Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-24

building and navigation-ils scie"'"
mor,s for Inc diffusion Of knowledge sucn as
universities, colleges, public schools, anu no"
,hev are sunoor,ed-i,s public and private libra
rios and scientific societies It's is"s'Oa'
nominations and number oil chu'cne'
| table institutions, deaf and :
tutions, hospitals, houses OF reiuse' pi''o"N
,onn.ronce its statistical progress-lts liter
o,,re. original works, published either @i.hln
a. -. -, St,te; the native American cclcbri-
>, >, n. aamc; remarkable HISTORICAL events,
ec The natural history Of the State; It's plfds,
6sbss r~e,,iIes, &c.-its vegetable and minera-
logical productions, or natural cufiosi'ieS' &C
with this information, mr. V. was certain that
he would conquer for America, the gooo
opinion and The admiration Of the whole OF Eu
rope. 1t was the duty Of every true patriot nc
said. to communicate to other nations, MS
knowledge Of the merits Of his own natIoh-ior
'the couquesls won by such arms arc 'Ae n'oS'
glorious, and the most lasting hal couiu De
made
In 1886. The Minister OF Public Instruction
called upon the librarians OF all the puonc i'o'a.
ries in France about 30O) 10 send 10 Paris all
The duplicate works and odd volumes cohS'ueieu
as useless lumber IN their COLLECTIONS. Aooull"en-
~ only answered The Minister'S appeal, yet more
than 50 600 volumes were Transmitted 10 me ecu
t,al depot in Paris in less than a year. Vi 'hese
about a, 1000 volumes were placed al inc u'sPosdi
If Mr. Vauemare, who succeeded in forming a
rare collection of about / 500 works, published
in France from l475 10 the end oil The lo'h CEN
,nry. This collection, said MIR. V, is a portion OF
he scientific riches | brought om from France,
and will be distributed among the sclen'ihc es'ao-
l;.hmenrs OF The several States OF America, VINO
have enlisted themselves in our intellectual con-
federation Of nations.
Toucnirg upon the stirring scenes In France,
an. Y. INDUCED in The following seasonaole ana
cheering ref 'ctions:
nas for The events which have just now ialien
anon France. notwithstanding their gravity anu
nv great anxiety as a husband AMI a 'a."ei,
SAID MI. ", "my confidence in DIVINE fio'''
lencc is such, that | feel my courage 10 'he pro
seculion Of nv selfimposed mission IN
creased: Tor France, with the assistance OF
Providence. will always come out OF any
difficulties 10 her own glory. Moreover, this
movement is calculated 10 increase and
strengthen the better feelings already existing be-
tween our Two Beloved counTies-and he pleased
10 remember, gentlemen, that Science uverlea2s
he boundaries which political systems interpose
between nations. All who are consecra,ed 10 its
-L - L.a,h.-n hnnnr Thorn rpnains
no distinction Of country, no political DIVISION
From one end OF The world 10 the other they un.
dersland each others tongue; the discovery OF one
is the triumph Of all; ard, thanks 10 The ifalefni'
" of talents, This federal union OF intelligence
science is elevated and daily extends The empire
Of civilization"
MIR. Tnnsiali paid a glowing tribute 10 Inc
selfsactifcins split Of MIR. ", whom We wee
proud 10 hail as the recognized organ a The
whole French nation. Mr.. V. had sacrificed lSO,
00G francs OF his private fortune, and had given
M his time and talents, in order 10 carTy on, his
noble mission. MIR. T. spoke with animation d
The fires OF liberty now burning ia France, which
the present work OF interchange was well calcu
lated 10 keep alive. So much struck had he
been with he cloqu"nce and patriotism Of Mr.
", that he lei, inclined to move The passage of a
law al once naiuralizing Mr.. V. as a citizen Of
Virginia. lie lcll fully justified in returning 10
Mr.. v. The thanks Of the whole Assembly.
Mr.. VattemaIe made few remarks on a pin!
touched by MIR. T., ard stated thai Virginia,
through her State Librarian, had been amongthe
first 10 second The international movement.
The House then adjourned.
And here we would refer io,hc striking s~Vecacle
presented on his occasion Virginia had ast Tail.
I'd with ioy the movement Tor republican libby
in beautiful and gallant Fiance-an an am,as-
sador now stood before The representatives OF 7ir-
GINA, charged with The noble mission Of exckiDs-
ing The thoughts and genius Of France tor The
laws and political trnits Of Virginia, one ofthe DID.
est and ~happiesl members Of he Republican Con-
federacy OF he West. the work has begun un-
der The most ausricious omens, and cannot but
throw mutual light and benefit upon The RePlb
lies Of the new and the Id world.
The more we look at the recent extraordi1a.
~ scenes in Paris, the more We wonder at he
little foresight and wisdom exhibited by Gui1ot,
the real head Of the late Government. Asa
philosophic historian, he has Owed deep into he
experience Of the past, and studied the springs
Of human action. Strange, that he should tot
have made a better use of his vast knowledge
and observation. Acquainted as he was with
Inc French character, and the literally progr,,
slye spirit Of the age, he might easily haze
avoided The storm, by yielding 10 the reason
ably lust demands OF the people, for the right o
meet peaccahly and quietly, 10 discuss Their
political position. Strange, that he should
have, in his own conduct, gone counter to tie
principles he so clearly laid down in his celc-
brated work Oh The ''siislory Of Civilization in
Europe Referring to the States-ceneral in
France, even as far back as The 18th century,
he says "Thcy have had q moral effect, Of
which too little account is centrally taken; they
have been, fr m one epoch to another, a protest
against political scrvitude, a violent proclama-
lion Of certain tutelary principles; for example,
that the country has the right 10 impose taxes,
10 i~nterftre in lis o,en ofairs, and TO impose a
responsibility upon the agents Of power. That
these maxims have never persisted in France, IS
10 be attributed 10 the Statcs-general; and it is
no small service to render 10 a people, to main
tain in its manners, and renew in lis thoughts,
the remembrances and rights of liberty"
Yet, in defiance # these principles, Gui1ot,
intoxicated with power, has attempted TO pu
down BY armed force the quiet assemblies of the
people, who wished to devise some plan Of
parliamentary reform, by which the right Of
suffrage, which is now limited 10 200 600, out
Of a population Of So COO, 5000, might be safely
and properly extended. lie ought 10 have
known thai, IN the present condition Of the hui
man mind everywhere, such an arbitrary cxer-
oise Of authority must lead to q revolution and