Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-25


for each day S actual attendance Of each child
The amendment proposed 10 strike out the word siJ,
so as to leave blank and the question being put
thereupon, was determined in the affirmative
A motion then made by Mr.. STEPHENSON OF
Tyler to insert in the blank thus created, the word
s'four )" and motion made by MIR. WILLIAMS to
fill it With the word iye and the question being put
upon the last motion it determined in the afirma-
tive-ayes 6S, noes AZ.
debate of very desutory character took place upon
this observation-disclosures STEPHENSON Of Tyler, BuRwEII.
of Bedford, Armstrong, KEEsE and SMITH Of Rock
ingham conendng that 10 increase the pay to SIX cents
would be to increase the number OF children educated,
without increasing the value of the instruction given.
Nessrs GREGORY, Butts and McCuE supported the
increase of pay, contending that teachers capable OF
dschargng their duties, could not be obtained Tor the
paltry compensation allowed.
Five cents per day was at length fixed the rate of
remuneration.
VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK.
The hour having arrived for the order OF the day, on
motion of MIR. ROBERTSON the House resolved itself
into Committee of the whole House on the state OF
the Commonwealth, MIR. Robertson in the Chair; and
after time spent therein the Speaker resumed the
Chair, and MIR. ROBERTSON reported that the Commit
tee Of the whole House had according order, taken
into consideration bill to prevent the citizens of New
York from carrying slaves out of this Commonwealth,
and prevent the escape of persons charged with the
commission of any crime, and made progress
therein, and asked leave to sit again tomorrow at II
o'clock.
MT COLES salu tnaL tnere was l.! lHs goou VIA 10
minion description of persons who had been in the
habit for many years Of talking about the sovereign
y of the States, that they had at last to believe
that they really sovereign. 1t was true that there
had been sovereignty in that State much as in any
other naton-but that sovereignty had been divided be-
tween the States of the Union and the General Co
vernment The Constitution had assigned to the Gr
nera! Government certain powers, reservIng TO the
States all not made to the General Government
and to ascertain the relative powers of eac they must
look IN hat pstr Ha commended that under tho
Constitution, they had no right 10 pass such a law
as that before them. lie would contend that
der section =, article 4, of the Constitution, prov!-
ding that "lhe citizens of each State shall lie entitled
to all the privileges and immunitles OF citizens IN the
several States" forbade the passage of that aw-By
the Constitution, it quite clear that any of their
slaves escaping into another State, should be delivered
up claim Of the party to whom such service or labor
might be due. But the Constitution did not declare 10
whom, in such case, the application should be made
And Congress had, in 1893, decided that the demand
should be made upon the Executive Of the State, in
which such fugitive had taken up his residence The
Executive Of State had authority the
Executive of another State-nor could Virginia at
tempt to coerce the Executive Of New York in
matter which entrusted TO his controul. If they
had any constitutional power TO do this, he did not
know where TO find it. II the Governor Of New
York responsible at all, it certainly was to the
power from whence he derived his authority, and
not to the State Of Virginia. 1t did seem TO him that
the Constitution Of the United States had given to the
Federal Government all power aAd control this
peculiar subject and the Fedora! Government the
proper party appeal 10. He commended that the pow
err surrender ugtiyes should be transferred from the
Executive Of the States to the Federal Court; and if
the Federal Court Of the District of New York had
boon invested with this power, they would not now
have had on their hands the New York controversy
If the Judge of that Court refused TO perform his duty
and to carry out the provisions Of the Constitution, lie
could have been at once lmpeached removed, but
f,o NJ np Stntp nj
GINA could impeach remove the Governor Of New
York Ii Virginia pass the act now before them, he
con;ended that she could carry into effect without
Navy The following resolutions had been rejected
BY the Select Committee and although he could not en-
tely approve Of them, yet he thought they were wor
thy of The attention Of the House:
ReSoired by the General assembly Of IrginiG, That
the Constitution of the u S. the supreme law Of the
land, requires " That person charged IN any State
with treason felony other crime, who shall flee
from Justice and be found in another State, SHALL
demand by the Executive Authority of the State from
" which he fled be delivered up and removed to the
/" State having jurisdiction Of the crime
Resolred That the refusal of the Governor Of the
State of New York to comply with the demand OF the
Executive authority of Virginia, that certain ugitives
from justice be delivered up and removed 10 that State
for trial, direct and palpablc violation Of right
guaranteed to Virginia in common with every other
State, by the Constitution Of the United States.
Resolred That the Governor Of State is rot
sponsible for the in which he may perform his
public duties TO the authority of any other State; and
that therefore, although the refusal of the Governor OF
New York TO render obedience TO act of the Con-
gress of tho U. S., has inflicted fragrant wrong
Virginia, that State has yet constitutional power
authority 10 coerce the performance of duty for the
neglect of which the existing laws provide adequate
remedy Therefore,
Rcsoircd That the act of Congress prospecting fu-
gitves from justice and persons escaping from the
vice Of their masters passed Feb l2th 1898, should
be amended TO make il the duty, not col The Ef
ecufire authority IF the State TO which such person shall
have fled, TO him her to be arrested and
eured, but of some officer appointed by and acting
der the authority of the General Government, 10
provide, through all future time, that there shall be
for this great constitutional right constitutional RENE
dy.
Resoired That the Governor be requested TO forward
copy Of these Resolutions, with the accompanying
Documents to the Chief Magistrate of the Unon-one
to each of Senators and Representatives IN the
Congress of the United States and one also 10 the
Executive Authority of each Of the States requesting
such aid and cooperation the tranquility OF the
States and the safety of the Union render Imperative
Mr. BAYIY replied to the arguments of the gentle
man from Alhemare he contended that the power
properly rested in the hands of the Executive; and
commented severely upon the conduct both Of the Tx
ecu,iye and Legislature of New York-he felt that Nr
ginia bound to take steps TO prevent the ab
straction of her property, and commended that New
York. by the passage of her trial by jury act, had rem
dered the recovery Of their property ne1tt impossible
He opposed to applying Congress upon this sub
ect-t would afford the AbolitIonss the field for dis
cusson which they had so long desired and would
spread their fanntical opinions throughout the length
and breadth ofthe Union. There doubt of the
constitutional power OF the State to pass this law, and
he hoped the House would unanimously agree to il,
Mr.. GREGORY and Others expressed themselves in
favor Of adjournment, in order that they might have
time to consider the matter. Mr. u. saia that he felt
disposed TO 90 farther than the gentleman from Acco-
mac, and would have voted 10 prevent any citizens
from the State Of New York recovering debt IN any
of their Cours-He felt convinced that to make man
feel, they must touch his pocket
After debate ola very desultory nature the House
adjourned 10 meet tomorrow at ii O'clock and 20
again into consideration othc bill in Committee Of the
Whole, at IL o'clock.
Deaths.
Departed this life, the instant his residence in the