Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-08

"'"e u'ss"ssion lock place 90 motion TO sirke
clause iimi ing tho member, and upon the 10 b.,
gwen 10 such society. but no ;nesiion was taken.
Ihs morning, when tho Convention met.
v.a,,oo 70 he ON ,hs .,t que. on beo.e anS con
ported yesterdsy, on the ablshmeut o. National
CO y, OF ho cd numbers
DE-. Masaury advt led the Ir.i,atiop Of The num-
Der OF me,nl et'. NJ Fisk id.red that this bocy
ives rot sufficiently mature to decide on the mode ef
limiting the number Hs preferred TO have tits ques-
ZION posPoned Professor Veih sks spoke in f,vor Of
the ni,.d NUMBER and expressed hi. obi ion 10 ,b.
proposed siassng OF sonnibutys. Mr.. wo dhrdxe Gus
tanned the rrpr. Hs Though, a desision n W mai,
'n u'or OF Di alton would be prem ,ture, an shoa,d
prefer lis pos ponem-n'. d. Cox offered ,ub.,i ute
o ne rel or-'ha' tho memb,rs Of he society should
90 elected ny ballot, no 10 be f.jsssd who sha
no' have punher of gave votes equal TO he num-
Der Of state. Mr. Knapp dspre Gated The p.esent de-
pate. They seemed to he discussing Tor iuiuri,y ip-
stead q deoetaing de te'e Mr.. Gaistn thought
me question ought the mos, simple pro-
pc iiioDs, without going iuio detail.
ME-. Adams tooH gbt that a wrong rr,ncpie had hesp
applied 10 DO 'ides Of This question:. Ii was that Ills
society was 70 comprise all tho Dos, eminent literary
men tho country. He went at considerable I.ur b
INTO expi nations rs 10 the nature Of .ush .ec~i-s.
Inc question being then taken on The amendment, 1t
wa rejee'ec,o only risiI x in is i.vor.
Inc queshcn Then arose . tho ciauso est hsbns n
eins OF confr'omors. en- which some discussion arose
between MssTs. Fix, Woodbridge. Galia,in, and
Adam', in The course Of which Mr.. Adams remarked
thai hs wac In favor OF organizing soes y, drawing
constitution, and .lfc'iDg members, before t conver-
ton az burned. II nov hat com oee sh culd be IN.
pointed TO report a, The next convention.
Mr.. wOOdbreg wi hdrew the slausv under eon,id.
GRAFTON.
hir Marcy was In fsvCr of proceeding imme liateIy
onne esaoli'hm'n, OF society, add perform ipg o,her
Guinness wibou, further loss OF lime d.. Matthew.
desired that This subject should DO, be hurried over but
mat M p'tneples OF This society, .houil be stu set
and he VII, " referred TO eomu iee 10 draw con-
s'i'u ion. He was in favor Of trssnisug The Society
now, II practicable.
Seio embr'cug the sia''ih sa,on the plau rep red
by the Com n'tles.
w. The question having been pu', Lieutenant Pa ks, tf
Wespc'n' asked leave 10 dJress The Conven i,n which
was granted, and after prel minary remark. he
presented long and de a led plan proposed bv the
Am.r'can Society,", 10 which he belonged. f,r tn, e,-
adjustment OF National S,cety,-sia,iug that that
institution would ieei con'rsined 10 proceed alone,
were 60, 1" p'an adopted by ihi' C invention.
Mr. kuspp raid ,ba, no had bu, one oesc,yai,n 10
make On his Pla", which was magnificent one, viz:
was not practical, ard therefore UNFIT L, be con-
,,'es.d osre: He would say to the youn< Ismen
OF me society which h, had allud- 20, G. on! Ttev
were young and ardent, and iii. body would not inter
Zero with them.
DR.. Matthews said that h propositions presented by
occupy week.
M. Dwight moved hat The hank, OF the sonven-
lion be prese tsd 10 L., Park.
a geu,lema, whose name w. did no, learn then rose
with (ai we unisr, ood his opening remarks1 a view
TO su port the proportions Of Mr.. Park and wa. speak
ing when we is' 'h' Hail.. [Ameriean.
LITERARY CONVENTION During the al e-n,on
session OF yesterday the Report Of the Com m,ee on tn,
OF NalonaI Soeie adopted,
committee appoin ed 10 frame sousiiiuion. A COM
niee o. i've wac named to superin EN- ,hs piblis,-
ton OF The proceedings Of The Convention Mr.. Wool
bri'g. from the committee that subject reported in
favor introducing hs Bibls into schools, 20 be stu
died as classic. o. motion Of Nj. ID wight sem-
mites was appointed on ms es;ab hnent of coleg,
a. Athens, in Greece.
This Morning The rowsrs Of the somr itss an
pointed en- Literature add Education in Colombo, ami
venezuela, were ens' g-d allow the M to cor
respond with mtn OF learning throughou he nth
American sentiment Tbs zee sppointei TO- hat
purpose repcre AL constitution for the proposed S,sie,v
iis TILE 10 to be The nional Society OF Science aud
L''erainre:ils numbers restricted 10 200 resident,
anu 10 foreign member, who TO be divided into
sia'scs by subjects. I Mathematical, and Pbv,icai
S.isnce. Moral AID la eilee,uai g. Literature A
rine Arts The funds OF the Sjssiy 10 DO derived rom
donations, subscriptions, Sc ~
Fifteen ndiv duals namei as a COMMITTEES In
TORN inc nnseus CT he So.isy, who shall ha @ power
10 .ieet 'ghy-hve additional mem o. and The O. with
the eomm ter hall son,ii ute The toee al the fir r.
IN log. Tle t,ll1@iDg ara ihs rams,:-Joh, o ,i,-
ey Adam,, President Fax Professor Vsthake, DIR. Ms
Csuiey. ofsssor Alexand r, Hsnry a. ID wight Pro.
'e'soI Jreiln, Elw p. Livingston, c. aaceior Wa.
"or u. Dr. Wainwright, Aibsrl G. Il ain. ID Matthew.
hn ID 'lsheid, d.. Mnor and M. III .sey.
ibese names were asce FED by tie Convention: AMI
ui'eussion then ensued The p oposed tin, of he
Society, which after in' ffs c.us aiem;t 10 strike
GU tae wori Nsiional,' was adopted, with ,he adj
VI 'on Vi TUE words land The Arts" 10.