Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03

public monies into and out of the Treasury" Bv III,
first section of that act il Is provided, that call HONE
due and payable 10 the Commonwealth, De, shall be
paid into the Bank Of Virginia Farmers Bank o
Virginia in the manner hereinafter prescribed oad no
0ihCrwj$c. The manner is then prescribed as follows
The gerscn ''liablc 10 pay is first, 20 obtain warrant
from the Auditor Of Public Accounts or the Second
Auditor, directing The Treasurer receive the money
The Treasurer is then make order upo til,
rant directing the proper officer Of one the Bank" 10
receive thu The certificate Of the Bank officer
that the moncy is paid is brought 10 the Treasurer,
who then gives receipt for the money. This rcccp,
is carried 10 the Auditor and he gives discharge
The second section enacts, that any person shall pay
any public money whatsoever 10 the Treasurer, other
wise than according 10 the provisions aforesaid, he shall
remain liable therefor, If he had not paid 1t. The
third section provides that all public oD:cs shall be
kept III the Banks aforesaid IN The Of lie rrca-
surrr Of the Com,mouwcal;I--amd tie fourth that In"
Treasurer shall have no authority 10 draw any money
standing his credit aforesaid, IN either Bank, except
BY his check drawn warrant issued by :lr Of the
| auditors.
This law il will doubtless be- rrc"rctrd hv the &c.
neral Assembly passed upon great deliberately az
Nperrncr had demonstrated The effectiveness aud
insecurity Of former regulations the subject and
intended 10 introduce and establish entirely new
system in the receipt safe keeping and disbursement Of
the public monies 1t is cnplatcallv the organic law
of the public Treasury in Virginia, and until repealed
or modified BY the Legislature, the only COMPETENT ar-
horty, it he ardcd as binding rule Of! actor.
! to the pu!ilic officers and all others conccr-d.
This, then, being the existing state Of the law let IT
BE- supposed that it had been determined 10 remove the
public monies from the Banks, under the eighth section
| OF III" act Of 81 Where Were they Ia hr placed
t"r safe keeping and due administration. In III" Gus
odY Of the Trea>i:rcr as il. legal ans, onjhr IFS
ca officer "l the Commonwealth, would naturally
cur, the answer. Eu the Treasurer, II will be
from his letter .i"rwih submitted accompanied by the
opinion OF the Attorney General whose advice hc re-
CURED, would have considered himself III liberty To
take possession Of The public monies, in OF their
removal; regarding his custody Of them 10 hr inhibited
by the letter and spirit of the law of ISIS the leading
object and policy of which were /" place the public mo-
Mes, out OF The custody and Beyond the control which
hat officer had orH:"ry held them. II amy other
place deposit could have been found, the public
MES there would have been wholly without legal safe
guard prutrction, for the Treasurer declares lac
woud consider them in that case G"t 0f hc Treasury.
How, too, could pabc money have been pad into,
out Of. tins place of deposit, II such an one had
been found and designated by the Governor The lax
OF l-, has been seen, expressly prohibits the RECEIPT
of public money INTO the Treasury, except through tie
Banks, and III like manner prevents any payment from
being made b. the Treasury, otherwise than By checks
drawn on the BanSS NJ other modc has been prcScrb
ed authorised b. law and the Executive conid have
prescribed without unwarrantcd assumption of
Legislative power. The removal of the public monies
from the Banks, and the establishment OF place
of deposit by the Governor, this state of things must
then have been entirely migratory, have inrolvcd,
rs necessary consequence, total s,oppagc IN the
operations Of the Treasury, both as to receipts and dis
! burScmritS
These arc some of the irsup"rablc c;aharrassmrntS
which would have attended an attempt, IL thu present
state OF things, to execute the contingent authority o.
ven The Governor By the act OF Isl They brought
n.y nai 10 tic conclusion, that general suspension
q, SPECIE payments by al I'll" banks no, such a
contingency that act contemplated; or, II il were,
that the execution Of lis provisions iupract!cab",
without farther ryercsc nflcgs!ativc authority. have
dee med it. therefore, most III harmony with the cnnstI
tutiomal duties of the Executive Department, well as
most consistent with the intentions Of the Legislature,
and the general interests Of the people and the Com
monwcath to submit the whole matter as now do, TO
the General Assembly, to be disposed of By them
they, in their wisdom shall Judge best for The cornon
good.
Your attention is agan NEST respectfully invited 10
the subject Of Common Schools. The ncacuiab!c mn
por.ucr Of i;!scious system of popular instruction
to the best Interests Of society," will be Justification
for pressing II upon you often In former commit
ncation, suggested that the plan OF general Educa-
ton should embrace not only the instruction OF the en-
tire youth Of the country, but gradual increase OF
well qualified and experienced teachers Further en-
Guircs have lied me To the conclusion, that provision
for qualifying teachers ought to rrcccdc the organza-
ton Of schools Ia of the States, and i'll other
countries, where they have been engaged in establish
inc Common Schools, the greatest difficulty which
they have hal to encounter in the commencement, has
been III obtaining properly qualified teachers. And IN
til the inducements to qualify Themselves and the fact
itcs for doing greatly multiplied, II is not to be
/ expected that they will be found among ourselves
il j. 10 be questioned That Tie diffusion Oh sound
education IS Of the iast Importance 70 The well beng Of
society. Indeed, Socmny ionisioG, that The
SAFETY Of life and property III country depends upon
The proper training and educating Of our youth. When
man becomes the master Of his political destiny, II
rational to suppose that he will give 10 It pro-
per direction, without knowledge Of the power commit
ted his keeping and Of the consequences that attend
its abuse.
/ Should YOU not deem il advisable to do at the
present session. ic press upon you the necessity OF
making provision for the preparation OF good teachers
would also urge that competent person he appointed
to vsi the dfrren. counties, examine INTO the actual
condition of the schools III each and report to future
Legislature the result OF this examination The Gene
raj Assembly would then be enabled 10 act with full
and correct knowledge Of the condition OF the schools
and s'ate Of education IN the Commonwealth.
During The past summer had an opportunity of per-
somaily inspecting the Western i.mnatic Asylum al
Staunton accompanied Ia The institution By III" hysl-
cian whose untrng efforts to improve lis usefulness
are worthy of the highest commentator. was graft
fed III passing through all the buildings, 10 observe the
order and ncatncSs which pcrvaded the whole establish
mcnt and the comfort of It's inmates. especially
praed learn the number Of insane persons that had
within the last year or two, been cured and discharged
to return AGAIN 10 their horcs their families and friends
The very important intelligence was communicated 'ha
Of twenty persons brought TO the Asylum sine" The re-
port Of 80 afflicted with recent inSanty-sSicc had
hc,n cured and discharged, Two were rapidly recover
inr and the other two much improved as 10 IN
ducr the hope that HEY viii also recover whilst of tiit
cases of lonr standing. although many have been great
~ ,yl;orat.t but few have been restored. III vIc";
those facts is to be regretted that our ASy!ums are moi
sufficiently spacious 10 receive al n tins unfortunate
class and that their tc nda do not convey them thitc
as soon Us their n,aady known That IS ." irc
utmost Importance iii" opinion oi the best inform
ed physicians the subject that ocnths OF all who
may be afflicted with insanity might be cured prompt
" attended to. :,
Since the adjournment Of the last General Assembly
have received communication from the Governor o
Name forwarding certain resolutions adopted by Tn:
Legislature of that State in relation TO the Public Dc
T main which now lay before you.
I'm nv last annual message, | had occasion 10 stat,
somewhat a, large my views this interesting ant
important suhicct.--SubSequcn reflection has hu
served 10 confirm them, ANA Ia induce ne very earnest
j. to call your attention again, TO the magnitude ah'
nrrcpcy Of the considerations wh.ci, belong TO it.