Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-12-14

ry city, prndently asks permission TO
pass unno,iesd 10 its courses. Agri-
culture, on the contrary, always TO be
found IN the old long travelled way,
sustaining al bottom, under all, the
whole burthen Of the social state, in
war and in pesee, needs to be instruct.
ed how to proceed with advantage, aud
requires aid ia les efforts 10 overcome
the difficulties thrown in its way bv
circumstances over which it has no con
troll. The overlajea, pIodjiug drudge
looks up Tor guide and Q helper, while
the quick, cunning, ever craving re-
yers Of trade, who Sound necessarily
their ever varied nstes of ineet,ate
rnpAcisy, are best of when least 90.
served,
UpOo the subjects embraced By the
numerous documents NOW submitted
which contain much OF the executive
business OF iAe PASS have little
comment 10 mako, & "a little willing
ness TO excite esvil 10y thrustins EoT4
ward my own opinions, now that ii is
no longer public duty to declare
them.
The important enterprise in charge
OF the James river company advances
slowly, bet trust surely. Tbs snor-
moCs expense, waste aud trouble of
the Westham portage, was not got rid
OF entirely, Ia less than twenty years
from the commencement of tina. ne
eesssry undertaking. Our state can,
not cali out these supel iinous thou
sands OfsbIe bodied slaves, which are
sent forth, on such occasiOus, ia South
Carolina nor thosa numerous bands
OF free iaborers, which eau be so res
d'Iy engaged, by the day, ct low
price, without expense for command,
or risk of losing capital hy deaths, ia
tbs state 81 N. York. Time is an eier
ment as necessary in all such cal
culations with US, as money OF science;
the presen, deficiency Of which latter,
the first, il may DO hoped, will abaur
dantiy supply.
Certificates ofthe loan made by ina
dividusls to the James River Ctalpa-
ny, oi al interest of Eve aud half per
cent per annum, guaranteed by the
commonwealth. were offered by sever.
al holderS, within the year, To the two
sX ofiiciO directors OF the fund for in-
ternal improvements, and their re-
dempIiOn at par demanded. pursuant
TO the act 90 that subject Of the last
sessisE. Bus ;he silaree OF Stock OF
the Bank Of the u. =. appropriated for
the purpose, could not, at the time, be
converted into money, at the value al,
tributed TO them by the same aet nv
own hesitation produced a request
that counsel might be taken Oh the
supposed pertmptOry character Of The
provision made fer the benefit of the
holders; which vas of course complied
with, but an oaeF was made, in the
mean lime, of ihe same stock, bearing
six per cent. interest, elso at par, to
the full amount Of The appropriation,
and the assent Of the last 0flerers to
INC po6iponsmeni Of tha nsgOciaGioo,
uD,il ihe meeting of the Legislature,
vac readily obtained.
Two different rnquiaiiiOns on their
stock have been made within the year,
by ;he MonOnsaiia Navigation Com
paBy; and have been complied with b,
the President 9th Board of Public
Works a. required by law. But il
has not been deoe without considerable
hesitation on my part. The Law, strict
" interpreted. requires that each IN
stalWent should be 6rst wholly paid
TO the treasurer Of the company, by
every other stakeholder, before q de-
maEd can be made upon the common
wealth, But acknowledgements of pays
meuts made directly 20 contractors by
stockholders, have been received as
monies aud certified by ths treasurer
as a good fuili!meut of that condition
OF the law, when perhaps iiitlo or no
money has in fact been paid except by
the commensurate, 1t IL manifest
that contract prices must be enhanced
hy 81 srFsngemP,sl 1diei sa5ieGts ,de
Contractor 10 ihs nreessity Of negos
citation with the individual stoekhoid.
ers, who, 30 doubt, take good care Of
their own interests In The tTanseeii0B,
while they put ii cut Of the power Of
the agents Of the commonwealth TO
procure for il any squaiizing adgan-
iage, But such a tribe would not have
justified the delay necessarily attend.
anton a refusal TO pay he instalmenis
claimed Of the commonwealth. The
Board Of Pablis Works have done
their duty faithfully 10 awakening the
vigilance OF The Legislature, s, thereby
saving the fund Of Internal improve
ment from far oTer.pOFtioned contri