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The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted — negroes.-- (search)
Senate. Thursday, December 5, 1861. The Senate was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows, of the First Baptist Church. Executive communication. A communication was received from the Executive, transmitting a report relative to the recent fire at Dibrell's Warehouse, and recommending that all the tobacco warehouses of the State be made fire-proof. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Commerce. Exports. Mr. Logan, from the Committee on General Laws, reported House bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact the act entitled "an act providing for the employment of negro convicts on public works," with an amendment; also, a bill constituting a part of New River a lawful fence. Resolutions of Inquiry By Mr. Spitler, relative to authorizing the Sheriffs in the counties' that have not been able to hold Courts of Inquiry for the present year to suspend the collection of muster fines until December 1, 1862; by Mr. Newman, of paying to T. P. Tur
The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], More evidences of the Lincoln Tyranny in Maryland. (search)
Morning session. Thursday, Dec. 5, 1861. The Convention was opened with prayer by the Rev. Burwell Spurlock, delegate from Wayne county. Mr. Gro W. Randolph submitted an ordinance authorizing the branch banks at Pearisburg and Jeffersonville to issue small notes. Read three times, and passed. The amended Constitution. The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the order of the day — the Bill of Rights and Constitution, as amended and revised by the committee. The Bill of Rights had been amended so far as to restore some of the original features of the "George Mason" Constitution, which were adopted without further alteration. The Constitution was then voted upon by articles. Mr. Garnett moved to reconsider the vote by which the 19th section was adopted, with a view to substitute a provision that no slave shall be emancipated after the adoption of this Constitution. Lost — ayes 34, noes 48. Several amendments were proposed and rejected.
The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Culpeper hospital. (search)
From Norfolk. attempted escape of negroes — resignation of a Military Captain--Exhibition for the benefit of the Humans Association — Ladies' fair. [special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, 5th December, 1861. Last night, at about ten o'clock, one of our citizens discovered a boat containing men passing stealthily and almost noiselessly out of Smith's creek, and by prompt action caused the occupants to return, run the boat ashore, and make their escape. It was soon found that about ten negro men, owned in our city, had attempted to get off to the Lincoln fleet. Nine of the disappointed stampede party have been arrested and are now in jail. Some of them had money and articles which they had stolen from their kind and indulgent owners. It is not improbable that there are others concerned in this plot to get off, and suitable measures should be taken at once to prevent slaves from leaving their rightful owners. The misguided fellows who go off, or