Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-11

COMMUNICATED.
The Editors of the Enquirer are requested TO make
the following corrections in the brief and very imper-
feet notices. which its reporter has published of the
marks made by Mr.. Bryce in the House of Delegates
upon the Bill for re-ct artering the Bank of Virginia
In the paper OF the 9th inst MIR. Bryce in reply to
Mr. Mason OF f., represented contending that il
was more important object even than charterng
the Bank, TO appropriate the bonus the benefit of the
mddling class OF society and drawing the literary
treasure of the State
The proposition for which Mr.. b. contended was this:
That the establishment of colleges or academies over
the State through which its intellectual might
be drawn out, and convenience and benefit conferred
on the mddling class of society," class from which
we receive the genius and talents that conducted our a
fairs, was much important than rechartering the
bank and that the application OF the bonus
would be laying the oundat for such establishments
Again, in the debate OF the day, instead Of
'rasing the object which he had before spe Gifted with
the gift of the bonus the fund for Internal Improve
meni-he endeasouted TO shew that the oppropriation
to the object which he had in view, was more valuable
and interesting than il made 10 that fund. In subse
quent part of the debate, he is made turn abruptly
from his observations the fund for Internal Inn.
provenent, and lie ia reported hus--"hs constituents
might ask him, why he did not pat this bonus where il
might do some good and not throw il into a fund the
operations OF which they dill understand, and ONLY
perhaps TO repair The mismana OF some 10 ant
agent" The idea which Mr.. b. endeavoured 10 con.
vey was ths-tla the iund for Internal Improve me mt
was not under systematic mode Of ion: the
policy oil the State in reference 10 ii unsettled and ca
PRECIOUS; the operations upon it conducted by acCiJsn
an unintelHgiD!e CONFUSION
rounding it, aud that he could much more Satisfactorily
account TO his constituents for applying the
lemplaon as he proposed where its benefits might be
seen and felt, than for Increasing fund in the condi
ton OF that for Internal Improvement.
In the pap OF the 9th, when the amendment which
III had offered and which had been adop ed in Com
mee OF the WHOLE under discussion the house
Mr.. BIS remark was, that less difficulty would be en-
coun'ered in the di, ributon OF The literary fuud, by
making equal appropriations for academies Sc
material District, than upon any other plan; Tor ma
.f
sce for academy college, would certainly re-
ceive of the General Assembly i'm locat-
ing their proportion.
Further in debate, after the remarks OF Mr.. Mason
81 f.. Mr. Ii. is reported to have replied, going at
large into the best means OF carrying on our Internal
improvements. This is entire mistake. MIR. b. did
not attempt 10 discuss the best Of carrying on
our Internal lmproyements-such Discussion would
have been foreign from the subject before the house,
out OF his yiew and not conduc i've 10 his purpose
Mr. BIS reply conss ed in endeayour TO shew, that
laying the foundation for academic institutions, was
tue readie-t means Of bringing the whole wealth
Of The Literary fund to bear upon the wants, con-
veDience and character OF our cizeBs--That the in
crease OF that fond required it 10 be put into ac.
ton the wants Of the State demanding IT, and
generations passing away while II is locked up. That
although 1t was true, that the bonus derived Iron,
Banks, the only source Of revenue belonging TO the
permanent fund Tor internal mpfovemeDt,-yett the
great uncertainty about the beet mode Of conducting
works OF public Improvements, whether by individual
enterprize, or by the hand OF government alone, by
both combined, whether gradually upon the interest OF
permanent funds, or rapidly by OF extensive
lodns-Tendered this increase 10 that fund, from the
bonus, Of doubtful advantage, and showed that its d
version TO the Literary Fund, in this instance, would
lie prudent
These corrections leave the remarks m ade by Mr.
Bryce still very impei fccuy reported.
% Pho author ofto above Justice in as
msfeprcsent him IL s obvious TO every observer that we nt
iss to give only mere sketches Of the poceodngsand when
the FIRST suggestion EDfroR.