Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-20

an from the remocst ~ Of our " slh
and now aud them We hear voice to encourage and ami
mate exerons from yond our bordersw venturs
20 quote the following lively sketch oil the movements
Virginia. from the Kentscky "Msysve Eagle" Of the
18TH We have suppressed sentence or two, from
sideraons, with which need trouble the reader
"vIRoINIA.--Oar mother Common W alth, the can.
cien Dominion" Is at present literally in commoion
President makers aud state rights are work
Ing themselves into teversh excitement about the
probable successor OF the bloody bl-,he 'right Of
cession and all that sort OF thing The
friends oil lrprovementthose who compare the present
with the past and who have eye to the future-nsy
all who are solicous to edee the fallen fortunes OF the
State, not by eternal sounding OF the tocsin while
enemy nearbut by the digen of the mattock, the
spade aud the shoveare all alive the subject OF The
projected James River and Kanhawa improvement Un.
der the full conviction that SHOWS the dayand now
the hour TO restore the lost supremacy OF his beloved
Virginia, the motto Of is "Ontcard! onuard
once more ana stu once more to the breach" A "gold
REGION too. has sprung into existence, as by the wand
Of the magician, whose giifteriag eniicements have
iured many to her bosom in the hopes OF golden harvest
few will stumble upon the "glttering DUST" and others
will have "ther trouble for their pansThe region OF
gold however, appears be extensive and in places
the product Is said be equal t. dollars per day. for
each hand Employed In other quarters the wild and
senseless rhoomontade Of Garrison, Lundy &C. the
subject Of immediate emdncipdtion-a thought which
yer entered the brain Of any other than wiless being
has been made the pretext OF crusade against northern
politicians and northern interests, by political dgitdfoTs
whose fruitful magna lions have given "h(e and being
and substance to ghosts aud hob COLLINS and chmeras
Thus 1t woald seem that the making OF Presdent--the
improvement OF The ah by roads-the search
tor gotu--the everlasting &c &c.-the apprehen
sion (altogether Imaginary OF foreign interference with
her domestic slavery-have conspred TO place the can
Gent Domnion"in the attitude OF "he troubled sea-
Whilst an immense amount OF cha is hurried along upon
the pillows, the patriot rejoice the hope that tcheat
also will he scattered that shall produce rich aud luxur
ant harvest"
We happy TO the following notice in the last
Lexington Union:"
"PUoLc MEETNo Tho citizens OF Rockblge
queed to meet in Court Monday o'clock
their oxe'tions behalf o tho James River Kanawhs
Improvement and adopt such
pishmcnt of this important workto RoCKBRiDGE."
Ontcdrd! OnUdrd! And the day is own. In the
mean time, we deem il our duty to publish Communica-
on from the West which addresses itself TO the Liberty Of
the Press Ia the Lowlands OF Virginia. The writer, we
think does not render full justice to the meritoous cxer-
tons OF the Committee of the Citizens Of Ricondb
ject will vinicate their claims the respect Of the PEG.
pie
We seize the opportunity also OF laying before rea-
ders the following explanatory Note from Mr. Cubell
the Chairman Of our Committee:
WARMINsrER, Sept Ii, 1888.
DEAR SIR: Upon looking my note TO you OF 9Th
ult relative to the subscription the capital OF the James
find that in adding together the old subscription of $751;
700, anil the addition thereto OF 2S3 shares our court in
the month of August enormously stated the total
at SOL 900, instead of $4,000. For this mi statement
hope to be excused, upon the ground that the mail
waiting at the time, and that had write my TO you
and several others, with unusual rapidity will be obg-
e to you TO ask the favor Of correction OF the mistake by
the Editors OF the Enquirer in whose paper the APP
peared. am, nevertheless, still of the opinion after
hearing still further from the subsequent advances of the
subscription in Nelson that will ultimately amount in the
whole to not less than $50. 000
Very respectfully, yours JOS. c. CARELL.
Or. JOHN BRocKENBRoUGH, Chairman, Sc. SC.