Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-01-19

"a the county. there vas already rrt,in,, e..
Shrpherdsio~n. 80 that th.Ie ". not ,
ter IA the county Who had 10 iil,tI 49,.
miles To give bs vote. lie h.d s,cn MOI
surprise the manner IN which these scp,,,
election bills hsd So =; through. iLe 70.
aud the apathy with whiCh II Mas noi.--,4.
many sho were opposed Ia 'h- rr,,, l.
bat lac DID net think IL ncce,s.r, L.,.
commence c'usstc against them. si,hu..l
BY giving sTb s,kcaiiO vote on them.
not wish - "a bc supposed that hc t,.,,.,...
~ the system Ne tsl not uprs.,
from az, in,mic.i feeling ,tf.,t.t,..
Jt fiersO., bat on ,he ground that the s,.,,,.
was a bad Que. snl th,, Jcfltrson ,1,.l., ~.
not ia need of IA, 81 precincts
Mr.. LEACH had not head distinct, ,,
remarks of the gentle man from D, lisr,on. =,
hr rose Ia ask ~ht,ber that g.n,l,innn A..
sad that Law bis question whether suuif,'L
Mas the place formerly c.li, Il Wilk,td t,i..
he had in,'na'ed any disrespeet to the be-.
pie
NJ. LUCAS said he had only alluded to-,
rs piece ri pleasantly
Nj l.IiGIi-1ha, was ALL and he wi>he!
the name had been rrtained--It wasat.rhe-
ter name than Smah6eld. There va. hurs-
IN 81 There MAS smIthheid here and S,ui,.
hrld there-,hey we're to be found t,,.,
~hcre-bui there was aot another Nizl.tJ.-
CLIP ~ the whole country. fie va, fond ~
tracing on, the history ct such lanes Ih.-e
was oiten humor in their origin n, f.-,o-
stance. one were To ask a rcsiIcn, If gh,.r.
held. What couniryuan he (Mr Llua. D.,
would be told tia, he @aS ieRs.. Joft,.
and he was proud oi the rsme
Mr. GAI.IAHrR alluded 20 some rublics
'ons ~ a newspaper ia Richmond, relative Go
tins bill, which he attributed 10 a member OF
the House st Delegates. ard exposed the cr.
roneous and insulting assertions used by the
winter lie secuted the idea ct any mprl
per influence over the citizcns of Iarpers
Ferry. bu, particularly tha, of tore,gn inRu.
chce. That Was mere buY-Oear u wss
not the Intention It tie people Of JofIcrso,
! county To raise the standard OF wdclcrsti ~,
smthielI, Zoe wizard Clip, Il the prn,l.-
nan continues To hnd an,iSemeu, IN r..
J name, or subject either of the pcn'!.p
from tumheil4ni and IienTico, To is mfr.
rnce-unc az whom, however. when
mounted, IN debate, upon the wings al T.
I'"cN' ahi was soaring heaSenwaIGs, Vas tt.
fortunately atierded by the evil p-nr, g.,
W'Zzstd CHIP, which clipped his pin.ons, ar!
bTouG.!, bum down 10 the point whence l..
started
The evils of precinct elections Lsd arisen
rom def' cts IN the bass on ;he subject The
's"N was not with the people. u tie lrsrneG
doctors oi The Law in tins house. could 10,
agree As To their construction, was IL s,rang.
mat contests should ARISE -Four DAYS hat
oeeh spent IN debate, upon the Culp~rs-
case ana no one rule OF construction bad y,t
been settled These precincts were ucf,..
sary; nor would the turnpik road: Of WIZ.
The gentleman spoke, mend the matter niue.
Tor u II should be completed, Il would r.,
provide horses. When the tuinpiks hi
came up, he would ask the gentleman fro.,
cumberland for tie Ieiickeyr Of his ,loou,urr.
~ ITS t"'or. The people thought their DEL,
gates were better acquainted with their int
'S,,s MAN gentlemen who had merely IT,
'eHro once or twice through the county, A
va the si!usIon TO Wizard Clip, although IL
gentleman might not make it With any ip,er
non ~ encouragement. still people were Sc
>""e q" those subJ-cts, and II they wee
,nsh,lo"ed sneernsly OF disParagingl,. thoy
would be offended.
Mr LEIGH perceived that he bad given
nHehce TO tie gentle man from jefferson
nc gentleman said tina; the delegates fi,ru
Jefferson knew the interests Of the p,orl,
"eoer 'han gentleman no had merely ira
Yelled two or three tunes through the couD.
y, nut Vas DID not apply to Mr.. l. A. b..
'au nov pretended 10 know the county n.
ma" asked the gentleman for information =
lie had asked Whether SmitI field v.s go,
former wizards CLIP, and he repIed m M,
'''' mso'e. lie had asked, also. hetLrr he.
.o""'! vas not sixteen miles square, ia v h,cl,
n'", therefore, received all bs iufotmat,,,,
from that gentleman Some gentlrm,o 10, 4.
u"ehce a. Others. when there vss no c,,-.
~ was tis Practice IN such Cases 20 Lt tI,.,,
iono" 'heH own inolinsiionS TWAS bs
"sb" To give offence, aud III this case h. L.l
no such intention 49,
Mr GALL AVER said he was Of sonevi.t
I"ous''o'e nature, Lot re was not OFFENDED
"hen TIE gentleman asked the cues,ior. =,
B Ds had al
soneS nat excited, when the eeDtlen,sn had
hSSed the subject, some - hal unneees..,;i,
Wv '' 'houghi. INTO another debate. IL.
t'NP'~nA,on ws%, however, saiNfsctofv lie
vas g'sd The gentleman rad di ,clsim,d al In.
en,oh ~ giving offence. Asto LIS answer
we Other question "f The gentleman. H.
o@u not intended 10 saj that Jefferson count,
N'ee" miles square. bat ira, Il -,
es"' mics tt"ni one, AID srrca from ,t.
other OF these precincts. The co,,,y
/ ether. FN'""F' - VIC
III. WILSON sad. tbs, the vcp,lc,.,..
from Jefferson h>d alluded Io some .,,,ei,.
punished ~ newspaper. which l.. assume,
were "fiiien by member 81 The House. a
~ WY d'd not 'he gentleman give hi. name.
Mr GALL AIttt undrT.,o,d the e,,..l.
ran from Cunh, rlsnd a, d,.cl.,n,,. ~ :,
'hnr,np Of hose stucics
ne bili then passed, without Il
vision. "
CLERks or COURTS
Vn motion Of Mr.. GOO,lc. the repor.
oi the Committee 81 Courts OF Ios,,,.
90 the tenufe by which ClcrksoC Cont,
sna'I hold their Offices was tskcn NJ
ihe report recommended The follow
'ns resolution:
p, "r'ofrrd' as ne op.sign If f,s C,,,.,.,,,,
.'' ~ ~ FNpedicut 90 alter tb. ,.