American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-23
LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND.
House Of Delegates-Feb. 9, 1897.

Mr.. Boon, az chairman OF the committee therein
mentioned, delivered a report, recommending the
adoption oi the accompanying preamble and rsso
lutions; which we're read, laid the table, and are
a. follow, via.
The committee TO whom was referred the memo.
rial Of " The Visitors and Governors OF Washing
ton College, in The State Of Maryland" have had
the same under confederation, and recommend the
adoption Of the following preamble and resolutions :
Whereas the encouragement, Of literature in all
its branches, from the rudments 10 be taught in our
primary schools, to the more elevated and scientific
hbors oil collegiate course. 10 sublec, deeply al
fectng to the character and best interest OF free
state and there can, it 10 conceived, be national
undertaking better calculated TO insure the perms
nent prosperity Of the republic. 1t enhances the
value OF free institutions by making them better
understood it gives yigor to the laws by ii whole
some influence in their for nation and il strength
ems tbs energies OF governmsnt by enlistng in its
auppor, . greater ms.a Of intellectual force.
These considerations entle it TO the highest re-
gard from ssery enlightened community. but more
especially from one whose government is maintain
ed by a representation mutable in its nature. and
selected indiscriminately from the great body Of
che people.
And whereas, the college at Chester town. honor
ed by the veneralsd name of ths Father of his
Country, for some years past, notwithstanding The
feeble aid OF the state and the formidable obstacles
it conended with, had been dfusing its blessings,
as we'll into Souncs, over the state at large
aud the buildings Of this institution having recently
been destroyed BY FIRE, Communicated, ~ is conf
IDENTIFY believed, By the hand of an ineendiary And
whereas, from the petition Of the Visitors and Gov
ernors Of this institution, and from the known wish.
es and arden, desires OF large portion Of the
community on this subject, is believed TO be proper,
and in high degree wise and polite, for the sate
20 appropriate fund tor rebuilding this edihce,
which, when erected, was designed by i.s immedi
ate founders, and BY the intelligent legislature oi
our aiate, to be in honorable and perpetual memory
Of the illustrious and vir,uous Washington there
fore,
Resolved, That the treasurer OF the Western
ahere be and he is hereby authorized and required
to pay unto "ths Visitor. and Governors OF Wash.
ingten College in the State Of Maryland or to
their order, the sum Of ten thousand dollars, the
same 10 be paid in the following manner viz. The
aum of Ave thousand dollars on the hrst day o
May in the year 1928 the sum Of two thousant
Eve hundred dollars on the 6rs. day Of May in the
year 1893: and the sum OF two thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars ON the hrst day of May in the year
1880.
Resolved. Tha, when ihe said full sum Of ter
thousand dollars shall be received BY the said Viii
tors and Governors the same shall be in full pay
ment, satisfaction and dischsrge OF all claim ane
demand whatsoever. which "the Visitors and Gov
ernors OF Warrington College in the State o
Maryland" may or can have under, or by virtue o
the act. entitled. " An ACT to provide permanen
fund for the further enc oursgement and establish
men, Of Washington College," passed at Novsm
hsr session 1884, chapter Z.