Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-07


BILE gentleman, wlr h', sort of standing affection
Cor all Secretaries of tho Navy, and Treasury, and
Navy Commissioners.
To THE EuiroRs OF THE Vine
SSrrNEN; have just read the the Secretary or
the Treasury Of the States alton of Govern
OF Floyd respecting the claims of Virginia u States
The detailed Of the Secretary is vsrr lucid and
pcIhp. does show tina, Assnnprion he. az wa,
called. Virginia has claim the General Government,
The proper subject Of inquiry. to me- is this.
whether Virginia has not an equitable claim
as part Of expenses Of he money paid to her Stat.
line officers since the passage OF the assumption Act, or which
the courts adudee he due her to those Officers
aud no, whether she has legal claim under any ae
Of :; cGwr: ;.,s -
the Assumption Act, he would have been reimbursed Ru
shss 'ts
reimbursement She has since been compelled pay MANY Of
simple this will the U States ava then,.ei1., ne
1s act OF ln'aon. and now refuse tina, reimbursement to
Virginia which would have been made under Assumption
Act II she had paid III: claim prior 10 l7s7?
y delay N the paymen, operated the advantage of tn.
snia eoscen,ious refused the payments being
to pay she asks the State. DO hs, ,rouii Hsrs 6e
done, she had never refused payment the claims
will not cenkeaby repeating the Arguments of The Commit
tire Of the House OF Delegates this subject conclude
merely emaIkng that although the Secretary of the rea
sry Virginia credited final settlement, 70, .sn
@ VI and advances with interest 'oh had been
err ere sr'6'ted that settlement presents no EQUITABLE
made he longer in existence il can h. ,erv sa
shown that these claims INCLUDED in thai s,ersnI
The equtale character of demand NAV be so nsn;s
shown thar have very little Consres. as,un,i. ,
| ready PAID by her. WV "'''"' al
| ELECTION OF COMMON COUNcII,MEN
The election OF Common Councilmen took ploce
yesterdays when the following gentlemen were duv
! elected. WY
JEFFEnsoS WARp,-John s. Myers, Thomas
Brockcnbrough. Thomas Priddy. Henry Clarke
!no. a Lancaster, WIN. p. Thompson, Samuel
Sublett Nathl. Charter, John Enders.
| MADIsoS WARp John G. Williams John pu,b
erfoord' James Bosher, Wlllem Allison, G. A
Myers. James Rawlings, James MKildoe, G H.
Bacchus, John Bosher
| MONROE WARD Edmund w Rootes Mari,
Drewry, Preston Smith, Robert G. Scott James Z.
Heath. Geo W. Munford, P. " Daniel, J. l.. Tate.
Wyndham Robertson.
During the Civil War in England between Charles
LIST. and the Parliament, the Colony of Virginia adj
hered IN Its allegiance to the Royal Power In an
unsuccessful attempt by the adhcrcnts to the Paria-
ment to reduce II TO subsection, treaty was effected
IN which Virginia was styled an "Lndependenf Do
ninion This treaty was formally ratified in Ehss
land as made with an independent State, or Nation
During the punishment of Charles Cd oyerures yaro
made to himand proposals Of returning to it's ale
gance to him. under the condition of protection
Those designs of loyalty to the knQly prerogatiye
We're frustrated by the strength of the Common
wealth Subsequently, and two year, before tho
restoration OF Charles to the throne he was pro
claimed in Virginia. King of England France, Scot.
land Ireland. and Virginia. After the restoration
10 gratitude for this loyalty Charles ordered the arms
OF Virginia to be added 10 those of England France.
Scotland and Ireland, with the mottoe.En dat Vir.
gina quartam After the Union of England and
Scotland. the Arms Of Virginia were quartered with
those of England, &c with the molto-sEn dot
| pirginia qYurtam' Hence the title of .qnci.nt DO
mlinon. rEncucL R,;,
young man by the name of Britt, who had been
entrusted by his employer, a merchant of Phladel-
phn, with S!24ss7T, to pay note at Bank ON Sat
urday last, absconded with the money.
The Union Bank of Maryland gives notice that il
Will receive special deposites Of money to o limited
amount and grant certificates for the snms uayable
forty days after demand with interest at the rate Of
| four per cent per annum.
The BANK RoDBERI.-We are informed that
| "Od Hays" himself is in prison on cbsrpe of
being concerned in the abduction" of the none
yet uncovered by the City Bank. We hope new
force will not be given 10 the old adapc use, n
! rogue to catch r0gue."-.N York Dahl Sentinel
OlL-The New-B Bedford Courier of the eotb
ult. contains arrivals at that port, &c brinrinr
1880 barrels of oil, and many other vessels wcre
| hourly expected.
| u The N. Y. Journal of Commerce comes vc,v
irrcgularly lately.
DEATHS
! At Baltimore. on Sunday morning afier n nrot,,c,
! cd Illness DR. ELISHA De BurTs Professor Of Cham
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