The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-08


mended to the lesillature OF Virginia.
Dec. 1904.
THE GOVERNORS LETTER,
ADDRESSED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE
GENERAL assembly,
AT THEIR DECEMBER sEssIoN-lso4,
RICHMOND, December S, 1904.
SIR,
| HAVE the honor to lay before the Gene
raj Arembly, copies of lich papers as have been
prefented to the Executive, and appear to be of
fuffcient importance to merit legislative attent-
on; and ALTO a tatement of fuch proceedings of
the Executive, as ought to be more immediately
fubmitted to the confederation of the Leglla-
| ture. For an examination Of their proceedings
IN general, the Anembly is RESPECTFULLY referred
to the Journals of the Council and the letter
book OF the Governor, which mall be laid be-
| fore them whenever called for.
The paper No. 1, is the public notice requir-
ed by law of the reiult of the election of Elec-
tors, for chooling PRECEDENT and Vice PRECEDENT
| of the United States.
No. g, contains the resignation of Wilton c.
Nicholas and a. B. Venabie, as Senators of the
United StateS--thc vacancies thereby produced,
have been filed according to law, by tempo
| rary appointment of William b. Giles and An
drew Moore.
| No. 8, contains letter from Colonel Monroe,
which though written in November 1903, was
| not received till late in April.--In it will be
| found meritorous tender 1T iervices, in a bu-
fineis of importance to the Commonwealth, and
iome valuable political and philanthropic fug-
geitionS.
| No. 4, is a notification of the Secretary of
State, OF the adoption OF an amendment TO the
Contribution of the United States, refpecting the
manner of voting for PreGdent and Vice Pref
dent.
No. 5, letter from the Governor of Malia-
chnfetts, with certain refoutions oe the Legifla-
ture of that fate, propoGIg an amendment of
the Contribution of the United States.
No. 6, contains refoution of the General
Afembly of Kentucky, propoiinga cooperation
on the part of Virginia with that fate, Pennfyl-
vania and the fate of Ohio, in opening the ra-
pids of the river Ohio.
| No. Z, is a letter from three of the CommfIi-
oners who were appointed to wait the Lee
giature of the fate of Tennefiee, refpeeting the
navigation of the North fork of Holtein aud
Hofton rivers, and recommending the appropri-
alton of two hundred and Fifty dollars on the
part of this Commonwealth, for the removal of
certain obitrucfons to the navigation OF thofe
rivers, and enclofng an Act of the Ahembly of
Tennefiee, on that fubjed and to the fame pur-
pofe.
| No. 8, report of the CommiHioners appoint
cd to afcertain the mott proper courfe for Il road
from the upper navigation of James river, to the
upper navigation of Kanawha river.
I No. Q. an extract of letter from the filper-
intendant of the Mandatory of ARMS, which
| by the particular advice OF the Council, is fub-
mitted to the confederation of the Legislature,
| as 1t fhews in trong point of view, fome of the
| from a,lc 50,
our preient fyftem of Finance, and which have
for teveral years produceda periodical embar-
| ratimeut in the operations of Government. A
| report from this ingenious and mcritorous Off
Ger, on the fubjeGt of the various objects of his
attention, has been delayed on account of his
long and extreme i'll Fate of health.
| No. 10, contains two approximations from
| the Hay-narket Dittri6t Court, reipeeting GER
tain buildings, repairs, &c. neceilary for the
accommodation of the Court and Clerk, and
iafe keeping OF Priioners.
| No. II, is letter from the Captain OF the
Pablo Guard, with an extract from the Jour-
nails Of the Council of Stats, which are fubmit-
/ ted TO the confederation of the Ahembly, and are
intended to new that the Executive are of o.
| pinion, that the additional f:fvices required of
that faithful and active Officer, deferve fur
| Their compensation, which the council do not
think thern.eyes authorized 10 advile, they de-
iiriug to avoid as much as poihble, the exercife
OF executive dhcretion, and an application of the
contingent Fund, to any purPofes for which Le-
! gllative proviiion may be made without a de-
| lay, which might be injurious to the credit of
the fate, or the intereft of the perfon concern
ed.
The Executive, properly imprefTed with a
fcn.e OF the danger to which the interef Of indi-
viduals, rs well as the credit of the United
States, was expoied by the frequent circulation
of counterfetcd bank notes, and apprehenhve
the consequences which might refut from
an exteniive and fuccefsful combination of fuch
perfons, as they were informed were engaged in
that nefarious buiinefs, thought it indiipenfably
nccefary to make uie Of the means which the
Integrity of Mr.. s. Brooks, an Engrayer, fur
niihed of detecting forgeries of Thomas Log
wood, their powerful and active leader, and OF
bringing him to trial and conviction. The ha-
zardouSand mertOrious fervices of Mr.. Brooks,
ia the opinion Of the Council, called for 4 com
peniaton, which julce and found policy tequir.
ed ihould be alfordci by government without
delay. And as all that had been done by Mr.
Brooks might have been of no effect, uulcf5 The
truth of his information had been 70 completely
conhrmed,as it was by the propriety and rapid
ty with which Lieut.. Underwood of the Guards
7 performed the part which he periodically un
) dertook in this interelting buinefs, by procur
. ing Search Warrant from Magihrate, in tn,
county of Buckingham, where Logwood REID