The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-03
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Virginia. A,egisia,uve.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Both Houses oil the Virginia Legislature MS
SAMPLED in Richmond on Mondas last
Mr.. Linn BaeksWas reelected Speaker ant
| Mr. William Munford Clerk OF the House o
| Delegatrs-John Jordan waS appointed Ser.
geant ri Arms, aad John Slnhbleheld, II II
! Sou,hall John Brown aud L Davis Door
Keepers.
| Wris of election were issued to supply the
! vacancies oCca,ioned by the death of Mr.
Colley of Prince George, nnd Mr. Patterson
of Matthews.
Ms Davis of Hanover stated that DIR. Brrk.
ley and himself had received mn equal num-
Der of votes aud That both of thrm had been
returned by the under sheriff, in consequence
OF which there We're three delegates present
from that county. lie begged Tor an early
disposition of the question; md prolesscd
himself willing To retire from the House until
il WAS decided, IT Dir. b. would do the same.
No immediate order was taken upon the qnes.
ton.
The House came to n resolution To resolve
itself. on Tuesday, into committee OF The
whole ON the state of the commonwealth.
The annual communication from the GOV
ernor was received, aud 800 copies ordered
10 be printed Also, the annual reports from
the Treasurer, Auditor, Adntani General and
from the Rectoranj Visitors of the unversit,
of Nirginia-25o copies of each We're ordered
10 be printed,
N SENATE.
William {. Holt was reelected Speaker n
unanimously. Addison llnnsfnrd wa. elected
| Clerk by vote ot II on, OF 20; James saw.
yers Sergeant AT Arms; mud Liilebury Allen
and Julius Martin Door Keepers.
GOV. PEASANTS COMMUNICATIONS
To both Houses oil the Virginia Legislature.
tdiiom Ciii2ens q The Senate
andofh House of Deteg"fes.
an happy, on meeting your General
Assembly, To have il again IN my power To
congratulate you on the general prosperity
IF our Country-By the justice OF our con-
duct towards other nations, our peace Is es'
iahlished on basis which promises a long
continuance aud though temporary con
cas.ion may I've produced am"nG onr.
! 5rIvrs by such an event AS IA Presidential
election, vet il is firmly believed that th,
god sense of the nation viii permit M 81
! riouS incon, rniencr to grow out Of that a.
vent but when acting III conformity viii
! Tire proi isnus of our constitution aud laws
IN the euhirci, a choice shall he made
! there will I've a quiet acqnl"srncr IN that
| choice, and u general disposition /" support
tn administration uI the person 81 chosen
IL bus rs his treasures shall he of cha
rac'er IL deserve support when ol dit
fereut character, they ought aud will N
doubt meet with that open aud manly op
position " hch the nature of oar political IN
siitutions ustites and requires.
With few exceptions the health nj Tie
people Of our state has been good, aud ON
agricultural lahors have hrrn blessed viii
an abundant product Of the fruits of the
earth.
For all these benefits our united thanks
are due Ia the Supreme Djsposrr of T.
vents, who la. uniformly dispensed 10 hi.
iavoured land ST. liberal a portion Of His
! blessings.
The act nr Assembly for making appro-
prations for repairing Tia. PrnlteniIary, /"
cei,rd the raily attention of the superln
tentant and directors at that institution
aud has been carried into effect upon thu
plan pnintrd out by the law, with som,
alterations.
Ii /, u. ilcved that the work has been
executed IN u superior style. anti The whole
exterior of the building l. greatly lmprut-
ed in appearance, and the interior also, by
the alterations which have been made
much better adapted IL all tlr purposes al
! its destination. The amount Of the eSpen-
seq incurred in prosecuting thu work ar
companies this communication in c"mpii-
ance with the direction of the law aud Is
marked 4.
| 1t is proper 10 observe herr, that a great
degree of dissatisfaction and rrstlessness
was yer, early manifested by the prisoners
and two attempts were made In me course
of the year to sci fire To the building, each
lot l..zt
which WAS discovered barely IN time Ia
prevent its spreading and probably produ
cinS the destruction, Of, or AZ least great ln.lu
] ~ to the building. Twoiosurrections were
also disco,ed To be on ln"t IN time To ena-
bile a suppression, Ia which number at
TIM prisoners were believed Ia be Soncern
ed /; the objects of which were the escape
ofthe prisoners, aud this 10 be effected by
putting the keeper and his assistants ia
death, if necessary for eficcting their pur
poses. Several ESCAPES occurred during
the wear. hcrrn ith communicate mark
rd ~ the copies of aIcter from the super
ii;rndrnt, aud report from the directors or
tii- subject In these il will be secn ~
tic opinion of that board, that this dispo
5 tlon of the prisoners was produced PRIV
cipally by the provisions Ot the llw oi the
last session, increasing the restrictions I"
the institution and taking from the ex"cu'
five the power of pnrd"nins. This takIn.
place while the building MAS under repair
aud consequently in a much weaker stat
than common, the rnoi being IN part nnc"
verrd Tor a length of time, aud the scalinl
ings and ladders mp, induced them to make
unnsual exertions IN cndravorlps to escape
particularly when they saw the prospect %
being able To do 3" diminishing every day
by the erection uf the new works whIc'
oer" growing up around them.
All these circumstances have induced
ia. executive IN keep an additional guard
part of the year, of 81, and laiterly Of II