Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-12-15

~ - NiN Oifttttoit " SUING luhisi'Ns pSh
sons, that in this mode, by dams aud
locks, a navigation Tor light steam boats
ralght be effected without diilicGity. l
am sanguiue in the belief that the ear
ly and deliberate wisdom OF the lie
gislsture. applied 10 this interesting sub
ject, viii produce q fesali highly bene
fetal to The State.
The condition OF the Peniten!iary
institution is, il is believed, as loyora.
bic as could he reasonably calculated
on. The sums granted by the liberal
ity Of ihs Legislature, FOR the repairs
and Improvement Of the building have
been judicieusly applied and With
some fulther provision for separating
the convjc'8 1t night, the establishment
,nighsbe, ii snail ad6iticnA4 expense,
poi on as good footing as, on the pre-
scot plan, il is capable of beng placed
When take INTO consideration The
great trial the State is making for tie
lmptov .sIieIa OF the Criminal Law,
and the generous exertion she aas here
totore cheerlLiiy made on this Import
ant subject, | anliS. pate with pleasure
The probability ha! any ANAL addition
al expense WILDE freely ulel 10 place
The establishment, 10 the most eligible
situation, The nnmber OF convie,s
now IN confinement under Che Peni
Tertiary Lava, is 133. The number
al the time the building was burned,
in 1923, was 259 This reduction OF
Numbers would appear to indicate a
elimination Of Penitc1siary offences IN
the State; this, however, IS aos true
criterion by which to iorI1 a judgment,
! as several classes of oifence punish
able at the ilfne the building was bucn
| ed by confinement there, are now
otherwise disposed Of The fJrego
ing view OF the sab.ect, along with
that part Of the Ian relating to soIl,a
ry confinement, which reqaires some
change, I recommend 10 the attention.
Of the Legislature; az also The propri
ely Of authorizing the Exeeu.ive, IN
certain cases, TO remit part Of lie time
of confinement Of she prisoners, when.
in their Judgment, s1ed remission
would be attsnded with beneficial c.
fects.
I have the satisfaeti0u to inform
You thai our claim for interest on the
money advanced By this Slate Tor the
use Of the General Government. do.
ring TIE late war with Great Britain
has been finally adjusted aad psid by
,has Government 1t viii be recoi
iected, that an act OF Congress. pas
ced during tue last session, authorized
the accounting officer 10 make d set
tiement, in conformity with certain
principles laid down in the Act. Our
accounts were made out by the AUDI.
tor, and forwarded on 10 our agent
in Washington Some difference Of
opplnion as TO the true construction Of
the Act OF Congress, took place be
tween our agenl and the accounting
officer of the General Government;
hut, on foil delioeration, and consul
talon with The heads of the proper de
partmentS, our construction OF the Act
of Congress was finally acquiesced in.
The SUN paid to the State on this ac,
count, was SITS, 480 IL: Ofthis sum
$50, 600 has been paid to the Rector
and Visitors OF the University, In
compliance with the Act Of Assembly
authorizing such payment sut of the
FIRST money received from this sourc,s
The balance of the sum, amounting
to iy128 ,48U IL, with some deduction
for the allowance made to the Agent
fer his services, remains to be dispos
cd Of by tue Legislature. The Di
rectors of the Literary Fund deliber.
ated on the subject Of vesting this mo
ney, but found considerable Difficult
ties in doing so in manner satisfac
tory to themselves They were pro,
hibited from lending il on private Sc.
curly, public stock of desirable char
aclcr were all high, and liuctuating in
value: the sum being large one, and
the Session of the Legislature near,
it was determined TO do nothing be-
fore their meeting, but await that di-
rection they should think proper to
give to the subject,
The University commenced its ope
rations early in the month of March
last. There is good reason for the
opinion, that its success will answer
the anticipations of its most sanguine
friends, and reward the efforts of the
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