Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-12-26

learn tn know -tscir rights. tic valuc OF liberty
aud how To defend them ss,aina all attacks fron
every quarter.
I This ins,itu,iou, which has bccn N anspicious
" put into operation by YOU, has already. frot,
| among The poorest OF oar citizens, draw fuitl
talents enough TO give character To a whole State
s"d oi which Virginia may we'll be proud, oil
not, am persuaded, bc left Co lznguish. Let a
osIctufs extend to all uf our citizens the b,ne6t
OF Eineation, which can he accomplished by a,ie
quate salaries To its Professor who can then xi,,
education Ia the poor without money and witiou
price We havc already lost some Of our ProIcs
sors, and may bc sill more deeply injurrsI-Atsen
ucmen Who devote themselves 10 scicntiic and Ii
tefary pursuits, do not ask wealth, but an ampl.
compensation for the time devoted 90 the impruve.
mrnt OF the youth Of the country, in NECESSARY
and n hut justice To them and to the community
! Money cannot purchase talents. Nature hcrscl
deris bn, spsrinsiy To nations the highest order
al intellect. Lat US, thcrvforr, carefully foster
that which We have, which IL lost cannot be ca~i,,
~pi.eed.
by some cnaetrnents, in relation 20 the Prima-
~ schools, many boys of great promise, Who's
paivnts arc unable educate them, u,iyht be-. a,
public expense, scut to Of the Colleges al
The Stztc, To receive the instructions OF the. able
Professors who I'LL those Institutions until they
are Prrpar~d Tor ,hc UNIVERSITY, where they should
'e maintained ri the expense at the Literary Fund.
Ia relation 10 this subject, hcrc~ it'll coinrnuni-
cate To you letter from Professor Tucker whici,
sorthy OF your most particular consideration.
US proper to suggest the propri,iy III contint,-
ing the c',lniry into the subject vi our claims n
gA'h,t the United States, for disbursements during
the Evolutionary war,-aircady too long pos, pom
ell and siuguiariy neglected.
Law will be required In enable the agent 10
emnrTee "a his search every disbursement made
eo'n'aoa eueny. Many Of our ciuzcns we're re
.i'..i =, f"s.1ty by the sacrifices they made Ia
aid The state aud yet cutitlcd To remuneration
from irSinia, who ought long since to have re-
a lsIak ls.s..
nients discovered, OF which the Legislature. "a err.
informed ON former occasion, contain proof
Which viii be useful To individuals and which
cannot be controSerte,l. II, then, an Act is pass
eel allowing the appointment Of M Agent To s,:-
Just every claim al every Kind aa,aihs the Uni,,,l
States, large sums must be received nov due 10
The ehiidrcn OF the revolutionary sufferers
hsrceabi. To the provisions VI the resolution Of
The 2ist February last, authorizing the appoiut-
neht OF an Agent To- examine the docurne nts i'm
Tie uiferent Offices Of this government and those
recently discovered in the attic story of the CAM
toi, relating To land claims &c, appointed John
u. smith, Esq, Who has performed tina, du,y a.
Tar as time would ALLOW, ia N highly Satisfactory
manner. ms report Is hcrcwiti laid before ,uu
and when the residue IN finished, il will d, n spe-
eial message be communicated
must again call your attention To the iuconyc-
h'ehee anu want al room M the Capitol, for th,
transaction OF the public business, and ask your
"tehuo'' To that subject Besides the great neou-
A..
the health of the officers OF Government ouyLi
.s"s 40 BIC disses~-esl, many wtso 49,
"a Them during te year. by the duties of their OF
hcc, sensibly feel the injurious eff, CT of room. an
confined and badly lighted, AS those in the base
mt nt story.
Measures were taken within the las, twelve
months To ascertain tbc exact state of thu. Conn
missi,a OF the Peace ia every county Of thu. State
=" tune TOT TIE annual distribution I'd tie Laws the
Hast spring. IL appeared by tlc returns that near
~ thrce Thousand five hundred copies of ll.c Acts
oil Assembly were necessary To- supply the Justi-
ccs, Clerks, and Commonwealth kttornrys-the
Public frinter - required by law to prlnt b,I,
u'rec 'housand fs7o hundred, and the supply -
consequently Inadequate
IL 10 desirable that the clerks of the count,
courts shonld b. required 10 se,rd nl tie annual
retirIis OF Justices To the Executive U.l,ar1
al an earlier psIIo than that nov required d, la~
s'u 70 1~'c particularly such disqualification as
nave occurrcu NDce the Iasi return; ~ A, Ia ,,-
bic tue SccTvtaIy of ule Common wealth to ke,,,
an accurate hcgister. The time Of ecrtifyiu, ,l,..
nominations 81 Sherili5 to the Executive would
Ie the RIOS, convenient Eos making the rvturus Of
the Justices.
A part of dIc cannon rcnuir,,i In IN, n,o,,n,,t
has been flushed, and measures have. b.,., III en-
10 procure the swords authorized To be- purchased
lot uie use OF u'c cavalry, ct pattern which we'll
combines bcsauty, usefulness, a,,i durability
la examining into the general conditIon of
U'e citizens oil this commonwealth, Al cannot
mat many of our less wealthy, suffer n life
lime of misery from those natural defects
winch The rich may particularly remedy, a.
.hey nave the means ut obtaining instructions
from those, who, by their skill, give some al
deviation To the hopeless condition OF the blind
and tho mute.
The deaf and dumb, and the blind. are OBJ
Jects Of sympathy with ali classes Of society.
ana from which no family can claim eXemp-
Ton An asylum for these unfortunate be-
nss, Is suggested, where proper attention and
Instruction eau be given at public expense
where they can Oe taught t0 read aud write
ahd learn something OF tie use ful arts, where
even the blind can be :4ught something which
Will alleviate the long and weari.ouIc ntrbt
which - allotted to him. ] appeal ~ you ~
their behalf, with tho more cOnhde nee, as u
IS subject which stands wholly unconnccted
with the business OF LIE, from which tie,
are excluded, and without voice. ike az.
sloqnence Of the spheres, applies 20 The heart
OF all from which they viii not be- spurued
by the good and the just.
Tue monument proposed 10 I've erected over
ihe VeneThted remains VI George " ashibgt0p
has Weakened public expectation, and enlist.
Cd Tie feelings Of all our fellow citizens. and
infused lively hope that this mark Of re-
spcct viii no longer DO delayed Il ~ al n
=
desd. To Withhold u, or postpone !, 10 auo.
lher generation sertesybut 10 diminish the
lostTe "t the country which gave han birth
" - believed, the fund whirh has been ere.
ated iOf the erection 81 thst monument. viii
not, by the mere accumulation Of interest
Tor long time BE- sufficient 90 erect such /.
structure a. has been CONTEMPLATED. b, ~.
country, aud must necessarily postpone tie
Accomplishment 81 THIS object. far BEYOND
the PERIOD which duty sud patriotism ought
70 allow. u, however, tie surplus revenue
was appropriated by Law 10 thsi object,
sud annually applied, no doubt j. cptst-
tanned that the work nit-bt be- Immediate.
" eoutnis need, aHd would ~ soon accom-
plnhed, sud by this means acqut Oar.elves
~ hessy debt due from us 10 our country.
10 ihc Jnion, and h. pustcrny Nothing y
no" ieii us, bat % erect the monument over
the ashes II our cOuntryu,sn, anil haliow tue
pot which coatains The body u ~ uueh Ia.
tFs0tism % could 1--we cod a. "fouc IA ,,rfus' =.