Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-24

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| EDUCATION.
A bill authorizing additional compensation fol
the tuition OF poor children, was taken up, mo-
ton OF Mr. Burrs, and read a second time; thereup-
on. amotion was made by Mr. SMITH. of Rocking
ham, to amend the same in the clause aovin com.
pensation TO teachers for teaching poor children,
striking out the words six cents" the allowance
made for each child. A motion was then made by
Mr. STEPHENSON, Of Tyler, to postpone the said
bill and amendments inde huitely; snd the same be-
ing under discussion, MIR FuLros demanded the
previous question, and the House sustained the de-
mand; thereupon the question being put upon the
motion 10 postpone, It was determine in the mega
Iuve-Aves so, noes 60.
The question REQUIRED upon the said amendment,
proposed by MIR SMIru of Rockingham
The hrst section of said bill provided that "the
School Commissioners OF the several counties and
corporations in this Commonwealth may respec-
lively allow such compensation fol tuition OF the
poor children entered 10y them at school, as the
Board OF School Commissioners of their county or
corporation shall authorize, not exceeding however
IN any case, str cents for each days actual attend
ance OF each child."
The amendment proposed to strike out the word
sir, so as to leave blank; and the question being
put thereupon, was determined in the affirmative.
motion was then made by Mr. STEPHENSON Of
Tyler to insert in the blank thus created, the word
Tour" and a motion made by MIR WILLIAMS
to nil II with the word "hve"-and the question be-
ing put upon the last motion, il determined in
the affrmative-ayes 6S, noes AZ.
Adebate of very desultory character took place
upon this question-Messrs. STEPHENSON Of TYLER
BuRwELL of Bedford, ARMSTRONG, KEtsE and
SMITH of Rockingham, contending that to increase
the pay TO SIX cents, would be to decrease the num-
Der OF children educated, without increasing the
value OF the instruction given.
Messrs. GREGORY, BUrrs and MeCUE supported
the increase Of pay, conendng that teachers capa-
bic OF Exchanging their duties, could be obtained
for tie paltry compensation allowed.
Five cents per day was at length fixed as the rate
| OF remuneration.
Virginia aud .Ntic Io,k.
The hour having arrived for the order OF the day,
on motion Of Mr. RosERrsoS, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the whole Hous. the
state OF the Commonw ealth, MIR Robertson in the
Chari and after some time spent therein, the Speak
er resumed the Chair and Mr. ROBERTSON report
ed tnat the Committee OF the whole House had &C.
corning TO order, taken into consideration bill 10
prevent citizens OF New York from carrying slaves
out of this Commonwealth, and to prevsnt the IS
cape of persons charged with the commission Of any
crime, and made some progress therein, and asked
leave 10 SIT egaln tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Mr. COLES said that there was in this good Old
Dominion description OF pc sons who had been in
the h'bn for so many years of talking about the
sovereignty of the States that they had come at last
to believe that they really were sovereign. IL was
true that there had been sovereignty in that State
as much as in any other nation-but that soye-
reignty had heen divided between the States of the
Union and the General Government. The Consti-
tuition had assigned TO the General Government: GER
tain powers, reservlng TO the States ali not made
over TO the General Government; and to ascertain
the relative powers Of each, they must look that
instrument. He contended that under the Consti.
tuition, they had right to pass such law as that
now before them. He would contend that under
section 2, article 4, of the Constitution, providing
that 'the citizens Of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States" forbade the passage Of that law
BY the Constitution, it was quite clear tina; any
OF their slaves escaping into another State,
should be delivered up claim Of the party TO
whom such service or labour might be due. But
the Constitution did not declare 10 whom, in such
case, the application should be made--And Con.
gress 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 Exc
cutve OF one State had no authority over the Exc
cuve Of another Sthte--nor could Virginia attempt
10 coerce the Executive of New York IN a matter
which was entrusted TO his controul II they had
any constitutional power 10 do this, he did not
know where TO hnd IT, If the Governor of New
York was responsible at all, II certainly TO the
power from whence he derived his authority, and
not TO the State OF Virginia IL did seem TO him
that the Constitution OF the United States had given
TO the Federal Government all power and controul
over this particular subject; and the Federal Co.
yernment was the proper party 10 appeal TO. lie
contended that the power TO surrender fugityes
should be transferred from the Executive Of the
States TO the Federal Court; and If the Federal
Court OF tbe District of New York had been invest
ed with this power. they would not now have had
their hands the New York controversy. IL the
Win evef that Court refused 10 perform his duty
and to carry OUT The provisions oil the Constitution
he could have been at once impeached or removed,
but neither the Federal Government nor the State
OF Virginia, could inpeacb or remove the Governor
OF New York. IL yirginii passrd the nct now be-
fore them he commended that she could not carry II
into effect without Navy. The following 1esolu-
lions had been rejected by the Select Committee,
and although he could not entirely approve Of them
yet he thought they were worthy Ct the attention
Of the House:
RssolUsd, BY the General Assembly Of Virginia,
That The constitution OF the United States the SUI
pfeme law Of the land, requires "That person
Charged in any State with treason, felony OF 9th
ser crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found
I'm another State shall on demand bY the Executive
HAuthority Of the State from which he aed be de-
"liVered Up and removed 10 the State having nris-
"diction OF the crimep
Resolved, That the refusal ofthe Governor Of the
State Of New York TO comply with the demand Of
the Executive Authority OF Virginia, that certain
fugityeg from justice be delivered Up and reno, ed
to that State Tor trial, direct and pa pablo Vi
olaton ola right guaranteed TO Vrgnii in common
with every other State, by The constitution Of the
United States
ReJolged, That the Governor OF a State Is not
responsible for the msnner IN which he may perform
his public duties the authority Of any Other state
and that, Therefore, although the refusal Of the
Governor of New York 10 render obedience 10 an
net Of the Congress Of the United States, has in
ficted a u grant wrong Virginia, that State has
yet constitutional power authority to coerse
the performance of a DUTY for the neglect Of which
the existing laws provide no adequate remedy:
Therefore,
Rssolusd, That the oct Of Congress "respectng
fUgitives from justice and persons escaping from
the service Other masters" passed Feb. 18Th 1888
should be amended TO make it the duty not "of
the EEseuifps authority Of the State 70 which such
person Sholl have fed, to cause him or her TO be
arrested and secured" but OF some officer on.
pointed by and acting under the authority Of the |
General Government so as TO provide through al |
future time that there shall be for ibis ggeat con-
sttutonal right, constitutional remedy,
RsSolUsd, That the Governor be req uested 10 for
ward copy Of these RESOLUTIONS, with the accom- /
panyng Documents, 70 the chief magistrate Of the
Union-oue IN each Of our Senators and Represen. |
tatives ~ the Congress Of the United Safes and I
one also 10 the Executive Authority Of each Of the
States, requesting such aid and operation IS the
tranquility Of the States and the safely ofthe Union
render imperative.
Mr. BATLT replied 10 de arguments Of the gen l
teman from Albemarle;-Le conteuded that the /
power properly rested 10 the hands of the Eyecu.
tive; and commented severely upon the conduct |
both Of the Executive and Legislature Of n. York /
he felt that Virginia was bouna to take some /
steps 10 prevent the abstraction Of her propeftv
and coGtendcd that New York. by the pass ,gs OF !
her trial by jury net, had rendered the recovery ~
their property next 10 impossible. lie was oppos.
ed 10 applying 10 Congress upon this sublect:-it
you'd aGofd the AbouOniss the Geld for diseussion
which they had 80 long desired and woutd sp,e.d