Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-25
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Tee Speaker presented the Annnal
Communication from the G wernor of the
State, which WAS read as iull ws +:
Council CHAMBER.
December Z, Io29.
Fetfo'c Citi.caS cfihc Senate
and IF the House of Delegates :

W" ~ TIC fdHSc'J DffeSntcS
Since your last meeting, fellow cl,lzens,
another season has passed away, without
any unusual occurrence. Daring that
time, the people oil tins Commonwealth,
wi'h the exception VI ,ew erghoourhoods,
have enjoyed a full portion OF good health ;
'nd amidst season of great vicissitudes,
It has pleased God To bless them with A.
bnndant crops, particularly the c,up of
Indian Corn, which has been unusually
abundant tibrougiinnt- all parts of the stat
For the continuation Oi these great bles-
| Sings, and uumOerless others, our hearts
should be unfeIguediy thankful To the
b"uniltul Author OF i'll gopa things, aud
we should never cease to offer w to Hin
the sincere and unioreIgnrd homage OF our
gratitude, love and aGuralion
In our portion Of the hemisphere, there
have been as tew reInai kable occurrences
IN the political rs III the physical world
with The exception ot the call OF the G. Ill
.cn'inn now sitting. DURING Tie past
year, very few duties have devuiyed upon
the Executive Department, through, the
acts ut the last General Assembly and
none OF a very interesting character.
ieSsrs. Archer aud posail, having CON-
piled with the conditions ot the act ui III.
29ih oi January last, Oh their part, then
boId has been cancelled, aud their debI,
secured by It To Tie Common wealth, has
been rciinquished To them III compliance
with the provisions of that act. Tine ,.ru-
VISIONS of the act uf The 18th of February
last, concerning the Library, have Deei,
carried into effect as lar as practicable.
Ine SUM al $4,000, borrowed IRON the
Literary Fund, together with the proceeds
OF the sales OF PORTION OF the bJuks>and
nIaps. before appropriated, have been III
vested by the Librarian IN the pure .ase
oil books Tor the public Library, upon
terms believed to be advantageous and
am assured by the Librarian, that ID tut
account OF the sales and expenditures
will be ready to be land before the join
Library COMMITTEE, whenever it shall bC
their pleasure to call Tor the sapn. :,
copy of his communication respecting th,
Library IS forwarded herewith.
In virtue oil 4 resolutions of the Genera
Assembly of the Oath oil February last
requesting the Executive 10 CORRESPOND
WIN the Government of the United STATES.
or tie proper officers thereof, touching
the lands between the Sciota and ,iIa,ul-
rivers, reserved I'D the cesslon OF the land,
west oi the ONO river and to take such
measures, ao To the Executive may seem
proper or expedient, u, iu,t,erapce OF the
views oi the Legislature III tne,r act o
A sSemDly UasseI ON the Dan E.h,u,r,
1913; and under the advice oi Cuuncu
l addressed letter to the Senators ot Tin,
State III the Congress ofthe Unlled States
win view oi obtaining information iron
III IN, As to the present condition nt tha
! business before the Cn.gress of the Unnec
States. ] was induced To adnpt This ru.a.
sure, III consequences of having cornmupl.
Gated: under previous resolution of the
Generai Assembly, this whole subject Il
the Senators aud Representatives, or IN.
State TO be LAID before Congress, during
tire last season.. a letiel IN reply, reccu.
ed from the HoDuuraGl.: JOHN Tyler, oh,
ct The Senators OF tins State, III my ludlr
meht rendered correspondence win an,
Of the Executive Officers of the Govern.
meBt oiihe United States, less necessst,
tnan 1t was before conceIved- NeVerthe
less, did subsequently, with the sdglc,
l"f Council, address letter to tho Pres
dent OF the United States, 10 winch hay
hitherto received no reply. Cpieo q
these letters are comwuuI s,ed heTesynh
and vii. present u!l Ygcw d ttsc ,Hs~cu