Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-15

ion Of State inia could no,
back out while New York persisted in her
unc nsi'tu i"nai course.
Mr. BJ"d,n concurrcd in the views
Urged Ay MR Lacy. The bill was de-
.gncd TO render the act Of 1911 more eff
&, Give; and On ma I've the convic,un
IT every man, who w.n.ld CLOSELY tx nm
me the till. be pFnceeGs,d 10 de,non-
,tra,e his bv explaining ana commenting
IN he PROVISIONS the bill. lie denuun>
led tho act Of IL IN its operation as
highly oppressive 10 people on tide wat.
er
Mr.. Gordon far her opposed the bill,
Il AMI contonuej that the expressions of The
act Of Al sprunI ou' Of The abuses of that
act-le had understood that the lnsre
tors about Williamsburg were in /, ague
with the New rk Caplnins.
Mr.. Lacy called attention 10 the fact
that opposition TO his bill cane from gen
llemcu, who could have no di, ect intere /
~ this measure-who represented cnun
5 when Ne. ro's VIZ. nev, r
ken IF in vessels When was slave
stolen from Louisa! Mr.. L. ascribed
much OF the cpp,s lion 10 this bill, 10 the
Inspector in kchmond-w ose rich SIN.
ecurc was about TO be abolished by it AS
10 Virginia hacking out. Mr.. l. did not
see how thi. could be, or what necessity
here could b. or 1t Why back out
from ID IN ,cr al: New Yorkl Would no,
, the dominant Democracy there respond
heartily ~ the wishes OF the Demrcrac,
mere, aud give in To This vaunted State
/ rights measure? MIR. l. thought Mr.
Gordon and Mr.. Dd.is had done injus
:icc to their Democratic allies of New
York
, MIR. l. contended that The lumber inter.
@ es', when was 50 seriously damaged b
The act vi Al, and which Ms q depreci,
d ated, was large and impollan: one, and
o merltrd the protection OF the State. II
g brlu. h more clear money TO the tide
f.. wafer country than any other interest,
Mr.. l.. repeated the niuIi 'us effects
which the act Of III exeiied upon his re-
r gion Of country lie was in favor of the
}. Total rereal OF that act; but if that could
not he done he wo Id render it eff Give
, IN the spirit, in which il was adopted
@ and not leave II Ia work all the mischic
tcould without any countervailing good
j. lie would net permit the nc, TO remair
S ofcraivs for evil, and i operative lo
% good.
- Mr. Davis Of X. & O.. con-, led ;ha
Y all tho arguments against The act resolv'
I'd themselves Simply it, II e failure o
= certain IL spcctors 10 DO their duty. Mr.
ID ID contend ID that the law prevented
slaves from being carried out of the State
n lie referred 20 cases which had occurred
H.. ,,,h .,h; -,
Mr. Taylor 10 make a statement cor
e rectIng Mr. Davis, ard showing that The
act Of a was inoperali 9.
r Mr., Davis continued his remarks, con
4. tending that Mr.. Taylor's version did
r. not enleeble his argument and that Iii
is grea' Abolition que, ton, on which
all parties should he united
:. MIR. lIowden spoke farther in snppor
d OF The bill an in opposition 10 the Act o.
al
, Mr.. McRae Of II. had always been op
,e posed 10 the Act OF AT, and woald no
at vote IN any way to give il countenance
r But he shou'd vote against POSTPONE
If meni--not for the reason assigned by
he gentleman from Williamsburg, bur
because the bill tended TO tighten the bur
dens on commerce. by giving vessels
greater opportunities 10 escape the tax
gathercr.
Mr.. B!lc called the previous question
- which was ordered.
Mr. Goodwin called for the ayes ant
noes which were, ayes 80. noes ~.
So The motion TO po'ipme was decided
, in he negative.
8 The bill was then ordered to engros
)" ment.
The following engrossed bills were
: read third time.
' A bill to incorporate the Preston
II Navigation and Manufacturing Company
!" Passed.
y "A bill providing for a new Bridge over
70 J"ckson's River ut Covingicn in AIlegha.
= ny. Passed.
- bill concerning Samuel Freeman oil
" II city of II chino nd tNr. Bassell, Mr.
= Daniel of Prince George, MIR. Broadus Of
Culp, opposed, and Mr.. McRae If II, Mr..
McPherson Of y. MIR Fulton Of w. sup.
- ported the blI.--Mr Daniel, as the mos
potent Of all arguments, called for tn,
ayes and es-which were ordered and
: were ayes "a. noes Ga; so the bill wa:
REJECTED
Il A bIl! authorizing a sci a~aie election
at The house OF Michael Spence IN tn,
g. unity Of Roanoke. Passed.
!, "A Lill authorizing the Trustees Of Der
r}Wl; Academy in Clarke county, tc
n sell the buildings and lands Of the Acad
envy, and rclnvest the proceeds. Passed
4. A bill authorizing the appointments o
70 Commissioners by the Board Of Public
il Works 10 ascertain damages done by th,
old Jimes River Company 10 the Lqnd
OF WIN III Peasants (,Splaiu,d by NJ
q. Fulton OF w. ana reiected.)
:. On motion Of MIR Buwdcn the House nd
J, urned.