Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-02

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e CURED VIA -bu Of power by .Ie Elk, culi,-
c1uiH be seize ed aud nc -. i.-ycd Ar ces naa na
oiG ne would yield the ~, slion, Il . -il e oa,s
:ou be pointed out and anet and tho cet,. M,
hau urhcr sand ne would DC iul To any oc VIII,
Shouid point out an abuse of this Aind - %
MI LE,GH said he had spoken al usu.p1tsoa, L.
power. he not vonp 10 defend Tho Fxsrr 10.
"g.InSt errors oi judgment. 49,;
H1-' O1pDRiDcE said he had misunderstood the ron
-enau' When the gentleman yesterday said that
Mh't'er would 20 NJ out, as be understood Tim. Al
eo'se OF power would be entitled To hls tbank. bS
MI D had IL his mind a case He mus g,, ,L.-
Sc r''ary TO be 50 kind 10 read nfs pS.cs E
me Journal, slowing the evils viii h have accur, 4
ir,'n The mscCt duti OF he .,Aecutiye C,,.ncL IN
year IN year, winch would p.pvc what .niol -, ,,o
apd would exhibit the best reasons s:Sh Co.'S he
advanced for Topping or arm of the Execu, We
pomcI' ana ting II IN some otheg brvIcil OF =
government.
h're the Secreta., read from tie JouFtuls thu DO
ana report 81 the CoInniiree Of i've H aus
u p'lcga eS on the subj CT Of IL, lrinoty and Il
ihsnanagement which IA d prevailed there md tic
investigation which lad iltu The con ict -; =
/ C!aISr, the sup.i ndani.
MT. DoDDRipsE made som historical reference,
the iacts and to the Leg slaivc proceedings U VIII
they led lie referred them 70 sbcw that the abuse
was entirely owing to tie yfsnf Of system and a-
co''n'abiir ny m tie suPervsorsIip Of the Execut,
Npuhcii he did not attach blame to the Governor
VINO was IN Office at the time, for the proee-d,..,
complained of occupied period OF 6 or wears y
Consequently c'nhrse-3 lacterms of several Govern
"FS- Ii VAS against the ysiem that ne directd Ills
utIve appointment, and was the province OF a. e,
Executive TO make the Contracts and 10 see TO thorn
both as regards the time aud pune uulity of ex c.
zion. Neither the people nor their AGENTS ey ri :,
| my conlroul over them. The Executive ard his
Council c'niracted with the individual for buiir,r
the Annoy II was to be completed IN a nite,,
lme' ana thus tar IT was W II the ExecnIive had
attended as probably he did, tr he fMr' n krr,l NJ
no complaint on that head BuL the sllncrlni.nd
was permitted 10 make alterations at his will TTr
I'n'"e say so and this was not permitted by the
| " neral Assembly, but by the Governor AMI he
C"rncL lie was permitted 10 vary the plan TO Ii
MS own convenience. There vas no evidence nf n.
new c'hracts being entered mo money wss drr.r
! for the extra work; there was ne MEM ren.u,, -
shew that the advice Of Council was taken. hrro
wa m writn" which the House of Drlc0ate. c..i,,1
lay their nancs 90. it aaiea:od hat all was I.up
undr one contract, and all the payments We . she
fruits of it. Here then the t,-acufivs Ct,.,nc s..r
! tract for important wo-k-farlv no do,,l, AZ
permit II To be varied from TIM 10 time I'll vlp,r
/ The contractor To- make lis terms. Tn, 70 WIS
no hing IN wri ing, and 40 evld O. VIII io FIT nj
! any csarye OF misconduct. Tie Couirn, nvenhA
haG NO means of knowing these things not trou,tb e
most laborius investigation he had ever with. $50 -
trt TINS H.; 81. H. superintendent was
ted 10 contract with hnsclf, 80, C employ inns OWN
slaves at ei is daF-to certify ths * cuun OF hls
own contracts, and th,se OF his sab-contra ctors
When he employed his black men, he was nc ria;tt. 4
to certify the and the per FINANCE for No f
req son than the unlimited confidence rep ed H. lin
2 thtre was no her evidencs. Then rs 20 tb. ,n.
ner IN Whlch IN accounts W re kept: an i'll o. 70
VINO was examined before tie Commute.
VINO Isinted when the Questions were propnnad..1
was examined a to the drawing for Ia 600 d. -
ira iao "; the Pape was avn up by the supern n
aan ana on that evld nee alone. the Executive ma d
nm MS demand This man noted down the pnmbr
81 days on scraps OF paper, and the super1t
pied 1t into his paper and whe' the man was told b
the superintendent that such was the rcsnlt he m,oo
tie afhGavlt. The money WIS rome md II - -,
the way II went. The arms W. e cyan, a - = =.
was found that the pistols were mnnuf3ctur Il n, 6
rust musSet ba Tels and the Calbrca we're SO argo
mt Ter hrng them tor few umes thew wold
ny out Of the hand, in defiance of eyety sttein,t 10
hold them. The rifles were also bo;cd Too 20
anu the COMMITTEE report q them as more da,-SS-
Gus 10 those WHO empoy CD aei. ta TO those ognns
Whom they Were N ected The man was perH4it,ed
40 vary his own contrac. and TO draw money n his
| own, and IN AnoiheTs anne. This Operation w., !
4 on lot 3 or years. Such the history of m ;
Ar5hofy' under three or four successive Cove nors
aud on which so or 10000 dollars were eyDended
y Mr.. DODDRIDcE repea ed the items of n 9 ~ -,
ana Then proceeded TO state that when the r, sd
were unP2'd, ana were abou. to present me 6s,;1
% inc Legislature, the superintendent procured ID
one man the situation at assistant If he W uld IN. "a,
FIRE, and prevent this memorial from beipo en- x;,
through, or get op counter Re1noral If he vnr.
DO TINS, the superintendent promised To- cot Inn 81,
u situation OF asSisiant Armuurcr from rho F.c,,; .
lie referred to mem ~ only, when h stated n o..
proposition was made and reported as Womb "a.
louhu III page ia, l25, of the Journal, % inpca
the whole Executive Council. lie well rem. rrber
the e!oaGont argument which Inrdo IN on. ,.,,
10 the motion, and which was satisfactory 70 8, =,
G whole House. IL was though, That the pr g rii,-
might bring disgrace on the GJv,T or So no. Ten.
$ guided by the Council, was not responsible. 7, .
pl opositiOn was not rejected. but was fu i've
Poned. lie referred TO bil whcl, grew out ~
these circumstance IL contained proyi- on ina.
the superintendent ard Iaaater atm,r.r L., removed
THIS was stricken out ~ (Nr. D's) motion. ,-
too direct. As the oil pSEscn the Genera srr
by were authorized t0 81 Ct those Office By l.-n
ballot The bill further provides that all oon .rac
made by the BNecutiv,, shall be- n writine tt
General Assembly found II iscesssrv N MIX, - s
sanitary provision. because the on ac,s Tad teen
IN dc, not IN writings and ber,u tie yark IA 4 ben
Performed at the wiz aud pleasure Of b.. nfrlcior
The law contained other salv;ay p.uy,o0, 10 guard
against the possibility Of abusr, und~n tins %. ~,
OF OF the abuses detected and ep,,,ed by This Com
d miitec.
n Here then Is the evidence Of yrectical ms
q management. If any thing ne required IN g1p.
D. pose that this might happen 1t was sufficient
:, to say It had happrLed. II was known ths'
ID The Goyetn1f cord 1't be d ous 10 tor acs ION.