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

Rffeffkd, That the Ieeialstdfe have po"'I 70
provide 10y law that no psnon shall be ehpsois
of holding or bring elected 10 any posi- OF proi
II trust, or emolument. civil or military under
the Government Of this Commonwealth, VINO
shall hereafter Eight duel, or send OF accept a
challenge. To fight duel. the probable issue o'
which may OF might he the death OF the chaiIen'
ger or chalieng ed, or who shall be second 10 ~
iber party. or shall IL a., manner and ~ Assi''
IN such duel, OF shall be knowing, The bearer
Il such challenge or acceptance. II, no per-
sou snail be so d,sq alii Iby reason 81 MS IA
wing heretofore fought such duel, OF sent nr ac'
copied sneh challenge, or ben second IN sueh
81, or been the bearer of such Challenge or
acceptance.
Nj Campbell now moved to take up bis res
olulInr on thr subj Ct If sduca ion but the
House refused to CONSIDER IL
IN, onveniion ,hen took up the Report oil
the Gem oit'ee on the Bill of Rights
The bfh RrsoluIiun Is IN thr.e words
Resoired, thai title Of y billy shall be
crea ed or granted, aud no person holfing any
oi1ice Of profit II ira :, under the United ota'es.
OF under any King Prince, or for'ign state
shall hold any office under the oiatr
The Committee ofthe Whole p, opposed TO a
mend inns resolution by sfikng Gom II tue
words Unitcd Sta es or" and the qurs 100
NJ Randoiph opposed il with earnestne's.
Mr. l. replied, explained aud advocated the
amendment
NJ Randoiph rejoined
NJ Sinnard ~enr into lengthy r"cnpit"Ia.
ton Of all that naj been done an1 SAID ~ Com
mlitse Of me Whole as - the amendment.
Tayior said he Shouts ufler the words Of
the Statue - an Amendment, 80 SOON rs IT
would he order
Mr. Leigh farther eHplained-nnd expressed
hims II content with the existing statate-Nnd
n favor o The amendment OF IN. Committee OF
the Whole
Alter soma farther remarks from Mrssrs.
Mercer, Cohlter and Sranard
On mo ol OF Mr. Fnzhugb, the res ,lution
and d ~ ndmrnt wrre nd fniteiy postponed.
lhr 6r# -. huon WAS non read rs follows !:
Rsoited. A the epin9n nj ms Committee, ,
thai h. Constitution II this state ighl 70 tie
40 amended rs to provrd' mo1t in which fu.
,urc amendments shall be made ;hefeln.
Nir Ranioiph spok' "a length in opposition
! the resn noou. The q lestion was then put
AID decided ., yeas and nays, as follows:
AYES Me.Ns South, Miller, Baxter, Mer-
Ger, Fngh gh, Mason OF f., Nay 10, Donald
son, Il ,yd H'Mian, Ca npbell of ". sum.
mer. 5 =. bod fridge, Morgan. Campbell Of
Book " son. Cmytor, Saunders Cabel,
81 art, l omp,ou, Joynes, Ba ly aud Upshur
%
NOES-Mess,s Barbour (Presdent,) jones
Loigh and Taylor of Gu. hlle., Broina,,
Dromgaol Alcsander Goodr Marshall, Tyler,
Nicholas, Clopron, Anderson, cohman, Harr.
soe, Sil'am.on, BALDWIN. johnson, Coy,
Moore. Bnnne. Mason OF 8 Trezsant, Cla
boin" Urqunnrt, Ran .o.ph, Lrigh oil ii. Lo-
gan, Venable. Madison, Sranad, IIolaIay,
II, 4etson, o. o,nc, Cooke. Griggs, Pendlr
ton George. Byars. Roan4. fayls, of Car
Morris. Gloyd, Chapman, Mathews, Oglesby
Duncan, Laidiey, Barbour f Culp-prr, s. t.,
Green, Tarewe'l, L",all, Preni,s, Grigsby.
ampbell of Bedford B"anch, iownes. Martin
Peasants, Gordon, Missile Ba $, Nea'e, Rose
oalier AID Pcrrin-69
So the Isl resolution was rejected
Tn 6lh having been indefinitely POSITION
ed,
The Q and Sd resolutions were also read,
And on motion OF Mr.. Tayi0r oil Chesle. field,
were lao m the liable.
The 4ih resolution was then agreed to as
follows:
" Rssofred, That tue freedom of speech, and
Of the Press ought 20 he held sacred, aud guar
anteed by the Constitution"
The 9Th was laid on he able, being super
coded by one OF like character already adopt.
ed
Mr Doddridge now observed that the laJOrs
ofhe Correction thus far completed, he should
yffer res luton authorizing Inc Sci. CT Com
ni'tee TO have printed, under The directions OF
The President. all the resolutions Which had
beer adopted by III" convention.
This tesouiion wa ayr Il to.
On motion 81 Mr., DOddridge. il was agreed
b, the casting vote of The President, that when
the II use adjourns, il Will az jonrn 10 meet on
SATURDAY. next a, II O'Clock
Nh Mason of Southampton moved the fol
loving
" Resoired That the Select Committee, rails.
ed Ia p pure and report new Constitution or
amendm MS /" the existing one, e.. he iuslruc-
ted to report IA apportionm nj of the represen-
laiian IN the SPnaIr and House of Delegates
among The several counties. borough and rec.
ton dist lets If The Commonwealth, 4.onIurma.
Div 10 the resolutions TO them rrtel ed"
A Il sultnIy conversation arose on this mo.
ton, in which Mess Mason. Henderson, NJ
Coy, Gordon, Brodntx, Slanard, Marshall
| Nayler aud Ga boroe took par and which ter
minated IN the adj ptlon Of the resolution.
The House then adjourned to Saturday. II
! O'Clock