Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-02-17

dispose OF the money OeiOIo 'tio AAoN
the money. He moved to amend the a
mendment as follows; Strike out the WORDS
from Mr.. Bryce's amendment, "Pay INTO
the Treasury Of the Commonwealth, on
account of the Literary Fund"-aud to
strike out the latter clause, and substitute
the words, "The aforesaid sum OF -
dollars, to be submitted to the future dis
posal of the General Assembly"
Mr.. Mason of F. read the act for re-
chartering the Farmers Bank-showIng
that the $4,000 bonus was loaned to the
University, by the Fund for Internal I'm
proyement.
Mr., Bryce said, he wished to approach
his object directly-and to give, al once,
to Academies and Colleges, the bonus IN
ouestion-and not TO pursue the indirect
course of the Act about the Farmers
Bank. He wished to avow directly, that
the object he had specified, was more I'M
portant than giving it to the Fund for In
ternal Improvement.
/ Mr.. Rutherford advocated Mr.. hIm-
brough's amendment.
| On taking the question, Mr.. hIm'
brough's amendment was lost, without
division. -
! The question then required on MI
} Bryce's amendment.
! On Mr. Wilson's suggestion, they year
1888. was stricken out and left in blank.
Mr.. Harvie opposed the proposition with
great animation--contending, that this was
a stroke for breaking down the Fund tor
Internal Improvement; that the LegIsla-
turc had uniformly SET its face against this
attempt.
Mr.. Bryce replied, and denied that his
object was to break down the Fund for In
ternaI Improvement.-It was true that this
Fund was better organized than 1t ls-but
he had no wish 10 injure it.-HIs con-
stituents might ask him, why he did not put
this bonus where it might do some good,
and not throw it into fund, the operations
of which they did not understand and
only, perhaps, to repair the mlsmanage'
ment OF some ignorant agent.
After further discussions, MIR. Williams
of Harrison, proposed the following a
mendment to add the words "For the en-
dowmento College at some place West
of the Allegheny mountains"
He contended that the citizens West Of
the Allegheny were in want Of such an
Institution, and that they had strong claims
upon the patrons of the State-that many
of the citizens of the West with the most
promising talents, had not the means Of
going to an Eastern University; but if
brought within striking distance, would
profit by such an institution. He there
fore hoped the member from GOochland
would accept his amendment
The proposition of Mr.. Williams was
rejected without division-and then the
question REQUIRED on Mr.. Bryce's amend.
ment and carried, ayes 50, noes "a.
The following exposition Of the provisions
Of the New Constitution in relation to the
right suffrage, is extracted from COM
parison of the old constitution with the
new, by writer in the Richmond En-.
quirer.
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
In endeavouring TO ascertain who will
be entitled to exercise this great privilege,
| viii distribute them into classes.
l. Every white male citizen of the
Commonwealth, resident therein, aged
twenty-one years and upwards, being
qualified to exercise the Right Of Suffrage
according to tie former Constitution and
taWs," shall be qualified to vote for mem
bers Of the General Assembly.
# viii be observed, that tho qualihca-
tons Of citizenship, color, sex, residence
in the Z mmonwealth, and age, apply not
only 70 this class, but to all the others
The person offering 10 vote must be cti
zen of the Commonwealth; no alien, or
.cinzen of any other State, unless by resi-
dence amongst US he becomes a citizen
mere, can vote. He must be white; no ne
gro or mulatto can vote. The person must
be a male; no woman can vote. He must
reside in the Commonwealth; even a citi-
zen who resides in Maryland, or the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, cannot exercise the
privilege Nor can a minor, for he must
be twenty.one years of age or upwards.
BY old Constitution and laws, Free
holders being possessed either by them
selves or their tenant for years, at will or
at sufierance) Of twenty-five acres of land
with a house twelve feet square and a
plantation thereon, or fifty acres of unim-
proved land. or Of lot or part ola lot Of
land IN a city or town established by law,
having been so possessed for SIX months,
unless the title came by devise, descent,