Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-26
FoR THE ENac!7ss

| FoR TIE ENaC!FsR
The .7merican CoLporteur Ea;srorse a. Ii'a.
ington-Prs entati0n at the Capitol-E1s:s
ip,, Congressional and Guy Effort
The friends Of this great cause will be graf,
fed 10 learn that a successful effort h.. be-
made 10 awaken interes. asd raise fumes ii i;
behalf, and has been met by the President j
the United States, members Of the Cabinet, u
the Supreme Court, heads Of Departments. &
nate and House of Representatives, AMI thc.c.s.
zens Of Washington, with libersli,y WORT,
of this noble object, and honorable TO is beat
factors Reverend Mr.. RIdscly, Of the Epl,cq
pal Church, general agent Il the Amet,cal
Tract Society, addressed the Episcopal Ch.sch
and Reverend MIR. Vail, general agent / ,h'
Southern Atlantic States. presented the cause
the other churches of the city; and also tad
the privilege of preaching at the Capitol On H..
Sabbath, in the Hall Of the House Of RePre.eG
tatives 10 large audience, on the influence u,
the Christian press, in perpetua,ing or r..
publican institutions Ii was seen from thc.,
interesting public presentations, tia, TIN, ocre
violent institution, established in the city q Nv
York in 1925, has for oae Of IFS great % Z!
The supply OF our whole nation, with chr,
tian literature Of high character, free from ,eci
kdildu duu fiH9l 4.
cling The great principle Of civil and religion
liberty, and of our common christianity. H. i-
prosecution Of its great work II has alieads /,
sued more than one hundred million Of pu5ici
tions in different languages; is now printing oyl
eight or Ten steam presses, at the rate OF 5C0.
pages for one dollar; about 1000 pub
a day; The issues of the last eight months 5el I,
equal TO about $50 600 volumes. These work. !.
many Of them, standard Volumes such a, Blli
ter and Bunyan, Fuller and Bishop II il, ha,sb
circulated amongst the destitute population n
thirty different States aud territories, by I'll
agency Of several hundred Colporteurs-
gent ard self-denying men, who, al a salary |!
$50 a year, have visited from house 10 il4.
and supplied about million Of our nat
foreign population during the last
ting education; eleyating the stand u ctr.
tian morals, and Scrip,rr.l christianity; tG /
contributing to qualify the people TO sci g
vernmcnt, and laying deeper and broader
foundations of our Republican institutions.
Al must sec tie peculiar adaptation u
scheme TO reach specify ana bless The ii
ing millions o. our new States aui Ttrt,u
who are 50 soon 10 hold The rcins u gogt s.ae
10 make the laws, mJud the character ard a.a
The destiny Of our nation. We are erala
learn that by an effort OF our public men ~
citizens oil Washington, subscription to n,
ject has been raised amounting already q ~
$1,000, and We canno; but regard il as a us.,
OF congrarulation 10 The people of on, cctl
iha, 50 manv Of their representatives., frsm
paris Of onr land are disposed Ia connbu'r leI
personal influence snd means 10 IN rnsti
belonging alike 20 our whole nation, ce,ns
the bonds Of our glorious Union, and lnunsr
connected with the hes, Interests Of our hciay 4
country. UNION
Wcare happy 10 add that This erea, entrnpk
which has been successfully exendci cgs Il
large portion OF Virginia, is no~ being rrce {
10 the citizens OF Richmond and the mcmt-n I,
the LEGISLATURE