Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-12-29
Extract efa Ie.tsr from I'm. b. Page, Esq
Ven'6e' of the Hoase Of Delegates, to
IRE Ey;,o, J,,sd 80 b,

"RIcRMoSD, Dec. 90. 1921.
"The bill respecting the sale of the Glebe
Land passed the House of Delegates last Mon
day week, and is now ready for the Senate.
whittier it will be sent on the frst day of its
Injecting. y"
"a bill is now on its passage through the
House, extending tire time of the receipt intof
the Treasury of the notes Of the Valley Bank T.
ssnd the North Western Bank in payment Of
taxes. The bill is an important one, and am
prepared to take it up whenever the Housed
|pleases to consider it. understand that al
powerful opposition is about to be made to i'll
~ the yirs nia and Farmers Banks, on the |
round ,ha, its passage will interfere With
heir chartered rights. They claim light uu-l
der their charter to the deposte of all the sur
plus money IN the Treasury; and they contend
that the passage of the bill will infringe thisI
Eight, by allowing the receipt of money, VIII ,ch
iey are unwilling TO take on deposite If the
tate of Virginia is prepared to concede. TO
nose Banks the right to dicrate TO her wha,
money she shall receive into the public Trea-l
,ury, she y i'll. in my opinion. surrender onel
Ut the principal attributes of her sovereignty.
"a proposition has been before the HOUSE \
within the three las, days, the object of which,
was 10 reduce the pay of the Members o! The |
Assembly. was in favor of the measure, ssl
/ supposed it would tend to curtail the session
tof the Legislature A resolution was offeredI
directing the Committee to whom the sublec /
vas referred, to amend the bill by including
IAN 1t the salaries of all the officers of the go
1vernment. which could be constitutionally re.
iuccd. knew no officers on our civil Iis,I
whose salary would bear reduction, and II
was well convinced that the union of the twu
subjects would inevitably defeat them both
For the purpose, therefore, of putting an endI
=. to debate which l foresaw would be pro
racted in length, and hopeless in its result.
| voted for pos,ponemert of the wholel
Subject until the 3Ist of March.
d" A number of petitions were presented to-
she House TO day, the object of which is thei
removal of the Seat of Government from
q Richmond. 1t was referred to Q Commit
-e Of the whole House. an d will be ta!;.nI
S,n,o confederation on the 18th Of january
IL is very important subject, and well wor
Hthy OF serious reflection. / should like very
much to be able TO ascertain the sentimeDts|
OF the people of Frederick ,generally, touching
a measure of such serious concern.
''Nothing has ye: occurred in the Legisla.
ure on the subject of State Rights. | scarce
Fly hear word uttered on tais topic in an,
company. hope it is not aporlentoas calm
The frequent applications for relief, anderi
4 the Poor Laws, which are made to the sub.
5scriber, by persons not resident of the Corpo.
Srston, oblige him to make some remarks inl
9relation to the matter, for the information oil
! Ill such as may be concerned. The county of
Frederick is divided into Eve Districts. I'll
q ach of which there are by law appointed three
tOverseers, who alone are chargeable with the
1 Care of the Poor in their respective districts.
I For the Front-Royal Tor Smoketown) Dstric'
4 Messrs. John Rust. Col L. Way and William
4 Lane are Overseers; for the Berryvile District
Iessrs. Philip Burwell, David Castleman and
I " Ham Mccormick for tbe'rugh. Town Dis
riot, Messrs. John Bowen, william Bywarersl
1 md John White for the Newt own Dis'ric
Messrs. George Lynn, Simon Carson and Hen
ICY Richards and for the Corporation of Win
leicester, Messrs. John Irwin, Nathan Anderson;
and John Reiskell.
The evident object Of the Law in providing
Tor the division of the Counties into Poor D.s
stricfs. was. the convenience of the pong arr
gsing from the very natural supposifion 'hs,
4 hus distributed, the Overseers would be I'D
better enabled to ascertain the wants an,
4 minister to the relief Of such as were prop
objects, under the law, within their respec,n
Districts. A mistaken idea, however, seem
ap'etty generally to prevail ); at leas; if a con.
>lusion may be formed from the number =,
applications from the country. 1t is suppose,
s ~ many, thai, having the charge Of the fund
e The Parish, as Treasurer, there remains n
: ming more to 90 than for the INDECENT TO
ly TO the subscriber state their wants, al.