Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-10-17
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ConsoiationJor oar .han,yaetuvers.-The following
article from the papers brought by the last arrival, we
publish as a kind OF commentary on the prophecy of
MT. clay, uttered a year or two since at Pittsburgh we
oeNeve' ON The occasion ofone Of his dianer speeches,
that Nanches'ers and Biruinghams would We, be hull;
"A the United States, and vast masses of our population
~ e"P'oyeu III weaving and tending spinning jennics:
In. Y. Eve. Post.
MANCHESTER Sent s..
The Cotton Spinners and their .Afasfers.-This long
Protracted struggle il still undecided, aud wears a worse
appearance than ever. The men after twenty weeks
suffering still seem determined to s,arve on, rather than
submit, to the terms offered by their employers. We do
not wish To throw the blame on either party. The mas
tiers ought To be the best Judges Of what thew cau AFFORD
to pay Tor the labor Of their men, and the men ought to
ne entitled 10 set the value upon their work, but, il the
masters cannot give the price the spinners want, and
the spinners are determined not to work al the MASTER,
prices, what is to be done! what will be the result.
D,nkruptcy 10 the one and starvation for the others
ms most assuredly will be the case II the presen strug-
gle, The present determination not to work, be persisted
IN. But while the two parties are striving for victory.
thousands upon thousands, dependent upon both, are
destitute OF nearly all the common neccssaries of life.
and those who were better of are sinking lower and
lower every week. The shop-keepers who depend up
on ms class OF work-people, are suffering in a most
dreadful manner, and the large dealers who suppiied
those shops, hnd IL impossible 10 get in their accounts.
and are stopping the supplies, which makes the distress
every succeeding week more unbearable.
Double Sidmese Boys Capt. Coffin has returned to
the Masonic Hall, with these wonde, ful & interesting
boys, from Philadelphia, (yhere he took them TO give
the Faculty i'm that city an opportunity Of examininr
,ns wonder OF nature) Tor the purpose ofembarking on
Friday OF this week, in the packet ship Robert Ed
wards Tor London. The anxiety TO see them In PbiIa.
deiphia was very great, and Capt. Coffin had large Of
iers male him TO remain a Few days longer in that city;
out MS engagements 10 meet the packet oil the 10Th have
prevented.
Tbs cheerfulness, activity, intelligence and apparent
happiness OF the boys, is gratifying to all who visit them.
ihey look on Capt. Coffin az a father, and are evident
w much attached TO him, a. Is also The other native ST.
am boy, who accompanies them as a companion.
us TO be regretted that their stay in this city is so
crcumscnbed; but their departure, i. is understood, can.
not be delayed, as they, being used to a warm climate,
'ausi AVOID The severity OF our approaching winter. (I5.
MArNE-In our paper Of Saturday there was an ar
tcie, copied from the Portland Argus, relative to rLs
result OF The late gubernatorial election in Maine. In
that article ii was stated that no choice Of Governor had
been effected by the people. We find that the Ken
nebeek l~Augusta) Journal Of Friiay-a paper friendly
TO Air, Hunton -inc!ines 10 this opinion.-It now APP,
pears that the first report Of the votes in several town,
was erroneous, and that later and more authentic ac.
counts give a more favorable result, to Judge Smith.
The Journal says:-" We cannot determine with anu
certainty by how many votes MIR. Hunton Lead. pro.
bihly about 300, nor how many scattering votes there
are; I'll not improbable that there may be no choice. -
wrought in The opinion of the Journal, upon this sub
Ject, within the last fortnight. rBosfon Glsere.
" Death Of Coz. lincoln NJ .Maine.-we regret
10 state That news was received in this city on Satur-
DAY evening OF the death OF Governor ENocH LIN.
COLIN, OF Maine. He died at Augusta, on FRIDAY
evening, after d short illness, deeply lamented hy hi.
ieiiow-ciizeh', among whom he was dcscrvedly pop
ular.
CELEBRATION AT NIAGARA-A ssn,l,,n,a
who witnessed the performances at the Falls, on the 9Th
INST has communicated TO the Commercial the follow
ing PARTICULARS
About 3 o'clock. the schooner Superior appeared in
sight, towed by a small oar boat. When within a ,hsrt
distance OF the rapids, the small boat male for the
shore. The %Supeliar came down in the centre of the
channei, between Goat Island and the Canada shore -
On the first plunge into the rapids, the mast, Of the
schooner fell overheard, with a ctasI-.he then dragged
down a lew rods, & stuck fast on a rock TO the 81. at disap-
poin'ment Of The many thousand spectators who crowd.
cd the banks Of these mighty waters. There is no
doubt the vessel would have reached the great cataract
without any other injury than the loss OF The masts,
had she not uniortun ateiy come down the ycry shallow
est part oil the channel.
We also learn. that on the next day Mr.. Patch made
a Jump down a distance Of a hundred feet, bur we are
not informed from what point. nv. Y. Gag.
1he .ve,os and the .Marhefs.-since tie promolga-
tion oil the English advices TO the 10Th September, by
The packet ship Birmingham, Wheat has expericnced
a decline IN this market. The sales OF good red rang
ed yesterday from $I.o5 to $I,Os per bushel. We
nave 70 remark that although the supplies were quite
united me market was not brisk al, these rates.
o"ies oil Old Corn were made yesterday al 50 a 81
cents ana OF new at 40 a I3 cents; sales u Rye at so
cents, aud OF Oats at % a 80 cents.
In City Mills Flour we heard Of no transactions YES.
,erday. TBaH. A,nsy
The state Of the New York market j. thu, ,noren n
in the Daily Advertiser Of Tuesday,
"ihe Intelligence published yesterday from Eng
land down to the 10Th Of Sept. which had been look.
eu lot WIN great anxiety, particularly as related 10 tho
weather IN England, has had an unfay or able effect on
the fiour market here. Yesterday the sellers were
much more numerous than the buyers; and New York
decline of full % cents. But few sales were made
however and very little di@po.i,ion 10 purchase" 10.
II NEWS AND THE MARKET.
The New York Journal Of Commerce, of Tuesday.
says That the news published there the preceding day
had had the effect TO depress the price Of -four in that
city 10 SO | 2 and that the article il dull at that price ,
The Mercantile says:-"Tbe Intelligence by the Biz.
mingham, has unsettled the Flo ur maiket. Some sales
were made yesterday, al about % cents per barrel he.
low the prices Of Saturday" fBaH. Chyon,
OFFICE or THE NEw YORK ERcANrfL
Oct. l2, noon.
By recent arrivals from Turks Island, il appsars Ina,
place is in q .nost deplorahio condition for proyi.ions
a letter dated 10th Sept 10 a gentleman in This rity.
ssys-"Cofn, flour, SC. would do well here. a. I I'M.
dcrstand The Collector would admit il under exi.tioo
clfcuinstances. Not an atom Of either, or any Other
R'nd Of provisions TO be got at any rate; even the king.
IooP9 are ont, and I suppose the Comnissatiat AZ Ne.
PfovIdence u prevented sending supplies, by the impos
s'OlIHy OF obtaining a vessel TO come up here dutinr the
hurricane season" ~
m~NEW-MARRET RACES
Commenced on Tuesday last, on which day tho swcepst,kc, eu
ed by Mr.. Gee, tho other BY Mr.. Jobn.oa 80 lskaa ,.tu, auNL
the first. Time-3m. Jjsoc. each heat.
second day, tho fropnctor,s Pursc, $500, 2 mile heats, was won
oy COi. W ynns marc Kate kcarncy, beauo, Mr. Arcj,ey,, gm,n
Hopes, Mr. Wosts Sally Smith,, and Nj. Jo,sso,i, tra,lo,,o !. !.
SINGLE heat, which was run 10 BIN. Jos. dstaneing two of her oeso
nens, anil one drawn. 'WV
Third day, Jockey Club Purse, $3.50, 4 milo bo.,, l.
tn"o heats, by Mr. WIN. n. Joiuson's Star, boating iCnJ Vvw,,.,s
r"hy Hopkins, and Mr. Msclin'sg z. m. by Hal. Bau, bs,,, 49, 80
'o'c'V contested. Time-lst Lea,, sn. I3scc. % heat, sn' o.
lPacrs6Wg htaigcaer, 0A. rs.