Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-29
Alas for the rarity
OF christian charity
Under the sun!
STRANGE OMISSION.

The Examiner of the 22d inst publishes what pur-
norris to be an editorial from the Virginia lAe1andra)
Srn,, of the 18th, iu reply to our remarks on the
Hunter Land Bill. In looking over it, We missed
something we had noticed, with pleasure in the ORR
rinal anl on comparison, VIC discover thatthc EL0m-
iusr has silently omitted two entire paragraphs from
the middle of the SenttnePS article, without word
o; notice to the reader, any Of the usual marks t"
indicate omission.
yc, il WAS most material OMISSION if the Srntt-
crs opinions of the bill were to be fairly represent
cd; for these two emitted paragraphs contain IN en-
dorsc,ncn, of the principles of the entire bill, except
the homestead provisionsthst is, Of the very sec
tions which tho Examiner has laborously and fire.
qucntly denounced as unjust a"d unconstitutional
nations in faror Of tie nc~ States and Of Raul
roads, and as spolia0ns and surrenderS Of Pr'aeT!
This may be very easy way Of proving that pub
lie opinion is on its sde,to rc-pubsh all that other
papers sav against the BILL and omit, without notice,
what they say in the same articles for it. Yet it must
n. confessed thnt it looks more like contest for
tory than for truth; and our friends bctray con-
,cousucss of the weakness Of their cause when they
are afraid TO let their readers how s judged by
the very aathortes they affect to quote If they ex-
ecute tncT tuIeht oi PuoIiehAAS ht. h"u'ei A0"o
Land Bill speech, lot hope that they will give it
entire or at least give notice when they drop rou-
blcsome passage.
Here a-c tho omitted paragraphs Of tho Senanei's
editorial; the preceding and subsequent portions,
which the Examiner published as continuous, are oc-
cupied with argument against the sections in refer
ence to actual settlers
"On tho 2lst of March last Mr.. Hunter presented
two bills to the Senate. The object Of the one was to
nrnyl. for the graduation OF the price of the public
lands according 10 their intrinsic value, OF which va
Ina tbrr sucub 10 be tie test and for trans
rr;u the management Of tic LANDS TO the States ~
which they lie, but without any pccunary surrender
an the nnrt of the federal government. The object
of the other bill to give the States pre.empt!on
rights at government prices to the lands along the
rnt.s of such railroads they might see TT To char
ter The States thus having the opportunity OF secu
rng all the pecunary beuet to result from the work,
Of ;nternal Improvement they might undertake, and
all ob,tacles to their construction removed, the COM
mania, would have no argument or excuse Tor DesieS-
ing Congress as they now DO. wv, ALL. ,,o,
HIu al these objects we concur. We thlnR tney
are wis. and proper and we have expressed that opn
ion repeatedly. The Enquirer says truly wheh II
SAYS tho Alexandra Seutnei expressed favorable sen
timents towards Mr.. Hunters first bills. we much
preferred them to Mr.. Boyds bill looking 10 he SAINT
objects, because Mr. Hunters avoided the relation VI
debtor aud creditor between the States aud the feder
al government, which Mr.. Boyds established. we
concluded an article at the time upon MIR. hunter
bills by saying, "we think their adoption, amended II
necessary In sonle Of their details, will be wise SET
tement OF troublesome practical question:. VI the
DETAILS ot the olls, we did not then nor do we now
PsIncuarly SPEAK we referred to the princtp6; ana
TO that we still conhne ourselves for the present at
least"