Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-31
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: Yet &c ,3knal Mi,R The Harrisburg nominations :,
ALampts to iffilsc some hopes into its responding
legiSls, by ik bold assertions and idle calculations.
Thefese is indeed almost hopeless, and destined to de-
feat but Express the widest statements for
tones of consolaton As one evidence ols natuaon,
says awe have other also in the discordant
condition of the enemy at the South. The nomination
of Harrison has broken up party lines there The old
landmarks are out of the way. reorganization go
| ing on-and the end, which but be beneficial to
| US, we are yet to sce.'-The Express mistakes the
whole matter Never the Republican party more
united in the South-nor more confident OF success.
They could not have made selection of Wing can
didate more agreeable to them, than the Wings have
made for them. Their landmarks only planted
deeper. Their party lines only drawn more dis
tinct The only dsorganization is in the Wing camp
itself There the party lines indeed broken up.
Several of the Wings have already left Them especially
the State Rights Wings, who generally scout the whole
| nomination.
The gale and storm Of Saturday and Sunday
(the 2lst and ODD have done great mischief, in the
North and South. The railroads much impeded
by the which fell for "a hours. The Eastern
Mail was for time delayed on its way to Baltimore
The Baltimore American of Tuesday says "The deten
ton had been caused by the heavy fall of snow between
Baltimore and Havre de Grace-tha part of the road, it
would seem, being deeply covered than the
tons east of it. Four locomotive eng ines with snow
ploughs were sent out early Sunday morning, and
notwithstanding their efforts, the train which lett Phi
ladelpha that morning only reached the Gunpowder
water station at 10 o'clock Sunday night.
The engines and poughs were kept at work nearly all
night and only through the untiring persever
of the agents of the Company that the passengers
were enabled reach this city Yesterday afternoon
having been from haf-past eight o'clock in the
ing performing Journey of sixteen milestone idea
may be formed of the difficulty of removing the
from the track when state that locomotive and
plough which leftTanton Depot at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. had only travelled five miles at the time 10
passed by the train coming from Philadelphia
The Charleston Mercury of the 23d says that "!Sae
turday night marked by gale of great severa
which we regret to say, did extensive damage to our
shipping The wind blew from point "a little to the
South of East, coming almost directly up the harbor,
yet such was the suddenness ~ IT, that the mischief
was done before defence could be made. The tide
swept vdaa3y over the more exposed wharves and
upon the battery or the wharvcs where they happened
to be carried For long time We have not witnessed
such an uproar among the elements. large part of
the damage we believe suffered by vessels in the
stream. There only single schooner lying at
Southern wharf the other wrecks there being all of
craft driven in. There that lives lost,
but ii lacks confirmation.
We had second act of the drama Friday
night and Saturday last The wind blew great guns
down the river, and fear it has caused much injury
in the Bav and the Coast. The Patrick Henry
faced the wind all day. and did not reach Richmond
before clock III the morning. The Star arrived al
Rockets at f.