Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday,, february ID.
message was received from the Senate. stating that
they have passed the bills, entitled al act to author
lie John Bayard to establish Ferry the Ohio
River. San act concerning the town Of Watson, in the
county Of Hampshire. san act to amend an act emit
tied an to incorporate the Red Sui phur Springs Com
pany" ian act TO authorize the appointment oil an add
tionul commissioner Of the in the county OF
Smyh." and San act directing the manner in which
Martin Hancock may execute his bonds as Sheriff oil The
county Charlotte.
They have also passed the bill, entitled san act au
thozing loan The part Of the Stale 10 The Wnchcs
ter and potomec Railroad Company. with amendments
I'The amendments concurred in by the House
Petitions were prcsented-by Mr.. CRUTCHrIELD, the
proceedings n meeting of citizens OF Spottsyvanla and
a memorial Of Committee Of that Meeting in relation
to the building Of the Courthouse-by MIR. MARSHALL
the memorial Of Judge John Scott in response to
tain charges preferred against him by Berkeley Ward
and others lhe several papers in The latter case having
been read, Mr.. NJ moved the printing Of the usual nun
Der Of copies and the were ordered to be printed j.
by Mr. KiXxEY from JAS F. Patterson. raging TO be al
lowed certain militia claims which have been lost-hy
Mr. ODELL from czsns Of Hampshire for the ncopora-
ton ola Company 10 make road from Cacaphon Bridge
to the North Branch otthe Pctomac-also, from innb
ants Of the of Springfield, in Hampshire, for the
lease Of The Commonwealth light 10 lot to Taylor
BY Mr. McDoHALD from citizens of kanawha, Fayette
and Logan, for 4 new county-by Mr.. PARIS, from Gill.
Gems Of Hampshire. for law requiring list delinquent
taxpayers and militia fine payers to be published i'll the
ton demonstrating against sale Of the Gebe lands in
that county-by MIR. LEYBcRN from citizens OF Rock
bridge, praying that he town OF Lexington may be sub
ec,ed The payment Of part Of the road levy for said
county.
On Mr. TALMrrnwo's notion the Committee for
Courts of Justice instructed TO inquire into the ez
pedcncy Of amending the poor laws OF this Common
wealth as require The OrcrSeers OF tIe Poor OF the
several counties therein to bind out, CT cco, all free
negroes and muatioes between the ages Of six and 81
wears and the nGcntures to be conditioned that the mas
ter his heirs, executors. &c shall pay to the OrerSeers
Of the Poor the Of sou at the expiration Of The term
Of service of such apprentice. towards the removal from
this Commonwealth Of such apprentice, if he or she
shall elect 10 20.
JUDGE SCOTT.
The apers atdavits &c, i'll this being handed
10 the Chair by Mr.. Marshall, were read by the Clerk
from The desk
Mr. WATKINS suggested the reference Of these papers
TO q committee, without reading.
Mr.. MARSHALL was DESTROYS of having the papers
first reaE, when he Intended 10 the printing OF
them
Mr. PESD1EroS though: that the accusation had
been read the of Judge Scott ought also IN
mon fairness 10 be heard.
The reading Of The papers was then proceeded with
Mr. MARSHALL then moved The printing OF the me.
mortal and a!daviis which question division being
called for, i; was decided in the affirmative.
INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENT.
The Report OF the Committee Roads &c being be-
fore the House, the motion Of Mr. Scgar for the III
definite postpone ment
Mr. BAyLY Of a. said he had not intended to have Ia.
kcn any part i'm this debate until he heard the remarks
of the member from Northampton (hlr Segar) But az
ter the Liberal attack which he considered had bacn
made upon the Eastern section Of the State in the very
eloquent and splendid address of that talented speaker,
one Who rrht Justly he considered among The most
distinguished OF her sons, he felt that he should be
creant 10 his duty and to the people whom lie had the
honor represent he did not rise 10 make some reply
in yindcaon of that portion OF the country from whence
he came lie had been charged with Withholding his
but he could pass 10y this attack, for if il intended 10
nply that he consulted their wishes aud obpdenl
TO their WILL he regarded it as euogum. lie denied,
however most enphacaly that part OF the charge which
went to attribute sectional feelings and interested views 10
the Eastern country Such feelings he would undertake
TO say did not influence his constituents lie denied
that the conduct of the East had been Of that narrow
minded and selfish character which it had been said to
have been-Gu the contrary, he would assert, that
lis conduct had been liberal in the extreme. TO prove
this he need only refer to the records of the past In
1854 almost before the existence Of the West, when at
least three ourts Of the representatives were Eastern
men at a time when The Legislature was entirely under
The influence of the East then was, that The plan OF
Internal Improvement was brought forward and advo
Gated by Eastern They who paid all the taxes were
those who voted for those works which tended not TO their
sectional advantage but to the general welfare and bene
fiji of the Slate especially 10 the Western section
Such the noble spirit which the East had uniformly
exhibited ut that time on this floor, and II was undIn
nsEed up ;c lSlG, rhen the twohlh system which hau
been called compromise, established. This was
system introduced by Western men, advocated ~ lhe
intended for them and supported by the undivided Voies
Of all the representatives from the West AT various
different times, the East had gone in favor OF loans ior
the object of Internal Improvement until now at last oy
their 5paliiy, The public debt incurred by these inca
sures amounted TO five millions of dollars This was
what the East had done. Was this illlberalty or mar
row.mndedness' When its course had been thus ue
rail- appeared him very strange that the East should
he attacked in the manner ne had heard llavlng VIM
Dictated Eastern sections from the charges alleged MI
B. proceeded to enter into comparative view OF the
syslem of Internal improvement pursued by the neigh
boring States. From this view Mr. b argued lhal lhe
course pursued by Ohio which different from the
yisest and the most judcious She (Ohio) did not at
emn loo much at once; she entered upon each improve
mcn with Ill her strength concentrated upon one WORK.
not dividing her energies and neutralIzng her powers
hv oiuautc scheme of too vast extent TO be well or
ever executed IN this manner, she hnshed one "ofh
before enc began another a.,
Tbio was The plan which Mr. b. deemed 10 oe .,'e
wisest and most prudent, and which was uctateG .! ~
.nrnJost nnlcv He himself in favor OF Internal
Imn-orcmen as much as those gentlemen could ce VINO
STYLED themselves exclusively lis friends nc was
in favor of it. if it should be upon such systeni'-
This was the system he should like to see pursued ~
Y-uinia-Mr b. then commented upon Inc results
which he anticipated as inevitably flowing rom !"s
plan proposed by the committee. IL appeared !" h''
that the public debt would be Increased 10 such jill
amount to render an onerous increase VI ou -
taxation inevitably necessary. NOW, one % ~"
arguments most Insisted upon by the friends Of ms
measure, was the deplorable situation OF the slate
as they represented it, and Of The great onlecss
they aimed at attaining, was, 10 prevent .he Gc.
sertion of The counfrv and the emigration into olher