The New York herald., 1863-09-12

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teuoer ~ payment Of debts than 10 yesort 70 compu
~ ~. IKE this 70 force its reception by the cred
~ -. wuIe TINS q being Gone, oar Legislature
49, 1 .na me paper issues in payment state taxes
ors se ne as gorernn'e1t casts ssesom spc. i
d'' nc sure gore70s s.s and III bcnks and rodG com
PAM DO ne sa thing, the psoe may ga beom a,arm
@ @ nc eoreqsenees oas9 fad to be-lnoa w
me errors OF our LEGISLATION and thus show thai ",
20 uphold the credit nnd currency OF the
submit the report OF CAPTAIN Edward - ru,n,,,
no" "a chargco OF The Quartermaster Generals Office
which invite yoar attention II presents ccar and
suecns statement ct the condition Of a,rs in oice
IRON the organization OF tn State line forces 10 the pes
cnt t'me, aud will doubtless rer with great inter
crt pslccaAy when II is eI. ii tha, ,rst before
the State line troops dsbanned u ws o,rie onrre,t
~ charged that Che cvrc appropriation had been ex.
.c"sa. .h's renor shows that the or one million
t1o hundred ana twenty five thousand drars had been
drawn from te treasury Tor that department ard that
since the force dishanded sx hundred and syteen
Thousand i've hundred md HAIRS and ninety
two cents bad been undcd leaving the actual cost or the
Ste tne orces SO far as that department is cnncc
SIX hund ed and eight Thousand four hundred and 81, NJ
two dollars and eight cents Other propert nov
c1lieced and which viii be turaod over TO- the Cos,e e
rate government will further reduce the c,sr No re
go,s mM oeeh re'evcd from the Paymaster Generals
On the 90 day Of August last reqn ition was made
uroa me by tire secretary OF War slaves 10 work
up u The tor icarioos around Richmond Copies OF tho
papors are herewith submitted your consideration
anu mracuarp invite your attention 10 the draft mate
upon ne several counties. > anpotionment upon the
eounsses seems to be entirely arbitrary very
une~ay In sonc cnscs ivo per cont OF the slaves
called TOR. and ~ other less than or
lhus, hn,cs. with upwards OF 900 slaves assessed
WITH 'asns "a 1862. = REQUIRED to furnish So white
hlcehany. with less than 700 s rec,ircd 20 flrash
80. The county OF hbemarle h IL G6J is called upon
for 200, wuiic Bsunswek with 2I2 IS called unon
FOR 250. rho county Augusta with dl Il called ,,on
FOR 10. whilc the county Rockingham with 2l64 ia
called upon foe 100 Hanover with sG2I is called uuou
foe 80 shie Prince Edward, with 699S is called upon
Tor 100 These eyarnDes w'l suffice t1 show how IN.
cqnay this burden Is distributed and trust that some
anendmni ~,l 10 made 10 tho law which will afford pro-
tocon agniDst 8, n Inequality.
The law requires that the vfua OF slaves as NAV
cscipc from the Comic erate authorities return to
fhr,r owners or b. seized he Killed by the public
enemy Or may by want OF due diligence the part
tno authorities of the Confederate States auy man.
nst he cs % the ownors, shall be nail by he Con
tedefatc states IN the owners OF ich like
manner compensation snail be paid for any in.
jury 60 slaves arising from the ue ci'igeuce OF.
hc part OF the authorities Of tho Confederate
Many csf OF peculiar hnrdshp arising the
siaces, have beno brought TO attention. and much
cHmnsint b-s been made by the owners in
of tire fact that they received the yals ~
vhicd for IN act In only slave ca
pabc field labor that hc owner possessed has been
lost. and compensation not having bees made he has
neen unable to Supply his Mace n the valve had heen
PROMPTLY uaid the hardshin in such woud nave
hecn greattN relieved. invoke your carly attention
th@ subject, Of 50 much importance 10 our
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have received from the President Of
thc Central Raroad enclosing resort made 10 hun by
the Suneinicndent sub of great Importance to
he road ard rot less to the state and the ederacy
The demands for the TRANSFORMATION Of Messengers and
freight ovcr this md tho other railroads Of have
been rrcat and the roads have severely ed
70 meet them 50 FAR they have fully mot the demands
but Is apparent 10 any per1n mass o,er them
hat erfsns''c rc1otr are much needed, ard
mad fney ,rrI b. brO and rendered useless Pa
sides great difficulty experienced in procuring cross
tics aud the necessary supply OF wood for fuel Labor
legislation can al them, am satisfied 1t will be cheer
fully cxtcnicd
Icommunicatc herewith the reoorts ar tho hoard of
Visitors the superintendent the surgeon the yir.
gtnta Military institute and commend them To your
consideration. They aro deeply ntercsing and nowth
standing the cmbnras-ments Of the timo, they show
tnt the institution is in very rsnng tion
When the institution reonencd, seriously an
pretended that u would DO dicult not impossible 10
procure hc requisite supplies for coih feeding the
cadets; bat take pleasure in saysg that tho Judgment
ard energy OF the superntcnGcnt
hcnites and the operations OF the school been re-
uiar'y kept The institute has strongly CONNIE pded
itself 10 tho fostering Of the General Assembly and
the ne0pe OF Virginia. and Cannot too earnestly press
its CLAIMS upon your support and favor trust will
your pleasure 10 adot the mad, in the
reports. AMI nns pIace upon rm and enduring basis
and enable gradually to extend the sphere OF its usou
a
The cxoroer is still pursuing his hearteas traffic and
amnss,ng his gains. The 10 him is a God send and
he would not bave IL terminated any earthly cDps
dcral on I'c shares OF it's hardships-he suffers
nonc OF its dangers. He has perhaps. hired subst tule
who Tor pcc,nary cons dcratton he shot st
n his place such foand everywhere throus
u,e contcdcracv aud II iS timc something
pat an crd TO the,r mency mlking Business
have hecn investigating this subject in tue hope that
would be abe 10 make practical rccommea
that wooio check f ~ lid not eradicate evil IN the
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IN act T. prevent toressng. rcgraug ing ana
pubic vondueS; which with very slight ameacmeEts !
would. Il re.eDacted, cheek in q great measure tais
growing evil. nvite your attention u it, recon.
mend that some s,aar act be at this session.
The hnances OF The state arc IN highly prosperous
dron-much more prosperous int;ed. than coald have
been anticipated, under the circumstances which sur.
roind us. The domanis male upon the trea.
have been promty met and satisfied Our reycnne
IS increasing aod the people, with that spirit which
has characterized wright MS cecrfuy pav their
taxes, ard thus maintain the credit uphold the cha
raCtcr of the Commonw eatn.
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