Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-14

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RICHMOND. TUESDAY, JUWE II. 1881.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The Compiler has the following account of the last
Meeting OF the Committee on Friday Evening:
COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN.
understand nothing more was done bv the.com-
miuee last evening, than to meet. receive and adopt the
report and the resolut ons prepared by the Chairman.
These very strongly and concisely embody all that has
heretofore been agreed on and noticed in The COMPILER.
and the Committee having thus finished their labors.
determined TO ask a meeting of the people n N Tue.d.v
NEXT q, . o'clock, at the Capitol, to whom they will re-
port. Inc Recommendation for opening a subscription
IN aid OF the appropriation made by the Legislature to
employ an engineer; the resolution for appointing a cor
responding committee. to collect int cali meet
ihgs, &c; the resolutions expressive Of the deep inte-
rest in the improvement of he James river. and the
anxious hope that il will be promptly prosecuted bv the
State; but that should the Legislature deem il unwise TO
do so, then that the confident opision is entertained. that
individuals would on fair and equitable terms aid w;,h
their means In its completion-were all adopted. Eleven
members OF the thirteen were present."
The Committee have, through their Chairman. Chic,
Justice Marshall, requested a meeting of the Citizen. If
Richmond, Manchester and their vicini,ies. at the CAM.
tol, this Epening at s o'clock. APP
u Now then is the time 10 AcrI
CENSUS
The Washington Globe contains a Tab,s of N. of
cial Census for lS30-compared with thai oS 1901
The following are the general results. The f,toI ~.
Pn'aton Of Maine Is S99, 46s-N. Hampshire 269, 5as-
vermont observation-disclosures 6IO. OI4-Connec,i-
cut 2s7,7ll-RhodeI Island 81, 2Io-New York 1exclud.
ing parts OF two wards in the City,) ,ss9,O67N IN. Jer.
'ey l.347, 672: Delaware 76, 7s9
Maryland 446,9l3- Virgin a ,2O9, 435 IN. Carolina
1ss,aao@s Carolina 5sl ,45s-Georgia 6I6, 6O4
ma 3O9, 2O6-Mississippi Ono aI5
s ry,ILennessse 6sd,s22; Kentucky 6ss.s44; Ohio 937,-
Of9-ln0ldna 4 ~ i'm uE1 E1E
os4-Arkansas Territory 3~O,3s3-Michigan Territory
~oi,i2s-Florida Territory 34,725 - District of CoImm,
Ola Ss,ooS, The total Census (ereiuding the two
wards In New York, and the State Of Mississippi, which
IN loZO. was 75,44s) Is 1865, i29-And in 1870, was
s'oS1 sSo-being an increase in ten years of sI.4s6
per cent.
Jour largest States are as foliowsi New York l. $50 .O4s
pennsyivania I,~347.5I7-virginia ,023, s4s-and Ohio
MORE RUMOURS.
The following singular statements appear In the BAL.
umore Patriot, along with the rumours about Col. Draw
tons having g instantly rejected" the War Office. which
was contradicted in our last:
GINA arc dessld ias'e Cen .n Jackson ias p SsSs' or S Ss s SssG1i9s = az. md g ~,
nervous s:a %issins;a a.s aai iad HI SsIHS % .u H.. bee" Ti /; . . TO oI By %;
once Tor the Presidency. "
% %Sn Iss ;5e1 ssi,s with g. great NIL i.dis.I'y Sy &c %2d"iai.,rs,io" at
received with great c0ndesconsion and courtiy mne so TSe
s%': TO '' suS ns w ~ s s,ss,. and Nd. he JACKSON aa%iai.,Isiion cannot
quite ds; ?. a, the aspec, Of things. The former leaves Wash.
by whom all these things are "stated,n the vsr,.
cions Patriot does not state-probabiy, however, the
author oil Crpftus Is the informant-Come from whom
they may, we have no hesitation I'M saving. that most ~
them, II not all, are grossly Inaccurate Zen. Green
may not be received with the same kind feelings as he
YES formerly by most OF the friends of the Administra-
hon-and he can scarcely expectit himself. The eai-
tor has shifted his position too much 70 exnect II Con
Green wrote the following note by way OF repIv 10 Mr.
Bockee OF the VI. of X. from N. York, on the Lat Law
r February when the election Of Printer OF the H.. or
X. was coming on:
"HoN. ABRAHAM BoeKEE:
Dear SIR: have frequently and unequivocalIy
nec,areu myseIt IN iavor OF the reelection of General
jackson. and regret that any thing should have caused
a Suspicion on your mind that a contingency NAV arise
10 which my opinion on that subject may undergo any
enange. beheyIng that your letter of this date was
dictated IN a friendly spirit, I do not hesitate TO saw 70
you IN reply, that ] am non, as heretofore, in favor Of
me reelection OF our present Chief Magistrate, and
Every respectfully, your friend.
~ "DUFF GREEN
when we see this same Editor making covert attack,
upon Ten. Jackson-sneering at "the vanity and self
love Of an old man"-we are prepared IN beI,swe ,h.,
the feelings Of Gen. Jsckson's friends towards Gen q,
are considerably changed. He himself seems TO ex.
pc &c. 49, E a eso'uuon-and so far, therefore. this part
" 'he statement may be correct. as TO the da;lv
changes IN Virginia, we believe the assertion IN he
grossly incorrect.-And where are the changes in
n 1sronna! Does he rely upon the opposition of
Governor Brancbl Let his last letter TO the voters NJ
DIS District, testify to his feelipgs-and let their indi-
rectly calling upon him for a pledge 10 ,unnort Cen
jackson, show how little they are d~.sadected and sbivor.
ing In the wind.
As to Mr.. Calhoun, we know not vbett,et ne has
received the applications in question. II is noss;bIe
'nat ne may have rash and III judging friends, like
o'her dis'nguised nen.-Such a id eood-natured
Iflend Sas sheridan calls them) is to be found in the
new Editor OF the Columbia Times. who holds for,b
gudge; '""
"ihe Cabinet is not yet formed: nor does n nron;.s
70 DC one OF much yigour, either Of intellect or action :
IN Isc'' General Jackson's influence in the nation il
Prosua'eu' ne Is good for nothing In the north; good for
no'hing 10 me south; good for nothing 10 IN. west.-
mere are no prominent men now before the people as
nexi President' but Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Calhoun. The
north ana west seem TO prefer the former: the south
from the Potomac southwark, the latter; bu, Georois
has Prejudices not yet conquered, sIIhouoh ber 80
Test interest Is the same with that of Virginis. he Co.
iinss, Tennessee, Albania and Mis.issieoi The npos-
poets OF Henry Clay brighten. If ne comes IN ,ho
south viii be ABSOLUTELY driven in seli-defencs 70 n,II;.
hcahon or secession: and the sooner the formsr =
sure Is adopted the better. Submission csnno, zoe,
SCUM carolina less than FIVE millions Of doIlars : esr
~ NE constitution is to be maintained, there mus, re
some means OF stopping the progress Of usurpaion. are
mere any other than notification or seeessfou1wWe
know OF no other; nor do we see any danger in either
we prefer the former. let our enemies compsI a ct,.,
thi NIX fit, the lat err" "ey
We take the liberty OF telling this new Editor NJ IN.
columbia Times, tbs. be bad better undstnsnJ HE ,,,h.
Jet before he writes upon n. When he saws ,bs, .,h.
Sout9, rom The Potomac Southy ard pt sf,rso Ar,
CS'houo-U ~ be means 70 ,ay 10 Cen. J..kso,1
ne underiskes 10 gay that for which he bas no author.