The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-24
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ChansCs' Insttf,,t.

N'efoed ty this cttJ, and that could make IL every
way agreeable To tla farmers and people geueraIly
10 Sis'tt on the occasion of ar Aericultural Fair
nex' fstl. In his peculiar way, he introduce.
into his inviting bill Of fare, as a side dish, ayir
ginia Land Warrants at two cents and n half an
acre, which he offers not so much for its intr;n
sic merit as part Of his feast, but to shew thu
quality, Ia his comment upon a yjeious law
OF the pungent sauce with which he dyossoo
IT. Giving touch of his owu quality In this
parenthet'cal way, he passes on to the very in
terestng things to be seen here and close, with
a very proper euiogy upon the Mechanics Insti
tute. In this connection he presents an admira
bic extract from the address of Governor WISE bs
fore the Mechanics Institute. We invite atton
ticn 10 the communication;
Virginia Ntechrnies Institute E.,r
Language cannot set fotth ID toe strousa ught
the Importance Of our Mechanics Institilts boIs
ing taiIhuging the coming antumn 81 III. "a i15a
time the unfairly knoGkd down TO the biehest
bidder state Agricultural Fair" Is to be held In 4
Petersburg, for assuredly all Of the Fair out Of
tswn-visitors TO the Coekade city Fair will before
returning 70 their homes pay at least a brief visit
10 our Vireinia Washington Capitol, to gaze ner
maps, ior the nrst or last time upon the ihconpar
able iiondons life representation of the Father of
his Country" and for the purpose of taking a view
Ut our State Library, where may be seen "NApoLy-
oS's great work on Egypt worth upwards of one
. numerous
rare standard works, which abound upon the
shelves and in til slcoves of that costly collection
OF scientific historical, literary and all kinds OF
valuable books, the property Of the whole people
OF the State, and open for their free inspection and
use alternate days in the week. At this centre
point OF Virginia pride and gratitude will also be
found, clothed with unassumed dignity and benig
nant smiles, the honorable Secretary of State and
the gifted and gentlenanly State Librarians But
above all. those sojoarners would enjoy never
cloyng feast of patriotism in behoding CRKwyoRp's
GOLDEN STATUE OF THE Horse and his Rider, First
Ia war, First in peace and First in the hearts of
his country ymen." And furthermore a siaht of tn.
gigantic broufe CRAvtoRp stattes of thunder
speaking PATRIcK HENRY and Independence rhedi-
tating JRFERsoN, and visit TO our STATE HIsTok-
icAL SOCIETY Rooms, crowded with mementos vol
umes, &c. of thrilling interest, accessible through
cut the day, free of charge, would more than am
ply compensate the COckade city visitors fof the
trihing expense aud trouble of pleasant hours
trip up here over the first locomotive traverssi
railroad on this side of the Atlantic"
And perchancc some of these pleasure and curl
osity-seeking parties might wish to see 'The
Greatest SwiBdliDg Land Office in the known
world if so, let them look in at the North West cor
OF the Capitol basement upon the over amiabls
aud law abiding Register, ever ready, at sight. nc
cordiDg to law to fill ont, sign and 'Seii for the
pitful sum of two and half cents per acre. 'vIRGr
MA Treasury LAND WARRANTS " without limit
even should the demand exceed by millions OF
the entire landsurface of our globe. Strange
AS this may appear, 1t is stranger still that it is
true, and in accordance with the law of the land
rather the land tGWS of this Commonwealth:
aud what is still more strange and more diIficuIt
to comprehend, is the humiliatiDg, astounding, |
witheriug fact, that the late Legislature adjourn
ed on the Sth day of the present month OF April |
1908, after being in session fur months, without
even one of its members making the slightest at
tempt upon the hoor OF either house TO repeal or
refoIm these odious and State-disgr land laws
Notwithstanding their ubiquitous" character
had been publicly announced and fully laid before |
them by the Governor, in his Executive message |
and they were moreover continually appealed TO |
on the subject, both during their regular and |
extra session, by the press generally in and ont |
# the State. Ii is hoped most sincerely that for
the sake Of the State pride of this Old Dominion |
leaving out of the question the cause of nsraty, in
tegrty aud all else that constitutes desirable State
or individual respectablity, the people will care |
fully, and searchiDgly inquire into and
this deplorable Land Office Swindie,n and that |
when they elect another General Assembly, they |
will bind their Delegates and Senators, by solemn |
pledges, to repeal the present dsgraceful land |
laws, and thus perform their duty, pronounced ty |
one of Virginia most worthy retired statesmen, to
be duty "loDg since demanded by the honor of |
the Commonwealth, not less than by the dictates |
of common sense, comnOn honesty and COM |
mou Justice; and, most nobly stated at the |
cose Of letter, publicly, privately, repeated
iy addressed To the members of the lats Gene raj
Assembly, by Mr.. E. LacOuture. urging the repeal |
Of these corrupt aud dishonest aws,' by $50 do
ing, the Legislature will have accomplished more |
for tile development of the public wealth-for the
true Independence of Virginia all ofits prede
cess0rs 1t will lave uprooted the iucessant eau
ses of litigation and of ruin. 1t will have in |
augurated an of mortality and of progress. II |
will have deserved we'll of posterity.'
n. B-Appropriate memor ials to the next Legis |
Iat1re, urging the repeal of the foregoing de |
scribed State-degradiug land laws will be placed
at the Fair Grounds of Petersburg and this City |
also at the State Library, for the signatures of all
equity honoring aud justice loving Virginians
Our James River and Kauawha Caual Basiu |
ia III ks a
lar fall of So feet through the city Do, X into,
river, forming artificial granite WALL for miles |
in length of the greatest magnitude in this, If not
any other country: eur vast twelye-story-high |
6aIlego Hnxall and other flour mills, renow ned |
throug ghout the commercial world; our State armory
with its precious brass caDnOn-reics of French |
8 aii and comfort" during the war OF the Rey.lu-
tloD our state and the whole SOuth-suppIylng
Nail Factory our Tredegar and other extensive |
Iron works: our Bailard's Gothic chain bridge,
kept and spacious hotel, together with
other highly interesting, local ByrdCy.f y.features,
making, in the aggregate, an array of irresista-
bile attractions-a view of which, in this steam |
ship and railroad universe traversing and univer
sally travelling fast age is truly worth voyage
from the most distant city in Europe.
The following extract, from dpr0p0s State
rights aud State independence Address. delivered
hs Gov Henry A. Wise, October, lS56, before the
Virginia Mechanics Institute OF the city of Rich |
m0nd, cannot fail to impress upon the mi nds OF
all who may read it, the true Taiue and bsering
uf this praise worthy Institute, not only to this
city, but to the Commonwealth aud to the South at
large, in promoting, as it is destined to do,
= SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL
In pointing out some of the chief objects to be
accomplished by, aud that may with certainty be |
z xpected from Southern Mechanics Institutes the |
Governor remarked, - They are founded, First-To
perfect the MECHANIC ARTS Second-To eXait the
dignity of MECHANIC LABOR; and Third-To multi
ply occupations ameng men, particularly among
u. u the AGRICULTURAL STATES. few profes |
nd n |
not support dense population and raise people
10 wealth aud power, and sustain them in any |
grand progress.
Virginia has heretofore been peopled by plan
ters and LAWYERS. doctors and manual operatives. |
she has not been distinguished at all for mechau-
ism, aud has relied mainly upon one power only |
Of production--the source of agriculture The me-
rhanic arts have not been honored, fostered aud
rs they must be, and AS our best inte |
rertn require. ] rejoice that Richmond aud Lynch
burg, Petersburg and Wheeling, are beginning to
lay hold on this lever o power and progress
Never was there spch workshop for mechanics
rs Virginia now is. She bas ineXhaustihle mines
Of iron, coal. copper and salt; and interIninabie
forests OF timber. Wood, iron and coal are all
that mechanics went. All we want is for the pop
uIar MUD to be aroused and for the proper begin
ming in The right way to be made. And though |
VIC have reason proudly TO thank some benefac-
tors,such rs an Anderson OF Richmond, proprietor
Of the Tre1ecar Iron Works. and a Sweeney OF
wheeling, and others, their fellowlah1rers and
ro-adiutors for pioneering in the work, yet we can
hardly be said to have made beginning. Inc
ghost OF jefferson would yanish with shame
we're il to come and he told that We still
buy our household furniture and utensils, our
ploughs hoes, axes and helges, and OK yokes
horse buckets, broom handles, brooms ana
clothes pins, and carriages, and harness, and
clothes, hats, shoes, boots, coats, vests, pants,
syery thing something OF every thing, from
Old England and New England. How is our
independence of this necessity TO be achies-
I'd answer but In one way-by school Tor
mechanics. We have the most magnificent mass
Of population in the world for the peTsoet ot such
a school. The number of youths for common
schools, male and female, under IL years OF age,
after dtscountng 3,9S3 who probably would not
be sent. Is 49, 3l7. The number fit for academicai
education after disepuufing N :l4a. which wOulu