Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-19

his Office, and vacancy thereof be declared; 10
be filled as in other cases of vacancy.
8. This ordinance shall be in force from its
passage, until repealed By act Of Assembly, or
BY an ordinance Of Convention.
Mr.. JonSsToN.-If this ordinance is adopted,
the Judicial Circuit to which I belong, and
some others would be cut of FROM the privilege
of having sherltfS. 1t provides that the sbcr.
ifs shall execute bonds before the Judge Of the
Circuit Court for the county, for which he
shall have been elected. In my county the late
incumbent is :. Colonel in actual Service, so
that the sheriff has no place TO which to apply
to give the required bonds. | mention this
fact, not as an objection to the general tenor Of
the ordinance, but in order that some provision
may be made to meet such cases.
Mr.. KILuY.-l think that it may be amended
in several important particulars, and would
therefore suggest to the gentleman hat 1t had
better be referred To 4 committee.
Mr.. JuuSsoH.-l am informed that TINS ordi.
nance was not reported By Il committee, ara
has not received Its action. | therefore move
that il lie referred to 4 special committee.
The motion was agreed TO, and
The Chair appointed MessrS. JolISST6S, OF
Lee, kILEY, llJLCoNEE, BorLDiS and FORBES
THE NORTHWESTERN LUSArIr ASYLUM.
The following ordinance was taken from the
table and passed:
Az ORDINANCE
CONCERNING tie .N"rhice,tern L"nnttc -ls.ytum
mt the West Librrty -lc"lsmy, IN W!e
County.
30 it ordained, That the prosecution OF the
work upon the northwestern Lunatic Asylum
...l,,I ,,,,;i til ..,,r.l tCr,,,hlp Sill
otherwise provide; that no further moneys be
drawn from the treasury on that account, and
that any surplus Of the moneys hitherto drawn,
after paying Tor work done, be returned 'nto
the treasury.
Sc it further ordained, That the act Of the
last General Assembly, au!horizinga loan IRON
the Literary Fund OF 5000 to West Liberty
Academy, in Oh" county, be, aud the same Is
hereby, repealed.
This ordinance shall bc in force from Is Pas
SAGE.
SAE: o. :. C0*riCT sLaTr.
The following ordinance was then taken from
the table:
AN o9DIsAHCC
.iuthoriziny AL directing safe aai dsAfrery
Ey tie G0teyUnr If Il cuHcict ;!are. haaatd
EiichuyG, In .fyAn Washington, Of C"rol.me
county.
Be il o~r,!ai;.ci. That the Governor Of the
Commonwealth be, and he is hereby, author.
lied aud directed 10 sci! and deliver to John
Washington, &C. Caroline county, slave named
Richard, forn.r'y belonging to aid Washing
ton, who has been lately convicted Of larceny
in the Hastings COur. Of Richmond city and
condemned 10 BE- transported without tho linn.
"a. r ~. I-...-l S.nt.-. D.S,t},J Tho cni1
Washington shall first pay all the costs of the
prosecution of said slavc, and rclinquish all
claim against the Commonwealth for his value,
and shall also enter into 4 proper bond condI.
toned Immediately 70 sell said Stare beyond
the limits Of this Commonwealth.
Mr.. MoRnls. This slave belongs to a gen.
llcraa7 from Caroline. The Governor is willing
to sell him back to the owner. understand
that he is perfectly worthless and can be pct
to 10 work in the Pcni.entiary, or anywhere
else. The master is willing % take him, PAL
all the expenses Of the prosecution. ard sell
him cut Of The Stale. lie is valued Z: i3ur
hundred dollars.
Mr.. TRgDway.-This Convention has assem-.
bled,a s ! understand, 10 amend the organic law.
but it is surprising, and it will astonish The
whole country, TO know that we are resortlnst to
special Legislation. At all t~iaIcs, special lcgis,
l,.ioa is one nf the great evils Of representative
b 1dics, nna il seems to be especially so under
the present circumstances; Gnd | protest against
this Convention going into anything Of the
kind, at such IN hour as this, when the whole
country is watching our movements. | say
nothing against the general merits Of the
question, but a proper regard 10 our duty is
sufficient reason why we should not consider
-zl L. ~ tl;. tim. tbnYciprp mayo
for tie Indefinite pastpnrcInent Of the bill.
MI. MorRls.--T should think that it might
be passed u; u measure Of economy, if not any
other cbiec., fer the Commonwealth would not
only save ronr hundred dollars, hut The support
Of the slave nntil next winter.
The question: was then taken, and TIE ordi-
nance was indefinitely postponed.
TIE R~E.AERASG2arNT Of DISTRICTS.
On motion Of Mr.. STAPLES, for the re.appor-
t~ionnent Of Representatives in the Congress
of the Confederate State: of America, was re-
committed TO the Committee by whom j. Was
reported.
TO CHANGE TIE SAMEs or CERTAIN COUNTIES. E.
The Convention then took TIP the ordinance
entitled
; ORDNANCE
| Changing the Enl~ts IF certain C1nfties, and
? fOr "ther pHrI6ScS.
Whereas, Winfield Scott, Lieutenant Gen.
cral Of the arms Of the United States, has, in
the mo.nenton- contest between the North and
the South, taken sides with the enemies
Of constitutional liberty--and whereas, the
said Winfield Scott has proved himself an
unworthy SOL O! this Commonwealth there
fore,
Be it ordained, That all the acts Of the Vir.
| ginia Legislature heretofore passed in common.
dation or honor Of The said Winfield Scott, be,
and the same are hereby repealed and forever
annullrd.
.Aad be it further ordained, That the name
Of Scott, her''niorc ci"cn 10 G county Of this
Commonwealth. be and the sarie i. hrreby
changed 10 the name Of Davis. And, where.
AS, james Buchanan, late President Of the
United States, has contributed means from his
private fortune to enable the military dcspot
1t Washington 10 suhjugalo the good people
Of this State therefore,
De it ordained, That the name OF Eucharan,
heretofore given to u County Of this Common.
wealth, be, and the sane IS hereby changed 10
the name Of Stephens.
Mr.. CECIL hope It viii be the pleasure OF
the Convention to pass this urdina,rc WITHOUT
debate. | think TINT it will NEE; the hDproba.
ton Of the whole State.
Mr.. SLArGIrnG.- Il mays Tia! Il b. laid OH
the table.
The motion vas agreed t0.
The Convention took M tbs following, Oh.
titled
AN 0RDITIECE
:luthori:iny Treasury Notes and loncar7ting
tie Ban&s.
BE it ordained, That tho twelfth and th:r-
tenth sections, and the last clause of the six
teenth section Of chapter fifty.eight Of the
Code be. and the same are hereby, suspended,
in respect to the Banks, which, since the seY.
~cntcenth day Of April last, have made, or may
hereafter make loans to this Commonwealth
and the Government Of the Confederate States,