Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-10
Richmond, December 1, 1906.
NO obiscIis more grand or pleas.

NO objeci is more grand or pleas
lng In the estimation OF tbs PaiianinroPist {,
than an assembly of the representatives or
free people, looking upso them as the
fountaia of all power and the deP0sitary OF
the Sovereignty of the country History
affords no proof of The existence OF sygsem
similar TO our own IN. any age or MARION OF
antiquity, nor does II appear thar saeh
plan ever formed part or ehr spccusa9ions
OF sheir greatest sages !. a:sd II We. turnuar
eyes 10 ths present state or three quarters
of the globe, we shall had nosaiag % eon *
sole the friends of representative dsnocra'
CIV. tits in the United S stes Only shas we
acknowledge the power, aad bow 70 che So,
yereignyy of the people, IN ;he. rsspsc.
which we pay 10 their Representatives.. re.
general assembly Of Virginia convened
from every portioo Of It's terriEayy, brppg,
ing with them the wishes, SnS paasip,esl
aud the intelligence Of their constituents
the guardians OF the public interests, and
experimenting every Department OF our po-
-liticai concerns, are approActleo7 inroa9a
you, with all the respect due to ssleir cha
.racter.
1t is the business Of tac executive TO st
tend TO the faithful exrcnSion OF tue laws
tits righs that they Should render TO the
representatives of ttae people, az acetun'
Of the manner 10 waica they dscharge mat
duty. aud comnuaicase 10 shens sucn de-
tecys In The laws Az may have been discover
ed in their operations aud although snereis
no express provision 10 our constiGanon au-
,horizing The executive dePartaiens 10 Iom-
municate It's opinions pa any measures OF
Improvement. or pyomo1'se OF the Pablic
welfare, am well assured that saca OH
mems, When impaired in the proper spirit,
will always reserve due astenton.. lrto-
eneed by these Impressions, beg leave 70
make The tp!!owlpg communication 20 sile
legislature.
The duties of the executive, imposed oy
the constitution or the general laws of thr
lard. they ,rosr have btsn fully executed !
but haze no, been diversified by any rema'.
kablc incident worthy ef communication
They rejoice in the happiness OF ne people
unsser the operation Of equal lava, pro-
vided bv the wisdom, the legislature Tor
the protection Of their liberties and proper
~.
The public institutions in this city have
been objects OF the particuisr attention ot
the executive. Tbs manufacturv Of arms
has been conducted as heretofore. ancer
the experimenting vigilence and skill otthe
ingenious major john Clarke, w'th sue,
cess equal 10 the mos. sangoine eAPecta.
tioas of the friends of that nseisg and va.
a u a #
It's operations WITH be prepared, 8 usual, BY
the superintendent. and viii form the sub
iect of subsequent cofnrnuaicafion. At
present beg leave 70 observe, ihas hy she
acr OF the fifth of February last, the sum
of forty thousand dollars was appropriated
for the expense OF Tauufactur ng arms,
Including officers salaries, with an express
restriction that, the operations should bys SO
conducted as 20 prevent the expenditure ok
greater sum, and that II should not be
lawful for the auditor 70 issue warrants 10
greater smauDt-It was manifest mat, 70
keep the inssisusian in operation. and at the
same time TO keep within the limits OF the
appropriation .here would De Necessity
for retrenching tbs expenses OF the csia,
biishmen,. Accordingly, those of the ar,
ti6cers were discharged, whose services
coald be spared With the least injury, and
every exer,:oo was made to comply with
the wishes of the iegisisture By keeping
within the limits % the restriction imposed
But, in an establishment SO exclusive as
our manufac,ury of arms, it is Impossible,
on the first experiment, to forese with Ger.
taioty. what particular SYSTEM of operation
will keep the institution 10 motion for {
given time. on given sum. Audi wa
found some time IN The first of October