Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-12-21
1e the Hon, DQ6ney Carr,

we observed Win nucu Isbiet y" ''S 'o'S
Republican. en- address TO the Common
Council of the Corporation of Winchester,
bearing your signature, intended asa reply
TO the preamble snd resolutions adopted by
that bpcy on the 25!b ultimO. ia relation to
fhe occur alton Of the Chamb.r OF the Court
cf Hastings BY the Chancery Court-The
proceedings Of The Council being trsdicated
upon cert in con versstions which We, az the
Scting Commissioners, who sUperiItended
the erection of that building, stated 10 our
Colleagues as having occurred between you
and ourselves, relative TO compensation tor
che use Of the room rrt.rred so;-an3 ola
evo y al Of the substantial part Of Shoso con.
vsrsatious having been osadr by you, we feel
ourselves imperion,ly called upoH, 10 our IN
'1ividual capacities, TO vindicate ourselves
from the im equation of having, by fslse Ts-
ore,en.utions, deceived our Colleagues OF he
Council Ws again, Sig, beg 90 assure you
of our sincere resrst al the task which Is
nee essarily imposed upGn ns; but unplsassnt
a. il NAV be, and however we may incur
the imuutativn OF tenosrity for having enter
ed the lists with one whUAe oiilc'si station
gives 90 i'm, ortsnce to assertion, and stS.rPs
a degree of credloility Upon his bare oeciaf.
alton; we gay, SIR, ths' unequal Is the ODDS
against Us j., and SUBJECT as We may be TO
the sussrs Of many weo.e ss6sarSlency TO
she asrs ipSe 1irit oi nenhigh IN office, pre-.
clrtes them from candidly aud impartIaily
inyestisating iac ., and tnrtning Opinions Tree
from any improper bias, we shall not De de-
:srrss sy .hs.e. Or any other CONVERSATIONS,
from giving % the public Q correct statement
of what rre cay did occur beiwean us - dit
fsrent l,rnat, in relation 20 comps Dsation for
khs Use of the roam referred to--la doing
ahis, it will not, we presume, he required OF
rs 70 be precise as to dates; or the precise
ssoro> which passed between us; aor shall
we o.etend Co any arrangement ot she psrl-
DDS al which Ihsss conversations occurred;
but for che truth of the substance OF whst
we state, we Iolemnly piSogs ourselves-
Whilst the operations at the Marker honts
were progressing, you occasionally visited Us,
and expressed your satisfaction at aesihg
such structure erecting; Sugsestlon was
made by you ~ one OF these Vlslt1 Whetner
IL was prcbable that the Chencery Court
would be permitted to be hold therein; It
wa, repiie thai the Council would, no doubt,
Eszlis give their assem-; at one of these con
yers4tien,, perhaps tho came one spoken OF,
YOU observed that sou dad not doubt
cha, "a. Gentlemen of the Bar would Eesdi'
BY contribute their respective proportions TO-
wsro ths rem, of he CoaIt room; $io0 Was
mentioned by SONS of as; yeu replied thss
''you was very certain $95 could be readily
made up, but rather than aver Rgain occupy
she ConEty Court HoLse, you would your
self pay the odd S25''-At snother time you
observed that you would speak to General
Tucker, our Senator. who, you had oot
doubt, conl6 have law PASSES aothoriSlng she
rent 10 be peid out of the psblic FCeaturJ that
you yoorseif Vas not sa.heIizsd tt dispose
1fs ~ m Nh M
would no doubt BIT sanctioned By the LsgiSfa>
Whether he scbisc! wat ever mSn.
sioned 20 Gtoarsl Tucker 90 do rot Aaow;
however il 10 prabapie it was not; inssmacb
~ q, the November Cbspcsry term &c 1921.
,sp.icn was GIaWn NJ bj ole OF az, al
dressed 10 the lei lslHtOr,, Irs!iak hal law
nigh; bs passed authorisiug he Cours, Of tie
re.p. ctive Counties, compo,tnS the CbEbces
ty Dhtfici, 10 levy, annuity, their respect
i've proportions OF 500, for she rent OF the
rcoIn occupied by ths Chsacery Courr-The
reason why this mode + rsirihs thu money
was preferred 10 chat of cOiiseiing it from
the Gentlemen of the Bsr was, the faculty.
offered for the COLLECTING of IL, cOmpared
WIh The difficulty Of aprortioniDg tbs indi
vidusl contributions apa collecting the small
smsunt 10 question, annnsi,y, from perhaps
swerty fivr or thirty indiVidusls.-ThH exc
planaSlor was given to ysu SIR, and yuu exo
pressed your spprobatios OF it; in proof II the
Petition was headed with ypnT signature, &
it was also signed, generally by the Gtntla-
men Of The Bar.--ln tina, Position, It was
SEP fnrih that the s'AuIhori.ieS os the Cor
ssAta,ion of Winchester having, a. very con
"'sidsrabIS expense orsctsd Court House
H&c iar the purposes OF the CorporatioDs
Sfhe use Of which was rendered TO the Chan
ssceEJ Gourt. aod is being bit reasonable i
"proper that an equitable rem should be
"paio Tor tbe anne, your petitioners &c.
$c'''- Here, Sin it msy be pertinent 20 re-
mark, that 10 ,igping This petition the very
princiule conteDGed for by he Council; viz,
that the Corporation is entitled TO an rqui-
tab, rent tor the uss ct ,he room WAS at
once admitted by the Court + Bar--lf it
was right in 1922 thst the Cooperation should
receive a rem, for the room, it wet not, ace
cordipg to our perception, less SO in 1929
But the legislature did rot deem II expedient
90 Aermit the money 10 be RAISED IN the
r. eT proposed; and you now, for the first
n tell us, THAI il never entered your
head that IN case Of failure there II would
be expected you ,hUu'd pay rent for the
toom &c,'' 1t most sssufedly never enters
ed eur heads that 10 csse Of the failure of
thu. chsme we shoula abGnaOn our claim TO
Tcnt. Tie application 10 ,he legislature was
maze with view to oova1e oitfcui'ieS, g.
TO Accommodate the Court and Bar; but
that failing, we deemed ourselves perfectly
aethorlzed to expect Computation tor the
use oT the room from the her quarter If the
i, and Bar deemed IL right so7 ihe p,o'