The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-18

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LeFA DrougAam- ana An1a.0aavesy..
In . recent speech, AssignA4 to encourage
the production Of cotton q Africa, Lord
BnoUonAx took occasion to Asnounce In good
sound terrns the instttation 81 slavery in tie
Uaited States. Lord BRoUonAx IL now m
old man, and either his heart or his head seens
to Be- growing softer, a. he becomes Older
Why Il y that he should be 50 peculiarly ex-
ercissd on The African questionit u hard 70 I'M
-aGtns, except uponA theory that lies At tho bot
tom Of most abolition philanthropy, whether
In England or the United States, whereby men
endeayor to compound for sins they are in
cltned to. by damning those they have no mind
TO-" The tyranny and oppression exercised, In
q great variety OF shapes, upon the poor and
Iaborinx classes In Old England and New
England, are all atoned for by their exemption
from an imagined wrong, which they have not
an opportunity Of committing, bat which,
when they had an opportunity, they perpetrat-
cd to an extent and with a severity I'm parallel
cd in the annals Of modern CIVILIZATION
Never were such rapacious slave traders in all
the world as those Of Old and New England;
now here more cruel and inexorable taskmas-
ters In vain Virginia cried out against the
tide Of servile population that England forced
In upon her; the cupidity OF England then
was rs insensible u the voice Of humanity rs
her Humanity is now 10 the voice Of reason.-
In vain has the South reated with such kind
ness and Indulgence the servie class forced
upon her by England, that, from few hun
bred thousand they have increased to four
millions, and equally in vain is England re-
minded of the fact that OF the millions of slaves
introduced into her own colonies, only few
hundred thousand survived, at the period OF
emancipation, the hardships and cruelties to
which they had been subjected. No argu-
ment or appeal will open lhe eyes Of fanati-
c,sm to It's own perversities, or extract
from hypocrisy confession of its own
b ,ilowness. 1t ~ The latter class OF
sinners that Lord BRoUGHAM belongs, Il
hypocrite not fanatic a sagacious, selfish
statesman, who chafes under the dependence
OF his country upon American cotton, ano
makes wal upon slavery because 1t Is the cor
ner stone of u rival commercial power But
how much more manly to avow his hostility,
and make war upon the United States in an
open handed, defiant spirit, than adopt in
such chiyalrous body Of gentlemen as the
House Of Lords, that sneaking cant and sane
timony of Exeter Hall. A patent of nobility
cannot make one Of natures mobiles, nor can
such talents as those Of Lord BROUGHAN con-
vert q man Of his ins tincts into gentleman.
Public Libraries Here and Elsewhere.
We venture to affirm that no city Of the same
size in the Union is So poorly off for public
libraries as our own city Of Richmond San
Francisco is not more than ten or twelve years
old, it has about the same population as Rich
mond, and yet see what the Bulletin of January
10th says in regard to the libraries Of that city
"THE NEW MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
ROOAs.-Mr. Platt Is just completing a splendid
three story and basement brick building, oi the d.
mansions of w by W feet, at the northeast corner
of Montgomery and Bush streets. The primer pal
Story to be occupied stores, and the second
story Is being lifted up In hne style Tor the Mer-
attained a SIZE and Importance that demand more
extended accommodations and facilities than II
ENJOYS IN the bulidins II now occupies on the
ner OF Jackson and Montgomery streets, which
was year or two ago regarded as more than AMI
pie. Thus We see that the city is pros crossing rap
idly, not only In splendid edIhceS but In the still
more creditaUle indications OF Improvement which
extensive library and reading advantages afford
Nor Is the Mercantile Library exception III this
respect; for the Mechanics Institute and several
other library and literary associations are making
rapid strides; and they already surpass. In value
and usefulness, many kindred institutions of note
the Atlantic States. The origin, prog ress, and
Dresen MT condition of the library assOcatons OF San
Francisco would form Interesting chap pier the
history OF the city and their influence upon the
intelligence tile morals, the stability and pros
perlty OF the people, beet worthy of the at
tentiOn, merely OF the statesman aRd the reli-
glonist but OF the tax pay er and every other man.
woman and child, who regards California as a per
manent home."
LEGIsLATURE.-In the Senate, yesterday,
bill was passed incorporating the Traders
Bank OF Richmond, and four bills incorpor-
ating manufacturing companies. In the
House, bills were passed authorizing the
Richmond and Charlottesville Turnpike Com
pany to issue preferred stock, and authorizing
the County Court of Chesterfield to acquire
stock in the Manchester and Peters burg Turn
pike Company. 1t is understood that meas
ures are being Instituted tending to the call Of
an extra session of the General Assembly some
time next year. AS everybody is aware, the
Virginia Legislature meets biennially under
a provision of the new Constitution. Under
this arrangement it is found that sometimes
enough time is not afforded in which to attend
to the public interest. The call for the ex ira
session spoken Of has received almost the re-
quisite number Of signatures Of members to
make it imperative on the Executive to issue a
proclamation at the time designated.