Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-05

reasoning by personal attack upon the visitors of M,
University he thought his duty say that would b,
as visitor of that institution aud not member of hi
House, that I've Should act upon this subject He should
neither vote or give any advice the the House
should take But at the time, he aud his colleague
would a. visitors cheerully render all the iniorna.
ton which the Legislature might need.
mr. randolph said, that far tho personal attack
went ne should act merely Visitor OF the UNIVERSITY
But he would give all the aid in his power 10 any action
the legislature might see fit institute on this subjec,-
and whatever might be the decision Of he House yon H.
he should acquescc most chcerfully
Mr. Wood Of Abemare, said that In ,r,,se nf;ns Tho
petition he had merely performed drty 10 his consfit
ents, without in the least intending TO hold up the V
tors OF the University The objects OF attack lie had
thought IL also his duty, in the absence of the gentleman
who had just addressed the House, 10 that it should
lie on the table II was far from him TO participate in the
personal attack.
Mr. Randolph said, that for himself and he believed tor
The gentleman from Nelson he could SAL that they had
not supposed that any hostile motive had aciatcd the
gentleman from Abemarle On contrary they looked
upon his motion to lay it the table, an act Of cour
tesy.
Mr.. Wood said, he wished the question decided accord
ing to the will OF the House, and he hoped that both gem
temen would believe, that he acted the Representative
and not as the agent of the petitioners
After some explanations IRON Mr.. Wtchcr the petition
was referred
Mr. Wilson of b. presented petition of the citizens
oil IioteionH, on the subject Of free negroes.
The following engrosscd bills were read a third time
and passed.. Establishing the town OF ---- in the
county of Ohio-2. Conerring certain powers on the
commissioners Of the road leading from Fipcaste Prices
MoGniaia-S To authorize the Governor to cede tract of
land on Assaieague Island, TO the United States
The bill 10 form county 10 be called Wayne com.
~, out OF part; OF the counties OF Nicholas and Lewis
was read = hiid time
Some discussion took place on motion oc Mr. Uavs IN
fill blank in the bill with the word " Letris US TO
provide that Lewis and Wayne counties should send one
Delegate TO the LegisaturcMr. Stephenson conteDded
that the representation of the county ought TO be
annexed TO Nicholas.-Air Hays opposed this sugges-
on and his motion prevailed by vote of Aves ~ Noes
not counted On the question of the pa sage of the bill
Mr. Erskine made statement the request of citizens
OF the county OF Nicholas Those individuals had stated
TO hin that II this new county formed, they should
be left with only aboutl00o 1900 population He should
vote against the BILL because the people ayere opposed 10
it; and he had many of the difficulties experienced
by new countesMr Stephenson declared, that the gen
teman from Greenbrer had been misinforned He also
complained that the people of Greenbiicr had frequently
nteriered In the affairs OF Nicholas He presumed that
lew diScontented individuals had applied the gentleman
Mr. Erskine replied. He had been requested 10 state
the views of respectable individuals aud he knew of no
i'll will between the people of the two countcs-Nfr Hays
said he surprizcd at the objection made bv the gen
ueman from Grecnbriar He knew that the people of Nj
choas were in great want of this change Had they been
opposed to il, they would have rcmonstrated-Mr Will
liams sustained the statement of Mr.. Erslnc lie had
also been requested by the people, the Courthouse of
Nichoas, 10 use his influence against the bill They had
repented the division of the county of Nicholas by which
the county of Fayete formed and they would repen
OF this division, If the bill passed He was opposed 10
the cutting up of counties into little parishes as nothing
could be gained by these divsions.-AIr Havs repled
and defended the divisions and further remarks were
made by Messrs Williams, Erskinc, Stephenson and HAYS
when the question being taken the passage of the m
it was decided in the negative.
made report upon sundry petitions in relation TO free ne
groes and mulatoes
PETERSBURG RAIL ROAD
| Mr. Brown moved that the bill TO amend the act Of last
session, authorisiDg the Board of Public Works to sub
scribe TO the stock of the Petersburg Rail Road Company
be takenup. -
Mr. Bruce wished that the gentleman from PETERSBURG
would suffer this bill to remain for few DAYS on lie table
The Committee OF Roads and Internal Navigation had not
yet rcported and when their report was presented tho
whole subject of Internal Improvement would be bcCor
the Honse He wished this bill deferred until that period
! Mr. Brown thought the delay unnecessary The Com
nee had already Rad this subject before them and had
reported upon it, Each object of Internal Improvement
ought TO stnI ON ITS own peculiar ooisg and il i'm
possible that this work could depend upon any other which
would be reported upon lft desired 10 Law
any general rules in such cases, he was ready in the dis
cllsSion OF this bill TO state The principles on which no
should act all such questions The situation of tho
company rendered it necessary that this bin sho he
acted once. Ii was important for ,beu, 10 -
speedily the decision of the House that they might know
what to depend If the bill was postponed until ato
In the session. the company and engineer would be much
embarrassed, and the work retarded And unless some
reason existed of which he could conceive he hoped
the House would now act upon the bill
Mr. Bruce thought this bill of great importance The
state was II seemed about 10 embark in an extensive
scheme OF improvements and if the subject were now dis
cusied 1t would be discussed again. when the gen
era question before the House. 1t was known that
in few days report upon il would be made ennbroc
ing all the objects be presented this year Ii was
pablo to his mind that this bill ought not to be taken up
until that report should be before the House
Mr. Preston declared his intention to vote for This hill
bu he could readily assent TO the proprety of the motion
VI 'hS IRON IiallaN, who would probably
an opposite course-because he thought that if this bill
were now taken up, the general subject would be dis
cussed and occasion loss of time He was therefore
opposed TO taking up the bill because he wished 10
connect this object with any other work. but because he
wished unnecessary debate TO be avoided
| Mr. Williams said the object of this bill had no con-
neXlon with any other that would be embraced in the
loan BILL the report OF which was anticipated He tho't
The House was ready TO consider this subject and hoped
| il would now be acted upon.
mr BOILING said that many gentlemen were opposcd TO
loan, who that measure decided upon would wish
to have an opportunity to select those improvements b cb
they thought of most general advantage to the country
This they would be prevented from doing if bills of ths
KIND were passed before the loan bill came before The
House. Hestood in this predcament himself being alto
gether opposed TO loan. He was not western man
but he not actuated by any of those preiudiccs which
had existed in former LegisaturesHe did not visb IN
act IN the dark This subject and therefore opnose
to taking up the bill at this time
Mr. Brown not satisfied by the remarks Of gentle
men, that the convenience of the House would be consult,
ed by the delay suggested Ifno loan bill were passed.
by the course proposed, all objects of Internal improve
1ont would be defeated lie did not wish that tc fate of
this bill should depend upon that of the loan bill and if
Inc House were To refuse TO make other works tvOu he
no reason why this should share in that refusal This sub
Joct stood peculiar grounds tcoud be connected
with other objects and ought be decided separately
lie had stated why ought also TO be acted upon exped
Gously.
Mr. Campbell Of Brooke was one Of those who
| to be friends to internal improvement He was a friend
OF This object last year; but he did know whether he
should support II In its present shape. lie .ught the
friends OF the bill were putting in jeopardy by pressing
1t at this time Notwithstanding the declaration of the
gentleman from Petersburg, it might be Intimately CON
ncced with other works He understood that twas pro
posed TO raise loan and if the House were now 10 pass
IOHn ms holm tlaar,