Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-17
RICHMOND..


The following cheering picture of our actual capacl.
ties and our future prospects, is from the Baltimore
Farmer" Of the 18Th instanlt does mol appear 10 our
partial eyes to be al all extraragant and overchaged
RlcnMosD AND ITS PRosrEcTs We conversed a
few DAYS since with an intelligent Eastern gentleman,
who had Just returned his way homeward from Rich
1nond Va, where he had spent few weeks, and were
graed hear him speak in the strongest terms Of the
prospects of that place. He dwelt with peculiar force
upon her natural advantages her water power and mi
neral resources; observed that from the spirit IN favor
of internal Improvements which pervaded The public
men Of the State, she would become one OF the mot
decidedly business cities in The Union. Do not mis-.
take me- he remarked, when speak of the mineral
resources of Virginia. have not the most distant al
fusion to her gold mines they may, or may not be va
uabe my opinion Isl that they will never prove source
of great profit, but Of her neXhaustbe beds Of iron
coul lime and stone they must inevitably prove so ma
ny souces of certain wealth. and whenever Virginia shall
have completed her Western Improvements, and opened
those great 10 the trade of her capital, mark
my words Richmond will grow with rapidy that will
astonsh those that have witnessed the giant strides
with which some Of our Atlantic cities have attained
their present magnitude-There is trade within the
reach Of the improvements in contemplation, that will
make her among the first commercial cities OF the
Union
awe sincerely hope that the emphatic words above,
may to the very letter. prove 10 be words of prophecy
u. States Moga=ine and Democratic Reoieao
We have merely glanced its 9TH number. lis
contents appear to be very lnvllng and Techcrehs-
and lis connection with the Currency Queson-Recol-
lec,ions OF Eastern Trauet, by Mr. Buekngham-lho
School of Reform, By the author of the Duchmans Fire
side-The last day Of King by Mrs ElIe'os0nnes on
Character by the Attorney General, B. F. Butler-Our
Neglected Poets, by w. NJ. Johnson-A Retrospective
View of the South American states.A thrilling article
of pages on " The Martyrdom of Cilley, &c. &c.
Some journalist pronounces this No to be the best of
series. 1t presents two political Port'aits-one of Mr.
Ponsett the Secretary Of War, in the midst of that
lebra,ed scene, when in the Capital of Mexico he dis
played The Flag of his country 10 awe back tumu'uous
and exasperated mob The moral courage of the Ame.
rican Minister is displayed in his coun,ennnce The
scene is very fine. The other Portrait is that of Amos
Kendall. ESQ the Postmaster General The Democra.
tic Review says that his ARTIST has been exceedingly
that The etching exhibits representation as faithful as
i, is spirited Of his contour and appearance We have
the misfortune 10 differ with him. We do not think it
does Justice to Mr. Kendall We certainly brought back
in our head finer face than the artist has given US upon
paper-A leus we decidedly prefer that animated coun.
ien.nce those looks and sparkling eyes. which
con,emplatve air with which he is made to pore over,
we fear, the dull columns Of the "Rchmond Enquirer
of VOL XXX No. xxi" which he represented us hold
inu in his hand