Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-11

laws Of The State. The criminal laws,
especially, both from their nature snd ma
ny imperfec,ions which have gradually
grown up sround them. require that they
a, least, should be revised without further
delay.
submit, also, as COMFORTING with that
wise and munlhcent spirit Of charity BY
which the State has already been govern
ed, and as an essential part Of It. whs,her
our unatic asylums ough, not to be enlas.
ged, as to provide for the insane amongst
our slaves, and whether, too, the humane
objects Of these asylums would not be
greatly promoted. by suIhofising the grad.
ual introduction, by addition 10 their bull
dings or Otherwise, of such changes as
would enable them, al oil times, to furnish
accommodations for new cases.
The existing mode OF acquiring title TO
the vacant lands ofihs State, or lands sup
posed to be so, has become productive Of
a litigation and loss, which is not only Sc
rlousiy embarrassing to the parties concer.
ned, but preJudicial even TO the improve
ment and population Of the country, and
requiring some remedial law, il any is
practicable to correc, il. Whoever will
pay to the Register Of the Land Office, al
the .ate of Two dollars hundred acres,
can purchase, withou: limits, a warrant
for as macy hundred, or as many hundred
million Of acres. as he pleases. and can 10.
cafe il, though at his own risk, upon wha..
ever place or places he pleases. By this
mode Of operation, it is altogether ptoba.
BILE that the whole surface Of particular
districts OF the Commonwealth has been
sold several times over, and by it also,
the State IS made TO occupy the improper
position OF scattering doubts over the titles
Of land, and selling 10 some Of her citizens
The mere privilege Of harrassing others,
for triflng annual addition to her rev.
enue. 1t is suggested, as probable res.
traint in this matter, that in ell cases where
survey founded upon lard warrant is
returned ~ the Registers office for pat
ent, it shall be accompanied with an affi-
davIt, or certificate from the county sur
veyor, stating, that, in his belief, the land
uCoSituSu III INC suiSCS 10 uStuu'fy '"sabt'
BY a law which passed on the Goth OF
February last, the Governor was author
ised to purchase a certain described prop
erty, contiguous to the public warehouse
in the city of Richmond, and in the event
of q purchase, to make II a part oil that
warehouse. Regarding this law as con-
ferring, by its terms, an authority which
the Governor nigh, or might not use, &C.
cording to his sound discretion, consld-
cred 1t best 10 decline giving it effect, and
to report It back again to the Legislature
Tor its further direction. This | now do,
and with the recommendation, that the
whole policy of keeping up warehouses
by the State for the inspection Of tobacco,
be enquired into for the purpose OF de.
ciding whether it would not be expedent
10 abolish it, at least 10 the cities and
towns. and confne il there to private en-
terprise and means. But few of the orig
inal objects or use Of this policy exist any
longer. Tobacco is no longer money;
the certificates Of the inspector are no long
er currency; and the judgment Of the
Inspector on the quality of tobacco is no
longer a standard by which il is bought
or sold. Other products If agriculture,
too, may equally claim. with tins one, the
favor and protection Of public ware.
house. Besides this, the risk, including
the capital and insurance, is far beyond
the profits received these, amounting
from The public warehouse in this city,
to about three thousand dollars year,
upon capital and insurance Of more than
a million.
herewith communicate the annual re.
port of the Adjulant General, and the an.
nual repor, also of the Board of Visitors of
the Military Institute; from The last Of
which il will be seen that valuable inst.
tuition is managed with its accustomed Fl.
deity, energy and success. BY a law
passed in March. 1912, every cadet re.
ceived into this institute on State account,
is required. after finishing HIS course there,
unless excused by the Board OF Visitors,
to nc, as a teacher 10 some OF the schools
Of this Commonwealth. In order TO give
full and practical effect to this very bene.
fetal law, recommend the passage Of
another, which will authorize the presi-
den, and Directors Of the Literary Fund
TO receive applicstlons Tor teachers from
any established school in The State, and
#, IN their judgment, the application is
such in aRy case as ought to be provided
for by the appointment Of a cadet, then to
make il by selecting, as they may think
bes., some one who is subject to this SER
vice, and call upon him to enter on its
duties.
The quarterly reports Of the several
Banks of the State which nave been made
to me, in pursuance Of law, and which
show their condition respectively, from
the LIST Of April to the LIST of October, ex.
cept that of the Bank o. the Valley,
which extends only to the July quarter
are herewith communicated for your in.
formation.
So, also, communicate certain pro.
ceedings of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company, in relation to an act which
was passed OF your last session touching
the location OF its road through the terri.
tory Of this State; which proceedings were
forwarded to me, with the request tina.
would lay them before you.
In addition to the foregoing, reports and