The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-09
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AOGAL MATY6k2D. 80 49,.
1nportaut % Ms cify I'VE lay before our read.
efs flis morning petition from the yirrinia Ne.
chaDics destitute, the State Arrieultnrai Soeietv
snd the Historicsi Society of virefnis 20 the CIV
Couoci asking for the use Of tic tts Soeistss ~
lot on which Lafayette Hail now sfands, upon
mnicn fney design to erect large and elegant
HAL suited to their varied wants When the fact
h considered that almost every tax payer 10 the
city is member of one or the other of thsse So
eieties, and the memorial comes backed by the
unanimous voice of all, we preaume the Council
wili feel no hesitation in granting the ground to
The Mechanics Institute. started by . few In.
dviduas for the benefit of the masses has Already
gwen evidence of iis high and noble purposes.
must have won to It hundreds OF friends who,
:. htst doubted Its practicabiIity and refused 10
,ne organization for fear Of failure Its sue.
-. ia. iong stoee removed these doubts. and we
min. ,~ ;,s sfaaned to know that II 10 rapidly win
.ns LIN ms way to popular favor The public have
re, .n:t Its great aim is to educate the young
OF the city and to fit them for their va,
Oa' tood eallings, by furnishing them such mental
osn 40 vii enable them TO grow strong on their
o~n sources and BECOME prepared to 9 ma auc
cessfuiiy in mechanism Win fba sr,;ssns - ~.
N"r,n, 10 this end the Institute has labored
.d =. ana VIII continue to labor until yirenia
,.n,r ,ue "no'e South can rely upon Southern
nuoh ~ ,t All shey need And is it asking too
terprise, which has for its object bsr
IN Nv, weaitn ana prosperity We think cot
The gricuitural Society has its claim nnon the
cny not less strong than the Mechanics, Institnte
snu.S are lor ne Improvement Of old Virginia
for the redemption Of her worn ,,,. ,.rds s
well as for the improvement of her stoctN.nS a.
al ,hese are of advantage to Ricbmond tho or.,t
market Of the State, she has right 10 ssI .s.;s,
ance In carrying out a work which viii hind .ha
country more strongly to her, and throw into her
Ha nf
wise, might never lay eyes upon the capital at
their native State. -F IL = r'"- -
Inc Historical Society, too, has its claims upon
the city, and such claims as caanot lightly he over
looked. HIS archives now contain many valna.
Die manuscripts to be found no where else-its
walls are to be decorated with TIE portraits of many
OF Firginias most distinguished sons-and its his.
torv In time to come, is to be the only true hsto-
ry OF our glorious State. sg
But there are other reasons why this petition
sheuid be granted. Richmond is wofully deficient
in valuable libraries, and it is a burning shame
that she has thus far taken no steps to supply that
deficiency. These three Societies come forward
and ask to be allowed to do for her what she has
failed to do herself They do not stand begging At
the treasury door for money to squander in unpro
htaois experiments but now that they have be-
come firmly established now that they have shown
their ability to stand upon their own neriis-they
club together, agree to raise the necessary means
for building an elegant and substantial Hall, one
that will reflect credit on the city, and all they ask
is, that they may be given the use of a certain
piece of ground. which is os but little vairs tc ;,s
aunar, - -. " " 80 A's.o f'i"o :" I've
ing that will stand as monument to the iiberality
and good taste of the city and the State long after
the present generation has passed away. Is there
anything unreasonable in their reQueSt2 Ia the re-
member of the Council who can copscientiouslv
oppose this noble scheme for the good of the
Ii there is, then he has feelings in common with
MS fehow men, and cannot possibly represent the
.uh;oot H.. -. hi, o.i .,o aiI hupoi '~nt
snoyao@ nu' We nave SIc2ny sara more tnan was
noooS'AfJ gu tns SUBJECT: .beheViog that every
memoer OF the Council will gladly grant the prayer
OF tne PetltIoners, and that every citizen will be
ready to cid In raising the means for the erection
of the Hall we deem it useless to do m,re than
lay the petition before then which reads as fol.
lows:
To "a. r,,,.yof a.. c:,
".e '"WSH9 "s GHy0 n'chmond' our Pc
a;aia he ugia mscnancs lns.tute the vir,
S.naa oeaie AgIcuiInre society, and the historical
;.'.s X oa smsnia, IesPscttahy represent; Inaf
-: ~ A. w, Assa.oi = itcH 'h counci " tne VIZ
bich Lsftyrtts Hsi !. s;,m,t.d 20 me 70. On
sri.sn moaiffv;n =, tho 90 seS ~ i,t ;S nav =
to that Iot s1d r.nS.r;nr ~ .a.; - ~ s ~
nsse.asrv s "'' 'NpA.""'a'ii iioA 'heii
After confsrence ,,;th III. rx..,.;r. ro,r ,,,;..
If tbe lg,;..Itrr.I "a E;.snr;s.S Sns;S.:.. !. S
bssn ds,srminsd H.. :. Iii - =. nos
bodies to nni,a IN tbs arsctian h;iS; AZ ."o
oSsraommods,;ns Iii thsn te VI o1sns .ss osPac,
san.r.,ain a'.' s"'n 'ot o"sn Vi lhoni " ouiio
Spcb ,,n;on ,v;ll nroro.. .,o,.,,, ,..v,.. -
onIv ons iot Iii ~ r.auir.S ;tyy' s = .S"a. "a >
o,a Isrse bn;15;ns r;Ii -, Is 49, .L ~ - 80
a.. e 80 S'' 'e'' |""N '"'oo VI ',a''.ie .'
7, ,v;,I ;.r.. H.. ..n. e ..a..;
nrize bv anI;stins - ;ts an nnort ~. - ~.
Mechanics, institute. the members of the Asricni.
tural society, upwards of ten thousand in number
and the mem he rs ef the historcal ,oei.tv numbeI.
ing s-veral hundred. o.
IL will collect under one roof specimens of the
products and implements of Agriculture, Manufac.
lures and the Mschsplc Ars in Vreinis; and exhibit
at one yisw THAR rras reaa nd c,nd;, ion