Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-18
ohSRnAL ASSEMBLY or visSIsiA
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TugspAr. March IN tsat

Il TvsspAr, March Is, is4i.
!, The Senate announced that thew had ssr,~a \,
the amendments proposed by the House Of D.ls
gates TO their amendments to the bill enttl,d "a,
: Aes concerning the Banks OF this Commonwealth,
hey reeeded from their third amendment to IN
oIll entitled An act imposing taxes for the suppor
OF government;" TO which the House of Dsler,te
insisted on their disagreement.
iney agreed to the resolution for the election o
T Judge OF the General Court, to supply the yae,n
CIV oeessoned by the resignation of John Y. Ma
son, Esq. 49,"
Me CsorrEn, from the Committee appointed I,
examine the Public Arunory, presented a bill con
eern'ng the Public Armory and Arms
On motions severaiiy made. ORDERED ,h,, ,..x.
" absence hon the service OF this House be grant,
co TO Messrs Disges, Vance, Fsyau, end Stephen
500 OF Jefferson, Tor the remainder Of the session
ftom to morrow.
uon OF the militia, and for other purposes wa, IA
hen up, on motion Of Mr. CoLEs, read a second
sme, ana amerded on motions ,everally made.-Mr
MAJ Ai then proposed to add the last section, the
.Suo~'ng; And It shall hereafter he the du,y OF
the Executive to appoint the Adjutant Geneoai an.
hua'lyi and any other Executive officer shall n.
eaPao'e OF holding the SAID sppointment"-And the
quesuon being put thereupon, was determined in
the Affirmative; Ayes Sc, Noes 81
A great deal Of discussion arose p,on ,,;,. T.,
which Messrs. RAMEr, McRAr, DoRn.s. and
DINERS bore part. Mr CowAN remarked ina, n.
was anxious to go home. for his constituent, yyoid
yesh 10 'h'nk That he intended to remain here all
the yesr-he was willing to lay all the hill. on n.
table, and 90 home. The Richmond Wb;r hi
threatened 10 call IN the Florida bloodhounS. ,o
clear them out. and If those animals could effect hi;
u'meni task, he should not object to their visit.
MIR MAY, from the Committee for Con,,, of To-.
tiee, presented bill to direct the prin,,,, of r.
port oil the revision OF the penal laws, and TO com
pensate the Clark. ~ '" WI
bill for the relief of VIM II Hubbard and D,.
Tucson, was on motion Of Mr. GREooRr,
MIR DoRMAs, from the Committee of E;r.,..
presented report upon resolutions OF enquiry CON
eernlng the sale or lease Of Public Warehouse !,
the State; and !"
A ball authorizing the sale Of the Public Wa.
house IN the town of Petersburg
MIR BEARD, from the Committee of Roads and In
0.nal Navigation, reported, without amendment n
OIL incorporating the Sis,ersville and Middle Is,
land Creek Turnpike company.
An engrosSed bill TO authorize n sen,,,,. .Io.,;
NJ heysvile, IN the county Of Chatlo,te Yas ,.Ls
up on motion OF MIR TAYLOR of Halifax read /. ri
time; thereupon MIR BuRwELL of Bedford Snb,;,.
yea ryder thereto, authorizing the taking of the
.o'es OF 'ne people upon the subject. motion
was mace oy Mr. FULTON, that the further consi-
deraIon oil said bill and ryder be indefinitely most,
poned. P'S'
The House agreed indefinitely to pos,pope said
bill-Ayes 81, Noes 49, Saiu
Mr. kAMEr moved to amend the bill so "a IN 70.
pea me oath section of the Act of March Sin Issa
winch diSpenses with the Brigade lnspecto,, AZ m.
training of the oieers of the Militia ~ '''
a oill authorizing the construction of n ro,d
lnroush me county of Loudonn, was taken up on
motion OF MIR RAhEI, and indefinitely no,,n p,
on motion Of MIR ARMSTRONG.
lhe following engrossed bills were read , ,b;,d
time and pissed - 'e'u 'h'su
a OIL TO establish a Board of Agriculture.
a on, 10 incorporate the Hampshire and Hardy
Coal y Iron Company;
a bill To ix the upper bound,,,, =, H.
'ower parish OF Nansemond County;
bIlli authorize the Board of Public WorL. -
appoint Agents 10 purchase property sold unds, |
execution mortgage or deed of trust, by direction of
bill to prevent the destruction of wild fowl h.,
pon-residents; wiz 'o"' o!
A oil author aing additional compensation for
the TUITION of poor children; "
on concerning George Gsiser and others;
oi' authonzins reduction OF width of certain
portons OF the SIaunion and Parkershury road.
OIL to authorize two separate elections IN IN.
county fSuny. ." '"e
New YORK AND VIRGINIA.
MIR RoBERrsos moved that the following protest
be entered upon the Journal OF the House:
Promising that tie demand on the Governor az
we" ioiK' Tor the surrender OF Peter Johnson was
made IN the month of July, 1889, and the ,,Io
comply iGe ewIth was sisnifisu on the 18th dny ~
September fooWinsi thaI the demand w,s 900,
ny the Governor OF Virginia IN Ap1l last npc.r
resolutions "f tie Legisla uee of th,s State A.,
ing mt the subject sh ud ne liId before the .ytS
lHture at New G"h; that this be,ng don. ,rcn,t
nsy, Committee Of the House Of Assembly NJ
NV York on the lin May, ISiO repo,t,d a r..
solution diSclaimng oil right the part Of the e.
sislature TO control the Governor IN cases Of 40.
"'"us mace on MN TO surrender iugItives from
Justice, yet expressing the concurrence OF the Com
mtiee IN the course that had been taken by The Co.
vernon, and asking to be discharged from tine fiIr
iher confederation Of the subject whereuoou the
SAID committee was accordingly discharged; That
upon me S.h November thereafter the Governor of
New York again signifed his adherence 10 M, ori.
snai deelsioni that the subject in controversy an
pears further TO have been before the Legislature of
New York at MS present session, and the console. |
ration thereof indefinitely post poned and premi.
sing also, that The law Of The New Yoik Lesi,turs
entitled on act to extend the right Of trial 10y jury
was passed on the 9th day of May, Is40:-
Declaring, as we do, in the most solem manner
That we deem the grounds on which the Governor
OF New York has placed his refusal to surrender
the luguves IN question, as we'll as the said law
OF May, 1910. TO be in direct conflict with the main
intent ana true meaning of the second and third
paragraph ofthe second section third article oC IN.
Constitution Of the United States Destructive ot tb
compromises and vloatve of the spirit IN wbrb ,ba,
instrument originated, and without which IL never
would have been Tauded-uueTIy Ircomn,tihis
with those rights Of property and ofdomestc repu
auon which ere vital 10 the Interests the honor and
the safety Of every community, and are or,Inined
alike by the laws Of reason and the law of nnt,ons
and designed TO be YETI Ctfectuay guarded n nd
guaranteed by the fundamental compact of Union
seemingly intended TO proptia,e that mad and ab
honent spirit of ianatlcism, which would seek n
unlawful and unauainable Object, even through the
destruction OF the peace o: the States and the SEN
araton Of the Union itself and expressing here our
hfm determination not TO acquieSoe in so erievous
a wrong, but II shall become necessary To lake
every proper measure Of self protection or redress
yet against the nolofthe present General Assembly
entitled "An Act" &c we for the reasons follow.
ing, do so.emnly
PROTEST.
ls'.-Beeause in our opinion no action has We,
been taken by the Legislature of New York which
ought to be construed into an affirmative by that
body, Of the position assumed by the Governor of
that State IN refusing TO surrender Peter Johnson
and others on the demand Of tile Executive Of Viz
gina; and IN respect 10 the course ofhit Junction
airy hlm' e there seems TO Us sufficient reason 10
doubt " II were not taken under the ibAence of CON
sderatons not calculated cOmms nd for il the lull
weight Of deliherate and unbiased judgment on
the question submitted TO his decision.
End. Because, supposing that refusal, on whit
grounds, TO have received the deliberate and
defnitive sanction Of the authority Of the Stote
Of New York, we are yet unwilling, looking 10
the structure OF our Government and the gT.st
residuary Of active political power retained by
The people themselves 10 countenance the idea that
few men clothed with n ransltofy authority, NAV
through error, or folly, or wickedness embToil two
great and friendly communities nj least until Il shall
clearly appear, that the people from who they dc
rive that authority approve Of their course; and to