Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-23

Various private Dlllg were reporteu, anO
disposed Of.
Mr. Grow introduced bill to provide lor
the settlement of claims of Revolutionary sol
dicrs, and the widows of those who died in
the service
Tie House went into Committee of the
Whole, and took up the consideration Of re-
ports from the Court OF Claims.
4 CARD-FAIaTAx County, JANUARY
" IS. 1855 Allow me 10 refer brei
~ through your paper TO the tenor OF pctl
ton saw IN circulation to-day. at the Court
House. asking the Legislature 10 appoint Two
Commissioners Of the Revenue for this County;
there may BE- others sprung thus suddenly upon
the people of the County; i! so | presume they
are all OF tue same import. ! say suddenly
sprung upon the County, because as far as can
learn there has been no mention made no aglta.
ton of such project, IN any part OF the coun
". and In offering counter memorial the con.
current testimony of persons from all parts OF
the county, so far as | made enquiry. went 10
confirm the belief that the people of the differ
enr upighborhoOdS from which they came, not
only wanted no change, but had never heard
that any change was contemplated. and vast
number OF hem expressed surprise TO have 10
combat such an unnecessary undertaking
while others wh" had been induced 10 syn The
petition declared they had supposed II Vas GOT
ten up ii my Instance as desiring assistance
and some even went 80 Tar as 10 sign on by al
taching their signature 10 the remoaStrdnce, with
reasons Tor 80 dong DO LOT p@Il"Ne Oh 'heli
surprise myself although was quite igno
I.rant as many others, OF he design; nor do
know VINO are the Instgatois 81 NJ II l. enough
Tor m" 70 Know Thai these attacks nave peeh r.
pea;ed 30 frequently that have become accua
toned 10 them; and viewing this one as sort
at puguaclCus on biz Of that same spirit OF
persecution and prescription whose periodical
advent j. marked with tue certainty OF The dog
star IN Summer and whose hiGrons deiormlty
i shroudcd in the CORY habIIImen'S OF death II.
self. shall a. heretofore, hand II over, with
It's ho,I.lr progrnIors 10 the people al the polls,
where one would suppose they had already been
an wered IN language altogether unmistdkable,
n not 10 them, altogether acceptable. But the
petition without attempting 10 lmpute 10 me
any delinquency as 10 the details OF my official
duties makes the sweeping allegation that the
duties of the office have not been performed
within the time prescribed by law. This, | be.
lleve. was the .enor of ID. petition. Now the
duties of the Office are SO manifold, that it is dit
ilcult 10 say what is exactly meant by the ian.
guage OF the petition But every body knows
tlat the most essential, mot important and
rrowning duty of Il Commissioner l., fairly and
honestly 10 list the Real and Personal Property
of the ;.y.paver. 20 have examined Certified,
and sealed the books containing that property.
and ~ forward IN. sam, 10 the Auditor Of Pub
I,c Arcoupts bsfore the Isl day of August Now
let auv onr 90 70 the Clerks Office and he will
see that these books we're so prepared. eXamin.
ed. and cert fed OH the 10Th day of July, and
tDev we're sealed and sent by mail to Richmond
on the 18th day of July, 1857 Now | ask
If this allegation is justified by the idCtSi--
Here is certainly the alI-Importan., all alb
sorblng duty, performed not only IN time,
but IN good time. So Tar as the Clerks and
Sheriiis books are concerned, which were
put into their hands also on the lltn July
i will admit they were not returned as ear
" " he iaw reqdTes--altAOugn they could
have been delivered the very day the Idw re-
CURED, but Tor the expected order OF June Court,
which did. as was the 2aas the year previous. d.
rect the Commissioner 10 assess the County tax
on ms books, and which Was so"a cause l'T
delly-b"t hal the delay occurred WITHOUT any
such ORDER wao coud nave bech lnuFed' ! ne
worthy clerk, 10 whom the books nave been
handed much later, mas never complained, nor
cond the books nave been actually needed in
the Office. since they are but record useful
more particularly a. and after the return of the
Auditors book. and only before for the purpose
of comparing the Auditors book herewith
and all know that ne greater the delay in put
ting the Shrrif's books into his hands, the better
tor him and Tor the people also. since the earlier
they are furnished MIN the earlier ne must de.