Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-17
GOVERNOR CLINToN's SPEECH,


The excellent direction which has benn .;,o, >,
he puohc bounty IN appropriations for comnno
SCHOOLS, academies and colleges, is very perceptib
III me multiplication of our seminaries OF education
an Tie increase OF the number of students aud In H.,
acquisition OF able aud skilful teachers ~
lie Lancnscrian monitoriaI system mr. nc ;
"'s oeen COMPATIBILITY denominated, the system of
iutu,u instruction, Is making its way in the commu
"''y pl me ioce OF Ms transcendent merits Dan
common sch Is have 10 ir S ed be,ond ali rorna,
example ana ON higher institutions the SCENTS OF H.
uraure ana 'cience, continue TO maintain the res
pectiDe character which they have so bonor,hl,, no
CURED. Having IN the course of Tho lac, 60 -
I'm opportunity from personal observation IN ,y;treS,
Gle progress oil Columbia College cannot on,i, n,
s occasion 10 express the high sense which Ell.
'eruh OF the able superintendent of the trustees
I" iie learning and attention of the president nm,
professors, and OF the audabe advances of the s,,
dents and my intelligence from the other colleges
- also propitlous 10 the progress of knowledpe and
hp"ofabe To those venerable and distinn mon
Who watch over tlIer Interests.
Our medical establishments are also in n cond;,;or
nhcommo"y prosperous.
ann happy TO have it in my power tn CIV Tho, ,h;
stare mas always evnced liberal spirit i'm the nro
motion OF education, and am persuadeJ thar No
consideration short OF total inability will ever nre
vent similar demonstrations. The frs, ,,,,, a,c =
state is 10 render s citizens virtuous by inteicc,n
instruction and moral discipline, b, enligLten;nu
t.elr minds, purifying their hpats and ,encIf'r a.
'e'r rights ANA their obligatoEs. Those solid and
enduring homors which arse from the cultiva,on ,I
science and the acquisition and diffusion of Ln,'
ledge will out-lNe the rcnown of the statesman q n
'e glory OF the warrior and il any stimulus ,vero
w"nlits III case SO worthy of all our attention and
PATRONAGE, we may find IT in the example before our
eyes, oil the auIhor Of the declaration of I,Ieno,
Nence, who has devoted the evening of his Is,r; an,
lie TO the establishment of an university in his ma
tive state. ~ nus ma
As connected with this subject / shall Inv bocoro
You the proceedings of several legislatures relative
10 'he appropriation OF small portion of the national
domain to the purposes of education II is s,oteJ
a,I
government has appropriated one Ihiriv.six1b mar,
OF the public lands for common schools. and one.
nith part OF that part for colleges and
DENIES And, while il is admitted thai This I;soos;
ton is IN all respects proper aud laudabe II w nn.
Tended, that the other members of the confidence
are entitled to correspondent benefit out of the same
I'",i""" 'uud. lhe claim appears 10 he sustained
ny he most conclusive reasoning, and il is believed
To be impossible for Congress 10 resist an npnI;co,
so Jn-t and beneficial. Ii, however this measure
were calculated to embarrass the financial arrangc
lnchts OF inc national government, To make serions
!nroad on the national domain, or TO dsparaqe the
interests OF The states which have already been no
nehed, should be entirely unwilling to press il :.
whatever r"to OF distribution may be adopted, the
qlanlum OF population the extent of tertiary o(
each state the deduction from the landed estate y,
the empire would be small as scarcely TO he fell
In either case il would not excecdten millions mn,
ui the iour hundred millions Of acres owned bv liz
united States IT is our duty To cooperate in oh
tuning justice OF our sister states as we'll rs for mr.
selves II we were willing wave the benefit which
mShl be derived from the success of this application
u would furnish just ground of hostility IN Tho
claim IN general, and ndC pd in such case; IL ,,nlJ
entI elycorrespond with the dictates of magnnni, 70
advocate II with all our weight and influence The
s'e Oh NC nasls OF appropriation, originally adopt
ell, would be entitled TO 200 900 acres for our CON,
mon schools, and 10000 for our colleges md aca,r
n"es, winch with proper management and in con
nect!on with existing funds would answer all Tie
acquisitions OF education
While the pacific state i'm general oC tho c;,;I,oJ
world IS subject of sincere congratulatiop. we
ought not TO deceive ourselves with the cbimer;c,i
expectation that we are TO witness The continued alb
sencc oil those awful calamities which have afflicted
the human rsscc. After long and severe struccIes
unprecedented IN the annals of mankind "a general
peace became necessary. War is now i'm n very con
siderable degree question of finance And - liz
powers oil Europe, have stayed The hand of csoation
IN order to recover their exhausted strength and I'm
remove their fiscal embarrassment, we NAV he as
snred that re-esabilshment of the resources will
produce revival OF the ravages of war The ON tom
sion OF our territory from the Atlantic tn tho PIE
ocean has increased our points Of contact and con
sequently OF collision with foreign natons-,nd !, 10
wen known tht u requires time ms well as magnani-
mIiy TO overcome preJudlces aud hostites enpen.
defed and eXasperated by competitions for the emo
lumcnts OF trade, and anpathIcs in the Fundamental
principles ot government. l took the liberty on a
lormer and similar occasion, 10 solicit the attention
Ct the legislature TO revision and consolidation of
our militia law and now consider il my duty to re-
iterate this request. 4 statute was passed ON tbo
2lst OF April 1878, entitled 90 act To organise tl,e
~ nu
al the provisions on thi, subject into one act Bu1
iy two subsequent statutes, passed on the 18Th of
Apru 1917, and the 3lst Of March 1921 our ujitnrv
code has been so obscurcd that il is questionable
whether paradcS aud courts martial are authorized
in certain situations. Respectable members OF Inc
legal profession have taken different ,ievs ri tl,;
subject, and appeals are now pending before the
commander in chief. Some definite and uniform
rule with respect to the employment of counsel be-.
tore courts atIal would prevent considerable en-,
bdrTassuent many other provisions may he bcnrli.
ca y adofcf, aud one slatutc embracing our WHOLE,
military code, we'll disesied, metiudically arranged
AM clearly expressed, would remove much perplcx.
iy hnd ndi greatly TO the usefulness and fespecti-
lily Of lie biiliiia.
In order to render the militia effective I'm cnSos of
emergency, il IS eNpedent to provide them with tbc
munitions OF war There Is noi Il sufficient number
o artillery pieces loI the accommodation of Ire dc
isrcnt artillery companies and frequent reausition
arc made on The c9mmissary general for iai burmese
wica ho J., not able 10 answer. Provision for cum
png he ordnance on hand, and the completion of ,p
arrangement with tie national government for Unr.
iiti supply, may ip measure mitigate the prp c,t
inconvenience. ~ dl events u Is advisable To en-
Der t'e officers Of the artillery liable for ts SAFE
Keeping OF the pieces lntrustcd TO theif care
o. dt-enas do not contain more thin thirty thou
sabd stand Ol ars Tor the supply Of one hundred and
twenty thousand ntiintry. Pistols and swords are
Winfd ior oar cavalry and cannon for our artillery
ar a" tc present tinio all the implements of war can
D. procured on the most economical terms
'vaIi myself Of this occasion TO recommend 10
you fyorlle notice memorial from the municipal
pgDr Improvements and confident that you
va always eynes disposition 10 promote the pros