Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-15
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; 10 'nsn- orr eyes o4 sketch of the events Of
ln'sia" a;id comlar,n them with the statements Of
thursday warnings c.ipiler, wc find few 10
cnrFcc', and T." p!.l!srns, which We hasten 10 sup
i ply:
III our remarks an. legislative report Yesterday VIC
"rrr N error IN s!an5that Gov Campbclls term oil
service expired "m t;laih March 1t expires on the
3lSt March, aud Mr.. dmcr will assume the Office on
the Isl Of April.-roa.'er
Tins error WAS cupid INTO the Enquirer, and in.
tended 10 correct it, ut indsposton prevented
Us from doin. g.
ihr bret sketch wdgavc Of Mr.. Chapman speech,
before the last ballot br Governor unfortunately
nisprnrd We hasta 10 correct il:
"Air CHAPMAN, afie. reporting the result ofihe Joint
vote stated that h" d lot wish to defeat election.
nc long agony d,ut to be He believed
election might be midt nj the next ballot and that
Mr. Gilmcr wonld be etcted. He said, the Republic
cans had fought good ght and TO be BEATEN not
10 be dIshonorcd. ssWchavc been beaten (said Mr.. c.
IN an emphatic manner md with thrilling tone) by
lew dcser'ers. We have been beaten by union be-
tween Whiggery and Conservatism--bn, though beat
en- VIC nave reaped this important benefit We have now
placed conservatism in it its right position. He said
u co"Id no longer deceive US We had been told HI
therto, that some Of III Conservatives in the legsla
ture Lad hecn friends Of the Administration That u
fusion had vanished He had now doubt that they
iad changed sides. We no longer be injured
by the position they had hitherto assumed They have
taken sides agains: us We had gained something III
forcing the Conservatives INTO their proper grounds
II might be known where to find them lie
nd them he justice say, thnt they ccrc honest
scontous IN Ike position they had assumed, he hal no
do"6f, bM ronten!sd that propitoms for the De-
mocraite cause M0t they rad tnkcn Those positions.-
lie sad, he had risen to appeal 10 Mr.. MCDOWELL
friends TO stand by him more, nothing daunted
BY his defeat-and he would appeal even at that mo-
ment to a Western man, to make good his dcclara-
county (Mf 1.awSoh Logan which had lately q.
ven very large Majority to a friend of the Adm
nstralion and very few votes to the Wings lie now
called on him 10 give one vote IN behalf Of ms cons-
turnts.
The following letter received by the House on
Wednesday:
RIcHnoSD, Feb. II, 1910
Sir-The Board OF Principal ASSESSORS have in
s,ructrd me to communicate to the House Of Dele
gates in reply TO It's resolution of the ls inst that
the Board will probably be able report by the 18th
inst, the aggregate amount of the value of the lands
of this Commonwealth, under the act of the General
Assembly, passed the 24th Of March, 1888 ''anihoriz
iur a re-assessmcnt Of the lands Of this Common
wealth
have also been instructed By the Board say, that
the great amount of labor necessarily devolving the
Board in cquazing the assessments, and arriving al
cause of delay in making this communication.
have the honor to be, SIR
Very respectfully,
Your obcdicnt servant,
H. X. ANDERSON,
President Of the Board of Principal ASSESSOR
THos. W GIIHEr, Esq,