Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-18
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
IUEspAY. FEp 9.


a communication WAS received from thu
Senate. stating that they had passed the bills
" Concerning Gustavns G. Rogers, adnnislra
tor OF Henry Rollins, deceased" Concern
ing Benjamin wilson and Changing the
name OF DAVID Shephesrd 10 David ,tesan"
and also that they had passed with amend
menIs the bill " Allowing Dflly, free woman
OF color 10 remain IN This Commonwealth
These amendments were agreed TO,
On motion of MIR. Smith Of Kanawha, The
resolution from the Militia Committee was Ia.
ken up. TINS Committee reported upon the
resolution from the House In,lructng them to
inquire into the exredieucy of reducing the all.
nua mnsters oil each company, and aholishlng
the regimental aud battalion must ers. The
Committee reported that It was inexprdient at
this time 10 alter the law in relation to these
snhiects,-Nr. Smith moved 10 reverse the de-
cision 0f The Committeeman then Mr.. Akin.
son of Isle of Wight moved its indefinite posi-
ponemenl-which was carried.
The bill Forming new county out OF
parts of the counties oil Harrison aud Monon
gala was read the lst lime, when Mr. Crock
cit moved its indefinite postponement-M
Williams of Harrison was opposing the motion
when MIR c. Withdrew ii. The House, howev-
err refused to send The bill TO IFS I'd reading
that Is, rejected il.
On motion of Mr.. Atkinson of H., the Re-
port from the Penitentiary Committee was IA
gen up-Ihe LIST resolution is founded on the
pei nion Of sundry inhabitants of Lewis county,
addressed to the Executive, in behalf Of john
Suder, a convict in the Penitentiary-The
committee, taking into consideration the age Of
his convict, the length of time he has already
suffered for his olfeUce, 10 years out of 10, }
the ORDERLY manner in which he has conducted
himself aud the interest manifested IN his he
ha.. by large member of his tell0w-clIzeps Of
the county of Lewis, recommend hlm 10 be
pardoned and discharged The I'd resolution
of the Committee is founded on so much oil the
Governors communication, as recommends 10
mercy the only tctile female convict now con-
fined in the PenIteutIary. II appears (sas 5
the Commitfee) thai this unfortunate female
was convicted in the county of Brooke, IN April,
1924, Of the murder of her own ilegltlmate
odspring aud was sentenced TO a term of 10
wears confinement in the Penilentiary, six years
ofwhich term will have been completed IN the
mouth Of April next According to the state
ment Of the Superintendent, the department oil
this convict during her confinement gives her
no peculiar claims 10 the favor OF the Legisla'
ture. The commitiep, however. have been m
formed, that IN addition TO the punishment sue
has received, HbI hfaifh mas Oeth SUM- 'Ee'
since her entrance into the prison. as 10 add
greatly to her suf-rings. Solitary and ursula
led as she is,-sinking uuder disease, utterly
incapable of doing any thing which can ever
prove ful to The Institution, Or Afford relief
10 the agony Of her own mind, the commluee
cannot but regard her as an object oil mercy
The condition Of the male convIcis who have
the melancholy satisfaction of being surrounded
by companions 10 suffering and IN crime
whose minds and bodies are engaged IN useful
uccuparions which serve 10 allay the iedIuui
of confinement, is enyiable compared With the
lot Of this miserable outtast II appears 10 the
committee, that the suffering which this female
has already endured IN aioneneni for her crime
ought 10 be consid ;red. under the peculiar cir
cumstances OF her case, as equivalent 10 q
much longer period Of confinement inflicted on
convicts IN general II tan scarcely he expect
ed, that unless relieved from confinement, she
can survive the period for which she has been
sentenced. On the contrary, expiring AS she u
by degrees, il is not unlikely that death mus
ere long put an end to her sufierings The
Committee, therefore, concur in The recommen
dation of the Governor upon this sublec', ant
believing that mercy, aud mercy alone, pleads
pow erfully in her behalf, accordingly came e
The re solution, thai " Sarah Taylor, the onll
| white femae convict now confined IN the Peni
| 'eniiary, should he par doned aud SET at iiber
,y." They present also 8 resolution Tia
! he public lies at auction of All ARTICLES manu-
featured in the Peui,entary would be tneIP'
dent.