Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-27

~. It's .be sanction Of some OF our
highest dignilaries. n,a i ,d-
mirably located for manufaciuies-d'u - ~
10 see them springing up around ~ Du .a;sn-
a., ,h;s desirable end, we could not cohsc'e"-
,;o,slv assen, 10 continuance OF inc p'.se"'
h;ah dr,es nor do we believe lha, II would Dc
necessary The manufacturing interest mas T.
ceived 50 much "pro'eclion, 'na' i ous - ,hs
ford 10 stand alone, without The ooi''.''"s
Government. Some little is due 10 ~. sum
in,eres, OF agriculture. A irleno wiz 49, ,.s
smoke 10 US. a day or Two ago, win m"ch S'a.'''-
oa,;on of,be Manchester Cotton Factory having
80, dao,,rs d semi.apnual dividend OF n'ne per
CON, or eighteen annual per cent. we assured
him that we were glad 10 hear IT, ou' ''o"s" :
high lime 10 give some little chance 10 as''eu'-
,ure which certainly does not realize ihIee per
cent. We have depressed much laf'het ',ai. We
had intended. We Ic,race our steps, anu uiie.'
=, 80 10 MIR. Hale's beautiful
! Is drawn picture: .,,.
Prom one Of the Editors Fl the " }. jour :?
EXCHANGE Hotel,
Richmond, Va, June9, 1912.
/ We think an AMI hill wonderful ihihe, oe-
cause il was made BY such hue creatures
and q beaver dam very ingenious thine, PC
canse i, was made by an animal with SO li'l'e
ingenuity; and we count The pyramids OF EssP',
The steamboats, and ships, and railroads ana
editices of modern times, wonderful things, ne
cause they were made By men, but Srea' noun
tains and resi>ess waterfalls and valleys SIM
ling with all possible beauty, We count as nolnins
s,ranoe because God made them. a rcneelion
like this has hung about my mlnd uullns a.!
my tour through The country as nave lh'esu,
GATED wondernely the operations oil AT, anu
when turned away, have found myseh sui sun ~
Oh nv objects ncompaIably more wonderiui yet
esa;;;n. I;,,Ie wonder. If any man thinks, that
10 he lruIy good, he must shut himself up 10 .le
CONCENTRATIONS of a coi>ter, or exclude beauty
from his dress or his dwelling, lei nm come 10
p;cbmond ard study nature, and learn thal leai
GOODNESS is .he fiji adjustment OF every lhlhS anu
every feeling 10 its proper relative pos''oh'-
No wbere has the Creator spread beauty more
nrotusely than around this city, nor any where
offered more stimulating indictments 20 human
industry. The valley OF James RIVER ana 'tie
hills around il, are covered with lhc ricnest YER
dure and the site OF The Stale Capl'ol On ohochoe
Hill and various other elevated Posiuousi eA",
bir a Landscape no where surpassed, ana Which
have never seen eQualed in our country, ex-
zen, from he State House al Boston. James
River lies in a quiet level, from the Chesapeake
Bay 10 the foot OF the city; but above II, ana oy
The side of il. rushes down continuous rapio LOT
miles offering 10 men 4 water-poWeI easily
and cheaply appropriated, and OF an extent
wb;cb throws The Connecticut the Merrimac,
and az The rivers of the East into second
rates. Here are iron, coal ana leau III
abundance, and no doubt multitude OF DINER
rich treasures yet "hid in the sand, Tor theie mas
been no search for them. The industry ana capl-
IA which exist here, and there IS large amount
OF both, have hitherto been ousliy emroyeu ~
disposiny Of The exuberant crops when me EARN
,brows off every season, and which demand The
\ 6rs, a,,sn,on a large canal has been construct
! cd 10 Lynchbur., distance OF nearly one nun
| dred and flly miles. down which, immense guam
titles Of tobacco, flour, and grain, are brought 70
Richmond for a market. In The midst OF The city
are The celebrated CALICO and Eiaxail mills,
which make annually hundred and thirty thou
sand barrels of flour from The wheat grown IN he
neichbolhood, which, from The peculiar excellence
Of The wheat. and The care in its manufacture has
. rann,a,ion in some Of The South American
marke,, above all other flour. There IS, also,
LARGE establishment, for casting cannon, and ma
! nniac,uring iron into all sorts oil machinery one
| LARGE cotton factory, and some other mills. Last
-
Richmond. and as she preferred 10 remain here,
the Yankee consented, and hired a small water
mower and tuilding, where he commenced ms
| ausiness He found plenty OF wool, taken from
| the fine mutton which is slaughtered Tor market
| and his business though conducted on small
scale, has afforded 50 much profit that com
many has Jus, been formed, and has commenced
The erection of large mill TO which the business
will soon be transferred. All The principal arli-
Giles Of food are cheap here, and nolhlns IS want
ing but surplus capital, with YANKEE londhess
for whiting and conriying, 10 make Tins Inc
larges, manufacturing CITY Of the Unon-one
thing only excepted, Of which n'enu 10 speak
freely by and bv. The mdness, and yet in
Migrating heallhfulne>s 81 the climate, con-
feIs another important advantage on this po-
siion. over the colder laiiludeS, where our ma
nutacturing is now chiefly carried on. Inc
excellent keeper OF The noble hotel where
lodge. isa specimen OF this No man has high
er reputation as a "landlord" al the East, than
Mr.. Boyden He kept house in Boston, where
he was popular, and made money rapldly Dut
he was consumpive, and was finally compelled
10 remove 10 New York, where he opened The As
Tor House, in connexion, ] believe, with his
father. But the climate OF New York was too
severe for him, and he was obliged 10 abandon
an excellent business again. He came TO Rich
mond, and here for four years has enjoyed per-
feet health He has established hotel here
after the manner of The Astor House, though 10
furnish some Of the desirables for The table, Il was
necessary 10 buy and cultivate farm in the
neighboIhood.
All around me here, are the memories oil great
men. Marshall, who laid the foundations OF our
counlrv'S jurisprudence, went about these streets
and spread his mild influence among the people.
His tall cree, figure always when abroad appear
lifii. mot
seen BY The inhabitants YET The influence is at
anv rate distinctly fell lie loved athletic social
sports and they sustained his vigor through The
most latiguine mental eNellions His UNIFORM
kindness and attention u every body, apparent
" without the least consciousness That there
was condescension in il, made all the people Ia
miliar with him. A merchant on whom called,
merely as subscriber 10 the Journal Of Commerce,
invited me. in spirit OF Virginlan hospitality,
10 90 with him to the Quoils Club on Saturday
afternoon, which was established by Mar
Shall and his companions ana which mas
been perpeluated BY The gentlemen ol The
civ. in full visor 10 this day. The place OF
meeting is in a grove, where is pure spring
mile or Two Norhward Of the city. There Mar
shall and his friends erected shed, under which
their repas, was spread, and hard by leveled the
ground tor their game. Although had never
thrown QUOT, except such as Yankee boys make
OF flat stone, yet the inspiration OF The circular
pieces Of metal which had been used by SO many
great hands, made me a ready competitor in
game for which had no skill Luckily, the
manner Of the other gentlemen did moi demon
s,rale that this had been 'lhe llahsor6ins" bust
ness of their lives would have thrown the
ouoi,s all night, and alone, if could have extract
ed from them that precious amiabeness which
so characterised the great man who hrst used
them, for if "a merry heart has continual ieas',"
disposition always amiable is one still richer.
Marshalps constitution of the Club excluded spi-
rituous liquors from the entertainment, and The
Virginians are known everywhere as strict con-
struclionists Of all constitutions. The Club con-
sisted originally OF forty, and was Limited to that
number though many are constantly pressing Tor
admission. II now consists OF ihlrty-nine; Tor