Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-08

necessary was before conceived Nevor,bo
iesS' dld subsequently, with the advice of Council
aoureSs letter to the President of the United States
to which have hitherto received no renlv Con;as
o these letters are communicated herewith and will
present full view of the present condition of this in
Iteresting subject to the General Assembly
In my message of the Sd December, 1897. COM
jInunicated letter from Colonel Burweli Bassctt To
which again beg leave to call the attention of Tho
General Assembly. 1t relates to the defective man
ner in which the last of this State was talon
under the laws of Congress. He states the defc;en
cy OF the returns was great that according 70 his
at least one member of Congress was lost
TO the State OF Virginia. The peculiar situation in
which Virginia is now placed. in my JUDGMENT. ren-
ders 1t essentially proper for the General Assemble
TO take the subject into its considerations and ,o fr
ish SUCH remedies as Its wisdom may suggest AGAINST
similar inconvenience IN the census now abont IN
be taken by Congress ~
The whole of the interest due upon the loo, of Tho
" ashington Monument Fund having been paid. if
"us oe eIiiiheu on the day of June TO invest the
same IN the purchase of some public stock. and ,o
cordngly the 30h of June eight shares of the Far
mers' Bank of Virginia We're purchased ont ~ tho
e a. hihety-onr dollars per share; and of course
the State Is now entitled to draw the dividends which
may accrue thererom for future nvestiture for the
purpose or forming an accumulation fund.- accordipp
to tn, the lgn Il, object of making such loan.
Thomas T. Boudin. esq. having ON the 18th rs
May 1922 resigned his office of Judge of the Gene
raj Court on the 22d of the same month Jobn n
May esq was appointed Judge of the General CONT
TO supply the vacancy occasioncd by that resigna-
1t has become my painful duty to announce to the
General Assembly the death of our highly valued and
esteemed fellow citizen, VIM. A. G. Dade. one Of
the Judges OF the General Court The inform,tion
OF this lamented event was received ot n ner;od 81
near the meeting of the General Assembly. and no
application having been made for the purpose i, was
deemed neXpedent for the Executive tennor,ri,,. ~
appoint successor "
herewith lay before the General Assembly +bs
copy of iotter from the Adjutant General. accom-
panied with the strength of thu militia of this State
nt,,i, -.
mentS, SC. &c.
likewise communicate the copy of a letter from
the commandment If the public guard, shelving the
numbers and descriptions of arms g. accoutirnonfs
ccived and issued since the dav of 1909
together VITA statement, exhibiting the numbers
ano condition OF the arms, accoutrioass and ordI-
nance now in store under his charge
During the last summer, spirit of dissatisfaction
ana characterization was manifested by the slaves
III different parts of the country from this pllcc TO
the seaboard; and IN consequence of misrepresenta
ions and eXaggeratlons in relation thereto consider
able eXcit ement and alarm were produced in a few
nelghoorhoods. For the purpose OF: ouietin,r tho
aPprehenslons or the people, and of afordjntr pro
Leetioh to certain portions Of the country, It was
deemed ADVISABLE, upon the acquisitions of tho
Colones of several Regiments and of other pcrsans
to furnish certain Volunteer Companies of the militia
with arms plan for i'll further extcns ON of the
supplies OF arms to the militia in certain portions of
the State had been, and was at thai time md = ,b,
consideration of the Executive: and was subsc
quon'ly adopted. This plan has been only partially
successful success Inc great difficulty in any plan for
furnishing the Mill ia wi h arms arises from thereces
silly OF providing adequate means for securpu their
saie preservation and return, when called for
ana Wthout some competent provision for the object
IL Is deemed better that the arms should rrIooin
IN Their present state Of safe keeping and preserva
tlon; and take pleasIr in stating that the present
condition Is reported to be as good as it can
Dc' Copies OF the most material papers in relation
to this subject viii be communicated herewith
1t Is with much satisfaction, now inform the Gen
grl assembly OF the prosperous condition of the
treasury; and that Notwithstanding the very larue
and onerous sums Of money drawn from VIRGINIA
ana expended III other states through the unconsti-
CuI'o"i' unjust, unWse and ruinous Tariff acts the
revenue has been paid into the Treasury with the
usual punctualty and that the balance in the Prea-
sury on the eth Of November 1929 after defra vino
the extraordinary expenses of the call of Conven7
ton up to that time, is greater by nearly S3 900 than
the balance ofthe corresponding dav Of thc nrncc
DING year The balance on the 27th day of Novem-
ber 1923 being 1924 ,638 1900 and on the cores
pondng day OF the present year being s349 $50 100
take great pleasure also in informing the Gene, al
Assembly OF the improved condition of our Peniten-
tiary ablishment In pursuance oftfe act The Ge
neral Assembly of the BIT OF Feb 1929 the Executive
have proceeded to oIdan 81 prescribe the rules ays
anu regulations Tor the government of the interior of
tue enltehtlary Institutions and it will appear from
the report of the Superintendent that beneficial eff
fects have already been experienced thcrefrom a
printed copy OF these rules will be laid before the
General Assembly for its consideration II must he
SUBJECT OF Ee1lation to every philanthropist IN
virginia, to observe the improved and improyinr
moral condition Of the society, and the beneficial eff
reefs OF Our prison discipline evinccd through the
decreasing convictions for Penitentiary offences On
the Both of September last, there were in the Pen
eenlary 1913 white convicts consisting of 1877 white
males and one white female, OF which number 90
go res OF Virginia, and 46 natives of other
states and foreign countries Whereas. on the 3otb
OF September 1827, there were 1856 white males and
TWO white females, showing decrease of nine with
III the Iast TWO years 1t is also subject OF consola-
tlon to observe that there have been fewer CONFLICTS
returned Tor second offences the Pententiary with
IN tne last SIX years, than there were for the six
preceding that time, there having been an average
Vi oy TWO convcts returned for second offences Tor
SIX years, from 1894 to 1929, inclusive Wboreoe
Tor the six preceding years, from 1918 to 1898 ncI
slve' there were an average So and that since the
introduction OF the regulation for solitary confinement
Tor three months immediately preceding u DISCHARGE
not single convict who has undergone such con
tinemen has been returned to the Fgnitentiary for