Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-14

has a''ailsd IT, more total disregard Of all selfish par
poses. as they relate his own popularity or more
ure Devotion to the Constitution and liberties of his
country Had he not every motive to avoid this con.
he'' which could appeal TO bis love Of offiee-iove Of
Powet-or 70 mat temporary applsuse and popularity,
which Is coveted by s,lf,h ambition. He c.,t,iDy
ha ard yet we the peal was ade in vain v hen
.ne 'ra' came and his PRINCIPLES to be ed
nose VINO are determined to find fault aud be dis
saushed at rifes, can always be grat6ed in having
something TO cavil at. When had we an atimnisra.
uon' or 'che do zoe expect TO haze one that has given
or can hope TO give universal satisfaction even TO the
party that has placed II in powerl IT, instead Of looking
at the great leading measures of the government that
orc calculated 10 do such lasting good to the country,
we choose TO run oil upon trcs, and be
with little things, all hope is at an end of ever seeing
that administration that will escape censure i'm this
In the present condition Of its political affairs
suppose this administration should be overthrown
by tile attacks that have been made upon IL VIVA,
then are we to expect' Will the troubled waters think
advanced! " s' oo
"The statesman who forus s,ch oxu..,,,, ,
serves straightforward f'' ''
10 tell our friends to place of confidence in
'e thousand rumours that proceed from this place IT.
,ney do they can keep themselves uneasy everlasting
Inc stories are manufactured here for the purpose
OF Keeping up public excitement, and as fast az one
Is Put do,on another is raised up.
IS ,aise-aitogether false that Kendall took any
steps for the removal of Bainbrdge directly or indi-
Secretary no Ma
Wy, for reasons which will hereafter be EXPLAINED II
is proper however, that should say TO YOU that these
reasons do not affect the Commodores honor in anv
way" 10y
-. >" The tosrk goes braueiy on."-The Winchester
Frginan has cause to congratulate the friends of the
projected railway from that place TO the Potomac on
he cheering prospects which are beginning TO dawn
upon ,ner enterprise The meeting of Saturday was
Prooaoly the most interesting that has ever convened
IN our town. The reading of the mas:erly report of
nr. bruce, IN which the advantages of the proposed
work are SO ably and satisfactorily set FORTH was follow
ed by brief address by Mr.. POWELL at the close of
winch Chancellor Tucker rose and advocated the ex
Pediehcy OF the measure in of his happiest efforts
ne spoke Tor more than half an hour, with degree of
ANIMATION and eoquence that rivetted the attention of
all who heard him. 1t would be a vain effort 10 at
empt 10 communicate TO those who were not present
any ming IKE an adequate idea of the effect produced
on the meeting by the report and speeches 10 which
we nave referred; it must suffice TO state that aItbo'
mere was but partial attendance of the people of The
.owh at .ne meeting and not more than twelve or ff-
eeh OF our country friends present. i'm less than
yioe minutes after Chancellor Tucker had concluded
his address, the subscriptions were sweIled from 7
GOV. aoo' 10 upwards OF $lO5,o0O! One gentleman (rom
inc country who had originally subscribed 81 900 in
creased to $4,000; others followed his exampe-some
increased their subscriptions fve-fod and others dou
pred ebled and quadrupled theirs; and it is believed
rom me spirit that prevailed that if there had been
attendance from the country of those
In the work, the whole amount of subscripions would
not nave fallen short OF 100000 The present
subscribed amounts 10 about $l10,000 every dollar OF
when, with the exception of $3.50, subscribed bv
gentleman in Jefferson, and $500 from Romney, has
oeen taken in this town and county,
Inc Vrgnian says that the libers, shirt ev;nced
az we meeting on Saturday, leaves scarcely doubt
nat the work can and ,DiH he made and that ton n
ne rs w oy me c'fisens Of our to,on and country"
Inc winchester IS Republican" gives us a brilliant
Coup a Oil ofthe sev.rIl improvements in VIII tbs
assumes OF That enterprizng town concerned
IL is row certain that a Raj Road will be con.
s'ructed from Winchester TO the Poomac pbs,e 4, Lii
meet lib and join The Baltimore Railroad or the Ca
ma,, Q. pom 20 The case may be- The liberal addition
mace 10 the subscription the meeting on SATURDAY.
:as'' moved every doubt which had previously ex-
is'ed on The subject We have said in our leading az
ic", and we hazari nothing in here repeating H. tba,
'ne SUBSCRIPTION OF Frederick county will amount 10
Two hundred thousand dollars That The citizens NJ
Baltimore will supply the d, feency of one hundred
doiiafs Is just as cerisn az the truth of the
Popouon that men generally do what it is manesty
"ei nerest 10 do. We conceive be equally GER
'a'n mat The ZEAL energy, enterprise and cap tai OF
our fellow citizens in Saunton and the pegbbo,ng
counties, aided by The capital of Baltimore will effect
he construction OF railroad from Winchester TO
Saunton. w
"Bu' The town of Winche s,er and IN. copn,rv r..
are ABOUT 10 etjoy The advantages of another tho
roughiare between the east and the west, passing a.
ecy through the town. At the present Sc sson of the
U.nera Assembly an act has passed appropria,ipg
SiZo OOO to the construc ion of road from
TO some point on the Ohio. That point will probab lv he
r rkersotrE, and it is presumed that Romney and
Odik ourg viii be points the road the Chief Eno
neer having long since reported decisivey in favor of
route Leading through those towns and Terminating
a. fSfsersonrg This sum OF Sl25 900 is deeme I'd bY
tue Chie Engineer sufficient 10 make a good road NJ,
with bridges
"An act has also passed Incorporating company TO
pave read from Winchester to BsrryvilIe The
qudiy OF sock necessary 10 give that company cor.
por@te existence, has been nearly taken in anticoa
n; ana there is no d. ubt of tbs speedy completion of
the road. p "
Aga'n company incorr o at I'd at The Iast ses
SION 10 pave road from Berryve to Strikers, F-rrv
ha' coWphy has, with The aid Of the State subscrin
'ioh oil 30 loO recently made, than funds enough
70 complete ho road. And as the Snckers's gap turn
PIKE road commences at Snckerss FerIy and affords
III cohnexion with 'be Little river turnpike a continu
Gus paved road to Alexand ia, (extended by spo,b,
company to Wsshingon,) we shall have in a short
,ime continuous turnpike road from the Ohio yipey
to the metropolis IF the Union leading through Nm
chester. 80 'S'' I" "'
Nor is this all. company has been incoIp ,ra,ed
",he present session. to pavo a road ON Sniekers-
WIFE, vilege the nitkets's gap turnpike al ,be
a'ern foot of he Blue RIDGE to Leesburg. The
ock has been subscribed, chiefly we belle We bv the
enerprsng people Of Lsesburg and the road will he
speedily made paved roid has long been made
from Lsesburg TO the line of the District of Columbia
in the dir econ o. G. orgeowo; and the small interval
between Its termination and Ge rgsto IL about 10 be
paved oy distinct company ncorpor ated by Congress
thus we shall see Oily have another and still shorter
p,Ved road from Wincbe,tsr through L.esburg TO
Washington "
The Baltimore Republican sta,es, hat "The arpli.
canon from the Go nmii,ee of the Winche tier Rail
Road Company to p. f. Tbomss, E,s the President
OF ,he ltimore ard Ohio Ral Road Company, re-