Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-11

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nos;ts MA tbo -, - III n'I 'eo',us 'o' "
| Cd VIM tLr, Good coorsod - ~; hss ~ ty - -
tim of srcl corrpn,ihiI,,y AZ ,LH III ~ L - - ~
occasion bo Rad Afforded hv tbs, oh;s hnso f
to make him feel the effects of commen5obIs rsssnt
men.g No. SC: but Tx, croucbnv hounds ,hev tool ,ba
lash Of their master and pre,sntea thens ,ivea "a
shield between him and popuIar censura
IL our system of elec,i,o President, baa aIreadv
brough. us to point like this If IL bas rendered tho
Executive lha sbso hon, NJ an na,rIv ali ~ oo,s =,
government its inovtabIc tendsn,y n", y. n
! To MAKO .be prcs;dar4 ;n w. ,,h ~ - o.., ~ M
4 eralIy tho uhols gov.rnme,t n ,ba S.nnin 80
rnent producad nv ra.identisI cor,as, az -. o 80
it, be sny fair inde. of what We arc IN fnure
what will IL be when that ultimate min. bsI haen
attained with onIv tho natural nccossona ~, the
tremendous patronage of tho President, when the Pres
densl chair from the power the honor and disncti,r
| il will confer shall become the highest przs ever hela
forth to human emulation and ambition; and when the
contest to be waged amidst fty millions of peo.
plt Feed ourselves with false and delusye homes az we
may, the stoutess heart must shrink APPALLED, a. the
prospect.
MESSAGE FROM THE RXECUr rIVE OF THR CON-
NONWEILTU cUnygTyc TUE uIrrripy Irn
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THE STATE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. }
l. June H. 1851
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'usuGe 20 tIe hhecuu'e, ana hose VINO nave oeen a.
WIN n''n ~ 'ae ~ 'ne oa'e 1os
ueui"nu, wa. 'uii ueVAh Va al
y" LAS ','n uono snai' w suon.'eu W 'ne OohYet
ton, IN otaer tnSt u may nave place upon the pubic
Ieoofus sna nus so anNh 70 postey lne present IS
al oecsol o ueep n!eres' 1aa Importance IN tae n
.Sy vi 'ne oe, anu Hus, therefore, .ha' tnis ae'a
VI lscs Dy proofs .is Ganhot DC eansa'G OF
cohoVered VIII not Dc considered either as nnumey or
Out VI pltce.
IA my ihauguVaS MESSAGE, enoraGeu the opPortun
~ 70 au'ue uue usn.ra Assemoty, t9At ~ was tntn
uuy 20 1oe 'ue o.Ats ID sujn conoiiou tna sne ~
A' aL uyou sa' no.oS "
uer nono', oe,snu e, I'ss GU auu sin'a1 % ner
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,ha 80 -, 49, ~ h;i .,. ~ =
80 y, Wy ~ ~ Va 90 'SH
o,n VI l'u,1 uen, a.u 'e afAi' VI
OH a. l0r ~ Toe aecompil hn1en1 I ol 'nS So o.
n,, s"e ''s "a! ~" VI anua!, t'oo' tuo oeIein az
re"'y passu 1u ASt maHps an sPpfoPna'ion oi
on hunated Ana elgoY taou'a1a uoi.rs 70 pur.
cusse suca arms eqApneuts, hnu MUNITIONS as may
90 required ior tue uG use OF tle oAse Ihs
-Gui was 70 % eAPsnuea unasr 'pe areeon ., oGm'
W De nPpSin'Su " 'ne ShecuFe, a1u couI
eu 0, Cyonei =; ot. TeoTgs LOCKE, MI H 0eorge W;
hshio'pn ahu ooolei +. d. osn, VINO were appointed
s'.er toe Pss1ss " '"e a' Auu en'ereu
sF1- '-N-
more prompt and faithful In the performance OF pub
nc GUY ana tneir acaon received the appro'h OF the
General Assembly. ont OF THIS appropriation, thirteen
rhe eannoa h'e thousand percussion musxei reVoVeIs
cavalry saorss, MY lhon.a1d pounds OF powder AID
other are articles wero purchased The entire sum was
e1penoeu az viii flly appear rom tue report OF Mr..
h,ndoph mace 10 the fenera' Assembly on the is day
oil Apn last, and herewith transmitted. (AppendK Az
by 50 ACT passed January zsIn, lSol was made tfe
duty OF tne eoohei Oh ordhahee, under oirecaon oi
QFuG 1crsa
aud munitions OF war for the dafsTce OF the State. lie
HHhorized, also, to contract for the manufacture OF
equipments aud munitions and to buy materials there.
for and 70 contract for altering and improving
aud small arms, aud to purchase machinery and mate.
rsls therefor The act appropratcs $500 600 to accom-.
plish these purposes. Col Charles Dmmock was nomi-
mated to the Senate and confirmed as Colonel of ID.
names and Immediately enter. upou the discharge of his
duties His report herewith ranamitted Appendix B will
show what Vas done under this gc, Bv be same ct he
Governor is authorized to employ an Engineer 10 plan
aud construct coast harbor and river defences and
10 execute the came if approved by the Goy!rnor-
For this position Col Talcott selected aud he has
been industously and eDerg sticiy EMPLOYED il
the discharge OF his important duties The act also pro
vided for the construction of three srsenals 10 different
sections OF the STATE aud for the purposes mentioned In
this paragraph the of $500 900 was appropriated
Under this act the amounts appropriated could not be
raised in the usual mode by the sale OF State bonds the
bonds having deprecated twenty per cent. more and
our prOnlDHluB b5lc Ut
Hence an act passed on the l4th day of March
thereafter authorizing the issue OF one million OF dol
lars of treasury notes. This act authorized the Gover
nor to direct the Auditor TO borrow for the State, from
time to time the sum aforesaid NJ TO issue treasury
notes therefor Under this act tn YbankI we're author
lied to discount or purchase such treasury notes.
The Convention subsequently, by an ordinance passed
April 30 b, 1851 authorized the Governor to raise for
the defences Of the State by treastry notes sum not
exceeding two millions Of dollsrs. These notes
l. - l.. II. kla
after their dates and shea paid are to be cancelled, and
reissues are authorized for a Ike amount.
In less than one week afeF the passage OF the ord
nance OF secassicn the Navy Department was fully anc
enechyely orgenized ana tue report Oh Japan batron
the officer IN charge, (whch is herewith transmitted ana
will be found IN Appendix SHOWS now mucn mas Deen
done in an incredibly snort time.
The State has had full work Tor oil the officers seamen
aud marines embraced III tbls organization, and ALL SO
Tar as knoT or beleve have worked aborously cheer
fully and effectively Besides the aoonous work OF r.
moving the heavy guns and muoitions from the Navy
Yard to tue various points on our nVer al Whch the