Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-12


M5ch4ei, Porter, Myers, Henderson, hitch
ea, PArSans, FSUiok, 6atcIiae, ROllrsUu.
Radses, Smith. Snides. Swan. front, Vance.
Wilson, West, Williamson 81 Peasants,
Williamson OF WiT1, WetEel and Elnn-SI.
NAI-NE, HsWxhaEss-l
The bill WAS P0bliShe1 on Friday morn
iaE
NJ. hkGxEE moved 10 take up The bill
10 AEsad ;he Charter OF Nar:iasbusg, on
lis second reading.
The S5li Was taken up, read = second
F tine, aad ordered to its engrokSment-
Ar, WIST moEed 70 take up the iOieI re-
so,atio0 offered by hjalself yesterday al.
sborsfiaE the Governor 10 disarn disIoyal
4 persons. bEs the House refused 30 take up
EnEros<sd House bill No. >. WAS taken
up, read third time and passed As fol-
lows
Belt enacted BY the General Assembly,
That 50 much az all OF ary Acts IS may
snSiecs aHy Bank Incorporated br the
laws OF this Co4nonEeslih. now Ia ope
+ ration 20 the forfeiture offs Charter. nr TO
any other penalty, for failing or refusing TO
: redeem itsnotes or debts ia spscie. shall be,
sid the sane are hereby suspended until
the Isl day of March, 1865
And If any saeh Bank shall have for
/ feitea its Charter, By failing or rfusing to
pay 10 specie sny note OF Other debt doe
from such Bank, such forfeiture is hereby
RENTED: sEd the Charter Of such Bank
with all the rights aud powers thereby
T conferred, shall remain IN full force aud
eject, as if such failure or refusal bad cot
occurred. Provided that nothing herein
contained shall preveot the recovery os the
auoaaE of any note o. debt due from such
Bank, with interest thereon, at the rate of
( sIT per cent per annum, b. the ordinary
Z process OF law
This Act shall be ia force from its pas
sage.
Ma PA7zIcz moved to adjourn, but the
House refused by % nays &c yeas.
EoErosssi House bill No. ,, Hor the re-
lief OF the Preston Coal and Iron Company
Wzs taken up read.a thirl time and being
pot upon its passage was rejected byyeAs
: nays -
The following communication received
from tie Governor was read
EXECUTIVE CEAUBEE, May 10, 1861.
To ne !Ssaats asd H7Eg< Of Dslxgafss OF
IlTglGia-
GESTLEHEx:-It becomes my duty to
Communicate to yoa the fact, that tuo
slaves have been condemned during she
present year, one 20 be hing. the other to
be transported, one in KaaaWha county,
the Other in Accomae: the one in Ka-
uzFhs county, to be hung on the 18th of
April last / have postponed tue day OF his
execution until the goth OF June
The l4x, IS it stands. gives the Execa-
i.Ts Of the State power only to commute
the punishment from death to trAnsporta-
ton beyond the limits of The United
States, Eequiring the Sheriff TO sell the
convict TO the highest bidder, who shall
give bond and security that the convict
, shall not return 10 the State. / intend to
4
The one condemned in AccOmae County.
Axes his sentence 20 transportation. The
court, IN each case, finds the present value
o: the slaves to be six hundred dollars;
which il Is made the duty OF the court 20
certify to the Executive of the State, and
the Auditor to pay out Of the public treas
ury.
i, Perhaps | should not have called these
facts TO the attention Of the Legislature,
but from the fact that the Legislature has
cot made any provision for paving claims
OF this character, land they can only be
paid by an appropriation of your honora-
BILE body,l have though, best so to DO
But, gentlemen, as this case now stands,
deem it my daiy TO submit you my rieEs
on this subject as it is not novel one TO
me.
Why should the owner Of a slave. who
= commits crime deemed Of soficlent gran.
: y, By the law, TO subject the slave TO trans
postaiioa or death, be paid the value OF
the slave cut Of the public treasury OF the
State
!, have examined the Jewish, the Grecian
= and Ronzn laws on the subject of capital
!, crimes committed by slaves also, the lav
OF all the States OF the United States in
, which slavery exists, and find no similar
= provisions made for their payment, as those
made by the laws of Virginia ! have
= looked into the common law and End
where vicious animal, which is recog-
mixed as property, and does an injury-t6e
! animal doing the Injury is liable To be de-
stroyed without compensation to the OWE
. | er, but the owner is also liable for damages
for knowingly permitting the vicious prop
eFty to run at large. | nave asked men,
learned in the law, who owned slaves, to
= assign me good reason, according to the
= principles OF the common law, scripture,
. moral science or common policy, why mas
tiers or their representatives. owning slaves
who were adjudged guilty of crimes by the
;, law worthy of death or TRANSPORTATION
:, should be paid for them. No answer has
ever been giveu me, except that if the mas
4 ter was not paid, be had strong temptation
! 70 screen the Stare from the punishment
i due his crime by sending him to another
, state aud selling him, rather than lose
!, him by desth or transportation.
This reason does great injustice to the
+ master, for II is claimed that the existence
Of slavery produces iigIsr civilization. s
4 more exalted state OF society, where the
employee and employer are identical in in
. terest, feeling aud affection, in stead of the
1 antagoniSm existing between such parties
by contract, where money to make and save
Is The object; and, furthermore, is inhuman
and barbarOus and against every principle
OF justice. The master owns his slave
= DE Is dictator, guardian and absolute d.
rector over him, and requires submission,
! allegiance and obedience TO his commands.
: The brains and ability that justiirs such