Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07

Sometning was NECESSARY 10 be done. fftiers 81
any ,.ner scheme, oesie, than ~ ,,. sen -, 80.
he adowed, NC So FAR then, iron, the i,s siaure's
NOT having the right do what wss p, orosed vas
their duty 10 do H.
The principle Of monuments vss defended ropf
me charge OF hong ar'i-r-pnbiican. II Was sanf
that The republics Of age or iar world ere re-
mark"lhe Tor having adopted this mode az express
lug their gratitude, of pcrpeiuang the me NOR, Of
Their beuefacors snd of exciting the ruhtsasn, and
emulation of the people, and especially Of the youth
In ILLUSTRATION OF this remark reference was nI.de &c,
an'i-n, and 10 modern times. Oar own country
Ho" ire commencement Of us freedom, the pre-
sent day, WIS cited. The statues OF Washington, e.
r-c'ed by North Carvna--and Virgimin, and the
bust oCDr Ia fayeie now IN The Cap,,o the deco
ra''"ns oi the Halls of Congress The monument c.
Tecied at Washington Ivy the officers OF the Navy, in
m-mory 81 the signai gsfanry and de, of Israel
~ ddsrorfh aud Some's, we're referred tn US nemu-
ra's oil The gratitude OF o,ir ooun'rymen, and cs
deuce OF The manner i" which tire republicans Of ihr
present day had chosen 10 express that feeling.
Messrs Co!s'm and buv,e Of Richmond, also adj
vocafed the hii, and expressed their tisep eol,cu,a
Tor It's passage.
Mr.. Goggn did the same, and called Tor the aye,
ard noes. The question was Then taken, aud the
hill passed. Ayes III, Noes l9.
YESTERDAY, various bills were reported to
the House of Delegates, which were laid upon
the table.
Mr. sexton, on the part of the joint COM
miitee, laid before the House, the Report ON
the state of the Bank Of va. and Farmers
Bank, which was committed to the committee
of the Whole, to which the bill for {" eriend-
ing The Charter Of tie Farmers Bank" &c
WAS referred.
The House then went into COMMITTEES of
the whole, on the Bill extending the Charter
of the Farmers Bank of Virginia, and for
other purposes" Mr.. Colston proposed an
amendment, TO subI.'c the Bank, upon extern
sion of its Charteil TO the liabilities and penal
ties in relation to payment of specie, prescri-
bed, as To- the North Western Bank, and Bank
of the Valley. by the cad, Esd, and 2ith sec
lions of the act by which those Banks were
rs'ab'isbed.-Thi, amendment was adopted
by the Committee. Mr.. Masun of South
ainptOD, offered amendment the puIport
oil winch was la compel The payment In spc
cir, of branch notes, when specie shall be te-
mauded Gnr them AZ the office of the Mother
Bank.-This amendment was rejected -
The sections of ,hr hill, establishing a Branch
ofthe BAn!, at Danvie, in Pt,syl,ania cc,,n
W, We're, IN SEINE respects differently modified,
10y 40 amendment proposed by Mr.. Caheii,
and ably advocated by him. The committee.
| rose, and the bill WAS reported with the a.
! mendments, which bring further amended
were agreed 10 by the House. The lii rs a.
tnended was ordered To be engrossed, aud
read the third time. The main argument on.
its passage. is expected on h1o.day next.
@ We received M National Int. lligrncer
last nighr-but the w. Republican states,
that on Wednesday the n Of II. went again
into committee of the whole 0n the Road aud
Canal Survey bill. Mr.. Rivrs resumed tho
hoor, in Opposition to the bill. Mr.. Bnrkncr
followed in support OF it. Mr.. M'DuGie rose
on the same SIDE at quarter past O'Clock,
aud continued till a, " when he gave way, and
the committee rose"