Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-07
Richmond, Tuesday, Feb. z.
THE PRESIDENT.

Our letters from Washington report favorablv Of tho
health and spirits OF the President Gle in good health
again says letter OF the ls) The recent Storm or ra
Their deep-aid scheme destroy him. seems TO have
gwen him new life and spirit have never seen him
more cheerful than present. his wound has healed and
his whole health seems much improved
ne rcJecuono Mr. Van Buren, Says another letter.
only the first act in the Drama. An attempt to send
the Bank OF Bank of the United States Bill TO the Pre
dent will be the next have no doubt he win reject II if
it ever reaches him. The H. of Representatives will.
however give The Bank advocates hard fight and think
very doubtful whether it will pass the House- will
fare better in the House of Lords care little whether
the bill TO the President Whether is reject
ed by him or by the House, will be equally serviceabe
TO the country; II will strengthen Constitutional
cause very much.The Sd of the Opposition will he
an attempt TO crowd upon the President many roads and
canals as possblebut the harder they press him dixie the
compact arch OF wcll-bu bridge the rmer he stands
The Bill reported from the Com ON the colored popu
iaon, providing for the removal of free persons of color
came up in Committee of the Whole of the House of
Delegates yesterday The bill provides all of
color shall be removed from this Commonwealth Liberia
or other places on the Western Coast
that the Governor members of the Council of State and
the Treasurer shall constitute Board OF Commissioners
which the Governor shall be the President be called
"Ihe Central Board Of COmnlisSOners TO perform the
duties provided for by this act that the Central Board shall
appoint subordinate commissioners in Norfolk Richmond
Peersbug Fredericksburg other places 10 provide YES
ses, collect Tree persons of COLOR and provide for their
transportation, &c.-with authority TO draw ON the
puDhc treasury for money expended for their passage
and support from time TO time. No person TO be removed
from the State without his her consent as long as sf
ed When sufficient number for a cargo cannot be
iound willing to CO. selection shall be made first of
males between the ages of l6 and 25 and females be-
tween the ages of Ii and 23when these are exhaus-
cd, a selection shall be made from males between the
ages OF 20 and 10 and their wives and children under the
age OF 10, and of females having husbands with their
children OF the class Afterwards selection shall be
made OF males between the of 40 and females
between the ages OF 10 and 80 No male above the age
oil 10, or female above 40 to be removed without their
consent The county courts and corporations TO Law off
districts and make enumeraions of the free cooured
sons The central board TO make requon the several
courts Tor their respective quotas whenever any number
needed to complete cargo Coored persons
perty to certain amount shall pay the price of their own
transportation, when voluntarily offering go the expence
oil transportation and temporary support those having
no property TO be betrayed of the treasury. All
slaves hereafter cmancipatod, TO be forthwith removed-
The sum OF 100000 is appropriated for the year 1888
and thereafter 100000 annually. Such general out
line OF the bill The question agitated Yesterday was
that oil the compulsory principle, embraced in the first
section motion of Mr.. Campbell of Brooke TO
amend that section, TO dives the bill of IFS CO.
orclve characters was after considerable debate (Which
we shall report i'll neXt) successful. Several
other motions made and decided by maorcs which
amply proved the determination of the House TO adopt
some measure for the removal of the free blacks al
though the bill may still undergo some material altera-
tons. When the House adjourned motion of Mr. Bryce
OF Co. to limit the right of voon those only who are
now entitled by law 10 remain in the Commonwealth was
under consideration, and will probably be upon this
day For particulars of yesterday proceedings, we refer
TO the legislative head.