Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills communicated from the
Senate were read and passed.
To incorporate the Meyers Cave company lin
the county of Augusta)
Authorizing the county court of Rockbrdge to
take the sense of the VOTERS as 10 the guarantee
of the bnnN- of the North River navigation com
pany TO the amount # s5O0G0.
70 incorporate the Central Savings Bank, in
the county of Amherst.
incorporating the Dalton Copper mining com
pany in the county of Carroll.
EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES.
I he House resumed the consideration Of the
b II to amend and re. enact the 23h and Doth sec
tons of Oh. l9S of the Cole.
Mr.. Claiborne proposed to amend the bill 10y
striking out the words 'al emancipations OF
slaves, made or directed to h' made by last will
and testament shall be null and void. Mr.. {,
objected To this clause because it would inter
iere with the personal right of any citizen 10 dis
pose of his slave property. at his demise, as he
might deem best.
Mr.. Garnet advocated the proprieiy of retain
ing the clause He asserted that public senti
ment in this State regarded the condition Of
slave as superior to that of free negro, and
the object oi this clause was TO prevent as FAR as
may he, the further increase of the free negro
population, aud thereby continue to the peipetu-
alton of the institution of slavery.
Mr. Pendleion favored the motion to strike out
the clause, because be considered it as i'll direct
conflict with the intention and purposes of the
Convention He had no idea that the Constitution
intended that the General Assembly should ex
crci,e any such power, that contemplated by
the clause. The Constitution provides thar
slaves her after emaneipated shall forfeit their
freedom by remaining in the Commonwealth
twelve months
Mr.. Mallory expressed the belief that any
doubt rs to the con,iitutonaIity of the provision
would be d-sipated by simply reading the fol
lowing clause of the constitution The Gene
raj Assembly may impose such restrictions and
conditions as they shall deem proper 90 the pow
of slave owners to cmancipate their slaves;
and may pass laws for the relief of the common
wealth from the free negro population. by
mnval OF otherwise" A. to the policy of the
measure he WIS of the opinion that the fact men
toned by Mr.. Claiborne that three or four thous-
and free negroes were residents in Petersburg,
afforded sufficient argument in favor of IA re-
strction upon the owner to amancpate slaves
Mr.. NJ. continued TO defend the clause ON the
ground that it would tend to prevent the increase
of a serious evil.
Mr. Stan ard proposed to amend the clause by
adding "unless adequate provision be made by
such last viii and testament for the removal from
the State of the United States so emancipa,cd"
Mr. Murduogh also objected to the clause re-
frrred To. He regarded the present law, which
prohibits any emancpated slave from remaining
IN the commonwealth for n longer time than
twelve months, as "A safeguard against the in
crease of the free negro population.
Mr. Cahell advocated the debated clause, as a
provision designed to protect the community
generally. and TO preserve the institution of
slavery. lie coutrnded that it would work no
hardship upon amy rlaveownrr who might be dis
ppsedto give freedom 10 his slave: that right
could be exercised during his life time.
tA'. also objected to the amendment offered by
Mr.. stanaid. BY the use Of the comprehensive
word 'adrquate" the door would be opened TO
continual litigation.
Mr.. Floyd suggested as mn addition to the a
mendment. the words within twelve months af
ter the death Of the te-tator." lie did not ap-
prove Of an entire denomination of the pmau.
cpafon of ire negroes, because he wished the |
Northern Saes t" lac gradually supplied with !
free negroes. until the accrniun Of that pouula |
tlon In their midst, should force such characters |
as Theodore Parker ANA Harriet Beechcr Stowe |
t" determine practically whether or not free ne. |
groes were t1rir social equals. and the Northern
white community generally, whether a race whom |
we consider an interior one. should lac placed ON |
terms OF political equality with lhem-elves
Mr. Mnrdaueh accepted the proposed lnodif |
cation OF his amendment. The amendment wa.
ihrn agreed fo-aye, ~ noe, :}3.
Mr., Garnet proposed to add farther: mo pro |
Vision shnli lie considered adequate Which j. |
less than : - for ouch slave emancipuied and /
u" emancipation shall b. made to takr effect in |
JH'uro." Agreed to.
Mr.. Gnrneii then moved that The blank be filed
with "2JO"
Mr. liraddock proposed 30 and Mr, CLAY. |
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Beiere the vote wa taken. On motion or Mr.
""rnst III" lii wa laid u.nn Inc table nn,il |
To- m"ii ow at l04 o'cock
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