Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-09

hire" different con,-,i,tees-N. EGw,-ds ;-s
nad every chance Of laying all his charges and
! all their evidence before the construed au-,
tuor.tirs-he shruok even from attending tins
committee, saying that he had no NEW ,,i-
dence TO lay before them-and yet Mrssrs. A.
dams II Go. would persuade us, that the iu-
ves'lgaih'n Is again 10 he continued and w.
u. y. IS once more la stand AT the bar of Nh.
nation! Suspend then your opinion, (these
gentlemen would tell us y do not condemu
~. E.-Belf,e it possible that he may he
r'sn' and Crawford may be guilty Only
wait until yonr public servants have decided
lot you-tcnf TIL the election IS orer-and then
we do not care Tor your decision."-But the
people will scout this submissive doctrine
'hey viii think for themsel,es-ihe kind M
'ercess'on of M-ssrs. Adams s; Co. to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
| ihanks he To Heaven, ours is a government
OF the people all power emanates from them,
ana ought to he exercised entirely for their
benefit. Public men are indeed hut putlic
servants entrusted with authority for limited
ano speciii"d purposes, and ought, on all oc-
casions, to he held to the most rigpd acco,rn,a-
biii'y for their conduct But it is the natur.
OF power, in certain hands, to forget the object
OIL It's delegation, and 10 attempt TO control
public opinion
History teaches us that even in despotisms
puhi'c opl-ion cannot bt wholly disrYgarded.
In republic it is the foundation on which
rest the constitution and the laws; the nseful-
ness and the honor of pubic men. And into
intrusted?
The great body rthe people, animated by
no personal or ambitious motive, and locking
10 The great ends Of justice and public good.
seldom errIn their Judgment either of men or
measures. Then give them light, and leay.
them Tree To pronounce their awards unawed
hy the lear. and Fundamentally the dlrtation,
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.\
we understand that on The lst day of then
meeting of the Visitors, Dr.. Smith (ihe Pre-
s,urht ot the C"iirgc) in his annual Report,
oistinctiy recommended the removal of the.
C"ieSeto richmond Great diversity of ~
plnlon appeared upon the subject among thu
t'sItors-l0 present. The result was thar
rom spirit OF compromise it was agreed
mother effort should he made to revive th,.
College at Neutrality-suspicious. this f,;t
then almost all hearts may be united in liza e.
vOr.
For our own parts, whatever may he our cal,
cna'ous oi Ms success, we hope the experiment,
| may be a fair one. We understand !, j. mo
posed to make Immediately two imror,,nt
changes IN The government ofrhe Coleg. II. To
IePfHi tbc rule requiring student tO Civ. in
lnrmaiion against his fellow ; and @ 10 abut
| Ish the super ising authority of the Presiden.
over the other Pr"fessors.--A full and aro,,
mentatI'e publication is expected To b. mad..
on The part ot the Visitors, resprctiug its con.
tinnance in w amsblirg,
Another ,nce;ing of tL, Visitors may rro.
babiy,.be fixed for The 18th day OF November
by which time, the effect of this new eyprr-
| io'ent viii in n great measure be deveI,ned
Fh|proposi,ion from Richmond. tberefnrc
ma, nritiie been acc"i ted nor =. j.cisd
| supply vacancies, the e four new Visit
ors have hren appointed, viz Gen. T,yIar
of Norfolk, MIR. James NJ. G,rnett of Is
sex, Mr.. Watkins Of n Kent, and Mr.. Rnh,
Stanard OF this City. Ore vacancy yrt ,n b..
filled. The Board was expected To- ad iourn
yesterday morning.
! The Washington National Journal, or
| "Wednesday comes Ou, boldly aud saws th.,,
| GehcrafjVa Ness and The Committee eapnn-
affect 10 be ign"rau, thai, " hatey4r may H..
her upinion Of SIR. Edwards, he has friend
In Washington who Tore, resytci and odn;,.
nin: anu who thus feel towards him from a
full knowledge Of his character, and tho,
rough CONVICTION fhis worth"
| Are Messrs. John q. Albums and Calbon,
among these friends The Editor of ,h..
N. Journal seems now so much TO mix un Ina
own lucnhratous with those from high :. an
ihority," that we should lik 10 know of b;.
paragraph nnde aericntr 2"
u We finish today MIR. Webster, Speecb-Sever,,
Ceeiratinns, and the Obituary So,ire Mr. r u.ni ~
otaItord We very much ~ our reg ct exc!ste ~