Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-04

The circumstances wblCh PFoouIeu t"e
difficulty wall be made known by the re
port OF the commissioners, WHICH mas mol
yet been made.
rhe report of the Rector and Visitors OF
the University, will shew the present STATE
oil that Institution, and lis future prospects,
particularly when lis operations VII, com
mence, which it is expected will be In me
early par: OF the ensuing year ~ IS u'uS"
10 be regretted that the amount winch we
believe to he so Justly due 10 Us IRON Tue
General Government, could not nave oeen
received m time to aid the operations OF
the University, in conformity WIN the
provisions OF the act OF the last session, au'
thorlZing a part OF tbat c'aim 10 oe dp
pIIeu thai way. An extensive anu wen
assorted library, aud complete apparatus
tor philosophical experiments are aPpeh'
dages so necessary 10 en- institution, on so
EXPENSIVE 9 scale, that they cannot be ais
n.nsed with, When we ,eHfcl too, on the
large SUNS expended on lh's estao''sn-
ment. and the expectations "h'ch are
for ued not only IN tbs state, out else
whore OF The high character "hIcn II "i''
,ls,ain It is of the utmost consequence ma
i should commence lis operations osaer
the mos, favorable auspices ! observe
moDs the documents sent 20 me go
by the President OF the Oniteu ota'es'
along with his message ON tue SUBJECT .,
n,,r claims. an estimate made oy me Oh
auditor of the Treasury Department.
the probable amount OF Io'e'es'' WIZ"
NAV be clslmeI by the ditereh! s'a,ts .o'
advances and services 10 lhe Oh''eo ''d'o'
during the late war. ine sLouh' - We
t,een Eve and SIX hundred tnousano uo'
lars. A considerable sum certainly on
whom compared vita the resources o. Tue
General Government, aud The vast 'npor'
lance oil preserving the conhaeh1e VI VIC
states in times OF urgent necessary oil" {"
couraginy them to advance the'f fesoui1es
in aid of that government, The aihoah'
shrinks into lnsIg nhCance repeat ne
idea. that have strong commence w Tue
Justice OF Congress, and '"st 'ne -u'h'
which we have paid tor interest al 'eas''
will be retun e1.
Among the documents forwarded 10 Inc
legislature, are statements mace up WIN
great pains, and | believe accuracy, oy
the I'd Auditor, of the condition OF ne
primary schools These statements are
taken from the reports Ut the commission
ers and other officers, and IN addition 10
the number o. children sent to school, The
expenses attending them and other circum'
stances. contain mass OF information,
which take the liberty OF recommending
10 the attention OF the Legislature, az
comprehendlng much matter, ga'hereo
from the experience OF intelligent men,
which may suggest some useful IDEAS Ia
relation 10 the different laws on these .u3.
jects. BY returns from SO Counties and
towns, the number of poor children sent TO
school in the year 1898, appears 10 have
been $751; and there ls good reason Tor
believing, that the fund applied TO thiN be-
nevolent object, will advance 10 usetu ness
W 9TH the experience and public spirli OF
the persons in the different counties, TO
whose humane and philaDihroPiC care 1t Us
committed
apprIse the Legislature OF the hecessl-
ty of appointing Senator to represent this
state in the Congress of the United States,
tn supply the vacancy occasloned by the
death OF Col John Taylor. This Lament.
ed event. which has deprived the State Of
,be services OF one OF her nohlest citizens,
took place in the month of August las -
Col Taylor is Justly entitled TO the char.
acter OF great man la every branch OF
business 10 which he turned his attention,
he exceied. In law, in agriculture, in pc.
ltics, he was ever foremost among the
foremost
Colonel James Robertson having resign
ed the office OF register of the land office.
the vacancy was filled by the Exeou I'VE
by the appoio'menl OF William SeIden,
Esq TIL the meeting Of the Legislature -
TINS appointment was made few lays
before the expiration ol Mr. Selden s term
OF serv,ce as member OF the Executive
Council Ii IS believed that he his dis
charged the duties OF the Office with 6deli-
y and ability.
Document D contains the copy OF a let
ter from John S Herring, Eco to the Exc
curve and an extract OF another letter
from him to Judge Daniel Smith, giving an
account OF his proceedings as agent OF the
State m the Western Country.
Document E contains the report OF tue
Ad]u anl General, on the state and con0I.
ton vi thu Lexington arsenal.
communicate TO the Legislature with
great pleasure. the high qualification which
the people of this Stale and OF The several
other States OF this Union. have received
from a VISIT from General La Fayette.--
The universal feeling Of friendship and en-
thu>issm with which be has been received.
evince clearly that the people entertain
lust sense OF what is due TO him from this
nation, Virtues like his are OF rare oc-
curreGce, and where they exist cannot be
too warmly cherished. HIS early, uniform
and dlsinteres,ed friendship 10 this coun
try; his stern, inAexible and undertaking