Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-12

heel on the Mssouri-ne assure Mr. Bifkbeck on the
Little Wabash, take (w.;ch orr hos politicians
do no, find an easy ms,tsr,) tho length Of Mr. Mcu-
roes foot on the banks OF the Potomac. Bu, WOO to
the cober, who having made Hessian boots Tor the
der men Of Newcasie, should venture invest with
these CONTAGIOUS ineguments, the leg of eee sub
jec, at York A yellow ant in q nest OF red an,s-a
butchers dog in iox kennel, mouse in n bee hive
all feel tho effects Of untmely Intrusion but far
preferable their fate TO that Of the misguided artisan,
Who inisled by sixpenny histories OF England, and
couceiving his county to have been united a, the
hepiarchy goes forth from his native town 10 stitch
fIeey within the sea-girt limits OF Albion. Him the
"a!or, him The alderman, him the recorders hu' the
quarter sessions would worry. Him the justice be-
lore trial would long 10 get into the tread mill, aud
would much lament that by recent act, they could
not DO 50, even with the intrudng tradesmsus con-
h." 'mwith reduublsd energy aud leave him t. cad
himsef into conviction OF the ban bnruus institutions
oil his corporation divided country.
100 much praise cannot Ire given 10 the Anieri-
cans Tor their great attention the subject oil eJuoa
tion All the public lands arc surveyed according TO
the direction Of Congress. They are divided into
townships Of six miles square, by lines running with
tho cardinal points, AND consequently crossing each
ether at right angles. Every township Is divided into
81 quarter sections, each mile square, and CON
tanning $40 acres. One section in each township is
reserved, and gwen in perpeuiiy for the benefit OF
common schools. In addition 10 this, the states Of
Tennessee and Ohio have received grants Tor tho
support oil colleges and academies. The appopria-
ion generally IN tho States for semnaries oil the
mon schools. Il appears from Seybert's Statistical
annals, that the land in the states and territories
the east side Of the Mississippi, in which appropria-
IONS nave been made, amounts TO 2SI 800 ACRES /;
aud according to the ratio above mentioned, lr ag
gregae on the east side Of the Mississippi is 900,
Ooo. Tho same system Of appropriation applied TO
me west, will make for schools and colleges, $780,
Vou and the total appropriation for literary pur-
po'es, IN the safes and territories, IA 500 600
acres, which two doIlats per acre, would be
1000 600 dollars. These facts very properl,
speak 100 hesly Of their value and Importance
They quite put ino the back ground every thing
which has been dose in the Old World for The inn
nrovemen' of the lower orders, and confer deserved
y upon the Americans the character OF wise, a re-
Hecting ard virthous people.
rather surprising that such people spi aiding
RAPIDLY over SO vast portion Of the earth and cu
uvang all the liberal and useful arts so successiuly
should he so extremely sensitive and touchy the
Americans are said 10 he. We really think at one
time they would have 6,'ed out armamen, against
he Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, and burnt
down MIR Murray aud Mr. Consiable's shops as we
did The American Capitol We however rene s,ber
no other anti American crime Of which We were
guii'y, than preference OF Shakespeare and Milton
over Joel Barlow and Timothy Dwight. That opiu-
ION we must still take the liberty Of re,racing There
Is nothing IN Dwight comparable to the finest passa-
ges oil raradiee Lost, is Mr. Barlow ever humor-
ons or pathetic, as'he Great Bard of the English
sage - humorous and pathetic. We have always
been strenuous advocates for and admirers OF Auer-
ca, moi taking ideas from the oyerweeninc vani-
OF the weaker part OF the Americans themselves,
but from what we have observed Of their real energy
and wisdom.
Mr.. Owes, who has jus arrived in this CITY from
Liverpool, IN the packet ship New York, has in
view, according to the Glasgow ChronicIe The mr.
chase o Rspp's seiilrmen, Of HARMONY. containiny
20 zoo acres, ON the Banks Of thr Wabash HIS OBJ
lrr'" 70 erect communities upon H., similar to the
plan to be put IN execution Al Moihefweii. The CO.
iony 70 situated upon the sonihcrn extremity Of the
new STATE oil Indiana. The site for Mr. Overs
new establishment a, Motherweii is fxed-It is 10
he square, each w'ng of which will be one thou
sand ieet long, and the whole covers about twenty.
three English acres. The quantity of ound bough,
from MIR. Hamilton, OF Dszel, is five hundred and
tMgn y-six Scots acres, and cost from E27 Co., To
Ioo oO0 part OF the land is inferior from ant Of
cultivation, but u is all highly improbable. The lie.
lay in commencing building sowing TO some impor- |
portant improvements having tax place on the orr
R,nai plans AS soon as the plans fixed on, The
preparatory steps OF quarrying, making sewers die.
giR9 the foundation, &c. will begin IL il cscuIa,et
that the grand square paraeiogram with all the
cooking apparatus, will cost above ElOO 0OO Each
side OF the square will contain about 500 people,
making about $500 aog, her The pr,acipai ,mnroye
men IA The new plan Is, thai each Of the square
as II is completed, will he ready for the inhabitants
aud no delay lake place in putting The scheme OF
society ,Bio iu operation, while the other w,cgs are
in pr0gress Each side of The SQUARE is 10 have a.
public kitchen, two dining rooms and n public room.
In the inside OF the square there will be two ociaoo
"a buildings, with two hot and two cold baths on
men that enter the community are 10 have the same
rate oil wages as arc general in the coun,ry-A ma
nag'ng committee Is to fix the Of wages and ,be
proportion that The membera shall have II in Their
power TO draw, which includes the value of their
food and clothing. A certain proportion of The wa
ges oil every individual IS 10 be retained and placed
10 iher credit as community stock the book OF the
community. he surplus will be spped To renav tbs
purchase money and the cost Of the buildings The
agricultural operations mean time are going briskv
,orw'in, ana considerable quantity of land has
oeen improved. he improvements will be greatly
exceeded IN the spring 10y the trencing and LAYING
| out oil The ground. The brick making was com,
menced th's year. principally for he puypose nj &c
Sets,"ng me qsa','y OF the soil and abou, 800 600
DIcks nave been said, they not required for
the establishment. good mouder will MAKE a oO0
b'cks day, or from 400 900 10 500 600 durino the
working season. Hence NAV calculate the e,or
nous quantity oil bricks made around this civ in a
''' lGtasgop Chron.
Cdnndu.-The Parliament Of Lower Canada mee,s
early IN Jan. Tor Inc despatch Of public bu,;nsss
"a SUBSCRIPTION has been commenced at Quebec, FOR
me purpose OF nsceraining the prac,icabiliy of as
cend'ng the rapids OF the 81 Lawrence, between
siouireai and Kingston, by means similar TO tbose
| now IN operation in the Uoited States
good deal Of feeling ia manifested in tI,e Mon
Te"' papers, on accoun of our fisheries in the ST,
Lawrence and on the coast OF Labrador and an
aseoe'noo Is feoommenued for the purpose Of Sc
curing n's source Of gain 70 the Canadians, and
acknowledged, however, that /" the sola,ed ;n,s,ss
OF individuals, in the present situation of the couufy
wi never be able 10 compete with The suoeror sl II
and en'erpIize OF The Americans" Were the no,;
cal affairs Of Canada not under the influence ns r.
Topean conrouI, we should not question the
Of the coniempIs ed project.
BOUNDARY LINE.
MoSTREAL, Oct. 30.--Tbe commissioners for act,
ii"g The boundary line, after deborajing for thre.
days, adjourned IN Wednesday last. We understand
mat they have determined the line between This
place md Lake Ere, bm il appears from what we
nave "een enabled TO earl that difficulties are
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