The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-14

'nch putro es. it would have, been rejected
witi coiiteinpt.
II Mr.. Taylor in this letter had expressed
the slightest anxiety to see it in print, il
would nave beer enough. should have been
sorry to have disappointed his wish. IS Dy
withholding so Keen ;pd ciega,st n compost
ton from The pablic. The Vanity of the Au-
tnor, or the Resentment of the Man should
have been ,grat;fed.
II preserving no copy for himself, Mr.. r.
mad only been civil enough to reques, me to
send the original to his publisher, his con-
duct would then have been more WORTHY of
Il man OF dehcate refinement. could not
have hesi,ated to oblige him.
But Tor TvhGf furficuidr hu,,e osc this let
ter is aosv given to the world, | am at a loss
to conjecture. Having assured me in tins
very letter, that he had written it mot from
a disposition TO inyMre me-. but from a
nope that (he) may fosSi6iy hit upon some
ioea nj Inducing me :" to examine The error
ne was censuring"-after having thus shown
so generous a solicitude to have r~ectified mn
o7vn errors-7yhy does he send this lecture
into The world? Does the gentleman snp-
Pu'e, tlat Vt was better calculated to work
."i' ehect IN the coiumus or a newspaper,
than In the pages of his own manuscript
does he conceive, that there is something 50
very magical in the pages of THE Spirit of
10, that by merely passing thro' thlc hurc
stream OF information, his compost N WOULD
iIhoibe a more healing and saving virtue ?
rernaps not there is at least some o.
Their allurement in the Columns of a ne VS.
per. The vanity of some authors may whis-
per them, that their compositions are too
brilliant 10 be hid under a bushel' IF nv
waste papers--toof fair a gem ta be est in The
" dark. unfathomed caves o. the Oc>an" Of
kfyf2P-tnn 1np q q H.,xuar tNH l.- a L.gl
unseen.
And waste its sweetness in the desert ARR
But enough of the zvay in which his thing
mas come tolight.-Oft tie composition itself,
some notice will be taken hereafter. !
AS to the Editor of the Spirit of no,
who has ushered this thing into light, with
such an air of satisfactiun-hc is too con-
temptib'e fol my notice. l must confess,
that little as have hitherto written about
tins gentleman, that little has been too
much. His name and the notice of his eff
fusions shall not hereafter tarnish the CO.
lunns of this paper-unless providence
shou d please to work a miracle in his favor,
by inspiring HIM with talents and liberaiity
enough to my respect
THE EDITOR.
Yesterday, the House of Delegates were re-
VA tiC WilNiG, n.
WoodinS IN the chair, on :" bill 10 amend
the act entitled an act to amend the seve, al
laws concerning siaves."-The first sec on
provides, that so much of the act of January.
1906, Should be repealed, as q prohibits ser
sons residing in this stare, who now are or
hereafter may be entitled 10 any slave in any
other of the United States bv deuise, Descent.
or marriage rom rrH1oUiry them into this
state, The bill also furnishes q methoI
IT authenticating, within so days, the
manner in which any such person may &c
quire his or her title, to such s~lave.-1'here
are other provisions in the bill.
An amendment was moved in the ist sec.
ton. by Mr.. Peyton, to authorize persons ,r-
$'0ihS 7rifhoHt the state. and coming into this
state, with "A 6ona .fdc intention of residio {.
in 1t, 20 bring their slaves.-Lost, AYES 50
Noes 70.
A proposition was made to Strike out .he
hrst section. Carried, AYES 72-Nays 60.
Ibe committee then reese, and upon a mo-
t,on being mAde, i'll the House, to postpone
the further consideration of the Bill till the
olst OF March, 1t was carried, Ayes 70
Noes 7s:
On Wednesday night the Post. o ffce of this
City was ROBBED of between 8 and 4 hundred
DoLLARs-a part of which will be rec2yeyei. a.
1T fortunately consists of checks on the Bank o
NirShia-it was only two or three DAYS before
this robbery, chat this money had been collected
from the merchants Of the city.
MARRIED in the vicinity of Baltimore
WILLIAM A RuRwELL,Es a Represcn-
tative IN Congress from the state of Virginia,
to Miss LETIrIA McCREERY.
=,
i DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
, 18th January, 1909.
(CIRCULAR.)
Merchants and others. wishing to forward
letters to Europe, are informed that two yes