Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-11

GOVERNOR OF vIRGINIA's MESSAGE
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merit. has Uccu dppoihteu W PS''"'us 49, -
vice required anl wno will proceed in company
with the Commissioners of the Siates,of Mary
land aud Delaware to the execution oil ihe WORN
as soon as the coming season will permit.
Alter YOUR adjournment, several commuica.
tions were received from Mr.. b. w. Leigh,
your COMMISSIONER near the Government .,
South Carolina, which are now communicated
10 YOU. You have also herewith report reia-
tive to the Public Buildings. and statement
nj the condition of the Bank OF the valley anu
of the North West Bank of Virgins.
cannot forbear expressing the deep sol'citude
fec, in common with the community, IN again
recommending to your fostering care the Uni
,er,ity of Virginia. in which all have SO deep
an interest. II is from such fountains OF learn
ing. our voutb draw their stores OF knowiedse'
where thew learn to know their rights. the value
of liberty, and how to defend them against all
attack from every quarter.
Thi, institution, which has been so ausplci.
ouslv nut into operation By you, has already,
from among the poorest Of our citizens, drawn
forth talents enough to give character to whole
State. and of which Virginia may we'll be proud,
will not am persuaded, be left To langulsh. -
Let US carefully extend to all our citizens the
benefits Of education which can be accom-.
pl,hed by adequate salaries to its Professors gen
tIemrn WIN devote themselves to sClentihc ano
literary pursuits. do not ask wealth, Out an am
ple compe nsatloa for the time devoted to the IN
provement Of the youth of the country, IS ne
cessary, and is but justice to them and the COM
mupity. Money cannot purchase talents
Nature herself deals but sparlnsly TO nations,
the highest order Of intellect. Let US therefore,
carefully foster that which we have, which u lost
cannot easily De replaced.
By some enactments, in relation TO the Pri-
mary Schools, many boys of great promise,
whose parenis are unable 10 educate them, might
be, at pnblic expense sent To some oil The Col
leees Of the State, to receive instruction, IN.
iii they are prepared fur the University, where
they should be maintained al the expense oil the
Literary Fund.
La relation TO this subject, herewith commu-
nicate to you letter from Professor Tucker,
which is worthy Of var most particular considera-
ton.
It's proper to suggest the rroprety Of con
tinung the enquir, into the subject OF our claims
against the Uuired States. for disbursement dur
ing the Revolutionary war,-aIrcady too long
DOS, poned and sinsularly neglected.
A law wilt be required to enable the agent 10
embrace in his search, every disbursements made
oy Virginia prosecuting the war against the com
npn enemy Many of our citizens we're re-
duced to poverty by the sacrifices they made to
AID The State, and are yet entitled tn remuuera.
ton from Virginia, mho ought long since to have
required pa meni from the United States The
Documents d. cover ed, Of which the Legislature
were informed on a former occasion, CONTAIN
n. ool which will be useful TO individuals, and
which cannot be controverted. 1t. then, an act is
passed allowing the appointment oil an agent To
adjust every claim of every kind against the Uni
ted States, large sums must be received nov
due to the children of the evolutionary sufferers
Agreeable TO the provisions Of the res olution
Of the 2lst February last, authorship the ap.
polntment OF an agent TO examine the documents
in the different Offices Of this government, aud
those recently discovered in the attic story oil
the Capitol. relating to the land claims, &c.
appointed John II. Smith, Esq. who has performed
that duty as far as time would allow, 10 highly
satisfactory manner. His report is herewith laid
before you and when the residue is fnsed, 1t
will By special message be com nunicated.
, must again call your attention to the incon.
vcnlence and want Of room in the Capitol, Tor
the uansa, ton Of the public business. and ask
your attention TO that subject. Besides the great
inconvenience which the public business must
suffer. the health Of the officers Oi Government
oush. not to be disregarded, as many who are
con6ned in them during the year 6y the duties
Of their office senslhy feel the injurious effect OF
rooms 81 confined and bad lighted, as those in the
BIS mel tory.
Measures were taken within the last twelve
months to ascertain the exact state Of the Com
mis sion Of the Peace in every county OF the
State. in time f,om the annual distribution Of the
laws of the last spring. 1t appeared by the
returns that nearly three thousand hive hundred
copies Of the Acts of Assembly were necessary
to supply the Justices, Clerks and Common
wealth's Attornevs-the Public Printer Is re
qulred by law to print but three thousand two
hundred. aud the supply Is consequently made
quate.
IL is desirable that the Clerks of County
Courts should be required to send in the annu-
al returns of Justices to the Executive Depart
meat at an earlier period han 10 now required by
iaw-and To state particularly such disqualifca.
tons as nave occurred since the last return; SO
as to enable the Secretary Of the Commonwealth
to keep an accurate Register. The time OF GER
tifyins the nominations of Sher'ff,to the Execu.
tive, would be the most convenient for making
the returns OF the Justices.
part of the cannon REQUIRED IN be mounted