Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-02-16
THE LEGISLATURES.
FRau oUR CORRESPONDENT
RICHMOND. FEB.

RICHMOND. FEB. O.
The business IN the House Of Dele
gates, on Monday. assumed an impor-
tant aspect The order Of the DAY wac
the b'li providing for the removal Of
the Tree coloursd population Of the
State.
The point upon which controversy
arose, was, whether these people should
be compelled TO leave. the state. In
committee OF the whole, Mr.. c ampbeli,
of Brooke, moved Ia amend the bill, SO
as TO insert. "with their own consent"
in reference 10 those already free
which, after much debate, was carried.
The 9th section Of the bill provides
that every slave hereafter emancipa.
ted. shall forthwith be transported.
MIR. Bryce, of Goochland, proposed
an amendment, providing that free ne.
groes, entitled by laws nov in force 10
remain IN this sta:e, shall. uifh their
onn consent, be transported; and all
such who are not allowed by Law Ia
reside here, and ell who shalt hetesfter
become free. shall be removed, under
the regulations contained in the bill,
&c. Before this amendment was put,
Mr.. Morris, Of Wood. moved the in
definite postponement OF the bill,which
motion was decided in the negative
ayes %, noes 81. The bill VAS the n
laid upon the table.
On Tuesday, further discussion en- !.
sued; when Mr. Campbel,'s amend
ment WAS agreed TO by the House. Mr..
Miller, at Po~hstan, moved the re-
commitment Of the bill, with instrue-
tons to the committee, to engraft prin-
ciples somewhat similar to those con-
tanned in MIR Bryce's amendment
This motion was carried-and the bill
10 again IN the hands Of the committee.
! ought TO have stated, however, that,
previous TO the recomm,trnent, MIR.
Williams, Of Harrison, moved a pro.
viso, declaring that the money neces-
sary to carry this law into effect should
De raised by tax upon slaves and free
negroes. This motion was lost, by n
decided majority.
On Wednesday, the house was en-.
gagged about an hour in the transac ton
OF unimportant business-resoiution $,
petitions, aud local bills. The srder
ot the day was then taken up-whieh
was the election Of a superintendent
OF the Penitentiary for one year.
When It Is stated, that this Office ia
decidedly one Of the most important in
the gift Of the observation-disclosures
materially upon the morals Of the CON
manity-that il has been filled mos,
ably Tor many years by the late incum
bent Is. T.. ParsoDs)-and that il has
attached to IT salary Of $4,000,
will excite no surprise TO hear, that
the competition was earnest.
Col. Charles 3. Morgan, Of the Sc.
nate, from Monongalis. who has for
many years been chairman Of the peni-
Tertiary committee on the part of tina,
body, was induced by his friends, and
the friends OF the institution, on nc.
count OF his intimate acquaintance with
the details OF the concern, 20 accept
the situation--and he was elected or
the hrst vote, over many highly re-
spectacle competitors. Col. William
Ward, OF Cuipeper, received a hand
some vote and the remaining suffta
Lges were divided amongst Col. Walter
L. Cooke. Capt. George Booker, and
Mr.. Richard Reins. Many fine nomi
nation speeches were made by the
friends Ut the respective candidates.
The free Negro question will proba
bly, be up again on Friday.
RICHMOND. FEB n.
On Ih1sdGy. bill was reported
10 the House Of Delegates. by Air.
Bryce, from the committee Of finance.
concerning delinquent lands, and pro
viding for the future collections Of tar
upon lands. This bill proposes to re
lease the taxes and damages on al
lands returned delinquent up 10 the
close Of the year 1891, lying East Of
the Aliegany mountains; aud is pre-
poses to release the taxes sud dana
ges on ell lands West Of the AIlegsny
IN every case where the amount Of tax
without damages, shall not exceec
- dollars. The sum will proba
bly, be fixed At fen.
IL is expected that the provision,