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THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
BY FLETCHER & TOLER. LYNCHBURG, VY. MON HAY. MARCH l«, 1*29. VOL. Vll.-Mi. 61.
T i: kMs. i
.. payable in advance—No »uh.
tT I'9' *4 1 .1V,,| for .less lone dun six month.
rTun pa',’" wdt I- (but a. the di.cr.uuu .
r il.n rdi'irf) untiloll arrtura*... are pa.d.
fl (>),l |,e inserted a) 50 cents per
IT V'I'rtrt'iont „„1U, ,md 37 I-Vi c uts for each
. ,aar-:(ur 19» di unci, must be puid fur
.. in di- payment nnum.il by
'■:;:rru-d'"n,rT;;u,,lu..yu..bbu,.
^fliincnry <»dnr. notmtceuilln* two .guar., are
. e»tMl for six dollars
,T lUletter, addressed tn the M.tor. must be yo.I
or liter ivilluulbe attended to._
AvvVva\»
’ VI ST received a htrgt assortment of Ink
.1 Powder., n.td Liquid Ink ... Bot.b* k
der’s Indelible Ink
\ supply of tbts colebrtUedPepper Puuc*
V supply of Mnore’. kssrnn; of Ldc
An add tmnal suppl) of 1 hourpaou a cek
i.r pvp water ,
\ la.ge supply of Liquid Sponge Hla- king,
1 asks ami in bottle..
And 11so Liquid Blacking,
/t Oil spruce.
'’ntlidt Ku'-et* olisprisco,
vVlo itnu’s celebrated ltd. Ointment,
'VI,-at Mi’s do. 8«ite«s, Spice Bitters
\ la■ ae .ssurlnieul of Thermometers, and Hy
drometers. fur proving Spirit, an I Acids
s large supply of Pyroliginuu. A. t I, lor curing
♦fiwt J *11
\ large supply of qtound Ginger, ground All
rpiee and ground bluck Pepper,an I ul Cay
enne Pepper .
\ large supply of common anil re fin i il Bora*
\ supply "f Paris w hite and French green
tor window blind*
\ i, i v extensive assortment of Varnishes
A large supply of be t I’" and Sum'll
\ supply of Liquid Piii'li for water vessels
\l u, of Super Curb dnda and Tartaric Acid
Abo, of Sal 5 id.t
And a -apply of Su line
O; Arrow Knot—all kinds
Oi l' iwdered Elm Bark
Of Pumice and Iiolten Stone
Of \\ a let's—is.nrted cnh.t. and si, e*
Also of Sealing w ax and lead Pencils—all kinds
Ah assoitinenl of Biuns ■. via : (mid Stiver and
Brass
A large supply of tiotimln ul powdered Orange
Pei I ai d Gentian. ot Milphuoc, Muriatic and
Mil ic Acids, nod uf Aqua I'oriis
A largn supply ul Caro'tna Pink lludt
Of Oil and Essence uf Fennel Seed, hie.
t Mgeilter with a gre«f nn idy of nlli r articles
,p unusually lywpticeti IT DAVIES,
March -A.
rOR SALE.
/■• VK.ll> li.iiiil.iirop litllr Karin, npnn tlip
jpj^lu „.l w.iii'Hnl' Vntunnallnx. m Uuiiking
Iniiii Ur, l.i.nl is in Hi.' iiei*lilinrlioiiclnfClii
v. r M U, I p- ii'iimi knli'y well. jirndupi'X In.
1 ii i:n nl Hu’ uiip-t qnulily. mul li is npnn it h
w. i \ I trui* ni'i ti.ii'J nl wi ll 5'|IpiiIih1 fruit liip
IHi-t cuutiii-is niOai'i'i'*—I’rruiiis fM-i|>0» n) In
Iniv, will ii | nlv In iln' Mihsn uipr nr Col. S'ml.
A l’iHe»i„i, win* Uvi-- a.lji.niii* ill* prpmis>'
aA.ML.P. CUKI-1IAN.
(.’oimnissiou business.
'I I* su'i-t‘1 iht*r havm • entered info the
y -i '*• f'<i*•»*»**s«. ofFrs his servi
ces to the m* n uiniP mul plotter* trailing to
tiii- plm e T 'li.imt, Flour, hmiI other pro
duce, r'infi led to mis rate tt. sell or *hip, will
he strictly attended t He i* provided with
Sloniipi in h lire proof |iou«e o»i main street,
tin the r**r«*p ton of Flour, Whi-key and pack’
.i^.’s ol U umU. SAM!., il ANN AH.
.Inn. I. I-m
'jit. Tuijioniin*’ mul LinsociJ Oil.
n^IISi rec» i ved a futl supply of Spt. Turpen*
( J tine ami Linseed Od.
HOWKL DAMKS.
Much 2 _
NX I FF N,
Jl’ST n i-pivpil mul fur .mlp, al ttry reilurvl
/'rif'.i. a vary lump a.-orimont ol S>>nils>i i
b'lllli .. L .im.lrl .I " U|mli|pp« H ml k -xg*
IIOU Ei. l>A\ IKS.
I’i-I>.
oongivxissxcrr cosiness.
r a ii (tc *uh.4c-rihei 111(01111'. Ilia nieiid and (lie
Bf public that li<* enntiiiin s lo do Im-iin ss
on Commission, and promises Mint no pains
sindl lie $p,i.t d to give entire auit-stae'ion to
all Planteisaad K/inner* win. may confide to
* is noiu igi niem ill - s:«l»‘ l»l I idnu r I, piotir,
nr ot i‘»r produce. IIi- olltre will In* kept al
! ii* Store «f Messrs. ). ^ d. Hulsey, next door
below the Parmer's Hank
I). SAUNDERS, jr.
Jan. 19. lint
jff ATKASS MAKING. -The
iTM subscriber. at the lower end ol main
street, in addition folds Rope and Twine mak
nighimness; makes and repairs Curl’d Hail
.M itr.uses Also makes Shuck Matrasses, a
c.ieap and corotdi tatde article for summer_and
would he thankful for any job in that wav
which shall be done with neatness and desmticli,
und on very reasonable ternies
J. H. ECHOLS.
May 1. «s59.
Flesh Drugs and Medicines.
y j{nn subscriber has lately recrivp I nSM AI.L ,
additional supply of EKESH ORL’tJS &
MLOlt INKS, which, makes his ASSORT.!
dr.Nl very complete. He receives SMALL
■applies almost every week, hv which means,
7 '!('cli' though not the LARGEST,always
RESII and sufficient to meet any orders
aat he may be favored w ith.
, THOMAS J. DLVAL.
’ {’rescriptions faithfully attended to
y viigiuia Bred YuUNG GENTLEMEN,
■ran.
• copper Still, Cap and Worm
pair clegniit Bronze Lamps
fhn subscriber has the above for salp. at
■cry reasonable prices, which he will sell for
J'h, or barlur fpr country produce.
IE ALLfSON.
>t.26, fa
'Ji'MMO'YAlL*
WMTE have removed to Bullock's old stand,
ww whme out ciistomeis will find us di-pus
edits heretofore, to consult their tnletest in sell
ing them goods’llt the lowest cash prices.
MtKKE. KOBINaON CO.
Jan. 6
area
T»uST received, a lew dozen |)t. J, Thnnip
son's celeluated A.jyJ H’nltr I'm -nle at N
York prices. HOvVEL DAVIES.
Jan. 1.'.
WE have (his Hay ret el veil « casa of
highly finished Leghorns, tpoeh lower
charged than any imported this sea.on.
McKEE, ROBINSON w. CO.
Jan..5.
Great Bargains in Cloth*
TBX HOSE « ho .i hui t'l<"lw, wtiiiiJ Hnil n in
M. ihair interest i» 14JI on Ihr -wli-oilier.
H-* tins mixtures. olive,« elm el, -.iipn \ mid
liling blue nml blee.U Clolli , nml 1 piece su
per Krinino It no, tool ono Ho. do. Klectftinl
lilnck, «biclt hois doleiiniiit'il to toll very
elii'iMi. 11. AI r,fSON.
Dec- ‘25.
EMPOEIU mV
\6have in-1 r»ct?iv«*«f, in addition it* om
■4 -f large stock, h number of scam* ami i
ratde articles, selected trout tlie Nortlcm mat
kets ot the latest • mpoi tations, and mad up in
1 the mos’ fashionable -tyle, m b an I rock and
Dress ( oats, n splendid vurn tv of Vests, e\ ery
shade and dest ription of Panialoou-t, Over
Coats. Surtourf*, Plaid and Cuinhlet C l<>aksand
Coats, Ladies' Cloaks (some very elegant)
Urge lot of Roots, Shoes ami Fine tlafs. winch
will be sold on terms which cannot tail to please
all who may honor us wi ll a call.
WALKK/tb CO.
Kmporiuin of /'ashioiis JL cheap clothing t>ioi e,
Main Street, Lynchburg.
Feb 0.
xavmT a
haven lew handsome Liverpool Di
V V ning Setts complete, which we are ol
ter in it very low. XUo, a splendid assortment
Tea China, embracing every qualify and pi ic e.
We invite the attention of our friends and the
public to tiie abov.
McKCL, ROBINSON Co.
Jan «*j.
UNTUHliENT MONEY
/ 1^1 IF. Note* of tiie Banks ol Georgia, Sot|th
Caro ina and North Carolina, taken at it
mail discount at tin* F.xchange D»h« •• of
B. \V IIKW SON
Ly itch burg.
Where ‘be most kind of unciineut money is
urrha-ed.
Oft 'BO
W. okh Supplies of Beautiful
FANCY GOODS.
Superb Gauze nod Melpotm tiie nfs
Do do Arcadian lldkfs.
Blk. Hitdhlk. watered Silk*
Beautiful blk. FI 'ranee and Italian S'Ik
Superior atsnrl me tit of u orlted Swiss Muslin
Calicoes of every deuouiinatiou, tied some
of rare and entirely new patterns
Bohtiinett Lace*, at hull their tot nrer price*
X I eye ta-hii nibble wutered * »lf Gingham*
B<*lf Ribbnits, direct from Paris
Pongee- lor Ladies'dresse*
II great batgains form an i.it'ue em-nt (•>
••urchastnc, yve will assure them, every effort
will bo made to that effeet.
AI L'i.F, ROBINSON k <”().
June *>.
'TNf °I -All persons indebted to Samuel
iL J B- Davis. dec. arc required to make pay
men! immediately, ami those having claims a
gain*! tin* -nine ate requested to prrsc.i them
tome lor payment. U. d. CI.W .ulmr. of
S. B. DU IKS, dec.
March 2 W
l aluablc Rail Kbfatcjor Sale.
rflMK >iiIhc fiber • ti pur unice ol two
H deeds oftrust, executed to him hy tins
surviving partners of the late linn- <1 t • a 11
Bullock. A: Co. ami Gait *y Bullock, aud
the executor* of Wm. Galt, dec east J, (which
dpp.fs bear data on the Mist d»v "f March.
1828,) offers for sale, the followin ; valmibli*
real prop* rty, to wit :
‘216 1-2 acres of land, purch-.-ed ! v tin*
-aid Galt, Bullock & Co. «>t U. \ Brad
lute, situated in the county of Bedford, near
the town ol New London.
I Mo .‘i-1 acres of land. King m Campbell
county, near Candler's Mount .in, and m the
j vicinity of the town of Li ncbbtirg
An undivided moiety ol itie hoick Wafer
, Mills, nod the lands thereto appurtenant, situ
ate in the immediate neighborhood <•! the
i town of I vn lihorg. (’I lie pro»• rty above,
: described, b* longs lo tDc. c-.mc.u of Gait,
Billot k vk Co )
1 AI mi, the following real F.-tnte, helnn ing
to the concern of Galt k Bullock, to w it
The House and Lot, with the appurtenan
ces in the town of Lynchburg, formerly oc
cupied by the said "concerns, as -i Mure, and
now io ilie <m i upaney of McKee U Vl» em
Also, the House and Lot imnouliately in
the rear of the one last riieiitinne and now
occupied by Lankford fit Vodder
The terms .»l sale w?!l be liberal, and in of.
known on application to the subscriber, win
will convey to the purchaser i r purchi ■ 11
such ti'le as is vested in him by the deed'; ol
trust aforesaid, and noother.
f 1IISWKLL DABNKY, Troilce.
At i g 21 l
j?on aaurx.
p'll H story l»rirk trne
M iiirnt, nearly opposite ill**
Virginian Office, recently otcupie*!
nv Mr. Darnel Brown, Appiv to
Saml.l'laytor or to the subscriber.
JAS. L CLAYTOB.
Jan. 12 ___ Is
auA Castor 'U\.
y»UST received Hfull supply of best uniter
Lamp Oil, «'d --Iso a full supply of best
told expressed Castor Od. MOWKL DAVIES*
Maicb 2
MR. VALENTINE GOOD.
NIP,— Take tioin’c, that I shall, oil the 2d
Jay of the next March Court, for the
county of Frank tin, to wit .on the 3d day id
March neir, at Franklin court house, lake the
depositions of Jacob VVetmer, (ieorse Hart
sail and others, m he read as evidence in a
suit depending in (lie said court pin the Chan •
eery side thereof, in who h I am plaintiff and
von ate defen 'ant. Vmir«, kic.
JOHN WE!MLR.
Feb.’K
-isajsjauaajL-j-»
POETRY.
[Communicated for the Vngmittn.
I UK BlliTlI Ol WASHING I OIN ;
A PoKM ; by JAMES L> DAVIDSON ;
Delivtred in Islington, Va. onthc.'2'dd of Feb
miry, and published by rryuest of Iht Graham
I*. Society.
I.
Long had tha earth in clmi.U nl darkness lain,
, Mid srcpfie it tyrant4 held their gloomy icign ;
Long had grim superstition rear'd her nest,
And rul'd,the despot of the human breast :
, Strife shook ttit* Nations—direst civil war
I Strode forth hi gore, and drove her bloody cur ,
I And error snatch'd from Keasnn's trembling
hand
1 lie torch of Truth, am! held the dying brand
ir.
The human mind, a moral Uar'kites- gloom’d.
And man lo sail oppression's sea whs doom'd,
In stailest night, where storms with tempests
met,
'Yond which I he sun of Liberty hud set ;
Whe i lo ! the; dawn ol lieason’s ra liaot light,
Bursting the veil of intellectual night,
i The shi-IohI mnrincf s beheld, and bles« d
i ll'* star ol Freedom. rising m the \V«>t.
Ill
T.o ’ now (the morn of Liberty arose)
I he earth .wakens from her deep repose;
Jielnihl the Na'tniis, turning to survey
1 1 he new-born world, where beams the happy
day ?
1 lien objt cl l.iheity—the star then guide—
! hey iinoi n Itie singe, and ride tin; unknown
tide ;
For In ! Columbia '» op'd h«»r virgin breast,
l \nd wo"'* the Nation’* to u pi cc of rest.
IV
Here, m the wihfs of Nature’* sweet retit at*,
I Our fa hers to-* ted Tierdom'fl native sweets;
I /iV. i’d up their r.hildrett in the holy cunse —
1 I might them them to i*|uii u the tyrant and hi*
law* ;
pie grew hii I,den in the groin! brums,
Refresh d and wntui’d with fair virtue’ll
stream? ;
\n«l Peace look'd foith, rejoic'd at Ficedum'
Birth,
And smiled like Bcautv un the blooming caitli.
But, see » the morn t»y gloomy clouds oYrrust,
A storm "I wrath is gathering m th. l ast,
W here proud oppression at her uiipiuu ‘ann,
Mas sworn our Fathers to enclave again.
Already sounds the clarion bla »t ol wm ;
Despots are gassing on the none from ’!»ir,
Leagued, in their hellish purpose, to art. at
I lie growing course ol Freedom in the We j.
VI.
The storm is hov'riug with it<9 angry store
Of ll lining w rat h, to de-olale nui tuotc ;
Beh"id ! Chdumbia bleeds nt every vein—
Sb* hears the clanking nl the tyrant's chain.
Sunn must our Fathers we. p hi bondage —
noun
Must Fie< dntii yield her lost, her only boon :
Sono must the star that led them o’er the
flood,
(in down n gloom, and set m su»n f»| bluo I.
VII
| But bark' n tempest rushes through the bcav’n,
| I he mount.mis tremble, and the null's are riv
en—
j I la* fi- rv »en-'eance pois’d his flaming dait,
i J .» strike no- lrien 1 ol Freedom to (lie heart ?
1 ,No ’ ’ii-; your Wnshi glon dcseer.ds in wiath ;
J Behold e lead* your patriot Fathers foith:
High 1 eai> hi*/nrni—he wave* In- >woiil, and
» ,
: * To arm* ' to at ms ’ Columbia's sous arise.”
VIII
H:* diject freed *m vn lory in his eye —
I he blade »»f vengeance glitteiing on his thigh
IB lea is ih vail —they lo'loyv in hi* ti»» k ,
Bush o*» ll"* foe, ami drive ii.«asioii Bark
j i he vn t'iiy '< won—hi* sword,refulgent shorn* ;
Huil d th proud uiunarch from his haughty
throne :
1 r," 1 hi tin* do* , the tyrant prostrate I in - -
1 H i.! ’ I 1 • men hail 1 your country's I’rce a
gain.
IX.
! Ye sms and daughters ol Columbia !
> VYehonie, withjoy. tins ghoioiis, happy day :
Be glad, ye Nation and n joic O earth '
And hail lie .lay, 1h.1t gave you 1 umpion butli
Fatheisand Mothers ! piaiKe in holy n m,1**,
The dav that ha* avenged your cliildn n s
wrong* :
Brofhei * and Si«tt is ' never never cm 0,
i l o tile-s the day, that gave their gray liaii
peace.
X
. Hail, sacred Liberty long was thy ark
1 iissM on the billows of »*» ocean daik ;
I |»y dove lmi£ soar'd to find a place of rest,
i ’fit an A« rural In ighlem >liu llie WrM
Here, on Columhn'i shores, in culm repo*e,
I hv vend rested till the tempest m<u
When thy torn wreck, the mighty Washiiigton
Repaired anew, with tune itself to 1 tin.
XI
Immortal Hero ' lis to thee we owe
A 1 eseuetl c</ 1 f 1 tryv Hie! a •ontjnei d foe ;
Thou Hiatch’dsl oir Freedom from the leagued
hands
And gav’st it perfect fo oui grateful bands.
Immortal Father ' it wj * thou Inal tore
Thy brea-t,* to heal the wounds thy children
hoi e ,
Twns Ih.iu 1 lint baseil our I reclmii s t. irij.lt>
fair,
I o screenth_y olFsprli.y from oppression'* bbul.
XII.
There sprung, immortal patriot 1 from the
birth,
A fount, who,e streams ate watering all the
earth ;
Bearing thy spirit on their vvnves. sublime,
loev't y land—through > very ranging clime.
O, may their waters never ceasa to glide I
But rin ling earth—grow strong—spread far
and wide;
III tyranny's dark floods are heard no more,
And Freedom's streams refreshen every shore
XIM.
I,.ink hack, and time hits rolled few years a
routxl,
•;inee itiis lair realm, was waste from bound to
bound ;
\ barren waste—where monster Tigers howl'd—
0 erwhosedark wildsthesavage Indian prowl’d.
Hut view il now f—her shores with cities
Ihrrng ;
llerev rv mount, and stream are known in song ;
Soon will her rising glories reach the sky.
And Europe *uiiU—beneath her splendor lie.
XIV,
Columbia ! the stranger’s sacred home :—
The weeping Fade s holy asylum : -
The Bigot's martyrs—Tyrant’* victims here
Mav find a refuge, and a friendly tear.
Though no proud palace rears its haughty
mien,
Nor pageantry of splendor here is seen.
Yet, to the humble cottage, turn your eyes,
There, all the grandeur of Columbia lies —
XV.
Thrice happy land where Freedom’s sweets are
shed ;
• \» illusiou to the uobte Peiiceo, that tew* her breast
toluul with har Mouiltb*poisonous wounds her vvuog
ihsve roceiced
The sigh of subjects—and their Tyrant's dread—
I lie star benign, t int gbdt the blooming west,
\nd guides the Patriot to a plsd* of test,
K'eit lh»t wild Ar b. nun sing nt his speed,
S'aiis «t thy name, and curbs his fiery steed ;
And when he sleeps upon Ins Inn mug sand.
Tastes, in his dreams, die tweets of Freedom s
land
XVI
Guard then your liberty with watchful eye ;
A Demon foe u evei hovering nigh :
Kfental is the union of out land : —
None bin Ameri aits can Inn t the bond.
The distant powen ,,f |he aarth. in vain,
Mhv frame dark but lam they not
profane
Our sacred Ark—lor well the T* rant knows,
That fieemen quickly conquers h redout's toes
XVII.
ith bright pr •phe«u eye the Patriot muse
I onks through the future, and the period views,
When not the Wen shall be inspir'd alone,
Hm ev'ry bre mi die kindling spoil own : —
When all the Nation,, of the earth shall throng,
1 •» wake the llarpg ,,r Liberty to tong ;
'fill Freedom's anthems ting from shore to
shore,
\nd War's rude blast disturb <he woildno more.
xviii.
I hen shitII file firiiix . Lion cca e his ire ;
I he liussiau thigh* in her suow suspire :
I he f» r'lic *1 trainers eea»e !*• float on high.
And i rkish * lexer'lli pien e m» more the *ky :
When proud Columbia's Kn d< . plum «1 to soat
ftii lolly wing, untiled from shore to shore,
Shull seize our U eeilom's glorious Hag. unfm I'd,
And wave the “spangled banner ’ o’er the
word _
Vim.iM \ LEGISLATURE.
SKETCH
Of Ilf full-3 jwnni ill l!i‘ .*'> -,%ion of 1820—’20
[n..*ci tmco )
ill \ 11 H< i i imh ern mg 1\1 • II street, m the
(t)\vn of Occoquon in Pilot e William county
115 \u net to an* home h i*»-p* • • *t f• eh cllori
In Ho* town «>f Pnltontihurg in the county <>l
lint atom t
llo \u art authorising the Government ol
j the Plilted Mates to pull base l ittle Watt. Is.
|.mil, (to which to hold a light-house ; redes
| the pn isilii tmn of the Commonvv- alih over said
oil and to the U. Suite
J 17 All act to aiithoi i.e a separate ele< tion
m the town id N' wtmvn, (H'fpheii.bui g.) to
the county «f Frederick.
1IH. An act Ciincei niug the corporation of
the town «*f Pretleiickhurg ; authorise* die
Mayot to take the oath* ot office before any
Judge of the (it net at Court or Justice of the
Peace
111). Ao act to authorise separate eleciions m
the counties of Monroe and liith ; on flu* Sat
onlay after the election at the < otirlhouse, at
the house of (ainrnd Keller, m the county of
\|.,iino. and ni the county of Hath, at the lion
ses ol Muni' l William*, and of the heirs r,f
1 I'Ikiiiiii • I i iniftier, on the name day wi'li the e
leciion at the t mirlhou«e.
120 An act to authorise the raining liy way
of lotin v, a sum of money for the purpo.r of
opening and paving the Thoroughfare Gad
j Turnpike mud, aodiorie* the sum ot tlinfy
thousand d'dlnr. to he rai.cd for pavmg the
I Raid road troni d» Fauquier ami Alesiindrii
I ui npike road, near Hay Mark-' to the ford
I of G to.'* creek, »<* the county of Fauquier.
UI. An net to amend the law in rela'ion to
the pay ol v itm ftftfft in certain ca <e* ; prohibits
the payment of any wilnesnes for the f'oni
inonwealth in any prosecution for a mimic
mennor, union* tile t'ourt .Hall certify that a
due regard to the laws icqoired mich pro4' t ii
tion, and provide that witu* uses Mumiiioned I#v
trep persons on tin Inn! shall In- paid l>V tun h
; free per.on*. mid prevent, any clerk from m* j
t l iving a'low mice for public sei vice, if fie fails
| to comply with the t'qoiMiinnx of the act mn
< fi ning criminal pinscculious, passed F<biUai\
12th. 1825.
122 An act amending Mnnct. entitled, an net j
to revive and amend the act for cutting a iiitvi
j <blc canal from Nnnteiiioud river to Sinner* j
' i ,u neck ; antlioi ist s the cornpauv to cut the
j f inal from Naic ai'uid nvei to lloimoke or
l ( liowan liver, >>i between the river* anil other
water Coinse^ between them and allow* r.ot
more than t* fi-thinl* of the toll* giantml to
the I fisiua' Sw amp P nil Company ; anpciinU
new managers for n*c, ivmg subxcr iptionx ; and
allows two year* for the ••oniineneeinent, ami
leti year* for the conipli’tion ot «anl work.
123 An act to amend tin* act, entitled nu ■* t
to punish arson, the Ion ning or * «• f' nig flic t •
fit,uses in towns, the main ion. homing auv
house or house*, or .1 *cki», and Cei’iiin Ii* ii e
breaker* and act estmi ies to f« loiiit « .to*! rerriv
M's «»l slid ii "tiotF ; thpiivci slave* guilty of
any of) nee. against I tie (fill section of 'he a»t
to winch this i mi amendment, of die benefit
of clergy, provided tin* injury amount* to the
value of fifty dol'ai : "i» c* the benefit «,l * hi gv
to fhnsc coitvir ted umlrt the "»th section, if the
injury doe. not oiionot lo more than the *nme
sum. and punishes those godly of a y iolafion o‘
the Dlh aeclioi., with stripes, by order of a
justice.
I.’l. \11 art *«nu»rini! Hubert I «»llard, ad
ministrator * *! I ’hns W New , allows him a
small gum, claimed as due to his intestate.
12 Y An act to amend the several act* author
ising the courts of certain comities to provide h
mo lie of opening and repairing the roadg within
the same ; require** I tie roller-tors of taxes m the
counties of Berkeley. Loudoun. Monongalia,
Lewis, l’vler, and such other counties as shall
l»e authorised to la taxes upon land*, Ac to
enable i heiu to hill Id h* idges, repair road -, Air ;
to make out and leturna list of all lands delin
quent for non.pay moot of mini taxes, whir hcon.
sfitutag a lien ujioii flu- land lor the payment
of lli** said lax*%, to which the damages charg
ed upon other airearage* * f land tax shall be
acldfttl. upon any ap'-li* otion to pay the same,
aii1) when pan! into the Treasury, the said Ci urt
may draw for the same for the purposes afore
■ a id
124 An act divorcing Mary Alvin from her
husband Peter M. Alvin
127 An act »*> rai«e by lottery a sum of mo
ney for the purpose *»♦ opening u road from Mid
dl»-hniirn in Tyler county, to the Pennsylvania
line, authorise* twenty thousand dollars to he
mixed for 11*at purpose,
128 An act concerning Ihe Lynchburg water
works ; permits the common council of Lynch
burg to transport through the canal on .lames ri
ver, toll tiee. the machinery, Aic. necessary for
the constiuction of said works.
129 An art concerning Thomas W. White ;
remunerates him for the failure on the part
of the Commonwealth to furnish ceitain Jour
nals, contracted with him to he printed lor the
State.
130. An act fir amend an act entitled an act
relinquishing for the benefit of Gerard Pusey
and family, the amount of ccitairi public fines,
passed January I 1th, 1811
131 An act to i**vi^e and amend an act. «-n
tilled ami act to authorise a lottery and the sal*
of certain lots in the town of Portsmouth: au
thorises the mining a sum. not exceeding twenty
five thousand dollars, to erect a stone bridge to
unite the towns of Gosport and Portsmouth.
132 An act to amend the that ter of the town
• »f Wheeling; iucregses th* powers of thecoi
poraltom
133 An act to prescribe the mode of paving
public monies into m.d out of the Treasury
directs all money due to the Commonwealth
and it. various funds, to lie laid into one of the
Banks in Kiehinood, upon a warrant from one
of the Auditor', upon which the Treasurer is to
moke n i order to the Cashier of one of ihe
Hanks, who is to give a certificate thereon, that
■ueh money has been paid upon the return of
all whir h, the Trensnr.tr is to give a receipt and
then the Auditors are to give reccpls as now
prescribed, nod imposes a penalty lor failure
to p y in l Ids uuiiiiiei ; directs one general ac
count ol all ih- various Iliads tube kept , no
money to b*i paid out except by <« check drawn
upon a warrant of one of the Auditors ; reduces
the penalty of the I n-usurer s bond to live hun
dred thousand dollars, and mikes i a peniten
tiary offence to Huge or counterfeit checks, ike.
Ac to lake effect from the 1st April
1:4*1 An lie to amend the sev» ral acts con
cerning the Cartersville Hr idge t 'ompany, • edu
rts tin width of ihe bridge to twelve f cl, and
nub.mia* s any live ol the inanngvis to constitute
a b mid
l ib An act i onberninc the heirs of John
f le. t deceased mid
13d. An id concerning the widow nod hens
ol Wil i i'ii Li »vi s, dec used, allow tin* c-uniim
lation pay to these revolution ry ofilcers
137 An act i ituthoi'fle separate elections
in the ouufy of Hniiinx; •! the store-house of
lb 'my K*innnid“ hi Ihe south-west; at the house
ol William I’ranie in tip eastern purl,nodal
ih house of "vtmtiel Brandon in the western
pai l ill said < ouufy.
IMS \o act concerning the salary ol the
Co| slug ( le> k to (Ip I, a eertt ive ; met eases the
salary two huii'lred dollar*.
1 Hit. An ad »o ame d the nd, entitled an art
incoipotating a company t<> establish a turn
pike toad from the 'own «>f l*"lei shot g to the
North Carolina line; authorin'* books In la
opened fm reieivip.; siiIini I iplitiiis to the h*
mount ol Ihiity ihoumad dollars to make said
in.id
I in. An net lo Incorporate. « ininpatiy to
('•instinct ii ioll-ln idg^e across ilia I’oteinnr ri
ver
1 11 An act for■ opeiiiiu* ami improving »!**•
1 iiavigHlioii ol lln» Dragon Swamp, dnccts >nuks
! lo he opened fur receiving nuh-cnpt ions to the
i aitiouiit of ivvn thousand dollar*, for said pin
! po»e, and allows t dl to collet led hy the com
pany therein inro pointed.
142. An an to incorporate a company to
leoiiRliuet '• turnpike road from I exi'ig'oit lit
! Covington, with a capital stock of twenty tlion
' sand dollars ; authoiifes the Hoard ' 1‘ dilic
I Works to direct (w hen t: nveiiient) the Engi
neers ol the State loi an and urvey the road
and to suhsridie lor one litindteti and sixty
shares ol the stork of said '<>mpany.
Ill An an increasing the compensation of
the clerk n IT lie ninete* nth regiment.
I 14 An u> t to ami ml the a* t e 'tilled ail act
In aulhoiise the constr ictlon ot a turnpike road
front Leesburg n the county ol Loudnili^ to
s me poini on the southern shore of the I'oto
mac rive , at or item t> e town of f innhei land,
til the h ale id ,Mhi ylnnd, absolves the c inpa
nv from the icrpihifioii to make a side ot ruin
met road.
I IV \n art to authoilse * It *• const motion of
a • w It.*' f on the puhlir landing in the town ol
Port li< y d
146 All act authorising the county and coi
poration courts to sell and convey hinds in ccr
tain rases, fo wit : while thus have been ac
quired hy (lie court, or the overseers ot the
poor, tor the use ot the poor, and duixis the
appointment <,t .< couiiiiissionei to make title to
the purchaser,
147. An arl r >n< ermng the oirrsifeis ol llie
po.n ; dii ec s the clerk, iigent m president of
the overseers ol the pool to examine the re
cnids of itm hoMtds <1 ovoiseers, and leport to
the Auditor, hy the fust Monday o| December, 1
IH29, nil authentic inlnrm itimi rckpci'itig the
ntiiiih* i ol the pool whiten and lie him U , an i
annual expense ol tin n main'eniiitce. (mm 2at
Lummy, iHiM), to tin date ol the report, amt
Miiiiii.iIiy tin leaflet , imp ses a p* nnlly tor
I "hue, to he recoveird hy Hie attorney for ihu
Coinnioiiwealtli in each .'nun y • r c< rpoiat'oit,
and allows the said oilier* such rouipoos.tlioii
for their set vices as t ie uvci seers shall think
proper The act to take effect from the 1st ol
April next. >
143. An art coiicrciiiue the tow n ol limit*
villa in the county ol I*. William.
I 19. An act to incorporate a company lo
con hurt a turnpike road Ii oiu 3tauntoii lo the i
Potomac river.
1 '*<» An act incorporating a c.ori»"aiiy tocon*
striii i a iirnpike i ad fic*m ilia Warm Springs ,
to infer ei I the Kanawha till npikeroad at ( al
ia glia ii' •
151. An iii i authorising the trustees ol the!
tow n of M.'iichmie*, to extend tho canal an
tlooued to he < ut on the common of the said
town.
162. An art lo locate a road from Wheeling '
to file -■late linn, at in h point IIi.tcoI as shall
tie fixed hy tin commissioners on the part of
the slat** of Pennsylvania.
I.Vj An act to amend and explain an ict, to ,
raise a miim d money hy lottery. to connect
the Stannum and lames Hiver 1 nrnpike with j
the Kattaw .« mad at or iichi • t h « astern termi
natmn, pasiiMl March 9, 1327.
154. An act incorporating a company to
construct a turnpike ron ) from Warreiiton in
he cly. of Fauquier, to Lexington in 'lie cly.
ol I< irkbridge.
156. An aci to amend mi ad entitled an art
to incorporate the Chesterfield rail road Com
pany.
166 An act to improve the Navigation of
theOpi q'iaii Creek, in the county id IJ*-rke
ley
157. An art inmiporating h company fncon*
•'met h turnpike road liom Winchester lo
bmiflifleld.
I6H. An act authorizing it sale ofthe slaves
belonging fo the edHiH of Solomon Jacob*,
deed.
159- An act to amend the several act* con
cerning the Literary Fund , empowers the
school commissioners of any county to cause
their county to bn divided into districts, anil ,
when the inhabitants of any district shall rni*e
tinee-flflhs of Ihe sum ueces^ary to hudd a
school hiius* . the commissioners aie to appro '
(iriate the remaining two filth* for that pur
pose ; they are also to employ a teacher at a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollar* ; in
w hich school every free white child shal' bn
taught without fee or reward The annual
meeting ofthe commissioners to be at the court
house,on the first day ofthe court in October.
They are to appoint a treasurer amt clerk; it
prescribes when the quotas shall he paid, him!
prohibits more than the quota of ono
year to tic expended in any year. Makes the
Second Auditor sob* superintendent ol the Lit- i
erary Fund, except that ha shall not sell land
nor draw on the treasury far any portion
ofthe fund, without the consent of a board, to
consist of she Treasuer, Governor and l»t A'i
ditor. who arc beiicelotth to be President and |
Directors of said fund, without compensation ;
and increases the compensation to the Second
Auditor to eight hundred, instead of five hun
dred dollars.
160. Aii act to authorise the payment of Ihe
arrearages ol the school quotas due to such
counties ex have not received the same ; atitho
rimlh« l’re*ident A Director* of the I,itmra
l'u..d U pay auy money due, whenever,II,e pro
viaiona of the ad concerning the Literary
Fund, paaaed dial December, IH2H, ahull In
complied with.
lt>l A .ct concerning the Jamea River
run,puny, aui|ioii<ea Ihrm to tnnkeau, h alter
aimna ini he alopea, aa will admit the pa*aagn
of fi h, not to eacrcd two hnndreij dullara.
I*'- An ret rune ruing the Iruateat ul Slab
Hi* i ; biithoriaea lliein to make agrecnienta
uilh lie owneisof ilia mills upon tba river, for
the privilege of eri rting locka in tlirir daina, fa
in rnaa of disagreement, gins them the amd
privilege, and Huthnriara the auuiin,,ning of a
jury loaaaaaathe damages, wuh the right o’
appeal lo the Hup‘riot Conrl uf Buckingham,
llW An acl Imp, sing laiva for tin support
of gn- eroniemt min hr aame taxea aa during
• he Inal yar, with the exception of the tax or*
alavea, which ia reduced to turti Inxteod "t tor
X' vrn rent* j on htuii a, far whi li ia 'etlurtd
to ten inairnd of twelve i enia , and on int's of
superior ami in eri r eourta. which ia reduced
to one ilnliM ml 6tly cent in trail uf two dol
lnr« ; impoa a tax uu ll>u cruder. of lottery
|i, kei« nl iln. # hundred d Hart, and m lotte
r,ea Huiliui ixed lie the Slntr ol aialy do lura ,
and makea it thedotv rd the hark* in the city
ol Kiihtnrnd to receive in payment of jmbli,
talea mill dura, i|,e notea ol the Untik of the
Valley ami iVortliweatern banka in Ihe aonir
manner lh, «e mites are now rereivahle at tin
public treasury.
Id I An ai l apomprialing the public reve
tine makea the app< oy,rinliona according to the
vm imi law a pinned dor mg (lie the prtarnl aeaaiou.
redm mg the npprnprintion to the military eatnb •
li* •in, oi lion, twenty.aeien ilintiaHiid In hiteen
tlmtiaaml diillnia ; the uilier tiller,tliunaare mil
iniprt lent.
lb * An act to establish the town of f hhdv
ville mi th* county ul Logan.
Irto. An act concerning Philip Brutrukill, \
man ol color.
lt»7 ui ici concerning the Auditor's nlnrv,
(im *« .< . t .» * snlaiy of the Auditut 01 Puhh<
Arooui »m $ I MOO lo $2(100 )
HIM Am ad cone ruing Km mu* Capps, ad*
mini «» Henry 1 pp«, dec.
IB9 Am an null orlsit.g * sale nl llie *lnvr*
of I Iioiiihh (t p. ’lard, a lunatic.
I/O \naii c-mernlMg indexes to deeds,
(autlioriftffc $I.HM.. be p ud f<» David J),,
Ion foi liis double index fo all deeds i. .» |Pt| Ml
(In Clerk's olli. < of the (tenei alConi t the
year 1823 It also input c* the i rk* of
county and < oipnrntioo Pou*ds t index all
deads hen alter admitted to i cord m the snid
I nun*, as Well in the name ol ihe grantee as of
the eiatitur )
171, \ > act reducing the firm of solitary
confinement in the Penitential y, and lor u
•her pup'-en*. (It dire tn that liemo t o th ev*
ety coilv ct hull he confined mi ti• • solitaiy
cell, hi convenirtif intervals .if time, desetvifi;:
lo he inflicted immediately piece.ling In dix
charge Hire- iri<>nlli« uf his sentence .,1 solitary
confioem-ul ; but that it **|inlf lie the duty
ibe Supei intendanf fo remove anv convict Iron,
the cell, it m his opinion and the opinion ol i!
intending physician, the state of such rmtvid
shall require it. It n made Ihe dn'y of tie
f'.lenitive to prescribe all rule' I r tin* gov
ciimeol o| ihe Interior of the Penitentiary
which have been authorised by Ihe nets o'
Assembly to be prescribed by the Hoard o
Ibi'retoi'k, and the Bontd arc lo see all tin
rules can led into execution. The Huperintcn
drtnl and Hiicctors aie to ntnUi such chunges
in Ihe structure uf ttm soblaiy cells upon the
f.' i oo i111 floor, as will cause them (o be null
lighted, and ventilated, and to cut oIT all con
vet "fion hel ween the com ids confined there.
io !♦ nines the salary of flie first Cleik |i.
'he iVmieuiiar) Stmi from 0 to Hull dollnri
It abob ht*s the tailoring business, except for
clothing the coin 1.t» and the public guard It
am <oiif.es the pur'base ol a team engine ot
stilTirienf powei to ptopel the necessary machi
nery locrrv on tin woolens innuulac'ory, and
ul o it spoining Jitinv n d Mich other inachiiieiy
as stmII lie vicfcxini y lot the hsinr»»)
172 A act t*o tenting P. n-iiu.»* upon the
Cmeii.nini Surety,- (an hony.es them lobe
paid out of the Public'I reu my sin li portion*
of fhcii reaper live pensions as they may have
been deprived of, and mi like manner, from
time to lline, the deficiency which shall he found
to axi-t in their pi nsiovts bh charged upon the
mteicut of said fund, in consequence of ll <■
!i»t. defalcation-, mi ihe i reastiry.)
*73 Ao act feleasiug to sundry citizens ci
Wood county pars of the land Ini marly held
hy John Jones Waldo.
171 An aci t i amend the several nets cod
ceiuiitg the Hichmoud Dock Pompnny-—(Pro
videsiliHf unless tin- Pompatiy kIimII at some,
point below M yo’s Plrn-d, at tbeir own ex*
pease, construct a loi k m the bank of th'*
Do. U, ..i such dimei-Mioni ns shail be de*ignu
ted t»y ilia Pm cipal f.o. imei ol |her Slate, and
'hall keep open fi in Ihe h.rk to the river a ntl
vigation for ail boats which ran uavtg.iv tin
Jano * Kiv' i < anal, the Pompany ^hn!I at thei
.•wi, . pense ronstiurJ a lock in the bank «• th*
Dock above Vlavo’s Island, and below the chuir.
o'locks leading fi oil! ilia bn in uf ihe Janie*
live* company, ol oich *iirxcii'*i<»iim a< shall b*
pnscibed by tbe principal kugineer for the
line passage of the • mial boats I hey are al
lowed till (he iHt of August, 1830, to complete
either of these woiUi as they tuny (fleet, their
election lo lie inaite known to fhr James River
< «»m| y by Hie fatst of May next—In the
ni' an it*, e tin* ( oiupaiiy nIwiII go on to receive
Ilia tolls author is ci| by the*r ouginal charter -
lu case th* I) tk Company shall i icimiiic (j
make the lock above Mayo's Island, then the
James River Company shall ere* t a clam from
Jh** Uppei part of Cniiflm-nca fxlan i obliquely
to tin* Northern ahntme *1 of Mayo * bridge on
llr iBlaml lit si »n**f< jotted ; ami a dam from th.*
upper part of Cnnfliienc> I land to the Island
next above it, both darns to be of sufficient
height to nfiord water deep en ugh at the lock
to be elected by the Dm k Compuny abovo
Mayo's idaml to navigate nil boats which can
navigate the Canal; and fiom the Southern
extremity of the (Jam shall cut a canal through
( oaflue'.ct* Island to the nearest point on the
South side of that Island where the water is
d. ep enough in the river f r navigation ; am!
m the canal shall construct a lock of such de
mens oiis as tuny be prrscnbcd by the Princi
pal Kngineei for the easy ascent and descent of
all boats which can navigate the canal* These
two companies are to keep their works respec
tively in good repair—and Hie Legislature re
serves to itself the right of opening it comma
mention from (fie Dock above Mayo’s Island to
tide water, should the Dork Company erect
a lock and open a navigation below that Island
175. An act concerning t c Lihrarv —-Directs
the Clerk of the Council to make sale of such
of Heumg s Statutes at large, and Gilmer % mid
Randolph’* reports as belong to the Statu
and the Join oals heretofore to be printed—au
tbonzes th President and Directois'nf the Lit
entry fund to loan six thousand dollars to the
Library fund, which is to be disbursed in the
purchase of books ; requires the librarian to
give bond And security and mcrea -es hi* salary
lo three hundred dollars ; allows the members
if the Stale Convention to use the Library an.d
lirects copies o( all the books directed to be
told to he transmitted to the naf onal Library
*t Washing'on, and copies of the Inige map pf
Virginia to such societies in Europe and ibc