The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-06

eouiify situations loas ex,osrd 10 serious
periodical diseases. haye hecn NJ lcnrth
rendered healthy by juflicious improve
ments.
10 rural economy funded upon sci
ence, and blended with din, l.i6ul.dr.
If natural history, we are then To look Al
last for a remedy, if W. ever DO fad relief
NON POISONOUS sapours and devourinr
insects. But neither agricultural industry
nor the societies 10 promote il which have
sprung spontaneously from the stagnation
III the art, have ever vel received any evil
deuce of the public good will Asricul-
tilre, patient nurse of the helpless nianry
oil civilized society, seems ever destined 10
he III uaftqalted di5regarded slave of lis
polished maturity. Commerce, nimblc-
nItted, clear sighted, adventurous. ever en-
serly engaged in the pursuit of gam. along
IN" lfacklesS paths of every sea, or through
the efonded mazes of every city, prudent
y asks permlssi"u Ia pass unnoticed in its
courses. Agriculture, on the contrary, al
ways t. be found in the old long travelled
way, sustaining at bottom, under ALL the
whole. balthen Of the social state in war
and IN peace, needs to be instructed how To
proceed With advantage, and requires aid
IN It's efforts IL overcome the difficulties
thrown IN its way by circumstances over
which II has no contronl. The oycrladrn,
plodding drudge looks up for guide and
helper, whine the quick, cunning, ever
craving roVers of trade, who sound inces-
sanity their ever varied notes of insltiate
rapaclty, are best oil watn least observed.
Upon the subjects embraced BY the hume
rous documents now submitted which con-
tam much of the executive businesses of:he
past year, have little comment to make,
and as little willingness TO excite ca,l by
thrusling forward my own opinions, now
that IL is no longer public duty to declare
item.
The important enterprise in charge of
the James river company advances slowly,
trust surely. The enormous expense,
waste and trouble, oithe Wcsiham portage,
was not got rid Of entirely, in les than
twenty years from the commencement of
that necessary undertaking. Our stale
cannot cal out those supcrnuous thousands
oil able bo died slaves, which are sent forth,
Oh sic occasions, IN South Carolina nor
those numerous bands of free lborcrs,
which can be So readily engaged, by the
DAY, at a 10" price, without expense. for
command, OF risk OF losing capitol by
deaths, in The state OF New York. Fine
Is an element It's necessary in all sarh cal
CITATIONS with ~, as money or science !;
the present deficiency of which latter, the
first, il my be hoped, will abandantly sup
Ply.
Certificates Of the loan made by mdvi-
dudis 10 the james River Company, al an
interest of five aud bali per cent per am
nunl, guaranteed by tie commonwealth,
were offered BY several holders, within the
year, To the two ex-oilicio directors OF the
.und for internal improvement, aud their
redemption Al par manded, pursuant to
the act on that subject OF The last session.
But tue shares of ,etuckhOldersut the Bank
olthe l States appropriated for hepurposc.
could not, at the ti.nr, he converted into
muae5, at the value attributed 10 them by
the same act. Ny own hesitation produ-
ccd request that counsel might be taken
oh the supposed pcrcmPtory character of
the provision made for The bruciit Of the
holders which MAS u course complied
with bat an o1'er nas a4ade, ia the mean
tlIae, of tie sanl2 stock belrlng .iX per cent.
interest, ".so Il paf, 10 the fail amount OF
the appropriation, aud the asseut Of the last
oAefel ; 10 the pO5tPonemcnt Of the nrSu-
citation until the meeting OF the legislature,
was readily obtained.
Two different acquisitions on their stock
have been made within the year, by the
Monougai'a NaN CATION Company, and nave
- ~ D., -
The Board Of PatIic Works as required by
law. B6t 1t lbs not been done without
considerable hesitation Gn my part. The
law, s;ricti5 interpreted, requires tilat each
iastalmcHt should BIZ fist Whoily paid t. the
treasurer of the company, by every other
ST.. nEod II, before demand can be made
upoa tie commonwealth. But ac',uoWl-
edSnents vi payments made directly u
by Stockholders, have been re-
ccivcd as tLU.nes, anI certified by thetrca
:. ror, IS Il good 1ui.lmcut Of that condl-
uon OF tae lat, when perhaps little or no
money has il lact been paid, except by the
commonwealth. 1t is manifest that con-
tract prices must bc enlauctd by az AZ
ranscmeM which sub iects the contractor
10 the necessity Of a negotiation with the
Individual stockholders, who 40 doubt
take good care OF their own interests
ii the tra.saction, While they put it
cat Of tie power Of the agents OF the
Commonwealth 10 procure for it any
advantage. Bat such a tri-
ne wound not have justified the delay ne
cessarily attendant on a refusal 10 pay the
ipstdncn!s claimed OF the commonw ealth.
The Do.rd Of Public Works have done
their duty faithfully in awakening the viSi-
Lance OF the legislature, and thereby saving
toe fand for internal improvement from Il
lar oyer-proportioned contribution 10 an
eNtrayaga at, unnecessary aud impraciica-
bic project, Their official president who
claims bat a secondary share Of the merit
has as a thing Of course, 10 bear ali The ven
rnance Of me- disaupllnind.