Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-23

taste, and The taste OF good fruits
The soil Of Atgiefs under French culture
Let them plant the tree OF Knowledge, aud that
of Liberty vii spring up Of itself
! By J {. Gray. ESQ.,. The Republics Of South
/ .9merisa-lhrlfty plants which have "iihstood
! fire aud steel by dint ni vigorous sbooiing-may
they never be injured by any injudicious at
! temp, at Groom Grating.
/ Communicated by Judge Bnel, President of
the Albany Hort. Society OLD MdssaehnsettS-
A nursery OF Industry. Enterprise laleni aud
Pairiollsm-lier plants have been widely DIS
semnnied and are formed 10 flourish aud fruit
well. IN every climate and in every soil
~ II. j FINN, Esq. La FAYETrE-The trl-
coIored GOuef OF France-that untolded lis
! blossoms III brightness when the re OF American
Liberty WAS WeepiRg ciioe-,htt retained
It's budding honors among the common deadly
netties IN the Reign of rerror--that never bow
ed before the red cIoWn hperidi-iha, has
wlihered Royalty's proud ily-and like our own
Gtoe, gives promise thai lis greatest glory will
burst forth in IFS hundredth year.
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The Cay Of Richmoad.-We said, few
days ago, that Richmond WIS" cod-hearted,
avariclous and splrtcss.' II was a has,y and
iIl-tImed remark. which We regret that made
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itself to he UNJUST, but because it was unneces-
sary, and at that time. par'icil'rly inappro-
PIRATE. We should have made no further alu-
sion 1T. however. had nota writer in the
" R'cbmoai Compiler taken up tue cndgels
N behalf of his city, with more zeal than pru-
dence, and in order 10 vindlcate its character
from what he considers an unjust repro ach
entered INTO an enumeration OF the = M hty
works. which 60 to show that so far from be ng
co'd hearted AMI svariclons, she is generous u
high SPIRITED What, then, lei US enquire, are these
works! Wetakc them in The order furnished
by the writer in the Compiler
Isl. Several meetings were held IN Rich
fnont" TO assist the reform OF the Cons tltnton,'
even whpn removal ofihe scat OF govern
ment was threatened true but two rea-
sons show that there WIS not much magnanimi
~ in tbs. In the first place, under the old
Constitution. a vast ajority Of the free white
male citizens of Richmond were disfrdnrhi.cI,
and this was Of itself sufficient to induce the
most strenuous eyeriions to procure reform,
even though that reform might bring about "a
removal OF the seat of government 4 mans
po'l'i al rights are acknowedg edly dearer than
his peeunlaTy interests, or even than his lie
We haVe recently had powerful demonstration
of this truth in the SECOND French Revelation
Aud, in the second place, the people Of Rich
'nond knew that There was M danger Of a re-
moval of the sea- of government, however ii
may shave been " itfenieneQ"
| oily. "When Gen. Hull surrendered at De-
trolt, the citizens q Richmond gave about
$1,000 IN money, besides great many bian-
kes, at time wien they wers scarce aud
precious, to the detachment OF troops sent by
Virginia TO Detroit. "--Renlly, tins was great
stretch OF mnnihcence Why did she not send
men, like our ncighbors OF Bedford Or does
the writer IN the Compiled really think, that the
few thousand dollars, contributed under the
circumstances which then existed evidences
any thing like that spirit which should have
been manifested by the wealthy Metropolis OF
Virginia For oul selves we regard il asa
standing mark Of reproach that she did no
more
the erection ofthe Museum ro-which tmay be
added, that they have since suffered il TO siuk
into nslgniGcance for"ant OF patronage Very
muufcent aud public spirited, this
4thly " They have contributed 5000 to a
Lancas,eran School they have erected va
r,ety of public buildings out of their own funds"
E-(ic4at are they ~" They have contributed
freely 10 the establishment of dock-to the
erection OF turnpike foads-and TO he building
ofChurches' All this is well enough but if
is more than much poorer towns have done.
| Richmond oug hi surely to have done more than
this, if she intends to build upon her works
claim 10 generosity & public spirit, particularly
whe We consider her inmrnse advantages
over every other town in TIE State. Bot, where
are her Houses of Ret,5e, her Asylum for the
Unfortunate, her Hospitals for the Poor Point
to anyo one of Der improvements which has for It
object Ch3~ ity and BeneUOience alone, and we
shall then give her credit for more generosity
thon We are now willing TO concede II her. No;
no one OF all her public works has been under
! ldhfh, WHICH hdu not speClhi reference 10 the
gttid pro quo to the per centtge which 1t
would yield or the capital invested
5thly. We are reminded Of her " contribu
tons o the Greeks-,o the college Of Hampdcn
Sydney--o Missionary SocietIes-lo Sabbath
Schools and such like things. All this doubt.
less Shows that there are many pous q many llbc-
Il it'd ID
riduais in Richmond. All Heaven forbid that
we shouli be doIts euongh to believe 10 say
otherwise There IRE such men, many such
men, in Richmoni But we spoke Of
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