Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-23

: resr 1912 l. vii be fuod IN the fifth volume Of h'
Statutes al Lag page 40. ehapie: -. To that act Is
arnexed a prorisp limiting the compensation wheel
shand be- received ar printing the laws and d1cnmen
Of Cangress The subject shall notice Is net Il
provide for the support Of The military academy # the
nied States Tor the year 1888. and for other purposes.
will ha fund in volume fifth Of The Statutes al Larae
psge 2ji. chapter TO These only srms out II a
mu i,ude Of the sane kind that might have been produced
from tue passage Of such laws from time II time fund
ed up1n The d.rrelon and good seHse Of Congress
hfaciug subjects Of every variety Of incongru Y. And
yet. upon bin which proposes 10 unie three subjects
perfectly compatible in their nature without tho slight
iucongruity existing between them-subeets which.
at ihr last session. were proposed II be united together
nv the hp1nahe Sena fT1m W sconsn. IN his prupo
sa for the adjustment II the unpleasant questions is
all Al once discovered that the nawes OF Government
are parslyzsI; that i, Is "lacbogna word which has
AIT vet been imported from England IN her parliament
afy aw-ii all at discovered that Is "tackrq."
n most danger us snd uudgnldvd course, which ought
not Ia be sapc'nRed.
mentoatd. sir. while aan, acts which embraced
every possible variety OF legislation referred act
pty ding IN he support Of The military arademy # The
nled Staes Tor the yfat 1888. and for other purposes
That makes hify forty appropriations f d fer
ohlecs u makes appropriation fof The ducumtnta-
" history 81 The revolution Tor continuing the construction
Of he Patent Office. faf furnishing machinery and other
expenses Incident To the outfit of the branch minis
New Orleans. Charlotte and Dahlonega. iof the sala-
res Of the governor, chief Judge. associate justices, dis
fct Attorney marshal and pay aud mileage Of the
bos OF the Legislative Assembly Il the Territory Of Iowa,
the pense there Of taking tho census, and for other IN
cidentl and contingent Of that Territory and IN
relation To tie investment State stock Of the hfques
Of The late James Smlthson II London ot the purpose
II fonndlt Washington. IN this District insfilu-
lon wr drnrmjnale the Smithsonian Institution. These
ard various Other acts all cnmpfchended in n bill ma
king appfnpna f5r the military academy al West
Pom.
Now. sir, after this, can it be said that there is any
wan Of plwer or any non conformity 10 the practice Of
Congress il eadeavofnI To uae together. mol three IN
cngrubus and d,cardant measures, but three
Of the character, having, Ia different form, the
same general object.
VIII pass on. With sioge observation on an amend
ment introduced by The committee into the Territorial
bill. To hat amendment was opposed but 1t was
carried IN the committee. II Is amendment ~ Inch
be found IN the tenth section If one OF The bills limit
ING the power Of The Territorial Legislature upon the sub
Icct Of laws which 1t may pass Amongst other mila
TONS, declares 'that he Territorial Legislature shall
have power pass any law in respect To African sla
very did lhen, aud do moi now, attach much in.
porlance to the amendment. which proposed by an
honorable Senator, now IN my eye and carried by
lorty OF the committee The ELI cl OF that clause will at
guce be understood by the Senate. l. speaks of "Ar
/ can slavery y The word African introduced SO as
To leave The Government liberty to legsale might
think proper any other condition Of slavery"Peo1
Indian slavery which has 50 long existed under The
Spanish regime. The object to impose a restriction
upon thcm 10 the passage Of any law either Ia admit
or exclude African slavery. of any law restricting it,
Ihr effect OF dat amendment will at be seen. II
the Territorial Legislature pass no law with respect
- African slavery. the state VI the law ii exists now
in the Territories Of Utah and New Mexico will continue
to eNl't uou the people form a constitution for them
selves, when they sci lie the question Of slavery as
they please. They Will not be allowed to admit or rx
cndc Il. lhey will be c,tained The one hand from
lis admission, aud the other from its exclusion. Sr
shall not repeat now The Npresson Of opinion which
have already announced 10 the Senate being held by
me IN this subject My opinion Is. that the law of Mex
leo, IN all the variety of forms in which legislation can
take placethat Is To say, BY the edct Of dictator, by
the constitution Of The people of Mexico by the act OF the
legislative authority OF Mexico by all these modes of
Legislation slavery has been abolished there. aware
that some other Senators entertain different opinion, but
without going into discussion If thai que stn which
think altogether unnecessarily feel authorized To that
the opinion OF vast majority OF the people of The United
states, OF vast majority Of the Jurlsls OF the United
States. is IN coincidence with HAT which enertn; that
Is 10 say that at this moment by law and IN fact there
is no slavery there unless 1t possible that gentle
men from the slave States IN passing through that
lay may have taken along thclr body slaves In point
ui fact aud Ia puin Of lawl entertain the opinions which
expressed at early period Of the session. Sir. we
have heard since from authority entitled to the hl1hes
respect iom no less au horty than that of The delegate
from New Mexico, that labor be there obtained al the
rate ul three four dollars per month and. If ii be
got AT that rate, can any body suppose that any owner
he could only get three four dollars per month for
them.
believe. this part Of The subject >. have said every
thing that Is necessary 7 10 say but there remain
two three subjects upon which wish To say few
words before clos what have to offer for The cousid-
Grafton OF the Senate
The NJ t subject upon which the committee acted was
that OF ingIlve slaves. The committee have proposed
two amendments to be offered 10 the bill Introduce by
the Senator from Virginia. (Nlr Mason) whenever thai
is he uT n
that the of fugitive slave, when leaving his own
State, and whenero II pracilcable-ior sometimes. in
the hot pursuit of an immediate runaway It may not be
IN The power OF the master to wait get such cord and
he will always jot Iit is posshe-sha carry with him
record rom the State from which the fugitive has fled
which record shall contain an adjudication Of two facts
hrst the fact OF slavery. and secondly the fact OF an
eopement and. in the third Place. such general de
sctpuon Of the slave the cortt shall be enabled I,
give upon such testimony shall be brought before it,
II also provides that this record taken from the county
court, firm the court Of record in the slayehodul
held 10 be competent and sufficient evidence of the ac
which II avows. Now SIT, heard objection made 10 tins
that it would be Inconvenience and AN expense /,
the stakeholder. think the expense will be very tn
fling to the great advantages which will result The
expenses will be only three dollars for the sea
of the court and the certificate aud attestaon of The
in which records are ever held--rhe STAKEHOLDER HIM
self will feel when he goes from Virginia to OHIO with
this record, that he has got security which he never
possessed before for The recovery of his property And
when the attesiaan OF the cetk under the seal of The
exhibited q the citizen Of