Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-23

'ce'' '' -, h an enIiehtened and grateful puo'
lie sentiment The dew-drops upon the may 'V''
.weeter TO the eye Of lover o' '".u''
than Is the pleasure US oil reufh''s' ''"'.' ny
-, .,.,,o, Of our laborous life, TO The calm cen
&c tho character of this lluslrious statesman and
; ~, are reminded oil Mr. Jefferson and his wisdom,
almost as often as the coin with which we transact Inc oa
business Of life passing 10 or from u.s. brings 10 NINA e
invaluable Improvement in Tie adoption OF dcclmas "
mounds shings pence and farnings In The computation
,f noney No improvement could have been greater ho
form could have been adopted 80 simple ahu 30 nee
objection and difficulty. In another respect we a''
and apain us often the blessed SdoOa'h 'o -:
,a 10 refcc, upon the elevated and decofous saetc's
1 -. H. ,housands of temples devoted TO God,
, fra. 10 be entered avoided as each man might
-, , ~ his own interests or best calculate" "
:; h;s own mind reverence for God and attachment
- ,rh. minister OF each religion may attach ln'pof-
, - bia ,u,o views and opnions-he may 1eacn "N''
~ b,,seshr may utter chat sentiment nc may 'i"A ~
bis followers may choose any shape Oh co"%e"sI'"s 49,
far his time and labor, but the demand o. INC -" ~ -
be enforced in any way TO coefcc us p'op "
house of worship or reject the couhci' "e'
,ons NAV ha We chosen All, al! oil ms IS 10 'hc hs
.;.h IS n. citizen Every American can worship God
no he chooses IT Ia no small announcement " say ''
NJ 1srson was the author OF the &C, of religious tolen-
| ton. :,
hs bero and well-balanced mind when desiring one OF
80 ,;rons of n we.wri,ten and mastery State
o n,v urn 10 the Declaration OF American lnuepen-
md ,rnce each llne burning with thought and glow
tn with sferyen, attachment liberty and the rights o.
man il may find feast richer than oil The Je"els OF 'o
sand essayists who in the long night oil tyranny 'u VIZ
ton down in the stern face Of desposm and OPPRESSION e
unaenabe rights ofhumany, and !ongea LOT 'hc
~ TO assert what they thought was me que OF W ~ oo'
the form of man. and walked upon The soi ha goa u
"a 90 habation 1t not only Mr. Jefferson ACT 70
write IT, but II was his life and his aoors uer at conpo-
.;.n - elucdno lis axioms by thoughts and reflections
that none of ua turn 10 and perusc without marx
inc shirt as pure and as great any that added dig
ny 10 our race After lie had carefully served his country
by patriotic devotion its best interests, he went away
from, he honors of Office and when the light OF his own
orv alone could animate him. find him with his master
" mind and his unboundcd popularity planning Tor ms own
State seat fifcatIrc which, in all lis aoap1aonS souo
remain by his tomb perpetual evidence OF oe'ooh ~
man and 10 his best elevation How lar Ills WISDOM mas
been compmened by the prosperous cono1ion OF inc oh-
yersi,y OF Virginia may be inferred from me iac lha al
h e there are very near four hundred students crowdng
s halls and hundreds upon hundreds OF It's alumni! scat
tered over our courts halls Of legislation or IN some less
prominent position asserting, by their elevation oil chaac
Ter and their true and lofty patotism the value of
oyercstma,e the influences which superior in
s,tution possesses, when say, that we regard II
as BY far the most potent for good Of all The various
enterprises in which the 'od Dominion" has embarked
Ii is the pride of Virginia. and should be her boast Every
thing should be done render it and more attractive
every wear should find the State and jealous OF
its prosperity Nothing which is designed 10
honor Nj. Jefferson advance the University OF Fire.
MIA should be left undone by the Legislature OF virginia. io
as sine rolls farther and farther from the existence OF the
great man who was its founder the and more will we
prize the darling offspring of his old age, and the more will
we appreciate the wisdom of who whilst he might look
over lifetime of glory and honor with difficulty TO settle
upon the greatest best Of all Of his acs yet could not find
any which, If he suffered 10 criticize his own great
deeds could have possessed more charm for the good
contemplation Than the creation of the University OF virgil
MIA The summers sun sinking behind the hills Of his
Monticello leaving world warmed By his presence, might
BE- appropriately used as smile of the close Of Mr. Jcic
sons exstcnc for all Of his species must yet come 10 hon
or his excellence and own his superiority.
The spirit Of Jefferson and the glory OF his deeds are the
personal property Of every American citizen.
To have placed in the University fcike statue OF Mr.
Jefferson the duty and privilege Of the present LcgisIa
ture and we do hope that The children who may claim his
glory will no, neglect to honor their benefactor.
THE WING CONVENTION, BY ONE OF ITS MEM
BERS.
We shall toll morrow publish very interesting review Of
the Wing Convention by Mr. Srmple the editor of the Free
derrick sburg News and delegate TO the Wing Convention
He takes precisely the view, did, OF the
rcnccs in that body-says that the qnc the Convention
was only upon the surfuce- that 'he Scott succeed.
cd" and "disgusc the fact may the 4h resolution of
the Convention is anchor to the windward for General
Scotn We could hardly believe that however others might
"surrcnder" MIR. Semple would "ain by the way" He
gives us reason why he did bring forward his obec
tons in the Convention, that he is speaker, sc.
This Wing editor handles Gen. Scout "whout gloves"
What VIII the Times say 10 such 'de,racon3" &c.
a few days since, the Wing sod
The Democratic press manifest great fear that tho Wings
will nominate General Scott If they don't take they
will aid the verv result they so much deprecac Wings
seeing their adsersaries alarmed will be apt conclude
that The old Hero is the man for the OCCASION thing may
be overdone!
As Democrats should AK nothing better than
the Wings fail into trap and bring Gen. Scott Pre-
sidenta candidate, before the people of Virginia, and we
may add of the Union Every sign of the times satisfies
that he would be the beaten candidate put the
track
The Wilmington IN c. Commercial (whig,) is entitled to
high praise for its ftansness. Hearii
at will be quite safe for politicians, think in making
the Presidential nominations in Convention TO sct North
Carolina down gone case for the Wings, unless Fill
is til: nominee for President and Graham for Vice
President The substitution Of other for Ora.
ham, if il made clear that the of the party
qured IT. might defeat the ticket though il would put j,
in peril. Bnl without Fillmore, there is prospect Of
cess herewith him, confident the Stale WILDE
ried by the Wings"
Nobody believes that Fillmore will get the nomination..
Scotis the man. and North Carolina may DO put down
"gonc case"
The State Senate again, for short time yesterday
morning prevented from doing business for quo.
rum The journal will show who were present bur the
country ough, to know something about those who
absdnt We furnish the information for the benefit espe.
cally, of the "Rchmond Whg" whose fair and entirely
candid report of certain in the Senate week
SINCE could only have been intended TO make little
capital out OF it, That report uudng the occurrence
informed s readers that there sir seceders but il took
good publish the Of the Democratic part
of them only Now let inform that paper its reporter
will hardly notice The fact that there but sixteen Wing
Senators all told and Ten Of that number nrc now absent
When the Indignation Of lac Wing presses and speakers is
about TO boil over against this Democratic Legislature
nope TINS fact VIII be remembered ard the sin OF s delays