Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-11

Of topics which eer will receive the ste ntop n
pendi,ure Of the public money which qure the land
OF Reform. No man look over the 'sBlack Lat .
which has been published in tho course OF the wear
without being conscious Of the reguaes of IN, la.
Administration. Shall efieen, guards be raised A.
gainst their repetition There ought TO DO law ar Ar
authorised regulation for every official act which IN,
accounting or paying officer Is required to pei form
But there has been lameu,able his re- ne
The Reports OF the 4th Auditor ave uuma ked atu.s
which ought TO be ccrrected.-We call up the me m
oers OF Corgrss therefore, cast behind hem for the
present, all the n,rgues and euvres OF presd.o
elections, aud TO unite in the passage Of laws A ara
Necessary TO communicate system, activity aud seeuri-
" 10 ths operations oil he Executive Departments.
| TiRGI.vLa LEGISLATURE
La us ~, n our eyes to this City. and iud lie
ss,s,u,s whose acts come even nearer home to "ou,
own business and bosoms" We see body of citiz
brought here for the purpose Of organizing the nav
"ovsfnnen oil aun ching Tho vessel OF Safe into he.
osw element ot course. the business of the sc ssor
VIII o. more extensive and its dura IN more OF
ed Besides its ordinary and impo tspt concerns IN.
legislature VIII have 20 .odei every d. par m nj
OF the government IL mas to work double tides and
OF objects.
The extraordinary business, Of the session is vastly
important hat has been done with The rules OF the
uoufe Is 10 be done more less with every general
Jaw In The Statute book. There may be something in
appheaoie TO the present Constitution, some pro
may oe r"q"ed 20 adapt TO the present hings;
soms!ning may have te be struck out, 10 be put in
anu though may not be referred TO conmittee it /,
su' TO be review by some member or oher. Very
z sha all sav
how many. until the laws De exaDin d.
one view particularly results from the Consitu-
ion The Senate has not tie power 10 originate bills
was originally prop''ci ia the -non-hu, il
cannot nov journ 'tor than three DAYS, withou,
tn consent of the 9th r."
The ees.ion wv l. one Of The hrs tina, our 1T
'snion. The new Constitution has changed tbs ruiz
OF suhrafe and tbs number OF contested elections
winch IL before the pres. mt Assembly is one
81 ,ea' OF The necessity Of revis on Pebsps IL 10
fortunate that many occur az once sine. the
nrsh ahdsr i'll. L
se'eu These contested elections wi Of coufs Sc oecu
py much OF the early time OF the session and ~. eed
scatcey say that the Committee Of Privileges and E.
ecohs Is 10 be the first whose servic are 10 be pu
INTO ar've eq"i'i,ion-But there are points which
o IN Sc contested elections may net embrace Theirs
are abuses OF Il suffrage, for which an efcisnt rams,
uy may be required IN the election law. Each of tbz
members will of course give in his own experisrcs.
out we nave head OF surh cases a. This: man has
m hor.s property and he wishes to voc II, sives
hore 70 me taxable list and by paving ely hit cents
YAK on he HORSE he claims the RICH to volt,
But The Judiciary Department is particularly impcr.
tan Is org anxa,on is to be made new--and an ,bs
judges are to he re elected. The Constitution recop
nises Only Supreme Court OF Ape !s and the CUT,
Io'T' All tbs intermediate courts are to be such .'as
he L-g,s'anre may from time TO time ordan ard es-
'aohsn' what these court. are to b. how thew are
to be organised; whether Common Law and Chancsrv
useuons a'e to ia blended or kept d tlnrt: how ma
ny Judges there are TO he-heir duties, salaries and
decide W
The Governor Is now to he elected fc. three wears
members. ~
The Militia law will probably be revised The man.
ner oil appointing the officers to be provided for
by law. "'
Ole Of the most delicate anil important dutie, of ,h
present L'glaurs il tho election Of hos, of off
Al the Judges the Governor and Councillors beside.
me ohceH usually elected, are TO come with in review
Of me present Legislature. The last Article OF the
Constitution declares that 1.-THE Executive D,parlmrnt
OF the Government shall remain at present OF gani,ed
dnd the Governor and P,vy Councillors shall continn
lected md III
ton, shall come into Office; and all other persons in oil
nee when this Constitution shall be adopted except a.
IL herein otherwise expressly dire cted shaI continue
IN once I'LL successors shall be appointed, or the law
shall o'h- provide; and all the Courts of Justice
now existing shs continue with IN cir present jurisdc-
lion, until and except far as the Judicial system
may, or shall be heretfer Otherwise organized by The
Legislature" Wv
But, exclusively OF these great AMI general subjects
mere are others at vast importance the int, of
the Commm wealth. The Governors Message has
brought many Of these into vsw The question OF the
Revolutionary PeDsions will claim ther atteD ion -
men there are appropriations for fchoos-apuica ion.
Tor charers-no to speak OF the of ordinary nett
lions oil every hue and degree-But the great subiec;
OF ln'eraaI Improvement presses with an irresistible
oree upon their attention. Tbs people are m wing 10
hereDt quarters OF The State and ,h.y must h. heard
new 'piriti expected from ne W Constitution We
nave much % do; and IL Is the time to be ADDING Vir-
gina begins to be oustrippsd by her sister in the
career OF Improvement The Census of 1880 will read
melancholy warning in ears. Shall N York ami
pennsyvans, and Ohio, and Maryland throw us in; The
-
perry our own? Shall their population so far su,nas,
our own! Shall these States eclipse U.s. without orr
making those Efforts which worthy of our character
dhu our eituat'on! No State boast of fner water
couses-No state presents nearer approach or more
eligible situation by canals and rail roads tb
Atlantic board and the Western waters Than our own
W. occupy, as II were, the very centre OF the Union
Our staples are numerous, rich, and abundant Oar
tooaccos are OF the first qualy-our Iodian Corn IA
sent 10 every part OF the Union and 10 the Ind;ss
Oar wheat ripens earlier than 10 the other Sta O.. nd
rom me advantage OF bringing the fcst and nes h,ur
we are enabled to reap rich harvt our
own, as well a. the South American consumer- What
Is wanting, in Vrgnii, The best roads and canals
or bringing the productions Of various quarters of the
td'e 20 maIk"t IL there not, also, another con,dsra.
non which lie entitled to the seriou. atten,ion w a
ca 70 oa the friends OF the Rights Of The StatesWe
scke Tor limited construction OF the Federal Const
uon-We aredevoted to those great PRINCIPLES which
GUIDED the echooi OF the Virginia Politician. of gs 90
we resist, therefore, all the OF the
neral government, while venerate the ark Of M,
Union We dispi.e the seductions of its power-W.
refuse to taste OF the esh-pos Of Egypt Much as the
,u'uon OF our Commonwealth demands roads and ca
na's we nave never solicited the muii6cence of the
Grnera' Government TO shed its treasures among ma
Du' Us " not, therefore, the duty Of the g ate
NpV'rnmen's 70 put a'ids such temptation TO auner
sehe me necessity OF such appeal. and to conrbu,,
'ner own iunds 10 the benefit Of their own citizeps
The real difficulty in The IT, to know in the frs
place. what works ought to be fret und
regard to the wants OF the people, and the man, IL
me lfeasury) 10 the second place. how the eom,nu
heaon best 10 be made, whether by bv "a
nails or river with lNck and dam in IN.
third place. by the public funds sioDs az our wortbI
m'gisua'e seems to suppose, are inclipet
10 thns, la most cases, by uniting the public and pr
vats FUNDS together; thus giving the vigilance Of pri
Vste interest, a. the best help and guarantee for III
sa'e anu uscTeet expenditure OF the public funds w