Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-18
COMMUNICATIONS.

place IN the 18th inst but as from accidental crcun,.
sances sufficient number OF The visitors did no, al.
en the S"cieiy resolved to submit the paper the
public, believing ito Contain information which 4, is
| important they should possess
Ia Obedience TO the standing order TO that efec,
We president submits To the conversation the follow
| ing; :. ANNUAL REPORT.
Inc president IS extremely happy to hate il in his
power TO commence with staiing that the leaks in
the roof oil the College which, probably, for near half
II century, have been n source of ANNOYANCE and
expense are nj length sufficiently secured The Mas
.er,ng consequently can he repaired, and accord
| iDgly the workmen are engaged about it, New sashes
are ordered and in short lime the builpps will he
put aud Kept IN proper order.
The sums recei, ed from the students have heen
SCI apart agreeahly TO the directions Of tile visitors,
| Tor The purchase oil books, and some valuable and
costly works have been added 10 The library.
Dnring the last year several Professors have de-
Voeu themselves 10 their respective duties with great
| assu"ity, ana the President is happy to- add with
augmented success. In consequence this although
IN some former years the whole number Of punIs
has been greater, yet the Society were enabled 10
| grant the Unprecedented number of Is Diponas 8
| IN the Arts and in Law.r
Wnle then It is admitted thar fewer students have
resorteu to this institution than is desirable still il is
matter OF sincere cong alulaton, that ofibosr who
nave recently come, rl, oaly larger proportions hut
"hat IS more particularly pleasing greater absolute
hummer nave remained until their educalions were
Completed But the convocation are not to suprosc
'u"' mere Us either permanent regular diminu-
ton ia the classes. So far is this from being the
case, that there five more manifestations ~ the
must he confessed that the College is not aourish-
ing as MS friends could wish Such u disngreeabie
state OF things, howevcr the President hhttcs himself
IS not TO be ascrbed TO any discredn into which the
Institution has fallen, hut 10 which the
hcuiIy can have no control. or these causes by
lar me most efficien,is the well known pecuniary
conuion oi the country. This evil sufficiently great
III user Is rendered still more disaSii effects
upon us, by the erroneous Impressions which have
gone forth and credited as TO the expense of at
tending course of instruction in Williamsburg.
an No ot.,,o. l,,,,i ,sIa l.
squandeied here; as well as AZ all other collegiate
iabI'shmens. But The question wiih parcnis is no,
nor mnch money may he disposed OF, but hoto little
VIII enable young pass cre,litabIy with his
compan'ons-lhe necessary expenditure for "a COM
piete term, independently Of books clothes and INA
yelling charges, is well known 10 lie "a Iltle over
2Vo and one young man stated thai he had not ex-
ceeueo that sum mure Than s so. This is undcub;-
ehy an unusual instance of economy hut il IS certain
that 500 are sufficient, aud $3.50 IN ample allow
ance' anu one which should by means be surpass
ed. The reasonable then, and proper disbutse ment
required by student, NOT, il s hotght he deem
ca eN'ravagani, and al any rate weighs bri little in
comparison with the advantages which this establish
ment affords. What these advantages are, there is
no occasion for the President To point out They are
VIGOROUSLY great and may he secured with as much
certainty as Tie nature OF things admits Of; il every
STUDENT who remains the necessary hte lie positively
required by his friends when he returns home 10 car
~ with him hIs Degree. Ii he fail 10 do this, i, NAV
tie generally and safely inferred that there has heon
some defect III his diligence or some iuenularity in
his conduct. Let every Young man then when he
sets out for VIM. & Mary only understand distinctly
Iha no ercnse will he received, that when he leaves
the college his diploma must he forthcoming and
IS confidently believed that no reasonable expecta-
IONS on 'he part OF parents and guardians Mill
he frustrated.
All whrhis respectfully submitted,
President Of I'm, y. Mary College.
10 were granted but through compliance With
some oil the requisite iormaes BUT IS Conferred.
The New York American VIII recolIect lhe STALE
stra'agem OF the Inlet, who, with The view &C covering
MS own ransgression raises the hue and against
the innocent passenger who joins ~ the pursuit ofhe
naleiactor. Yet this is the very trick winch tie
AMERICAN Us attempting To play off upon ourselves
lie now cries ont that were the FIST 10 bring
up the Missouri quesiion-that we are " endeavonr-
ing TO place The question before the country in The
n2ht ihai may most promote their petty views
oil policy nj the risk f not sacrifice of The common
good That we " should strive TO suppress any
question that conld call into observation The unhapp,
inference Of interest and feels between different
parts OF The Unon,and (we) would, without besia
hnu WIN energy dscounteDance discussion ofrigM
which must bring IN lis train great aud unavoidable
pers TO The whole county"
We revive the slave question NO, no, Srs, this
stTaIagem IS neither ingenious ingenious Who
irsi harped upon this puesiion--you or we? When
lie news from Illinois first reached us we eprec atrd
The resurrection OF this odious subjecl-hut we con
less we expected stime of the friends of MIR Adams
would seize upon The events in Illinois 10 revive the
preJnu'ces engehdered during the Missouri contest
we we're not disappointed. The American sbon
us bHnncTS. It's Editors have harmed
every sirng, which conld vihrare to their purpose
ihey have sought to east n York INTO the lap Of
lie Universal Yankee Nation" They have APP
peaIcd TO sectional prcjudices. They have Sought TO
r,'se up the pride of New York against the ambition
OF virginia. They have declae Ell tiat the next pre-
sIdent should br from the North Jhds have said
IVA, N. nrk wanted the use OF HE ST. Lawrence,
atd That northern WAS most likely 10 gel ia for
her They have seized upon the incidents in Illinois,
aud attempted To revive The old feelings which had
been unfortunately generated 10y The Missouri ques-
non. They have boldly declared 1heir preference
To Jreenia" educated am0us fire enen, over n man
born and brought mp among slaves" 10 NOT this To
prescribe us, aud put us as much uider tie ban
oil TIE Empire, as the prosecuted Catholics of Ire
Iand why dly complain tlieh OF parallel which
'heir own principle has suggested ?)--Was IT we
lieu hobrought up This slave question Was IL
we who serzed upon Illinois Was il we. who
" called iitO observation The unlappy diff renee Of
ioeres ADD feeling between different parts Of the
Union --oi was II noi The Editors Of the American
--Ahd yet they are trying To raise the hue aud
cry ag"hstthe very men who we're doing Ill they
."cHlose HE miserable malefactor Either let Them
nave the h,mness 10 abide 10y their vile expfdieut
ard still harp upon the slave question they hid
hfkw-ot have prudence enough avoid lhem
! Adams.
That we have Justly depicted the sectional policy
oi the American is apparent from the following
paragraph Ia the last Albany Argus:
ave have already siiuded TO the scheme for creating
pre'end HoThern and southern interest the subject
the presidency Itconunues be fivorie scheme with
4
and eiuuiees, (Which, happily, confined few in
vidnals resort has been bad tricG
Them general and efectual ~ section Of the
non Not only sectional prcdilet appealed
but state ghts and national claims urged With zeal
which y s"Vfhement rs TO be re9 The sub
Jrr heweNer towards which. than others, the public
attention has been drawn, either from their intrinsic mpor
arce from their probable tendency to produce excite.
n'eni, and tue superior with which they way bs
played upon, the claim navigation Of
81 Lawrence, and the admission slavery into state
Of Illinois These have been presented in every shape
attitude in which II believed they could further the
designs Of Ihose who rave nbtrhed them mpnn fhr nnc.