Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-10

cot thereof does no, exceed the sum Of - dollar.
HesovedJ Further. That the said building buildnx.
De placed under tho control Of the President and
Directors OF the James River Company their officer,
and sgcnts
Mr.. Gs!iat e. presented the memorial Of a pubI;e
meeting OF the citzsps Of jefferson county and other.
ioviing the at cn,ion Of the Legislature 20 IN. sre.,
work OF the improvement OF tie navigation OF the
Shenandoah River--whch was ref'rr.d.
YESTERDAY The Cns,e. 10 pursuance Of re. IN.
n'h Fa.-d ru ,day, srpoot,d he following yeL,G m -
committee OF General Laws. M-s-r- WiIl,sms, OF Sh
Bryc-, Jones, on. Yanc-y, Miller, OF p Ja,k.cn
Moore.
Message was received f., n, the Senate Informing
tna they had ps'ssd the bs-To eiahihs Ferry IRON
m lands OF w. Hereford in Mas County acri.s the
Ono v.r-Io amend an act concerning The ip
oi Sat-io establish separate election in the County
ut Monoog siiaTo authorize tw, ser,r,,- election. i'm
The County OF Russ,l-Aad to amend an ac, ..abI;.b.
,"g an i"pec ion Of Tobacco a, Unon wsrehous. T.,
i-ynehbu'g. Also, that the Senate had r.c.J.s f,om
ms disagreement 10 the smendin. Mt propos.d bv IN
ho",s to 'h- Senate. amendment 10 IN. bill concern
IMP Jacob Sampson.
o. mo'ion Of Mr. Atkinson II va.
Re'0ivsd. That the Auditor Of Public Account, n.
requested TO furnish ills House with copy of he sc
c'un's Of the Treasurer OF the Wrssrn Lsna,ic Hos
pi'a,, r the year 1880.
o motion OF Mr. Erskue. leave was given % b,i,s
in hill repeating much Ct the act pas ed 1t Msrch
1873. as provides tina, tho President aud Director OF
the James River Company, shalt have pow aud ou no
rry 10 appoint an agen, to superineod the Ksnawhs
Road and Rv'r, and ,h- B,ue Ridge Canal, so as I,
leave 1t discretionary. ~" h said Company to saroint
sup-rirtendant or superintendent, they NAV think
will be required make such ions a. thev in
their wisdom may think best.
Mr.. Davisson, from tie committee {, whom |, 70 e..
referred, reported the BILL authorizing a pre- nIum 10,
the killing If Red Foxes in the coun,i-s OF Harlan
and Wy'he, With AN smt ndment, making the provision.
OF the bill applicable to the whole State which was
greed 10, aud the bi ordered 10 he engrosssd.
The bill 10 allow the upper Appomattoy Co,opanv IN
pay. in stock, debt 10 the Conmonw lth was re adj
"A third time.
MIR. Christian enQured what was the condition, nj a.
| Company,
Mr.. venable replied that the late repor, of the I'd
Auditor show ed that there scarcely any navigation
company in the State in better condition than this
The dividend upon the stock appeared by TINT repos
was last year, nine per cent.
On motion of Mr.. Green the bill was laid on the ia.
bic, In order that might be decided when the House
was fuller
SLAVES, FREE NEGROES, &c.
The bill TO amend the act concerning slaves free ne.
groes and mulattoes was read 81 time, and the blanks
| filled.
! IL suhjec's all free who shall be conv ictet
o. remaining IN the Commonwealth. contcary TO law
10 the liability oil being sold nv he Sheriff 1t giys
the Superir Courts as well as the County Cours ~
risdicon ot prosec u;ioS against lrea ne roes
ing in this manner-It makes IL the du'y of The rom
mi siCners OF the revenue present n Grand Jutie.
with list oi all free Deeroes, who shall remain more
than IL months cosfrsty 10 hw.-AH concentrated
slav $, no shall remain than ~ months conir
ry 20 law, hall revert TO the executors az AN
meetings OF free negroes At any school house. or me
ing hous' for aching them req ing or wiring Il d.
clared un' awful a-semhly-and is made the du,,
OF sny Justice OF the pears issue bis wa,rsn, IN a,
The house where such unlawful sssembisge is bplJ m
tn- rpo'e Of aPpreAending d persng such free ne
go-s. line 10 be imposed on every white nor n,
who instincts OF such Reetings-It rbids spy ire.
negro TO k-eP any dog unless ne he house-keeper OF
hca o. a firmly aud in shall he be allowed
| 10 keep mote than one doe.
Mr. McCue said, thai, believing the statute in
relation to slaves and free negroes, was already one
of the severes on the statute book he could not per
ceive the necessity oil increasing the rigors of the law
He moved the ayes and noes on the passage of tn
MIR. Campbell of Prooko looked on the hill A, 10
, oppressive for his moral n objected partlcu
larry 10 that portion which subjected Ia penaiv an
person who should instruct free negroes in The rudi
mems OF learning or even OF revelation No condition
n OF things, unless real danger the state could b,
shewn, ought 10 induce the House 20 sanction .uch
principle tie moved the indefinite postponement o
the hill.
Mr.. Lewis said thatit provided by statute. tina
slaves should not be educated Education WI ncon
ss;ent with slavery for slaves who had received in
sructon, would not remain in bondage If the satc,,
OF Virginia depended on Withholding instruction from
slaves II ought also TO be withheld from free negroes
as the connexion between them was such that ont
would impart his information 10 the others
Mr.. McCue If there a provision i'm the si,,ut,
that prohibited the teaching Of tree negroes no wish.
the gentleman would put his finger on It. He, (Mr
McCue) knew of no such provision.
Mr.. Watkins said gentlemen seemed TO think this hill
oppressive But in another State (Oho) the laws wer
so much more go that free not allowed
live there. Why should Virginia be more enien,
while pamphlets from the distant town of Roson bo
n been circulated among her slaves TO induce them I
cut our Threats, and he knew not what else The Law
was not, in his opinion, too severe.
MT. campbell OF hrocke, argued that the penalte
were 90 severe that they would prevent the execution
of the law.
Mr.. Williams OF H. suggested that the question
could be as Wen tried on the passage on the post
ponemen'-and MIR. Campbell withdrew his motion
MIR. Gimer stated that he should vote against IN,
Dill, although he was in favor Of all lie provisions how
ever rigorous, except the last in relation 10 the dogs
tree negroes, which certainly savoured of oppression
Had that section been omitted, lie would have vote
for the bill; but with that feature no should vote q
, ganst IT,
Mr.. Maxwell in lavor Of some of the provisions
OF the bl but the penalty persons detected in teach
ing free negroes, seemed him too severe The doc
clause, however, that TO which he chiefly object
ed it looked like oppression How il cot into the
expunged, and the penalties he had mentioned
removed; the bill would be useful one and he should
vote for it.
Mr.. Miller of p. sad, that the clause in relation ia
dogs was inserted by the Committee of Courts of Jus.
tee, at his request and agreed to by the committee
, unanimously. So that gentlemen were not correct
when they directed their remarks against the member
from Powhatan The he Had for promising IN =
clause, that the dogs of free negroes had been in
his and the neighberng counties, very destructive
killing great numbers Of sheep. The gentleman who
opposed this clause, and agreed 10 all the others seem
ed TO him, in the language of scrpture-with which
the gentleman from Norfolk better acquainted than
he waste "srain al a gnat and swallow a CAMEL
The clause in relation to dogs had only been approy
ed by 'he committee, but was adopted by the House
by majority 20.
RI Ms Maxwell ssid he was saiis6ed with ihe expla.
nation II the bill had been sanctioned by The Com.
mtee OF Courts Of Justice he should " IL for IN