Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-08

,;,h doarence but he thought the criticisms wnsn nua
hsen made and the objections urged 10 the plopo'h 49,
He would not hs U axneca,ons of the
nan,Ia II wanted upity-oneness simplicity
elaborate but not did mao no s seoure eonnos
srea dsayr and admit these facts. He would appeal 70
his friend from Bedford and ask MN IL IN eanao ,,s
ment or taste approved the plan ~c naa peer heyer
Hn was sure they did not ana ne oounlcui NV ~ nr
re re @ ,;b, he on the resolution introduced, II many
members of the House thought .lc loaei .lt, Ger
,.as he one which should nave oeeh se,ce.ou dsnn
was inc vi. ns;no these views, he had no design
fanny, n tha commissioners who had mace the Sc =:
lection; they were, he WAS i' 49, ,J h;nhIv respcct-
sence anu .I rs 49, h saw before him(Mr. William +.
chs and Mr. Geo w Muniod;J anu nc Mou ~ h nol;
ll'chs M IN al, espects if he could save IN the po
agree win the IN a' architecture THEY wond--as he
cs anu dnnd,rstand him, in the opposition nc lsu
made 10 the proposed Monumv,; =, hit his Indictment in
-. and he was quite willing 10 sapnl, me- an
oil taste anu ,haso who were competent TO decide upon
sncb matters and who had moi yc u "a If
; ~ ,h sriect He would add, tat hc suos M
ION on . gld make no delay in tho laying OF The cor
.iloo p no ,2d of February because that ceremony
MIGHT be performed matter w'ia' a , d sor thc
auop'eu 81 ,he monument harm could cnsuc toany
body; and he meant that none soun esi hJ ceved the
and accomplished architect M''Se u'''s" nav
apPo'ai VI i 1 said look upon this discussion as
unnrcessary and resolution mat cais l. oi' b.
AMY ureuiuturcv Offered, anu Is IN paa tSle "a
- 40 an,,o,z,a the Governor OF the Coinfioh"ea'i
ia! " p;5n, ri The United States and the surviving
~ -, ,,,r Revolution witness and participate III lo
.or>,nonss 81; the 22d, when we contemplate l'dhnG On
am C,ntul Suuurc the corner stone OF inc lohunen @
Viroin, s nbout erect 10 the memory Vi 'e ID,
his Country Now, SIT we are gra'es asheu the
,h committee appointed by the Governor to shc'ea w,
causrrnc,ion o that workto discard The plan -,
good fatn by committee, IN the holcs us, M mis-
Ihcir duty-and take presume, the management - L
M, ur avn hands Sir cannot be matter OF nuch
CONSEQUENCE what plan is adopted The memory Vi IN, ~
immortal BY his virtue ana % M -, "' cds
,hafr
md win il, a, lasting az the eternal hills lis shauows e'i
ON The plains OF the Ornoco and Lapatts wheh e smou
nf the South American patriot went up 10 fie'eA, ato
a5 10 IA, universe that conld bc free IL was oeioic
the gallant LOiirar, when lac voluntarily iesi9eu e
I'd diadeni and gave liberty 10 his county ms no 10
wa,chwod Ireenen III every cline ana Ills ho,o ~
lr of his countrymen is proider monument than hu-
nan ingenuity Gun 10 his memory But s ~ ie'ul
Nv end from kanawia is dissatisfied win inc pan pro-
posed and selected by the Committee and ne presume
would have this body make the selection nave no as
or talent in that way and may he pardoneo "heh uou
the artisca! talent and taste OF this House w
liz. raj! road and mud turnpike business mere - u
wisdom and talent in this body upon some SunJecs p" M
will not acknowledge that there Is an laiah pi,d
Powers here We make LAYS model canals anu
tui would leave the plan oil his monument "e.
,as uaccd lin the HANDS Of the cOpnnee. nav "h
Rounded confidence IN the intelligence anu judgment ol ose
gentlemen and III humble opinion, the paii .hal l!
have adopted Il striking 1t represents nm VINO was
inst in war who Q. his post mounted on MS "he
carlcy; around the platform will stand Patrick hely, c
man whose gehus iunncd the revolutionary spark n,o
burning blaze, Thomas Jefferson the author OF the Desaia
lion o1 Independence The apostle oil human liberty anu W
inias ablcs statesman and other kindred spirits inc
i Washington and the pride OF oar mother Stalc nu'
sir legislation this subject unnccessary no ACT u
can add 10 az dctract from his undyng fame Ana Inc
shirt that prompts monument to ms memory
j. worth thousand marble columns Why, men, IS 'ia
effort made nory the committee ii Is mere Matter VI
,ns TEe, after due consultations have selected from Sixty
plans The EGucs Statue. SET ASIDE that la ana piiha
The wio 81 them the House, and venture TO say ilai
majority " i'll Gsvef be found in favor OF any one plan nope
then sir that il w be the pleasure 81 the House 70
Indefinitely the solution my friend from kanaw lhtie
WIS but one in this ooGy when The DILL ihahh uic
n,ron,,ion M the last session under consideration
We voted unanimously give Ia the Governor the power 10
appoint the Commissioners. Let US stand aLoSe tspuda"
in this well 10 all other matters buha Inc 2'ohuhen
Virginia will satisfied with the spi!it that prompts yoa ~
IN UNDERTAKING. No lawyer 81 hers will ccsc the style
of executions but the Of er children will swell win
emotions PATRIOTISM they proudly gaze ON lhe marble
column, 5ul by their Legislature, III coinnehe!auoh vi c
mighty deeds Of the immortal Washington
Further RENAL being made by Messrs Bl IL" ELL ana
SYME and by Mr. DORMAN in favor OF the INDEFINITE
pos,poncmcnt Of Mr. PATRICK resolution, was inde
nitey postponed as follows " ayes aho NOES o 's ~
Mr.. WlCkMAM:
iyEs-Messrs Hopkins (Speakcr) Alien, Layne Harvis,
Gibson Flood Shelley Brown Of Bath and Highland, atch-
I'll Burwei Hammond Grammar, Gilmore Bennett Wells
Power Lewis of l.. Morris oil Cabc, Buckner Jones OF
Chesterfield Barbour Page Harper Clarke Of Essex, WI
ans Of f. Tebbs Hume Ill., Guerrant. Stiilman, Clal
c.. Stovall Fleming, Powell, Stump Lewis, Lancaster
Southa Howser Gresham, Anter Schooley White, tiar-
rs Stokes, Newman Kdwe, Jones Of Marshall Shepard
warnan Beirnc kilby, S:ntbs' HAPPIER bHt very mh
lei, Garrison Wootton Harrison Mayo Cook OF H. DorInan
Martz Yancey, CULLEN Pitman. Hass, Campbell OF s.
Conway Nicholson, West Jacobs and Boyd-oo.
Xors-lIcssrs Watson Carter SnOwdcn, VI Cue, Forbes
wills Clarke OF Campbell CaIdwe, Segar, Copton, Alassie
Price Wickham Weiton, Duke Worthingron, Patrick,
Wallace Tomn Ferguson Ball. Hicks, Coleman, Williams
Riyes Hall Strohcr Patterson Herman, Griffin, Suttt
Whaadon George ana Cook Of Nood-lU.