Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-27
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These ale days OF rcii,l ami re.rcncinsa. al Wash
ingon, and perhaps, II may be veil for eoIc Ia
examine The state OF thing. ~ lie Old Dpm:non i
ose who ere III possession of important facts, in,
Wig the best inieta:S o. the people, 30 not disclose
them abusGs be detected un, ruin follows
az consequence, and theG, there viii no remedy
IN nothing Which shal! saw ID mean TO be nersonat
and II am mistaken IN any OF tie facts whic! shall
STATE, il Hl give pleasure 10 correct my errors
The proper disbursement of public money, is always
subject, in which :e people must feel deep interest,"
and the II tins Lire, because the people are in
no condision Ia bear burdens i propose to give
some frts to the people for ri: Information after
which they can Judge hoSv tar treir v,giIence is called
tor the eclIon OF abnsPS
Fact the Isl Some seven or eight years ago the
literary fund 'gas supposed have 80 900 dol
lars which was lying ij!c. and which might be used to
some advantage IN the ior Of loans To Individuals
with view {" giving this Gircctn the spare funds
which might ne al the couunand OF the Pfcsdsn. and
directors Of The literary fund member OF the house
OF deieSlt offered resolution, which after some dis
cussc3, was rejected by iIgr MAJORITY aud ths
jectiCn amounted 10 declaration the part Of the
house .! delegates, that would be unyise To hazard
the public money by loans.-Yct, sho tly after ie
rising of Tie legislature, EIGHTY. THOUSAND dol
lars bc'ouging 20 l!:e ihCIary fund was loaned bv
the president and directors for tho SPACE of five years
al an interest OF six per cent payable seiaonUaIly
The i've years past away, The money not return
ed, AMI il is understood that law has passed Civ
ny tnI Their ae for pay In this state things
little Is hazarded in saying that nothing is more prob
able than that half OF ti,is of money will be lost
even with tho most prudent and cautious steps 10 Sc
cure IT. for le old security has iii many instances be-
come greatly insufficient 10 pay the dehl.-Iel tire geo
PIE look 10 this subject.
Fact 2nd. Abou! twelve months agn, tle Executive
IN pursuance of law, sold nearly fifty conycts from h
Penitenary uion credit of twelve months for bon
the OF rs,cc thousand dollars TO rpau noior;nusI
iusolycnt and oGk from him. as src,ity his son AM
son IN law, who had nothing, save what tie fathe
could give them aud tie debt being about 10 fal
DUE will be ionnd To be mioi1 wOrIcss and was 50
from ibe beginning Sin these transactions aicoc
fear the state will loose less than finy-two thou
sand dollars.
! Fact Sd. 81 the last session Of the General Assem-
bly, il is said resolution passed authorizing tbt
Executive TO loan oil the Of what Is called b,
Washington monument (und, and, under this resolution
il is understood that, he Executive bave disposed
Lthe whole Of tiat fund and in one instance OF
more IL is vcIy certain that the security taken will Up
he able 20 make The amount for which II is bound
1t is Idle say that the lands bound for the loans an
worth more than the loans they will bring it By
SALE then they not worth much they are bounC
for, and it is but fair that the Executive should BE-
held responsible for such may be lost for an
IF sufficient secury.Eut deny that the Legislature
bad ans ghifu! authority TO lend out the money com
posing the Washington monument fund, and II is only
necessary TO look 10 The manner of raising this unc
10 decide this question.
Many years ago, voluntary subscription was set MI
foot funder recommendation Of the J,epislature1 in
all the counties in The State the object of which wa.
10 raise money enough by voluntary subscription Ia
| erect monument to the memory OF General W ash,
ingtOn Under tbeso various subscriptions abou ihir
*rhs Governor ought 10 have been well coiain.j with
the condition Of tire purchaser Of thr5c ooz::., Se-ay;e
t-sC $40 rom tEc ss.ae net ssCi-cccr