Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-25


congress WAS lost To the State of Vu,
ia. The peculiar situation in which VIZ.
gIn'a Is now placed, in my iudr.m.n,
renders 1t essentially proper for the Gem
rra' Assembly to take tins subject INTO its
consideration. and to (nrnis., such RENE.
"'es AS ITS wisdom may suggest, against a
'i"i'lar inconvenience ia the Census n,,y
about to he taken by Congress.
Inc whole "f the interest due upon The
"ah, "i the Washington Monument Fund
having neen paid. II was determined an
'he daY ct June, tn irvcs, the same in
the purchase at some public stock and
icc"rd;ngly nn The 30ih nf june e;oht
shares 81 The stock of the Farmers Bank
virginia, were purchased out of tho
sam" al S94 per share aud oi course. the
State 's now enl'tled 10 dra :, the dividends.
"hich may accure ih-relfnm for future
'"Ves'hure, tor the purpose of forming an
'c"unu!ative iund, according to the ORR
yiIIti object of making sucl, loan.
Thomas L BnIdm, Esq having ON
the 10Th of May, 1929, resigned his Office
81 Judge "f the General Court on the
End "t the same month. John F. Nav.
Esquire, was appointed Judge ofthe Ge-
neral Curt to supply the vacancy acca-
stoned by that resignation.
II has become my painful duty to an.
n'u'ice to the General Assembly the
death OF cur highly valued, and esteemed
ltlIow-citizen, VIM A. G. Dade. one of
the Judges of the General Curt. The
Information of this lamented event was
received at period SO near the meeting
''thu General Assembly, and no applica-
non having been made for the purpose.
It was deemed inexpedient for the Execu.
tive temporarily Ia appoint successor.
l herewith lay before tine General As.
semb'y, the copy OF a letter from the Adj
Jutant General, accompanied with the
strength ri the Militia of this State. for
the present year, and also of the arms.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, &c. dc.
l likewise communicate the copy of .
letter ii"m the G pnn;a,mlant of the put-
nc UdaidS, sheSiug tho M nbers and
descriptions ct arms and acc0utremen,s
received and issued since the dap Of
1873; together with a statement. ex.
hlbltIng the number and condilinn of the
arms Announcements aud ordnance. now
~ St''S uitCt CndlUG.
During The last simmer, shirt of
dissatisfaction and ordination was
manifested by the slaves, in different Sec
tons ot the country, from this place to
the seaboard and in consequence of mis-
represent iton and exaggera,ions i'm reia-
ton thereto, considerable excitement and
alarm where produced in few neiyh.
bourho"ds. For the purpose of quoting
the aR,reheDssnns Of the people, and of
All 'rdihg protection to certain PORTIONS of
the country. 1t was deemed advisable, upon
the acquisitions of the ColoneIs of seye, al
Regiments, aud of other persons, to fur
nIsh certain Volunteer G nnpanies OF the
Militia with arms. A plan for suIi
further extension OF the supplies of arms
to tho Militia, In Certain PORTIONS of the
state mad been, and was at that ,i,ne, un-
dor s"o consideration of the Executive
ana "as subsequently adopted. This
n,an has been, only partially successful.
The great difficulty on any plan fl, C,r.
nlShing the militia with arms. arises fran,
the necessity Of providing adequate means
tor securing their safe preservation and
return, when called for and w;,bou,
Some competent provision for this object
1t IS deemed better that the arms remain
IN their present state Of safe keeping and
preservation. And take pleasure in sta.
ting, hat their present condition is report
ed TO me 10 be as good as it can be. On
PIES ot the most material papers in rela-
ton 10 this subject, will be communicated
herewith.
Ii is with much satisfaction, L now in.
form The General Assembly. Of the pros.
pr rons condition Of the Treasury /; and