Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-11

passed. not one dozen members knew
hat such law had been before them.
Tn Virginia the poor mao can take hisl
case Of 100 dollars to the high court of
anpeals-in England case Of forty shil
Sings can be taken to the Kings Behch,l
and the Judges do not consider themselves
~ missnepding their tine to heal aud de.
eide such eases; nor do they use their in-
|auence with parliament to induce them
o eurtail the subjects right of appeal
The committee of the district of COL
ambia are reported bill. to cha,ler the
Union Bank Of Alexandria. and to ex !
tend the charter. o. e,bet Banks; on their,
osving bonus Of nine per cent, to be.
laid out in making turnpike road from
Winchester to l.eeseurg, and from
Lresburg to Georgetown, and from Wi
Iey's 10 Alexandria, and two per cent for
the Improvement Of he navis alton Of the
Shenandoah aud Potomac rivers Why
not Law out the money which is to be ia !
ken from Alexandria in making road
rom LeeSbug, TO intcrsect the little
River Turnpike road, and extending
lwcstwar,i the roads already paved from
Alexandria. and in aiding our ius'ilu
ron. TOT the instruction Of youth, and
" ticu'arly Of poor children.
II the general government has Office
to bcstow. do ;hcy come to the town al
| Nrxandria to distribute any of them,
nxcept the most insignificant which must
he exercised ut all times ia the town ?
Al tue public mnncy is expended on the
Other side of the river. Alexandria in
consequence Of beng under the juristic.
ZION of the national srrcrnmeu derives
no peculiar bencGt. Hcr proximits TO
roe seat OF government and her cum.
nercial advantages win give her the
.ame benefits aud more under the 20.
.erameut oi Virgin a
Oar mother .ta," will do more tor us
than Congress has done or ever will do.
| Ii will be her interest to foster and take
care of us, She wishes rs back. The
Iwriter mas reason to believe that Virgi
ma vii! cherish Our banking institutions.
She will let Us psrtakc of the large
lands she has set apart for literary in.
,titutions aud internal inn; ovements.
he county Of Alexandria will be ccn.
| inued a. county. aud be entitled 10
'vc delegates on the tlOor Of the hnu>e ii
delegates of that .tate, and to yo'e for a
imenber tn the Senate. We shall a!.u
nave a circuit court, called a saperier
court OF law. established oar town, ami
,3he poor man Will agaa have an oppor.
,,unity of hayi"g his ease revised, it he
thinks ST. BY the highest judicial tribunal
n tho state. Justice is more expcdi;iousl,
,lministered in Virginia han in ,nis dis,
let. and more wholesome regulation,
iar The suppI essinn of immortality and
.unishment az crimes, are 20 be found
lin tina. state, than sc have any reason to-
hope viii ever exist in Alexandria. so
Inng re We rema!a i'll sur frcsent sonar.
itlpn.
| have enacav0red 10 make plain
r,ement'r YOU Of what conceive h,,
l)"sn and is likely Ia be- our lreatmeriI
from COpgre.., aud what we may cxpec;I
III Se are permitted 70 rc,uya 10 our pa
gent stste, intending IL lay before yuu al
IJelitiOn IT, Congress 10 restore Us t. NIr
gina, ard ne to the Legislature nf that
state soicIin. 70 ,e received back to
our antieut hGHe and rlrh;|
CITIZEN.