The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-28


Ar. WEST, the Senate was discharged from the
consideration of the order of the day. and it was
made the order of tho day for Monday
On motion of Mr.. CATLETT. the Senate ad.
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Jan. 26th 1856
A message from the Senate announced the pas.
sage OF sundry bills which were read and appro.
priately referred
PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA
The message also announced that tho Senate
had passed ths bill for the protection of James
Parsons. Jr., of Hampshire and other citizens of
the Commonwealth in the maintenance of their
con stitutonal rights, with amendments, in which
they request the concurrence Of the House.
These amendments have been explained in our
notice of the Senates proceedings.
MIR. HIETT of Hampshire said that the amend
ment from the Senate rendered the bill of value
and his constituent James Parsons, Jr y had gone
to stand his trial in Pennsylvania. The Senate
amendments seemed to infer that he was here
merelyto ask for tho payment of the bail Mr.
H. denied this emphatically. The application was
not for money. If that were all his constituent
could have paid it. What he wanted was protec-
ton; and what sort of protection did the Senate
bill propose 10 extend! That sort of protection
which vultures give to lambs only to rend ald
destroy them. His constituents were not rich in
money; but they valued their constitutional prvi-
leges too dear to sell them for such bill as that
from the Senate He moved that it be laid on the
table.
Mr. STANARD desired to know whether in lay.
ing il upon the table, it was designed to call it up
againf
Mr. HIRTT replied, that so far as he and his con-
sttuents were concerned, it was his intention not
again to call it up till the resurrection gun cracks
MIR. STAEARD was disposed to acquiesce in the
motion, as it came from those interested in the
bill
Mr.. GARNET desiring to say q word, the motion
to lay on the table was withdrawn. Mr.. G. went
on to say that the bill was returned from the Se-
nate in the precise form in which the House had
refused to pass it-90 to g. The Senate proposed
simply to pay the ball. without any further decla-
ration as to the policy and determination of Vir
gnia, and thus premium was offered to citizens
of Pennsylvania to arrest citizens of Virginia in
order to obtain bail from them. He would not say
any thing drespectful to the Senate but he regret
ted their action because Of the effect it would have
upon the public mind in other States well as our
own.
II the Senate supposes that young Parsons want
ed the bailit was mistaken he could affirm from
what he knew of him He was q man of integrity
and respectability. His uncle was . member Of
this House They were ready to meet all their obi.
gations What they desired was protection. This
the House bill proposed to give young Parsons,
and this the Senate denied him.
Mr.. GARNETT went on to remark that 1t was
now too late. Parsons finding that the State con.
sidered it matter OF money, had left the city and
gone to stand his trial-to take his chances for
Justice In E6nQByifaQldCO COuII, auQ, ue6u D6 10
enter her Penitentiary Under these circumstan
ces he concurrsd in laying the bill on the table
not to let it sumber there forever but to await the
decision of the Court in Parsons case If he was
acquitted the subject need not be again opened; it.
however, he was convicted, the Legislature would
have to make ssme provision for an exigency an
tcipated by the House BILL and which, had it been
passed. would, as he had contended yesterday,
have avoided that exigency But as it was too
late to do this now he proposed action Of another
k;pd. bo apd VIRGINIA shOud send
commissioner to be present during the trial OF Par
sons, not counsel but as agent for Virginia, to
watch the proceedings and take testimony-such
testimony as the Senate expressed 80 much desire
to have yesterday Mr.. G. contended that this tes-
timony and official account of the proceedings of
the court would form the substantial basis Of such
action as the State might feel called on to take.
| Mr. IhBoDEN was absent from the House when
| the subject was formerly under consideration
but would have voted for the House bill. He con-
| Cured in what Mr.. Garnet had said Heregarded
/ the issue as one that we were required - Viz
ginians to face, and face boldly. Virginia had
| been too long resolving it was time for her to
take digaifed and firm stand-One that she
would maintain He confessed he was not satis-
fed with either bill The House bill did not 60 far
enough. 1t afforded no redress for the wrong
committed. But one half was done when Parsons
was protected from arrest and Incarceration Mr..
I contended that there should be indemnity for
property. If this redress could not be obtained
| under the existing laws he argued that we must
find means to protect ourselves-means outside
| the Constitution perhaps but which must be JUS
| titled by the character Of the outrages upon as
which were in violation Of the Constitution and
laws Mr.. l. read bill in pursuance Of his views,
which he proposed to lay on the table with the
1 bill and Senate's amendments, to be considered
when they were taken up. This bill proposed TO
| indemnify owners Of slaves fleeing TO Pcnnsylva-
nia, and which being apprehended are rescued
| from them, by garniaheeing monies due BY our
citizens to those of Pennsylvania and with them
paying the owners for slaves Of which they were
| thus robbed.
Mr. LANGFIrT expressed some doubt as to
whether Commissioner IS proposed by Mr.. GAR
NETT, could make the testimony . part Of the re
cord of the Court, unless he appeared a. counsel
also. He spoke Of the peculiar position Of the
counties Of Brooke and Hancock, whose CONNER
cial intercourse with people Of Pennsylvania wal
20 intimate; and he expressed his desire that Z
general bill should be framed after the most careful
deliberation.
the subject without the Intervention Of . commit
tee. II mattered not whether the question was q
hrst serious enough or not to command tho consid
-eration Of the Legisature-its discussion In thai
House and the Senate had made II 70 serious thal
IL became imperative that II should mos fad. The
idea seemed 70 be that Virginia WAS asked 70 inter
| pose between James Parsons aud his bail IfPar
sons had come there with such petition he would
have secuted him cut Of the House. HIa petisior
i was that he should be protected by the broad
shield of the State but he had gone TO Pennsylya
mia to relieve his friends, and he had gone for ths
1 want OF that sanction. which he had asked from
/ his State Yet he argued the subject was up and
ought not 10 b. Disposed Of without such action q
became Virginia He wanted the North "a Learn
II they could learn any thing--that Virginia
would q last meet The outrases HON thas sectior
with the proper spirit He looked upon the issut
pending ss the herald nf graver issuea that wcze
come ; and hs argued that every thing dependet
upon the spirit with which they were met by VIZ
sinia and the South He spoke Of his living n