Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-18


hold them to il few days longer
The Resolution rescndcd-ayes 46, noes 80, and
| al hall.past six, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, March 10.
communication received from the Senate, that
they had agreed 10 the following Resolution Of In
| structIon
Resoired Ly hc General 7sse,atiy That the proxies
OF and the directors thu part Of the Commonw
IN any railroad and turnpike company, be instructed 10
vote for fixing The salaries Of officers and agents Of said
| companies, according 10 the recommendation of The
Joint Committee OH Retrcnchment, reported during
the present session
The House concurred in the above resolution.
The engsossed bill authorizing the james River and
kanawla Company 10 increase their tolls and for other
purposes, was read ,hlrd time and passed.
The bill 10 authorize the sergeant of the town oil le
ersaurg 10 collect The public arising therein
beng on its second reading,
Mr.. GooDwYS moved lis Indefinite osponement.
This motion was sustained by Messrs. GooDwYT,
CEuTcnFirLD, and LEAKE of A5emarle; and opposed
by MIR. Boiling.
After discussion, the bill indefinitely post
poned--ayes 03, noes 81.
Mr. Bmow. OF Preston called up the bill concerning
delinquent and forfeited lands West o! the Allegheny
Mountains, with Mr. Tagenner's amendment which
v:Ges that all wrs C right ard other actions pos
sessory hereafter TO be brought TO recover the ses'n
or possession Of any lands West Of the Aeghany any
person may maintain writ OF right or other possessoy
action upon the possession seisn of his ancestor or
predecessor, within ten years next before the test Oh
the wr but person shall maintain real acton upon
his own possession sesin, but within seven years
next before the test Of the writ
Mr. TAvESSEH advocated, at lengh, his amendment
lie said that originally defective land laws for the West
and the more defective execution of them by the early
Surveyors and the subsequent confused legislation on
the subject rendered this absolutely necessary,
order 10 the rights OF the occupant as also the
rights of nonrcsidcnts who hhd sold, or might heeaf
ter sell their lands with covenants Of warranty lie
said, that most residents, whose lands we're not
forfeited and aba ndoned had sold out settlers had
agents in the country attending 10 Their interest In OLD
countries longer time allowed 10 sue for land than
personal property, because The points in dispute are
chiefly settledby documentary written evidence MOI
so on trials for lands the West. According 10 the do
cumentary evidence the spurious ttja is often prtma
tacie the best The rghtiui owner has often to depend
upon few old men 10 his corners aad boundaries
Surveys often effectively made, particularly the
West class 10 render this proof indispensable 10 their
identity And while the few land marks thai were ogi
ally made ~ 90 years ngo and often variant from the
calls the patent are fast gong TO decay, the witnesses
by whom .ey he proven, are more rapidly passing
TO their graves thus enabling the man who may OBJ
tam patent to-day, IN Instances, TO recover, IN
few years, from the occupant claiming under an ancient
grant.
Mr.. r adverted TO the decisions Of the Conrs on
questions oil boundary and said that vexatious suits
be tween neiuhbors about their boundaries would con
tinue TO increase nnd became more valuable, and
land marks and witnesses removed by tmc unless
the time shortened within which suit can be MAN.
tanned. 1t cannot operate IS surprise upon any IL
will apply TO suit pending instituted within
two wears, and contains the usual savings in favor oi
infants and others under disabilities. Kentucky had
found II necessary To resort In the same measure me
Western members alm0s. unanimously IN favor
Of IL and he hoped that Eastern gentlemen would not
oppose it, a..
settling The land titles Of the Westbu he did not
wish To see law passed which was unjust ana par
tial Mr.. S. con;ended, that the State had no right
10 declare lands forfeited after once giving title
Being called to order, Mr.. s. moved the indefinite
postponemen, of the whole subject. The object OF
this bill seems be TO invest the title IN the JUNIOR
palen,ee. Mr.. S. maintained that the law when
nrovdes that the elder patents cannot be read III evi
dence. canno, be sustained in law or equtty-and
hence there VIII De endless hH5a'oh, WIZ" "S "
I'd 10 prevent
Mr. Blows Of p knew of several decisions, where
Junior patents have been sustained IN the very pos'
i;o, assumed by the gentleman from +. and N. lie
would mol make Il speech, but would hand The genlic
man over In his friend from Cahell and Wayne
AIR NooRE of &. and w made speech IN his usu'
n siye in favor OF The bill Mr. NJ called the Prev-
Gus question, which he Withdrew at the instance OF
Mr. West. The House refused leave 10 Withdraw the
previous question.
MIR. PARKS called the ayes and noes.
The House refused to postpone indeiinile!y-ayes
IL, noes 81
The amendment Of Mr.. TAyESSER was agreed 10.
On motion of Mr. BANKS, the bill was amended so us
n give 10 tie original owners of lands sold Tor taxes
ono wear 10 redeem said lands, where deeds have not
been made-{alr SrovALL opposing IT,
The bill then ordered TO an engfossment. .
The order OF The day was then taken up, being the
Repor Of The ma ority of the Special Committee On
the case of the slave George Aatimer, when hePoi'
concludes with these resolutions -.
/ That in the opinion Of the Legislature OF F'rsi' !
MIA the rights OF he good people o! Virginia mpc'a
i;yeIy require that Congress should pass such enact
,ncnis in addition those already passed, as VII enable
he, peaceful citizens 10 bring 10 their native Stale,
,hcy please iae,r fugitive slaves, found By them III
cr S,at,s of Tins Uuion-and that the sense al this
Icrsls,ure IS that the enactnrns proposed IN thls
nar, re- The smp!es, and feasible mode of effect
nr This pnrpcse and therefore The people OF Virginia
bnve riuh, 10 expect that such will be passed
> Tint The Governor OF this Commonwealth be re /
ouested forward copies OF this report ana lesou-
t;ons together with all documents pertaining TO ms
,sp heretofore ordered 10 br printed tn each Repre-
sentative Of Virginia. IN the House Of Representatives
r ,hc United States and 10 each OF The Senators oi
VIRGINIA 10 he laid before Congress, and 10 the Go
vernors 10 be laid before the Legislatures Of their re-
snective States. -,
Mr. BncncR moved to substitute the Report OF the
minority of said Committee, which concludes with the
following resolutions:
| That the Constitution of the U. States, by the
second section of the fourth article guarantees TO the
citizens of the slavehodng States the right TO regain
any slave who nav escape INTO another State and that
this guarantees being part Of the compact between the
States of this conedeacy this State will require TO be
observed and enforced
| . That while the case Of the fugitive slave George