Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-31
THE LEGISLATURES.

day, and probably refer it to a Committee-The
probability 10 still in favor of the Senatorial basis
The Legislature will scarcely adjourn before
the last week in February, if they should go on
with the important measures, which are before
the House or the Committees.-Among the most
important of these, is the bill concerning the Lit
erary Fund-proposing TO district the counties and
unite The quotas OF the School Fund with the vol
untary contributions OF private citizens, for the
dissemination of primary schools throu ghout the
State-A nd also projet, which is now before the
Committee OF Roads and Internal Navigation for
pushing the most important objects of Internal
improvement through the State; such as the lock
and dam system on the James River-the Improve
ment of the DavigabIe waters of the Potomac-
the Dismal Swamp Canal, turnpike roads &C.
o efect these purposes, large loan'is proposed
10 be raised, and more efficient organization i'm
parted to the survey of the works. and the super
inheritance OF their execution has
inst effected loan for her roads and canals of
SSO0,OOO, redeemable in 1854, at an interest of S
per cent per annuIn.-Should these three bills
pass, and in form that is consonant with the
sound principles Of the State, they will render the
present Session Of the Legislature one of the most
memorable which has occurred for manv wears
some cunning, calcula ing genius, like Mr. Miles
has made the notable discovery that some f,ysufl,
years ago, Tin the summer of 1921 when not an
American ship could put TO sea, without running
the risk OF being molested by Great Britain and
france-when we drew ourselves within our own
shetland were feeling all the pressure of the
Embargo, with the prospect before us, of an an
cry war; when, 10 relieve our citizens fom
some POI hon Of their prvation, il was pressed
upon them to max. IN IL own clothing out of
their own means, as they had resolved to do in
the hard times OF the Revolutionary war
lhat. IN this state OF Things, meeting was held
IN this City, Gas they were then holding through
out the State, and as they were held in some of
our counties during the last fall to break the
iorce oil the tariff law to stimulate the cause of
domestic manufactures. a Committee was an.
poin ted to draft an add ess-and il was drawn bv
one oil the iirs pens Of that or Of this day--and
in the course of it, the facilities that we had for
several manufacture, were pointed out on the
ground OF erpediency, and the pride and inter
ests OF our fellow citizens were appealed TO for
their employment.
Tho suggestion was also thrown out, BY way
OF encouraging our people TO turn their al.
tention to supply of their own clothing amid
the insulting attacks our foreign commerce
that perhaps IT IL no Wild supposton 10 con
ceive that even II the present attacks on our trade
should blow over, Congress may adoyi the policy
OF encouraging our own manufactures, bV rather
ntSheT dutteS on the imported articles of Europe
10 Keep ourselves from being altogether depend
ant on Europe for our clothing, Congress NAV a
dept this course, II they should discover from,
the experience Of the intermediate time, that we
have really the inclination and Tho s,;,, ~ Io,h
ourselves"
And this is The mighty diefm,a. bv which we
are 70 90 gagged into submission to the present
iaTh! lhis too, was twenty years ago, when
The point OF cons;i'uonsiiiy had never been made.
much less the question seTintim discussed; when
Slr. 'ehsrson nmself spoke not only Of protecting
duties, but OF prohibitions; and when he amoun,
Of duties thought Of (rothey higher duties than
the moderate ones then imposed) was bu mole Hill
to the mountain OF iari1 under which the people are
now laborng, and laboring 100, in period OF pro
found peace, With no foreign edcts threae ming our
commerce, and the seas as well az our own Dor; :
open to 81 descriptions Of good. There IS. for.
sooli, very strong analogy between such stale