Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-19

cy OF her pest roads and Offices, tie greatest
perfection IN the system was 10 be exported.
we shouid be sorry 10 produce any unnecps,
sary alarm I; but must still repeat the alarm.
ing suggestion" " that we should he ever
ready TO seize upon cveey Improvement whic.l
offers itself in out own, OF in other COMMITTEES
certainly we would not implicitly c0pv evpiy
Improvement from abroad, witlioni regard To
road, pocpn aiio'', 81. But at the sIne iiwe
we would avail ourselves OF i the iiyins anil
experience Which can be gathered on such an
Important subject.
There Il surely no necessity Tor separating
the letter and newspaper mats. II would be
absurd TO think OF such measure and much
more so 10 recommend il in the icrn,sl mar
ner. which fbe inieliiaerc chooses 60 ,scf,b,
10 us W. do think that the mails be tween the,
chief CITIES OF the Union. onght 20 be " trans
united in light vehicles" in all cases where
Tie roads. Ne. will admit, and not in the sta.
ges The price given 10 Contractors will pro-
babIy justify the department in recurring that
thus mode should be pushed. This part OF
Mr.. Burgess's plan we might safely have re-
commended 20 the consideration OF the most
ethce experimentation IL seems to us fha, tie
great mails from Mouth TO Sruth aud IN fact
moe through every part OF the country where
their size and importance will adnii, of H.
would be carried with mote safety and reru..
lariiy in this, than in any other way. The prac-
ticabiliiy Offlie measure should be consider ed;
but the eXperce should rot exceed the pnbI;c
advantages TO he derived from il We hayeun
data BY means of which IRE can form any opinion
upon tins point. Onr great socitude is for
the improvement OF the mails; aud we shall, at
all times take particular pleasure in GIVING IN
Inc pnbIic any facts or suggestions by which
that chieci may be beS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
withsiaudug we may incur the iisk of ha,is.s
our iemask s either misnntersfo Cd, or tortured
iuio m- aiming as adverse 10 our ow A. rs To the
public interest.
Wewere we'll aware that "speciaI agents
are Toso sent from the General Post Office 10
detec anu correct abuses but Whether" ire.
qHentiy as the lntelligencer states wa cDuid
no, SAY, yet, Judging from The variety OF
complaints made from so many quarters we
should not suppose that they were BOW srrt
Jreguentiy' enough We would send thcm not
only II see that CONTRACTORS did their dnIy,
bat pos,mastefs also
MIR. Faye declines being candidate for
Congress in MI Piudalfs distrct.-Ar Jsaac
LETTER, member of tie Board OF Public
works. has been nominated by a meeting at
Nheeng-So that Messrs. Moore, Jackson
aud LSfiler are the candidates.
The Batimore Pairio. iCciines Publishing
the particulars of Capt Halls assertion res
fcciins the burning of the Richmond Theatrt
because we understand the h,an who gives
the details, is III state Of meatGi derangemeAi .
DR. Jackson, President ofthe Board of Health
states on the i2th ms thai not a single caSeof
yeiio'c or malignant ferer is at present Lsao,rn IN
Ph'Mdetphid and fhaf " the general health 0f
the c'fg as NOR equal TO ,chGt ii usually is al thss
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COMMUNICATED
DIED. al his summer residence in Abe
marie. on Saturday, the 9Th lust BENJAMIN
OLIVER, Esq OF Hanover connty, leaving a
VIE aud children 10 lame at his loss
He was respected by all who knew him and
beloved by nun. TonS circle of tripnds 10
most of whom he had endeared himself b, the
most @isinierested services. Possessed of a
handsome fortune, he INDUCED the b0untiipss
iberality of his heart, in continual acts of be-
nevolence.
In Albemarle. WILLIAM LINDSAY, only
son OF Colonel LINDSAY.
DlEDl-In Portland, on Sabbath morning
LAST, Mr.. FRANCIS DOUGLAS. pronuetor
OF the EASTERN ARGUS, aged 81. The distress,
Ing circums tances which led 10 his dcath we
understand TO be these Saturday atIprhosn
he IN company with another gentleman went
in boat 10 the Island with The view OF kilI-
Ing game. Whilst there, MIR u seized the
towing piece BY the muzale tor Ih;. nurnose
" dTswin AZ towards hnn vhrII it weat off and
dI'cbaIged It's contents into his kuee and tra,-
cured the bones very much on each side He
Vas immediately brought back 10 town hre
such was the loss OF blood, that he suryivo.
only till o'clock. sabbath mUrnjnS. In tb.
death of hlT. Douglas this town has LOST am
active aud useful citizen, aud the establish
meni Over which he presided an industrious
and ambl ions proprietor His remains were
on Monday inferred, and were Accompanied
10 The grave by the men,be Oi POrtir1id Lodg,
ana ne Md'ne Charitable Mechanic dissertation
oiDoib OF winch lie was member. Pert. Gu-.
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