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

I-igh entitled TO his seat, and stood, ayes
IS. noes 50.
Me..rs. Brodnsx, Morris, Bsyly. Mar
shall. Mason. Of Frederick. Taylor. Cisi
borne, aud Perrin. Who had been Of the
Conv, niion. voted in tho affirmative.
Mcssrs. Good. Moore. Fenable. and
Baxter. who bad also been members OF
that body. voted m the negative.
IL IS not. therefore. surprising, (sceing
this disagreement among the trainers Ct
the instrument that the members Of nc
III Of ID should differ "Who eau decide
hen doc tors disagree %
The committees are still busily employ
ed. in shaping the multitude az projects
before them into form Tor action. The
committee on roads. sc. has now On hand
some very important matters. in which the
people OF the Valley are deeply Interested
Without loan, however. nothing sub
sianiisl can he done. The present income
OF the Furi for Intrrral improvement,
doe, not exceed 81 TOO per annum.
IL addition II the information contained ia th,'
fore. ,oing letters, have made extracts
from ,l,c Richmond papers, believing 1t viii III
prose Interesting 30 cur r-dcr-.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. =.
\ communication " AZ received from
the Senate, stating tina, they had pass
cd the bill. chauginsa quarterly court
Tor Jefferson cnnuiy.
! On motion OF Mr.. Chichester, sup
ported by Mr.. Pow ell, oi I.oudoun, the
( joint order of the day Tor the election
OF Brigadicr General in the place of
Gen. George Rust. resigned. was post
pOBcd 10 Saturday. 18th inst.
THURSDAY. JAS. u.
MIR. Barbour Submitted the follow
my resolutions, and moved that thew
he referred To a committee of the whole
house on the state oil the common
wealth.
4 l. Resolved. A. u. opinion pf this com
niiiec. tha; tie law uhsh, to bo so amend d
a. 10 exempt the person Of {. male lrUo,
arrest for debt.
.. Resolved, As Tho opinion Of thi. com
muiec, that the law ongh, To be ~ amend
ed. 81 that no man shalt te mprisourd Tor
debt on mt sue process or execution, unless
an probable cause Oi design "a eysde the
law, or irauduIcn;iN secretipg his property
Resolved, A. tie opinion of this com
mnicr, that The future -oruiDgs of debtor
alter an honest surrender OF all his proper
", 'houId not DO table for rre-cAishng
debts
Resolved. That on such surrender. nnd
IN all cases whatever, the onI, bore. the
only COW, and the only bed, together ~ ~,
'he implements of the calling ot suCh ihdI-
vidual shall he reserved To the debtor II a
husband or father, and be exempt from
distress Of every kind.
3 Resolved, As Tho opinion Of this COM
mitee. that II shall u. competent to the
Grand Juries OF the Superior Court of each
county 10 present any indi, iduai. Who /. .
hushsnd or father, and who, bah.uIaII, a
drnbkard, shall he found lurking about the
CROSSROADS and iipling houses, from das to
Gay, and wasting ms substance, BY which
ms iomiii are IN danger ~ becoming -e.
d"ced TO distress, and on such pre- sentiment.
the court may take such stems a. " al -. .
TO he famil, the property vet ruwaStrd, b,
me appointment or Curator. or olhcrwi,
o. Res0ired, as tho opinion OF tins com.
ui'tee mat ~ ~ questionable Whether fore.
60 contribution, iUi lie support vi The poor.
are beneficial TO society srd therefore ia -,
.he poor laws should be so omcnded rs Ia
eaNe Ia The people Of each county the alb
S"iute power Of modIfNiuS those laws. a, Ia
hoir Judgment NAV seem best
Resolved. That the delay in the admir.
,S'ra'ion ct criminal Justice il of The mos, in
JuriouS tehds ncy-aud % Il examining courts
ought 10 he abo!ishch-t..at radical chang. ~
selecting Grand Jnries and petit Juries !,
hiS"b ncco SSsry, and that provision should
ne made for the discharge OF the Jury. when
'hes Cannot Sgrce IN reasonable time in cri.
"'""' prosecutions. and another forthwith
hhpsnneIled io Try the case
Ai;cr long aud animated debate in
relation TO the disposal of these re-, nlu.
lions, they were all referred TO a select
committee except the ihird, which
was rejected.
FRIDAY, JAN. >.
on motion OF Mr.. Lucas, the bill au
'horiL'ng two separate elections in the
county "i Jefferson. was taken I'D, and
haNlb. been read third time.
VIZ, LUCAS had not supposed 10 would
nave occn necessary to trouble the House
WIN debate ON this subject lie had con
shered II merely local matter, which ~ ouId
nave passed without opposition. Blu, opno.
s"hOn Ga'ing been made TO the bill, when N.
wa, Abser'' u had been deferred, on motion
"'s cn"rague, until lac should he present.
~ lac h'd T'en To eXpiain the necessity fuf
'"e measure lie then wen, ii..o aStstemeut
Oh iAe's IN relation 20 the grievances suffered
~ the people 81 Iisrpc,s. Ferry aud smith.
hfih' nom tbe inconvenience they now *
peiIenoc, ~ gong 20 the ccult.house n d.
''nee ~ eight miles from each oT a oSc ~,
oes some psft Of the people lived on the
o'hst 'de 81 The shcnAf doah, Which ussgr.
morally h'gh ~ the season 81 elections. ,nd
p'eNSn'ed many from citing lie tfusrI nc
gentleman from Cumberland DID not intend
20 tht"~ ON toe people Of those place. an,
I,hPa'a',on' - they ~efe industrious and Ie.
spectacle citizens Aud here he W,t,tJ 81,
serve 10 TIE gentleman from Henr.co. th.t. a
~. be sh"nld go 20 SmnhGel1, or, Wind
up a. lac bed iW3ce chosen ~ i.lt a.sntt, 10
cAn ~ he would ind, instead q q roy,,,I,
se' oi J"gglers. subsisn'sl ADD rcspcr,.fie
p"9u''''o", Wih good regulations, good Il.
.erus' shd real old virginia ho.o,f.tt,