Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-19
$4,000
Grand total,
S756 900

Grand total, 1856 OOO
IL have made any mistake in data or calculation, it
Is easily corrected but believe am not far wrong
Has tns money been necessarily or unnecessarily
So we nave bee saving at the spge and letting ou
at the Dung Surely this matter r. q hires some inves.
| legation, and explanation.
IL double the allowance maze tbirty..i years ago
me members, has, for part OF tina, time
mol more than sucien for them no one can be gno
rant as not to suspect at least that the Governor
not I'VE In the Gsvernu csthouse, in comfort and
cehey' under double the sum fixed his salary at the
same period
Al time, when so much is TO be done r the State
or ief undone. as is pointed out to by the Governors
and oy the able reports CT the Board OF Pub
TIC works, and OF the Committee OF Roads and wig
uoh' Tor one' would be very sorry 10 lose the scrvi-
ces OF the present Chief Magistrate, during the EMU.
ng 'hree years; and yet, knocing that tohdt There
stdfe IS true, can with the iius'rous examples OF
sizens oil this State, who, 10 times requiring the best
dens oil the country, sacrificed themselves and their
Amiies, by devoling all Their energies to the public
sefVce TO the neglect and ruin OF III private for
"nes' before my eyes, ask, even tDish in confess
em not so selfish.
Nevertheless, am ons among ten thousand honest
mouse keepers and heads Of families. no would now
peuion the present General Assembly, to enable him.
and other good and able men, who may be his success
sors 10 serve the State without ruin to themselves
fortunately, as am told, he has not vet pted his
new appointments otherwise, it is said, the new const.
uuon would Pu, 1t out OF the power OF The present. and
the two succeeding General Assemblies to do In him
ana to the State that justice, which all must admit ia
due-an enquiry into this matter, and such relief a..
NAV enquiry may make necessary. f this be his stu.
aton and such would be the eeo of the new cons,i
uon' pray him neither to accept nor refuse ur rths
present General Assembly may have an opportunity o,
DONG what no one can doubt they will do il there is
any reason TO suppose that what have said stue.
not yet too late, even for The people to pc on to
pave this matter enquired n,o but unfortunately wha,
business Of every body, frequently turns our to
oe the business OF nobody appeal, however not on.
to the legislature but to the ma gnanimity and pa
"ousm oil all good men and true support me in this
matter. ~ " WIS
nope the printers OF the City papers, we'll as those
worthy place in their journals
we The people of Virginia, are not an ungenerous
psoPie-we don't ask public servants TO tpork for
morning and find themselves. Ifapy thing of this kind
happens, 1t is because not informed nj the fact
our representatives don't represent u.s. il they knotc
mSfy' do this thng-which is by 40 means IMPUTED in
this case writer too well knows Low Improper sue
an imPu'aton would be. There are no such Stat,
highfs' men as these in Virginia We know that thoss
Tsns can only be protected and preserved by the abb
my and integrity of cur public servants We cam
get such amongs, those who themselves up to the
io,cest bidder. Nf ~ WV
II House-keeper and Head of n Fom;J,,