Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-22

which shipped short TIME since from this port
for New Orleans board The Brig Crenlc, strength
ems the impression. Under suc. circumstances, and
with such obstacles 10 the contemplated sale ut the
conY:cts, some mnd G:atIon OF aws upon this sub
icci wsulI see ~ advisable.
would aisp respectfully suggest, whether the crimi-
nal laws 81 The Stale relative 10 sla do not require
amendment. Public sentiment is unquestionnbly op
posed tn the INF: con o capital punishment upon slaves
Tor many offences punishable lay law:-and ac-
cardngly, except !,v Of the gsravaed cases,
The sentence al lie Cont is most generally accnpa-
med by recommendation TO mercy, which the Execu-
tive feels bound respect. Sale and transportation
have not had the effect anticipated Ii other punish
ments imposed there would be fewer conVicts for
sale, and the Common wealth would he at least relieved
from pecuniary loss. IL may he proper for Ia add,
that the Act Of the lith Of March, 1910, prescribing the
mode IN which condemned slaves shall be valued by the
Courts does appear have had the effect of saving
the Commonwealth from loss on the conyicts reprered
Tor sale aud transportation.
II has not been my object 10 enlarge upon these To-
pics, but merely To bring them TO your notice, and To
ask ior them portion OF your attention.
JOHN RUTHERFORD.
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
The engrosseI bill To amend the Charter oi the City
Of Richmond coming up on It's third reading
Mr. MCPnEEsoS moved the reconsideration Of the
vote by which the bill ordered to be engrossed upon
the ground that the b contained Objectionable iea-
ture, nasuluch il required the usrkecpers of the
Vi properly 10 Tie pa.e OF ilUU
when charters granted 10 the other towns III Virginia
required such qualification. And moreover that
such feature tended 10 foster Arstncracy by excluding
several hundred housekeepers in the City OF Richmond
from voting for corporate authorities, when they WIRE
liable 10 heavy taxation without the right Of voting for
those who taxed them This tlO0 qualification would
exclude hundreds Of housekeepers, who paid
State taxes, from voting for The corporate authorities,
although they had right 10 vote for Delegates and
Members 10 Congress. MIR. hlcp. had no ohjecti"n
TO the 800 qualification for those who not house
keepers recholdcrs, and protested against the house
keepers Of Richmond being excluded from rights Sc
cured 10 the class Of citizens in all the
porate towns Of Virginia
Mr.. DANIEL opposed the molion-the bill before The
House was the same as the charter now was it'll Iii.
exception Of verbal alterations which made
explicit the provision relative to the qualification Of
v,ter. MIR. ID represented 10 the House the danger o
making the qualification general in lis scope.
city like Richmond exposed a class OF population
whom Mr. ID. sure the Legislature would not wish
to controlling its affairs. Richmond paid upwards
OF 800 600 Of taxes and he claimed for the PAYERS
the greater right 10 control the municipal elections and
the !crying OF axesIt was prudent and just 10 pro-
cct the right aud property Of the property holders OF
the city He conlended that It wasa local question al
together, involving peculiar considerations affecting
other parts Of the State.
MIR. BALpwIS thought that the bill was framed in &c.
cordancc with The wishes Of the citizens of Richmond
cihcdyng the laws which had been passed for several
years relating ID The cry ne lie
should not interfere with the citizens but give them
The bill as they desired it,
Mr.. MCPnERsoS replied-ccnendng that he only
wished 10 give the citizens Of Richmond similar rcgu.
alions with other towns the qualifications for voting
lie scented The idea Of danger from extension the
right Of voting 10 be apprchended from emigrnnts.--
They must be naturalzed citizens and live twelve
months IN the Stale before they could vote Richmond
he regarded as having advantages over other towns
the purse and sword were concentrated there for lis
protec,ion-it had 'the Banks and company Of SOL
diers, and this Mr. McP contended ought 10 que all
fears.
Mr. BRowS moved to lay the motion 10 reconsider
the table, for The purpose of examining the feature OBJ
jccted TO; bnt Mr. DASrL desiring to settle the ques
ton than, he Withdrew It.
Mr. MORGAN begged that he might be permitted 10
record his vote the bill, rs il contained proposition
which lie could not recognize uhe flO0 qualification
lie therefore called for the ayes and The mo.
ton 10 reconsider was then rejected as follows:
.4yes-Messrs Aworth, Holloway, Cox Of Brax
ton and Lewis, Rddck, Harrison of Brunswick, Jones
Deskns, Wood, Byrd, Carroll, Spencer, Kincheloe,
Armstrong, Dabncy, Ramcy, Marshall Martin, Of NJ,
Dggs, Scott, Of NJ. Lyon, Mcpherson, Brown of F.,
Heath Brawner, McCaulry, Shipman, Smith Of Rock
ingham, Cowan, Qurllen. Gatewood, Crawford, Tate,
Bowen Martin OF T., Buck, Goodson, Letwich, and
Morgan-1l.
.yoes-Messrs southall, (Spcaker) Rives, Baldwin,
Mayse, Wingfeld, Mitchell, Hunter, Newkrk Jones
Of b., Nowlin, Samuel, Apperson, Card@rll Broadus
Irving, Vaughan, Brown, Of F.. c. & w, sempe, Fos-
Ter, NJ 'LaughIin, Payne, Woods, Early, French, Rob
bns Guerran, Clark, Watkins, Vance, Pugh, Thomp
son, Mullen, Alclsae, Griggs, Bowden, Moler Kenne
dy, Smith Of Kanawba Davis Of X. and O., Wallace,
Of X. G., Edmonds, Woodard Clendenn, NJ lihnney,
Holiday, Banks, Smith of NJ. & j. Boyd, Harrison OF
NJ, Caperton, Davis of NJ. X r., Etheridge, VERIFY,
Smith Of v, Fitzgerald Edgng,on Cheatlnm, l1iner,
Wallace OF Petersburg Keen, Williams, Crimes Hop
kins, Wilson, Dey, Elliott, Daniel, Dorman, Leyburn,
Cru,chtield, Ford, Mayo, Davis Of A., Jackson-73
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions offered and agreed to, as follows:
By Mr. CurATnAM, that the Committee Propositions
and Grievances inquire into the expediency of extend
ing the provisions Of the act allowing reward for
killing grey foxes-By Mr.. VAscE, that the Commit
ice on Courts of Justice inquire into the e1pedency Of
amending the law in relation TO executions 10 pro-
vide, in all cases. suitable compensation for sherfs
aud officers for arrestng and transporting criminals
taken under writ oftestatnm eapias.
PETITIONS
Petitions we're presented and referred; By MIR. VII.
SON. of citizens of Prince Edward for change of the
time of holding their Court BY Mr. Cox of b. and H.,
OF citizens Of Lewis county for the establishment Of
town on the lands Of VIM Ball, in said couny-By Mr..
JoyEs of Brooke, the proceedings Of meeting in that
county on the subject of re-apportonment.
On motion Of MIR. RoBISs, the House adjourned
Friday, Inn. 81.
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