Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-08

tive o'sr $ ~ : GOVERNMENT ofthe United s., aes les,
nee g: ca wI. brinfc conceived. Ney,rile
less, 'iJ sI, .i,-l y d IA, advice 81 rorrs,i
address .elie! 10 the J. r. sId,rt of the United 81;
To winch have hitherto received no replv Comic.
of these letters are communicated herewith, and will
present full view of the present condition. of this in
tcresting subject to the General Assembly
IN my message OF the Sd Decemher 1927. co,n.
rnunlcated letter from Colonel Burwcll Basselt 10
which again beg leave 10 call IN" attention of tho
General Assembly. IL relates To the defective man
ncr IN winch the last crnss of this State yvns taken
under the laws OF Congress. Tie states the defcen-
cy oil the r"tnrns Was SO great. that. according TO his
calculation, at least one member Of Congress waslnst
10 tIe state of virginia. The peculiar sl,untion in
which Virginia Is now placed. III INV iudpnent en-
ders 1t essentially proper for the General Assembly
u take the subject into IT. considerations end IN fur
hish such remedies as Ms wisdon may su"rnst inst
sImlar Inconvenience IN the census now ab,h, TO
/ be uken by Conrress
The whole the interest due upon the loan NJ I, q
! Washington Monument Fund, having hecn paid il
was &c ermincd On the day of 1lne Co invest the
same IN the purchase of som" pubic STUCK; and ac-
cordInsv IN The 3h at June eight shares Of the Far
her* B'nk ot Virginia were purchased ont of The
sn ~ q nn"ty-four dollars per share: ard ur course
tue - -" l. now entitled to draw the dividends wpich
may a'crl" ncrcrom tor future .ycs'iture for thl
pt,o "f forming an accumulation fund ace, r,.lr
To tie ig.nal object OF making srch loan
lh"n'' /. Douldln. csu. having 'hc 18Th Of
Mar l"ly, resigned MS o!icr or Iudrp OF tho Gene
~! Court. on the 2(d Of the same month John i
May ESQ. was appnmtci Juirc ufrhc General Court
20 supply the vacancy occas;,ued By rha. r,sione-
l. lbs bocornc nv painful duty 70 announce 10 IN,
iodc.d Assembly the death vt cur highly valued nd
ciicrm'd fellow ca E,n, WIN. \ q DaAc ono or
The Jud-eS OF the General Court The information
o. this iallea'Cd @ cent WAS received al a r.ri -
near the meeting "t the General Assembly. and no
application having been made for the purrnso ~ ,s
deemed ineXpedcnt for th' Executive temporarily "a,
.ppOlnt Successor.
herewith lag bnf re the General Assembly t,,c
Il Nd Dt,t
p'ni' with ia" STRENGTH of The militia Of this S,nte
ioF tue present year mad also ot the arms eccrr7i
jnruts, &c. &C.
likewise CONFERENCE.-The tic copy Of Il l,t,cr rro,-,
The c'mman.aut ~ the puhlie guard shavyin,t the
numbers anu descriptions of arms & urcoutiloeq,s re-
ccivrd and issued since the dnv ~ I,ao
t'g'fher with statement, exIioring tie RUNNERS
"Ad condition OF TIC arn', aeon rr!,nts and o,d,-
nance now III store under lii csrrn.
Dung The last sumner. sri At ri=sn'i~fn ciiou
anu decentralization manifested ~ tic ,lqvos
IN di!I clt par;> Ut tEc com ~ IRON us ~ r., -
'ic -"f"""rd; and IN con -cqucuce ot miyreprrs.nta
lions aud eXlTTcratlons in relation Hereto con,i'r
able "Nccme" and alarm were r7c,uccd in few.
I'lShoorh"ods' For the purpos" ri qui"ii'r the
apprehenSIonS ~ t'e pcopl" and ui atiordnr pro
t<ll"" to cer'ain portions Of tho country il wac
le'ned e;Vi1cablr, upon the reGnl-ilinns Of th,,
E"lon"ls OF several RenIua \ and Of other ncrs7n
% I"r"sh eltaiu limit 81 companies pf the ni.u
with ann. plan S,l' further cNtcus on of tho
supp les Of /, the Inta ia Ger an ro.iilns Of
TN" y a e hal hccn, aud al tia, tiue uud = Ina.
consideration Of the ENccu,it0; and was nh O.
que iy adopted This plan has bcan only partially
s"cc'"sini' in' gr'a; difficulty ~ any plan fo5
furnishing the Mi il wi arms arises from theme O.
l'y" providing adequate means i"r securing their
SAFE preservation and rc'urn, when called for
ami without some competent provision Tor the object
u Ia deemed hn'tcr that the erms should remain
~ th-lr present stale OF safe keppirr md cr,sora
ton aId taxi pleasure III statirg that the pres mt
copd q II is reported TO 10" A. good as i, cau
ba C1p:s of tn IN IS rn1'e-i papers in relation
{ th!s subject VII he nIn cared herewith.
IL Is whA IN ich sdt faction, now inform the Gen
ord Assembly of the pro sperous cou.iitinn of thu
Ire surE anu That ap;wI h,tandnE tho vc-v ltr-,.
anG onrroIs sums OF mDuev drawn from Nirr.nr
and exp n"cd other states through the uncons,i-
tHtnn*l, unjust, and rnnDus Tariff ac's The
revenue has been ppid into the Treasury with the
usual punCtuHJy; aud that the balance in tho Fraa-
SJry ON the eth OF November 1929 after dcfravins
tue extraordinary expenses OF The call of ConYrn
lnn up to that time gre ter by nearly S35 than
mo b Ilnce Oflhc corresponding 1lv 0f tie rrnrc-
ding wear The balance on The eth dav of Novcu,-
bcr l&lH beng 1921 CHS TOO ana O., the c,rr,s
pondhg day O the preson vc,r being s3I9 $50 100
Ike grel' p"ssuic also IN inform n the Gene al
Assembly OF tho improved condition of our pr,;oD-
tiary "sabl-hmcnt. In pursuance of the act the Cr
neral scmb.y Of the 81 o Feb 1920 tlc Executive
huve proceeded 10 ordtn 81 prescribe the rules lrws
ana regulations for the government OF tho interior o.
the fel'entiary institutions and Il will appcar from
the Repor ct hc Superintendent, that beneficial ef
iects have already been experienced thrrcfrum. a
printed copy Of these rules VIII he laid before the
Hrc''l "a serhiy l1r It's considerations IL ~ 1T be
SUBJECT OF consolation To every philanttropist in
rrIna, 10 observe the Improved and i1lrrovInr
moral condition Of he socIntv, aud tho beneficial Of
fleets ~ ouS prison discipline us cvincCd through the
decreasing CONVICTIONS for PeuI'cn,iavy Offences On
tie 3uih ~ September last, Their were IN the Penn
Tertiary 20 WHIT cuuvIc'- C,nssiinu Of I27 white
MAILS. ana one white Gmec. Of which number g.
were mt, 'cs OF Virginia aud IS natives of other
states ort foreign countries Whereas, Oh the both
OF epicmbcr, 1927, there lJj white mules and
two white females siirwi1u decrease OF 1trr with
10 the last twu years II is ais, SUBJECT o. corsula-
ti2n. TO observe that On hav" been fewer ccuucs
returned IT. second % nrn. To ir Tcntcntary with
in the last xix years, hru h4rc for the SIN wears
! preceding that lime. there having been an average
ot only two cOnvcts returned pr second offences loT
TX years. from 1921 TO 1920, inclusive Whereas.
for the SIX preceding years from l9l8to 1923. inch-
-ivc there were an average .; aud that since tho
in'foiucipn Of the regulation for solitary confinement
Tor tire" months lnmcdiucly preceding n discharge.
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