Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-12

Milly Clayton tie CONFERENCE.-The right 60 ,,..
reh estate ofvhich W CLAYTON died seized. -
diso bu'S, Incorporating n COMPANY 10 ests
hiish turnpike road from the termination al
| 2Sta street of the city of i;ichmond TO tie
house OF Walter Shelton, commonly called
me rreemans tavern ia the county OF Henri
co amt" Incorporating library company
IN the town OF Waynesborougl ia the CONT,
OF augusta'-witli amendments in witch The
| House of Delegates concurred
Engrossed bills" Concerning David Han
| IVA - establishing an Inspection OF tobacco
aud flour III the town ct Co,ingtom in The
| county of Botetorut'-wcre severaily read a
tltd time aud passed.
:. Much of this days session was consumed on
| tue western communications aud the usurv
| bills; as we stated ON Tuesday
| TUESDAY, Feb. i0.-A communication from
teSeiate hey have passed the bills au;ho-
| fizin: James Ware TO erect toll bridge across
| the Shenandoah rlyer'--and . to amend the
| act, entitled AN act requiring the owners of
dams and uiler distractions To the navigation
| al certain rivers therein mentioned, 10 erect
locks and Tor other purposes disc, the bills,
| authorizing. Il sale of certain lots of land
whereof Severn t. Savage died seized" iii.
vorcing sophia Dobyns from her husband Jonah
DObyns and ." diycicins Nancy Anderson
from her husband William *. Anderson
wiih amendments, III which the House of De-
iegaies rOncurrcd.
AnenXtoSsed bill authorizing the erection
OF toll bridges across the North and South
branches OF the Poiuwmack rivcr"--was read
81 time and passed.
The bil! 10 reduce the capital of the North
western bank, &c" was ordered 10 be en-
crossed
The bili :" increasing the capital of the Bank
OF ne Valley ~ Virginia was takrnup, with
several amendments proposed by the commit
tee. ot propositions aud grievances
An amendment was moved by Mr. Scott, to
anthoi'<e the additional subscription offs i0J,-
10Y upon csndiiion only that the present stock
iioideis OF the said bank, or majority of them,
shehld agree that the commonwealth should
eject a mdJorityof the directors IT the mother
bank at Winchester and its brancbes-This
aanishcment was warmly opposed by Messis.
Humphreys, Lewis, blackburn SC but was
ilnaliy carried, ayes 93, noes a..
On motion OF Mr. Humphreys, Resolred, that
the farther consideration OF the said bill, as
March next.
Mr.. Robertson (of r. from The committee of
hnance, presented tile revenue hills founded OIL
the report of that committee adopted by the
house on Monday last. CIhis report probably
III Our neAt.)
Mr. Lewis, from the committee, reported a
bill authorizing the board OF public works to
subscribe Tor stock in the Roanoke navigation
company.
YESTERDAY, the H. of d. were engaged. lin
committee OF the whole) on the Scho0ibiH Tie
committee adopted Il Substitute (for the other
btiis,) brought forward BY Mr.. Hill of k Il O.
This bill proposes 10 allow TO each county, bo-
,as the free white population of
each county, &c " bears 10 the free white DO
pu'atIen OF the commonwealth. according To
tue last census taken under the authority of The
I. 81 his sum to be appropriated in each
comfy by certain commissioners, Ito be called
commissioners of the Literary Fnnd for the
county of ito be appointed trienpiaI-
ly by the court Of the county, &c. Thesecom.
missoners are TO determine what number of
poor children they will educate, what sum
shall be paid for their edocalion, &c. These
poor children TO" be sent 10 sGch school as NAV
be convenient, 10 be taught reading irrifipy
und arithmetic"
This substituted bill SAYS not one word about
an Academy, College. OF URiufrsity-we were not
present To hear the discussion or the develope.
ment OF the scheme; but we understand il is
intended 10 appropriate by this bill the whole
or the greater part OF tbs rerenue of the Litera-
ry Fund, TO this primary object Ut this insti-
tuition" (words quoted from the bill.)
On The committees rising, MIR. Wyatt sub
United a motion for the indefinite postpone
ment OF The subject-LOst, ayes 81, noes i2s
After which, OH Mr. Scott otion, the bill
was laid ON The table.
Does not the solid interest of this state strong
ly protest against the appropriation of the
whole l.. i. to tile objects of the pr0pos ID bill'
We want Academies We want schools for
teaching the higher branches of knowledge
we want men, who can do than read,
ana write, and CIPHER. We want lights, to
save this beloved land from the gloom Of igno-
rance aud degeneracy. Assist the poor /; let
us rear up primary schools, let us do more
let rs assist the genius of our countrymen. to
shoot forth its powers. The government can
not, and it ought not to do every thing but it
Can do something; it can assist in furnishing
settles, houses, Libraries, apparatus, and small
proportion, if any, of the professors salaries
leaving IL to the visitors of each Institution
To I'LL up their own vacancies, out of our most
Intelligent citizens. One citizen Of Virginia,
at least, respectfully asks, why may not this
be done
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