Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10

and his great admiration aud regard Tor lis pro
jec'or.
G. A. Myers, Eq, Offered the following res,
lu,icns, expressive Il hi; Views and sentiments
Resolved, That " regard the ent.rprise ot N
Vaitsmarc as pronslige Q! lha, ncb!e emulation
between nations, hich has FOR its ohcct moi The
destruction Of The human race, but The adyanc
mcni OF its happiE,ss and Prosperity; AMI A. we'll
calculated, BIZ The interchange OF me rcspl,s n
science, 10 imprcs, upon lbc nhabi,ars Of diG;-
rent hemisphc!ss ne great lesson II mutuaI de-
pendence, aud u yoTe one ot the hes; ASSURANCES
agains: mutual a.srrssion and that in The zeal.
Gus efforts OF IL author 10 carry ii into execution
we recognise phlanlhfopic devotion as rare as
il is honorable.
Resolved, Tha; cordially approving The obec,
Of NJ. Vallernare, and heartily wishing him HE
success h. so richly merits, We will use our best
exertions 10 advance il.
b. B. Minor, Esq, then rose and said-beiore
the question was taken uponIbe resolutions which
have just been read, he desired 10 second them
with lew remarks.
In the outset, ailow me, said Mr.. NJ to express
the qualification have derived from The course
orr proceedings have thus far taken, and especi-
ally from the part borne in them BY The Chief
Magistrate OF our State
deem too, The size AMI character OF this mee.-
ing a subject o, generalization. Some rather IL
mid friends Of The cause which has brought u
lcgelhcr thought The pfesenttime 50 inauspicious
for any bul political assemblase, that they re-
sarded Call Tor this as mpolitic and hazard.
Gus.
II would be poor tribute 10 the genius of ouT
Institutions, il goudl' number could no, Away.
be found in 4 community like ours, Sufficiently
free from and above unwholesome political G.:
clemens, 10 give an evening TO cause like tbs;
cause designed and we'll calculated 10 uulc
different nations in harmony and good will, 8
am rejoiced TO see il new does political oppornls
in this a,semblage
II the cause o! IRIS, Literature and Sciere-
of humanity itsei-cull moi iuraish Us UniTal
ground on which u met, We would afrd an
example iltle worthy + imitation u lhsaatiye
country OF our distinguished vislror-a onntry
50 highly exceing il Arts ard Letters ami yet
cropping her way 10 Liberty, by he lisb of our
tree institutions. In lie midst Of her iTolaion,
how highly is sae IGNORING Li!ersnre and
Science-lhe handmais Of Liberty! One ofncr
sons now 50 prominena candidate Il the pres
dency Of her new Renb!ic, would present no
feeble claim 10 in PRESIDENCY q! Inc Republic OF
Letters. could one BE- ralz,i; aniclose 10 her
eloquent Lamariine wuld slana cr renowned
Araeo. Nor has lie occurrence this rcvolu-
ton al home, since be Ell his naive shores ar
rlled the efforts, or abted the yea o: The author
ocla'craional LitsLry Exch nses. Surely,
thin. thr mere recuuere Of residential cleo
ton, should not in;crie; with ou,.
This % not The frs, ccasion, Mr. Chairman,
have had 10 express ~ a7cro4lijn Il he en-
lehtened enterprise in hch VI. Vauemare i.
eD9agc'; moi tIc first Inc haze had the Plea
sue ut meeting him nicr circumstances ike
'hr present About 4 cir az, surounicl ~
t1c llourishiDs llistCrial Sociey Of Ne@ Ycrs,
in their wei iufai,ht Library saw the haGi
OF consfalu'aiion eyteiei HIM y the venerable
Galiain, and ct"crs scrcsiy les eninen; and
dur acknowle gement@erc thin made OF tn
service he had reuiefefia r.su,ng from d..
truciion the vauah hs'oric; document. Il
which he has alluded Very ealy in my eti,o-
rial career, now entcdhe pase OF The aSouth-
ern Literary Ne seng9,bore ny humble re.li
mony in favor Il his ga scheme for 81 "britg-
ing the Atlantic" as loive Tree passage 10 The |
AIRS and Learning u Lib hcmbpheres. Rcccg-
nizing in i the aapic1n oi lie sIca; principle |
which distinguishes tt9Ch tristan Religion. If !
no; only doing good, bfiBns;ag it, | could find |
no place for scepcsiJs 10 lis benefits. II il
promote, in eversp all .tdroSrr4 .imtllhc na'
s1ms '1aH an! between oi sill between those
whom distance Or pu lice may separate, II |
mas, commend itself hrtilY 10 eur espousaL-
These are is oSjects, n such have already |
been lis results
Such is the natural dominance Of the bar |
row, the selfish ana Il Immediately practical,
Ina; !. is incumbent np all, who DENY The l.fd. |
ship of these feelings oI them, 10 eni co!dia'
cooperation 10 whaicy promises 10 be iiacFa
ami expanded il thoh ur telling. Snfp)se
The members 0! hi, S,e'y, IN whose rooms W.
are assembled were . npoa defence Q. The 90
jec.s Of their most lauble institution, no" soon
would hcY have 10 arch forth in,o views ~hicn
nlrro@ Unitarian sud neither appreciate ncr
understand.
But i. is striking Il, Ina. this plan oil MI.
Vtremafe though sorani and comprehensive,
has mel with almoS. ugefsal lavor and adoption;
Though undertaken bhm sinele-handed and
under great difficul,ieget in lew years he m"'
with such signal SUES in our country tnai ne
has snmcwhcr" jo:u!t stated, that Dr.. Ch p
man Of Philadelphia f>cti5ei his sys!sm Tor iae
henefii OF his palien s. The reason of THIS gIea
success is This, that i;ppeas ~; only 10 na.i'n-
al intellect bu Il na,ia ic, interest and Zee
ing. The offerings wen i; disseminates are no
oiy those OF the hea1ut .! the hsad. Il IS e
signed 10 promote n.aiInse no only L'tera'ust
and Science, bu; in;dlional love ana esteem
and when nations sha have been engaged ior
some time in cafryg o. the nobe barter @
which il forms the ls!ium not ONLY VIZ W.
"middle walls 81 par IN BE- b:oken down, o.!
almost ins1Gerabic osacles opposed 70 'nc,r re
erection. We have .; been oli H. Mf. Vat'c.
mare orthat humble frnch a;.isan Whp Iioash,
under his w1rkapcoli" token Of iTlenity feSAi"
for his brethren OF AFRICA, t';en really Ya!ua'
bic in iisct, bui Tar nor, 50 from tie iee!iASs
which aciua;ed he tio:. Even lev such "
stances are WORTHY tnnlice when viewed ~ re-
erence 10 he little ma good 10! which snch
mighty inhncnces ha, 10 be excrtcd ~ ths word
Besides all this, ID immediate and apPrec'a-
BILE utility Of the systn OF international nlera-
nv exchanges is nova matter Of ocular demon
slration. Mr.. valteare has informed US thal
the value # the wors brought over ny him at
the time Of his last uival was estimated al the
Custom House, at eaty eight thousand dollars;
and the whole numtr Of volumes already DIS
lri5uted by his insrnentality here and IN Eu
rope, has been comp,ed TO be about SIX mil
lions.
Our libraries from Maine to louisiana con
tain the fruits OF Is labors-many OF them
such as could have ben obtained in no olner
way; and yesterday hour Capitol were exhioi
ted some rare and co.ly works presented oy 'he
French Minister of Gar, through MIR. Yatle-
mare, to our Aourshng military Institute. -
Among these works are the Memoirs oil The
Wars of the Successor in Spain in the time OF
Louis XIV, in six QUITO volumes, illustrated D.
large collection Of ,lan:, charts and tables
and also copy Of Il. magnificent Topographic
cal Map of Egypt, a. sheets prepared o} OF
der Of Napoleon; a. executed IN Tue h'snes
STYLE of art. In addition TO this welcome dona
ton. of which Mr.. 1attemarc is row IN, bear,
er, our State Library contains some valuable
productions nreseped on former OCCASION
Virginia has thus cen III iwo'ioia hah"I
the REGIMENT If IN, benefits of this system. !
should be remembced, however, that she is no
in a situation eitbr as TO supply or demand 70
such thnss 10 ra,, IFS benefits so extensively o
many other Siates'i The Union fe' Is sn1 Nv ".
wi,nou, something to give in return, and w
hay. been ,s.ured ha her donation last wlnie
was most fatterir;ly received by the Frenc
Chamber OF Depuaes. > ;,
Whatever may prove 10 De us o."e'.s ~ ;, :
and orr counIynsn, We have been informed = !
nigh, lhat 10 ar part,y indebted iur Them 10
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