Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-10

,ha Gentleman conleDdS Sn0uu DC le!t " INT eou'
Mr. w. sustained Inc policy oil allowing 'he ue.
| srrndanls OF such cmanclpaed slaves, unaei 'hese
circumstances, 10 remain in the Stale without iai-
49,, lc,vs He was anxious 10 stand by the law
n humanity and justice. He was perfectly WI,
limo 10 REQUIRE all negroes hereafter emanciFa'eu
| 10 obtain leave 10 remain. -.
MIR. MONCURE OF S. explained The leglsla-
ton on the subject, and how The power was gram
| I'd 10 the county courts 10 allow slaves enaHci'
na,ed 10 remain in the State bu! this was pr
vi!ese purely personal, based on The IndiViauai
merits Of the person
MIR. SCOTT thought he could settle the ques-
ton between the Two gentlemen. AccorG.hs "
Tho .nresrn, law the descendants Of rmanclpaIed
negroes, who have had leave 70 ieinaih - -,
STATE are allowed 10 remain in the State Winou'
further Ieaye-and Inc Isl section, IN using INC
word lawful permission" guarantees The leave
N N, descendants oi such emancipaled negro.
Mr.. MONCURE oil 5. admitted that the law
WAS as Mr.. SCOTT stated and real, but thought
tina, we should pass no law when shouiu .ahe
away The power uf the courts 10 revoke inc law.
MIR. WATSON Withdrew Inc amendment
MIR. LACY moved To amend section yin Oh
nRupaway slaves" 50 as 10 require Iailor upon
obta ming the owners ZANE anu iesluehce, Jo'H'
| ,olih" 10 write 10 The owner &C.
Mr.. SCOTT said thai the section mean; exact
10 The same thing, and The object ut The Revision
| Commiuce was 10 strike out all redundant WORDS.
Mr.. LACY'S motion was lost.
MIR IRVING moved 10 amend section ~ oil
chapler lU7, as To chow emalcirated slave CD.
rains permission 10 remain IN the Slate, 50 as 70
| allow an emancipaled negro 10 remain anywhere
! IN the State, AMI not be confined, As 10 Inc Cnde-
IL The particular county or corporation "h"se
| cont grants the leave. Mr.. /. argued ma o'hrr
sections az hr Code provided sufficiently against
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authorizing the com 10 revoke The power. II
tree NEGRO be- allowed TO remain, as being oil good
| characler softer sc, he saw no reason why
| ,br same nef.on should Dot be allowed Ia remain
| in auv county 10 The Slaie.
/ Mr. SCOTT had no idea OF allowing The court
Of one county 10 oyersep lis jurisdiction and IN
lerierr with The police OF another county. The
provision IN The bill carried on The present law
\ Mr. IRVING said The PRACTICAL eHecl 81 lnr
law is an absolute Genial OF The right 10 reside.
/ except III rev extraordinary cases Oh merit, anu
il. could see no evil 10 follow from his proposition.
Mr.. RIVES hopcd the amendment would not
prevail. a. j, gave a Tree negro privileges which
/ were denied 10 a white man. white man com
inc into Prince George from Southampton may
he sent back on the complaint OF the overseer oil
The poor 10 a Justice ul the peace, that he Will be
a charge On the county The free negroes ale
| idle and worthless dep;edalins upon the people
| by night and day. and should We allow the county
II Prince George 10 BE- overrun By The free negroes
II Southampton He had no idea thai The amend
! meat could prevail.
The motion sas iosl by large majority.
Mr.. DORMAN moved to amend III" sam me Sc.
lion so as Il require majority OF he Justices !"
he present and concur IN The permission 7" any
rmancipa,cd negro 10 remain. TINS would re.
| sore the provision o The Revisuls.
MIR. MONCURE Of S. The section requires
all The acting Justices TO be summoned, but not
thai a majority shall he present and concur. The
| latter provision il vas found 10 BE- impossible 10
carry out especially in the large mountain
| counties Mr. Nj; thought that The section pro-
vded sufficien! guard against improper applica-
! lion and permission even in not requiring
majority Of The justices TO BE- present and concur.
| Tho common Wea lihs attorney Is 10 appear and
tefend the application, The court 10 require most
| thorough recommendations and evidence oil mer-
lis, and the rover is given 10 the court 10 revoke
the permission.
MIR. DORNAN Withdrew the motion, which
was renewed by Mr.. PANNlLL- whose object
was 10 reiterale The law as II was. lie WIshedt0
| ,afnw as many obstacles in The way u allowing
| lee negroes VINO are an incubus on the Stale, 10
reman in the state. He regretted 10 STE The Lee
!, a>la,urr shrink from he responsibility OF meet
| ing h- propositions III remove the tree negroes,
| who are a curse upon the Sla,c. He (Alr. P)
| followed in the footsteps 81 some Q! IN abesl
men Of The Safe. The retention OF Tree negroes
comes IN tirec! coGfic with the owners 81 slave
| property IN corrupling and dlssalisying the
slaves, s.creine them, and other evils. Mr. Z.
| hoped The House would retain the law As IL is
| and not relax the Law on this subject.
| Mr.. HARRISON OF Loudoun said this
provision vas incorporated, in consequence
| ii The extreme difficulty in large counties
II having a majority Of the justices 10 be IRE
| s.iL and concur. In his county, The mpoSsi-
| hilry OF having majority Of the justices present
| and cnDcurring amounted u Genial Of the per-
mission and, consequently, these people apply to
IT, Legislature, VINO grant them permis.on.-
| Moreover the section provides that an ordinary
| Court, on reasonable aolice, have The towei
/ tor anu cause Ia revoke license which has
been 40 cautiously .ranied Hesaw no vi from
he section but, !, he amendment prevailed, We
should suffer lie evil Of special legislation on The
| subject,
Mr. PANNlLL'S motion was lost
| Mr. RlVES moved Ia amend the same chapter,
| So as 10 provide that no Tree negro shall b. al
| lowed 10 remove from one county into another,
wihou, permission from The Court oil the county
il which ne may 'emove. II no peaceablc rene
dy i granted, The people oil mis- county would take
| The remedy into their own hands
| Mr.. SHEPARD argued that the object was
fully attained by lbe sections reported BY The com
| miliee.
MIR. MONCURE OF 5. read he sections 10
show thai The object was reached by The sections,
4 30 tar as hose emancipaied since 1906 who have
| had leave TO remain or their descendants were
| concerned.
Mr.. RlVES did moi care when they were
horn, or, in1eed, whether they were bsIn al all
| Er was for applying the restriction 10 all.
MIR. HlVES' motion was lost.
4 pSnN eth
- as 10 s,a,e in lie register OF The descendants OF
female negroes hsreafsr emancipaled, whether
he permission has been granted, aud by what
court but not TO include in this provision Inc de-
| ,tcudanS 81 slaves emancipatcd since 1906, who
| awe hat leave 10 remain in The Stale The gen
'lcnnan from Faugucr and Stafford had admitted
| tie correctness ut the law.
! Mr. HARRISON Of l.. thought income
| nience might follow from such change
| Mr. WATSON said unless his amendment
be adopted, tree negroes might be driven cul by
| prosecutions, though they may have been ice
and had register for lorty years.
| Nj. WATSONS motion was lost.
| Nj. RiVES moved new section, embodying
| he law OF INC Revised Code, which provides
| that a magistrate may issue warrant Tor The
| arrest OF any registered tree negro iniInding into
anuher county; and II said Tree negro be found 10
nave no homes! employment by which 10 main
! tain himself, such iee negro shall be treated a
a yagranl. Mr.. K. asked me ayes and noes
Mr. SCOTT said the House had already re-
ec.ed similar proposition OF the gentleman il
rr.ard to slaves emancipatcd since 1906, ana
ncir descendants, who have right 10 go into
very county, and he thought thai consistently
4 his should also fall.
! tli. kiVES was no. responsible Tor Inc incun.
si-cncy al The House. All h. asked wa, that
the vastanl law should apply TO Tree negroes az
well "a white persons.
| MIR. SCOTT opposed The amenimen, as in
congruous, and in conflict with other provisions
81 the Code
Mir. FERGUSON could not see necessity for
the amendment IL treats every negro as va
grant, and The vagran, laws apply 10 Tree negroes
IS well as others.
air RIVES SAID he meant 10 apply The RENE
dy Ia cases where free negroes, without honesi
...,L nj c..r,n inn annIhe