Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-05

ourselves. II the Bank will 6ght for ts own repu,a-
too. cannot do all the fighting ourselves. Besides
why should the great wing party enter the field for the
itself ?"
The Oxford Examiner. OF the 3is contrsdiets positive
y the rnmour that Robert Potter fhss beeu
or in any way injured. by Spencer 0'Brien, Esq but
states the following occurrence which took place Ok
ford. on the 29,h On that morning, MIR. Potter was
shot at in tho stcet by MIR Richard Ia, lo the bro
OF Mrs Potter. The gun heavily charged with buck
shot, i've or six Of which passed through Mr. Potters hat
and one Gu, the skin the Of his head. The
wound IS not serious hr. lay has given boud for hs
app arsnee at the next Superior Court"
The Tennessee Contention has adopted MIR. Web
sers proposition making the Sopre Judges elective by
the Legislature Tor the term OF ~ years aud ybie
to Office, with classification for holding their oil
ettn periods oil 4. and IL years he Judges Cir
cult aud inferior Courts required 10 be 80 years
OF sge to hold their Offices for the terms yeas aud
TO be eelgibe. Clerks of Courts and Masters in Chan.
Gerry are TO be elected Tor Yeas.
an o5aek The Coalition expected g,ca, things from,
letter they were 10 receive from Mr. Malsou reply
to his invitation attend the grea, Char oue>e Jnbe.
OF the h. But che branch vi the Firm the II ulie,s
has been much disappointed, IL Judge from the
following criticism of the Columbis Tunes one of
the leading Nui-rs, aud along With its compeer OF The
Telegraph, o the indecent prints ia the Union
Hear him!
"it is quite obvious from this cautious epi-e tia,
the poor old Patriot il controlled by the influence Of Jack
son parsans. Ii is truly melancholy coneinpis ion
that an old and faithful TREND of This country brought
IN his last days under the corrupng Influence Of detrst
able party whore sole object is the pros alton o that
very liberty for which the toll OF his youth and manhood
were expended Such the July ameuabe cond ton vi
the freud and companion of Jefferson lie d.sin-
gu'shed aud still patriotic Madison.
TIE BALLOON ASH. Of Baif;nore
Extract ofa letter from Washington august /, 1884
.i witnessed on cdnesiay, the balloon sscen.ion OF
Mr. Ash IRON Anaosian Island. in with the
whole population OF Georgetonp, WashiDg ton and
part OF Alexandria Ii the first had ever seen OF
course had to all the charm OF novelty, united to all
those exciting and deeply interesting emotions which can
not a 10 rush The heart of every human being on
witnessing this truly sublime exhibition OF the pow err and
elect oil human science From boyhooj, my
hat thousand times dwelt upon this spectacle when
brought TO my notice by the had read or card
from those who had actually witnessed it, declare TO
you, the reality Of this exhibition as s i'm spen.
dor and sublmiy all that had or tacied
IN relation 10 IT, as il is possible for the Imagination to 20
beyond The reality in any thing very iortunste too
III being present on this occasion; Tor heard gen
temen remark, who had witnessed the OF balloons
In Europe well in this country that this one was per-
haps the finest they had seen. There was no one
circumstance wanting TO make il interesting, or which
could have added to its sublnty beauty The wea.
'her which had been previously d.essingly warm
was on THIS day delightfully."- rooi, clear aud bright The
whole city seemed to be refreshed and ceered up by the
State oil the atmosphere itself Auaos,an, the beautiful
uxuriant aud pctm esque Island in the midst of the po
toinac, was the Of tl,e exhibition Ii was formerly
the seat you know of Genera. John Mason and still re-
tans The ancient family dwelling house. in good re-
pair with its beautiful lawns and groves roman
Tic scenery with which r was ornamented by that
accomplished fanily.The advertisement gave us no.
ice ina, The ascension would take place FIVE O'clock
but great numbers went The Island in boats be-
lore that hour The river we'll the Island present
ed most animaing from IL until o'clock as gay
anu cheerful parties oil ladies' and gentlemen were cou-
s,antly crossing during that time, into the Island.
"The process OF iulsii,g the balloon took five or six
hours The whole OF this Witnessed AS "A as anxious
to zee every thing about it.
81 took my station within few feet of the Eronau,
some time before lie took his departure TO the skies 4
curious TO hear his conversation with those around
him. who we're aiding him in Initiating his balloon and fix
ing his car 10 H. and 10 witness his countenAnce the mo-
meni he went of. heard nothing in the FIRST AMI saw
nothing IN the latter, which betrayed the slightest appre-
henslon Ills conversations playful and good .hu-
incurred, aud his counenance exhibited corresponding
state oil feeling. About 20 gentlemen stood around the
balloon, holding the chords TO hich IL attached and
aiding him III getting liked ia his When all things
were ready, his last remark was, Lef IL p slotclu Tie
balloon then assembled gently about 20 or 80 feet amidst
The Intense aud silent gaze OF 5000 spectators The
gallant Eionaut at this took oil his hat and i'll,
very graceful bow, bad adieu the admitting aud as
founded crowd below and in moment il appeared TO
he was in the region OF the aars Good God there
human being earth that could look at sucl, sight
without icing overwhelmed with emotions that we're aw-
iuliy subme never had such sensations in my liie or
any thing like them. He pierced a white cloud aud
Tor minute was lost 10 view.-He then reap
peared TO US, in the golden splendouls of the sun
w"ivng his D'g TO the world below and giving sig
nal TO US that he in full possession Of his acul,ies and
feared no consequences although miles IN the arr above
The earth. lie sailed round aud round in the fjrmaei
above, and then buried himself in the blue vault OF
Heaven and was lost TO view. Shouts aud huzzss
from The Island and the neghbong hills assembled AFTER
him, mingled with the delightful strains of music from
the bands Alter sailing in the Heavens far above the
Clouds over The heights OF Georgetown, he changed his
course 10 The East aud finally the earth again
some four or i've miles tom the city, without the slight.
est injury 10 the balloon himself"