Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-17
WEDNESDAY,. Feb. y.

The Chair, in pursuance of resolution
passed thursday, appointed the following gen
tlemen Il committee Of General Laws Messrs.
Williams OF Sh' Bryce. Jones, Wilson, Yaucey,
Miller, ot T., jackson, Blackwell Summers
Marshall, Preston, Claiborne aud Moore.
A Message was received f,om the Senate in.
informing that they had passed the Dils--Io
establish Ferry from the lnuds Of w Hereford
| ia Mason County, across the Ohm Myer--lO
| amend an act concerning the Inspection OF
! oalt--to establish sepeta,e election IN the
County Of Monongaa-To authorize two
| separate elections in the County Of Russell
| And to amend an act establishing M Inspection
| of Tobacco at Union Warehouse in Lyschburg.
Also, that the Senate had rec, ded from its dis
agreement to the Amendment proposed by the
House to the Senate's amendment 10 the bill
concerning Jacob Sampson.
SLAVES, FREE NEGROES, &c.
The bill TO amend the act concerning slaves,
free negroes and mulatloes, was read Sd tme,
and the blanks filed.
fiji subjects all free negroes who shall be con
yicied Of remaining 10 The Commonwealth,
cont AIRY TO law, To the iiably Of bong sold b.
the Sherif.--It gives the Superior Courts rs
well as the County Courts, Jurisdiction of all
pr osecu,ions against free negroes ohendlng
| ia this manner. II makes II the duty OF III e
! comm ssloneIs of the revenue 10 present the
| Grand jules with a list of all iIee negroes
who shall remain more than IL months contra
ry 10 law.-Ali emancipated laws, who shall
re main more than II months, contrary 10 Jaw,
shall revert TO the executors rs assets-All
meetings OF free negroes at any school house
or meeting house. Tor teaching them reading
or writing, Is declared an unlawful assembly
and it 10 made the duty OF any j 'slce Of the
peace TO issue his warrant TO enter the house
where such unlawful sssemblage Is ned, for
/ the purpose oil appfehendiug or dispensing sn0 !
| free uegroes.-A fine to be imposed ON every
white person VINO inslructs at such meeting. II
lorbids any free ma 10 keep any dog, unless
! he he n house-keeper OF head Of family ;nnd
| IN no case shall he be allowed TO keep more
| than one dog.
Nj. McCue said, that, believing the statute
! in relation to slaves aud Tree negroes, was
already one Of the severest on the statute
, book, he could not perceive the necessity
| Of increasing the rigois OF the law. He
moved the ayes and noes on the passage Of the
Bill.
Mr.. Campbell Of Brooke. looked on the bill
! as TOO oppressive for MS mo al sense. lie Oh.
jected PARTICULARLY to tnai portion which sub
Jected 10 penalty any person who wouii instruct
Tree negroes in the rudImeb's Of leaCning or
even of revelation. No condition OF things
unless real danger. 10 the State coald be she"n,
ought to induce the House TO sanction
sufh pnncipls He moved the indefinite post
ponemeut OF tie bill,
MIR. Lewis said, that il was provided by stat
ute, that slaves should not be educated
Education was inconsistent with slavery 'or
slaves who had received instruction, would no!
remain IN bondage. u the safety oi Vifg'n'a de.
pend on Withholding instruction from free ne.
! groes, the connection between them was such
tuat one would impart his Information 10 the
others.
Mr.. MoCne. lfthere wos a provision in the
statute that prohibited the teaching OF fee ne
groes he wished The gentleman would put his
finger on IT. He, Mr.. MtCuf') knew Of no such
provision.