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“JIFJiSCSo
07*’ “THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN,”
i* published semi-tceckly, (every Monday and Thursday,) at
Four Hollars per annum; payable in advance. .Xu subscrip
«j#A mill be received for a shorter period than six months; a/ul
mo paper‘will be discontinued, (except at the discretion of the
Editors,) until ml! arr ear dyes are paid.
(QFmADVE R Tf SEMES TS inserted at bi) cents per square
or less,) for the first insertion, and .171 cents for every subse
quent insertion.
{CTJOB PRfSTISG executed neatly and exjteihtiousfy
and on reasonable, terms.
'<?, o VI v i: o r A it ’i i it s .
jL^^TE are compelled fo defer teceiving any other j
■T Wheat than that #o gaged for. tit** present j
* season, as our mills require repair, a d the quantity j
on hand is as much as we ran grind hy the coin j
inenc»*ment of llie approaching harvest.
Our term of co*paimership ex tores on the 1st 1
ofjulv. All porson* having claims against Us.aiul tin*
concern of L 'tighorne <5c Burton, uill bring them i
forward for collection, and those indebted will please ;
make immediate payment, as it is desitable that the ;
business should he Completed.
LANG HORN K, BURTON & LANG HORN E.
March 18
VALlAliLi: I.OT I'Olt sai.i:.
IN PURSUANCE of a decree ofthe Hustings
court of the town Lynthliurg. pronounced on \
4th day of February, 1839. mi the suit depending, j
between Jane Watts and others pi not II*. .n il Win. j
Watts and others, deft*, 1 shall, out In 12 It of A pnl i
next, if fair, if not on the next lair day (Sued iy sex i
cepted) proceed upon the premises, t' s» Il ny way ol !
public auction, to the highest bidder, tlie l,ot €>1*
Ci roil lid, in said decree mentioned.
This Lot is situated t short distance helow the
Hotseford brand1, and immediately adjoining the
property ot Jack Evans-—It contains one acre, ami
lies oil both sides ofthe canal,— I he portion situated
• between the canal and the Turnpike is "1 sulliciei t
size toere« t upon it a very large building, and on
that account u> deemed r xcecdmgly valuable.— I he I
Lot may be sold an pan els, nod Ihc le.i.is will be j
made known on ti e day ot .‘ale.
J. WILLS, Com'r.
March 18 _ 02 A
AG R EE \ BLE to a D'ctee ofthe (Jouiity (aunt
. of Campbell, ninde and entered on the 11th day
of February, 1839. in the Miitol Be an *V (' . Pd>s.
■vs. Puts, jjefeiida-.l. I will proceed seil, upon the j
premises, on tin* 17 h day ol April 'lie
LAND of Ann Brow, .
der \l. Saul Lii.fi lies in the county . I '
Campbell, on Sian too River, ami con ]
tains about TWO HUNDRED ACRES,
<d whit'll ill* ie is a consider a! If pmiion ol Low- j
Grounds ill,ached («> it. wiih a first rale ALII sue, al 1
which there is a Saw ed (nisi .Mill at this 11in••. hut !
out of repair. Ii is thought nonet essaiv to say any
thing more about the L u«d, as purcitasers like to
view for tlieinsdv* s. .Mr. Th •mas Joliii>oii and
Win. I Harvey, living a, ,M aiy-o die, w.»I show the
Lands to any per<* n wMi ngto vi w i,.
Terms ol sale—12 uioihs credits, with bond and
approved sec iiiv, n d a need ol trust on the L no!
«ill be lequiied ol the puichaser. i«» mtiiii* ti e j ur
chase money. JOHN ROSSER, Jr. ('»• u'r.
March 18* 117A
A 'f T L N T I o N !
fJlIJE Tin' p aita» lie I to the 331 R«*« invent Vu*
B ginia Mditta. will parade u Cmnp'rHl Co nt
House, at 11 nYlm k, on the sicmid Saturday n
April next, that firing ii,e lime appointed by the
Reg me nt il Court ol Enquiry, m conformity with
the vote of a majority of ihc* Com; any, in lu*IJ the I
Spi n.g ( omp • n> .M ii-t• r.
L A W RENC E A. HORTON lstSerg'i.
By Uiiler of the * 'iptaio. i
March 18 ' il." l
Mr. W illiam *ilver»oo:l:
TlAKK NOTH i: ilrii I sliull on ilie Ijili'l.iy of
March. 13B9, at I lie Tavern H use «* I Adam i
Fisher, in 11 town n( Cham!>ri*bm g, and .Slate of
Pennsylvania, take ilie depos lio- s id Kuhn I). Reid.
Jumes Mr FI hart*, and D<*vnl Sinvelv—and dial on
the 12th day til April, 1839. :u ilie Kiankhu Hotel. i
in the town of Lvnrhbm g. I >ha I take the Deposi
tions of Paliiek (hum, .1 -din Boyles, P«t**r Horns ami ,
others —" hie h Deposit ions, w lien taken, are designed
to he read as evidence on the trial id the suit de
pending iu lhe Circuit Supeiior Court «d Law and
Chancery, for Hie County of Bedford, whrteiu l^m
iilalnldT, and you and mheis are di leml.mts.
THOMAS F. HA RBI SOX.
F ei*. 28
IHr* MtiehiiiNlfekEarlys
YOU will lake notice, that I sh ill, on the fust
Monday in Apnl next, nt the tavnti house of
Henry Ddlard, in Rocky Aloiint. in the county of
Franklin, Virginia, proceed to take the depositions
of Samuel Hale, Mosja Greer and otl eus, to he
lead as evidence on the trial id a suit iu ( hauceiy
now depending it) the Circuit Supenm Comt of
Law and Chanceiy, for the county ot Franklin, in
the State of Virginia, in which yon are p'aintili and
myself and olhets are defendants ; and it s ml iU po
sitions are not completed on that day. I shall ton*
fmue from dav to day until they are completed.
Yours, die.
, IJFNRY T. CALLAWAY,
One of ihc Excculors of John Early deed.
Feb. 28 _ "4>v
liSiml lor sale.
BY virtue of a decree ot lhe Superior Court ol
Law and Chancery, for Nelson county .pron tin
ced on the 5'h day ol October, 1838, in the suit ol
Charles Jacobs, Ate. VS. Wm. Alassie, Act*.. 1 shall,
«n the 23d day of Alan It, 1839, sell, at public auc
tion, upon tlu* premises, on a eiedd ol six and twelve
month*.
Four hundred .teres of Fund.
More or less, ly ing on Cub Cioek, a branch ol J >e
River, iu Nelson county, and adjoining the lands u!
Sylvautis Meeks and others.
Bonds with approved security will he required of
the purcLaser, and a lieu on the Laud, as additional
security.
Til* title is believed to be unquestionable, but 1
shall convey such only, as L vested in me as tiustee.
WAl. A1ASSIF, Trust*-**.
Nelson County, Feb. 14 w dts
Valuable Ton'll Property.
BY V I KTU K ofaderrce of the H n ■<* i a:-* Court ^
lor 1 lie Corporation Lynchburg, pronounced on
the 3rd day of December, 1838 at the suit of .lane
Lee plannd* vs Louisa Logan and <»tlier*4. defend
ants, the undersigned CiiitiMii>siouer, appointed fur
that purpose, will sell to the Inchest bidder, on the
ptcmises, on Saturday, the 30tl» .March insi. tin*
property named in said deer* e, on a ctedif of six
months. Bond and approved security will be re
quired and the title withheld as further security un
til payment is u ade, subject to resale in ease anv
part of the purchase money should not be paid.
The property consists of a B,Orl' on Federal Hill
and near the resiliences of Mr. M tcajali Davis, Jr.,
Mr. Isaac Adams and others, the improvements ai«*
a good Brick House, sdficiently larce for a laigc
family with the usual Out Houses, and a Well ol
excellent Water. The ti le of this property is be
li ved to be good.
JOHN M. GORDON Commissioner.
March U t30.Mii
lOB PRINTING Executed at this office, with
v nrattiea* and d<?«|>alfl».
{
Trust Sale of 1 ’a l liable
LAXDS.
PURSUANT to the provision* of two deeJs of
trust, executed by Dnvid S. Garland, the one
to the undersigned. John M. Otey and Robert Tins
ley, bearing date the 9th day of Aptil. 1828. and the
other to the undesigned Robert Tinsley and Mati
nee ||. Garland, bearing dale the day of April
1828. both ol which are of record in the (.'jerk’s Of
fice o| Amherst, we shall on Friday, the 10th day of
May next, upon the premises, that is to say,
at the icsideiice of the said David S. Garland,
p oreed to sell, for ready money, to the highest hid- j
dor, all the rein lining property conveyed in the said |
deed, or so much thereof, as will he sufficient to '
satisfy the debts thereby seemed. The said pmp
erty consists of ‘lie Traci of* on w hich \
fl e said David S. Garland reside*.lying in the countv 1
ol Amherst, on bmh sides ol Bullalne River, and a f
round the town of New Glasgow, including his Wa
ter Grist Mill, on Bulfaloe, ( heirv Mill Plantation,
the Winion Mouse and Plantation, the House where
the said David S. Garland tesides, with the appurte
nances,suppose.I to contain upwards of
3,000 Ari es.
a l. a i) ,
Several Mlousts and t.ots.
In the town of New Glasgn , to wit:
tile Si ore 11 use Lot, with the inipr. ve me tils thereon; j
theTnvem Lot, including lhe.Ne«» Glasgow Hotel &
other improvements ; the \ rl!nw House and Lot ad
joining the Tavern Lot; the White House and Lot
on the east side ol the load, formcily occupied hv
Samuel .'1. Wolf; and l he two I louses and Lots on
tile west sole of the road, foimctly occupied b\
J«‘*se Wade and Mi Kisson.
Thu Lands are veiy va'ua'-le and well improved.—
Theie are tw o excellent Dwelling 11 oust.*, w it li o'h- !
er buildings and iinpi ovements, net cssat y lor the ac
coiiiimo I .i too . i families or for (arming operations.—
Tin’ Ti act may he conveniently divided into tliiee
or moiu pan els, and will be if necessary, to suit put -
cliasets. It is intended to have it smveyed and divi- |
ded into te ne men's of i on vein out size, plats ol w Inch
will he i xhibited on the day of sale.
Tim undersigned, acting as tt usiees, w ill onlv con- '
vev such title as is vested in them, but limy believe
the title lo he good. JOHN M. OIK Y. '
KOHKKT T1NSI.ICV.
Trustees under the first deal. ,
ROB K R I TINSLEY*,
M A L UlC K II. GARLAND. 1
Trustees under Hit last na med deed
M ai eh 4 110.My
\t ;i ni•'i*11 g ol' the ! nf Trustee* of Waalimg
lO'i I ’nllcgr, liHd on (liu 22ud day ol Deceinbe .
1833 Oil inolion fic^olccd, I hat Samuel MeD. Hnd,
\ i Barclay. Reuben Gri sby, R br-tt While, and
J.dtn Alex rider, bo a Committer to 8<*ll till* Hall's
bottom Tract of Tand, a d .Lniiu Mounmu Tracis
and i In* Traci of’ Lati l railed lire Lowri. i’latiialini. ;
i it tin* s ud Committee adveilige ihe lime cVlc. ol
(ln> sale six v\ pohs. in mi !i p ipris as tiny in \ lint,it
pr- per, an*I ihrn to soil at Public A notion, tin* m vt
lal raitsid I anil almvr specified, »*♦•»•«■ i vmg onr I ni.
winch bid llie s.id (tmiiiii"tro shall lie aillhoiizcd
to m i'll* : and (hat tie* said Committee hr requested
io olfer lie- said lands upon ihr usual payment* ol .
land h-d.S in thi* vicir.ity.
A true copy from tho minutes.
' KUW. GRAHAM. Scr.’y ,
l\ conformity with the above oidtr of tie* ‘
Tiusieigol \\ .ishington College, the uudciV’good
will < i f ft * i lor sale by way <1 Public AiKtnm.ai ,
Hart's Bottom, (seven miles Smith ol Lexington on
the Noi ill River) on Mond *y ihe22ud ol Apiilncxi,
tilt* several
Tracts of 6.mol
therein mrntiourd. Pmls t I Suivry will lie exhibited,
and any information in the mean time will he clirer
fiillv given to persons wishing it. Ii is only neces
sary here to sat that Hart's Bottom.rontainins' ovci
Blight BBiimired •Berts,
has alwavs been considered among the best, if not
the vet v lies I, Tiael of Land io KocUhndge county.
The Mountain T!it%iB'VS ate intended to be j
gold as appeudag*9 of Hart’s Bottom, affording
abundance of timber, and « xi client range for Cattle,
ami a good deal of excellent tabnccu land. '1 he
Mountain Tracts contain about
Twelve Ihimlied Acres,
The Lower Plantation contains about
.» MI.VBKr« .H ints,
and will In' sold separate ; M lies mi llie Nurlli Riv
er, ahnnl two miles lirhiw 11.ill's RmUoiii. (An tills
Tract there rs a large piiipoilion of pond fanning
land. The produce nf these lands can lie sent In
miiil.H at all seasons id the year by llie River, <Y Ins
liom ten in twelve miles above lilt: lilne Rid.-r ('a
nal, tn » hu ll point the Navigation is pond (rum Rich
mond and Lynchburg, and the improvement id the
whole IS expected tn be completed by llie Janies
River A' Kanawha Conpany in a few years. Ills
iiiuieresS.il V to say mure, persons wishing tn put
chase are respectfully invited io exami'.e llie lands
and judge lur themselves hefnie llie day nf safe.—
They will lie shown by Capt Tinsley, or Mr. John
Sales, living nil llie lands as tenants.
SAML. M- n. RKID,
A. T. BARI BAY.
KKUIIKN UK IUSBY,
RUBKR T W illTK,
JOHN ABKXANHBR.
; Committee of the Board of Washington College.
Bexiiiptiui, March II lU-’A
Commissioners’ Sia!»■ ol' \;ilunl»lc
I,and in lied Cord.
I >Y virtue Ilf ;i Decree of the County Court of
> |5, dioril, pronniincetl ill the ..tary term. 1 P-'jD
in tin case of “ Cabell's heir* vs. Leftwirli," the mi- j
ileis'cneil. w ho were then in nppui..teil cotiiniissinii
er«. for ilie purpose, will prnceeil to sell, by wav of
public auction, to the Inchest bidder, on the Picons- ■
Lie, nn Tuesday the 10th day of April next, that ,
Valuable Traci of Laml,
vine on Ivy Cmek ill ike county of Bedford. i
,,w, ed jointly'liy John O. Lcflwich, null ike heirs ol |
John I. Coin'll, deceased, containing, bv recent sur
vey, iitiom S'-iO Acres.
'This Traci of Land is helit veil In ke one of I lie
most valuable in the county of Bedford, and is about
7 miles from Ike town of Lynchburg—I ersons de
nning 10 purchase, ate invited lo come and vo w
the Land, which will al all limes be shown by Mr.
Lifwichur Ins agent Mr. Gibbs, who resides on ike
premises. The title is believed lobe good, but ike tin
ilersigned, selling as commissioners, will convey
such title oolv as is vested in them by the decree.
Tf.kms_1,2 and 3 years credit—the puichaser
jiving bond wilh good personal security, and Hie
title retained as fun her security for the purchase
money, except for a sum siiflicienl lo defray llie ex
pense of sale, which be required
C. L. mosbV,
CoiiiiiiUiionors.
Mareh ll_______->SlV
■ ■ • am m ^ |7 M? / |% */f f SiMa S'* 1 • •
~£\ BBLS. of mipenor Mountain Whiskey in
DO .tore, which wmb^ow forcash^TT
j Nov 15 '*
Tin; ico nohr, school,
ton roi.vb
Al ilir Iftoiciourf (or Jotiii«toii*ii) *|>i aicitr
leiu, % it.
I rpilK SCHOOL liiundi'il by the subscriber at
■ Liberty, will, on the fiist ol March, bet inns
j leireil tn tin* very pleas.ml Watering plan*, oiigmul
U established by Ins uncle, Mr. Chillies Johnston,
I and | itely kept by Mr. D.i^ga
rhe quietness and beauty ol the place; the rle
ganqc and extent ot its sccoinmudationt ; the bene
fit tor the you g.of its excellent Mineral Waters;
the fertility ol the legion ; tlie fineness of ihe Set*
iiciy around ; the command wliit h the Siitmrion nf‘
l"i(ls, of Walks, Shades, (jaidrn*, gtrpii Lie Ida—
of wliatevei m ikes the i oil' ll \ littent to breed up the
young m — ad ipt tins pi i<«• so amgulaily lor nn
l.st;it>liv!ini(>tit of I'diieafioiit tbni the sub
neither lias been induced to pnu liase ihe ptoperiv, in
older to devote it petm,iuen(ly to that exclusive pui
pose.
Kipt-i icncr 11sis shown linn that,in the diflirult work .
of giving an Education, Mich a* lli/uc<itn>n t iouLi 6.’
—high and purr, rveiy influence capable ol aiding !
hi an elevated icmiIi must lie courted : that, lor this j
purpose, Silualiun is an agent sum to woik gieat |
good or decisive ill : ih.it the Association* which
you bring to acton tint young—the circtimsnai.c* s, '
the habits, the veiy objects ol external Nature, with
which you surround them, enter into the Education,
along w ith tile studies, and either pnwnfully assist,
or perhaps totally dMc.it them that to bleed up
Cirls to any tiling solid in Knowledge or collect in ,
.Manners i* impossible, in situations wlieir a pmni
cious I mlulgenc«’ ulleis ihcmthc ruiuoii* delight* ol
mixed Sm n ty, lit only to spoil the vriy young, as
the* spoil it : that nut uniy the access of (’omp.itiv.
but its distant sigh t,or even the notion til at u is at hand,
must be excluded, a* certain to put in fi ght tin
quiet tastes,the pure thoughts,t he steady disciphuin ;
of the mind, which should make the sole business'
of tins pan nl life : that nut of (Ins period id youth,
(already tcndeicd but loo short, by premature intro
ductioti into company,) ill* re is nullum* to ap ire to
meie Vacuity or Frivolity, to occupation* that teach
no good, and A imisemeiit* that steal the all i lions
from all knowledge or vnluc: tint, ir: a wotd, it Is
only in theuud t of Nature, far from all bu>i!c, out
ol ill1 way ol Idleness and iJisa pation, in the centre
of a qui I, animated only by improving studies, and
the healthy and Unit erm pleasures of the emintty,
that woman can be properly brought up—at least by
Schools.
'J o sin li ult as ns 'these is the system adapted.
W 11 i l I) lilt* 1111 III! I j MI IS litbtlUIHlg to 8t‘t Oil loot.—
Wiilumt (lie priv it y, die ti«uiquilily, the si i pie i
t.istt s, the rational occupations ol the t ouuiry, it can
lx* cniihd into only very impelled < II<*• t. \\ ill)
ill ii assistance, one may keep out Nonsense ami
prrei emus Polly long enough to allow some Sense
lute pm into the Mind, some m’ixhis Virtues into
lilt* < ‘ham ler, some unafU* led it race* into tile Man
i ers. Without tills help ol Piiv.icy, liille can be
dtuie against the pit vailing faiths ol Kblirn?ioti ;
wii t h lie almost a ninth perhaps, in the ext mile
Indulgence, ut* w hich » luMicii arc the sacrifice :u 1
horn -, as iu the QuacUeiy ol which they ate so often
the v tennis abiond.
ri*he plans puisin tl m the origit al establishment of
iht* School, have satibfii’d <d then advantage, a'l (the
Piiiicipd believes) who have seen their oper.ition.
They will ofeourse, be continued, wi ll tveiy tin*
| roveiiient which the Public K ucoui ageii.ftit | rmn
is« s at all to r« quite. Itvvdl le tin* Ptmnp.d'* aim
to ret dr i the < mills im < l not less soldly good, as a
S< l.o d, titan if is a .!•■» able, as a ltdidt m e.
\ Kitois will l.ti tile future, he exiljnbd, except
the mat t ied oi female* connexions ol Inn ana. i’lit* .
1 !.s!antinu w ill form, with us u tellers and pupils, a
ii:t e community ol its own. A Post < bin c i* at
tached to it; but no .Store not place of Ltiieiiam- (
incut. Tin- transf- r of Pupils to ’he |r» sent .School ,
will be n ado w.lliout cost to then parents.
N. IP—New Pupils must endeavor to be ready'
to join their cl *s« s on the 4th of Match, when the
Si I oid will organize itsell.
'1 i HMs as heretofore published, with only one
chaugt—that those who have, in the School, h arm
Pieuc li well enough to begin to make it the medium
of other Studies, will be taught Italian, without any
additional charge. Such a class will he set out, at
the term now beginning. The anai.getncnis as to
Teachers temaiu yet unchanged. An additional
Ptenth Master will probably be employed. The
Patm attached to the Jminitition contain* near .’>UU
acres, The Stage from Piueasllc* to Salem passes
the place 3 limes a week, 'l he main Building (oi
Hotel) is oI brick, and large enough to ateonnnodate
60 pupil*, in an excellent manner The Cabins are
also ol lx ii k, and will be used as School and M usic
Booms, and as lodgings for Teacher*. Pupils will
not sir cp in them, except under the cat* of marned
persons. 1)kss and Kvpin^ct will lx* regulated as
heietofore. Pupils must* bung a l’able and lea
Spoon each ; 6 common Bowels; 6 each cd cveiy
article of dress, except Umlci frocks and ilohes :
ttflhc former, font Summer and two \\ inter ; el the
i latter two Winter aid tlnee Summer. Outer Dress,
good Calico, of small pale blue sn ipes or vine.**, lor
Summer, with Capes a d Pantalets el the same.—
Winter Dress, plain bottle green ( iicas.xiati, with
Capes, <Vc. All Clothing marked. Two pair ol
good leather Shoes; one or two ol black Kidd, Mo
rnctn. or Pruuella. Bonnet, ( am? or ( hip, Nun s
pattern, trimmed with sky blue lor Snminci, and
crimson for W iliter.
N. B—The School at Liberty will pass into the
haudsof the Kcverend Nicholas li. Cobbs,a gentleman
in whose caic n gratifies the late Pnncipd to leave
the children of a place, to w lush he owes much kind
ness and estei m.
KDWARD W.M. JOHNSTON.
Jan. 21 ,s
$.?» iei;n\utit:
5 ASIIIS i’illl'I’S, w tin was confined in the
J,n| nl limy soil I mill!) , on n charge nl' voIuiiIh
ry at d malicious stabbing. made Ins csca| c from I lie
mid Jail, on or about the Kith lost., and is now go
ing at large.
1 will give the above reward of fifty dollars fur tl.e
apprehension and delivery of the said James PIlippa,
at (ii >yson Cmm ilutise, that lie may be dealt ini!)
according to law.
JEREMIAH JENNINGS, Jailor.
at BjSV it MMm TBO.V.
S.nd Phipps is ah ut 11 »r 15 years of age, fair
cmi.ph slim, and hair inclined lo he red nr sandy.—
The d<s iip urn of clothing tint iccollccicd.
J. J. Jailor.
Feb 88 h"
Ward Eject inn.
til ||K ward election far six Aldermen, and six
S Common Council men, in each ward, in the
town . f E>nehbtiig will take place, purxuani to an
act of Assembly, entitled “ an act to amend an act
entitled an act dividing the town nl Hym libuig into
wards, arid for other puposes," passed !• ■ b III, IfedO.
i on i lie first Tuesday in April next—and w ill be held
I in l.vnch Ward No. I. being all that part nl said
\ town in low the 1st alley, extendin : Iroin the river to
12th street, in the tenement nil Main street, lately
occupied by John li.Tilden as a tinner's shop, one
Horn below’ James II. Keswick's groceiy store, ami
in Henry Ward, No. 2. being all that part ol town
above 1st alley.extending from the river to 18ih street,
m the r um o’l'lho tenement occupied by 'he V irgin
ian Office. HEN R Y DUNN INQ1 ON.
Scrgt. ofthe Corporation ol Hynclinurg
Feb. 2ft __._ lde
RLANK8
For tale at this Office.
VWtilllA I I.KIM, ITiltl'l.
1IOUNK UK DKI.I.(f\TI "**
nY</«e#i/i/y, Match 13.
A message w as tomvfil limn ihe Senate, staling
they IniJ passed the lull enlilled " mi art tomeming
witnesses in civil cases,” witii an amendment, to
which they ask the concurrence id the House. The
lull, with the amendment, was, on motion of Mr.
Sh ttids. laid on the table.
M i Tyler nllcicd ihu follow lug resolution, which,
was opposed by Messrs. Hotmail, Crutchfitdd and j
Sniaif, and rejei led
" Kesotved, That il o Committee foi Couiis ul
Justice he instructed to iui|uii« into the propneiy ol
releasing and discliaiging the securities • I Herman
Baker, late 'l ieasuier, ol iho default of a nd Tieasu
ter, in accounting lor and paying over to Ins sue
eessoi the atriount deposited m die TieasuiV in ihe *
V '*js i 18C.'» lo (he it edit and on uinuuiul tlie Ciuciti- I
mi(i Society.
James liner and Kanawha Improvement
On motion ol Mr. Venable, the lull to increase the j
capital ol (he James Kivcr and Kanawha Comptny, |
wus taken up.
Mr. Kdmunds moved tlie following amendment,
which was adopted :
*• lie it further enacted, That the amount herein up j
pro pi i a i ed, and i he a nit mnt aul hoi i/.rd I •> be lion owed
l>y said company, shall bo expended in the complc- i
lion ol continuous sections ol the water line ol 1
rn .initinu.il ion between the City ol Uichinond mid.!
i he tow n id (*ov inglon.
<»n 'Motion ol .Mr. \\ itcher. the rule was suspend
cd lot tin* pin pose n| i(‘considering .» vote by which
an amendment ol hts, some days since oflei ed, w as
adopted. All. \Y 111«*11 submilied ihe following a
meudmen, in 'iru ol Iih loimrr amendment r
’ I Imii I Iks State s hi 11 hereafter In* entitled to give
•is many vuii x ii| on lin miIisi npimn to the stuck nl !
the James Kivernnd Kiiuwhn I mprovemrnt ns nny
be piesent nod given by all tin* subsribeis otliei
11) «i 11 lb© State, at any meeting ol the Htoeklioldets ol
• an! t omp my ; and n it shall also lie the dmy of tin
Hoard ol Public Works to appoint ilnce proxies 01
agents to ii’piescnl the Slate’s iiiieicsl in said com
pany, am! that each proxy sh ill give one third pan I
ol tile Votes 111.1» the Slate shall In'entitled to give; i
and that one ol the said proxies shall tcside between I
the head ol tide whici and the City ol K u liiimnd and j
the Blue Bidgn Mounlnins, and the other beiween ;
the Blue Hid no vY the Alleghany Mountains,and the j
other ext ol ihe Allcghnny
Mr. W . ikms (dieted the following amendment to .
the’amendment ol All. Witehei :
eleventh srciion—strike out ihe proviso and in !
soit the follow mg in lieu thereof:
“Such slock, while owned by ihe Compnnv, shall .
have no n flnenee upon the number of voles to be
given in genet.d Hireling , either on behalf ol the
.Suite or cm behalf of other stockholders ; but
11(mi and alter the 1st day of J muary, 1840, .
until the whole of the stock huIihinbrd for by the
* ompnny shall have been sold, the vote to be
given on behalf of ihe State in general meetings, in
stead nl that now pnweibcd bv the charter, shall
be as follow*, that is to say ; One volt* for each ten
slraies of the additional stock Niibsnibcd for the
Commonwealth, by virtue <1 the act passed on the
~4 h Jan., 1835, entitled “an art to authorise the
Common Council of the Ciiy ol Un linmnd. to make
an additional subset .plioii to the sin* k of the James
Biviraud Kanawha Company, and to authorize a
fuithrr subsetipimn on the put (I the Common
w • all Itand, in add i ton? theieio, one vole for evet v
5 shun s of other 8;oi k ol the Company, o »ned bv
the Cnmmomv call h. or by any other, lor her use;
provided, however, that the whole number of kih It
addition d voles, given on behalf of the 4 * - > in n i ora
weaih, shall in no case exceed two filth* of the
whole numbei ol votes given on behalf ol the other
stock holders then piesent, or represented at the
meetings. Alter the whole of the stock, subscribed
lor mi behalf of the Company, under authority of
this act, shall have been sold, .in herein provided,
the number of votes to lie given, cm behalf of I lie
State, sit.ill be regulated by the piesrut piovisious of
the ( 'Harter.
Mr. Bayly supported ihe amendment of Air. Wat
kins.
Mr. \Y irdirr supported his own amendment. He
stated that the loll might be made to assume stir h a
shape as to obtain hi* vote. Ue was willing to grant
the company a million and a half for the pre
seat, and let them come before the next Legisla
ture (or any additional sum that may then bo
wanted.
Mr. Crutchfield moved torecommit the bill with
the following mstiuelions :
Hcs Irr</, I h it the mud bill be recommitted to the
Committee ol Hoads and Internal Navigation, with
mst ructions to bring in a loll niithonzi >g the said
Company to borrow on the credit of the corporate
funds, one inilion five htindi red thousand dollars—
pledging tin* corpmate funds piunarily for the pay
meni ol the interest and the ledemption of the prin
cipal of sod loan; and secondly, ilia Slate as a
goiautce for its ultimate payment.
Mr. Hobcitson opposed the re commitment, ami
at much length entered into a gcneinl and com
prehensive consideration ol the great benefits to
jedouml to the rommonn call h from the energetic
piosecution of this great central improvement.
The debate was f irthei continued by Messrs.
Crutchfield and Tunstall hi favor of, and by Alesstv.
V enable, Watkins and Bolts against recommit
ment.
Mi. Dorman called for a division of the question,
u Inch w as lost.
Mr. Edmunds ( ailed for the ayes and non, which
were ordered, and weie ayes fiH, nor* 64, as fol
lows :
Ayks.— Messrs. Cropprr, Wood, M'Clinfick,
Cobbs, Frvall, Snodgrass, Hoffman, Meirn. liask
ms, Coifin, W’drox, Cardwell, (‘arson, Broadus,
Vaughan, Lorimer, Hall, Fdmonds of Fauquier.
Deskins, W'ade, So ii h ol < i., Tu rnrr, Fdmunds ol
llalilax. Odell, I*.ok. Anus rong, Marlin, Smith ol
Isle of W'nght, Shiidriek. Richmond, Heard, Rarn
ey, Taylor of Loudoun. AiideiRon, (lignin, Hanks,
Taylor of Mathews A: Middlesex, Dorich, Goode.
Clayton, Whitehead, Langhoine, Alexander, Fitr.
i gerald, W'oodfolk. M’I'heison, Cloud, M’Coy,
Tunstall. W lie her. Car rail, S hands, Rate I ifTe, Sunn,
Pendleton, Smith of Roekinghan, Thomas. Culhert
1 sr n, Raie, Conn, ITrqtihart, Ciutcl.fill, Claik,
■ Prince, .Stephenson. Walker—(J8.
jNof.s—Messis. Gilmer, (Speaker) H «vIv of Ac
comack, Southall, Holloway, Cabell, .Stuart, Km
' uev, Mitchell, Shanks. Peyton. Tatr, Kyle. Flood,
Thornburg, Tiler, Fox, Cox, Wilson, Tidball,
: Wane. Payne. Hale of F., Sherrard, Harton, Chap
man, Watkins, llatl of G., Daingerlied, White,
I Seymour, Bolts, Tyler, Washington, Smith of Ka
nawha. Conway, Farley, Smith of Mason 6%. Jackson,
i Dunlap, Harnett, O’Ferrall, McConnell, May, Gay,
Hams, Venable, Roberts, Robertson, Leyhurn,
Dorman, Davis, Crockett ofT., Goodson, Jackson,
. Crockett of W.—.r>4.
So the House re-committed the bill with in
structions. The House took a rec< ss until even
! ing.
EVENING SESSION.
E-OBOMFD BlLS.
1 A bill “ m incorpmate ilie Trustee, of ihc New
I Store Acudem/.”
A bill “ divorcing Elizabeth Wation from her
1 husband, Richard P. alson.,"
A bill “ concerning the reward for killing wolves
ill i lie counties of Pro,Ion and Randolph."
A bill " lo nullniii/.e the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Rond Company 10 construct their work, across ilie
Pommack River, above the loan of Harper', Ker
I ry."
A lull com mune Moms Pallor k" [ Till* is ihe
lull 111 i.ivoi oltli* gic.it Silk Tliroatsr ]
A bill '• to incorporate the Trustees ol tlio Statu
Ivivcr Academy.”
A lull *• concmiiug tlio town of Danville, in the
connlv "t Pitsv Ivauit.”
A lull io Hick use tlio cnptitnl stock of the Lynch
burg .uni II ti Halo Spiingt Turnpike C mipali), and
loi otlici puipose
Mi Smith nf K called up the lull In establish a
Hank in the county cd Kanawha. Mr S. then mnv
•d lo stiikcnut the lust section, which milhopy.es
the Hank to issue &.'» notes — which motion pievmled.
•Mr. May leilimkrd that il ihe provision adopted
the other day, iuii lun tying the Legislature at nnv
time in piohihit ihe issue of $5 notes, should he
Collin a pa11 of thu genet al law, Kaiiuwha Hank
would, in thu mcuiiiiuio, the tight to issue such
notes.
The bill was then laid upon the table.
The lull loi tealuimg the office of Hiigade In
apeclm, wit, on 11 if second leading, indefinitely post
poned, hy h Vote of 60 lo 41.
And then, on Mr. Doimau'a motion, thulloiim
adjourned.
Thursday, March 14
A communication was rtee vrtl from the Senate,
stating that they had pnivad the loll i* 111111«*•! " so
net concerning executions upon judgement* in ac
tions ol detinue."
On Nli l.ohurti's motion, the following icsolu
tinns wcte adopted r
lie soled by the Central Attembly. That it shall
heiralM'i In the duty of the llwatd ol Public Woiks
to make out uml del *ri to the Public Pi inter, 1111r
tv *la\s before lhr day fixed for the m oilngnMIon
rial VfeHrmbU, then annual report, together with
i lie unit ii ;• I teporis and return* ol’thn joint stork
companies, irpoits * * I engineeis, and other doru
llients nil subject* connected with said icport, oi |
such ol them as they shall have loccived at the J
time.
Ilesulvfii. 'I hat it shall he the duty of all compn -
11 if*w in w hose stoi U the State is or shall be interest
rd and ol all dircctots, t ommissioncrs. or other a
genii having the superintendence nr management ol
internal improvements to which the Slate shall have
contiiliuled, to make out iheir annual u p,.ns ami
returns to the fust day ol October m each year, and
to III t n I * 11 the same to the Second Auditor on oi bo
hue the fust day ol Novemhft ummally.
Jirtohed, That it shall he thu duty ol tl o Public.
l*i 1111«*i lopiint tin» e 11nnili ed copies til tile aniilinl
repott ol live Hoard ol Public \\ oiks, and the ae
ro m pan > ini' doe ii me n is, togei her unli tho animal in
put t of i lie Ser otid A ml Hoi Iran* no it mg I lie at < on lit'
of tho lund lor Infernal Improvenirnt, and deposit
the same lit the office ol mml Hoard on or beloie the j
si roi d Monday allet the annual meet mg of I lie (Ion- I
rial Assembly ; 1 Hf> copie* Un icoi shall be ill li.lm j
led to the mcmhei* ol lliu two llousc*, and the re
mnindei lie held subject to the older ol the Regis !
latuie. The saiil repoil and documents shall b. pi in- 1
mil in laige octavo loim, on good paper, and shall j
he stitched oi bound in lioatds, a* may bo duet ted by ,
the Hoad of Public Wotk*. and the u*ual nidi i I n
printing the same h r the use ol the (ieoeial Assrm
lily, ‘hull In re aft t i he dispensed with.
'The engrossed bill, to nutlmnze an men : w til
the ( a pi tal slot U of the Staunton anil James River.
! 'i'urnpike Company, and fm ollin pm poses," came
up oil H* passage. The lull proposes an iutmasr
of (he < apil.d slot k lo £1.00,000, lo criabiibh* I he
company fo Macadamize ihe road—flit* S*nt* to lake
finer fulis, anil ptivuie Motklioldcis two lihb*.
The bid wa* sustained by Mftui*. Kiuncv. W ool
folk, Southall, and Sluait, and opposed bv Menus. |
Smith ol Isle of Wight, Watkins. Venable and 1
C ’i ulcl.fi' !«l. Mr. Kdniuiid* called lor the lives and
lines, which wem l.ikcu, and tho bill was i •jeeird by [
ihe follow mg vote :
A vE8— Menm. (.*diner. (Speaker.) Sniith.dI, Hoi
low a v. Smart, Kinney, Mitchell, Snodgrass, Sh mkn, !
I I oilman, 'I'm r. Toler. Ldmotidaof !•*»lif| 11 it*i, Whim*.
r.iviir. Slieiiaid, Odell. Seymour, Ariiihticmg. Ty
ler, Reynold*, Smith of Kanawha, Failey, Smiili ol
Mason «V Jackmil, llaynnmd, (’l.iytnii, Dunlap,
O'l'Vrrnl, Laughernr, Wonlfolk, M Cov, Clay, ('at
loll, RoIhtIhoii, Ley hum, I > >f nmti, Smith ol Rook
inghnm. Thomas, Colbci Ison, < 'onn. D m«, (’ruck eit
of Tazewell, Stephenson, (ioodson, Jackson Crock -
eit of Wythe—17.
Noes—Mesars. Ravly of Ark., Cropper, Cabell,
MChntir, Cobbs, Fryatt, Mrriit. Hinkiiii, Kyle,
Flood, Fox, Corbin, Cardwrll. Cox, Wilson,
V a u glinn. Lor inter, I )rskim, 11 ale of Franklin, (’hap
man. Smith of tilourrater, Watkins, I lad of Uray
non, D mgrifield. Turner, Kdnuiud* < l Halifax.
Taylor of Halifax, Park, Marlin, Smith of Me of
Wight. Slndwick, Rh Innond. He aid, Ramey,
Favlor of Loudoun, Amlfinon, Oreaiu, R ink*. 'I’ay [
lor of .Mathews At. Middlesex, Dortch, (Inode, Har
noil, Whitehead, Ycibv, Alexander, Fi'y. »erald,
M Pherson. (’loud, Mav. Tunumll. Witeher, Harris, !
V« nable. Sliand*-. Ilutclifla, Urqmut, Crutchfield,
Chirk, Prince—of).
On Mr. ( i till hfudd’s motion, the order of the j
day (on the School lull) was postponed till Monday |
—and then, on Mr. Venable** motion, the bill “ to
pmvide an additional capital for the Janie* River and i
Kanawha Company, and for oilier purposes,” was
taken up. Thcsevernl sections, principally suhsti I
intes for the 8th and 10th sections, reported hy the
(itrimitte, were rend.
Mr. Duidap submitted llie following clause to
romp in just before the commencing clause :
“ And be it further enacted. That in order to quiet
nny icnsomhle apprehensions which may he enter
t lined hy the stockholders and friends of this im
provemrnt as tn the progies* of the same to it* com
pletion, it is hereby declared by the (ienernl As
sembly, they rounder the faith and best interest* «»f j
State imperatively t«> demand that it nbuil foster and
sustain the work to its consummation.”
.Several gentlemen objecting to the clause, Mr.
Dlllilap yielded In the wishes of his friends around
him, and withdrew his amend > frit.
The question be mg upon adopting the substitute
proposed by the ('ommittee, Mr. Ilaymond called
for the Ayes and Noes, which was agreed to ; and j
the substitute was accepted by a vote of aye* 9b, j
lines 1 8.
The vole being considered and pronounced from
the Clnir to be on the preference alone between the j
submitwto and the original bill,
Messrs. Stuart and .Southall suggested (bat it was ;
a more expression of the House, between getting :
£ I,.*100,000 and n- tliing.
Mr. Peyton said lie had voted against the substi
tute, upon the ground that il it weie njecird, the
House might reinstate the bill lor tim e millions,
rather than let this great Improvement go without
any appropriation at all.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed in its
amended shape.
Mr. Dorman called up the engrossed bill *• amend
ing anil reducing into one the several net* concerning
the re-organization of th« Lexington Arsenal, and
the establishment therewith of a Military School at '
Washington College.”
This I.ill brought on some debate, in the course |
I of which, it was opposed by Mr. Smith of Isle of
j Wight, nod supported by Messrs. Leyburn and
| Dorman.
| The aye* and noes were called by Mr. Smith of
1 Lie of Wight, and the bill was passed by a vote of
83 to 24.
On Mr. Peyton’s motion, the South Western Rail
Road bill was made the order of the day for to mor
row.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, Resolved, That leave
| be given to tiling ir. a bill further to an end the
act entitled** an act incur pc rating the Columbia
Manufacturing Company,’* passed 13th M rcli.
'i83r
- -=—.—
On Mr. Witcher'* motion, Rfsolrrd, Tb»t the
le-.iilijiiun which tequiren thi* House to hold Even
"'i' Si'Miuni mi Monday*, Wedmudaya nnd Ftidaye,
•ball apply in Tuesday* and Saturday*.
Mr. Kut< ltfT> called up the mjmated bill •' pre
*cnfutig ihr fiiurli* of trying iIm tide to property (a
ken under execution* upon warrant*.'*
Tins lull wm opposed hv Mr. Daingeifleld, end
nippotted by Mr. UutchfTe. Metari. May end H*y
mood took pun in the disnu*»io*—aud Mr. Bayly
run* to anile In* objection* to ilia kilt, when the
Speaker announced that the hour for taking the rw
had anivcd; uud he accutdmgly vacated the
Chair.
EVENING SESION.
Afr«• r the it maactinn of anme hneineie, (which
will hf noticed herealtet.)
The II.m e took up aeveral resolution* from the
Si'lcrt t oitttinttee nn Hank*, to whom had keen re*
lined the Mftnotial of the Stock holder* of the Bank
of V it giniii.
I hn l*t neoliilion reject* an much of die Me
moml a* exempt* the Bank from the obligation to
fxialdiah in i fin e at I*mtamouth.
I be -M i' j ti* «n ninth a* pray* that the addi
n m il < 11*11-iI in he raised for the Bank hy the act
“ l ur im ic .vmg die Banking (’iipital of ihtx Com
iiionwcalih." may he ihattilniied among the exitting
In anc hen, in thn uauui'i act lot tit in dip memo
till.
I he 3 1 rcxoliiti m approve* of«o much of the
Memorial a* pi its that the Bank may be relieved
I mi in the w idultitwal of any portion of the Surplue
I' ttti'l. a hich ii iti met t delinquencies, fcc.
I lie dill approve* mo iiiim Ii as pray a icntiation of
tin* lionuw on 4 .()(),00(1.
Tbc-c it'snlutinii* were n^irt,/ to hy the Hottae.
I In* I 'Hi n solution, approvin'! fo much of the
Memorial a* iweya that it mny Ik* lawful to add to
•b« rapii.il n| iho part*til hank to the extent of9500.
000, mi on Mi. kiiioey ’■ n otion, hurl upon the
table.
HOt’SE OF DKLEG V I LS.
Friday, March 15.
A cnmimiuirntinn was rcreivrd from ihr Sensts,
•hi'itl* «h«' passage ol ihr hill miillcd “mi art to in'
cuipoiaie ihe Physic S|»llngs Company, in the coun
ly ol ft tick ni" hum;" “an nr! to inroipornie iho TfUS
•ires III ill.- New Store Academy;*'".It) net to incur*
jim.nr tlo Trustee* of ihe Male River Academy;"
".m ait Mini truing the town of Danville, in tbt
coil in i y ol 1’iiisy vania;" nnd “an set to incrcasa ihs
c ipn.il him k ol ihe I*y nrlihurg and Hull.do Springs
I'urnpike (‘oiiipany, and for other purposes." And
they h tvn Hgiccd in ihe ii-sntiilioii lor lucsiiug the
mad I mm Smyth < hum llu-c lo the 1’Usier Hanks,
hi I he t until v ol Sun i h.
I’hc t oiniiiiiier (d Korols asked lobe discharged
hum l lie pci ii inn id the I’nil-month nnd R aunke
Rail Road ( i iiipmy. piaving an increase of their
capital slock hy convening a portion ol ihe Common
wralili N loan io vaid (h-mpanv into stock. Also,
Imm lhe nii(iTirn i.ds ol tlu* Winchester and Poto
mac Rail Road Company. pint i> g ill d the amount
»d the loan tnnde in said Company by the State may
he converted into slock.
On motion of Mr. Chapman, Knotted, That the
(-mumillet' ol Roads nqniir into ihr propriety ofau
i hoi i/.m ■ the Ho aid of Pnhhc Wmks tu appumt s
muiititifc* I ttQint ei to locate a mad (rum near Thsm
a* Shannon's m Giles county, to the Plaster Hanks,
in Smy lit rouit• v.
Hu motion ol Mi. Seymour, Ketnlird, That leave
Io- guru m filing m a lull met rpnrnihig Caps Lea
poo Maoulaet in mg Company.
V.iiioim lolls t*nr piesrnird from Committees,
\vhu h oid lie i Oticed as iretioii im i.ik^n upon litem.
<)" luniom ol Mr. May, lies dectl* That the Com
mittee ol Schools and Colleges he instructed to to
tpnie into the exp.-dmm v n| inihorizing the super
intendent td the Lociniv Fund to eontrari for lbs
ptirclmse or pnlilte uioii ol .«11 the scltotd hooks which
oia\ he it(|tiiii‘d Ioi iho too ol ihe primary school*
of ihr Slate.
Mi. May ami Mr. Rnhirtnn supported the adop
tion on ihr rrsnluiino, and irlrned to the luterpula
Into of tdioliimii papers in the school books j tocursd
11 o111 111c (1 o! I It.
Jti<lej>eiii/ent Hunk in Charleston, Kanawha.
I lie hill in establish an 1 ridrprndsiit Hank in
Charleston. w as on motion id Mr. Smith of K., ta
ken up on iis passage.
I he loll was supported hy Messrs. Smith of K.,
M 'V and W lie lor, Sod opposed liy Mr. Wiilkiu*.
•Mr. Watkins t ailed for ihr ayes and uocs, which
weie ordered, and were ns follows :
Atk*—Messrs. (iilnei. (Speaker,) Southall,
(’topper, Cabell, Stoari, Kinney, Coblts, Frystt,
S»w dgt.ism, Shank*, Peyton, liolfoNn. Tarr, Kyis,
I' loud, Toler. Fox, < ttilmi, Cardwell, Rroadus,
Wilson. Rail. f-Mninmis • I Faiiquer, Tidltall, Waits,
I* ii-deol I r.inklio, Wade. Sheiraid, Ration,
I hunger field, Odell, Park. M artin, Tyler. Washing
ton, Reynolds, Smith of Kanawha. Tnyloe, Con
way. Heard, Ivumney, Taylor of Loudoun. Smith
ol Mason tV Jackson, Goode, H.iymond, Dunlap,
Harnett, IRmL-n. Whiirhrad, Cunningham, Walls,
Laiighornr, Vnhv. McConnell. Woolfulk, May,
I’uoMiall. Witch* t, f fart is, (’orroll. Roberts, Sturm,
Pendleton, Robertson, Leyhorn. Dorman, Davit,
I' lizliogh, Crockett of Tazewell, Stephenson, Good*
son. Walker, Jackson, Crockett of Wythe—70’
Nok* — Messrs. llollmray. Wood, Merritt, llas
kins, Cox, Vaughan, Deskiiis, Chapman, Smith of
(iloiiccsier, Watkins, Hail ol (intysoii, Turner,
Kdmumls of If., Taylor of II.. While, Seymour,
\ rmsiiung. Smith of I. of \V., Wiighi, Shadwick,
Richmond, Orgain, Ranks, T»«ylor ol M. At M., Al
exander, Fitzgerald, M’Pherson, McCoy, Gay,
Shands, Rale Idle, S.niih of Knck’m, Thomas, Smith
ol Russell, Culbeiisori, Conn, L'rquhart, Clarks—
3d.
J’41 ill on?.
Petition* presented by Mr. Thomil, of
citizen* ot Rockingham County, praying for an
amendment of the existing law in relation to the
appointment of Inspectors of Hour in this Common
weal: It.
Mr. Smith of K . of citizens of Kanawha, to
increase the salary of the Judges < f the Common*
wealth.
I>y Air. Sherrard, the remonstrance of con^^tsinn
mrrrh ints, flour dealers, tntllers, and other criteria
of Frederick County, against any rhange iu the law
regulating the appointment of flair inspectors—re
ferred.
South- Western Kail R' ad.
The bill to oonstruc l a Kail Road from the Ten*
Bessecline 'o New River, on Slate account, came
lip as t he order of the day. The motion pending,
was on an amendment to strike out the 2nd srction,
whic h authorizes ilie subscription of 2 million* by the
Sia*e.
Mr. Peyton resumed Ins remarks in favor of iho
bill, which had been suspended by adjournment on
Monday I i&t. Mr. Smith of i. ol YV. tnllowei in op
position to, and Messrs. Toler and YY atkiui in favor
of the bill.
Tito discussion bring through, and the House be
ing thin, on motion of Mr. Peyton, the bill was post
poned until to-morrow.
Engrossed Bills.
The House, on motion* of Mr. Warkinf.prtfcetetK
ed in read engrossed bills. The following was read
and passed :
A bill concerning the collection of Clerks,*
rifle* and Sergeants' lees.
i'lte James River and Kanawha-' bill being read/
Air. Robsrlsou moved the following. by way of ry-'’
lier : 4
Be it farther cnacreil. That when the Company
.shall hftvw subscribed fui the if resaid sum of
*