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Frrrt~. the IVashington City Gaiettc FLORIDA OORUKSPONDKNi E — Official [continukd "J HOUSE OF REFuESENTATIVES, January 29. 1822. Extract of a letter from Gov. JjcAson to the Secretory oj Slate, tinted NASitvn.Lr, Nov. 13. 1821. From the National Intelligencer I have discovered that u publication has appeared in the Charleston Patriot, purporting to give the sub-lance of a correspondence between Judge Fromentin and mysilf, wiih accom panying strictures upon the same, and sta ting hat “detailed accounts of the whole af • fair,” with copies of said papers, had been transmitted to Washington; that they “have b'er> confided to individual-, untl are circu lated privatelyOn referring to my former communication*. I do not find that a copy of that corr*-sp'*ndence has been forwarded to the 1 >ep-«r• a»ent of State; and believing, as I do, from Judge Froineutin's disregard lu truth, that he has secretly circulated it, with out the accompanying certificates, for the purpose, if poaiible, ot forestalling public © pinion, I herewith enclose copies <>f all the documents touching the transaction, with a rtqueit that they may be laid before the Pre sident; and, should it be d**em-d necessary, to be communicated fur the information of the Congress of the United States. This ex pose furui-lies a satisfactory view of the whole ground in d'spule. and incontestibly proves that Judge Frontentin has been guilty of wilfully and wickedly lubricating the most palpable falsehoods. The evidence of «uch unblushing depravity and corruption should be placed in the possession of the President, • ml, in stric* justice ileteive* to be e\posed to the execration of the whole Am-rican peo pie. When an officer of such high responsi bn.ty un-i.r •ne Federal Government, mani fests »uch baieness and obliquity of heart, it ought to excite our dltrm, and stimulate the pr- aj uoihnrity to apply the most speedy and efficient remedy. W e. ::n J -uge F.omenlin appeared before n»e, in obfdi?nce to the cita '* m served upon him, and mod'i what 1 conceived to be a tuf iici*-ni apology for interfering with my iun» diction, by issuing (lie Habeas Corpus; And having explicitly and positively promised, that he would not again do any thing to im pede the e.tt rcisi* of my prerogative.?, 1 was perf. ct y wil.jng that the affair should here be put to re-t, and if po?»inle h*- buried in oblivion. Woli this view alone, 1 barely re quired his -ignsture to so much of the pro* ceeditigs between u» as was absolutely neces •ary lor niy own justification; and to shew that he had granted the writ without petition or affidavit, agreeably t. ltw, and that he did not recollect to whom, or to which of the applicants it hud been delivered ! Although the Judge, in the publication re. ferr*J to, a*serts that our interview «nd itr results were the ionics of conversation m the tow.i of Penoac<r:a, for a week after they trai-s* ired, i can confidently stale, that they never did become the subject of remark where I wr» prerent, except on the evening subsequent t» his discharge. On that occa sion, there appeared to bean universal con currence of opinion, that the Judge's ahulo gy, as made in the presence of several respec table gentlemen, was a correct and prudent measure on his part, and that it was an act of le-.ieocy and forbearance on mine, in thus terminating this hasty and indecorous at tempt to embarrass (he administration,of jus tice, inasmuch us the instructions and duty of 'he Judgp enjoined it upon him, to co oper-l* wi.h me in the administration of the government, and in distributing justice e quaily to all,- a general surprise was also ex pressed at the circumstance of his sympathies bei;.g exclusively enlisted for the reliet of Colonel Callava! With respect to poor Do •mingo Sousa, and Fullarat, the steward, the law wij tube permitted to take its course, end ulthough the servile instruments of Cal lava they were to be left to their fate! For them Judge Fromentin teems to have had no bowels of compassion. They might have perished, and rotted in pris m, before he would have stepped forward with the sanction of his authority for their deliverance. The fad was, they had no Wealth or influence, and the Judg- was not, consequently, clothed with the power to is* •tie a writ of Habeas Corpus for their relief, Agreeab’y to his principles, the law* of the U. S ales are only made for the punishment of the humble and peonyless; but whenever opposed to wealth and power, they must ei ther remain inoperative, or, if enforced, it m<i«l be done with great delicacy and respect. This course of proceeding may very well com port wi.h the corrupt and inquisitorial sys tem of former Spanish tribunals, but they are clearly and palpably unjust, acd merit the unqualified reprobation of every honest nnd Intelligent American 1 can assure you that So far as I have b-en enabled to collect an ex press* on of public sentiment relative to the conduct of Judge Fromentin, H has evidently rendered him *o odi -us & contemptible, that his name is only maolion-d in genteel cir cle*, to—bu deptecis’ed and despised. It is Considered so flagrant and flagitious a depar ture from justice and propriety, as seriously to impair his stan' ing and rather to produce disaffection, than inspire respect and confi. dance ii the Aon-rican authorities in i’orida. oiuiaipo at .Funge rromemm was, i did Dot anticipate that he would hove had the hardihood and temerity to revive this trans action, and make it a subject of public in* ▼estimation. Good sense, as well as the best pr licy, wcu'd certainly have dictated a very diff-i ent procedure. After his concenioni *nd »pen arknriwlvdgerr.ents that he bad act ed hartily, ami without a due consideration of the ca?e, it could not have been expected that the nst abandoned and proll'ga'e wouWt have denied the facts, particularly when those declarations were made in the pr'rence of azvefel gsntlemeo of the most nnimf aarhahle inlegriiv. The man who could thus prostitute his signature, for the propogation of such glaring and tnrefsetd faliehoods, rvioces an effrontery almost with out a parul el, and a destitution of principle very incompatible with tbo character of one sol-c. d to administer th« low* as Judge nf the United States. F.levated at he was, I had hoped tha' | shntld me t with a manly feeling and lofty integrity corresponding with bis honor* L'e tU ion. but I sincerely regret to say, that he far displayed a want of hon. *sty and candor only becoming an apostate pti.-d and wlceh it enough to suffuse the ch« k f deprathy itself, wi.h a blush ) rosy, perhaps, express nty indignation upon trds subject wi.h tn« much freedom if the language is harsh, | am willing to arknnw ledge -.ha' it docs not alfogetbs-r become, but I %m nor -’or.rrnscd that it is not merited in its application. c pun a p8f«»4l of the >%bo'ut correspan derue arid accompanying dot aments, end at' ter a mature con*ide.ation ut the subject, ! am induced to believe, that the President will be entirely sati>fied of Judge Fromsolin't having acted regardless of principle««nti'4illy, and that he is altoge'hcr unworthy of the confidence reposed in him as a judicial officer of the United State*. To communicate the testimony necessary to establish this fact, 1 have been impelled by the imperative ub’iga* lions which I feel myself bound to discharge io justice to myself and our common coun* try (Signed) ANDREW JACKSON. Gov. of the t'loridas. [ To be continued.] j BitrQuna Hc0i£iaturc. i KENTUCKY MISSION. The subject which caused Messrs. Clay’s , and Bibb's mission to Richmond, has at length | been brought to a close in the House of Dele> gates, and has resulted in a manner which we J presume will not be very acceptable either to those gentlemen or their employer?. The 1 length ol the proceedings upon this important subject, obliges us to omit much of what we believe would prove interesting to many of our readers, and to pass at once to the pream. ble and resolutions of Mr. Morris of llanover, which, with the exception of an unimportant amendment, proposed by the gentleman him* •elf, were adopted by the House without a division, aud sent to the Senate—[ITin. Gaz. Richmond Fkbruarv 14. \ KENTUCKY MISSION. The House went into committee of the whole on the state of the conimomwcalth, to take under consideration the preamble and resolutions offered by Mr. Browne of Will* iamtburg. relating to the Kentucky Mission. Mr. Mallory, ol O in the Chair. Mr. Mortis, of H. remarked that he was not disposed to concur in the preamble and resolutions under consideration, because they fell short oT the propositions submitted by the commiisioner* from Kentucky, and offer ed the following as a substitute in lieu of them: The General Assembly of Virginia have considered with attention, the prepositions submitted to them at their prcseut session, by Henry Clay and George M. Bibb Cups, Commissioners on the part of the state of Kentucky The first proposition caMa upon the General Assembly “ to declare by reso “ lution or other act, that according to their sense of the <rne intent and meaning of the “ act which they passed on the I8ih day of “ December 1739, conc.-rning the erection of the District of Kentucky into an indepnn “ dent state, the ^Bbbture of Kentucky was “ no* restricted passing two acts, the “ one on the 27th >f Feb. 1797, entitl'd “an “ act concerning occupying claimants of “ land,” and the other on the olst doy of “January 1312, entitled, “an ac. to amend f‘ an act entitled, an act concerning occupy, ing claimants of land.” The General Assembly are sensible that no opinion which they may entertain or ex press touching the power of Kentucky toi pass the said acts, can affect or ought to af J feet the rights ol individual*, claiming, on the one hand, the protection of the compact be. tween the two states «s set forth in the act of 1739, and on the other, th-j benefit of the Kentucky acts. The rights are fit subjrcts of judicial cognizance, and ought to be deci. d-d, and no doubt will be decided without reference to the opinion of the General As* sembly. This consideration would of it3elf be sufficient to ju-lify the General A’sernbly in declining to accede to the first proposi tion submitted by the stale of Kentucky_ But. a* they are called upon to express an opinion, and no good reason exists for with holding it ; as indeed their silenc; upon the snbject might be misconstrued into an ac quiescence m the exercise of the power claimed by Kentucky; they do not hesitate to declare that in their judgment, the just interpretation of the compact between the two states, did restrict the legislature of Ken* tucky from passing the acts in question.— When the General Asscmb!y advert to the third article ol that compact which declared that all private lights and interests of lands within the Dislrictof Kentucky, derived from the laws of Virginia, prior to the Separation, should remain valtd and secure, und«r (lie laws of the proposed date, and should be de termined by the laws then existing in Virgin ia, ard compare the provisions of the Ken. tucky acts with that article, they cannot doubt that so far as the interests of the citizens of Virginia are concerned, tbo«c provisions are in conflict with th» said article The Gener. ! a) Assembly esnnot perceive the subst mtial difference b-tween the law which should de clare that private right Hnd interest, in lands derived from the law* of Virginia prior to the separation, should longer remain valid I and secure, and that specie* of enactment ! which in its practical operation take* sway tho possibility of enjoying those nght3 and , irt.rn.l. I Resolved thrrrjor<>% as thy opinion of the General Jlssemhli/t That it i* inex pedient Jo accede to the first proposi tion submitted to thorn by Henry Clay ami (i. M. Bilib, Inquires, Commit, sinners on (he part of tin* stale of Ken tucky. The second proposition of the said Commissioners submits the alter native, “ that theGen> r«l Assembly of Virgin “ in, in such mode a« may be deemed “ proper.do concur by a convention for “ that purpose to be “entered into with “ the said Henry Cloy and George M. 11 Bilib, Ksqoires, *• in constituting a “ board of impartial commissioners ne. •* cording to tho provisions contained “ in the 8:h article of the conditions * |spepified in the *(h section of :he a “ furesaid act of Virginia, to decide up. “ on the vnliditf of the two acts above j “ mentioned of Kentucky, and also the “ uct passed “entitled An act to amend “ an act, entitled an act to amend c.n “ act concerning occupying claimants " of land.’* 1 f t h e General Assembly sought a ! repeal of thp»o acts, and there were no other subjects of riift'cren ; in reJa lioj to tiro compact belwee l:.e tw* I stales, ; might be expedient to Ao-spe rate w.» Kentucky io< constituting the board *' • commissioners here proposed. But tli<‘lsiinlog all disposition to in terpos between the legislative power of Ke cky and har own citizens, and eonsid ing, so far as the occupying claim . t nets alone are concerned, the judicial tribunals fully competent to protect the rights of the citizens <>r VirgioTa, claiming lands in Kentucky, and claiming for them the guarantee of the compact ; the General Assembly can have no adequate motive to ask the repeal of these acts. They cannot then perceive the propriety of constituting the proposed board of commissioners ; for if the expression of legislative o pinions could not influence the judicial interpretation of the compact, neither could the opinion of tlie commissioners influence that interpretation; nor csuld the rights of individuals, in the opinion of the General Assembly, be more af fected by the decision of the board of commissioners, than by the opinion of the legislature, IT, however, the re peal of these acts were sought, the lim ited powers of the hoard proposed would constitute an insuperable nhjee tton to its formation. If it were organ, ized, every subject of ilifl'erence in re. luliou to the compact between the two states ought to be submitted to it, aud ! especially the claims of the. citizens of V irginia to the lands lying within the limits of Kentucky, and set apart for the officers and soldiers of the revolu tion. Desirous, as the General Assem bly uiu«t ever ba, to preserve the har mony which has so happily exi-led tie* tween thn two states, and at all times willing to refer to the impartial tribu nal provided for by the compact every subject of complaint and difference of opinion contemplated by it, which may at any time unhappily occur; yet uct iug under the impression, that the con stitution of a board of commissionel’s ■ vf« iuc oi inw ncril pying claimant acts alone, would be wholly unavailing, ami that Kentucky has lint authorised its appointment for any other objects, they deem it their duty also to decline this proposition. iJ? solved therefore, as the opinion of the General Assembly That it i« inex pedient to accede to the second propo. niiien submitted to them by Henry Clay and George M. Eibb, (Esquires, Com missioner* on the part of'he atate of Kentucky. t'ebrua y 9 INTERNAL IN!!'ItOVEMEN I’. An interesting report of the Committee of Roads and Intern*! Navigation was taken up, on Mr. Lovell’s motion, ancl read as follows. The Committee ol Ho-ds and Internal Navi gation, to whom was referred i lie annual re port of the Hoard.of Public Works, have, ac cording to orders had the same under their consideration, and respectfully submit the loJ lowinur report.• Yujff committee perceive with much gratifi cation. that the gradual increase of Hie fund for Internal Improvement, smie the period ot its organization, down to the present time, has justified the most sanguine expectations ot the Legislature,- and they believe that this fund, founded in wisdom, and justified by ex perience, will be sufficient within a few years, under a correct management, to the accom plishment of every desirable object of improve ment within the commonwealth. Hut whilst they present this flattering account ol that in. stitution to the Legislature, they respectfully ask its attention to the fact, that neatly the whole, or perhaps Ihe whole of the revenue of that fund is derived from the sfocks held by the fund at :he time of i's creation, and lit• lc has accrued to it from the stocks which have been subscribed for H,-d purchased out of the annual revenue. Your committee believe that those stocks have been rendered unprofitable, principally by the opera’ion of that part of tfie !2'h section of the net creating a fund tor in I temd improvement, which prescribes ‘that the dividends on the s'nck which may be sub scribed by the president and directors of the Board of Public Woiks, shall go exclusively toother subscribers than the commonweal'h, uiuil such portion ol the stock of those sub senbers as shall have been actually paid in, shall have netted to fhrm six per cent, per annum from the specified time ot such pay tnent.” This sectioorof the act, whilst it holds out a bribe to speculation and avarice, to en gage in undertakings not profitable to the commonwealth, mis' nprra'e in all time as a perpetual barrier to such an increase of the bind as ought reasonably to be expected. In dividuals who are about to emb.ik in mh work of public improvement in calculating upon its proh ble profits, will have a regard only to the three fifths held bv themselves, and if the revenue to he derived from 'he whole stock including the two fil hs usually stibseri. bed lor by the state, is thought to be sufficient for the pavment of a reasonable interest up.-n the other three fifths, the project will general ly be undertaken wi’hout any regard to the interests of'he commonwealth, which will of tm be left without one d dl.tr of accruing inte* rest upon tiercupii I interested. Under the present law for the improve* meni of the James and Kanawha river*, and for uniting the Uas'ern and Western waters, the Jame* River Company are required in apply their surplus funds, together with that part of the fund for internal improvement appropriated tn tha payment cf intrrrsi, which *hnSI remain undrawn, to the. purchss* ing the certificates ot loan of the company. B? the reports which have b"n nude upon that subject, it will appear that no certificate* of James river |o*n are offer'd for sate, and tins pail of toe fund remains unproductive. Your committee wortld recommend that the James River Company he authorized by law * to inre'l that fund in some productive Rock ^ until it be wanted for the payment of inte* | rest on James river loans. It nppear* also tn your enmmiltee ! from tho report af the Monongalia j navigation company, tn which the j Board of Public Wo*ks have subscrib ed two fifths of the stuck, lhat during j the past summer, they hare been en^ gaged in building mills. Your com. mittce believe that it never was the intention of the Legislature, that the fund for Internal Improvement should be so applied, but regard it a* an tin. proper diversion of the fund from (he objects fur which it wa* created* Resolved therefore, ths.t 10 much of, the 12lh tfctiirii «f llie act creating a a fond for Internal Improvement, as prescribes *l That the dividends on the stofek which may be subscribed by the President and Directing of The Hoard of Public Work* film 11 go exclusively to other subscribers than the common wealth, until such portion of the stock j of those subscribers ns shall have been | actually paid in, shall have netted to them six per cent, per annum from the i specified time of such payment,” shall he modified or repealed. Resolved, that the James River Com. pany he authorized by law* to invest their surplus income, and the annual appropriation from the fund for inter* nal improvement appropriated for the' redemption of the certificates of James loans, in some productive funds, until they may be wanted fortlie payment of interest on tlie certificates of James j River loans, or until an opportunity of. fersfor investing ihctu as pi escribed by law. Resolved, that the Hoard of Public Works be authorized und required to adopt such measuie* as to them may seem necessary and proper to secure the interests of the commonwealth in the stock o! the Monongalia j\aviga. lion Company, und that they use their best endeavors t<> prevent an improper diversion of the funds subscribed to that Company , from the true objects of suck subscription. I h<* 1st Resolution was adopted by the House— the rest were laid upon the table. 1 On motion of IMr. Patterson of Au gusta, leave was given to bring in a bill “ to abolish llie country branch of the Mutual Assurance Society against lire on buildings of the state *of Virgi* niu, to repeal the several laws now in force on that subject, and for other pur poses.”—f Enquirer. _J§d5«tc. >V IN CHESTER : SATURDAY, March thl, 1822. Extract of a tetter from JUr. Page, member of the House of Delegates, to a gentleman ‘ in this place, dated lOcuMtiM). February 20, 1822. ‘‘The session of the Assembly is drawing rapidly to a close.- we should have risen by this time but for the interruption occasioned by the Kentucky Commissioners, whose busi ness was not disposed of until yesterday. It tvas then resolved that our disputes on the sub. j'ct of their occupying claimant laws were a subject purely of judicial cognizance; that the hederal Courts were alt sufficient to pro tect the rights ol our citizens; and that when ; such subjects are brought before the Legisla ture. they are corum tion judice. 1 apprehend the commissioners are by no means satisfied vviih the result of their visit; but it the rights of our own citizens are protected, 1 think we need not be very scrupulous in regard to the wishes of Kentui ky, which has not shewn much * respect to our rights in the enactment of those laws. 1 apprehend it will not be in my power to be in Winchester by March court, as I am determine d not to leave the house unt i! the session closes; there is a bill on its passage in favor of the Snickers’ t.sp Turnpike Company, in which I am much inte rested. and 1 am much afraid it will be smoth ered under a mass of business at the close of the session, unless it is well attended to.” Ji'jsiuxerox. Fib. 20, Monday Mg lit—11 o'clock. Ten minute* ago, Mr. PINKNEY breathed j Iim last. After u course of the most • acute suffering, he expired without a groan. Thus has departed, at an «:;e | when lie might It ve rati, n Jly |o k<d , forward to many year* y#-t of activity and usefulness, the Patriot, the. Sates tnan, the Iracscemlant Advocate, and one who may he ranked among the ex. traordinary men that have shed a Ins' tre on their country, and adorned the world. We are not permitted at this late hour to»ay more than to exprei- our sincere participation in the grief which his decease will occasion throughout our country, nod to commisserate the affietion with which it overwhelms his txcfllent family,— [AW. Tut. FROM THE BOSTON CKNTINEL, FEB 16. Wc regret to learn, by letter- from Wash mglon, tl>at iV.r. Wirt, the <iMornry general, batl been visited wrh * -truke of the palsy, and was seriously indisposed. XHtV roftK, Feb 23 We perceive hy an advertisement in »h» public paper*, 'hot (.If <ln proper ty, re;il and persona I, of the Vice Presi dent of the United Mlsfe-, is assigned over for the benefit of his er*-di!o,,», and the large anil 'ler/.nl mansion house, now occupied by liirn in p rson. at Staten Island is offered to be rented from the 1st «f April next, tnge'ler with a spacious barn stable*, coach boH«e anil other ont*hou«e«, with ex tensive gardens, and about 300 aere* nf excellent land. LFoa tub Gazbtte.] A IV r. STERN VI ft G INI AN— No. II. REMOVAL OK THE SEAT OK GOV ERNS ENT— ITS JUSTICE CONSIDERED AS IT RELATES TO THE CONVENI ENCE OK THE I'EOJ'LE. To the People oj Virginia. Thf-rfl are other argument* in favor of a central position, son-e of a private and others of a public nature. Your Sheriff* are obliged to carry .the public revenue, and your Clerks to trausrnit their taxes, from iho»e remote counties, at considerable risque and expence. The Commissioners books must also be for warded to *he seat of government. All the-.© may be character* for whom the public, in these respects, have not much feeling.—hut the public are really much interested in the faithful discharge of their duties ; and 1 can not think it a good reason for subjecting <ho»e officers of the govt rnmrnt to mure ihsn an equal (hare of expence and ri-que, with ‘heir fellow citizens, of the same description, in other parts of llie stute, that the stat of government is capriciously detained in on© corner of U. Again, our acts of assembly are to be trans. milted, unnually, at the public expence, from the seat of government to each county in the state. The remote situation ot many of .hese counties* and the badness of the roads, com pared with those near the *eat of government, make this a very expensive business to the public; &. Irrqui n*ly delay the arrival of ihose acts, at some of the remote counties ^if they ever reach them, which, probably, they some times do not) so long as to leave the people entirely ignorant of the laws ol their count iy for « most considerable length of time— sometimes until the next legislature is ,ctl(|y to lepeul, or has repeated, what the preceding one had enacted This is a great evii ; und, however incredible it may uppear, it is cei tsirly too true. What has been said of the most remote counties, is applicable, to * cer tain extern, to their adjoining counties, and to the grcati r portion cf the state The rea der, by tur- ing his eye to the map, will, at once, see the extent ot the applicability_ There is another evil fcij.jng lr .in the seat ,f government being located st Richmond, f the information which I have, received is cor rect ;—but ct this 1 do pretenu net to judge; and b-g it to be Considered a» m«ro manor f* poi i, will* mn ; 1ml „f the truth or false liocd or which every member of the L«gi*la* tur*- will br able to spettk wi.h cei tsir.ly. It is known that we are represented in the General Assembly by counties, and rot by numbers, Rseh county sends two members. Hence, from the g-eat number of small ceun° tifs, near and around Richmond, the icpre sentation from 'hat quarter of the slate is much more numerous than from anv of the n ore remote q turters ol the state, of the tame geographical dimensions, and population.— I he goodne»s of the roads, and the proximity of those small counties to Richmond, hold ovi strong 'emp ations to the mr mbers from hem to vi-ii their lunniirs, riming the tes»», >ioo; and <he r*j>ort before allud'd »o is. that, especially duii. g the Christmas Holiday s, so many of those m-mbers le-ve R tbmund, to spend those if ho-ys vv th their tun.ilies, as to leave too thin \ house f. r the uamaciion of important busir ess. 'I lie n.embm who ■ive more remote, and who have not this ad vantage, are obliged i. remain u Kiefunond, and id employ themselves, in the best way (h«-y r an, in mder io rave appearances, til! ihe return of the absent members, 'i nis 1 mention, not for the fake of censoring ihe ■ bsenr members, it proceeds fiom some of the beji principles tl the heart ; and, ferget iing, for a rr. mmi, the relentless obligation of public duty, metis n y entire approbation. IJut if the tpport is true, the useless expence oceadom d by this trifling away of time, and the consequential protraction of the session, is a serious public «vif. Removp the seat of government to *orne more central part of the stale, and the largeness ct the counties, and the greater difficulty of travelling, owing to the worse condition of the roads, will apply an effectual remedy. There is one othsr evil which I beg leave to suggest, as a cmmjuence which it appears to mt, must result front continuing the scat of government ot Richmond, and whith is ccnnterbalunred by no public benefit,- namely, the influx of so touch rni.r.ey into that place, ss ip nduC'd by the seat of government be ing locmed there, aim which n-ver finds ils way bark into the c**un'ry. ft is true, v. here evi"v yen may Incut* ih* seal of government, our money, from it, as wed as from every o» liter sourc , wilt fitdi's way 10 the large ci>mmerciil cin» s. so long »s w- t* r.tiiitie (t> purchase ariicles id foreign growlh nr n.anu» facure. Rut admiuing that to be true, s*ill Ihe money centering at ihe s*at of gove n n'C't, provided fl.ru r? a central point of tho will be more likely t, he diffused • f rot gh it,e t our try— to it Up h round cf cii*. cola ion, ut Ita-i, beb re it j. er.gulghtri in the vortex of commerce. In u her words, i will bring a market to the c-eftre of rut state, 'T it, wmi i rron«*y win ciiruliir fi-crr re a^ily to every part rd i * rirt undegtnce. Shsoid it be 3 <h> (Im thi- money is c mne- (c< u-. ty ii chn-ond, in f aymcn lor our produce, which w. carry ih.-tc, it must be aesii. re marked, that a gr»8t portion of the *tate las none, or very liule, commercial connexion with Richmond,'and never vviil,.. f)|»Cs the se l of g< vernment where you pleare. Its«*s remo'e >i nation, end h* contiguity to certain extrrmr points of he slat., prevent any such intercourse, and rnu-t foiever dn it. ite con tent, lat-d impr vemr-n* < f the JafnP, R,ver, to the contrary no wit* standing This rn gulphing -o rr.Bch of our money at Rich mond, wbbr ut the It-tpp of it* * v*r revr-iting tfi- country. is a crest in hi c evi , wh rh a more central } n*iti>,n • -f rIre* reel r*f govern* merit might, in part, remedy._ >„f ran it bi b'-neied that, thi ugh he nmnry which wcu ci necessarily bedepn.ited a> the seal cl govern ment w-ti'd be -I great advaiua.-e to thosj narts id t|i" cnun-ry rhr«ugh which it w< ui I imliter-lately circular, ,($ n„i b- ir g dcp sitei st Richm mf, tn the first instance, could at «il afT ct the Cummercial interest of ihet place. |i cannot be denied that (he foregoing *• ‘ vils are bit to *xist, in c .-n equence of the s-rst of g veri menr being so far removed from th- centre of population, and of teriilo* ry. Many m<*r- might, no doubt, (re added, Now, wl>at have we to counierb-darre even th >se tilt, h-ve bi on men-ioced ? Or (y what arguments are the penph* r-f ilie state 'o bi reconciled to a further rr.durarce of them ’ Ca:t it b« seriou-ly b-hev-d h.r: 'be infl <cnce of Richmond will ultimately trr*Ml *ver the rich's of the p-nple ol 'he state? Wilt it be contend'd ihat the population, the com merce. and the Wealth oT that pl*cc, render it a segt for t '^iiUti- ti, so for jrm-iiur to spy