Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-28

States for SIX years, from 18th March, By nearly
vote of the General Assembly Of Mar.
land
u rs to the movement The part Of the cll-
mond Public, 10 instruct the Representative of this
city to aid in procuring increase of the Cover
nor's salary, indicated by a IIousekceper, we
deem it entirely supefluYus. This Public well
knows, is the very portion Of Virginia which best
knows, that the Governors salary is not enough to
meet eXpences, without the narrowcst parsimony
and that 1t ought to be raised There is little CT no
division Of opinion this subiect-and we hope the
Representative OF Richmond, will come forward with
proposition to increase til" s1-ry of the Governor
TO the point, At which, moderation and adequacy
unite.
n lIousrkeepcr and Head of Family presents
his compliments 10 the Editors Of tie Whir
lie sorry that private C, to the Editors not
intended for publication, has found its way into the
Wing. That note was merely intended Is q correc-
ton OF the address publish ed the ErCulrer which
the writer, not knowing of the editorial rules on thu,
subject had requested 10 be re published in the other
city papers.
It certainly could not have been his intention 70
appear in the preaicGment of publishing his Irrs that
II might niure the he, in common with others
has so much at heart to appeal, through the Press
to the citizens of Richmond, to petition the General
Assembly, as failure might nave a bad eiIec,
He would not have asked publication ALTHOUGH
he ignorant OF the rules on that subject: I'm,
would have presented the manuscript to The Editors
of the other papers, so that might have appeared
cotemporaneoUsiy IN all, had 1t been. that his
other engagements werH such 10 leave ham no time
to make copies for each paper FTe had barely time
and that in hurried way, 10 write the original
The editorial rule may be a very good ono; bn,
there few rules which have not exceptions which
take particular cases out OF then:
Whether. under all the clrcuwst lncr md ho,.n-
published my pirate note you, You Will or will not
consider this one and give The address, TO which
that note has reference also place your paper is
for you TO decide: But be that NAV, the pbIca-
ton of that note imposes mc, in some measure
the necessity Of appealing to all good cizons of
Richmond elsewhere, To unlie IN petitonlnr the
General Assembly on the subject of the Governor
salary
I was not fearful that the people Of Richmond
would not petition because they differed with me in
opinion: They know the fact to be as state It, that
the Governors salary is inadequate his support,
But my fear was, that they might feel unwilling TO
come forward, in case of tits hiilI and al Uis lime
SO much having been occasionally said about the IN
lucnce OF Redmond; and If they did not petition
after being appealed to, il nigh, be an arGum.nr OF,
some doubt toThC accuracy Of my statement.
was lorclbly struck the other day by the ubscrva
ton Of sober and discreet old gentleman from the
I country this subject; which was, that he hoped
neither the present Governor, any other gent
man. would accept the office until the Assembly nut
that Department OF the Government on an eOuai
footing with themselves in point OF decent and ado
quote support-What the Governor may think on
this subject have not The remotest idea; but know
one other country gentleman who concurs entirely
with my friend in that sentiment
think the people of Richmond need feel no kind
Of dccacy this subject: They ought no, IN weld
the right they have to petition the Assembly on
grounds Of dclicaCy; do THINK that BODY ought
to look IN their petition unfavoufabv. LIST siy inNl-
cncG should be attributed Ia them On the contrary.
believe the law passed without that investigation of
the subject which many members would he drsirrus
TO make and which, according 10 their rules. NIGHT
nc more conveniently made petition than otherwise
once knew individual, who, situated as am,
without time opportunity to circulate petitions ana
under rather more despair in relation TO great pub
lc than feel as TO this. could It again be
brought before the General Assembly, did petition
that body, in his individual name, and h. has been
known to express the great sliI,tiCon n now feels
tllot his humble cXcrliuns, that OCCASION contr
butcd. IN some degree to the spectacle now before
us, of Western and Eastern Virginia looking 10 the
parental care Of their common Legis'1tqye for those
public improvements which arc to unite all m the
bonds Of patCrna affection: But for this, the cris-
aiure might not b. celebrating on the improve
mcnt sf that noble River, the Shenandoah. capable.
IN its resources, Of sustaining and paying for almost
any kind Of Improvement II indeed they would even
he celebrating rs to the improvements which ought
20 be made on the upper James River and, in fact,
which ought u occupy a15 10 justice to tho wants of
all Western NrgnIa--Thosc people arc not bound
To- tho car Of foreign Railroad Company, so as
even to preclude the fostering Of their own Ic
gsaturci nor there any fire brand fdscord exist
ing amongst uS.
hope some few orour citizens Mt least. will unto
IN petition, bring the again before the
General Assembly, that the county may have the
benefit Of the talents and energy ofthc present Chief
Mn risratc, IN those great works essential o ihc
future prosperity and harmony Of tho State. without
inevitable injury, Vt not to his private affairs
hope the citizens Of Richmond viii be induced TO
take this subject up and viii not say, that what the
business Of creyy boiy, s the business Of nobody.
hope some one belonging To the county Of Hen
rico. who, at least have the right 20 petition viii cir
culate memorial Tor The county and city.
differ with tho Edlors Of the Wing IN orc poin.:
They say the Governors salary ough, to be raised
or the wages Of tho Members lowered.
| am far from thinking that ono or5cr ought 10 be
cured by tho commission VI another.
AS one Of the Tar payers, don't believe the mem.
hers receive more than they ought 20 receive.
j HVs"FcePcr ana Head # Fami'r.