Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-19

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was peculiar ease, appealing with irresistible
power 10 The literally Of this House Ample
security would &c given, and h. hoped the Legs-
iatnre would mol require in addition personal Sc
Curly, before HE loan was grained
Mr. MCPHERSON had opposed his appca.
iion before lecarsr he considered il in Inc light 81
gill. lis friends lad insisted 'a it was 4 iuan
and proposed 10 give ample security, both real and
PERSONAL. Now they wunld remove The personal
4 security required and reduce the loan again 10
/ ell. He wished The Literary Fund preserved as
sacred trust, Tor The purposes Of Education, ior
lhe education o! The poor ani Iot oil The RICH
Mir. LANlitR remarked that Ike gentleman
seemed 10 think The money was Ia he appropriated
for some other parPose than that oil rGucatio=.
We should raise no difficulty on the SUBJECT 81!
security. The trustees were Is responsible and
as safe agents for The disposal Of Inc loan as the
school commissioners.
Mr.. TURNBlLL was Opposed 10 the bill be-
cause The security for the loan was insufficient
The friends OF he institution knew that The mort
gage on the Property would be an insufficient
security, else they would not b. 80 averse 10 the
reGusiiicn for Personal security in addition
They wouij moi make themselves personally re-
spon>ible
Mr.. VERIFY thought The House ousl:, 10 re-
fleet before i; passed this bill They had ilrea.
d. appropriated large sums 10 various literary
nsliinlons-$ls, 900 10 Emoly College, S.,5 Coz
10 The Richmond Medical CoIeee-and the same
application 20 tc relieved from the responsibility
oil personal security wonld be made b. all The
LileIay Fund should not be- dispensed in gifts,
but in loans with ample security. 1t would be
200 late 10 require personal security when il was
iourd 10 be necessary. Ii is loo late 10 close the
stable after The horse is stolen A stitch in time
&c
Mr. SCOTT would say few words, since the
question seemed 10 excite much interest, and as
lie was inclined 10 vote for the bill. a law passed
ld>I session, granting 10 this Academy five thou
sand dollars, Tor The purpose of rebuilding il, and
requiring personal security in addition 20 mott
gaze on The properly. Since that law has proved
10 b. Intellectual, il is proposed 10 amend il BY
dispensing with The personal security. The Prin-
cral obstacle 10 The passage Of lhe bill seems 10
~ The apprehension lha, The security will be in
sufficient. II satisfied that The objects OF the bin
are laudable, We should not scruinize the sccnri-
" TOO closely. Il was proposed 10 grant this sum
rs an appropriation from the Literary Fund,
which had teen Sc; aside for HE purposes Of edu-
cation. In accordance with lis objects, they now
proposed 10 devote the sum applied Tor 10 one OF
The most useful institutions oil learning. II the
secur;iy were insufficient, he would still he in IA
vor o: The appropriation. lie considered ihe nc
neY devoted Ia primary schools as 20 much mo-
ney thrown away. The objects OF the friends OF
education would be better promoted by he es.a-
hlisImcnt al Academies. The present applica-
lion had strong claims upon their consie-
ralion. The position Of this Academy, on The
horde! ol the Stale, in the neighbui hood oil The
tree States should enlle this application 10
greater favor. II has higher claims than ollIr:
Institutions. The gentleman from Northampton
objected, iha, similar applications womb! be made
BY others Every application should stand on
it, own merits. IL i br jnsi, lair and expcdien!
each application. from whatever source il may
come, should be granted.
Mr LYONS wished 10 explain his vote. lie
was willing 10 grantanv assistance In The L'iera
rs institutions III the State, which VAS not iucun.
sisrrn with the general system oil education. A
Convention, representing lie interests Of every
section o! the Stale and of all the schools and col
lrgcs had recently proposed general system
Tor The consideration OF he Legislature, and he
was unwilling 10 endanser The success o the pro
posed plan by appropriations OF their means |,
particular institutions. He would gran, 10 hi:
Institution lis fair proportion with others Ht
proposed ha, The bill be- laid upon The table
until the measures proposed by the Convention
can lie considered. fle could moi agree witt
M. Scott in his views on The subject OF pr
mary schools. lie regarded Them rs o The III
most importance IN any system or rducation.-
a, present he wonlI BE- constrained 10 Yoe aga us
The bill.
Mr. SOUTE!ALL supposed The subject ha,
been fully considered yesterday, aud lesl vot'
had been iaken. He was the advocate Of syS
TEN OF primary schools He was di>posrd TO q.
sis, those first, who most required assistance. !
The proposed plan OF education be carried out, lh
Academy will be entitled 10 more than The IS, 00t
il now requires. Whenever auy college in tn
State shall be in the condition oi this Academy
he was willing 10 afford it the same assistance :
The money proposed 10 be loaned would be am
ply secured
MIR. YERRY enqnired whether other applica
lions wonld not be made for The like indulgence
il the personal security be dispensed with in th
instance?
Mr. SOUTllALL replied, that whenever Al
Academy was in The condition Of the one undr
consideration, he would be willing 10 grant il
loan or a gilt a mortgage upon The property
and an insurance upon The same ought 10 aflor,
sufficient security He would rob every insilu
ton in the State, il necessary in order 10 educate
the poor but he considered that The means wef,
ample for the education Of all.
The question was then taken, and the bill wa
rejected by the following voe-the ayes all,
noes having been called by Mr.. VERIFY
Ims-Mes>rs. Coode, (Speaker) Sou'hall
Brown of Albemarle, Layne, Harvie Baldwin
Ma,sie, Dickinson OF Bath, Mitchell, Boak
Campbell, Thompson OF Botetoun, Camden
Miller, Lacy, Broadus Scott, Hall, Still
man, Street, Wall Gather Pendcion, Leake
Parks. Callison, Lee, Flowers. McRae, Turner
Towner Patrick, Wallace, DuA, Taylor, Ell
zey, Gordon, Parriou Alexander, Hamilton, Ed
mond.on, Michael, ir., Kilby, Elsingion, Lanier
Fairfax, Long, Stio.her, Priichard Gold, Harper
Marz, Slcklev, ate Hall, Wes', Funs;en
Goo!Son Neal and Leftwitch--60.
Moss -McssrS. w. Ii. b. Gusts, ]. ii. Gusts
Powell, Burwell, Turnhull, Maclin, Bocock
Flood, Adkins, Tcler, Fox, Dickinson OF Caro-
line, Darlington, Winfree, Hobson, Thompson
of ID, Moss, McClung, Deskins, Saunders, jr.
Jones' Edmnnds Stovall, Hien, Thompson o.
H., Brown Of H., Goodwin, Howard, Gaines
Goare, M'Intyrc Bagley, Banks, Clayton, She.
pard, Adams, Wade, ir., Newton, Waits, Hap,
per, Yerby, Middleton, Oliver, Davis, McPhcr-
son, Tatnm, Hiner, Syme, Arbogas', Cooke,
Dey, McDeaimon, Daniel, Brawner, Lyons
Cowan, Fuga,e, Denison Sebrell, Chinn, billiard
Freeman, Laird and Rice-6I.
Petitions, &c, we're presented and referred
By MIR. FLOWERS. OF citizens of IIalri-
son, that they may not be included within The
bounds OF the new county 10 be formed out o
parts Of The counties OF Harrison, Lewis, Ran
dolph and Barbour.
By Mr.. LYONS. OF the Richmond WooIlen
Company, for charter.
BY Mr.. WADE. Three circumstances OF CT
tizenS of Monongala county, against the petition
OF citizens Of said county, in relation 10 the an
nexation OF part o: Monongaia 10 the county Of
Marion.
The following resolutions were submitted
By MIR LEE. That the Commiuee on Roads
&C., be instructed 10 bring in bill 10 incorporate
company to construct road from some point
on the Potomac river, not lower down than the
mouth of The South Branch, 10 some point on the
Ohio river, not lower down than Parkersburg
nor higher up than the mouth OF Middle Island
Creek. Laid on The table and made the order Of
The day for THURSDAY.
By Mr.. WINFREE That the Committee on
Agriculture and Manufactures enquire into the
expejiency OF extending the charter and iDcreas-
ing the capital OF the Manchester Cotton and
Wool Manufacturing Company. Adopted.
By Mr.. YERBY. That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed, 10 report bill setting apart
annually, from The surplus in the Treasury, on
the Isl OF October, 1916, after defraying The cur