Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-26

to be smart on the subject Of our opposition TO
the appropriation Of the Land Fund TO the
Washington Monument--says "all The Enqui-
rer's '95 and '99 blood boils at the very thought
of such thin" -riiicues il as "the mos, alb
surd of all ab-tractions"-says that "the man
who enlertains i! is qualified 10 be professor of
transcendental philosophy, and could manufac
lure sun-beams out Of cucumbers, and turn tur-
n'Ps into ginger pop and reyamps the old ar
gument that Virginia, under General Jackson's
administration, got her quota of distributed
funds, and that the Enquirer at that time did not
"launch lis thunders" a, the measure Now 10.
might we'll plead the Statute of limitations, for
we were then far away, and had not dabbIed in
editorial poemcs. But admit il oil 10 be true
can wrong then justify wrong nop and
should not the uniform and consistent refusal of
Virginia to accept this much vexed Land Fund
furnish sufficient ground for letting this agitation
sleep2 Winter after Winter the Wings bring
forward propositions, which are regularly de.
feated, to appropriate this money, which is not
in the State Treasury, to one object or another.
Why do they not let the State have some peace
on this question, and save a little public time
and money? Admit the refusal of Virginia TO be
an "abstraclion;' but did not the Edi or from
Petersburg, after battling against what many of
his party called an abstraction" finally yield
on Saturday last, and pledge himself TO rcss, said
NI.tr a. H.
hazards'" We regard the Distribution policy
as very mischievaus 'abstrac,ion," and We
will resist it to the last.
The Editor, however, makes what he regards,
very strong point against u~-bn il is one, it will
be seen, on which he ransfSes himself He
writes from his seal in The House as follows:
"But this is not al all. Virginia is now get
ting an income from The Identical fund at which
the Enquirer so scorniully turns up lis democratic
nose. The fund mas been in the Bank o! Virg;-
MIA for years, and been used by that Institution
tor its own benefit Now, in this Institution,
Virginia is large Stakeholder, and reaps The
benefit Of he operations carried on by this very
fund. What stuff then il is, 10 talk about VIZ
cinia being I'm principle" opposed to The recep-
ton Of This tuEd! The fact is, opposition to ii
va So' w ~ parry purposes anu do u IDS 5tlS.
ed lis day and generation, it is time Tor Virginia
TO resume her wits, and, like Missouri, take what
is her own"
We shall not call This "absur1" bul il is all
"s,utf which dreams are made Of" Let The ed-
tor call on The genllemanly Cashier of the Bank
Of Virginia and he will learn that there is no U.
States money in the Banks here at all, and has
mol been for years, and that Virginia does no,
reap any benef! from said fund, for is moi in e1
islence. We leave il TO the pubic TO say, ioio j!
is that "ior parry Purposes" gets up and contn
ues this ANIMAL and unavsiIing agitation"
As 10 the Washington Monument, We are in.
clned 10 the belief, that its most active friends
10 view OF the manifest opposition 10 The appro-
pria ion Of The Land Fund for This or any other
purpose, will not press their claim Tor it-bul
will memorialza the Legislature for small sum
from hcr oron Treasury, to complete this sacred
tribute 10 tie Father OF his country. We repeal
thai upon such conditions, the noble work has
our waImest sympathy