Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-04
monwe.ah is sscluslvely coueerned, 10 tina. styled
" Ihe President and Directors OF The Moth. IVES.

!" The President and Directors of the No-th.W,,.
Tern turnpike Road This was created by an
act passed IN the year 1851. H. ol,iaci was 10
construct a road from the tpwn Of W,nrba...r Ia
The county of Frederick. Ia some p,ip, % the q.
~" river To be thereafter selected. ant The cprpn.
'a'o' was authorized - borrow, on the credit ot
" a'f u sum or sums nj II money not eIcee1iug
Si2o,oo' Tor Ia" accomplishment uf the oh sci oil
us creation. Daring the lasr session nf the Gone.
's' Assembly, an act was passed, empowering tn"
o"rpo's'n" II DO row, on the credit offhe Com
'noh"eal'b, ior the purposes nj the rosi |, a iur.
'ner sum not exceeding gsti. nOn.
o"'"r th1 authority given TO ~ b, these several
nt's, 'he corpora ion has borrowed the sum OF
Si2i,ooo only, AS vet, which, may be considered
rs 'he present capital stock Of tbis Institution. For
o. e payment ofthe Interest, and The inai tedear.
non OF The princlpi II OF all the su MS borrowed, the
nett proceeds and surplus tolls which my arise
from the rad, after keeping the same IN repair,
were pledged and Apr apriated, by the ier,ns OF
the Ihafler. But should these fun Is be found IN
adequate, the General Assembly has stip,l lied to
provide other and suiice en-, revenues for these
purposes; and untl suuh other sufficient funds
shai' DE provided by law, SO much oil the revenue
OF Tue Board of Public Works, Mt otherw iss ap-
pf"rrat"i, is pledged, us may b, necessary 10 sup
ply the g. fciency.
although great progress ha, been IN abe toward,
the completion Of this work, il - not vet finish
ed No profits, therefore. have been derived from
u; but II has hitbe rtu acted as a drain Of the in
come oil the Board Of Public Works, whose reve
me IS bound 10 provide for the payment sf tn
interest on The capital borrowed. Il i, expected
however. that the Improvement ill he SO far CON
p'eted dur, = the neht year, that il may then he
made productive and when finished, bur lntle
doubt is entertained, tha, the income derived from
IT'S toll', will not only keep it IN repair anl satisfy
the interest en- the capital borrowed 10 construct
the WORK, hn, will suffice, in TIM. to reimburse
the leaders Of this capital. II will hen become Il
valuable fiscal agent.
As the stock, OF all the four grea, Corporations
l have mentioned. belong TO tho Commonwealth
exclusively as they were created iorthe sole USE
a"d beteiii oil the community, are managed by n
directory appohtei 10y The Assembly, bmnl by its
Instructions, ard accountable 10 N ; the whole pro-
peit' OF all these Institutions msy be truly rcgar-
ded as the property OF thr 5 ate. and subject To -
absolute contrDl. except So Tar as other, may have
acquired vested fights in the same. OF this th,r-
acter are the CREDITORS Of tue STATE, the payment
OF ihr interest ana the reimbursement Of thr prin.
tipai oi whose debls are ha fgrd, primarily, upon
the funds Of SOME Of these Corporations bat FOR
the satisfaction ofthc SAM, The Treasury itself Is
bound. ultimately. IIrncr, in order to obiai,
correct informant n a TO The true financial condi
tion Ut the Commonwealth, II was necessary To
take n separate view uf TIE situation OF each OF
these insiiintlons, whose debts may we'll b" cpu-
sidered a, the d hts of the State, 10 which all their
stocks belong.
Having done go, I annex hereto y statement, de-
sienei 10 exhibit al one ,ieW the general results,
at the end Of the fiscal year TERMINATING with the
Both September last. SUI a Il ,cument appeared
10 me necessary because, und"r the peculiar
structure ofthe different Executive Departments
of this Government, these results cannot be lounn
in any one ofthem; aud il would be u work Of
much labor TO you. TO compile NIL their facts from
the particular exhibits Of each Of these Depart
mems.
Nat o., thu ,un.as Tho S,Iipri n( mast i'm ~ r.
lance to the Stale, aud which the6efore claims you,
special attention, is lis military force. II has been
well said, tina, a well regulated Militia. comps
ed Of the body Of the People. trained 10 arms, is
tbe proper, natural and sRfc defence ri II free
Notwithstanding this saiuia"y admonition
given in our Bill of Rights, the Militia system has
been suffered 10 sink into a state OF confusion aud
disorg snization, from which il has bcen found w..
~ d,ficuit TO briug i, back. The act passed NJ the
lat session Of the General Assembly, when II shall
begin 10 operate, will no doubt aid much IN ie-es.
iiag more regularity. There are very many
defects, however, IA the provisions OF that net, md
many omissions, which caunot be provided against
too soon. 1t would be too tedious to enunrrate ell
these here. But | recommend to yO" an early
revision OF it aud should yos undertake ms TAX,
il will give me pleasure. 10 lay before You ut any
time, and IN any mode you may see 1T to require
all such lou upon The SUBJECT az exp.
Renee and observation have gwen me.
RS bffuR tItlIlitflf Nbiftft'h " "" VIZ '''''
| send herewith, the annual returns OF the AdJntah'
G-neial, showing the state anl condition OF 'he
Militia, together with that OF the Arms, Acquire
meats aud Ammunition, either ~ their hanas, or
IN the Arsenal at Lexington AS also the annual
report of the Superintendent OF the hrmory, who
is Commandant of the Public Guard in tbs City.
You will also receive herewith. a Report of the
Superintrn lent Of the Pubic Budding' and a
Of he condition of the Bank of III Val
and OF the North Western Bank Of Virginia.
During the recess OF the Legislature, vacancies
rave occurred in several cf the Offices OF tie Con
m,nwe.lh. which il is the duty Of the General
To I'll perin,ncntly. Although author
izpd by the Constitution TO supply all such vacan-
cics, by temporary appointment. ! havrnot ehe'ted
this authority in any case where there did not eA-
i,t strong necessity for doing 50, in order TO pre-
vent detliment 10 the interests Of the Common-
wealth. The severe loss the State sustained by the
tampntahle death Of The Honorable Robe't u. lay
lor. the Judge Of the Frst District ~ the FIRST
Circuit, occurring rs this dli, AZ the commence
men, of the spring sessions of the courts of this
district, compelled me TO supply TINS vacancy
sueedly. therefore appointed Richard VI. Ba-
k.r, Esq. by a temporary commission to hi ILL.,
This appointment he accepted, an1 has s,nce con
iinued to peGform all the duties Of the oiioe win
prea, credit to himself, and to the entire satisiac-
tioa of all within the district, as am informed
and believe.
send herewith, the resignation OF John Robert
son. ESQUIRE, the late Attorney General OF the State.
Neither 81 the time the resignation was received by
me. nor since, did any necessity exist 10 supp
it, vacancy did not therefore Il ! IT.. But II IS
now desirable that no unnecessary delay should
occur in making IA new appointment
The resignation, Of Brigadier General Law
renee r. Dair of the first Bogade. of B'igai'er
4; neral john Hodges of the ninlh Brigade, tbo,h
of which have accepted, aud send hcrew,th) aud
death Of Brisaiier General Wm. IL BrodnaS,
of the fifteen ~s,igad-, hnye oaca,ionod vacaneieA
in these Off es respectively that it becomes your