Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-01

,,, 1880 NDOnioShao,J III inc Hpiace Oh
Thomas @. Burch, (Whig.) MIR. Burch
has been long time in Office Mr.. Jeter
is poor, but a gentleman of irreproacha-
Bile character, was for many years raj
ser of, and an extensive dealer IN Tobac-
CO. and no objection whatever, can be
raised to his appointment, except that he
is Democrat, a mortal sin, we know,
when you come to the Offices in Rich
mond.
1t seems that the city has an interest
in Seabrooks' Warehouse, and '..tfred Nth
Indignation" a proposition was gravely
submitted to the council, at its regular
meeting on the 9th instant, to sell it on
account Of the appointment of Mr.. Jeter,
in the place of Mr.. Burch.~ Go ahead.
gentlemen. If you think it best to sell the
house. We presume it will not stop the
Tobacco Inspections-andi if you prevent
it from being inspected at Seabrooks' we
presume it viii 60 to one of the other
houses; and to those, after another year,
the Governor can appoint whom he plea
ses as Inspectors, and such state OF
things might endanger the re-appointment
of your Wing friends. One thing we
know; you cannot frighten the Executive
from his liberal course; but you may cause
him to change it.
The most amusing thing, however, is
the part Mr., Anderson takes, as d mem
Der Of the city Council. He is rampant
against Mr.. Jeter. and says, ssHe has his
doubts whether the city ought to own
such property, from past acquaintance
with the operations of the warehouse"
When we read this, we wondered if
Mr.. Anderson was a member of the Lee
gislature-ifhe were disinterested-
not likewise say, ssHe has his doubts
whether the State ought to own such
property as that West, adjoining the
armory buildings proper, 'from past ae>
quaintance."
But Mr.. AS object was evidently to
get at the Governor. He says,
al would, therefore, like the Governor
to know that the city of Richmond was
not obliged to confer this property to him
as the basis of new appointments to Of
fce.'
Now, friend Anderson might have
saved himself all this unnecessary trou-
Bile; for the Governor knew this as well as
he, and we doubt not cared and thought
as much about it before Mr.. AS. speech,
az he has since.
But there is secret to all this, and the
Jordan Hatcher case is brought to the
minds eye again. Mr.. Anderson, while
a member of tie Legislature from this CT
ty, pe.itloned the Governor to do exactly
what he did. But when the storm arose
and the winds beat upon the ship, Mr.. A.
not being of strong filth, forsook the yes
sci, and between the vessel and the land
he sank beneath the surface. We remem-
Der to have heard at the time, that when
he had changed front, and had voted dis
approving of the act which he had petit
toned the Governor to do, he went over
to explain what might seem to be incon-
sistent. The Governor, Gas we are told)
perceiying his embarrassment, determined
TO relieve him, and said to him, ''Sir, give
yourself no concern, will take all the
responsibility attaching to the act, and 1
assure you I should haze done tie same
petition" This, as we can all see, cuts
If our friend had remembered this, it
should have saved him the trouble of vol
UNFAIRLY giving the Governor any more
advice.
But to our subject. The Legislature
changed the mode of appointing Tobacco
Inspectors, doubtless to remedy the in
Justice done the Democrats in those ap-
pointments. This should be warning
to the Wings in appointing Directors up
on the part of the stockholders, for our
State Banks. We are assured that in
three cases out of four these are all good
Wings; and that two-thirds Of the salaried
offices in these Banks are filed by mem
bers of that party. The general law upon
Banks, authorizes the Legislature to so
change it as to give to the Governor the
appointment of a majority of these Direc-
tors. and it may be, they will deem it
proper to do so, though we are perfectly
satisfied that such is not the wish of the
Executive.
Since writing the above and part of it
in type, we see from the Dispatch, that
the committee upon Seabrooks' Ware
house have reported that they have as
certained that the Governor will make no
change, in the appointment of DR.. letter
unless-he shall "prove unfit to discharge
the duties of his office" Report concur
red in by the City Council.
Very well, we do not wish to have to
recur to this subject. In the abstract, we
are no advocates OF prescription Tor opun-
ions sake, but it has been forced upon
us in Virginia. and we have no alternative.
The first law of nature is self-preserva-
ton.
i FINANCES OF YIRG1N1A.-Robert John
ston, First Auditor Of the State, has pub
lished his Report on the operations of the
Treasury, during the fiscal year ending
October 1st, 1852, and it's conditions on
that day.
The total receipts of the year amounted
to ST. ,279, SGT II, and the expenditures