The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-25
Observation-Disclosures.
HousE OF DELEGAfE
WUihHy, DIT, "a
P.tfinns presented ana referred. viz.

! ffs# pm nl Tat com
M. Hill from snIpepper. to,br same effect
~ NJ. I"T III. asi.fstf petition hem otfha.-
| i"oh--by Nj hhoaer, ~ similar one from
| P,b.yivania--hs NJ Menus fom u ,leio"',
| nnd severed afiioiu,ot counties tor ~ f5fm
non eta new county, IN. OF paris OF Bote'onr,
| Hout snmcty md frhnltln--b, MI Miller ot
! Is. II counter Renaissance on ,hesamr .jeoi by
| Nh Anderson of Il, for extending The hmlis OF
! the corporation OF oalem-bY Dir. Nnchei,
| from snndr, inhnhttanis OF the town OF Danylllt
and counties Of Pitts, wanna aud Cam ,beiI 10
! bs Incorporated into joint stock company tor
| manufacturing COTTON aud woolen fabrics by
| MIR Goodr from the menherS 81 the Methodist
| Episcopal Church, for The passage oi u law 20
prevent the disturbance ~ religious assemblies
| 10y persons who yrud AZ ices # trade, liquors
| Nc.--hy Mr.. ueey, rom h, 1,ndcl OF Buck
| inghan, 20 be released tom n finland by Mt.
| Rive of Campbell from Anthony Rivcs and q
| 'hifs. lagatres under the will al Abram Greene,
of Amelia, IL whom CERTAIN rem es,a,- n
vised, praying for authority 10 sel the estate ~
the proceeds 10 br 90 invested TINT the property
| mny be paid over 10 the tenant iof life and p,'u'
! cipal secured to the tema'nder-men a, lhe ter
n,nation OF the lic estate,
1ueriau, Dee. To-
! A communication was received from the Sc
nate, Ihni they had passed the hill Concerning
! the Administrators aud Securities OF Jefman
| Bake, lntr IrfHanrer of the Commonwealth.
| On motion, OF Mr.. Powell ot Loudoun, the
| Com. Tor G. J. we've instructed 10 inquire INTO
the espediencv of vtsting the comfy cpnfis
| OF tina Commonwealth, win the power under
| certain restrictions, oil laying nfl their seseral
| counties, when IN may deem It necessary
into suitable districts for holding elections
| On motion of Mi Gnines. the Com. Tor {. of
J. were instructed 10 inquire Into the eNped"n.
1 lie nj
| trusts, mortgages and all Other liens for the sc
curly of dob,s aud other purposfs. AS tn CON
| pei the drblors SO making either OF them, 10
put nil their creditors upo9 equal footing, heeoi
| dug Ia the amount of th.i SEVERAL clNlms ana
also into the eapedIcney II closing all such con-
veyancrs IN like mhnaer MS mortgages nfr
now closed iih leave 10 report by bill oi other
| wise rs
| MIR. Leland offered ihe following rcsoiniionl
| - H. solved. that select COMMITTEE be hrpnlh-
| tel TO inquire inio the nSpediency OF reducing
the salaries OF the officers OF the state, anu that
| they have leave to report by bin NJ otherwise
-- Mr. L. said, he might, perhaps lac called o."
| TO specify the abuses which existed IN tins part
Of the administration of the government bn,
he thought this specification would be, more
! properly. the businesses OF the commiiice whom
| the resolution proposed to charge wiih the en-.
! curry, lie proposed 10 make only u Few gen
eTaI remarks lie fully concurred ~ the SENT
ment expressed by the trainers of our Bill Of
| Rights, -" that no free government or the blesr-
| ing al liberty, can be preserved to any people,
| but by firm adherence 10 justice, moderation
temperance hugaily and virtue, aud by ne
quent Iecunenc TO tnndnntentn principles
lie thought i worthy of inquiry, whe her We
have adhered To these fnndnm nial principles {;
| that IL was az lsnst the duty OF members 10 in
| quire whether they could do any ihng 10 dimln-
| ,sh the burdens of THEN commitments. Tbese bur
I deus, he shd, werc graz, and, III confirmation
! OF the fact. ndysTied 10 the reduced prices Of
! produce, &c. and TO the great amount OF taxes
| which the people are compelled 10 pay. He
SAID i ,gat the opinion OF Mr. Benfon, tbat the
taxes IN this country are as high rs in any pnii
| uf the ,sasicrn hemisphere, owingR probably
10 the fact, thai the people are obliged 10 con
tr,bus 10 the support OF Two governments one
general and the other, local II then, II he Irnc
thai the burdens III the people are 50 great. Is n
no, time to enquire, whether We can diminish
them.
Ihe present salaries oftbo Officers of this
Government wrra G1ed ia better umr-, and he
| thought il reasonable, that they should be re
ducea nov nhfn thr pressure of haId times ~ 81
| .rvefe upon lie prnpls The people he sad,
| we're Obliged - "con1mise; hhh should not
their servants do the sam ll-Ileiknew, he said,
thar the h,bofer wns worthy of his hire hut
noi al more Ihan hig employer could afford To
give.
Mr. L. then adveried 10 the history Of some
ancient aud modern nations, 10 show the eYll
cyusea,rnrrs OF y departure from the princ
pics 81 nnpr, s.lycly recommended III ouf bill oi
Rights
/ lie admitted. that owing 10 the commercial
habits &c of niu people, and the consequent
, rePard for wealth, which was the.nntural result
thenernIs Of the people could moi reasonably be
expected 10 serve 'hrni y IIhont some tomIcn
salion Still, thit WIS no reason for the hlio"
I auee of nuuiodetair salHtirs--which wrre pro-
durfiVe Of Two serious evils Gra, the necessity
OF mposue Ugh taxes aud secondly, 'he rai'
ug OF ndYidnals too much above the gfeni DO
= dy Of the people. We nave yet, shid ile az
privileged order among as, ask Tor ia slHqu'
. ~. whlrn perhaps MAJ Iend ia some dcgree. 10
: avert such au evil.
=, Mr. l.. SAID, that, having made SOM com
pnri.ons mud estimates upon the subject, h'
va bf opinion that the taxes IA Virginia wcr'
higher tbnn those of any othcr 9tafn ~ the U
nion.
+ THIS resolution, perhaps, might be opposed
on the ground, that "e were about to hasn
> Convention, and that consequently, II won''
= be useless now 10 attempts ,tlormaion, whic
y night more properly 10 be lcfi n such t"nY"I
: tiou, 10. This reason he thought only spr
oious one. He thought We should have neal!
the same officers rs At prcseni--ihe onnhcii
perhaps, ought be dsreusod with %c.--Ar.
y conclutrt his speech loi which mpd'a''"elJ
. a very brief sketch il here giSe",) by oil
u serving. thai the proposed Inquiry could do N
harm, and might po,sii,ly. do much good
Mr. Ma,o proposed 10 ,uhsllsluic the Z o
! =. ~ G. fora Select Committee
I Mr.. Doddridse proposed the I"m. ct ~
u"nce, which wss agie"d I" -Hir' MAY
having Withdrawn his proposition.
: Mr. Nav. said. he lid not yield to any ma
: ! on the door, IN the drsits ot reducing the bar
u deus oftne people But that very c0nsderaiio
usae hin opposed TO the adoption OF the resol'
tim. The salaries OF the officers, he SAID {
G,uunlrd 10 about $40 0)O And what propnl
' lion Of this, does the eenilenlan propose
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