Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-08
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
CoUNctL CLIMBER, Dec. 7, 1929.
'J,,,. T;i-snS oF he SENATE

CoUNctL ca AMER, Dec. Z, 1922
Fei1DLO Citizens of ne Senate
and Of the House of Deieg',ics.
Siuce your last meeting, fellow citizens, ano-
ter ls5ed away, WIN mt any unusual oc
currcncc. During that TIM, the people Of ths C1m
monwealth, with the exception Of n few nciChbnr-
hoods have enjoyed full portion of good health; and
nnidst OF great vclssitudcs It has pl'nsed
God TO bless them with abundan, crops particularly
the crop OF Indian Corn, which has been unusually
abundant thrJu fhOnt all paris of the State For The
confirmation Of these g-elt blessings and numbcrl.s,
others, hearts should b. upiegnudy thankful to
the bounilu Author of all good things and We should
never cease TO offer up to him The sincere unfcgncd
homage of orr gratitude. love, aad admiration.
I'm our purliun OF the hemisphere, there have been
few remarkable occurrences the political rs in the
physical world with the exception OF the cal &c the
Convention now sitting. During The pat y"or very
icY duties have drvolvod uD'n the Executive Depart
iH.nt through the C's OF The ist General ) tcDbiy
ahd none OF Il very interesting character. Ncssrs
Archer Hni Povn!i, having complied with Tie conii-
lions of the ac ri the SJfh of January last, their
part thirr bonl has becn cance.ld and tn debt ao
cared ~ IL 90 tuc Corun 1nWrulti. has hcrn r.!n-
pushed 10 them ~ compliance &h tho provisions of
iIit HC'.
Tir, provisions Of tic act Df tir 28ti of February
iaer, conc'rnn1 The Library, huve been carried INC
eiirct far as Practicable The sum oi six thousand
dollars borrow cd from the Literary Fund, together
with t' proceeds Of tue sales OF portion "i the books
and u1ps before appropriated. hive boon Invested by
The Librarian lhe purchase OF books inr tic puOlir
LiUrHty upon terms believed TO be advanjng eOus AMI
am assured by tio Librarian that foil accouu, OF
the sales ana "XpcHdurcs VIII be ready to be- Laid be
fore the JOINT Library Committee whenever 1t shall
b. their pleasure to cal for the same copy Of hs
communication respecting he Library is forwarded
herewith.
in virtue of a resolution of the General Assembly,
ofthe 24h OF February last requesting the Executive
80 correspond with the government of the H. Si,tcE
or the proper Officers nprrof touching tho lands ho
tween the ScolH aud slant rivers, reserved i'm The
CcssOn of the land, west OF th" Ohio river; and Ia
al q AZ ~ Ic
proper eXPrdent,-in furthcr1ucc Of tho views O,
the Legsla urc w their act Of Assembly, passed on
the 26th of Fcbuary 1873, and under The advice al
Council, addressed letter to the Senators Of ti,
State m the Congress of the Unrcd States with q
view Of obalnlng information from them ~ Nv the
present condition Of that business before tho Congress
Of the United states. ] was reduced to adopt thi.
~ consequence Of having communicated under
previous resolution Of the General Assembly, thin
whole subject, to- IN" Senators e. Represent atves ~
this State 10 be laid before Congress during the last
Fesson. letter in reply received from tho Hon John
Hvlvt, OF the Senators Of this STATE, in my iudg