Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-02
THE COMMITTEES REPORT


R"'i "''fe 10 tLe Tiyi,ia Historical Sc,eiy by Il. h
es"tse Conm''tor at tse i'i-,i MEETING Ju,ss.
1854
We are plc,-"j to have Il in power inform, the
S'city, that thr sub committee tro,pi.ting 81 Mcs,t.
Randolph, Giles aud Eli. have made manifest the pro-
prirty VI the action asked the General Asseiny under
the resolution adopted by the Society it, meeting la
December is5I-ihai the Senate ha, during the present
winter passed hill making appropriation to the so
cety oi .0OOa year 70 five years, enable IL pro-
irom England copies Of manuscripts relating the
early history of ts State and prosecute it, publication
Of the early voyages To and the annals al Virginia
II this hill -hill become Law, arFang mens such
that without mourning the expense OF sending agent
To England shall enabled "a obtain and make OF
Interesting manuscripts itaincd to be- at London
in the State paper Office We should publish year
from the passage of the act, account OF the voyages
the Atlantic Of North America, from 1873 TO IGu6
including Ia this period several letters SIR Francis al
singham written by Ralph Lane, Ia August aud sept
1885 from what then called Virginia; aud within two
from the ptsie OF the iets. shollI publish the.
h-t volume of Annusls oi Nirgin coming down to 1919
and giving full report OF the proceedings ia that year
the hr-t General Assembly this continent OF the mar.
.c uirs that passed this assembly nothing is to be-
found in Mr.. Hc"fs collection oi the statute. nor IN
the volume of Sth any one who has vet under.
taken Ia write the history Of Virginia. We can sioa
how that assembly was organized. aud what it did-iis
resolutions and acts Orinccsand give the names at
the two burge-scs for each incorporation aud
The author OF the Declaration ui Independence would
have been pleased To know that of the rgrs-es la
1919 for flowerdie Hundred bore the name Jef,ys.
Letters written from Virginia ia lG22 by Ceorye Harr..
s'H, will be interesting Others well the HIrri-
OF Brandon aud of Berkeley. Yet they have hitherto
been ign~rant OF the existence of such letters the sage
OF Montpelier of the fact that Capt Iaic Madison
an Mr., Mary Madam were in the colony in I623.-
Many there may who will be- interested in the names OF
iho~' living ia Virginia la February 1928, and the list
the dead aud the complete muster Of the ia
| habitint- in ld2I-a paper embracing los pages Ne
Nr;inan should be- willing to let such document, ,s,
bearing essentially on the history oi his State. contmu.
/
and that Ia foreign land. We desire obtain them
aud, 10y publication preserve them. and in publcs
tons To- Introduce matter obtained iiom the proceeding
81 the OH Virginia company ana from the records oi
state, a'" other sources hitherto impcrtccty explored.
fine aud labor necessary what We cont.uplt.
these shall freely give, without any ut or rewan
tnIn such may arise from doing that which the good
and credit oi the State ioti should lrf unionr
Let not be supposed, however. that thoughts a
cJuhnrd 10 the old colonial time, they no les. given
- the early days OF the Republic. The greet men -
tosc day cutitled lasting circumference II one
Oi NirSnias SoIs has written the life OF GrOrg.
" i,r stou ANA another the life of Thomas Jefferson
urc hNs yet written the lie OF James Madison. Cunsil-
mug thu work luy enough for any man. aud especial,
1r the President ct t Society, tie committee, .uur
,t, resolved that the President be east, requested to
undertake. THIS work and To devote Ia it large portion
h time ,nay b. practicable; the committee being we'll
it,-iri that IT. npl,hmcnt will alike couducc hi
ohor aud rebound To- iie credit OF State aud country
Nc grithrd that enabled t. inform the Sjc-t.
i tie response nac by the President this resolution
\ppr'citus the exalted meat, OF the great character
It government which the genius oi ever devised will
Ins continue It Is dcvuuy hoped, shed blessings and
i-trc nu hi- native STAT well ~ the whole Union thu
resident declares that cScTtions OF hi shall be want
s According Ia the leisure aui opportunities he a,
ave- 10 collect aud preserve suitable memorials OF i.
nc services talents and virtues, which, his own rarr
mi exemplary modrty, permitted hiu trumpet
It Is the more ncumb ,n just and grateful pO>crity
| honor aud commemorate.
Othrr- besides Nc. ,son, worthy of
with the early Virginia Conventions
o 1870 the subject discourse delivered July Jy ugh
jir Kspfa
chapel 20 william
The Convention 1929 .. upon which, ai.o Gr
'uuN n hi STATE, .s>. called
htutr h-ii tie Federal
Nhc seemed 10 the Committee
Ss thoughts and resolution adopted
tr uf discourse To
hr bor- thr W.
are glad 10 Mr Grg>by has undertaken PERFORM
tn
tie JaqIrlu Taylor. 3D. VI po
~ Eiuuud Pcudou Of Al
pca % virginia painted by Thomas sally Of Philadelphia
miniature whh Jisr Pendrtou had himself
Hr Iaylors mother We have
another - have passed
Nhicon Jrr-rsOn Madison, Monroe aud Marshall,
d valuable the portraits Of such
| they sih De- far more valued lea future
In M journal of proceedings past year recorded
the y Johnson, Of
ir nly the night Of the 2s,h
'prcad E' whole city Our departed friend
uu ui hc esteem and
N- taken l from
memory 10 conclusion only
cvulycl the 10
mousy appointed the
aud acted cr-'51''0 member 81 the committee