Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-06

our electors under that system The plan hc
been altered only with respect tc the clccto,
at large.
The question was then tairn a,ii The subs,
t:tc was adopted.
JOHN J. JACKSON.
Mr. FISHER offered the following rcsolut;o
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the commission of John j
Jackson as Brigadier. General Of the nillti. Q
Virginia, be and The same is hereby vaca,e,
and annulled.
the MAEAsSA GAP RAILROAD.
Mr.. DoRsT offered the following ordinance
Be it ordained, That unless the Manass
Cup Railroad Company shall construct tn
railroad between Strasburg and Winchester
as heretofore provided by IN ordinance of th;.
Convention, passed June 18th, 1861, within
twelve months, the Winchester and Potomac
Railroad Company shall have al The right:
and privileges to extend their railroad from
Winchester to Sirasburs, So as 10 conscct tn;
Manassa Gap railroad at Or near the said tow.
of Slrasburg.
Mr. Bogsr--I move to suspend the rule O
the Convention which provides for the printing
OF ordinances before they are acted upon
Mr.. SrrART.-I trust it will not be the plea
sure OF the Convention to agree to that motion
and thus introduce moo!cd legislative ques
| ton which haS been tested over alrl over agai.
| by TIC General Assembly. namely: whether
the Winchester Railroad Company >ilall b,
allowed 10 connect with Tie Mau.ssa Gar
Company. 1t will certainly lead 10 p:ct:sc..
ei debate. will ndj, while aTn VI, that this
road vas advocated as 4 military necessity,
| Tally endorsed by Gen. Lee, and On the ground
that it Could b. mrle;ed II thirty days. Ii
now appears that the ordinance has l;tic or NJ
vitality. | suspected It's real ohcc: At tie
time and | am now satisfied that the design
is no other than 20 Sub;erge private ends and
interests. Instead q! thirty days, NC now
have :. lir.t OF twelve months.
Tie motion 10 suspend the rulc was not
agreed to.
Sir. STrAET.-l row more 10 las the rcsolu.
lion upon the table.
The motion was agreed to.
plSLoYAL AND SUSPICIOUS pERscXs.
Ga motion Of Mr.. TgEDwAY, the Convention
took up he following ordinance, entitled
AN ORDINANCE
t. IrGriIc for proceedings agaias. aisloy!.'
and suspicious persons.
!. BE it ordained, That tho powers vested
in a Irregular police" ty an ordinance passed
May !, 1861, shall be, and the same are here.
by, vested IN any judge, justice of the peace,
or commissioner in chanccr:C, Of the Common
wealth; and any judge, justice Of tie peace, or
commissioner in chanceTy, may send Tor the
person or papers relating 70 the CiitCce pro.
cceded against under said ordinance, and issue
warrants, directed 10 any sher!S or constable,
in any county within tho State, 10 search sus-
pectcd places and aPprchcnd suspected persons.
2. Every sale, conveyance, assignment tcars.
fer OF, or Charge upon any estate, real CT per-
sonal, every suit commenced, or dccrc?, judg
mcnt or execution, suffered or obtained, and
any bond or other writing given for the bcne.
flt Of any person who shall hare committed any
oaencc mentioned in an ordinance, passed May
l, 1861, entitled IAN ordinance Tor tho Pre-
venLion and punishment Of ct!ences against the
Commonwealth" Shall be Geculcl fraudulent
and void and all the estate Of any person
convicted OF such offence sha!! be forfeited to
the Commonwealth, and be proceeded against
in the manner prescribed by Law, against lands
escheated ard property forfeited 70 II" Co!a
monwcai,h. This section shall moi aiIac: The
title of Jena ,fde purchaser for valuable con.
sdcration. unless it appear that he bad nctice
elth f;rR.;if sS!st !rit inc r'fts " snJ .rnssnor
such person bo impaired ly anything in t:.:S
ordinance,
3. Thst any peTscn WHO snail directly CT
indirectly have given, or may hereafter give
aid and comfort to the Government Of the
United States, or any forces invading the State,
or combinations resisting its laws and crd!,
nanccs, shall be liable 10 an action OF ircSspass
for any d1mage TO property sustained by am
citizen of Virginia, or Of any State Of the South
crn Contedsrncy, in consequence cs such iHTa.
sion ar resistance. nnl Tie raT;c 50 :nlure'i
shall be entitled to aU TIE remedies prorided
Jy lac for TIC recorery II dfJ.s, md proceed
ina 5g attachment, aid MAJ prosecute The
same in the circuit cuurs rt any county IN TIC
Commonwealth.
This ordinance shai !ie in force from aud
after its passage.
Mr.. Woops.-It appears to lnc that l;e ln!rt
section of this ordinance requires soI.ic atacnd
mcnt. As understand it, the object IS Il
provide remedy for citizens Of Virginia il
jured either by forces invading the State, OF
nv combinations Of disloyal persons, by en.i
| Ting them to all the remedies provided BY h:
for the recovery of debts. 1t will be seem aisc
that The ordinance has reference not only tc
citizens OF Virginia, but to any citizen Of TN
Southern Confederacy. This seems to mc 10 o'
extending its scope too far, and invites any
man who may have property injured il any @
the States to avail himself OF the benefit o
this statute. ana not willing that tic icH.edj
shall be thus exhausted 10 TIC drt::mcnt 0
citizens Of our own State accordingly NOV
that the words "or Of arg State in the Southern
Confederacy" in the sixth and seventh lines
OF the third section, he stricken out
Mr.. CuAMsLlss.-It seems 10 me that
citizens Of Virginia are 10 be entitled to ih's'
privileges, the citizens "f aay other Sta:
ought 10 erjoy tie same.
cannot see why !: man III Aiabatna wnt
owns property here, onsht not to haze o;
coual share in these remedies that We 2urSelvc
will secure.
In this view, think the oriliaaGce oug!.s It
be allowed to stand as it is.
Mr.. JoHNsToS.-lt appears :" NE that tn
object which the gentlcma' ;tom jefferson
mir WooDs) has in view, can IL attained with
out adopting his amendment Ii 4 by the in
PRODUCTION after the words So1 'lcrn Conieder
acy "wherc the right Of ar!:vh shall arise II
the State Of Virginia"
The question was then taken on the adop
ton of the amcndrne7lt, and /. vas decided IL
the negative.
Mr.. PRIcE.-It seems TO ~: that this thir!
section is dcfectrc in its p - ology. vii
read from the eighth line: AID the party, S
injured shall bc entitled to all the re'ncdle
provided by law for the recovery Of debts. AZ
proceeding by attachment, a Il may prosecut
the same in the circuit con:t Of am count
in the Commonwealth" Now these actions 4
| IL ,1 e.
for trespsss. therc'nrc move to insert attc
the words shall" in the eighth !;nc the word
for such injury" so that it will read, san
the party SO injured shall for such injury b
entitiad to all the remedies &c.
Mr.. TREDwAY.-I think the gentleman
mistaken in his criticism. The remedy b
suit OF attachment applies as we'll to damage
for wrongs as - debt
Mr.. BALDw1x-I think the whole Of tia
f latter clause may be removed. By the las {
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