Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-05
RrcHMoND, ArRIL 3.

ection Law, changing the time of holding the ell
ections for the present year from the court days
in August, TO the court days in June. 1t IS much
to be regretted that this law has been acted upon
so late as to render it necessary TO change the usu
al period of holding the elections. Every years
experience admonishes of the inexpedlency OF
putting off the important business ofthe session 10
the last-but the next year invariably hnds the
error repeated. In this case, however, the many
contested elections made it impossible tor the
Committee Of Privileges and Elections to take up
the Election Lar until an advanced stage OF the
session.-UMg.
Yesterday the House Of Delegates was engaged
until nearly O'Clock on the Bill concerning tile
Court of Appeals. Lewsburg. in Greenbrer,
was designated by the House, as the place tor
holding the summer session, by vote OF about
to 1-Staunton and the Warm Springs, being
previously rejected. The bill was then passed.,
96 to II. The House has now despatched nearly
all the business on its table, and awaits the pro-
gress of the Senate.-Ibm
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A prcposterous law was lately manufactured
and passed BY the sage Legislature of Massachu-
sets, giving liberty to all white individuals OF
both sexes, that may be so disposed. to inter-
marry with the sable portion Of the Yankee COM
munity. Whether there Is propensity for such
functions in the cast, which requires legislative
protec ton, we are unable to say. But we con-
slider the law beastly and inhuman in all its bear
ings We do not believe that the most hair
Drained philanthropy land philanthropy will some
times be misguided) can sanction such enact
ments Rldicue is perhaps the only good means
wherewith to render such proceeding unpopu-
lar.-PhM Gaz.
The preceding is so good story, that it is
pity to spoil it. Bat no such law was manufac-
tnred or passed by the g sage Legislature OF
Massachusetts, and therefore the commentary
of the Philadelphia Gazette is powder and shot
expended in no better than IN a sham fight. The
simple facts are these. In the law of 1876
there was section prohibiting, under severe pc
naIties, any clergyman or justice OF the peace
from joining in marriage white, person and a
negro, Indian. or mulatto. During the late ses-
sion of the Legislature, a member from border
town introduced bill, modifying, in some impor-
tant particulars, the provisions of the former law.
respecting the publication ofintentions TO marry.
While this bill was on its passage, the gentleman
from Boston, who has been the object of SO much
raiiery in some of the papers, moved to insert a
section REPEATING the section above mentioned
in the law of 1886. This amendment was adop-
ted, and the question then being on passing the
bill amended, it was decided in the negative;
and thus our laws relating to marriages remain in
all respects as they were before.-Boston Cor.
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We saw it asserted bv some paper on our ex-
change list which we are unable 20 lay hands up
on at present, that all the presses which support
ed the present administration and published the
laws Of the United States were deferred from
speaking out their opinions in relation to the cor
respondence if they were unfavorable to the Sec
rotary Of State who has the dispensing OF these
benefces, if we may be allowed so to speak,
We would beg to be considered as forming an
exception to the rest of our brother EDITORS who
are employed to publish the United States laws
and would refer the print that put forth this judg
ment to our columns for several weeks past
even to the present number of our paper. We
are publishers of the United States laws and yet
we have dared to say what we thought of the
Secretary of State and would have done so if
the compensation for their publication were
our sole support and would have been with
drawn from us on the instant that we said what
we have said. Thank God, we never asked
the Secretary of State for the publication
of the United States laws and are in no wise I'M
der obligations to him for their bestowment.
UeSfern Cdrolinia1.
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burglary ana prOmpt daeCt'oH'-on rrlhay
night last, most daring burglary was commit
ted in house at the corner of Fen Church and
Mariner Streets occupied by Mr. David Gull, as
a grocery. The robber entered by removing the
weather boarding in front, and breaking down the
lathing and piaistering within; he then went up
stairs into the room where Mr.. and Mrs. Gull
were sleeping, and took from thence small box,
containing a number of valuable papers, some
jewellery, and about 60 dollars in money; he al !
so opened trunk of clothing and took out the ,
contents. With this booty, and few trl1ing ar
ticles from tie shop, he made of, leaving behind
him, however, his shoes, which happily led to his
detection; for, from their being stained with
blood, and having hogs hair adhering to them,
The suspicion immediately occurred, that the
yearer mus, have been employed in the occupa-
ion of butcher, and MIR. Guy, with some others
IF the police, soon succeeded in experimenting
lin. He is black fellow belonging to Mr.. Will
lam Hayes, butcher, through whose assistance
he police succeeded in recovering the whole of
he property stolen, except 62a cents in money.
The Gu prit is in Jail and will be tried tomorrow
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