Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-24

seainf fhs excessive fees vi clerks, hea1d
ih-ousf 1T the Cs,nmoa~ralt h-ind as pise'os
tie lsfks IA He situation - gti"S ''t1eae''
ia taeif cases. where ,pf' '"'.si ~
interest be iaidced 10 sScr'e ifa"' 'n''' nc
rty.
MIR. Moore replied. wheh
Nj Halybunon maFed TO lay the bal Hnd
amendments on tho iable. equivalent to po''-
ponementJ
The motion was %osrri'l. ayes 63-Ioes 40
PETERSBURG RAIL WAY.
NJ. Brodn.r calIri ~ tr. Petersburg Rail
Way returned + en- the Senate with al afnepd-
menf, inIerdicling nnd.r ths penalty OF b Tot
~feiiars of Tie charter, the r-crpfi'n OF any
sut,scf pt,on - the stock, GA Inc part OF The
Gusrfnsrat Of I've l stats
Mr.. Biodn., moved TO disagree TO ths a
msndtnent OF he 5enzit. Pfoiesslng MS rniirr
devofi IN to tae doctrine OF The sinendmant,
when planted in a proper soil. he vie ed II
where II was rs a fungus. He cousi1errd The
! Interpolation o. the amendment, lIme aud place
C0nstIsfed, as every way
tnu4lr a. REGARDED the tine. ri the he'll OF the
SCI. ion-nninrtanafe ~ the mol. A. de,osating
from ibs prinCi, ,e asserted. by ttcking 1t 10
every lIule ,vai bI. u I VA thought 6ets.-
sary t. reasseTt the doctrines al Virginia, he u
so-hs had nothing 10 say. lie not only "hs
| opposed 10 the power, bur on lhs original q1es-
AtpbF 1T WIN 49, W.
approved OF thi. manner Of asserting doctrines,
I rcul IN themselves, and the Tendency Of winch
vas inevitable, to weaken their force. What
.hu I'D br Thought ola Christian, who IN iali
| gallon on the street, wonlI stop TO repeat the
Apostolic OF Nieene creed, howsosver frnly
he believed in il In Ard 10 this particular
biI. the sock OF the Petersburg al Way was
already taken where then was rs necessary
MIR * deprecated discussion on this snhJecl
- a.r.atIy nI,eafed the HnueR IN abstain
from i. lie would glance al another reason,
a similar amendment had been attached TO the
stanton Rail Way. Iie disliked the ,dea Of at
taching this prohibition TO thht b,I, because
some gentlemen mIghi think, the District intel
ested in that road was inIccfe3.
Mr.. EppeS supported the amendment ot the
Senate. -
NJ. Campbell of Brooke, moved 10 amend
me oenates meudment, Nv striking oui the
wo,d, Government Of The T.. Slates"-which
mol,oa nr warmly supported-denounCIng the
amendment Of the Senate as an intring en,eai ol
tne rlsIt Of political op,n,op, ny attaching pr
IitIcal cre.dsIO pm ate act.
M William. OF Shenandoah. called upon
ever, part oI the House To zoe against the "a
mendaent o, til. gentlehh" from BIookp, aud
then 10 vote 10 Disagree I" the Senates amend
meu' A iTiend 81 the do 5trihe asserted, he
deprecated Ibis amendment oi tue Sru,it, as Out
OF IlhCf dlG ulitEIN5ati1 a. hhh titb4EFb
tn Il ,pe that thus Leglsta ule "Uhli have
attended 10 the business OF the country
auI RETAINED tTo... LIstu sionS ga aostlatt
questions
Nj. Mcfarland advanced similar views.
lhe question VIZ then / Ken Un NJ Camp
bells anrndn cat, aud Gated, ayes "a, iooi
Of.
The question REQUIRED on the motion 10 disa
gree 10 the aueniment II. anrnjrd.
Al II-.- -. .t H. ~ .-I-
sing her attachment To StaIo R,ghS reprola-
ted The amendment ofthe ornate ~ uucalled Tor
and unnecessary. Mr.. Gi1Dsr denounced the
amenJment III the watm"st terms, as pIosoT4b-
InI the rlgltt ul freedom 81 npInIoa.
Nj. Claiborne fose aud pIocetded TO support
the amendment aud the doctrines OF STATE
RICH swith mucn warmth, Win
Mr.. Williams OF H.Trsup, enqlired, a.
all the amcndment III regard Il the General
Government had been stricken Out, IT III
gentlemen could now discuss State Rights I
Ine chair d tctded thai the gentleman was Out
of order.
Some conversation arose among Nessrs. Clai-
horne, Mcfarland. Lewis, anl Rives vi Prime.
Geocge, when Nj. Claiborne pi occeded with III,
obse, sations.
Mr.. Williams Of Harrison, succeeded in n few
brief aud pnn1ent remarks Ia reply 10 NJ Cisi
borne, anG Ia reprobauJu Of tue amendment u
the senate.
Mr.. Eppes made a few observations TO the
effect, that tue friends Of the Petersburg RaII
Way should vote Tor The amendment, IA orde {
10 av"id The Suspicion of voting sgaiust n, from
interestad motives.
Mir Preston explained his motives in voting
TO disagree 10 The Sen.te's amendment, al
though opposed 10 the power of Improvement
by the Federal Government.
Other expianat ons were made by NIessrs
HrninaN x ,nkpT I,nss aud tF.n,nhali ~
Brooke
Mir. Campbell row moved to reconsider
the vote striking eal the words a Government
ofihe u Statcs, la oGderto t.he the ayes and
noes.
Alter soupe words from Mr. Witcher, The
House refused to reconsde,.
ihe Sena'e e. am ndmeul was thea disagreed
10 by IA large mhJorIly
SIAUNfON RAIL WAY.
Mr.. Lewis moved 10 lake up tne Stanton
Rad Way, returned from me Senate, with the
same amendment made 10 the Pete, ,bu, !,
Hatl way, aud with another striking o,, ia,
.9h secion, ,onunulns the road me.I Of ssaun
ton.
Mr.. Moore moved TO disagree 10 the first Il
mendnnenf. lie dId not wish To discuss The pr,4
clpie. tie deprecaled any discussion a, hel,
out ot place,
Nj Claiborne called for the ayes aud noes
which was sustain ell.
Mr. Jackson SAID the ayes and noes would
iurnish no test Of the opinions OF gentlemen
bn''i The abstract que ,,ion OF S,ale Krpbt,
came up, he for one was ready TO discuss il,
ah1 10 record his s1te against the doctrine a,
he had done five years ago.
aitti some remarks from Mtssrs. Claiborne
Campbell Of Brooke, G,Imer, and Morris.
me question was taken Oh disagreemg to
the Senate's amendm,nt, anu dec,I,d as fol-
lows:
AiES-Mess,s. Ranks, (Speaker1 Drum
tAnoad, G'imer, X. w. Wood. Booker, S. NJ
Garland, kenney, McCue, Mayse, r. Campbell
Ltit"iIc'., Davis OF Berkeley, Heashsw, i. b
Miller. }. {. Campbell, Gholson, Spurlock, "
NJ R'e', hals burton, Watkins, Burioo,
Broadus, Gibson, Wilson, Bfodnax, Chichester