Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-21

OIL Gen harrison popularity and II is our decided OPP
nion-wlch opinion rests in par; upon The general pm
cipss lad down in yesterdays article. and in part
upon The careful consideration Of individual fac
there are not above three four States in the Unon
indeed there many. IN which he would not il
brought forward the Wing candidate get more votes
than MI Clay. Nevertheless IT the ina Iory of The
Wings Insist upon MIR. Clay, he will have, aad
yesterday our strenuous support We deem necessary
however ihst before mshIn that selection, they should
he informed Of the actual circumstances OF The case
Nhas confusion has The result IL Maine PrUiucrd-
so great panic already that the most decided Webster
paper IN Boston "choaks of both Clay and Webster
and starts Gen Ilarrson.-Hul when we haze tie
tu'ns from Pennsylvania, what will they not Then 'nJ
fer, and do!
We owe oar Acknowledgements the Missssippian
LOT lis Iinera appreciation of couGse-bnt II attn
pu'es 100 much influence 20 efforts One thing we
can certainly repeat rs honest belief, thar The
great lssue '"Henry Clay (nr UWiam n HarriSon)
and National Bank-and Martin Van Buren, and no
BANK Virginia will certainly 90 for the latter
wore Than once has that ancient Common ea;h dscid
cd Inc questions of Bank and Bank nor ihrre
be any doubt but that she is sll the principles
ol Democracy-to the doctrines of S, and to the inte
1ests OF The South We 30 further, in compliment 10
Inc MsaissIppan, and repeat what We have said
and again. that let the question come only between the
SUB treasury and National Bank, we DO not hesitate
one moment 10 60 in favor of the former. But must
say that "all hope Of his Special Deposle Sysem (has
not) passed away We prefer il any other-and for
one we do not despair Of lis We hope yet. and
sincerely hope, that it may still prevail.-Use the State
Banks under such restrictions may prevent their dis
counting on the public funds-This we think The best
system 1t narrows Executive nage-secures the
public iunds-and prevents those mschies and specu
iaons, which will be generated by connection OF the
public revenue with the BUSINESS OF the Banks.
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The ECLIPSE went OF Cor in sportsmans phrase
"came oil on the 18th inst in a beautiful style Ii com
menced few minutes niter 3, and lernina tod after s.
The greatest observation was, predicted, few
u,fa, itorh ,lf
than at the last Eclipse because the moon was further
from The Earh-and hence Of The planets or stars
was seen; Mt even Venus was visb!e-and the hsrnio.
meier Tell only fco degrees But tie ocular speclra were
singuIarly beautiful First the half noons-and then the
complete rings were formed the walls OF houses,
Streets &C. when the rays of the sun passed through
the intrrsrices Of the leaves of the trees-When re-
ceved through pin holes made in paper they were re-
gu!afly defined. but much smaller-No day could have
been larer or liner than it with Us, for The c1hib
ton Of this superb EcIpse-There was no; cloud 10
dim for one moment the phenomenon.
R. Trea, Paine, Esq, Of Boston, Qhe celebrated Ed
tor OF the American hlmanac,) at the apiln al
Washington, taking nbservations-which was the more
desirable this is the 9th and last Of that sin suIar
rics Of five solar EclIpses which visible in
seven years.
The rain, which recently poured in such quaint.
ties upon the board, does not appear have rene
traed to the Western portion Of the State The last
Charlottesville Republican states that il 'dry there
and that the last cgulnoclia storm brought
rain TO this section of the State. We understand in
deed, that very little Of fell even in the county Of Flu
In King & Queen it ia said 10 have fallen I'm
huckelsfu as Peter Pnda, says and 10 have swept off
many a mill dam.
We had very heavy rain Yesterday morning; but it
cleared away before II o'clock. We hope, that our
friends al the foot Of the Mountains have been for
tunatc, than they were last week
We are informed by gentleman who has travelled
from Athens, G through the two CarolDas, that the
crops in those three Slaes will be better than have
been generally supposed He thinks. far as he could
have opportunity Of judging, that it vii! be
age crop, if rather better. From the y line along
tie Piedmont road through that section Of Virginia, he
states that the Drought has indeed been distressing.
Tile Errhnngc Baak-cf .rortoi&.
The Branch Bank TO be established in this City. with
capital Of 50O,000 is organizing. and will 90 into ope
ration the lst October. house is engaged nearly
opposite The two other Banks-and OIL "Wednesday. YIN
p St.o,her Esq Ns Accountant in the Farmers Bank)
appointed CaShir, with n salary Of 81 800 without
house, 50 900 with The other officers will be
appointed in lie course of The week.
Mr.. RuggieS Report.
We rivs the second part-and shall finish il in our