Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-07

and earnest attention 10 The me ans Oh
.eolenishing il, and of providing Tor the pay
nent Of all temporary appropriations tha' nave
,een heretofore made, or that you may make,
ror .,romoli ing works of internal improvement
ard o,hrr grea, interests Of the state, and sueh
additional permanent revenue as will make the
rurr.n, receipts into the Treasury equal the
proba Bile, ordinary, demands upon II.
IL is believed tina, thu failure OF the general
A assembly,, at the last Session, to MAKE adequate
provisions tor these purposes has had a" um ~;
V orable effect upon he ctedi' OF the ave ne
Treasurer Of The Western Shore, alter having
ss required by Law, tor proposals
for a loan Of sufficient sum 10 meet cer'ai"
p.ymen,s upon the Stale subscription 20 tne
Stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, did
no, receive single offer.
We are sure, that under these circumstances,
il cannot be necessary 20 urge upon you, inc
prooriety and paramount oblig atior, ct making
the necessary provisions 10 meet 'he engage
men,s. and 10 retrieve and sustain for the fu-
ture the credit Of the State, heretofore stand
ing so high.
Our produc,iv. Capital is so considerable,
amounting 10 the sum OF S947 643 80, that the
moderate addtior to the income arising there's
from, necessary 10 NEE, all our wants, can be
raiStu WltuOut o"s'oNS ~
on our constituents.
And in addition to III, Capital now produc-
tive. we also have funds at this time, unavaia-
BILE. amounting to S25o444 IS, a considerahl''
pa,l of which we have eery reason 10 believe,
will, at no very distant PROD, b come produce
tive, and consequently AID 70 our ahhuu' re'e-
nue..
The Legislature eoult also add largely 10
the annual income from he productive Capital
of the State, bv disposin! Of the three per cent
Stock of the u. States, now worth more than
eighty per cent, and inSsting the proceeds l"
The reserved Stock Of suh Of the Banks OF the
State as they have yet tn right of TAXI g; or in
any other way that may e thought preferable.
And we would further suggest 10 you. the pro-
priety Of directing the treasurer to invest all
mouies designed 10 con,i'ute sinking fund,
and the in crest as II nv accrue, in the re-
served Stock aforesaid.
II is in this way only, hat the intentions OF
| he Legislature can be crried fully into effect
| w avoiding the delay WITCH must necessarily
take place, where the Trt surer has to 60 into
the market for the purchs OF stock.
| You will receive herki,h, the annual re-
Dor, Of the Directors of Il Peni,entiary; which
presents a view of it, concerns, manages
ment, and future prospec, highly hatfrrine
and creGl,abe to the Diplors and other Off
GERS Of the institution, al we think, cannot
fail to be satisfactory J The people Of the
STATE. The suggestionsr The Board Of Di>
re- tor, in relation to the Aaries Of the diff r.
ent off ,crs, app ar to us, be founded in pro-
p'i ~ and justice, and !, therefore, cheer
fully recommend them to bur favorable con-
| sdera ion.
We submit for four 20. id ration, letter
from the Hon. Ezekiel Chambers, one Of
our Senators iyiongress sta'ing converse.
ton lately helgith the Count de Menou, the
liher al and frightened representative Of the
French gover1en,, az Washington, relative
10 the unequal oeration Of the laws Of Mary.
land, and 'hosof France, on the rights Of ali
ems to hold ~ estate; and euclo ing an ex-
tract (furnishe him by the Coun, and here
with also subrttrd from the laws of France
showing thatliens, in that country have
righ 10 inht, TO receive property. and to
dispose of it, 1.-THE same manner as French
men, throught The whole ex,en, Of the King
dom.
This mattssppears to US deserving your
serious auen'n, ard If upon mature consid
Grafton here all not br found TO exist very
strong and suantial reasons for continuing
the restric,io'of our laws upon aliens, that
they be entire abolished at all events ii seems
proper that texac tmt n Of France be recip.
rocated, as rees TO citizens Of tina, country.
A very hlgiegree Of excitement and ar
dent opposih to he promotion Of the inter
nal impro'emt of:he country, BY the Geuer-
al G"'ernnlerand Tie protection OF domes-
tic manutact9, prevails, generally 10 the
, south.
a Upon the hrof these subjec of excitement
and opposl' tobur views of the constitutions
5 at power of&ilGeneral Government, and Of
l., thr immensea incalculable benefits, which
we believe 'heuntry will derive rom ,igor>
S Gus prose cutiof this part Of IFS policy, have
S heen, heretofoto fully express+d in our COM
S muaica'ionsto. General A ssem6'y, that we do
: n t deem 1t nesary, al this time, to add any
r hing further IN it. The other subject, the
2 protection pfmestic manufactures, being
{ the pr,nci?atee Of the extraordinary excite
men, we hise,iced, and occupying at This
:, time, 50 lara hare Of the public ATTENTION,
!, seems 10 clainom US a more particular ex-
n position of ouews in relation TO it,
d Thai difierts of opinion should be enter
e tanned and Kissed of the policy and erped-
enry of affordsuch projection, and tina, fears
S should be snlined, of It's burdeung one sec
e ZION of thesctry, for the benefit Of ano' her,
and of itssoring injuriousy upon the 9th
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