Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-27
Ihursday, Feb. %.

The Senate announced that they had passed the bills
entitled San act fixing the school quotas Of the coun-
ties of Wyihe, Montgomery and Pulaski AND ian ucl
authorizing the raising Of troop Of Cavalry in the
counties Of Bedford, Campbell, and Plttsylvania.
MIR CuEATu,M presented the petition OF Arclelaus
Fl. Carter and Crawford Turner, Commissioners of the
Revenue in the county Of Patrick, praying the increase
Of the allowance to them as commissioners OF the re-
venue.
Mr. SMITH Of Isle of Wight, from the Committee OF
Propositions and Grievances, presented reports upon
the petitions of Henry Rupc and others, of Pulaski
county, PRAYING to he restored 10 the county OF Mont
comcry of Voters of Prince Edward county, and OF CT.
zens of Wood county, each praying for separate cleo
tons in said counties; and of citizens OF Scottsye IN
Albenarle praying change in the location OF street
in said town.
An Engrosscd Rill, providing for enlargement OF
the Iunatic Hospitals of the Commonwealth, and Tor
other purposes. was read third time which, with a
clause submitted by MIR. CIUTcHriELD, by way OF ry-
der, was passed
On motion of MIR May, the Committee for Courts
of Justice was discharged from the consideration Of
The resolution directing them to inquire INTO The e2'
pcdcncy of rc-apportionng the representation IN Inc
Lepisature-and the same was laid upon the table
On motion of Mr. BAYIY the order of the day IN the
Election case passed by Tor the pre-
sent.
Of the county of Sposylvania asking that the North
Anna River may be declared lawful fence from Dab
ney's to the fork above Jordan's Mill:
VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK.
The bill to prevent the citizens of New York from
carving slaves Of this Commonwealth, and to pre-
vent the escape of persons charged with the commIs
sion of any crime, taken up on motion OF MI
BIYLY.
MIR. BAYLY, who we regret to state, was labourins
under severe cold addressed the House in an atle
speech oabout three hours length and then yielded ,e
floor with the understanding that he should open 'he
Ball 10 morrow and conclude his argument III favor
of the constitutionality of his bill.
lie commenced his argument By stating MS iuii ep'
yiction of the immense Importance OF the suoecl DC
fore the House He felt convinced that the course ..
the Executive of New York. and the law passed by her
Iepislature had its origin in the state OF antl-suvery
feeling in the North, and dictated by the ADO
ton;sts He then traced the progress OF the Adolf
lion cause from its CONNIE ncement in England, until
had secured the emancipation of the slaves in the West
Indes. and showed that the success of the movement
~ that country had excited the great movement IN
their own He traced the progress OF this ianaticisH
in America and showed from the publications of the
ntisavery society, that every year the evil was IN
creasing in magnitude-that every year the numbe
| If societies and members we'll the amount o
funds were increasing He showed by reference to the
report of the Abolition Society in New York, that the
PRINCIPLES embodied in the law Of that State was Dor
1 rowed from the recommendation Of that Society III