Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-08

adoption Of measures TO construct turnpike or Nc
Adam,zed road from Winchester to Harrisonburg.
Mi Ooed Waite in the Chair, and Mr. Lemuel
Bent, Secretary. The following resolutions were
adopted on the occasion:
"Reso1ed Tha, We have Witnessed with lively ineres
indications oil pubic spi the part Of fellow cit
zens OF Shenandoah and Rocking CHAM countess IA, orabo
to cooperation will, tho people OF Frederick in extend.
ing the contemplated Improvement OF Northumberland
from Wincht ser to Harrisonburg.
"Resolred, That this meeting recommend general
entcn OF the friends oil this nprov emsut, at Wood.
Stock at the quarterly OF the Shenandoah court in
November next, Tor the purpose Of procuring OF
action in regard TO the practicable mode OF obtaining
an enlargement OF the individual subs ptions aud aid
tom the legislature Of the State"
Four sets of Committees were appointed to carry
out the objects of the resolutions
The spirit of Internal Improvement liz MISC nm
pearing IN other quarters Of the Commonwealth
The railroad between fredericksburg and Rich
mond IS not to be relnquished--but measures are
now taking TO efectuate u survey-as appears bv
the following article from the Compiler:
p,cv,,os From Saturday. Completl
gentleman ~ Hanover desrous that the survey OF tho
route Tor this road should be made aud
should be executed by Mr.. Moncure Robinson addressed
letter TO him lately, enqung wha, terms he could
naert"ke the service copy OF Mr.. Robnsons reply 10
TINS letter has been inclosed by him citizen OF Rich
n'ond who to him OF, the subject about m. San.
ume The gentleman who receiv ca. the copy ma. given
US Pe"ss'o" to publish IL and we ly befoe readers
The iiens OF this work, in raising the amount in
insure an immediate survey OF the route.
BROAD MOUNTAIN, Sept 29th, 1888
Dear sir received OH my to Tins place lew
days since your letter OF the 5h inst s cosure and
"m 'h's morning IN receipt OF that Of the 2sd
Less than $40 would be conpei salion 10 me for
'ses me survey you propose, and Tor making report
aud estimate OF the cost OF the contemplated improvement,
aa '"e o'ner expenses OF the survey including he pay
.ne necessa assistants, would probably amount 10
$i2oo, say between $250O $500 for The whole ex
pen.s 81 survey sum, presume. larger than could
readily he made up by subcr ion. II was for This res
son tat suggested in my poHdence with NV Ri
mond friends an application to the War Department, for
survey by the Typographical corps. IT, however those
ink Ii hest M tl
survey should made by myself, and can max. nm an
s.o nov; adequate to The other expenses OF it Gay Si2cO)
WIN eheer'uiy place my compen, ion on the com.
fngeney OF the construction of the cork in which case
ne o'"pay Incorporated Tor The purpose presume
readily assume IT, well the other expenses incurred
III me survey aud paid by private contribution
concur with you in thinking that the survey If 10 be
na"e' hau oest be commenced Immediately. A subscrp.
ton by the Legislature can scarcely be expec,e s~,
III the case OF detailed report estimate If the
could be entered in the of three or four ,ye.L
repor might be made by sufficiently early pei Rod In tho
session TO Admit of the action next Legislature bwt
long deferred '"''' NC very
need scarcely express, after what have said the in
'eTes winch ieei IN the couen plated Improvement or
my sense OF its importance our " hole
WIN health not very firm, ordinary ,yo
ihiuce me al tins moment to add my present engage
n" m VII, eheerluy 'ever undertake the service
&c. can be made up at az early date.
remain, dear sir, yours very truly
To J. M. SHEPPARD, Esq.
H"i be seen by The above letter thai about 200 will,
| al hc PRESENT 10 obtain of Tho
County, oe'ween mus Place and Potomac Creek. About
two hundred and fifty dollars have sIreadv been ,.;, -;
Ha,onr, ana me same sum may be easily obtained in
hanover; some seven hundred dollars from The c;,ens 81
tins place. will hen suffice the accomplsh men, nj 80,
t p we nave IN view To the interests which Mr.
hooihson 'eeis IN the welfare native State I'VE A.,
indebted Tor the generous offer of placing his
'lon, ON me contingency of the construction of The
than year. " W '''''oeu more
We look to the completion of this Railway and its in
flpn on,l. ~
10 be oil much efficiency in promoting the great
Improvement, When the five millions OF tie stock of the
James and anawha Company shall have be- subscribed
ana The work under way, there will vet be ve.
can ne entirely completed; aud in the interim Tho
success OF this work, will have most bspny eHct in
cheering on the friends of The other ~
Gentlemen in Hanover aud Caroline disposed n all T.,
.ns undertaking. will obige the friends The work in this
city, by going among their yinon and making snc
collections as they They viii please T. ansmii m ,h
@ or o. ms paper information OF the amounts collected
| ny The IL h oil this mouth.
| BUDGET OF BLUNDERs.
| We expect nothing like liberaily or Justice from
Nuililying paper. That is n case agreed far
mr. McDufe's attack Mr. Madison who con 70
10 escape the resentmen,s of the instruments of
! The Charleston Evening Post certoi,lv ro,t.
among The most loyal, but the abes, papsrs of
tn. TN pariy. We are indebted to the last Tnesdav,s
lice them briefly:
j. The Richmond Enquirer il would scon from mn,
M , ., Hes' known TO himself, is about return TO
track upon which he FIRST in
Wv "o" "'ch Tor special personal reasons he scrubbed
nor 10 swerve but few months since--aDd IT, u,.rsi
necessary TO prepare Tor the return of Ibis .,ra
S"efP rom Vie iod OF the good shepherd The pres,,
""o" 10 Ieiounce his errors and TO resnn. Ls
''y VI 'ne good Oh cause he lately and so iIriou.
y, "s"ouncch be- ause oil lis identity with The one /,
nen carolina had embarked sustained by the genius
courage and patriotism OF her sons some of The more liz
ugushed oi whom had had the misfortune n, ncnr IL
hgh displeasure To effect this the Procan,,;o,s
S' oe disposed OIL since its doctrines went TO The over
"o" ana destruction OF those rg hits OF The States whit
~ , oe Tie sovereign will Of the President again
H., ~ S W ,,,,eory aud possibly in practice, How ia
on Tins part of the text we offer t.e C,l,y;
commentaries: Isf The Enquirer was nor es,ahI;sb
Gu WI i0ot' When the Resolutions of $3.50 wers
auopted, Tie Editor was of age-tbo' he cor,l;n
~ subscribed To these Resolutions as well ne d..
subsequent Report Of '99-16OO-2ey We hayena
yer swerved from these Resolutions md tberefnro
ou'y' we nave never been under the necess,v oS
returning to the fOld-4lbly We have never ;us,;
neu the construction, which was generally mn ,,uo,
NOSE parts OF the Proclamation, 10 which the ~
Posliom reiers-and 5thly. We have for some Tim.
pnor c 1 rheo' upon information which we deemed
p''eC,y SATISFACTORY 10 ourselves, that The President
ni"'seH dIscaItDed this construction. Ii will he ds
,'"c"y Iecohccted, VIC expressed our bopes in Fe
Druary last that the President would vail h;,.Ic
Oh ms last inaugural Address to clear awov ,hcsn
mistakes. But as he did not then we ays 'h
that lie noio gives his authoritative siam, ~, "tly
position of the Globe P ~ VIC IA-
Co.,. ne - r. Post then goes on to say show this
Al :' now inns exposition was brought ulout
t". VIII , Us usual hterality conjures up game be-
t"een me Globe and The Enunirer II msLos o.,
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