Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-02
KICHNOND, NOVEMBER ;.



having call me To ichrond my friends in the country
requested that would write often let know VIVA,
was passins As there are few things that hate no,
ihsn si'opins over writing table told them that NJ
were 10 wfe to them, should PAT u in the rewspapeH
and make one leir, serve the whole neighborbood rs
rms they an with hearty laush Instantly asrSrd.
Aye do. said Que With significant wink and m
pay theros;age with peasure''-Nsw you know The
postage of newspaper any part Of The state Is onIy
one cert and produced another hearty laugh
rather a. my expense. Ithsught However 4 was glad
!" sea. The hargoin. ard get rid Of their Importantly
hn" now, MI Ecor, provided you agree To IL, will
proceed TO send them. lS
LETTER ].
ny Dear F,fcnds-I got here safe, not
w,'hsiandlng passed up tho Governors
hill al night but il is no longer in the
situation we saw u last summer. after the
hard rain. The road up ihe hill, all the
way from mann street, is excellently well
paved. and firm as rock can make it.
The players are in full operation again,
aud Notwithstanding the hardness OF the
times. they get very good houses, | an
told. have not been 10 see them re:
but expect shall b. tempted soon. The
famous Lancaster is here; the founder
OF The schools thai are called after his
name. Last night he gave his first lee
iurc. The text he took. q mean The
subject OF his lecture was
knoriedse is Pomer :"
and upon my word, WAS very much en-
ieriained by the manner in which he ex-
planned aud demonstrated The position.
lie traced ilie progress of know ledge
from The darkness and ignorance of an,
cient times, down TO the present ,lay, aud
mentioned The various principal causes of
the wide diffusion of light and learning
now spread over the world. Though his
review Was not SD regular and complete
as prolesSed orator might have made il,
vel bis illustrations were numerous, and
itely and forcible and his manner of
presenting them SO original and pleasing,
liiai bchcve every individual was not
only iuliy convinced, bul much enter
tanned AMI sratiiieh. The company was
not numerous, thought, Tor such an
occasion but they say, the notice was
short, and no haudbils were circulated
deserved Governor Preston and Bishop
Moore, wiib number Of other very
respectable individuals, among he audi
encc.
Lancaster will be certain 10 rank with
pnsierliy, lIhihk, among tue most eth
cieni beueiactOrs of mankind The he
nevoIrnce at his motives and the per
srv"rIng zeal o! his ii 81 flor $, will be
remembered 10 hIS everlasting honor. :.
10 difihse il'e elements of instruction
through The entire mass of society TO
n scue the children oi the poor from igno-
rance and vice, and train them in the
ways OF knowledge, religion and virtue
aud 10 do this rthout uioience, With perfect
order, precision and une sampled econo
my, was Tie benrvolen: aim of This geuu-
l1e plrilanihropist aud he has succeeded
beyond HE most sanguine expectation or
nope that he al first indulged. T,eniy
wears OF the Drlmp az i,iS life I,apis tae,,
laborlously Devoted te Tins generous and
noble purpose; aud he is now enjoyiay ina
variety II NAYS, the fruit, tile rewa I'd of his
exertlons.- Every where he is received
with attention and cordial welcome and
every grateful mind seems DESTROYS TO con
tribute something TO the remuneration
WHICH society delights to besiow upon all
that so emineniIy DIES. rye il.
On Monday night h. is 10 lecture again,
and number of ladies will, understand,
be present TO grace aud enliven The
scene. In no place are the ladies more
on The alert for the promotion of benevO.
lent institutions. "A Female Lancaster
Schoot Is thought Of, and Though the
depression OF The times may reiard It's
establishment, yet the present occasion
OF LancdStcr'S personal appearance here,
IA the clear exposition lie will no doubt
give OF the leading features of his system,
VIII enlighteD every mindand warm MANY
heart or the subject.
The following anecdote Of visit Lam
caster made inc0g. TO the Lancaster school
in tins place, (of which he speaks quite
tavorabiy,) Is amusing enough. But / am
interrupted, and must give YOU the anecclot.
n ! find leisure, IN my next. mann.