Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-15
To The Editors of Tie Enquirer.
WasnlsoroS House. Philadelphia

had been SHARED lon= enough Tor him 10 see the
magnificent, glorious triumph Of honesty ana -soou
faith, which these "drab-coated seh''y nave
achieved, and could have been here, as was
Oh The Gisl oil August, 10 have observed Tue nap
py smile and laudable seIi-gfaiul*'inn dePlc.ea
on The face .! thousands OF good ch'zsn>, - IA
rated b. Tie joyful reflection, 'our s'c;'ous ~"
Stale HIS redeemed her credit" Pennsyi'ail-
ans sha!! no longer hold down their heads when
her financial credit is alluded 10. Yes IL was
beautiful an admirable spectacle 10 >ec-ohe "of-
thy the admiration Of every Sood man, S"o
could ,ympahi2e with the honest true heaf'eu e.
izens, in their su;lerngs ard notifications -
long endured. Ia citizen OF the old Doiliihiof
'thc mother OF statesmen, orators and fres"s"'s,
the good old Commonwealth lEieavens piess-
ings rest upon herb whose honor has never oeeh
dc!ilcd bya suspicion, or whose escu'cneoh n'S
never known s'ain. whose ah!ul and enPna-
Tic emblem and motto, 'Sic Semper Uranus
has ever ren realiZed-I say. | icIi nv soul 90
ing out to these honest, true hearted Pehnsy''d-
mans, in fill and cordial sympathy; ana, as an
American citizen, felt national pride win mem
| fit that we We're nation Of brothers. an I'M
mense national family, and that We were all alike
concerned IN maintaining our honor. what
49, - iHlVurHe VIZ
Let foreigners hold their insulent tongue let
them redeem their own credi, AMI place their own
financial honor rscihs in cHrIG hciore the W"'ia,
before they again cast a slur uron ours.
Conversation AMI intercourse with Inc in'elii-
gent men OF The State ana city, confirm me I'D lhe
expectation, thai The occurrence Of the lrst Of At-
gust was hi! The beginning OF good 'h!n@s 70
come. As an evidence YOU will observe lfe al
vance in the prices ufState securities, BON al nome
and abroad. From Wilmer & Smiths Euro
pean Times this morning received ind an az
vance, not only OF Pennsylvania, bat all Amcri-
can securities. Hc:e, also there has been a con-
siderable advance or course this improvement
is attributable 10 Increased confidence IN The all
lily and willingness Of the Stale 10 pay. May
this confidence not be misplaced, earnestly more
AMI believe. Bat dill not intend 70 treat You to
dish of such naHcr, though know yon WIZ
asrcc with he, iha;; is food WHICH no good cut
zen will rejrct, orhe disguised al. (The iaci IS,
have been lu&urian. on so many good d'snes
here, feel loo amiabe to offer any 0! z different
kind 10 am one clsel
In ny rantcs The other day, slcoled along on
clean pavcErnis -! many mile as Tar as The
famous but most modern village oil RichmoGd.-
Here lei M render just tribute 10 The liberali,y
OF The Corporation OF this beautiful city MY
roiic was along Second Street, on n morning
succeeding night on which fell a magnificent
rain. This is market street, and this was mar
ket morning-Miies of market wagons, stand
ing as closely together as possible, could he seen;
hund:ets and thonsands Of people, in;eFfupln"
and blocking IN the way al almost every step,
ihroneed this street let, when reached the end,
VIII was IN" surprise at looking OH nv iects-
instead Of finding Ihcm all hesmcarrd with mud
and dI,, still reiainiUsth original briantpoiiSh;
polish, after his long walk, which would mol
have been inconsis!en, with The finest "TurkeT,
which friend Hartweil's 'booi>" had put upon
them in the morning. Along ibis long 'trotoit'
there was not enough dit - muddy my feet
Surely this is c'can CITY, Nea;ne>s is lis dis
ingnishing attribute. From the kitchen 10 The
attic. everything is clean clean, clean. hofe
shall not offend some people, when say that
have seen in this CITY, kitchens as perfectly neat
ana clean as have seen some parlors elsewhere.
Bur in my stroll, | am s;tuyiD. away from tie
subicc; wish particularly 70 tel you OF. By the
way on your next visit here, 20 down 10 Chest
nut street wharf. and elqnire for the boa! Tor
Richmond village Uncs, goa pieiti 10 walk,
though Tell you il is long one, say FIVE miles
but il yoa have i,rc, take il; lie nlercs, Will am
plv reray vou Tor yonr labor The steamboat,
will take you up along AM through iorcst Of
ma>t>, of some six miles, and land YOU al his "a
nous port, Rtchmond. have head ot his re-
marl;able place, but must say that lis mare in
creased my Anxiety 10 sec il. Well, 10 give a de-
scripon II lisa village Of some hundreds OF houses
i suppose occupied principally by The laborers
attached to the peculiar may say only, business
of the place II is the terminus OF The great Eca-
ding Railwar, at which is the Gepo! for the coal
brou.h, from the great Anthracite works. Here,
you will find the Railroad branching out into some
fifteen tracts, terminating Al w!iaiveS raised upon
most immense and expensive embellishments. The
cars are discharged of their cGal-each one laden
with three or iour tons-ditscy into the Tesseis,
by peculiar construction, III much less time t!ian
| am engaged in telling Of thom. ~ vessel vi )
or 100 tons may be laden or discharged hy cn o.
clock in the morning. There saw, from rough
estimate, al least IL or 1850 cars. How many
more were away in the coal region, | DO not
know but was told, that there are nearly sixty To-
comotves, and nearly 5000 cars 10 the possession
Of the Company. These locomotives probably
cost from four to fire thousand dollars each, and
The cars from -four 10 five hCnGlcd-So you may
form some idea ot tie immense expense and PRO.
perry OF the woTk-not 10 say any hing OF the
cost OF the road which extends 10 Poi;ssille the
coal region, | hciicvc, enc hund!ed ami tw0
miles distant, Tie cars ani road are all liz rro
perry Of Joint stock company, who transport
upon their road, At certain rate rcf .cn, all The
coal raised By the several COMPANIES II HAT re-
gion. Last month, the numhcr ot IONS brought 10
this depot exceeded one hundred thousand, and,
for some months 10 come, it il anticipated tina,
the amount will be equal 10 that, al least, II not
above il. What an immense operai6n le',
this is but one depot. WGcic Shall nc market
for ell This coal2 The answer is ready: The de-
maDd is greater than The supply oar own coun-
try consumes every Pound oiii. There, ioo, YOU
will see the pcgtLctun-no, Mt peiiec!on- hn-
man ingenuity knows no imi:s-hul. 10 my eye,
The approximation TO pere ct;on OF lh' s'fen9lh q!
The iran h0rsc--ihe locomotive, which lives upon
a simple diet OF wood and water, will Lutte
oil 10 keep his joints in order On, steam! who
shall measure thy power! ! saw with my own
eyes, and had The curiosity 10 count, ninety -
cars, drawing their length along after one ~ To-
comotive-aEd WAS Informed that a single loco
motive has brought, al rate q eleven miles an
hour, one hundred and fly (but | wont believe
ti0i) cars laden, iron Pousvie. | understand
that a large amount of The >tcck Of the Comra-
ny is held By Eastern capitalists. Wei, Il The
Yankees have ho'd Of The business, that fact IS
guarantee OF success.
This reflection forced itself upon ny mind
Can any one doubt tie g0od JaHa Of State
which has such resources, Of which Tue above
simple account is but specimen, an index +
Will Pennsylvania again fail 10 meet her engage
ments Perish The thought Let 'JaR knsr
nal lic 'rord," be her motto Is tins 'asa worm
any thing Suppose Ike State were 10 lay tax
OF twenty-five or fifty cents per ton nron all the
coal consumed in The Siate-which tax verify be-
lievc The people would pay, Tor they mean 70 pay
uriI axes, and sustain The credit OF The State
how soon would lie Stale be perfectly gun o! us
obligations md liabilities. Five or six years
ago coal was sold for six dollars per ton-last
year for about four dolIars-probably this year Tor
The samc-Q mean for family use)-the lax above
proposed would be no jus, cause Tor complaint
Perhaps am all wrong. and know nothing am
talking about. So on This point lam done.
In conclusion, lie, me say 10 he curious IN such
matters, don't take ms poor description as salts
faciory-for tits deficient, very-bu when any Of
yonr numerous readers come this way, go /" Port
Richmond, AMI see Tor yourselves. II IS amply
worthy Of Your trouble and time The pace Is ho'
as beautiful as Paramount, which every one goes
to sce-nol 50 distinguished as Gerard College
not 50 sadly SWEEP a. Laurel Hill-nor 50 inviting