Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-25

stating the humber of suits annually bro't
in the Alexandra Cont to be five hun-
dret He will admit that at least one
fifth of them are chancery causes; That IS,
there are one hundred chancery suits. Inc
legal lee in the superior courts OF chance
re- N Vlrg mia is DIG Ct, which each par
ty would be liable to have taxed against
him. the whole amour would be Dl6bl.
rhe taxable fee in c .sncery causes In the
Alexsndria court rs Do, which estimating
the number of chancery suits al one nun
dred, would be DI000, leaving balance
of The stiolni-s fees Of D667, against re,
cession But suppose Of The FIVE hundred
suits, there are two hundred brought IN
tn county court, the taxes on a wrlto sub
pena in chancery is one dollar, this woul'i
amount to D2CO. Suppose the remaining
three hundred suits to be Thought IN the
superior court of law and superior court Of
chancery, the tax on the process IN those
courts, is d. 50, making the aggregate 10
be on this item D45O.
Suppose out of he two hundred suits in
the county colr there should be in year
ten writs of super.edeas or wrl's OF error
or appeals to the superior court OF law or
chancery at d. SO each, they would a
mount to Dis. Suppose there are forty
appeals from the superior courts OF law
and chancery TO the court OF Appeals al
D9I5O each, they would amount to Dloo.
The whole amount OF all which taxes
would be D765-whch is not only 10 oe
paid by one of the parties in the suit. but
is TO be taken from the townto the CITY OF
Richmond-to this sum add D667 the dit.
ference between the cbancery tess, IN the
two courts, makes the amount ON this item
aga nst re ession TO be Dl43s, besides
the expenses the parties will be at IN at
tending IN person at the distant courts.
"PendIeton" states that cbancery
court established in Alexandra would
bring into the town TO the clerk OF ii re-
venue Of D4ooo, to be by the CLERK spent
here.
This sum ofD4ooo is to be paid by nom
residents--if this is not his meaning
the change in this respect would be OF
no use to us-But in this estimate.
he is as be,has been, in all he has made, IN
great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Will under
no circumstances pay such revenue 10
the clerk of any court especially OF chan
Gerry district composed OF the counties ne
mentions.
The appeals from the superior courts Of
law and chancery to The court OF appeals
in Virginia, would necessarily carry
considerable sum from the town to Rich
mond, in lees to the attornes and The OH
GERS of these courts; 10 which IS % be
added the taxes 10 be paid into the trsa-
sury of the stale Very little OF it, IT any
will ever come back to US; wherea, in our
present situation. whatever many Of The CT
tizens are obliged to expend in law suits
remain in the town and is expended here.
All the expenses Of holding the courts
here and various other expenses which in
Virginia are payable by the people oil each
county, levied by the county courts--are
paid by the United States. II doe. seem
TO me that, there are no people in the
world whose condition is more enviable,
than that OF the people Of this District
free from taxes, except to a thrilling a.
mount, enjoying all the comforts, and pro-
lection of one of the best governments,
without any of the expence which the rest
of our fellow citizens are subject to, under
no legal obligation to reside here, but al
terest OF inclination shall induce us, TO
change our residence, yet strange as it
may seem, there are some wishing for
change, in order that they may vo:e & have
an opportunity OF being elected to Con
gress, (maHy OF whom do rot exercise the
right of voting, even at our Corporation
eections) which shews if they enjoyed
the privilege, it is more than probable they
would be indifferent about it.
Among the reasons which have been ad.
vanCed tor the recession OF Alexandra to
Virginia, are two, which writer in the
Herald, under the signature of Firginien-
sis, seems to think so important as serious
iy to impress them on our notice; one is
that few milers in the neighborhood 81
Leesburg in Loudon County have become
dissatisfied with the Flour inspection OF
Alexandria, and have threatened to carry
their Flour TO Georgetown and Washing
ton If this be reason worth ooasidera-
ton, then the inquiry will be, what is the
best means 10 ward off the threatened
evil! The answer is plain one 1t there
is any thing wrong in the Inspection,
change tit there is not, will recedlng
Alexandra to Virginia, reconcile the mil
Iers to the inspection, which if right will
be continued, ii We should become part
Of Virginia.
The other reason given by this writer
is that the Editors of the National lntelli
gencer, have inserted in their paper, pa
ragraph. on the authority of an anonymous
cores pondent, respecting the memorisl
from this town against the Bankrupt Bill,
which he cannot believe they would have
done had Alexandra been part OF VIr-
sinia. "because The citizens of the states
are protected by their representatives in
CONGRESS- How, let me ask could the