Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-09

the testimony and documents TOUCHING the .P4s
of Virginia upon the United States on acc r., lam
money paid, Or for winch Virginia NAV hs G'n ="
to the Officers and Soldiers of her State ;"aOe,
ring the War of the Revolution. &C., and ,o W.
cure settlement with The Federal Goyernmp"'e.'
for money due to This Governmrn, on ohs, u.
counts-I appointed Thomas Walker CHI .c
Esq of Alber,arle. 10 discharge thai, duty "'e''
II zeal, talent AMI as.!utv. iiruisl, ,,v
~ Of success, we may ceasdeut!v itJuIys
most pleasing authorizations. |
It's with great pleasure aHt! sali,fac,i,r I..
to YOU the Furnishing condition of our Irn;yssa"
and recommend II to your fostering care and ,a
ality. Ii has already drawn from oh,,rr.'
Mus and talent Of which Virginia NAV insi.F
proud and opened to the poorest of our cih,:r'
road to distinction aud preierment for hemssl"s.'
and usefulness To the State. Upon the well hs;.,
of thi, institution much of our future pr,srar;,'s,
depends, and every assistance given To i =:
safeguard to liberty, and a sure guarantee far -
long continuance.
When the youth of the present day. lo,l;.
that direction. a. generations To come will 40 "a
knowledge to manage the great interest Of C;a,
eminent and the people, We ought 10 MAKE Nv.
hho"'euSe ~ '"'"p wat Az may OBTAIN u Wlo
are disposed to seek that benefit. With ,be,.
views. which am sure are entertained by us all
the object Of benelitine The poorest amcno,, n,
can be attained by freeing that institution l,or
its lia6iitie, or responsibilities for Whatever ol
debt may b" due from Il, increase its library ,rJ
its philosophical apparatus. and place the CONNIE
satiOn of the professors, upOu scale worthy Ls,.
talents. and worthy the Instructors Of the vo"
| of this Commcnweaih-thi stem i, dino ;o,t.
poorest citizens of the country as 4 means ~,
cheapening educatiou--it is due TO the eminsr,
abilities of the professors who now preside in ,bs
University, the loss Of whom would be JepIore5
and difficult to be replaced. Nor can di,mi.,
this subject without invoking your klndest a,e,.
ton in behalf Of the Colleges and mtermqd,,.
Schools of the State, some Of them venerable hr
their antiquity and endpareI to our fellow r,.
Zens by the flood of intellectual light, which !,
past times they have afforded and which thcy
still continue TO afford.
1t will be observed from examination. that III,
present Constitution contains provision in reI,
ton to the acceptance of office. Sr appointment.
by Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals. or
Judges of the Superior Court, which yacates ,he;
office BY the acceptance Of any other. Without
adverting to this fact. and dcsIrous of giving &c.
neral satisfaction to the country by the appoint.
ment Of person whose talents, integrity, and
! ability should be fully equal to public expec,a.
! ton, the appointment of Visitor to the Univers
! ty, made vacant by the resignation OF ames Mon
roe, Esq Was conferred upon Dabney Carr, ESQ
This gentleman accepted the appointment, with
a view alone TO the discharge of the duties Of the
place so important to the State and the rsingge.
neration. Upon reflection and examination. that
esteemed Judge. finding the appointment incon
patbe with the provisions Of the Constitution, re-
signed the appointment Of Visitor, and was reap
pointed Judge, whose permanent appointmen.
now rests with you.
| The act passed at your last session, entitled
An act concerning lands returned delinquent
for non payment of taxes, and making disposition
of certain lands so delinquent, and Of certain es
cheated lands, for the benefit of actual and bona
fide holders thereof under grants from the Com.
monwcath," was taken Up by Mr. Heath, the
Auditor of Public Accounts, soon after your ad
journment. who, with very great labor and
zeal and ability which entities him to the highest
commentator, has completed all the lists OF
lands returned delinquent for taxes due previous
to the year 1920, for all the counties west Of the
Blue Ridge, and for all the counties on this side,
bounded BY that mountain. Besides the INSULT
cheney Of the appropriation made at the last SEES
sion of the General Assembly, it has been found
physically impossible to complete more Of the
work. That the period of redemption ousht to
be extended beyond the first of January next,
will become obvious, when it is considered that
many lists of lands liable to forfeiture, have not
been printed-and also from the farther conslde'
ration, not less important, that sufficient tune
has not yet elapsed since the distribution Of TIE
printed lists, to enable persons interested to avail
themselves of the remedial provisions IN the ACT
by investigating and correcting the Innumeraoe
errors on the land books.
Our Treasury will be found in highly pro-
porous condition, and affords proof OF the energies
Of the State, as It maintains its position under 50
much msruIe in the Government which acts up
on our exports. The unexpended balance IN the
Treasury at the end of the fiscal year 1850 was
S88.94I So; that which remained at the end q
the fiscal year 1851, was SlO6, 595 II. The 4"
tual amour, in the Treasury on the first DAY /"
the present month was 1884, 1859 q.
The Constitution Of our State has made II 'hs
duty of the Governor to communicate to INC
Legislature at every session the condition OF w.
Commonwealth" To discharge this duty, 1t Will
be necessary Tor me to call your attention to o.
FEDERAL RELarIoxs. The deep interest ie''U,
all the States. in the manner in which thar pH'