Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-19
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE or DELEGATES,

Saturday Dec l6 The House remained more than
three hours in session.
On Mr.. ALpERsoN's motion Ieave xr,s o;von h,
bring IN bill allowing further time 10 owners OF lois
IN The town OF Lewisburg in the county of Gr-enn
10 hulid on improve the s,me:-And on Mr. Wi on,
notion leave was given TO bring in bill to chang the
''me oil holding the Superior Court OF Law for Han
over county, from the 4th Monday in April and Sep.
TENDER TO the 2d Wednesday in May and October in
each year
variety of reports were made by the committees.
MIR WHITE OF Rockbridge, presented petition from
hat county for separate election district
Mr. HITE OF Rockbridge, presenteda petition of
'undry inhabitants OF that county, for separate cleo
uon TO he held at Goshen;wAnd Mr.. Dupuy present.
mutation pay due his father Capt. John Williams
on Mr.. ANDERsoN's motion, the following resolu-
ton, laying for some time the table, was tax I'M
and fead: ResolUed hat the standing rule of this
which requires the Speaker to appoint COMMITTEES of
hgrcul.ure and Manufactures be rescinded.
Mr.. EPPEs said, what he had formerly stated when
INT" question was first before the House He though
en ami he thought now the rule ought be adopt
ed; he said there power in Virginia which could
he henehciaily exercised this subject-he did not
mink she ought to pursue which had hitherto
disturbed The public peace OF The community. He
"'ught there was no subsiSling interest here whic h
required the appointment OF any such committee and
ne di not mink II necessary anticipate int
He was opposed TO it, because il afforded an arpumen,
Tor the advocates OF this policy to draw parzns 10 their
opinions; he hous hit il injurious to Virginia TO pursue
any such polcy,an therefore opposed to the Rule
Mr.. ANDERSON said, il the establishment of the COM
niuee would have the effect anticipated by the gem
ueman from Sussex, he would agree with him AZ 10
the ineSpedency OF The measure. But he must saw
mat he thought it the policy Of Virginia to encouraes
her own manufactures. The fact was that the manu-.
Lectures OF The country principally confined IN the
Eastern States-ihey derive profit from it-and so
long will the policy fthe Tariff be fastened upon us
But, II Virginia was to encourage her own mabuf,c.
lures, particularly Tor her own consumption the sys.
TEN OF the monopoliss would be discouraged and the
Tariff might be put down He asked lift was no,
that Virginia, with such water power and such materi
ais should neglect manufactured It's we'll known
too now much more eifectuay the incorporation OF
Compane' and the combination OF capital can opera,e
than the enterprise of individuals alone Was il M,
known, ma many companies established i'm Vir-
gina and hat they were in flourshing condition?
Mr.. RIvEs OF Campbell, advocated the appontmen n,
oIthe committee He said there was alrea,ly docu.
ment from the Auditors Office on the fable which
might be carried Immediately before that committee
re dkeh "he'her there was any country the Globe
wneher you considered the fertility OF the soil ,e
climate oil Virginia, her central situation in the Union
her streams OF water, and her situation on the Atlantic
winch is so well calculated for agriculture? Was moi
the situation OF her agriculture in devressed copdi.
uonf whether you look to the corn grower the wheat
grower, the hemp grower, was il not evident that
virginia was in the OF her sister States in tbi.
fespecH And what the reason? Are not our people
intelligent, and industrious! And why then is she in
we oacS, ground Because the State authorities had
neglected our agricuure-our internal concerns
while the Legislative, and Executive authorities
attending more to external than internal concerns
LOOK al me other States; and what attention wa.
P'u ~ ,e oher states, 10 The mode Of improving tn
soil The documents and laws of our sister States in
own public Library, showed what attention Il. tIers
paid 10 such subjects We suffer ourselves 10 h, de-
pendant Tor our pork and horses on the West Not
anHh OF 'OO'OOO dollars are annually sent out Of
me State Tor such artlcesAnd cannot we raise
Things Tor ourselves! Do we not lessen the circulation
OF our moHey and make bear hardly on our pa.
per. but hIs not only the neglect Of pork and horses
oo we are dependent on other States Tor hay. IL /.
ien IN nf'ant states, and brought 100 miles into the
Ibeor oil our country; and even 40 miles rom Rich.
mond 10 the very heart Of an Agricultural State Ue
'su' that u you go into The market, you would find
mat we geteven vegetables from abroad.
! 1t was the zane Gaze with manufactures There /,
no state, he INTERESTINGLY declared which i. hotter
bted Tor them, than Virginia. The people of thi,
were admirably qualified for them. They only were
eenceh' 10 capital and mechanical kill Blu, 10 other
states where they exceled in these respects they
bad early paid attention 10 hem-and they had be sides
the advantage Of combining the capital of many in one
establishment-He thought il was not less tue ina,
small establishments were better than large ones. And
as TO mechanical skil nothing was 20 easy ~ TO pro.
dnce THE. Tie mentioned that The other day very
intelligent manufacturer Of his City, (Mr CUNNING.
han) had told him that he had no an xeiy about RI.
ainng or procuring workmen; for he had found that
ooys and girls could in few days be made te acquire
SKILL And where is there country which can boast
u 20 much water power? where could materials be
maue cheaper-whsre our soil was so abundant
-. axe COTTON, take wool, Is there any difficulty
b Tdl'Ing either! II there rose demand for them or
lor emp nax &c. il there any country where the
'gNculul't could more easily supply them? lie then
touched upon the abundance Of our iron ore-Even for
ne most ordinary branches Of manufacture we are de.
pendent upon our sister States For fin euos and peV
Ter spoons, we look to other States who have instet
idea ~ political economy than we havel stbere
scarcely coarse manufacture with which the Fastst,
states do not supply u.s. lie hoped there was brisbt
4 or day dawning upon us--aDd he believed that rou
Ibis day lerwsrd the destiny Of Virginia il changed
She u capable OF sustaining greater mass of manu-
iac'ures, and be had doubt that they would thrv,
ao9ndanty and that her prosperity would be aecelera
ted ia other directions.