Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-12-21

D'sttRt 30 ueiFSJ tne rent o. tn6 room, gurci
ly the refusal of the Legislature I. pass such
law furnishes DO argumen, why tbs Coun.
ell should yield the point to the Court and
Bar, whose comfort and ,co7venienco ara
solely promoted py tho occupation of the
Az further evidences OF our expectations,
respecting compensation for The use OF the
room. it may, mt be irrelevant to remark
,hst 30 far haci, a. Juns 1891, which wa,
perhaps about the lime the Brioklayers werc
commencing upon the building, onr Of the
upd 'rsigned wrote and prbll.bed an article
which appeared In the Winchester Ga.
zetts of June 30th, from which the fol.
lowing extract is given. a..
"Ertrect from the EVinches;cr Gazette, DE
ted June SOFA, 1921" e "a
I" IL viii be- rec0lIeeted that the
hTst plao adopted by the Coanri! con
tempiatsd the erection OF a Masonic
Hali--eourt room, 4 two jury rooms,
embracing something less than 90 feet
in iensth.--The Council however,
conGIent OF the superior advantages
which would result from erecting an
additional story upon the ,choie length
of the building $40 feeD have now
determined 10 adopt that plan.- A
fair estimate Of che additional expense
was laid before them, and it was found
not to exceed SSOo.-Ths advantages
which are expected TO resuh from skts
change are these. ], is designed It to
enlarge the conrt room about lea feet,
SO as to render ii NOT merely sofficisnt-
iy spacious for all the Purpesss Of thu
corporation, but TO accommodate the
Chancery Court; BY whom assurances
have been siv.n hot a Feasonsble rant
laas abuu, 800 per enuur.J will be
given for The u.s. Of the ,oom."
This article wss Published five months
before the Petition to shs Legislature was
though, of, aud, of course, WAS not bottom.
ed upon the expectation Of receiving the
rent from ths, source, hui upon tho previous
assurances we received from ihe Chancellor.
IL ii rational, eir, to suppose, thai the writer
OF that srticl. could have been gulltv IF SO
great an &C. of folly, IS to heard ,ucu pub
lcaion, withou. hssing had the sanction of
tams previous assurance to justify ra
1t IL worthy o! remark also, iha' although
Is nonths, since that publication was m sde,
have slapsAd, we never head, until very re.
Gently, ira, it wa, not the intention OF the
Chancsry Cou'i to gay any raat for the
ruan IN qre.iioD-NoS, permit q, TO ask
You Sir. why mol, if we had really uaisconcei-
vsd or misunderstood you ueou this subj-ct,
ct NICE have told ne "Geuttsmsn;-l nave
observed publication in the Gazette, from
which 1t might he inferred that rent for
the uie OF the Corporation Court Rom
is expected from nj; You have nisurder.
stood mel by 40 mssas inteuUed to cons
vay such sn idea &c &c." THE would at once
have obviated ak mistakes and this unpleas.
ant controversy theI ely have been avoided;
but as nothing was sait, IN correction of the
oi the ~siter of the srt icle, it is
fair 20 presume, admitting the absence Of
any o.bsr CIRCUMSTANCES, that we hal not
misunderstood you've trast Sir that we
have folly succeeded in proving, tha; zoe could
not have misunderstood you in relation TO
the conversations which VIZ have stated &C.
CARED brtwesD os With respect to tie reas-
oliag which you offer sgainSi the proprie;y
of taxing the Court nd Bar with the rent,
wefe it our provirce We could cay equally
much in defence Of the grouud assumed by
the cooncil; !; is ore Of those subjects on which
mu CHI can bs said on either side; it appears
however that several prominent Members of
the Bar, 10 this piacr, justify the principle
commended for by the Couocii, and, with
capdor which does them credit say, uns9ui.
vecalIy, 'sThe Council is right Bat how
ever ,hat may be, that body acted conscisn.
ciou:ly, and, we are sure, ale not disposed TO
retrace their steps.
We regret the necessity there existed of
our saying thus much upon this subject
subject which, however trivial in itself, has
caused considerable conversation, and, 10
soma instances, unnecessary feeling-We
have given an honaeL statement Of facts, and
We feel satisfied that. upon moro mature re
Election, the circumstances we bsvS refsrred
to will be brou CHI home more diatinctly to
your recolIectioa, aud thai you will have the
JOHN BELL,
JOHN HElSKELL,,