Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-07
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, MITCH III, IoDO'
The House met at tea o'clock pursuant 10
adjournment.

from the Executive relative u inc uhi,ihi9 9i'"
of various or small pox virus. to the Vaccine
Agent 10 New Kent. The Governor says, up
ON A review of all the circumstances concur III
the opinon that no censure can Justly be httrlb-
ntpd 10 the Vaccine Agent. Ny minds impress
sed. however with the necessity for further leg
! i.a,on upon the subject. The suggestions Ut
! the agent are worthy of attention, aud ada The
| importance OF additional provision to enforce by
! legal enactment continual vaccination IN all the
Incorporated towns in the Commonwealth, III or
der 10 prevent the spreading of these deseases,
and to afford certain source from which TO OBJ
tain a constant supply of genuine natter
On motion of Mr.. Claiborne the message
and accompanying documents were referred TO
select committee with leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
RE.oRG ANIMATION OF THE MILITIA.
On motion of Mr.. Kemper the bill to provide
for the better organization Of the State MlIitia.
was taken up forlinal consideration. lie stated
that the most Objectionable features of the bill
had been stricken out.
The roll was called with the following result;
Ayes 53-noes AZ
On motion of Mr. Kemper the title of the bill
wa amended 50 as to read, "a bill re organic
ing of the militia and providing for the public de-
fence afthe Commonwealth :" and the bill comnu-
ncated to the Senate.
EMANCIPATION or SLAVES
The House resumed the con sderaion OF the
bill II amend chapter 1913 of the Code. The
pending question was on filling the blank in the
following clause.
"AlI emancipation Of slaves, made directed
to be made by last will aud testament, shall be
null and void unless adequate provision may be
made by such last will and testament for The re.
moval from The Stnte Of the slave 50 eman cipated
within twelve months after the death of tha tes-
tator. No provision shall be adequate wblchi1
less than S---for each slave emancipation. and
ma all hn ma 1a Ia taxa ut
future.
Notions had been made. and were pending to fill
the blank respectively vita "250, .'l5o' and
30"
Mr.. Garnett said the IIouse had yesterday de-.
cared against all future emanci pations 10y last
will and testament, but subsequently IL claaac
introduced aud adopted. the effect of which
virtually to reverse the first decisions. With
the view of enabling the gentleman from Frank
lin CIR. Edwards to move reconsideration of
the vote adopting that amendment, he would
Withdraw the proposition 10 FIJI the blank
above with '.s.5U" Thu other motions were al
so withdrawn.
Mr.. Edwards therenpon moved reconsidera-
ton of the vote by which the words in brackets
were lded 10 the original clause. Agreed to.
The question again REQUIRED upon the insertion
of the said words
Mr.. johnson denied the natural right Of any
man to emancipate his slave, at lis demise.-
Such nn emancipation equivalent to the
initiation Of property--n right vested in II" one.
No one could by his will legally direct that any
houses he might own should be destroyed by
fire aud the emancipation of slave
analogous, it was incompetent in his opinion for
the Legislature 10 prohibit such emancipation.
| Mr.. Claiborne asserted the light of any man t"
dispose of his slave property in any way he
! might think Property emnnci patton ar other
/ wise. He also conendcd that any citizen had
! ~, - .
ner indicated by Mr. j., aud to illustrate his po-
J stion he inquired if it was incompetent for the
! law to compel an individual who had no relations
| to bequeath his slave or other property to some
indifferent person. Mr.. c. took occasion to re-
mark that he didnot recognize any equality he
tween the white aud the black races. Their re-
speclvc anatomical coniiguration forhids the
idea. The knee joint of the negro is not like the
| knee joint of the white man. 1t made Tor
snppllancy, and illustrated his nferorite.
Mr.. lloge also replied To the argument Of Mr..
Johnston in regard to the fright of annihilHion."
No one, III his opinion, could deny the right of
man to convert his property into gold, by salc
thereof aud. If he then thought proper, to east
the proceeds into the ocean no law could pre-
vent hlln; and this was 'Annihilation."
Mr.. Langftt eantendcd that man had the
same right to dispose of his property Nv will.
that h could exercise by deed during his life
time. If one right controversial, the other
must also be necessarily controversial
MI Clayhrook advocated the pending amend
ment. He did not concur with Mr.. Garnet, ira
the opinion that the action Of the House yester-
day. in adopting that amendment, after declaring
further emancipation void. involved an incon.is-
tency. II was qualification of that declaratiou.
in which majority of the House concurrca.
Mr. Bnrweli. Of Bedford also supported she
amendment proposed to be inserted: if emenei
patton WAS prohibited uncondtionaIly, the sit
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