Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-19

ostto4s IL 10 moreover SOuhAestALil 9u6lIeteu
atsthe laws now in force tend increase |
rather than diminish the rate Of inteT est
paids and operate to the prejudice Of thes
borrowers, who are generally ~ ore
needy class, and whose interests we're in
tended to be guarded. And indeed it is
difficult to understand why the liberty of
the citizen should be restricted in regard
tomoney ed transactions, while he is deem5I
edcompe tentto the management and con-
troll of all other commodities in his pos.
session. Without entering further into;
discussion on heysubject, would respect
fully recommend arepeal, or such modi
fcations Of these laws as would leave the
citizen free to stipulste for such rate of
interest as may be agreed upon by the
contracting parties. ,,a... 1.. ,r.
In my last annual message recon-
mended the purchase of Mount Vernon
by the commonwealth. | should be in
sensible 10 the pulsation Of the public
heart, as we'll as my own feelings, if
failed to renew the proposition AT this
time. The bare allusion to the tomb of
Washington, with its hallowed shades and
sacred relics, has awakened feeling of
reverence and patriotism in the American
bosom, affording unmistakable evidence
that not only Virginia, but most, if not all,
her sister States plead with persuasive
eloquence for the rescue OF the sacred
domcile FROM the threatened danger of
Dissertation and ruin.
The accompanying corresp ondence on
the subject is res pectlully submitted.
The amount claimed by the proprietor
may be considered exorbitant. In the
4 ordinary transaction of business, it might
be true but who shall undertake to cal
1 culate the value of the homestead and the
grave of Washington, with its primeVal
simplicity, or TO place an estimate upon
csthOuaand sacred recollections which
crowd the mlndtand cluster around the
heart, in token OF admiration for hin
whom all delight to honor. Dollars be-
come dUs. whea compared with the in
esimable patriotism inspired By visit to
The tomb. Thousands will repair to this
American Mecca to pay homage TO the
| iilustrious dead. But, however ready
you may be 10 purchase and pay for Ibis
properly, that homer has been partially
wres!ei IRON you, and is reserved for the
noble purpose of adjoining Che brow of fe-
male philanthropy.
| The Mount ! ernOn association Of ladies
Lave been Zta}ously engaged il collecting
the necessary funds, and it is understood
that u considerable amount has already
been realized, They nioynaniIaouaiy
claim the honor Of paying the pun chase
EoHty, and, with becoming modczty, re-
| ques! the general assembly 10 authorize
}!e purchase in The name Of the common
wealth. so tAQt the title may DC vested in
Virginia, amy the property be under her
control and direction, with an assurance
to all, that the sacred repository Of the
mighty dead will forever be kept flee
FROM possible pollution. Such appeal
from such source will not be unhceded,
when addressed TO a Virginia Legislature.
This subject leads to reference to the
! Fjr, liza Washington monument On our
caPi;o. square. ItatEorda me pleasure &c
state that thu granite portion OF the struc-
ture has been for some time completed,
and the expenditure Oh that account has
ceased.
The commissioners Of the monument
have received from Mr.. Crawford, the
ARTIST, The statue of Patrick Henry and
Thomas jefferson, and portion OF other
equipments. They have deemed it best,
however, not TO place the statues upon
their intended pedcsials until the eques-
trian statue of Washington, for which the
structure was erected, is completed
and shall surmount the whole. In the
mean time, the TWO statues have been
IPIaced empOrariiy upon the platform OF
Il
~ for inspection, gratifying to the public.
Justice TO The genius of the artist requires
that l should commend the happy execu-
ton Of his task, at once securing his fame,
accomplishing work worthy of the great
names intended to be commcmorated, and
fulfilling the hopes and expectations Of the
State. But The general assembly are
aware that those statues and equipments
will not complete the design. The APP
preparation already made has been ex-
hausted, and there are four statues be-
sides other equipments necessary for its
complctIon. 1t would be we'll to author
izc them to be contracted for at once lin
l:ing the amount to be expended in any
year to such sum as you mag deem
proper
Under the act Of March 3, 1854, for
running and marking the boundary line
between the States Of Virginia and Mary
Ianl, | appointed a commissioner on lie
part OF this State to act in conjunction
with the commissioner of the State of
Maryland, 10 execute the object of the
act, BY his report and correspondence,
herewith communicated, you will perceive
that The commission has failed, and the
reasons why it cannot be accom- lishcd
without further Legislation. The iegisla-
ture Of Maryland asked the appointment
OF The commissioners, with view to the
settlement of the differences between the
TWO Sta'es both as to the western and the
eastern boundary. The Legislature of