Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-09

section o. ,his at carries effect the suggestion
conie in the report Of the Committee Of Finance
an extract oil winch is above given. The Bill ofIeIO
the report OF the committee OF Finance the rcsou-
ton which followed 1t and the net approprilfins tIa
money were all written ana advocated b, Mr. Mercer
an agency we hunbly think which would justify the
irienta OF that gentleman IN asserting IL him Tie an.
thorship OF tho Litc,uiy Funt.
la Obedience To the resolution. the President and
directors oi The Literary Fund. during The ensuing
SUMMER obtained tom vaI ous Sources in'nrnltou OH
W".ch 10 slOuid the system they were called upo 90
devise ioE The next L. ylsatl!G. IL it, cu,ieuc..
men, they submitted t2nort upon the subjects. Il
"1g Referred :" u cOiniuttee III which mr. N was moi
member. That committee reported several bills
out not i'iGg been acted upon at late period of IA
session, by ac Invitation OF the ciufnan bill WAS
prepared By Mr Mercer under great pres r OF time
and moved a substitute for the several bills reported
by the committee. The substitute was adop.cd bv q
large m@Jory II the House Of Delegates and lost in
the SENATE ny equal division Of voices, 4 may 81.
ouId IN an appendix To discourse Of Mr. IL On Elu-
cation dcliyeredrt the annua commenceu.u, o
ton College Sept. 70, 1926 The points i'm which II
aviHon OF counties into school dist rcs--ani the en-
dowmeRt OF academies and COLLEGES. By Tia. pre-
sent System the poor 0cd the rich benefited,
whilst 10 provision Is made for the education oil the
mlddEs class by te euow mcnt OF scAouls :ntc,Ine-
oiltc II character, between the primary schools and
the ii.IoEsty This defect did not exist ia Nh Mer.
GERS .no-iiiu.e Pror - t!.c act of 1916, the fIuI
was lHcJn- .,rrablC, slowly 3ccunu.tilg from enc,
iortci:rrcs and eschsos. 1t il III spite OF H. ina
nngcment truly muniiccnt The End auditor states
the gro's amount ut 5II58,79 IS. The amount o!
which actually available is s zoo 80. Il is much
TO be regretted that the upericcions ia the details
Of the system, should render provision - noble
comparatively Inefficient.
D!i not our spaCc uaIGonish Us 20 elise t,ese re-
"lDrks We should Dc INDUCED 10 DO 50 II a recolcc-
ch OF ;ha observation of Fon,cnc., 'tla ii his hand
ives f!oF truths lI2 would open but one lGyer at Il
the" IN uar pcSt G.: some subsequent PAL er we
" ii again advert - ~ obligation under which we
conce'e the wealth to be Mr.. Mercer in re-
tatIon TO another a.. ,1.Jant ueasure-lc find for
internal Improvement.
WA.sNoroN Iuu In tbs Senate Yesterday Air Foot
tIessnted LsenscT.a from .rndy SJIGaut csi, Of the
united state, Navy, pr jag additional c.euatiuu. SIr
rtt n t g!is u states iJr interest do 70 iby. m
us tDned states moneys advanced l.es during
tAe !ate var "it Greot bnIa.I .,as I'LL passed the
'sndIv 1aI s-sO", IT, uOi lken io ,iu,C Jf va Il
u nnc Nj bcnun ic-JisI, relative lois.ri.ou II
tLe iua'c .o1l, III oilnuuS 81 tbs duties
Hpo7ia No. tae. ~ -4i cPeos-I ~ A!r. speech
Two LOlTs !-n.h.
In the HOUSE representatives, Yesterday number q!
resolutions were offered ,MOIg others resolution was
oteTe1 10y VII MiucT tie subject OF slavery, aud the
inei oi saves IA Tie barct ot Oluba ca PIE
saves ~! Miner had commenced obss5N atoms o.
tie s'jc, whe - Wa obliged u postpone Es AXIS
consequence of tie expiration vi the houI ot..n u Ir
Lea, lie further bill 10 aurf..
The House Ven rso ed Itself into Committee Whole on
tie state Ci tie Union, and took che I'LL gutos tie
occupation OF tic Oregon Some discussion en,Ge in which
sIr DIayion &r ful t. Mr kvere.i haiea q. Missouri
MI oa'1e!ens All Taylor part the QUESTION U-iu5
On pr'.I-ion ry SIT Taylor amend the anendment
novel ny Ne DayuL division tte place, when !.
mce rose Ind eIel 'osrlss I uc hou.e iourned