Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-30
A LEAF OF HISTORY.
Sub Treasury before Mc Revolution.


Ii is fact no, generally known that ,he sub. IRA.
su,y in full operation in New York, under
the Governors sent over by the Soyereigus of Eug-
land. From The s'lllsory Of New York, from the
i,s, discovery to The year 1882, by VIM. Smith, A.
NJ, with continuation To the year $780, we
ioake the following extracts, which 20 prove that
ON democratic President has not searching a.
mong monarchs for precedrnis without some sue
cess though he very wisely confined his es,iga
lions to the eastern side Of the Atlantic. Who will
say iha REVOLUTIONS never move backwaIds 7"
In the year 1901, under the administration Of
Gov. Henry Slaughter, the General Assembly es-
iahlished revenue, OF which the history speaks
thus:
Among the principal acts enacted tai this session. may
mention that for the establishment Of revenue which
drawn into precedent. The raised Ivy il were made
able into the hands of the Receiver General issued y
the overnors warrant BY this means the Governor be-
came, ndpeadeM The People, and hence we
find frequent instances Of the Assom5lys contcnny with
him for tn, payment of the debts invd uals
the faith of the Goycrnmcnt."-Puge l26.
Gov. Slaughter was succeeded by Colonel Ben.
amin Fletcher. a man of strong passions. very ac-
tive, aud equally avaricious. In Septem ber 1902
the revenue established for the year prece ding
was continued for five years long r. Governor
Fletche, proved TO be sab treasurer of the frs,
water according to the history:
AT that day the Assembly hal treasurer but Ia,
taxes of course into Me hands R-cerer
General, WHO WAS APPOINTED CRowS, Out of
this fund moneys ssuabc only by the Governors war
rant that every oi;er in the Governn mt, irsin Mr.
Bahwait who drew annually five per ont of the revc.
Auditor General down the servant of III,
Public, became d,p-nlent solely tn, Governor; and
hence n the House, the close oevery session u.
Wy addressing has Erceeacy for The hiaay uaycs of their
cierk."-Pagc 49,
Gov. Fletcher succeeded by Richard, Earl
of Bella mont, who, in his opening speech. gave The
Assembly his word Of honor that he ,ooald not steal
The public mone5
81 shall take that t.re be Of the
public money. will pocket of self shall
there he any cm,-z4annt oth-r bur ex ,c accounts
shall be given you, when an oan you shall require
Page I55.
Fortunately for the People. Lord BslIm mt was
a man Of his word but hts successor, Lord Corn.
bury. was so prone to practical sub ysm
that the Assembly refused raise M ,ney TO be
put in his hands, aud addressed the @ ueen of Emo
land,
"Companiny Of tn, i'll state of II, revenue, through the
frauds which had formerly been committed the better 10 ia
ctac the important design of having treasurer dcpcad
onuil issem5y."- Page III.
Lord Cornbury was removed and in June 1921.
The Assembly. according TO permission from the
Queen. elected treas ,lcr.
In l74l Lieut.. Gov. Cl,rk. in his speech to the
Assembly. complained Of the encroachment of The
Legislature upon his pferogatives. His lamenta.
ton ran in this wise:
Late Assemblies having by prosperity had
abused the cen-ncy of tn. Crown anil had demanded ,
nomination Of their treasurer this demand having been
granted they had further insisted on the paclar appoint
m-nt the salaries of the officers of Government and ALSO
utry refused raise revenue unless this demand ,
likewise grantcd"-Pagc 4i4.
The Assembly, in heir address, in reply to the
Governor said
iha' while the public moneys the dsposs ofthe
uo'ernor and Council they misapplied and that the
Assembly TO correct the evil directed such moneys m oro
se" Tor The forces intended for tho security of the COLONY
10 pass through the hands of person ARpovrrp nv TIM
that Queen Anne had sanctioned thai pyo,ee
dnre, aud allowed the LEGISLATURE TO Appo,xr ,rs -
TREASURER" Page Az. "