Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-05


aaw buildings aud new machinery have been
Tod to each other, and the latest improve
It's have been made in both. To repair this
aaee and prevent greater loss tn the State. |
kaaaately gave authority to tho Board of Di.
.'ar TO cause the workshops destroyd to he
I'll, upon the plan and estimates furnished by
4 .,nsplyes and by the Superintendent, directing
:, the labor of the convic,s should he used "a
- practicable. 1t was supposed that il
Id REQUIRE the sum Of thirty Thousand dollars
oamp,te the buildings and procure the neces-
- machinery for the purpose. The Board
:. ,beeefcrc. authorized to contract for ma
sary and beayy timhers, upon such credi, as
mid low time for an appropriation to be made
4 ,ta Genera. Assembly To meet the payment,
n addition, | authorized an expenditure of
nv, thousand dollars out of the civil contin.
:, fund. Regulations were adopted requiring
| n,rate accounts to be kept, and n full report
ho made Of the expenditure and of the
un,s hereafter TO fall due, and when they
Va to be pad.
/ prom the civil contingent fund there has been
= an this account about twelve thou>ad dol
leaving to be paid from this fund, untes
an,bority given, about $500. This. with
..,onnt paid within the fiscal year of 81, :}44
En- a :. interest upon the temporary loan made to
[1nnIv the wants of the Treasury. heretofore al
'taJ 10. reduced that fund exceedingly, and re.
,;rsd the strictest economy to meet the ordna-
|, charges upon It,
:, !. PROPER, before closing this subject, that I
1aald bear testimony to the zeal of the supern-
Int of the institution. and the officers under
i'm. and the energy and Judgment displayed in
'oa,structing the work shops, repairing DANA
',as procuring and erecting machinery of the
f., and most substantial kind, and carrying on
|%s extensive operations of so large an e>tab-
.bment. with So many prisoners, under the dis
|ayautages by which they were surrounded.
The report of the Adiutant General, herewith
.,mmunicated will exhibit, its true aspect,
|1h present total Reorganization of the militia.
The law abolishing musters has had the OBJECT
/, destroy all system, and place the State in
Pfencee.s condition. One regiment OF volun-
pprs and few effective companies i'll the cities
ad towns of the State constitute all the force
mon which we could rely in any emergency.
mrbt this to be at time like this The men
other DAYS. to whose wisdom we could have
cen accustomed to appeal. ma IL it part of our
hin of rights "that we'll regulated militia, com
pasqd of the body of the people, trained to arms.
/, the proper, natural and safe defence of a free
Ets,e.' Is the principle less true now! 1t
nav be burdensomo in time of peace. but it is
|acessery to ready to prevent, well as to be
|rnmpt to meet aggression.
Hinder the present circumstances, the arms
rhicb have been distributed to- the militia have
hseu scattered, and will in short time become
4t,erlv useless. II seems to be impossible to
collect them, hen companies are without officers,
and officers who are still in commission are with
,nt companies. Orders cannot be properly iSsu'
hi. and if issued, will not be executed, because
here are no courts of enquiry to impose fines or
10 force the sanction of the law. | would recon-
mend reorganization Of the militia, and return
pitber to the former system, or 10 such other as
,our wisdom NAV devise, to render this necessary
branch OF the public service useful and etiicl-
mi.
There is "A vacancy existing in the fifth brigade
II militia. occasioned by the death of Brigadler
fencrsl Henry Il. Washington, which II will be
zee -sary for You to supply.
The enpyoach of the time when the charters
/ tho princirai banking institutions in the State
ill expire. ana the solicitude manifested on the
ART of those most interested in their perpetuity
rill necessarily invoke your attention at an early
,a,;.d of YOURS on; and probably no subject
IN he presented for your consideration and de-
,sion which will involve to an equal extent the
moral. pecunary and vital interests of the citi-
ems the general welfare and honor of the Com
,onwea)th The immense power and exclusive
,riy;leses granted to those institutions should be
,nardad with much care. while the plausible and
,odnc,;ve reasoning of these who are Interested
n their management and control, when addressed
10 the guardians of the peoples rights: should be
taken with many grains Of allowance. They
iescant oloquently upon the advantages OF the
paper sy tenn; its tendency to make money ahun-
liant: TO enhance the prica of labor and produce;
10 enable those with limited means to embark
IN business; to facilitate commerce; to impart lte
e..,1 to nitl ,,i,t ,l,y
and country. All these appear plausible, and.to
those directly interested. conclusive. They pre-
cent. however, the bright side of the picture, and
avoid the more reliable logic efeApe-
renee and Of facts and figures. They aim TO
throw veil over the past. and sravely ask US to
repndiate the salutary lessons taught 10y expert
.nee, and to perseyere in system OF poiicy which
has again ami again conducted us to the very
verge of bankruptcy and ruin. Some OF uS,how-
ever, have not forgotten their history nor the
effects growing out ofthc paper 9yS-
TEN. We remember the embarrassment expert
enced by the government in the prosecutor OF
The late war with great Britain from the absence
5fa specie currency, when our whole monetary
system exploded, and the ruinous use Of delrr-
dated paper til 'eatenpd bankruptcy to the treas
ary and ruin to the c,untrv.
Again about the year 1890. another explosion
'nek place, and des0lat,ou aud dtsinat fheatd. -
Specie had disappeared, and depreeiated ranpr
filled the Vacuum. 4 general stagnsti"n IA h""'
mess Wa the consequence followed by stay laws
property laws, and other Intellectual txpedient"'
all If which we're brought into requ's'ti"n I" ~
vert the catastrophe. but in vain. Debtor ana
'reditr su'Tered alike, produce and labor wtr"
comparatively yalueles,, and every interest IN
be country heccme stricken and paralyzed. The
aara recent hut equally disastrous expulsion "'
isf il within the recollection of ali. IL came
When e were at peace with all the world hen
Aourished and the beua'eoas hand ot
Providence had blessed ~ with praptiou' sea
sons and abundant harves's-when the country
Wa flooded with promises 70 pay specie "h'rh
had ceased to circulate, because it had h@eil rtht
sbroad, locked up in the vaults al the bank7' or
langlt nn hv the hrl,kers. irpparatorY td tho