The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-23


the same sort of ambition--but then learning
. 10 a bore when poured out without rhyme OF
reason, and when not applicable to the subject
treated. The ceaseless turnings Of Q leaden
eimlet afford faint illustration of the eject
= produced.
Speaking of Gsrgantua, Major, what q
treasure bis wonderful mare would be to
TO the people Of Richmond just now We
could soon cleanse our Augesn stable, by
: submerging Shockoe Hill and drowning
! out both the Legislature and City Council.
Pantagruel might do some of them good
Office, too, and drop them by a hempen
! line into another sort of abyss and bottom
less pit, where they would come to full
knowledge of their misdeeds.
The Wing, also, has something very SEN
sible to say about the quarrel over the
a grouturai land fund, and thus satirically
alludes to the general scramble among the
colleges and preachers for the spoils:
The Legislature of Virginia ought to exer-
else the greatest circumspection in dhposing
of the fund which they have the control of.
| We cannot afford here in Virginia to squander
| an educational fund OF several hundred thou
sand dollars. A great contest has been going
| on for some time among the representatives
1 of our different colleges before the school
| committee. 1t is very astonishing that every
| college in the State has convincing reasons
why it ought to be the beneficiary of this
| grant, The University of Virginia is persuaded
that the agricultural school ought to be located
right there; Washington and Lee University is |
confident that it ought to be there; General |
Smith has not the shadow of doubt that 1t |
| ought to be at the ms 'tute; the Baptlsts are |
be spent at Richmok College ; the Presbyteri-
ans are positive that it ought to be spent in
Prince Edward; the Episcopalians have no
manner OF question that 1t ought to go to Will
liamsburg the Methodiss scout the idea Of
aby place but AshlanQ tue LutiIei ans give
unanswerable reasons for establishing the
school at Roanoke College; Major Sutherlin
wants it for the State Agricultural Society,
and the establishment of an agricultural
school independent of all the existing colleges.
The Wing then declares most emphati-
cally thst the colored agricultural college
at Hampton ought to receive one-hslf of
the fund and then that the remainder
ought not to be divided, but used for the
establishment of good agricultural
school. That's it ; and let it be indepen-
dent and free separated from. all colleges,
and secured alike from the blasting breath
and baleful influences of religious fanati-
cism aud political corruption.
We wish the Dispatch would cease to
initiate sthe style of "poor fallen" Brick
Pomeroy. His "red-hot" fervency in the
cause of mud-sill Democracy, does not be-
como the dignity of journal which aims
to be the leading newspaper of the South.
We like the Dispatch, and would like to 3
see it discuss matters more calmly, and in 8
a less vndictive and savage spirit.
Poisoned weapons are no longer legitimate
in civilized warfare. We don't know that
anybody objects on our side of the house
to the re-apportionment of the State or to g
4 reduction in the number of representa- =
lives and as for saving money to the o
treasury, we are all in favor of the clostest y
therefore cease to fight shadows "
and go ahead with your gerrymander- b
ng. 1t looks as if you intended to
cheat somebody, and were very anxious N
% justify the swindle in advance. So 7.
ar as saving to the State is involved,
t would be better for the Legislature
% meet only once in two years, and then
transact its business in oDe-month's ses-
ion and retire; but we fear the city of
Richmond would lose quite as much as the
State would gain. We live now upon
he State; and if her patronage be with
lrawn, and we are forced upon our own =,
esources, nothing will be left for us but B
for the City Council will not q
ven let us make an effort to help our r.
elves. We cannot do business, because R
business needs drays and wagons, and p'
hey spoil the streets, Why, only last
week, five hundred men were thrown out
# employment, and thousand dollars
lay was lost to the retail trade of Rich
nond, because it cost forty dollars to re-
,air Cary street last year But, to our
mutton. The Dispatch says:
The whole State demands reapportionment, NJ
id this day, if the people could speak their 81
through their votes, they would III
unanimously demand that the numbers of the
wo houses of the General Assembly shall DO 81
easonaby diminished. Forty thousand dol | Oh
ars annually saved to the State just now would b,
e a God-send to the poor taxpayers now n
round down by Federal, State. and county az s1
axes. We can hardly see how a represents Il
i've who voted against saving that sum could d
forwards look his wearied and oppressed con- q
tituents in the face.
We say, Go ahead, - retrench, re- 10
orm, reduce expenses, and do everything d
hat will be for the good of the whole t.
'tato, but nothing for mere partisan pur- n
,oses, and, above all, Z" Let us have peace" b,