ace, which would render all such resolves out of place — the people of the great Northwest were already rising in their might and would cut out the politicians, when all matters of difference between the sections could be amicably and fairly adjusted.
The motion to lay on the table was withdrawn, and the yeas and nays being called, the resolution was adopted unanimously — Yeas 108.
Resolutions, &c.--The following resolutions of inquiry into expediency was read and referred; By Mr. D. Gibson, of affecting the act authorizing the Bank of the Valley to establish a branch in the city of Richmond; by Mr. Martin, resolved, that when this House adjourns on Saturday next, it will with the consent of the Senate, adjourn to meet again on the 11th day of February next; by Mr. Christian, of incorporating the Southern Express Company with power to transport packages, &c., throughout the Southern States; by Mr. Bass, of providing by law for releasing sheriffs, &c., from payment of damage
given on a former occasion, and as enough talk had been indulged in as to the merits of the bill, he felt constrained to move the previous question.
The call being sustained the main question was then put, and the vote on the question of the passage of the bill was recorded as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Critchfield, (Speaker,) Alderson, Anderson, Bailey, Ball, Bailard, Barbour, Bass, Bisbie, Caperton, Carpenter, Chapman, Christian, Claiborne, Collier, Duckwall, Ferguson, Fleming, Frost, D. Gibson, J. T. Gibson, Graham, Grattan, Harrison, Hackley, Hunter, Kee, Lockridge, Lucas, Magruder, Massie, Matthews, Maupin, McCamant, McDowell, McGruder, Montague, Montgomery, Morgan, Myers, Nelson, Orgain, Patterson, Preston, Pretlow, Reid, Wyndham Robertson, Rutherford, Saunders, Segar, Sherrard, Sibert, I. N. Smith, Staples, Tyler, Walker, Wallace, Welch, Witten, and Wood. --60.
Nays.--Messrs. Arnold, Bassell, Bell, Boisseau, Brown, Burks, Childs, Cowan, Crane, Crump. Davis, Evans, Frien
Jones, W. T. Jones, Kaufman, Kemper, Kincheloe, Lundy, Lynn, Mallory, J. G. McDowell, McGehee, Medley, Mong, Montague, Montgomery, Morrison, Nelson, Newton, Orgain, S. K. Robinson, Rutherford, H. Smith, Thomas, Tomlin, Tyler, Wallace, Ward, E. Watson, Wilson, Witten, Wood, Woolfolk--61.
Nays--Messrs. Alderson, Arnold, Ball, Bentley, Bisbie, Booker, Boreman, Brown, Cassin, Christian, Coleman, Collier, Cowan, Crane, Crump, Davis, Dickenson, Edgington, Ferguson, Ferrill, Fleming, Frost, D. Gibson, C. H. Gilmer, Goodycoontz, Hanly, Harrison, Hackley, Hoffman, Holdway, Hopkins, Hunit, Jett, Johnson, Keen, Kee, Knotts, Kyle, Liftwich, Locke, Lockridge, Lucas, Magruder, J. G. Martin. T. Martin, W. Martin, Massie, Matthews, McGruder, McKinney, McKenzie, Miles, D. Miller, Morris, Myers, Patterson, Phelps, Porter, Preston, Pretlow, Pritchard, Randolph, Reid, Richardson, Riddick, W. Robertson, Rives, Saunders, Scott, Segar, Sherrard, Sibert, J. K. Smith, I. N. Smith, Staples, Thompson, Wal
on of striking out, the House refused, by the following vote:
Yeas. Messrs Anderson, Bell, Boisseau, Carpenter, Carter, Childs, Claiborne, Friend, Garrett, D. Gibson, John T. Gibson, Grattan, Hunter, Crawford H. Jones, Warner T, Jones, Kaufman, Kemper, Lundy, Lynn, Mallory, McCamant, McDowell, McGehee Mong, Newton, R. K. Robirbour, Bass Bentley, Bisbie, Booker, Boreman, Brown. Burkes, Caperton, Cassin, Christian Coleman, Collier, Cowan, Crane, Dickenton, Edgington, Ferguson, Fleming, D. Gibson, J. Gilmer, C. H. Gilmer, Goodycoontz, Hanly, Harrison. Haymond, Hackley, Hoffman, Holdway. Hopkins, Jett, Johnson, Keen, Knotts, Kyle, Leftwich, Lockridge, Lucays.--Messrs. Alderson, Arnold, Ball. Barbour, Bentley, Bisbie, Booker, Boreman, Brown, Burks, Caperton, Cassin, Christian, Collier, Edgington, Ferguson. Fleming, D. Gibson, Goodycoontz, Hanly, Harrison, Haymond, Hackley, Hoffman, Holdway, Hopkins, Johnson, Keen, Kyle, Locke, Lockbridge, Lucas, J. G. Martin, Wm. Martin, Massie, Matt