Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-19
-, suysCauEas AND ADVERTISERS.

Y<i SUBSCRIBERS AND ADV EhFIsEHS.
';he .nsa,nre ui Virginia will meet on the I'D lnstanl
The members Tie Houses are now making arrange
ments Ia leave their hnnes 10 come 10 N'cthoha an eA-
cccnt opportunity will be Tins afforded or SUBSCRIBERS 10
make crances Wchope that it will be universally en'-
brnccd. "a word 10 tho wise" &C.
Desiring 10 do no injustice in the premises and 10 ao"
the views on both sides be weighed we eheeriuy give
place 10 the following communications
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
[, is with great reluctance thai hnd mi s cpetu ~
ada any thing Ia what has been said on me SUBJECT OF e
Sacred Music Socctys petition for The use OF me lecture
room in the Ahernun and do so now merely 10 suggest
some considerations which your article IN }eS'eFu" paper
shows very plainly, did not occur 10 you
Van surocsl thai injury may be done the room, or the
furniture in it, The is first, that II womb dement,
hn,h om ans, furniture if they Frequently aired
than they have been The is under Pesen, arrange
meats used only thirty forty nights in the whole yea
and second the character tie ladies and gentlemen who
fcient guarantee against injury 10 The furniture.
Again You suggest that il may nt"lere WIN or i"act
rrpt the giving OF lectures ard the use Of The library ana
you refer To New York and Boston, where no oe use
made OF library building than reading. ;,h,
AS 10 the interruption 20 lectures The society oes'e ma
shall be condition OF their using the ROOM 'hai . @
never occur And as interrnpng Er use OF tt loi1y
and your reference 10 New York and Boston, suem' 'nc
following considerations in answer: ..,,
In New York and Boston, there are more .c,slt
more who want 10 use the library And there me
are ile property individuals or societies. mere ,e
room and The whole A,hernum building, are phc Ptot
~ maid joT by public mGneytn make up "nici 'I 10y
members OF the Music Society have contributed lhclf safc
as well as he rery small number who resort 10 ne ua!
Ia il oht to accommodate the library class OF people alone
and SO very small in they are, Tor ihet sakes
fatally 10 exclude from the AhcEnum SO large huuI'
who are striving 10 promote public education ana 's
Ion under the notion that an interruption OF only oiNe
minutes one night in the week. will check the increase Oh
night readers .,. ,u ,o,,-i,,a,o 10
that If New York or Boston, may be wise 10 appopuo
public building the exclusive use OF library reatIs. ia
,res,n the circumstances of the city are 80 dlssilar '
The comparison cannot hold.
The library readers small they in number al picSt
enjoy the free use OF the library days and ign's III m
week-and The Committee the Ahenaum thihk llln ley
ought TO give up 45 minutes of night 10 nccoh'"h
$50 pecpe who are doing the public SO much service WIZ
far Inn, reason and because they have paid 80 ihuc @
m the that purcha the building 50 mnch oel'ct
entitled 10 participate in the use OF the cuiloins
The acreage attendance The library IS not one reaaer per
uight-fis statement is made upon ACTUAL eSsERVATlos
communication in the Wing of yesterday, on .e SUI
lecl OF the socetys petition contains some
IA This matter ought decided only upon reason T'u az
oumrn1 il is quite unnecessary reply 10 mem. i ne ar
Sumen,yc pur Of article has been already iEy an
swcrcd. fhlENb " ''N