Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15
TO TIE EDITORS OF THE EMO UJRER.
THE GOXERNOR,S MESA @ r..

The public feel some what curious 10 know how II hos
happened that our very vigant Governor, in conmun
eating to the General Assembly "Me condition of The
Commonioeaith, has omitted to notice that subject
which, above all others, occupies the largest portion of
country is deeply interested: the subject of In
ternat Inprorements Can be possible that the mind
OF his Exceency has scared high duriny the last
twelve MONTHS that he has been unable 10 bring his al
tenon down to subject which he deems so important
Or can 1t be- that in writing his Messages he became so
Dewidered when he got among the finances, and found
himself unable TO escape the necessity of proclaim
ing, TO the annoyance of his panic friends that thew
were in the most hourishing condition and the No.
pect of the whole country such as TO confound the
wretched and false predictions of the panic manuCnc
turers forgot the whole subject; or can /; he
sble, that between his Council Chamber and the House
OF Delegates his messenger lost those sheets of the
sage containing account of the splendid works of in
ternal Improvement which ornamenting the
State increasing her wealth in all directions and draw
ing the attention, only of her sister States but of
large portion of Europe? Or has party and malig
nifty towards the old Republican Chief Washin
so blinded the mental vision of his Exceency MS to
him to forget that there canal along the Jas River
another along the Potomac another through the Dismal
Swamp, railroads and urnpikes in every section of the
State in all of which the Commonwealth has deep in
terest and that other improvements are ouJlv calied
for? The public would like to know what particular sub
Jeci besides aboltion party appointments and
presentation of the State has engaged attention of
his Exceency since the last session. and hope some
member of his cohort q believe that now the favorte
term) will undertake to inform The people of the
State will surely expect To know why that the great
subject above referred TO has been deemed unworthy tho
notice of Gov. Tazewell. His friends who on former
occasions, had to help him Of his difficulties will
probably find 1t necessary TO assist him again cannot
possibly imagine what he offer for this omis-
sion of public duty unless perhaps will be- that he an
piled to the proper Department and was informed tbo,
there were public improvements, and none in contcm-
Pation in the State and that this is probably sowing to
the acts OF the Federal Executive, in removing the
public deposites hope shall be favored with some
information from him or his friends this important
subject, to enghten
And while they accounting for this memorable
omisson shall be very much obi ged them to explain
another Hintus in this Message. How comes il about
that he says not syllable about that other great arm OF
The public wea-he operations of the Literary Fund
Not word OF the University -Colleges; and above all
the Primary Schools, the dear and mportant nerest OF
the great body of the People Not one word about The
disposition of that surplus of between 20 and 20 00G
dollars, remaining in the Literary Fund A resolution
was adopted during the last session the General
Dy calling tor Information as to the best mode of en-
poying the surplus. Academies now in operation
Some are just rising (wness the noble eddce in the
metropolis OF the stated which require further contribu
lions 10 give them their due expansion and develops
ment. And yet the Chief Magistrate of this Common
weali does not think it worth his while 10 cast sin
gle eye towards this great Of the Commonwea
OF Virginia. He tells long tale of '.tcmpest in
teapot some misconduct of Federal Naya
Officer at Norfolk and makes a pompous parade Of b
Correspondence with the President Secretary of the
Navy This affair had made noise before. Scarcely
one man in the whole Commonwealth had ever heard Of
IT, Inc public journals in Norfolk and Richmond were
profoundly silent about this Tale Of Tub IL had pro
duced little sensation, except in the Governors nod
die that no man had heard Of it, The grievance sus
ccpube OF so easy a remedy, that every is aso
nished at the bubble which the Governor has contrvet
to blow out of it, Yet he could not miss this opportu
nifty OF making fling at the Administration of Geneya
Jaekson-while the immense interests of Internal Inn
Provement and Popular Education we're not sdered
worthy OF one line in the whole Message The Cover
nor OF Virginia seems really to forget, that he is NJ
longer in the Federal line, but in the State servicc--n
longer in the Senate of the H. States bat in the Execu
tive Chair OF Virginia that il s no longer his vocation
to coDriye political schemes and clanorous attack
against the President, but to overlook aud contribute
improve the great concerns Of this great Common
VIRGINIAN
ron THE EyVQUIRER.
Fansfes Dissolution Of The Uaio1s- Gore,nor fa.cwer
Message
Governor farewell has placed the Fanatics in the fore
ground Of his pcturc-fna them appear as orindabl
as an army with banncrs-and, fear laid plan Of ope
ration for experiment upon The patriotism Of the pee
pie, and the strength Of our happy Union do not az
prehend that the fccomne nded by the Goyernc
IS designed merely for the purpose Of procuring disc
luton Of the Union; but IL The schcmc must necessafl
lead TO issue, 1T beooves every citizen who loves tn
Union to adopt the Governors opinions with great cat
ton It's OF the utmost Importance when one State
naticn IS about 10 require" " demand Of anOht
State or nation to punish its citizens or subjects +,
offences against the formers that the nts reau
cd or demanded he for offences deemed compatible wit
the institutions, the dignity and Justice Of the State upo
which the demand shall be made; and that the State
nation demanding, has not the power itself to nhct u
Punishmcnts upon the citizens subjects Of the olhe
necessary for it's own protection. II IS prudent too