Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-11-25

The National Republican Convention
meet in Baltimore the second Monday
in December next. being the l2th.-It
appears Augusta county is not to be re-
presented. The last Lexington Intel
ligencer contains the following notice
The citizens of Rockbridge friendly
to the election of HENRY CLAY. as
the next President of the United States.
are requested to meet at the courthouse
III Lexington, on Saturday the Goth inst.
-oS3s--
Leave has been obtained in the Leois-
lature ofGeorgia, to bring in a bill to
prohibit the introduction of people OF
color.
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a2> The great question forced upon
public attention by the late events in
southampton, is exciting much solicit
tude and investigation, in different parts
OF the State. There seems to bea gem
eral expectation, general wish, that
the approaching Legislature shall take
the subject into serious and solemn con-
Sideration. Upon the event offs DELHI
erations. hundreds OF the most valuable
of the citizens of Virginia are awaiting,
to determine il they shall continue her
citizens, or abandon her SOIL That
which was esteemed too delicate to men
ton, before the occurrences in South
ampton, is now freely and unreservedly
canyassed. 1t is desirable that the mem
bers of the General Assembly should
turn their reflections upon the subject
while yet at home, and ascertain as ex-
! plicitly as possible, what their coustitu
ents approve, that when the time for &C
ton arrives, they may not as is often the
case, do nothing, for fear of doing wrong.
Every man feels the force of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons metaphor, that we have the wolf
( by the ears, and its increasing truth
There is general acknowledgment that
something ought to be, and must be
done. 1t is not the non STAKEHOLDER, or
the visionary Philanthropist, or the fan
attic. who now says this, but the mass of
shareholders themselves. 1t is their
question, nobody else has any, or but lit
tie concern with it; and we are glad that
1t has both originated with them, and re-
ceives their intense consideration.
If nothing else can be done, some
thing may at least be effected in the i'm
provement of TIE Police, by which the
powers now exercised by the Patrole,
may be rendered means ofsafety to the
community, instead Of being the instru-
ments OF tyranny and evaporation.
Richmond Wig.
! $50
To THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY oE V1R-
GINA.
The undersigned, citizens of the coun-
ty of Culpeper. respectfully ask of your
honorable body, the consideration Of the
proPriety of prohibiting by law, any
slave, free negro, or mulatto, from being
placed under any mechanic or artisan, as
an apprentice, or authorized TO. acquire
the trade or art of such mechanic or art
isan. Weyour petitioners considersuch
prohibition essentially requisite for very
many reasons, the chief of which is to
prevent the emigration of the labeurin2
class ofour white people from the State
and your petitioners, as in duty Rsdnd,
will ever pray.
PETERSBURG, Nov. Is.
We learn by a gentleman from South
ampton, that the fanatical murderer,
Nat Turner, was executed according to
sentence, at Jerusalem, on Friday last, a
bout ] o'clock. lie exhibited the ut
most compOsure throughout the whole
ceremony and although assured that he
might, ii he thought proper, address the
immense crowd assembled on the occa-
sion, declined availing himself OF the
privilege, aud told the Sheriff in firm
voice, that he was ready. Not limb
nor muscle was observed to moyc.-
His body after death was given over to
the Surgeons for dissection.-!n.eI.
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The FcD Court.-We believe. that
we have now had an opportunity ofwit-
Messing the practical operation of the
new Judicial System under the most IA
vourable circumstances, and we are CON
strained to say that so far we have seen
nothing in ii calculated to remove the
objections of which we forewarned our
readers before it was adopted by the
Legislature; on the contrary every day s
experience has served to strengthen and
confirm them. Indeed we have met
with many persons who were The ardent
advocates Of the change who have been
convinced Of their error by actual obser-
Walton; who are satisfied that in exchanG-