Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-21

No, in the vain hope
or incre a.ing great n reDutafon
BIT in order ha,
An example of Patrio,i,m and Private Worth
Might be continually held up 10 view
Have caused
This Monument TO he erected.
The base Of the column above the gre Al pI,tform i.
proposed to he encncled with thirteen colossal bronze
shields c'ublcmac Of the Federal Upon the face. Of
the shields Ia he ornamenicd with the arms Of ,o.e
S'aes which formed the federal compact divided bv
massive spears ~ soSe distance above this band. Of
,hirds and f-onng with the four door ways are four
Eagles sculptnred in bdsso.rsiiero, encirried with
wreath-, which are grasped in their talon. From
These wteas frstooned dapcrcs are .,isrendcJ which
ofm continuous line of decorations all around the
MATT Ihe pedestal OF the statue il eong atio, OF
NE SHAFT OF the column, terminated by steppings re-
iucc,i om diameter of fourteen ieet to plinh OF
fouyiee', on which the statue is to stand
The attitude g"cn 10 this figure represents the urea,
man 10 whom the monument is ded;caied.) in the act
e' resigning lis commission, and the authority with
which lac had been invested by thi. country again in
10 the hands Of he people, having accomplished the
great o'j-c' OF lis appointment, the freedom and nde
rcnhsncc Of the union
The accent 10 the summit of tic monument. or ra.
h"r 10 The CAPITAL, is by two hundred and twenty.
eight marble s;eP', winding round solid liar ron.
'u'ing the core rf the column. More Than midnight
darkness at present envelopes The acen it in
tended hereafter TO light ;bls staTway with pas which
would rcn1Sr il esser to 20 up. A noble vi,w il Of
course presented from this lefty pon-which VIII be
come more and more diversified and in,crespg with
nc cNlcnsinn oil Tie CITY, aud the improve of
soundmg country AZ present the view nj ,he town
by no means hc bcs'; but that OF the country beau
'ilui.
" Tie irsi piece or bnsi Of tl.e s a,ue was eIva,
ell 10 the base cf the Monument yesterday af ernoo,
by means OF the apparatus with which il is Intended
TO raSe IL TO its destined spot at the summit on Thurs
Jay. TBaH finer
The promised opening OF The British trade 10 the
East Indies, appears % have ght public feeling in
England 70 an extreme point Of expectation We think
The representation OF commercial advantages from this
measure highly ovcrchsrged. The anticipation of de-
pin NJ
benz fits. IL natural FEELING in III. circumstances which
chAraceIIe he state IF British industry al the
period WHEN not only the great streams cf profit have
ceased 10 low and fetilZs countries, which have be.
come opulent from trade, but The very ris Which fed
the main euren, OF prosperity will yield even their
'can'y tributes, every chance Of Exploring fresh springs
OF wealth, and opening conduita Of commerce. s
REGARDED with sansune expectation and lively hope
VIC alirecolrct how highly coioured were the ststs.
men'' on the point OF CONNER cal benefit TO England put
iorth when Spanish America was about 10 he received
into 'hr family Of raoDs We all remsmber that the
Brish Press universal in its prophecies Of colder
era Tor the trade OF Eng and-thai an unboundrd field
was said 10 he at laid open 10 British mercantile
fetpiiZe and manufacturing skill in the indep nj. nee
Of that cluster OF Republics. How has tie event iusi
fed tie expectation? In what the fruits Of r CON
mex on apparent? In loans q q will he repaid
IA stretching the line OF credit 10 it, u;no tension and
III prodgous losses, II not inevitable insolvency. III.
results.
II is not The physical capabilities Of couptries merely
hat we are 10 regard when speak Of tiic possibility
Of wcdling them in The golden hands Of trade Tie
moral elements that to form and csmcst such CON
ne Si"n not 10 he overlooked in i~ esiimif We're
II Otherwise, countries however distant and di>sinIar
would hc rapidly brought union or coniuri bv ,ha
restless spirit OF adventure, which rrepate IN au
uilHe space and time in The rursut of rommer
cial advantages. No two countries ran C,rm connex.
ion OF this ca' acer durable and extensive unless the
standard Of efioyren, IL nearly equal in both bar
bsrcus nation cannot come into his
w that is ciVilz ii. There can be no founda ion
"a such for the transactions O! commerce -
The spirit ~ recproriiv will not enter where ma
lions are ~ The exireutes Of The social scaie-wbere
their tnjoyments ficted at quite F.T,rfnt stand
ntl' Nm exhausted or oppressed country, here ihe
people command few rlyscsl comforts and possess
limited ideas NJ convenience aud accommodation ,.ust
present the sspsct, in commercial view A. one
iinpcif-cily civilized.
Now, whS, IL lndia' u II mi eountfy looking ~
The Of The people low Nv iis standard Of eroy.
inent' What cUriomerq thee who are 10 re-,yyj.
gora'e the relaxed sPiogs Of Brid.h'raae? What