Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09

rbe, would cease 10 he the guardians of commerce,
slr their useful bnt hazardous profession as pilots,
and ccuue its worst enemies. permitting It's dtsresseS
and prospecting It's miSiortunes
Iinon the whole case, the merit oi the hoeliants -
not OF very high grade; that ther services, lnoug"
oromp,v rendered not very ardaons, nor attend
"a oil, treat danger them; that the ship was not IN
a, and imminent peril at tie time they took posses
;o, If her or while in their possession, ana at tue
lue of their services the owners was not cohsidera
Ill. 10 The master and returning to her, anu
n,;ab, have saved her with great risk or trouble,
te hbeilans had taken possession Of her bnt Tue
bean,s are entitled to liberal compensation Tor lhe',
services for them, their risk and expenses, AWARD
10 them the Of two thousand tour huhdteu uo"'s
clear OF legal costs. !, :
IN The Iangusrc Of Judge Hopkinson in The case oil
the Elyiru | know Of no probahe or plausible caicu
laton on which | can suppose that these pun o'".
and those on board could have earned hall lhIs amount
while engaged with the Gfnce Brown, ana certainly
they could not have earned 1t with less iipori isA
and expense. -,
ma Ike no order of distribution amongst the sasors
as neither the proof nor Il, libel enable me 10 DO So
and presume it can be arranged amongst them
GnosAS Asp HIS ARREsr.-A correspondence mas
made lis appearance III the Vermont Waterman, De-
tween Governor Jenson of Vermont, and or hc',"u
Jackson, acting Governor Of Canada on the subject
Of The arrest OF james w Grogan. IL IL cfeditabie |"
UDlit, anu NC Hope hi"J W. ao''s' "'"6
perities.
Governor Jenson wrote on the Goth Of September,
briefly describing the outrage and requesting 'mned-
ate investigation and the release OF Grogan.
SIR Richard Jackson wrote IN reply on lie ON VI
October at Kingston, that Immediately OH receiving m
,iaence of the transaction, and before receiving the
letter Of Gov Jenison he had directed the matter TO De
investigated, with orders for the immediate release OF
Grogan if it should appear that ne had been se'zeo
within the L. 5.
Ga the same day Sir Richard wrote again. ana MS Sc
cond letter We give entire:
GoyLEyaEyr House., KIScsTos,
9th October, loIl.
| Sir: Since addressed 10 your Excellency my de-
spatch Of his morning. have received rom '''S
officer of the Crown al Montreal report, IRON wh'eh
appears that the evidence which they had obtained Oh
The subject proved that Grogans arrest TOOK pace d.
was alleged within The territory OF the T. > III con,
inr,ny therefore, With their instructions, ih'y hau
taken steps Tor setting Grngan at liberty and convey
;ng HIM TO the frontier in The ncghbortcod of which
ne was arrested. an informed that Grogaa !eit Mon
trea accordingly on The 4ll INST
| be.r 10 assure your Exceency that ! shall never
theess contnnc the Investigation which have direct
ed and if the information conveyed to your Lxceiien
cy that officers or soldiers in her Majesty service
were implicated in this affair, should prove correct,
shall not fail vis, the offence with the utmost rgor
| have the honor to be, Sc
| His Excellencv s. H Jssr-os.
Gov Potp's yurp,crory-Ihc tyo Houses Of lie
General Assembly # Tennessee met At the Me'honis'
Episcopal Church al Nashville. on tue 10Th, where uo'
vernon Polk addressed them and Inc citizens there a
scmbIed as follows:
ADDRESS.
Gcntitmta Of HE Senate aGd he UoDSc 81 E'Tesr"td-
tres, aDd Ftiioic. CITIZENS:
II NAV he REGARDED as the chief excellence Of orr
free system Of Government, that il establishes per-
feet equality Of rights among its czcns, and that
the people rule Their will ID the supreme law; and
If it, when expressed in the constitutional forms, ihere
is and there ought TO be appeal In retiring from
their service os do with all cheerulness, avail my
sef Of the occasion to express 10 them my gratitude
tor the repeated manifestations OF thei- confidence
which, III past life, have received at Their hahds.
| In retiring from the service oil tennessee, lha'
proud Commonwealth which occupies so lofty a
position among her sister States, can have but
one desire and that is that her interests, her prospe-
rity, her honor, and the happiness OF her people, may
be preserved and advanced in whospever hands her 10
rernment may be placed. She does ihde@u, occupy
an enriable reputation, among her SISTERS Of the con-
federacy Her fame in military annals IS unsur-
passed nv that Of any other State She was the hrs,
Of the States after "the old thirteen that furnished
Chief Magistrate 10 the Cnion-a Chef Magistrate
who has left the indelbe impress Of his character and
| of the patriotism and wisdom of his administration
upon his country; and 10 whose fame and eminent pup
lie services but imperfect justice can be done unlil al
Ter he shall have been gathered TO his fathers bourne
to which, full of years and full Of honor he IS rapidly
6lh Of the Sta,es In the intelligence OF her people
che may Justly claim high rank.
In serving the people Of sac State IN various pup
lie trusts for period Of twenty years, II i
source Of qualification 10 know that have honestly
maintained, and upon all suitable occasions publicly
vowed the doctrines and opinions upon which have
acted. have deceived no man by concea'nent OF
sentiments which entertained, protested opinions
in which was not sincere. Ii | am in error now,
have been in during the whole period have
served the people.
The present il neither the time the occasion 10
revive The discussion Of political questions upon which
we stand divided, and nothing certainly IL farther from
ms intention. will only add, that have an abiding
and undlmnshcd confidence in the patriotism, intell'-
sence aud capacity Of the people to maintain, preserve
and perpe ua,e this most perfect model Of wellregu-
lated scli.government among devised By hu-
man wisdom.
In leaving the public employment, carry with me
into retirement the consciousness that have constantly
pndeavorcd 10 discharge all my public duties faithful
Is and trust that the public interests which have at
any time been committed to my hands, have suffered
no de,riment by any agency Of nine.
ALMANACKS for 1872.