Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-16


ton OF The Stale for the successful pPea" r,a;n n
such a svslcm. and The effort would &c eei.a'a =,
nrove !, faiiurc and involve an immense Waste =.
money. The only practicable plan' y see i. ~ :,
US. would be. 10 operate ihronSh the ,he
ac,Jem;sS al,,ady established, by enlarsihS lnI I
,.r;,n,,n o.inca,;nn fund, ani b. afordihS d,u
nd .,,,nen in In. establishments scIoo's
i ,hc,e rnne eoull Otherwise be suPpor'e,'' ~,
all risk Of miscarriage might pe aVooe''' ""a
/ creates, amour. Of good, whieh ou' ~
ces admit of, accomplished ,;,o
The same paper publishes a eau 10, d n.y., :,
Of the people Of Augusta on the i'n Mo"'as !, =
this month, signed By Twelve highly resper'au 1e
c;,izers-.rd also 4 sensible paper by - VINO
o;vos Tho e,,,owing encouraging information:
u1,h.ro i tceiinc OF despair on This suoJec',
.r;s;nn rom Inc supposed i'll success oil similar
Convsn,;on held about four years SINCE: bu'
facts shnw thai ina, Convention elected ithHoI
ian, re.m,.s A hiIl was introduced mo inc L.
eisla,ure based on the principles o. .o," ,I,,
s.hroi In, .don,ed with great unanlmiii y! 'nc
Can,.an,;on This bill was the mos. iberai IN us
n,ovis;ons by C.r OF any ever before me iioG>1'
n jtic Iouse ~ Delegates W az az" :
,,,ng ,,a;o,;tu and ,r0S ioa bg ne roe :" ne
S-oo,c Now here is encouraSe,iien'o ~
The t-rt j, N, rulers oh!E nceo 70 hno" ''ic WI
OF The people. lair'y expressed, 10 ilo'"s ~ -
as efficient scheme % Wv
pulatiun will furnish
We conclude our lons extracts, 1u' no' 100
long, compared with The vas'ncss oil me SUBJECT
no an admirable article from The FREDERICKSBURG
Recorder.
weagain appeal 10 The people Of every county
ma, - 10, he present favorable moment pass by
without vigorous effort 10 do something Tor me
honor and welfare Of Virginia
"Thc Petersburg Republican seems 10 dlsap-
prove OF the proposed Convention lor he purpose
If advancing Tie cause OF popular education
M, nj course because it is untavorable To Inc
object or indifferent 10 lis success; but through
doub,s Of The sniiicency OF the means 10 accom-
plish The end. The failure OF previous efforts,
wc confess. Is calculated 10 dampcn The ar;or OF
the friends Of he experiment; bnt may we mol
learn something rom the errors o! The past,
which will prof! rs in future
every thing depends upon The character OF me
men who NAV compose The Convention; and as
these are vet unchosen, the heavy responsibility
sill rests with lie people. II they throw The night
sor, If materials together, The work will ne ac-
comolishcd Timid, halt.heaned, mi'i-and-wa-
Ter men will never DO however sound Their OPT
mons and patriotic their motives. Men oi nerve
and enerev-men who dare 10 take the resioh-
sihiiily, should be secc ed and then, and not re-
C,,,. The wheels will move Again, the Consen-
zion orsh, 10 be p cceded by most ample discus
Sion in every form in which public opinion can
be developed. We mol only need 10 select me
ysht men and give them definite idea OF what
i, 10 ht done, but we can 60 lille farther and
Tell ll;e,n hon. Il 10 IL. Upon this subject where
an have The same end in yicw. we might reason
ably hope 10 see popular opinion converge 10
some tangible locus. Similar unanmiiy would
pervade the Convention, and The Leg isla,ulc dare
not ,urn deaf ear 10 lis memorial
Let u then take il Tor grained, that Conven-
lion is 10 Re held ana shape our course accord
ingly The sooner some specinc scheme Is pre-
senled for consideration, the better, no matter
from what source IL comes. Amendments, and
perhaps substitutes would be offered; but before
three months elapse, the public mind will have
taken decided direction, il not decided stand.
The Convention would simply have 10 throw this
public sentiment into form, and present i, 10 the
Legislature in It's most effective shape