Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-03
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measure US TON ese a,c,
| Aees OF eompanec,th the most entire eonidence res
On motion Of Mr. smos, all the principal
mntee for Courts sIod an article be p
further attendance o,produc cd ami Of wn, Union.
no longer business ssSod 1,sO,,lnsnt follows, viz
A bill creating Giro n. IA l,,ro q,
Gerry in the 2lst Judciap A1ras s ~ st. st
poses with the susstu for making Hoop and Hs
COMMITTEE for Courts Of shall Se aSI IN readiness
made by Mr. MAY to aaULsrER AND COUNTRY
and on motion of MIR SrEedes, Ulster and Couniry
said bill and amendments s &c ks 90 sls Of viii
,u nAsssSonn
The bill concerning tbsonphh p,,,..
wealth, was taken ups Rods
following clause beilL STREL o,,.
added by way bfry6ef-
BE u further enacted, That the Board. NJ nj.
Iee,ots OF the several Banks Of this Common alb
Shall have power from time to time ma no ,h,, 49,
seem eSpedien', TO appoint an Exchange Commit.
Tee, 10 consist Of the Cashier and two Director.
who shall be authorized TO negotiate excha noe in
the intervals between the regular weekly mee, inc,
OF SAID Board OF Directors; and the said COMMITTEE
shal' be required to report its proceedings TO tho
next succeeding meeting Of said Board"
ms bill passed-ayes 10, noes a.
:, AiEs-Messrs. Southall (Speaker1 Cropper
m ;,eS:ll C %.n label Mecqc. Burwell of Bed,
irvine Cor6in, Coleman, CardwelL, Brosdus. Irv;ns
Vaughan, Roane, Scott, Marshall of Fano. P.vnss'
DsskIns, Woods, Hale, Wood, Gather, Smith Of
S%sW .res 1uerrani, Wilkinson, Er.kine, Vance,
CORY, Stephenson of Jefferson, worthington' T.v.
Ioe OF hing George, Tsyoe of l.. & r.. Rad
Ramsy' aarrsoo, Caldwell, Digs. Wade, orricS'
fS"s ya SIU~S S oil Nelson Taylor OF N B. Ehe,
nell, Chatham, Hiner, May, Tunstai. Keen
Burner Burke, Dey, Elliott, Strother, Rober,.on'
Tat, Cruichheld, Fnzhush, SPOTS, Stephenson os
Tyler, Goodson, Walker, Stephenson Of Wood.
NoEs-Messrs. Carpenter, Wiley, Bvrd Han.
nah, Jackson, Haskins, Meredith, Burlington. Cor
Burwell orc. & W., Sangster, MeLaue6iio. Jobn.
ston oil U: NJ, Butts, Clarke, Armstrong, smith
lNday, Marshall OF l., Banks, Bryan, Boyd Ci,x-
ton Fancy, Chapman, Fitzgerald, ii den, Nc
Pherson, Brown of p, Heath, Ra,cl ffs. Snids,
smith oil X, Shipmin, Cowan, Bevins, Conn
Williams, Ridley, Prince-4i. '
VirgiRia and .Nsio York
MIR Scorr rose, and IN a speech which occn,i.J
IN the delivery nearly three hours, replied TO Mr.
BayIy. lie had not concluded his yery able and
eIgumentative address, when becoming very hoarse
MIR Robertson moved that the subject be for tbs
present laid upon the table, which the House a.
greed to. MIR Scott will probably resume nj, ar
gument against the bill on Thursday
Mr. Scorr thanked the House for the cou,,,sv
they had shown TO him in postponing the cops;d..
ration of the question until he ielt s1ffi,;en,Iv
covered 10 proceed IN his remarks in ansve, 10 liz
speech OF the gentleman from Accomac lie Al.
Vided ms address under three heads and oi.;s.,od
70 tne proposed OIL on the ground-Ist Of its nex
Peu'ehey at THIS hme-2ndly, the inexpediencv of
such measure at any time-3dly on the srounL
OF It's unconsuluionality. Before he Proceeded win
the consideration OF these points, he would b,i,ay
ADVERT 10 lew matters personal to himself touched
on by the gentleman from Acco rnc That y.n-
tleman had insnuated that he came 10 the con,7da
raton OF TINS question with preudiced fe.lings-
with n Jaundced vision. Such was not and sn.h
could not be the case, lie was Virginian, as
mlucn interested IN the prosperity, the welfare and
The happiness OF the State any other Virpinian-
and the only question with him was as TO ire best
means OF supporting her honor, her reputation ami
her interest The gentleman from Accomae had fnr
her stated that tho word perhaps" in the sen,tnce
o bring II perhaps, within the Constitution - was
inserted IN the report presented the House last
sion TO meet his views-such was not the c,se. ina
word perhaps, stood as part oftheorisnal pre
sen:ed TO the Committee, and he did not happea to
be IN the city ut the time the report was presented
tie denied that he had manifested any disnosi
uon 10 do nothing in this oase all the fee Inc thai ba
mad manifested was against the present mea,o,e
Tie contended that the p opposed bill was an imnron
er one at the present tme;-it was bill haras.ihs
and injurious TO the people Of New York. and one
OF retalIatoIy nature;-instead of such bill be-
ing calculated to bring New York 10 her senses and
make her repair the giisyous wrong which she had
committed, II would excite i'll feeling ard resent.
ment, and probably lead TO retaliatory measures.-
lie cOntenGed hat there was redress for The orsv
ance at law-n the slave could not be recovered i'm
the State Courts, they could carry the question to
the Supreme Courts, and the Federal Judiciary
would uphold, TO the letter. the provisions of The
Constitution. What right had Virginia 10 endea.
YOUR to bring the Legislature Of New York TO bear
upon the Governor Of New York; The Executive
IN the discharge of duty properly pertaining to
MN, gave his opinion and acted upon his decision
on grave constitutional question and the esi,I,-
ture could not interfere with nor controu the Eye
eutive in the discharge Of his legitimate duties
That doctrlne had been laid down and acted upon
IN their own House but short time ago in r.soect
to the appointment Of Directors of the Virginia
B1nk-At this time this very question was making a
Sur amongst the people OF ~ York; the question md
been discussed In the Legislature essa VS. " ere beng
published IN the papers, and public attention ato,.
ed TO the question, and until the People had dc cid.
ed, he thought It im2otic and unjust to visit them
with bill Of pains and penalties. Surprising Vir-
gina to stand IN the plice Of New York. ould
she like to have a rod held over her head not mere
~ TO compel her Governor to reverse his iudsmert
10 certain case, but to compel that House. the re-
personalities Of the People, TO rel el IN act which
they had passed. He thought that thsV would not
submit TO dletaton Of that nature and therefore he
thought that the State Of New Yotk would NOT sub
MT To he dragooned into submission to their wishes
From the I'll feeling engerdered by IN, passing If
that act they might expect measures Of retaIsto.
nv nature They pass law TO prevent the steal.
log Of negroes; New York might pass a law against
the kidnapping Of fee negioes. Surprising New
ork were TO pass law as a sovereign Stale, de-
extended over her veTsels in every 70 e. and were 10
make It criminal Tor any to enter her vessels TO
carry out the law b,ior them -undsr such n
state Of things, they would have to pass a law
preventing the vessels from New York running
away with their inspectory; the inspectors might
he seized, placed in the hold, carried 10 New York
and conf IN the Penitentary. But the bill, I'M
der the second section Of the fourth article Of the
Constitution, was clearly unconstitutional That
clause expressly provided, that che citizens Of
each State shalt be entitled 10 all privileges end
iminunities OF cit zens IN the several Satesp I'm
der this clause, u had bees held and decided that
eitHens we're entitled TO free right of road along
The natural waters Of the AAtes.
1--WE havp resolved 10 keep back the whole argu-
ment upon the consututionnltty Of the measure,
until Mr.. Scott shall have concluded his speech in
the hope thnt We may then be able TO place all hs
points briefly and forcby before our readers1
number Of bills were read a frat and second
time.
Mr. BRoADUs from the Committee Of Finance,
presented bill eppropnating the public revenue,
which, on his motion, was read the first and orIer-
ed 70 DO read second time.
The Committee appointed TO examine the First
hudnors Office, presented a favourable report, end
recommended that more commodious apartment
should be provided for the accommodation Of the
business Of the ofice-Agreed 10.
The report Of tho Committee OF Finance upon the
resolution Of inquiry into the expediency OF equa-
lzing the land tar, was read declaring said aleia.
ton 70 be ineHpedlept- Agreed 70,
Report Of tue Comm tee Of Finance, rejecting
petition Of Saml. Pannill and Jas. Mitchell, was
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr. Mecca, the house adjourned.