurx, Goodr
ferran Cohoon, Nevi Garland OF Nelson, Murdsnyb
Campbell e. Nottowsy. Watkins. Parrio,t, wooIfa;h
Lime. MCoy, Crimes. OLD. Miller. Allen, Dillon.
rsm' Booth OF Randolph. Mitchell, Moore, Whit. Of
Kockbridte. Minor, Powell Of Spott.yIvapis Cook, oi
H.',Iu, Keller Washington Of w-stmor~.ud PEN.
u.s. Spencer, Stang.ror Wy h-, Shield CrIiu of Yo,L
Robertson Rutherford, Moody 90
NCEo-Ms',r'. Terrill. Campo ~ Of Bedto,d Be.,-
icy, irSter, Bocock. Spu,iock. Beuhring, Rives OF
SamPoei, Clay, Tyler Of Charlie Cry Ric,.r,,sos Of
charlotte. Alexander Of DO. Hill, Hansbrourh B,..
sea", Scott Of Dnwnitie, Wray, Barnes Of F.. Out,
c cS,us"er; Ghon Holland. Powell Pearls. B,Ilup. Of
Gou Hail, Cook Of Gray. TilIer. Thorp, Ca Ok son
Whit. OF Han Seymour. G'aveIey, Atk;n,on Of + If
w Arinis'ead, Gregory. DAbn.y, H~i.kril, Hayn..
E Htol,nEs. D,oiel, Sweet, M'F-rand OF Lunenbu,x
rh.s, Newman OF Ms.en. Thomas, Hudsin, Gun.u
o Matthews. Booth OF MiddI-,.x. Watt. Riilin-.iv
cIe"' webb, Bayse. Ha,,Iing, Davis IL Oraase T.tun
HGa Alien, shaw. Ward. Hart. Barnes OF r c.,
E,ne' Nc Mahon. Gray OF Russell McF.rlane Of do
hnsore, gray of Scot. Newmsn Of Shenandoah M,
gruder' Goodwin, Griffin OF SouthnIn ton RUM Dill
Sru, EPPts George, Barnes OF Tazeweii. D-Ia. hmu
Saunders, Grigsby-SS
The bill reads as follows:
BE II enacted by the General Assembly. that III.
'urehes OF John Preston late Treasurer of tbi, CO..
nonweaith ~ his official bond Of the 18Th of J.nu,,
si9 he. aud they se hereby released and
om o.. at 'otner liability or accountability to tn.
commonwealth under a Q judgment roi dered a..ln,,
hem together with said John Preston in the Cn.r.,
all. WIG " aore
This act shall he be in force from r.. ,,s.,.ou
On Mr.. RUrHERFooRD's motion, tn. commute. n
nom was committed the subject Of char,erin the
'aA was au'no'l',d to send for persons aud papers
fn'rERDAf, Comunuaicstior wa, received from
ne senate, stating they had passed the bills" To
mehd the act, prescribing certain general r. uuI.,,.
or me incorporation OF Turnpike Con
e,,.S Anufew sciirr''-and 4" incorporaiing'a Com. |
amy to construct Turnpike Road from the Eastern |
ide OF me warm Spring Mountain, to H.rri.onl,ury
n the county OF Rock gham," with amen iment. H. |
sncn they requested the concurrence OF the House
,nd That they had rejected the bili.-" In I,vo, -,
lewis Henshaw, and in favor.of William G,ory. T"
hefe various amendments were agreed TO tv In.
House ~ y '"e
On Mr.. KIMpnouou'. motion. IN. En.roa ,,u
o authorize separate Election at Mechanic.viis
d he Cohniy OF Louisa" wac taken up and pa,,ed
variety oil bills and were re ported from
~ Jpn Mt RUTHrRrooKDs nIoou, rns ,Unor...s -
The COMM o@%.a %p' -r, ;. .,:,. ,,,, -. .,,.
lion Of the Hccaa.T ., BBi!isSsiSn ~ .:on
qnire into the official conduc, Of Samuel p P.r,on.
the present Superintendent, from the commencem
Of hs term Of service with authority to- send for per-
sons and papers, have performed the duty asiy ned
them and beg leave TO submit the following Re port
The Committee summoned before them all the Off
GERS OF tho ins'iin'on, who being duly sworn were
minuteiy examined respecting several trans scton.
supposed to implicate the integrity OF the Supenend
ent After laborious investigation (Which rel ted
prime Paly to small erfor, 10 the Supsiint nd-nr,
private account with tho Intuition J the C3m.
niItee are OF the opinion. that there is no grouud
by unworthy motives. The explain alton given. sat
ished the committee, that the error (sn,ou ting 10
seern d,HGrs and ninet " 9ir and a hair cents }
was committed without the knowledge of the ,uperin.
tendsnt, and without any improper intention ou his
part The testimony clearly proved, that no similar
error had ever before been committed in hi. ac count
with any OF tie wards and that he ha. been uniformly
charged by the Institution icy articles furnished him.
work done his individual acrount the zane price.
paid by others for articles work OF the like kind and
value. Independent of the very satisfactory expians-
tons which were given IL appears the committee
that the high character which the superintendent ha
heretofore horne honest and fsihful office
ougt 10 exOnrrste him from the imputa,on OF any
fraudulent INTENT in relation TO THE isolated and small
trans action.
il easy to conceive, that the authority with which
the superintendent 10 necessarily invesed, to enable
him 10 maintain such police in the Institution i.
essential to its safety and good ge " i'll of,
excite discomfort and ILL will among those who NAV
feel The exercise Of that sutho,iy:And i, il well
known that the sup riDtendent though calm. equitabl
and uniform in his temper. is firm, dee ided aud in
flexible dscipDarian; qualities which, in the opin-
ion Of the committee, eminently tit him for the
station 10 which he has been ss.rned Subordina ate
officers OF the Institution. who may consider that the
superin'end requires Of Them rigid pc rf,rmancs
OF their duyd'charged cobvicts, who may have felt
the lash OF wholesome discipline, which they hut TOO
well and persons refused sdmiti into
the institution, when oaiiag to vi.i AT hours proh
bited by the rules OF the prison,-mpy ofen be TOO
much disposed TO give nuersnce TO bic com
plants and 10 excite unfsvoUrsbs pr-judces agans
any .uPerinie pdeDt who will discharge his duty. The
committee are well aware that the operation Of these
has had IL, full effect in relation 10 the
SUPPLEMENTARY, land OF opinion, that much allow.
ance should be made, while listening
Tor the reatons just may frequently
in malice or disappointment. The committee (, eli iu,
ubea In these remarks, by circumstances which have
come 10 their knowledge during the inve.ig a,ion in
which they have just been engaged, and which they
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