Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-02

,ro- rment-lt has a,ivised. Il "a even pre-
sIfcd 70 warn th-m. SUCH language was
anne ssary--lt was sometimes harsh, nh
,lw..ys uumerited IA = have pr we'd
this % be the c:,se-their Sy1,ks have d. =
mcnstrat-d, that they wanted no incentives
to goad the '-'hat there W IS spiri. i'll
han. which required no excite men, that
shcy came here to de- good, TO improve
their native G mmonweaith, and 20 dis
Charge their dute. to tner .tituents.
They have done so--h1w nIO.y, a ,pil
history OF their proceedings SHALL t'cnon
strate We thank them for iC AS Hcl,
we thank them. because they have givcn
new example III the virtues of public a
As FHgiRid,lS we thank them, because thSir
acts have shed a new iustre upon the rep
ltatiou of the State. As .americuns we
.hank t. EN-, because they have pract cally
shown what an Amcr.,an Legislature
oUgIt TO be. We are n al ct SUI men.
~ Legislature mas ever st ht -, which HIS
tlone more good, iii the way which WAS
marked cut by circumstances, than tie one
which has Just closed It's dslibcrat ems.
they had not. it is true, the storms OF 20
or Of 'SS t. encount' T.; m foreign desputg
or dome sic usurp IS o resist but, they hid
the gs OF ignorance and apathy to dINpc,
II arouse the + slumberng untry. TO i'm
prove the face sf nature and the riin of
the mhabitau s. To scatter Improvement o
ver I suffering land. WHAT Virginia i.>-
gislature has ever compl shed more III
these respects ? Who has rendered more
benefit t., the Stat Who has exhibited
A purer example to our S,ster States p
While the Congress of the United States
nave been doxinS upon tneir seats, or lis
tenng 10 the dr.velling shusOns Of ihcr
three day orators, wiilo nothing great or
decisive has cmAnated from the + s;'op,
the Legislature OF Virginia has LAID tue
foundation ct the most important improve
mcnts. Wink Congress lave done moth
Ing but choke the co uirns or news -papeIs
w th thvr speeches, tic Legislature of this
State, have performed acts, thai will rtSe
tais Commonwealth III the eyes of the
Vorl / some men ay have taken oftcuce
at their proce -dings. There may be some
carpIng critics, VINO have been q sappoint-
ii IN taN0Ilte scheme, or others who
would refuse Il single &c t to public i'm
prove mel ts--Sone, whose av&rCious spe-
cuiatious have b.en bl, sted by the denial
Of Il particular bank cHayter, on otuers
whose avarlcious sous are startled at the
very name of = taX--5us, tpeir Contracted
opinions are worthy only % contempt. ne
large INTEGRITY cf he p oPle have d:fere,t
sentiments. 1t is these who think and feel
correctly, those WHO love the State, and
every thing Connected with her happiness
and honor, who give to the last Legislature
their tn nks ana n, II respect. The his
tory OF the acts of such session deserves
better fate than TO be unknown or to be
forgotten.--GO snatch them from oblivion.
to present them III one collective point of
view, to make them known to the man of
Massachusetts or Of Georgia, this rapid
sketch of the acts of the last s. siOn has
been attempted. There is no danger that
those who have seen them, should forget
them-the only fear is. that those who
have n seen them, cannot hear Of them as
they ought TO be told.
How changed is the scene before us
How different are our &c lgs from those
which were experienced III September last
Joy takes the place CT sorrow-and hope
chasts away the gloom of dependency.
We have never Gespaired-but, We Can
even now recoject with what bitter an
sdish, the following sentiments were pour
cd rtn:
" Have the Americans no 7vpter-cOu' to clear;
No Csipi.s toeo1s;ruei? No Roads t. iorn No
Bridges 10 sr CT! Mas: the productions 0t our
soil b continually subj acted obstrucons their
way TO market Mast our want ofmteraa
nlnications for ever rsuian the laughing stack oil
stra s'rs, and the rsprOach Of our citizens
Is t what's worse, i any thing can BE- worse
than THIS, Why is man, b.shnnded Tau, permitted
10 run vii J, ike 'he sce OF nature 2-Wher: are
the public SctOots which we have erected? Where
are the COLLEGES w ch The Virguius have cndow
Ell Why Is tie venerable seminary Of William
y Mary in the cnd'tioa Which it has been redu-
csdf Why are oar sons sent away to other St4tcs
Gar removed from the observation of their Parents
ard too Frequently estranSed from the feelings oil
Virginia Where are our pablic Libraries =
Where are the shiincs VII ca have erected in
honor Of the Sciences II acy one eaa view THIS
scene o. neglect an1 des0is,ion, with indifference,
nc / blessed with more philosophy than tie man
VINO writes thcs lines We b'Ish for Virginia
:" Whs, we have such So ilcets before US, can
any man 'ay that wt nave nothing tOd,? Can any
one b licse that tic pubic mind ought tn stagna'-
| tor suhlects NJ reflection That there are no
themes 70 be touched in the public papers IN;
II the ssa'On ofnews b. over, let us sen tits pre-
c'"r7 leisure, and dcyoe ii to Internal HnpT0vs-
| mcUt
"Who willjoin us in this cause ? Or rather,
who will refuse it assistance We call upon The
men nj experience, upon mcn of leisure, upon men
| n experience and skill TO clltributc towards tiii5
! holy ~ 'crt'kiHg. For 0ur own ports, while we
humbly confess DEFICIENCIES, we shall do the ut-
most in power to sih it. In this cause, we are
| indeed enthusias's We are weak, but we are will
Ing ilowcverf-eblc the b. ain, the heart is warin
| IN tic service.
eve ell upor the Vrginians to arouse from
| their lcthaigy This istl,c moment for action
| AZ the close o. q which LAS crowned ner W. Is
lsurels ~ the possession of reputation Tor ltrt
IsIO which nome bit traitors haye dared To- tar .sh
blessed with SONS who's genius is equal to any ti'ng
| what does size waat but an energetic system Of IN
| ternal improvement TO extend her character, and
| preserve her influence in the Ulioa Without
gprous effort, sire mus; fade 70 a star OF the Sc
| cOld Or third magnitude. Industry and eutcrprze
may always keep her the best and the brightest