Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-18

The seerstary Of State submitted the letter Of
Nf. all. and tho paper, herewith communicated,
To ihe President, NO dciermincd 10 lay tie sa
lee before Congress a, It's ucNl Scss,an anu - til
determination The SECRETARY OF State artriu,d MI
Vail in le,fcr - he etrh September las'.
lns P,esidra, n his mcSsar' ~ IN. I'm De-
eeasef, ifar units T. Congress AL lie eafr.spon-
deuce nj Information relating The subject, ia .ht
same had been reported % him by the Secretary
OF State and adds. that" tie Executive having no
authority 70 take any steps for accepting The trust
and obtaining the it,nds, thc papers are eonuunl-
Gated With re. 10 such measures as Congress
NAV deem beort>arS.'
TIE committee contrr in tie opiui"n ii the
President, hat IT belongs 10 the Legislature To dc
vise snd prescribe the measures, il any. proper 10
be adopted This occasion, and 10 provide Tor
such exposes - may be incurred In the prosesu-
tlos nf them.
Judging from tic letter. Of Mr.. Vail 10 the seere-
tars ct State, and OF Mc,sr,. Clarke, Fynmore,
aud tlaagatc 10 Mr.. Vail, well as from thu IN
formation which the committee themselves have
been bic 10 gather - the course OF adjudication
OF tho eeut OF chanorry Of Lnga in such cases,
tho committee suppose II unqueslionabie that the
r,couinrs bequeSt contained ia Mr.. Sm,thsons
=" III oil has whole property 10 the United States,
in the event that has occurred, for the purpose OF
founding, at Washington. under the name the
Smithsonian Institution, an establishment TOR the
increase and diffusion OF knowledge among men, is
bs the Law of England, valid bcqucst, that the
United States will be entertained in the court OF
rhaneery Of England to assert their claim to the
fund. n trustees, for tho purpose of founding the
charitable Institution at " ashingion, to which is
destined hs tie donor and that the court will de-
cree that the fund shall be paid and transferred 10
the United STATES, or their lawfully authorized
agent, leaving |, 10 the United States to apply the
property the foundation of the intended charity at
Washington and To provide for the due admins.
tration OF the fund, as to accomplish the purpose
Of the donor. The committee are sensible, nov.
over, that these are points which can only be de-
'ermined and setlled by the judicial authority Of
England.
/ In the opinion of the mmittce, the question,
which II bchov's Congress To consider are, wetil-
or it is competent TO the rnilod States, whether it
oompoits With their dignity, whether (a ccnm-
siabtes considerable is espcdIch and proper that
the United States should appear as suilors in thu
courts Of Justice oi England, TO their claim TO
the legao, IN question, trustee, for the intended
charitable institution to be- founded at " ashinpton.
IL might b. a question OF much doubt and dill
Guilty whether II would be withih the the compc-
tenev ut the Government of tho United States 10
appropriate any part OF the general revenue collect
al from the nation at large To the foundation and
endo" nient Of a literary or any other chartabl, IN
,r,tut,on in tho niS,r;,t of CnI,n,h;a H., !, H.,
opinion Of the commute M snrh o,.s,;an :. !,
vopetl IN In. consideration oc rho nr,s.n, ,,,,,,nt
The fund ,iye, J., lin, Initial S,,,. - A. 81,
sons will !. noni,,. and never can ho,on,o ,a,,
OF Ih,it r,,enu. h,v ra,u,,, r,;,, =, al, -, c.
tlrir own b.n,ft ,Lc,, rs,,,,I. ,,l = :, -. ,,,.s
TO apoly 70 tie rb,ri,,hl. ,,,,,,, H., l,;,, :, 49,.
intended b, tie donor.
TIN committee can g., ,,,,,, - huh, ia, H.,
United Sta,cs must be REGARDED =. IN. o,,,ens
tia of the ID t,iriet oc C,L,n,i, ri, !, h.,
character They b,yc,,iL, ,,J 49,,
bound IA as.ri, a ,l,io, 10 ,, ,,,,,a,,,.
them for th, narn.,,o or fr,,,I,a L,,;ta,l,
.t,ta,ion ii ANY Lind ,i,l;n ,l MI, ~,
proyi,}e f,r ,i. Ia, ,,l;,,,; AL
Of ,ncl, a f,,J u.h.,, ,h,. L
SION of il. That tbc r;cL,. and ,,,,;.. :, H. !,
niiel States A. prr,n, uot,i, oC tho n,,;,, ,..,,
acasc ar. The same nhc,ho, ,h. ch,;,.1'
ton bc m,ao hy ,ha .,,,;,.., ~ ,'. ''"'
by 4 ei,izo, -, .L..,,,.5 49,, '''''"' "
i, 10 he ,,.,rfea h.C, -; w. w 'o"'''
or before n f,;,,n ,,;h,,,,aI ,,.:, J'S''.'
Of n,,;o,s =, H., ~ '''' 'o''''H
+, ,.,,ar,,,, a.. .l: " w. wv yum, y u ooo''u
+, IN. In,e1 500, r. '','' ~ ''e properly
il. La c,,,;,., ,,,',,,oI Nv =, ~" '"''''u 10
! nv VA o'nnha uro''r'hg such property
! ., '''' 'n'"S P."l"r 10 I'M
! - - wv o"P"''o'e WIN '''' oohst'-
s E,,.,;,,.N y" o','n"'''' Oh WIN us du'"s or
" ''6'','s' wv 'h'eo states may then decline 10
/ -, " "''' MN ~ "PPi"n hdcA.