Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-08


the committee ava'i' themselves of tire information contained
III the subjoined resolutions, hare addressed snitr apc,-
the President Jaie, or Cy;any
with what success tire mast deveo,e Wcfoic friends
OF the Enquirer, and OF the "hi VIII give this correspondence
place IN Their respective journals in people
their Representatives DC appraised OF fell in this
because feel assured that ito oppressive hr;en ,cd ON
the hanaSha trade last winter survive general
ledge vi its injustice
FROM tie tiGtctG Committee tn Gouer..r G;ies.
kANAwHA G. Ii. .Jrty 60, 1928
SiR, The undersigned have the honor Of trane1n;t-
ling TO your Exceliency copy of certain resolutions
adopted by the Citizens OF this assembled in
full meeting on the = instant, and of requesting that
the may be laid before the ox-o;ficio cnbers of
the Board ublc " orh9, Us early as YOUR cunye-
nience may permit.
In discargiug the duties confed to tha lI.leraign-
cd they most respectfully invite the earliest consdc-
ration ofthe subjects embraced by the proceedings OIL
closed, and beg leave to advert TO othe crc,,m
stances wkich'ilave operated with the good people OF
kanawha in Inducing the which they now u
dept. The petitions from this county TO the last md
preceding General Assembly fcopies OF which will be
found in the Office % the Clerk ofthc House Of Dele
srates) fully dcyeope the caluntous effects OF the
tnPositions under which they labour, AID the
means which they have heretofore employed to nwn
Ken the justice OF the State in their favour that the
undersigned content themselves by asking for those
documents attentive examination preliminary TO
the Immediate subject matter Of this communications
It will be perceived from inspection OF the e. lcnce
offered in support of The last petition, and the report
nude by Col. Garland last winter 10 h Iegisluturc
that nowit!,s' anding he loose and ineterlnnate
manner IN whicn that gentleman speaks OF the char
acter anu depth vi the aices and the effects produced
by the works the bed the river that some discrc
ancles exist on points material to decision en- the
ouaOtum OF tolls which ought to be paid. This va
rance VIII be found particularly exist in relation TO
the depth OF the watar the shoals when cxami-
Cd by Maj Staples, Col. David 2u!tncr and Mai. An
drew Parks who descended the river in the same boat
ind were engaged in making the adneasurerlcns ut
the same period 1t exists the suiciocy OF tic
stream 10 ill Tie siuices to the depth required by law
in relation to the important nqify whether the
Channels which have been opened, are injurious or
beneficial to the Navigation, and whether the water
during the last autumn was uIicoinnfony low, only
shrunk In volume to the size il not u!equen.ly pre-
s!s at that Of the year. Upc all tiese ,onts
It was essential that the General Assembly should
possess evidence CT the facts, free on the illpltetio
of interest in the question to be decided and derived
through channels eutitled TO It's entire confi;ance-
from reference of the suh c7t TO the Eoard OF Pub
Ito w orks 1t IS inferred that dobts however
unouaoed entertained to the fairness Of the
representations ACCOMMODATING the petitions, wicl,
were to be removed by tc invest raficls Of e Beard.
that it wa intended by the Legislature that the pro-
per enquiries and exG1Ina silold be Instituted.
TO enable it a1vscdly and iuviosy 20 recommend
permanent tariff OF tolls pTe;ca ci tpun those u.ler
ring principles of Justice, which limit remuneration
10 the value OF the benefits conferred and which may
Ernsh to the General Assembly some accredited da-
IA for future legislation in reference this subject
Hhe undersigned regret, that tho act referring the
Consideration ofhs nlnuar to the Board Of Public
W orEs, was pissed alter Inc 6ourmn off - BODY
us the Board was thus prevented from takinn any or
der relative to the Duties devoynd upon its MEMBERS
but they rely On the exercise of that sparintendi
rover with which! the cX-ofcomenbcrs arc Vested O.
Yer the inl:iatof measures Of the Board Tor such full cy
animation. and strveys o tho liver and collections OF
fcstimoiv as will place The members, when assembled
IN January, In fI pofyeon OF all the information ne
ccsSary to TAR ana impartial decision OF questions &c
lforlcn,cn to purt ofteir fsr citizens. rs to
the persons, by whom the examinations NAV be most
cdvantagcosy made, ad the time best suited to the
performance oftose duties tie Undersigned beg leave
70 Tcin4rk, that thay would be particularly rfafGd,
ifthe skill ana ability O. Col Crozct, f. PRINCIPAL
Engineer, could be employed IL this service. Bat as
LIS time may be otherwise appropriated and if more
It leisure il might be difficult to arrange the period Of
lis visit, Us to find the rivcr in state suit ID to All
examination, they venture 20 suggest, that as Peter
Scales, Esq. highly intelligent aud respected mem
Der OF the Board residcc in gdjoiaing county. toy
are persuaded chat he would, n,ima Ion Of the
wishes of the cS-of;icio members undertake the ex-
arninations, Under stc Instructions The President,
the Principal Engineer, may deem it proper 10 as
sist him with, and he might bo artc-.zcd 10 cal ~
Ills aid Major Warren Major Staples, or both these
gentlemen, whose science and skill civil Engineers
would supply any want 'praccal famiari'v on the
art of3JT. Scales, with the duties wch ilay be
signed hi,n.
AS to the points Of enquiry, tIoy arc IN part sl.9
GENTLY Indicated by TIC previous remarks br the I'm
GcFsigncd respectfully ask the examination AMI con-
aideraon Of two oacr gery essential enIharraasulants
20 the trade OF tho rtver WHICH have resulted from the
tpcningofe fuicoH in the manners in which hat work
Aasbeen performed. The sluicc. are constrctcd b. c
clvaons kon The centre, s. The dispositions ofthe lnq-
tcrisls removed; in two parallel lines one on each side
CT the passage way designed for boas, which lines;
Or embellishments arc from forty 20 fty feet from each
other at tllciT anri's and generally rosoi above
the surface Of OBITUARY low water. with this jlflna-
ton, tho sluices, although tksy may not receive one
third Of the water flowing the bed Of Ike river,
withdraw from the general surface portion so large
as TO render tic bed Of the river (which s unusually
wide the sides Of the sluccsl too shallow for navi
cation except with canocs and light boats, and in