Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-08

not nscss airy 90 to hnf. u surely Is not ss o Their,
IL would be little short Of treason TO surpos ,hs,
hey will justify themselves by ,sying, whs, is not
the fact, that inci was necessary az to h,.,
but not as to hin, IL is undouJtsd fact tina, n ha.
always been more a. to him, than as to them
The expenses OF the Legislature, for or two DAYS
added to II. would enable the Governor live ON his
salary Suppose 1t0 members 20 draw da ly wages;
reducing their allowances only Ia cents each would
leave sum 10 the Treasury neary equal to the pre-
sent salary that by reducing heir wages that much
not as much, perhaps as they lay ou, dayiy In nuts
and apPle' AID giving to him, would put he Cover
nor IN uation TO serve the country without great
and tntU'td6ie injury to himself.
VIII the people submit TO the imputatiop, that II 4,
their ,oH 10 support branch Of the Governm. nj A
an expence Of $3.50 per day, for the additional $2 to
| thu members, when 6 Ia cents deducted from each
will! support their Governor. They must, somehow or
other, oipe of this stigma, or the Legislature aud
1overner must respectively do, at once, whst be-
hoves them to do. Ii is impossible TO Justify according
TO run ana Jdr argument, the raising their own
wages aud starving The Executive.
am not, nor are the peopls, for starving apv de-.
partment OF the government.
Suppose the Federal Goverp,np Mt had The 6x;og n.
siItiss OF the State officers; and had left the Gsvrv-
nor, who ought 10 he the faithful sentinel ON the
tcdfch foper, 10 work fer hing and bud hnsels or
to separate from bis family, and a'mo from hi. Office
and live in boarding house; wculd this be consid red
me way to procure an efficient and Independent SEN
fineN The effect, thong is precisely the same vbA
.het proceeds from tn. Cover nme n or The ,thsr;
except tina, it WOULD be better, to give the wsr to
the deral Government; tor in that case, r~opis
ton, u no other means were l,f in order 10 stp.
the dignity OF the State. -
L. 1t safe and sound policy, 20 orerburthen and
also stdrve Safe officers, and thus drive ali m.
mn oil talent from our Safe Institutions into Federal
cfeer; put out of their power to eerve the Slate
and nus leave only der bidders ad OF master.
,oor"men, TO hii the mporsnt stations uuder Safe
government VI the subject per,aned TO the federal
Government, could they devise more effectual wav
TO br. ak down the Saes tn ian this, and il il wa, NM.
.ued would any one .al to is tendency and resist
| il acc ordngly,
Surprising il impossible that this course can be con-
sidered by any one as compatible with The honor or
sWy Of me Sa'e the next question is, how 10 nots
| 10 be remedied.
think the Governor ought 20 esign his Office. on
the ground, that his .alary Is altogether inadequate 10
his support and that he neither consent 10 eeo,rats
from his family, to devote his =. and private for.
tune TO the service of the State without adequate
conversation.
When he accepted the Office, the Lsg stature had Il
it 10 their power to do justice 10 the Executive branch
OF The Government Ii was, perhaps, not for him. at
hdt time, to advise, or to presume they would not do
has been omitted how ever aud IL IL for him nav
to say, whether the Constitution has been complied
with in regard to III. adequacy CT The Governor o..
laryt III 1t has net, the Legislature and the people
ought to know it, Possibly men may be got to fill the
office with the present sslaryj OF pre-ent Chief
Magierate may q think erroneou,iy) suppose, that
having accepted the office, he ought to 20 ou regard
less OF consequences
If, however, he should think that in Justice to the
Executive Department, With the independeney ,chich
he is charged he ought resign, and no fit person can
DE found 10 accept the ofce until the SALARY is
adequate, the Legislature WILL of course, do their duty
in that respect
Whether they would be magnanimous enough in that
event. to rc-elect the man who shall thus have devoted
himself TO correct principles whether he would ae-
cept the office under such circumstances, know mott
think both ought TO take place But be this as il may he
viii have performed an acceptable service his
Ty and Tor which he will receive its thanks. IL will
be better for him TO resign now, than abandon his ia
mly or do at the next session Thisis the General
ASSEMBLY, which is relied TO fix the principles Of ac-
q uuert he new COnat t.fnn aptt ha
expect TO receive at their hands inefficient Exeex-
the These times which call for the reverse
Although the words of the Constitution, well as
recoec are not express to that effect believe there
can be no doubt but that according its spirit the
Legislature can fill vacancy in the chair of State il
one shall occur during the session, at the
sion after it shall occur.
There is another subject to which wish TO draw the
public attention. 1t is one interesting to the whole
state but particularly so to the Shenandoah valley and
Its dependencies think the act for incorporating
panY to make Rail Road from Saunton to the Poo-
mac ought to be suspended until the rising Of the
session of Assembly.
The rates OF toll and transportation are fixed at A
cents per tom per mile, from West to East, and cents
from East to West and cents per mile for passengers
ne cost oil the road, to be made of permanent mate
rials understand, is estimated at $4,000 per mile;
but put it down at $4,000 The interest on loan of
81, 900 at sper cent Cat which money can easily
be had) is 5000
Costs oil repairs, say z per cent per annum $40
Expense OF transportation at i cent a ton
per mile, which is said TO be a full allow
$1,000
Toll on 10000 tons from West to East, at4 $500
Oh oooO from East TO West ate 800
81 100
This is only half the tonnage row on James River
from Lynchburg TO Richmond, as 1 understand, not
outstanding 1t has only contracted suice navigation
The rich counties OF Augusta, Rockingham and She
nandoah-a considerable part of Jefferson Frederick
Pendleon, Bath, and those parts of Albemare NIad-
son, Culpeper, and Fauquier, the Blue Ridge and
convenient TO the roads leading it, will furnish
the tonnage: country equal TO any other in capacity
OF improvement, and OF producveness say $50 miles
long by 30 to 90 miles wide, and having an indus
trious and pretty dense population, rich too in mineral
production iron works, sc. No one, ! think can
be equal TO the payment of the interest on the Loan
and all expenses; and will increase with the rapid in
crease OF population and industry, which must take
place in that section OF the country.
But have made allowance for the TRANSFORMATION
OF passengers, which may be expected to be very
great. The owners OF the produce and merchandise
ansported-merchans and travellers on business
enigrants, and those seeking pleasure or health will
crowd this road and add greatly its profits; as well as
the transportation of the mails, &c.
There are other of profit too which il il now
impossible to estimate. The company have the exclu-
siye privilege OF the store-h0uSes called
Tor the reception and delivery out of merchandise
transported they can condemn lands every 10 miles
for these. These houses will be occupied by their
confidential agents and reainers, subject TO instant re.
moval, il uniahful unmindu OF the interests OF the
company. They will have their storage, only limited
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