Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-08

The Spe aker presented the Annual Communicates
from the Governor Of the State, which was read as fol-
lowb: ~ rI~.& - 80 = {.
N. GOpERNORS MESSAGE. 81
CouNctL cHAMBER.l I
FsDotc-cfisesss Of the Senate,
find effhs House Of Delegates.
Since your last meeting fellow another sea.
soh has passed away without anv unusual occurrence.
During that time. the peopIo Of this Common w ,h
with the exception OF a few neighbourhood. have en-.
joyed full portion Of good he lib; and ami,Ist sea-
OF great IL has pleased God to bless the
with abundant crops, particularly the crop of Indian
Cbrn, which has been unusuaIy abundant tbroughont
~ parts of the State For the con,inua,on Of ths
great blessings, and numberless Others our hearts
stouid be unfsignedy thankful to the bounul Author
sst COOL things aud we should never cease TO Offer I'm
to Him the sincere and uniegned homage Of our graft
tude, love and alteration.
Ia our portion OF the Hemisphere there have been
few i'm the polite al az In the
physicai world with the execution of The call of tba
Convention now sitting During the pas wear verv
lew duties have voIved upon the Executive Dspart
men through the acts of the last General assemble.
and none OF very interesting character Messrs Ar
cher and PovalI, having complied with the conditions
Of the Act OF the 29,h of January Last nm their mari
their bond has be en- cancelled and their debt, secure.
ty IL to the Comnonw ealth has been reinouisbed To
kem in compliance with the provisions OF that act.
The provisions of the act of the 2sh AZ Februarv Ia.
uncerninr the Library hay. been carried into affect a.
far as practicable The sum of $4,000 borrow ed from
the Literary Fund Together with nm. nroce.,. ~ a..
,oies Of uoron Of The hooL. and ,ns,s hsfos s VIZ
plated have been invested by the Libr,r;.n in The mn
chase OF books for the public Library uoon terms
M et..
krsrian that full accoun, NJ The sale. and xns
will be ready 10 be laid before The Joint Ibrafx Cnm
mittce whenever Il sha be their pleasure to call for
the same COPY of his communication resne ctin the
Library Is for W arded herewith VIC
In virtue Of a resolution Of the General Assemble of
the 9Th OF February last ,,jn the Ex .cu,;v. r.,
CORE spond with the nj of The IIo;,. sat.
or the proper officers thereof touching the land. he
the Scioa and Miami rivers reserv ped In the ces
zion of the lands west of the Ohio river. AMI o., .rh
measures az 10 the Executive NAV seem nroner mr. =
peien in furtherance Of the views of the Legislature
IN their act of Assembly, passed on the och Februarv
1913; and under the advice Of Cancel I a,lressed
letter to the Senator. of this STATE In ,ha Conaro If
the United States with view of obtaining intoSm,,;on
before the Congre.s Of The IJn;,.d State I. "d..s
ed 10 adopt thi. me asnre in conseouence of ba y;
muucacd, under previous resolution Of the General
Assembly mi. whoI. sub;ac, ~ m. S.n,,nrs 81 ID
representatives. of this STATE to he laid before Cnn.,s
during the last session letter in replv from
the Honorable John Tyler one OF the Senators of this
State In my judgment rendered .nond.ncs with
any OF The Executive Officers of the MT nj The
United States necessary than IL was before
ed Nevertheless / did snbseousn,,y yv;h H. aS,,;.
of Council address. letter 70 ths pes den, Of h II
ed States. to which have hitherto received no reply
Ainere sting subject 10 the General Assembly y ~
v In my me ssage of the 3r,I Of December 1927 com
ymanicsted letter from Colonel HuweIl Base to
which sg beg leave 10 call the attention of the q
neral Assembly Ireiates to the defective manner in
which tbs last Census Of This State was t.kan dr
the laws of Congress He state. the d-fcencv nj HE
returns was so great that according TO his
one member of Congress was lost TO th State oi
Virginia The peculiar situation in which V;rgin;. ;
placed, in nv iuds enc MT renders IL ,IIy
proper for the General Assembly TO take this subject in
TO s and 10 furnish such remedies as its
wisdom may suggest, against similar Inconvenience
in the Census about 10 be taken by Congress-
The whole OF the interest due upon the loan of the
Washington Monument Fund having been paid' i, was
determined on the day of June 10 in vest the same
in the purchase of some pubIic s,ock and
the 30 OF June eight shares of the stock NJ a
mere Bank OF Virginia were ON of IN. .,.
at 9f per share; and, OF course the State is now emil
tied draw the dividends which NAV accrue IN.
for future stiture for purpose of forming an
cumulative fund.- according TO the original of NAY
iny such loan.
Tls'nas T. Bouldn, Esq. having on the 18th of Nav:
1928 resigned his Office Of Judge of the General Couft
on pe 22nd OF the month, John F. Nav Esouire
appointed Judge of the General Court TO supov the
vsancy occasioned by that resignation
AZ has become my painful duty To announce 10 the
General Assembly the death OF highly valued and
steel: d Tell low citizen, VIM A G. Dade one of the
Judges OF the General Court The information of this
iamented event was received at period so near the
meeting Of the General Assembly. aud no application
h"ssi"g ocen ma1e 'or me purpose It was deemed mex
PeeH' ior me Executive temporarily to appoint
a SesSo'
increwilh lay before the General Assembly, the CO.
P j" 'euer IRON the AdJu'ant General, accompanied
WIN "e suength oil She Militia oil this State for the pre-
SEM year. an" also oil the arms, aocoutrements, &c. SC.
likewise communicate The copy OF letter from the
oers ana descriptions OF arms and acconremenis receiv
ru anu issued since me 3oh day OF Nov 1928; to-
ke",e, WIN statement, exhibtng the number and
So',.,o OF ne arms accoutrements and ordnance, now
In sore unner MS charge
;nsnhord ,; p' ~. o, o's,a''sachon and