Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-03-16

huhDiS t"hciNe iEa' !EtN wOuiu be
'"dsGonte IN Z csu'rsl part Of the
Cnm-nouw cu!th- cE9 goHr cG:rmitfe5
''rrp .furthsy Informed and 6etiere, hGt
il ,cW not be a Pecuniary incoareni-
"eace 10 tie ~opd poopte ~ this Com-
"mOnrtcit;t - rem0yy ne Seat ~ Coz
"eipmsnt, as !oN the pujiic property an
the city az Richmond fc;s sell for
price SuGiciPntto defray arg expenses
tkot NM arise ~ Greet n@ 6yiter pYb.
"iic buildings in nRy other part ofthp
state" Are rot these Facts, and the
report ur this respectable committee,
,ui;ieient 10 authorize me in Saying,
shst no additional taxes will be ncces-
ssry in order TO effect Il removal ur The
seat Of government believing THAT
they vii! he so cnosilc'ed hy cantih
and retac,iDS wen, f1rbear to take
n"'ice of other public property, which
might, in case Of necessity, he resorted
IN. and come now 10 the second part Of
the enquiry j.,
1hot by Il remorat Of the seat ofgor-
eminent to central and healthy situa-
'ion, tie tareS, or expenses Of TIE state,
may be considerably iesspnpd.
This may, at the first blush. be bold
assertion-hut in my humble opinion,
ii is not less bold than true.
1t is a fac,, known presume TO eve
ry man, that Ut the sessions of 1st9-20
:,n act passed raising the wages Of the
members of the general assembly from
three dollars per day 10 four-which
act still continues, ard ought TO con-
tinue in furee Is lorS as your seat Of
government remains at Richmond. The
principal reason urged in favor Of an
increase If the pay Of the members,
was, the high and eXtravagant price of
living in Richmond. II was said, aud
sure not without truth, that three dol.
lars per day would not support mem
her comfortably and decently in the
city O! Richmond by removing then
your seat Of government fIom Rich
moIG, 10 the interior Of the country,
where luxury and extravagauee do not
SO much abound-where the main ne
eessasies Of life are to be had in great
Abundance, and from % to SO is per
cent cheaper than in Richmond, you
at OEce take away the reason of coB;in-
uing their pay at four dollars and by
the reduction Of the pny from L to ;
sou reduce tile expenses Of the General
Assembly one fourth--wmsh estima.
ring the expenses. at 500, 900, 81 that
was the expense Of ibe last General
Assembly, will be an annual saving to
The state Of q 80, Ooc. BY removing the
sent of sovernm ent 10 the interior OF the
country, the public g1ard which is kept
up in the city of RicLmond at an cx-
pense Of SIS, 900 year. for the pro-
lection OF our public property, might
be dispensed With. The object in first
establishing n public guard. was tie
protection aud security Of the publie
Property, in case of insurrection.-
Now by removal Of the seat of gov.
esnmeut TO the interior of The country,
30 danger whatever is TO be apprehen.
d.d FROM any thing of this sort the
slave population being thin and much
dispersed.
Again; by removing the Seat Of CO.
yernment TO II healthy situation in The
interior Of The CUuLtry, the Session of
the Legislature might be changed from
the cold, cherries and dissgreeable
winter, TO the Summer OF Eali;-by
which means the Sessions would be
greatly abridged.-It is fact well
Known to every man who has had any
experience in Legislation, that iu con.
sequence of the shortness Of the DAYS
IN the winter season, the House
cannot, for the two first months in
before IL O'clock, and continue in ses-
sion longer than o'eloek--makiDg a
session Of three hOurs-whereas, in
the summer or fall, when the days are
long and the mornings pleasant, they
could, with as much ease, meet al 10
O'Clock, as they can ia the winter at
12--aDd sit until 4-makiDS the ses-
sion siT, instead Of three hours.-By
this rule the sessions would be abrids-
ed one half; which, estimating the exa
pense to be latter the reduction of the
pay to S3) $50, ZOO, would be saving
TO the state of one half; tdeductiDg the
miieage) but, mileage and oil consider
ed, ii world abridge the session, say,
one third which would be $40 ,OeO
| annually saved to the Commonwealth
Many other reasons might be urged in
favor Of Il Summer or Fall session:
permit me barely TO sus gest one
Would it not have the effect Of intro.
ducing more talents in our LegisIa-
Iure? The idea Of mans being ab.
sent from lis business, and separated
from his family, between two and three
months IN each wear, are sacrifices Of