Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Oct. 8, 1853.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Burrows, Of,ths Baptist
Church. 'e
A message was received from the House, announcing
that that body had agreed the amendment proposed
nv the Senate TO House bill entitled act to increase
iailors' fees for keeping and supporting prisoners
BILLS REPORTED.
The appropriate committees reported the following
bills:
A bill to suppress gaming.
bill to authorize the arrest Of deserers by civil
thorities.
A bill was also reported back from the Committee on
Finance, with amendments, amending and reenacting
an act providing for the public defence.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill recurring canal railroad and common carrier
companies 70 transport troops aud munitions OF war
without the right to demand prepayment Of fare.
bill to provide for the trial of persons in counties
held or threatened by the public enemy and
bill Incorporating the Confederate Savings and In
suIance Company of Petersburg.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Mr. NEWMAN Of Middlese1, presented a report
from the Joint Committee the Public Library which,
on notion was tabled and ordered TO be printed.
In view of the fact, that the consideration of the
most important business before the Senate bad been
made the order of the day for Tuesday next,
On motion of Mr.. GUY, it was
Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn to-day, it
will adjourn to meet at IL M. on Tuesday next
SLAVERY.
Mr.. COLLIER, of Petersburg, again brought forward
the resolution offered by him ia the Senate the 18th
of Nav 1852 in relation to the condition OF negro
slavery In Virginia and in each State Of the Confedera
aThe General Assembly of Virginia doth hereby de-
clare that negroes in slavery in this State and in the
whole South who are Withal in higher state Of eiv
zaon than any of their has been eseWhere)
hax in haan n in their matters two hun.
dred and forty years by and custom at trst and
ever since by recognition of the public laws in various
forms ought not be, and cannot justly be- nerfefed
with in THAI relation OF property by the State, neither
by the people in Convention assembled to alter an
istng constitution or 70 form Tor admission into
the Confede nor by the representatives Of the
people in the State the Confederate Legislature
by any means or mode which the popular majority
might adopt; and that the State, while remaining
publican in the structure Of its government,
can lawfully got rid OF that species OF PROP
erty, IL ever, only by that free consent
of the individual owners it being true the General
Assembly doth further declare that the State, without
the free consent Of the owner, TO deprive him of his
identical property, by compelling him TO accept sub
sttued value therefor matter how ascertained,
by the post RG policy, or in any other way not for the
public se but with view 10 rid the susie of such pro-
perry already resident therein, aud SO 20 destroy the
right OF property in the subject or TO constran the
owner send his slaves out Of the State else TO
pAriate himself aud carry them with him, would con
traVene and Illustrate the indispensable principles Of
free government and whereas these Confederate States
being nov all slavehoding, may be dstuibed by some
act OF the majority in any one of them in derogatiOn
of the rights Of the minority unless this doctrine above
declared, be interposed.
The rules having been suspended, Mr.. COLLIER was
permitted to explain his views upon the subject of
slavery generally, which he did at some lngth. At
quarter past 2, o'clock, Mr.. COLLIER having concluded
bis speech the document referred TO the committee
on Confederate relations
On motion of Mr.. FRAZIER, the Senate adjourned.