Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-03
RICHMOND, FRIDAY- -JTNE q IsaI
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-H1oH.MoMD. FRIDAY, JUyvE 8, 1891.
APPOINTMENTS at Washington.
" are indebted TO the Baltimore Republican Of
'honddy last for the following article:
t.IHk oApiNEr "A sorrespcndont at washipxton
informs US, mat The general opinion there H., tina, the
war Department will be offered to Col. D-aytop, Of
south Carolina. The rumor ,hai Msjor Eaton will be-
rs.eppoh'eo Is entirely destitute OF foundation. That
when assgn' the place TO CO.. johnson Of X Kentucky,
Is also con id'red highly improb. BILE. Kentucky ~
now one m mber in the Cabinet,-s and il 10 vsrv
STATE. "'
1.-The rumor goes that the mission to Russia has been.
or u soom' 10 be offered 10 Mr. Iugham.
M errien hes not yet returned 10 wa.Lir y,on.
We doubt, therefore, whether apy rumo,s r..nac,in.
y successor can tie well founded. GrneralJsek.on has
90 much re'reei for MI. Berrien to dispose OF the Of.
nee winch he holds, before his resis nation 10 resolved.
me continuance Of cordial, personal, and po!iti cal r.I,.
'ions netwesn them 10 not doubted."1
nsve Irer accounts from Washington than the
D"''r."o,e t'epuoficdn has given us. Ii 10 aid. that
tss P'e'ident has offered the Mission TO Ru,,ia. to
1hT' rghdm-'bethe dsc'i; es it-and that il will .sr-
haps b, offered to Mr.. Buchanan.
ia Is believed thai the Presiden, will oH,r IN. rV,r
,DepoTtmtnt 10 Col. Drayton OF South ca ,o!ina-wbo-
ne ormerly reccmm nded TO Mr.. Monroe for the ,,ma
Department. ""o
The report is renewed, tina, he has oG.r3ed N.
ono OF Attorney General OF the United Ssts, to p.
r. Barbour + q. OF this S,ste-We sincerely wish that
IL The 20 offered, NJ. b will accep, it-H,, eonn..I.
a. Warrington wonli be Of sr, a servic. to hi, country
ne L. indeed a Jefer'on Republ can, honest, capabis.
JoitVu 10 me Constitution.
The CAUSE OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
MEETING IN THE CAPITOL.
we recohect no pulic meeting for several wear, past
which was more remarkable Tor every thing which dis,
nnguishes such meehngs than the one which assembled
III ue ! apitol ON Tuesday evening Ii was Iarge-re.
spectacle for the talents, the public zeal, and the cani,,,
which 1t embraced. Notwithstanding the bea, of NJ.
mea,ner IN snch a crowded room, the Meeting was at
tented oy all classes of our fellow-ciiizens.
Mr. Tate (the Mayor of the City) rose TO Nominate.
~, J"'1 hoo ousuee MARSHALL TO the Chair-but he declined
the Chair. W
Several Resolutions were proposed by different pen-
uemen most OF which appear i'm theIOiicial Accou1tn NJ
the Proceedings. The most important proposition adont-
ed, was the appointment of Committee ofThirteen. who
~ report 10 a subsequent meeting OF the Citizens,
some general scheme OF action. The following IL the
COMMITTEES:
John Msrshsll BENJAMIN w I.,.b.
Rover, PeilAri Juho All,
John Wckbam Rob.r, q S.o,
Jacquehne 3. Harvie John Eudsrs
R'oef' S'anard Nicholas Mills
David Bullock John Ru,ba,ConrJ
Chapuan Johnston
The only Resolution which called forth much discu,.
sion was brought forward by the Secretary: of which
as does not appear in the Official Proceedings, we shall
give very brief Sketch.-Ther resolution proposed to OBJ
en- a subscription forthwith, for contributions 10 aid ntbs
appropriation by the Legislature) in procuring the SER
T River al and d i is As COMMUNICATIONS sng1mseT win, to , ,Ss the James
,ers' &c. &c.-On the suggestion of MIR. Chapman
johnston, 1t was so modified with the consent of the
- nun ~ tSr W Win the COmmittea
oil thirteen TO open such subscription. WHENEVER tbex
might deem iteXpedient. The mover declared ,bat h.
preferred IL IN The form in which he had draughted IL:
Out rather than delay acting upon il, by referring
u 10 tne Committee Of Thirteen, he would cen.cnt 70
MIR Jobnston's proposed notification.
The resolution was also further modified nm excen,;,r.
Deing taken 10y Nr. James Lyons 10 its original form.
A good deal of desultory discussion ensne5 mon ,h.
Adoption oil The resolu,ion-in which Messrs. Harvie.
Johnston, Scott, Stanard, Lyons, Forbes. FIeming ana
Joseph James, Burr, Walter Blair, and the mover ,ooL
par; The principal argument in favor of il was. that
more money might be waning, in addition to the Leg
lslatlve appropriation of $500, &c a month In nroc,s
me services OF an Engineer, and that the surest wav ~
obtain the services of a competent, Eneineer. wa. IN
RAISE me money at once.-The principal argument
against IL, that the Citizens ought TO retain in fI,eir own
anu me power 10 raise money, until more light
should be obtained - that they were unwilling to dele.
gaze 'his power TO any Committee, lest it should fail.
when the Meeting iet conscious, that in its own hands
II the Committee reported in favor of raising money
any reasonable sum would be orthcoming,"-Th reso.
luton was hnaHy rejected by a majority OF 6 votes.
We beg, bowev' r, that the vote may no, be install.
en-. u was not rejected, we verify believe. becau,.
the Citizens Of Richmond are unwilling 10 con,r;bute
70 me great cause oil Internal Improvement ; but be.
cause the majority OF the Meeting preferred another
time and manner for doing il, than what the Resolu,;an
proposed Mol our Fellow-t itizens of RicLnond
we're uelernlned 10 close their purse strings, upoH such
a purpose, we should indeed despair Of Their doing anv
hing but we will cast no such imputa,,o ns unon ,he;r
shoulders. we hope and we believe, that they will act
WIN sprt-tha' 'hey will give their money to the great
cause as soon as they are Satisfied by their Commjuss
oil IL, that The money IS want;ng.-U was n mi.fo,.
,uue W uIher WIN The majority upon the resolution
Dt we assure our ienow-citizeDs throughout the Com.
mon"eaiih' mat unless we are utterly mistaken in the
spirit OF our iowhsmen,n no evidence OF re 4 will ba want.
,,hg on 'heir parts to promote the great cause of Internal
Improvement. We shall h0tOepST see
we take leave TO subioin to these remarks the fol-
loving Calculation, with which we have been furnish.
ed ny a mercantile friend.-lf under pres-n, c;rcun.
stances, The transportation by the James River (of the
shhessee trade, &c. &c) presents such advantages.
wbst WIZ they not be, when the best Improvement a,
"hlch me river Is susceptible, shall be given 10 IL. ana
when me New River Rail-Road shall also be com.
p eted :" So"'
I'll akGES on 8 bales cotton, weighing 2s4s lbs. sbi,.
ca a lorenzo tHarveyis ldndiug) on James Rivcr
ana dT'cty on the great main wagon road leadj,s
RON tennessee and the west 10 RaIOmore abou, Z
d miles shove Pdtonsburg in Botetourt eourtx
and forwarded by way Of Richmond TO B.Itimors.
viz D''""'b
Freight 70 Richmond, at $40 per ion, or
22i0 lbs. 4, va
Toll through the mountain locks. ats o."
cents per 100 lbs. 10
ditto AT Richmond, al 6 IA &c
Commission at Florence, for receiving
storing and forwarding, at 25 cents
rata, .x,., SIT 90
per 100 Ibs)
Drayage from Basin 10 Long Wharf
below lock. gates, M.
wharfage at 4 cents per bale, ID
Commission ut Richmond for recei,fo0
q ~ 0Fltnn - ~ 49, -