Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-25

whom the hand Of disease had placed beyond the
prospect OF ever reaching it, And it should be
equally well known, certain idle rumors TO the
contrary notwithstanding, that between the tw o
fiVai candidates, he, in common with immense
majority OF that political faith and brotherhood TO
which lie had always belonged, preferred the
traordinary individual who has been so literally
honored by the sentiments of this company"
SOUTH CiROLLJT.4.
ne Governor at last officially announces his de-
termination not to convene the Legislature Even
The two Officials az, ashinglon can no longer dwell
uponthe theme with any decency effect Yet will
they proceed to harp upon the plot to disSOlre The
onton, as II there the slightest founda ton for
any such apprehcnsons They will continue TO
tell US .: conversations among the leading jackson
members OF Congress, which never eXis,ed--ofd de-
cidra'ions from certain gentlemen which were
'er uttered, or are grossly misrepresented by
Stripping them OF every circumstance which is cal
culatcd to qualify and explain the principal propo-
sitioh: ihey will still pick up all the stuff S
dai Oh the Streets and retail ii with all the gravity
Oh quacks and inpostors They will try delude
an Intelligent people, by attempting 10 palm upon
'hem their own conceits OF a deliberate plan u
inong certain politicians TO dissolve the Union,
when they have no evidence to produce but the
grossest hctions or the casual declarations of the AL
legged piotters often misunders and frequently
misrepresented: as ii these conspirators would be
the hrst to communicate, in the too of their
political opponents the tidngs of plot which caI,-
not be accomplished without being concealed.-
Away with such ribaldry and absufdity There is
no distinguished man in all the Southern States,
who Is in favor of dis. olution. No where is the
Union more ardently loved-or will be more anx-
iously defended
..-sssS--
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
we lay before our readers The entire Proceed
ings OF the Charlottesville Convention, az they are
drawn out by the Virginia Advocate. We hail
them with great satsiaction.-We would consider
tiein as the Signs OF suspicious Era about
commencing IN Virgnia.-fhe Advocate
marks with some force that those who have been
hitherto the oudest in crying out for State Rights
ought now 10 be most active in putting forth the
resources oil the State; that g If the Legislature oil
theState should persevere ia leaving her resources
unculhva,ed, her people will (be apt toy turn
longing eye to the tide OF prosperity which the
patronage of the General Government is pour
ns around her iii every direction among her sister
states "-On every account, ii becomes us 10 put
forth our means. Principle, interest, the example
oil our sister states, every thing ought 10 animate
us. " hlie N. York, Pennsy v.,nia, Ohio and Ma
ryland, are sirainng every nerve, our markets and
our wealth VIII be transferred to our more enter
prising neighbours. The time is proptious--labour
IS cheap, capital may be borrowed at low interest
The cost OF the works we have erected is by no
means test OF our future expenditures. The
very article OF Contingencies, which is so mpor-
tat an item IN such establishments, is considerably
reduced by the accumulated experience ofour own
and our sister states. - Contingencies which are
OF the latter than the former, have been reduced
IN France 10 30 per cent. the actual cost-to 20
per c. in England-and with to 10 per cent
II we had to do our canal over again. we might do
IT for or 3 millions less Such were the memo
rdble words uttered by DE Witt Clinton in August
last.
The propositions agreed 10 at Charlottesville are
strongly recommended To moi ice, not only by the
number oil the Delegates s. the weight of their cha
racers, nut by the conciiiaory spirit they display.
Ii Is believed there are lew friends oil the i'm
pfovement OF the Western communication W no are
not willing to put into the same bill with it pledge
to improve the Shenandoah Il the South Branch of
| the Potomac, at the times laid down in the Memo
rial OF the Convention The State ought not 20
rest until not only these works executed, bat
every section OF the State is gratitied by the com
pletion OF every important Improvement
The official prints are Boosting of lis Admins
tratiOn gentlemen dining together on the 18th july
at ihe Mansion House at Nashyile-On the same
day, 600 friends of Jackson dined together at
Fdnueil Hail, in Boston.
CO.N.NUyNTC-4TED
The fisty-second Anniversary OF American In
dependence celebrated at Hampden Sydney
College with every demonstration Of those pat
tic sentiments which the BEST assurance OF the
gratitude cherished for foreilthers--- the
unsmed purity i'll which we retain the institutions
they bequeaIhed Us. The exercises of the day were
opened with feeling Address to the Throne OF
Grace by the Rev. Dr. J. II. Rice. The Declare
| hon OF independence was then read by VIM. Fitz-
gerald, after which the following Or.ltons were de-
| iiveTed
| /. An Grafton suited 10 the day, by Lawson c.
| Garland Union Society.
| z. An Grafton The intellect improvement OF
| the People, by Benz NJ. smith, Union Soci-
| ETY..
3. An Grafton suited to the Day, by Algernon S.
! Randolph Philanthropc Society.
| An Grafton The present prospects of Greece
considered, by Z. K Eishop--- Piiii4nthroIic
| Society.
COMMUNICATED.
| The Anniversary of the 18th OF July I776, was
| celebrated in the county of Sussex Inv n number N.