Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-14
JAMES L. HEATH, auditor.

Hutton, who is to-day most prebablyex-
ecu'ed al Baltimore for the robbery Of The
mail and the murder of Heaps, was last
wInler arrested III this city as Kid
Uapper! Concurrent circumstances seem
also To point HIM out "a iiIe mau who
robbed lie mail between Williamsburg
AMI Hampton or York, OF certain letters,
from one of which 100 note Was pur-
Joined.
The New York prints announce the COM
pieiIOn of Colonel TRuMaILL's Splendid
painting OF the " Surrender OF Lord Cornwall
It's. THE moment seized by Tie painter is
When the principal British officers are pass
ing the two groups Of American and French
generals, AMI are entering between tile lines
OF the victorS. The canvass - II feet By Is,
and contains no less than 3. portraits all If
which, excePtih0 few British officers, are like
nesses taken by Col. 4. from the iife."-1his
painting is an accompaniment OF Others exc
cn;ed by the same pencil by authority of The
Federal Government, aud Designed tOr Con-
gress HaIl-ihe scene the Declaration OF In-
dependence was iiuIshtd in 1918. The NJ York
Daily Advertiser praises the present work as
one of tue finest specimens of Tie art which
modern times have prodnced." This NAV he
true-we have no wish 10 gainsay il. But thus
is not all Ii further states that The painting
il abont 10 be exhibited TO the public AT
Washington Hall, New York. An advertise
ineni adds, that "admiitabce il - cents :"
the first days receipts to he given 10 tba
Society for the relief of Poor Widows" liz
was hoped that after the speech of MIR.
Lowndes, aud the discussion in Congress upon
this subject, tie exhibition of Col rs National
Paintings Jor money, would have been done
away. He receives very handsome compen.
satlon for the picture from The public; il is In
tact a sort fpublic property and il bespeaks
d pedding cupidIty unworthy OF his art 10
descend to SUCH means OF picking up penny.
Had the painter been anxious 10 consult LlS
cpnntryinen upon his work, aud improve BY
their criticisms, why not have advertised 10 10
baVe been seen at hir own rooms The artists
fame would have drawn coDnoiSseurs enough
around him. 4 is lime TO arrest this eternal
lust Of money, this" SacTa flames anri," which
| has been SO much attributed 10 tue American
character. IL makes US little in oGFowu ewes
| aud in those OF the world.
ARoihcr fact.-The Wilmington Delaware
UHtsliada. states, that beautiful Tvs lied arti-
Gle, called Wilmington Stripe, for summer
use, from yarn spun at the Factory of MessTs
John Siddell & Go. j. woven " to the average
AinOnnt Of 800 yards per week that Tins qnai-
tity hardly keeps pace with the deIaand-and
from TO 900 yards generally pre- engage
ed. The Waterman says, that IL has " not
had opportunities relating to other esiabIish>
nlentS OF The Kind but II this is any thing
like a specimen OF the general consumption of
domestic goods, u is a most promising cir
cunIstance indeed {; ii is beginning al the root"
And vet this twill is woven and soid. to the
interest 10 doubt OF all parties, without the
| assistance of the new tariff
A ". Y. paper informs that &" Gen Brown
has gives orders Tor the troops II pIattsbnreiI
| 10 resume their labOuis on the IT, s.. turnpike
| towards Chateaugav." Another paper aunonn-
ces the appointment of the commissioners m
der the act OF Congress, for tracing Oat the ".
y. road from Wheeling TO the Mississippi
Thus, we go-plunging on from one step 20
| another, until The Jurisdiction OF roads and
| canals may be assumed by the federal govern.
| ment uDtil the great truths which nave been
uttered on This subject by Madison and Mon
roe, are forgotten; until the great principle
| is Osi sight of that the general government is
| limited authority with certain delegated pow
cts; until the rePablicdn party has forgotten
| the doctJinPs OF 'g5 and W. IL we are not 10
proceed 10 these isugths where are we 10 st9p2
| II military turnpike ran be made j.. the
north, and Post Office turnpike in the south !;
| il money can I've allotted for locating "A vest
erD road from Wheeling TO the Mississippi
and afterwards to its completion when are
we 10 say" Thus )u and no Jarthr~
THERE'S warm canvass in Louisiana for
| Governor. The whole z. Boiling ROBE Ttson'a
public conduct has been scrutinized /; and he
las passed triumphant through the ordeal.
| One of the seveTest charges against him is
| that he is \ Nirginian.-Ihe cry Of pirginiaH
| influence has been raised in Louisiana aud
| Abner l. Duncan, one of the candidates, has
stopped TO lend lis cOuRtenance TO the cOn~
temptble expedienl - PIginia Influence! il
las been the ciy for twenty years-Itlas been
raised in almost every variety Of fOrin-H has
| be en- counirnanced by men who went from the
| bosom of Virginia. Thisis rot the place ~
expose it- Out Ifi as remembsr ibaLii ~ has