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The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ran away--ten dollars reward. (search)
nistration or corruption in office. In the 19th section, relating to slaves and free negroes, Mr. Dorman moved to amend by striking out all after the word "and" in the third line, and inserting--"It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to prescribe proper regulations for reducing such negroes to slavery." Mr. Harvie moved a substitute for the whole that "Slaves shall not be emancipated in this Commonwealth after the adoption of this Constitution." Rejected — ayes 52, noes 54. Mr. Gray, of Rockingham, was excused from voting at his own request. Mr. Holladay moved to strike out all after the words "actually free" and insert--"and shall pass to the distributees of the testator when the emancipation was by will; and where by deed, to such person as would be the distributees of the grantor were he dead at the time, subject to debts of the testator or grantor as in a due course of administration." Rejected. Mr. Dorman's amendment was then agreed to Mr. Chambers
The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Trivial cases. (search)
rrow. Gen. Wyman brought a number of rebel prisoners, among them Col. Price and several other officers. Details of News from Washington. From the Washington Star, of the 19th, we extract the following items: Prisoners to be discharged. Yesterday, by direction of the Department, Justice Donn visited the prison of the old Capitol, and administered the oath not to bear arms against the Government during the war to the following prisoners:--J. W. Brant, J. B. Buckley, Randolph T. Gray, T. A. Hammer, James Kershaw, A. T. Holmes, W. C. Rapphers, of Ga; Wm. Davis, N. C.; Jas. Silks, S. C.; J. S. Burk, J. W. Davis, J. D. Howard, J. O. Perkins, Wm. A. Prince, Robt. Paulding, J. S. Walker, of Ala.; Thos. Hart, M. T. O'Keete, of La.; Richard T. Poole, J. B. Driscoll, H. H. Knott, Samuel E. Vaden, A. C. Landstreet, Edgar M. Haycock, Wm. Mallon, J. T. Moss, A. G. Tyler, of Va., and Geo. Howard, of Md. The other prisoners signified their desire to take the oath of allegiance,