Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-16

est on loans has fallen to five, six and seven per cent
Any man, in good business, who can present unexcep-
tiona5le pa per 10 the banks, readily gets discounts. We
know cases where discounts have been offered by the
Banks. Yet among the suspended houses, or those
who have not been prepared for the times, there is great
scarcity OF money, and no means OF getting 1t. The
Banks Of New York may be said to have resumed
Their paper is only | - 10 = per cent. under specie
An announcement would remove the difference, and
place the Two currencies al par
There is every prospect Of q further improvement in
the Exchanges The last arrivals state, that Cotton is
brisk and r%iSing.-lt will not only supersede the neces-
sity of our sending as much specie abroad, 10 pay debts,
and buy g~oods-buti it is calculated to invite specie from
Europe 10 yes, in our Cotton. The times indeed are
brightcning-andif the Banks tuH il, they can resume in
April or May.
THE ST4TES.
MARYLAND.-The following Report WINS adopted in
the II. Of Delegates, by a vote Of SO to A. Messrs.
Maulsby aud Alexander, of The House, constitute the
COMMITTEE, together with Il ms,nber Of the Senate, 10
proceed to Harrisburg:
The special committee to which was referred The
communication Of The Governor, with The accompany
ing correspondence and papers in relation To the demand
al the Executive OF Pennsylvania upon The Governor OF
Maryland. for the surrender of Nathan 5. Bemis, Jacob
Forward, Edward Prigg and Stephen Lewis, citizens Of
Maryland, as iugitveS from justice, made in pursuance
OF an order Of this house on The 10Th of December uii.
mo, have had the same under consideration, and ask
leave 10 Report, in part:
"'rha, your Committee have ascerlained that the only
offence aledged against the citizens demanded, was the
arrest anu bringing INTO maryland certain saves winch
absconded from Margaret AshH!ure, Of Hartford county
US whose agents the citizens demanded acted without
complying with the laws OF Pennsylvania, although II
appears, application had been made by them 10 4 justice
OF the peace Of that State for The county where the ne
eroes were, and 4 warrant obtained for their arrest, which
was executed BY Il constable Of the county, and the ne
groes brought before the justice who refused 10 act far
Their in the case, and that the negroes thus arrested had,
upon coming into Maryland, filed their petitions for free
dom in the Hartford county court, at the August term
last Of said court, and had been found by a jury and ad.
Judged by the court not 10 be free.
"iour Committee further report, that the citizens so
demanded have been agreed 10 be surrendered by his Elk.
csllcncy The Governor Of Maryland. and authority for
their arrest and removal to Pennsylvania for trial, for.
wardsd by him on the 9Th day o: November last, 10 the
agent Of Pennsy!vania, but that the warrant SO issued
has not yet been executed.
THAT the Governor of Maryland before agreeing 10
surrender the said citizens consulted the Attorney &c.
neral Of this Stale, whose written opinions he required
on that subject; and that the Attorney-General was of
opinion and so advised his excellency, that he was bound
under the Federal Constitution TO surrender the persons
demanded. That the Executive Of Maryland then des-
patched a deputalion to the Executive Of Pennsylvania
in order 10 induce them, if possible, to withdraw The de-
mand, and that the mission was attended with no other
success Than delay until the result of the trials oflhc petit
TONERS in Hartford county court for freedom should be
known; and that the demand not having been Withdrawn,
The Governor has felt himself constrained 10 comply
Herewith and ordered the arrest and delivery over Ut
the citizens demanded.
"fuur Committee view the principle involved in this
case, of the utmost importance to the interests Of Mary
land and are ofopinion, ifyielded 10, it will TO a great and
injurious extent, admit The power of the non. slavehold.
Ing States in effect 10 nuilify that Article Of the Federal
Constitution which recognises the relation OF master
and slave, and guarantees the right Of property in per-
sons held to service. They are also unable TO perceive
any moral, or even legal guilt in the citizens demanded
in the capture and bringing away their slaves. Your
Committee are not yet prepared ~ report the legislative
enactments proper to be adopted by Maryland upon this
aIlIimportant subject. They are of opinion, however,
that nnpc;Ii,tnpu SboulA he first recnrtpU to
and with this yew your Committee respectfully submit
The following message TO the Senate:
"Gentcmen Of the Senate:
awe propose, with The concurrence Of your honorable
body, 10 appoint u depula,ion from the Legislature OF
MARYLAND, to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 10 con.
sist of three members, whose duty II shall bc immediately
to proceed 10 Harrisburg and confer with The Legislature
now in session at that place and demand from them the
dismissal! of the indictments now pending in York conn-
ty Court against Nathan S. Be,is, Jacob Forward, Ed
ward Prigg and Stephen Lewis, citizens Of Maryland,
for the alleged crime Of kidnapping and such modlhca.
ton of the laws Of that State relating 10 negroes, as VIII
effectually recognize the right Of the master 10 arrest and
bring away his absconding slave, and we have appointed
Nlessrs.
10 Join such gentlemen ns may be named by your homo
rable body to constitute such deputation.
All which is respectfully submitted,
/. ID. MAULSBY, Chairman"
New Yoax.-The Small Bill law has passed the AS.
senbIy by a vote of % to 2-lt repeats the law Prohi-
biting the circulation Of small notes (under So Pre-
vious 10 its final passage, MIR. Mann, IVAN Buren, re.
newed The amendment which he offered in Committee
of the Whole, providing for q suspension Of the profit
bitory law for one year, instead OF It's repeal, which was
lost, Il to 90. Several other amendments were of1ered,
all of which were rejected, by q majority equal to, or
greater than the above."-Theq question now is, will the
Senate, more than two.thirds of whose members are
Van Buren, men, concur in the passage OF this bii:-We
wiifnot believe il, until we see tive hope that they
will have moral courage enough to resist this lnsIdlous
innovation. Let the Wings have the credit OF originating
it-bu. let the Republicans have the honor of arresiing 1t.
MAssAcHusE1rs.-Th Address of Governor Everett
gives a long descant on the pecunlary and financial al
fairs Of the country.
The Governor proceeds 10 touch on the Federal FL
nances-and comes out a decided supporter OF the Sub
Treasury System, and a friend Of a National Bank.
MAlSE.-The Committee have made 4 report IN favor
Of the election Of Edward Kent, {Whig) as Governor OF
the Sta,e. They report the "whole number Of votes legal
w and constitutionally returned and allowed, al Oo,O32,
the number necessary 10 constitute an election IS 34,5SS'
that Edward Kent has 34.436, that Gorilam farks mas
~ ooO that other persons have 2c6, and that edward
Kent having received go votes more than all other per.
sons voted for, is conslitutionally elected governor OF
the Stale of Maine" We have not asceriained that Inc
minority Of the Committee have made a counter report.
TrsSrssrr,-The Nashville Wing of the 9th instant
states. that " a Preamble and several Resolutions were
introduced in the House of Representatives inc gay pre-
yious, censuripp lie course Of the General aominis'fa'
ton. particularly the divorce of Bank and Stale; APPROX
ing The vote of Senator White in opposition to Inc sys.
ten, and instructing the Hon. Felix Grumpy 70 voS
against the measure. No aluslon whatever IS con'aineu
in the paper to a National Bank. The resolutions lie on
the table."-In the Senate, the Bank and improvement
Bill was passed with an amendment making The state
subscription one.half. An important amendment "a'
adopted, which directs the Governor to issue oohos y;
payment Of the State subscription to works OF Intefn1i
improvement (including the two East Tennessee f.ah'
roads, only in proportion to the calls on private sooca.
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