Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-12-05

Of the amount Of ;ny class Of eyno,,.
this time Nay, so lar from this beir,..,ufcs, a.
some OF the expenses Of the last wear ue cd,e
be very properly Curtailcd; and as 81, nllay noy
necessarily cease, the diminu,jon - Itt grS vii
ments so produced will very ccr,a;rI u'soufse
their amount within the present In';,!y fedOcs
some unforeseen event shall occur ro"? lAes
increased expenditure. Should an, f,ui'!hgaa
this kind unexpectedly happen. the sn sling Of
ready in the Treasury Will. in MI r s"i,pls a.
suffice to provide for it. PROBABILITY
Among the expenditures Of The C:or.
which may now be very properly rednea'gIMtn
think, are all those attendant upon rou' aSl
ton of the several Resolutions and Al, w.. ekeCG
General Assembly which regard the anoa u lie
of bounties in land to the officers. soII;oan
seamen OF the war of the revolution a" .i$ and
latlon To the adjustment of other claims : ~ Fe
against tle state, concerning matters COW, o"l
ed with that war. More than fifty yea r.'teCi
now elapsed since the origin Of all such cl. 1--we
During the whole of this long period, the s's.aS
raj tribunals charged with the INVESTIGATE {,
them have been constantly open TO ever pV ~.
mant. Not year has elapsed but soma ea'
been acted upon; and if the number dsno. nave
in past time bears any proportion 10 ,bap, V s,@
have been called upon 10 decide drr;, ""Ha
short period have been in office. the ogorss We
would very far exceed tie total number o r,sde
claims of this sort, which. by any no.s;l;iN.
could ever have existed against the Comn'.H
wealth. Moreover, the proceeding in s''t
cases, from its very nature. invites 10 tho WV a'A
mission OF numerous frauds, which il viI ~
impossible TO prevent: because. their de,ea,;oee
must ever be work Of the greatest diffcn',.n
and because. the detection when mads Jr"i
down no punishment upon the perpetrators
the Legislature have not thought proper IN A.
clare such frauds to be- crimes. w
Under snch circumstances, every conSil0,,
ton ofjustice and Of prudence. seems 10 rso,;a.
that speedy termination should be rut 70 ~
investigation Of all such applications in Gn,n ms
! recommend to you, therefore the rcneaI oC ,n
the Resolutions and Acts now in force thar =,
ply TO these particular subjects. after n cer,.
day soon TO arrive Should il be snrr"
hended, that injustice 10 any may result from
such course, it may easily be prevented bv sn.,
cial legislation. 1t is much better to provide IN
this way for a few particular cases. than to cor'
tinue general rules, which, as experience teach
es, are. and ever must be, productive of much
decentralization and of great frauds
But should the absolute repeal of these Act,
and Resolutions not be approved by you, must
earnestly recommend to you careful revision
VI tHtil I'l llt pun posc VI attaining tielf objects
more effectualy. by affiXing just punshmeDrs
to all the various misdeeds which NAV be perD
trated, by the principals or their accessories, in
the wicked scheme of violating the generou,
provisions Of the laws themselves. Such 70.
vision is the more necessary at this time, in or.
der TO reconcile more certainly the provisions Of
some Of these Acts, with the general scheme Of
Executive duties it has been thought wise TO Is.
tablish, with which scheme they are by some
supposed to be in conflict.
1t is impossible to form any correct opinion Of
the Financial condition Of the Commonwealth
without taking into view ;cat Of the several great
Corporations whichit has created and endowed:
for very different purposes, il is true, hut which
in their operation. have produced, and must con.
tinue to produce, most important effects upon
the credit resources and expenditures OF the
State. For this reason will call your attention
to the situation of these Corporations, so far as
this is connected with our fiscal concerns. The
special reports that will be made to you byeach
of them hereafter will exhibit their actual con.
dition in other respects, and will give You a de-
tailed account oftheir past operations and future
prospects. CONCLUDED TOMORROW.