Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-21
WASHINGTON CITY, April Is

aNoAA'ANrl YIN Vi ADrlt
The legislature of New York have, with
a munifcence and liberalty tnat does them
honor, appropriated four thousand dollars
tor erecting suitable buildings for the in
struchon OF poor children i'm the CITY of New
YORK not provided for by any religious So
ciety, and the annual sum of one thousand
dollars IN and OF the said schools, pa, able
out OF any monies received under an act Law
ing duty on strong liquors and for repu4
lating taverns.
This institution was founded a short tine
since, by the contributions of large num-
Der of the citizens of New York. We hone
TINS legislative patronage will place it on a
stable foundation.
The fund from which the endowment 10
derived is peculiarly appropriate. 1t is
most just that vice and luxury should. ne
some atonement for the evils they inflict on
soc ETY., be rendered tributary to some he
nehcent purposes; and what purpose smore
benehcent than the education of the vounp.
and particularly that portion ofthem, whose
poverty would without such assistance con-
sign them to ignorance, and perhaps to pro-
fiIgacy ?
This liberal measure Of the state of New
YORK is a confirmation OF the soundness OF
the step taken by us The fund from which
our institution is endowed is III a great men
sure the same; while our plan has the adj
vantage OF being more comprehensive, and
OF educating the poor in a manner so COM
pletely successful as to avoid all discrimi
nation between poor and pay pupils, and all
the evils consequent on the separate educa-
ton of each.
The riends of Washington will be pleas
ed to learn that the school houses viii soon
De completed at an expense of near 2. oOo
dollars, drawn from the voluntary contri-
button OF our citizens. This, aided bv the
annual appropriation Of fifteen hundred dol
lars, for the education of the poor, must. i,
few years, hive the most favorable iuflu-
ence on the morals and general character os
| our citizens-.Nat Intel
The Boston Centinel finds fault with the
president and secretary of the TREASURY fo,.
conhning the Payment OF duties d. id IN M G
sachusetts to cash, Boston or United states
DIS, IN consequence of win h t Is alled,ed.
that the merchants are obliged to sacrifice
| from Two 10 tire per cent. Oh the amouns
OF the duties paid 10y them.
| WHAT notes would this trumpet Of fede-
rallsm have sounded, had The secretarv
allowed the pay ment of duties in the notes
OF any OF the subordinate banks, however,
insecure IN their establishments tn the g.
VentuoI loss to the United States ofhundreds
OF thousands of q liars? W-uld not his
b0StonIan have in such event denounced this
most CRYING sin! And is he prepared m
say that this would not have been the case
Whatare the facts already before tb. rub..
he with regard to the small banks of Mas
! sachusetts
That their capitals are in general very
small. Wy
mat their characters for security and
stability are imperfectly established
rous extent compared with their specie ca
pital. 1''-
mat some OF them in consequence di-
vide as much as twelve per cent. per an.
mum. Gil"
That their direction, compared to thar of III.
Boston banks is obscure.
payment. Pi'e0
And which is OF itself AN aopls ans-,sr ..
the accusation--that the merchants of r.
nave themselves refused 10 reoeiy. their no,e-
as specie "0'eS
We presume. however, that the p,incin,, ,e,-
son tor the course aiiedgei 10 he pur,usd hv,ba
secretary, is this The bank of the IJni,ed
STAGES and us branches are The principal organs
made use of for the deposit, the pat n-ent 81
Inc remittance Of the pt bile money TO the scve-
al poin'a where 1t is wanted for the public se--
wee. by means Of these branches. ronifeI
through the union. the government is enabled A.
any Time to draw upon any branch for Inc whole
sum deposited in the central as wen a. ~
branch bank and he expense and yieo,e ,,,ar-
dng me remittance is incurred by the bspk
Further the security Of he bank of the n :.
transcend' that of the oca banks in,, in nroror.
10" 20 the superior capital OF the former over
the latter. 'NeE
And, above ~. owing to the Organization of
ne bank Of he U. s The Secretary Of he Tres~
sury is legal supervise Of IsLooncern. g.,
winch purpose he is p riodically furnished win
statement of its affairs
The Character of most If the federal
Prints has become so we'll established for.
the systematic Misrepresentation of every
thing done by cur republican administrati..
on That we have long since forborne to mo.
tee the perversons of truth with which
they abound, persuaded that the poison
contained within itself is it's best artidote
mere is, however, concentration az m.
truths condensed in the following short no
ragraph that recommends it to peculiar at
tention. "
Our enlightened congress have verz
Judiclousy appropriated 10000 dollars E,y
certifying all the American sea morris and
$4,000 dollars for altering the caDitol, and
$4,000 dollars for furniture for the nresi-
dents palace. flour philosphic president
Is the plain simple citizen, commonly caII-
ing himself Thomas jefferson bo,, S,s, g..