Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19
THOMAS EWING, ESQ
Secretary OF The Inferior.
DlNWIDDIE COUNTY.


ii Dinwiddie held al lh- Courl House, The 18th
ms. (Coun day. ON motion, MIR. VIM. n. Goot-
wyn was appointed Chairman, and DR.. J. E
Harris, Secretary.
The objec, OF the meeting having been briefly
explained by Mr.. James Boisseau, on motion OF
the same, the following resolutions were unanI-
mousy I'D pp'ed
Whereas, our Democratic fellow CT liens OF
Greensvilie have recommended that dis'IcI
Convention be he'd al LawIenceville, The I'D
instant 10 nominate a candidate 10 I'll The va
ca.cy occasoned by The resignation OF Gen. +.
P. Scott onr late able and faithful Senator:
Resolved, That we approve the action OF the
Democrats OF Greensvlc, and that the Chair
man Of This meeting appoint fifteen delegates to
repres.n, our county in said Convention.
And whereas, the counties Of Brunswick ans
GrcensviiIe have had monopoly u The Senator
al honors for the las, twenty Two years, 10 whlch,
SO far, The county Of Din~lddle has cheeituly
submitted
Resolved. That we cel il nov 10 be our righI
and priyilcce-a right ard privilege which we
are sure the other cGunies OF III. district VIII
ackDowltd,e and rsspect-to make 10 The Law
renceville Convention, for lis ratification, no.
mination OF our own. aud We accordingly nnmi-
na,c -, as one who eminenIly deserves Inc
unanimous and hearty support O; The Democrats
of the dis.ric.
The Chairman having announced Il 10 BE- IN
order 10 fill the blank ~ tie above resolution,
On motion of Mr. James w Davis, jr, the sail
blank was filled with The name Of d. William
Thompson.
The following gentlemen were appointed as
delegates under The Isl Resolution, w
Col J w Harp1r, James w Davis, ir., Elisha
Hardy, DR. VIM Scot, Capt T HamIin, Or
A w Boisseau, Collier, E B Worsham, DR.
H C Worsham, b B Vaughan, Cap' w Mas
son, Capt 7 Jones, Dr. F ID Jones, John L Sc1u
and James Boisseau. And on motion, The
Chairman and Secretary were added 10 The del-
egalion.
On motion, il was requested that The Demo>
cratic papers OF Peters burg and Richmond pubs
lish the above proceedings.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
VIM Il GOODWIN, Chm.
Jso HARRIs. Sec'ry.
IMPUDENCE AND IMBECILITY.-Th
coolest specimen of impudence We have seen in
newspaper is contained in long editorial in
".he Republic" OF The 18th Sept, under he head
OF "FRUiTs CT WHio ADMINISTRATIONS" Gen.
Tayor's organ describes IN glowing language
The peace, confidence, happiness, and prosperity
which exists in our country, and deliberately
pe ckels the whole credit nj this state OF things as
The genuine 'f,uits IF Wig aimisi'ha'ion."-
He says with impertut5aue ccolhess: This
state Of things is owing 10 The ccrf lcncc OF
of General Taylor" Such impu!ence as
this has no parallel, unless il be in The CO.
lrmns OF she Republic" self-a paper con
ducled with degree Vi imbeciIiiy which is cal
cuaed 10 excite the pity OF those who witness
the unsurpassed visor and power which di,iin.
euish The columns ui lis Compel or, ";he jill n.
Who but The editors Of she Republic" would be
weak enough to pen such paragraph as The
following in regard TO Gen Taylof's ca bine:
"We believe there never was collected abou;
any President Cabinet Ci statesmen more har-
monious more united nor conscientious IN The,
discharge of their public trusts, more patriotic
moe cevoled TO the Union, than the cabinet o.
Gen. Taylor. We believe ha! they meet The ex
pectalons Of their friects and The country"
"The Republic" is edited BY Bniliu and Sar
gent-ihe firm wouii be better expressed by "lM
PungscE and IMsEciIirY. "-NashpiH: Union.
RAILROAD ACROSS TIE ISTHMUS-
UNDER CONTRACT.-We are happy to
learn that the Panama Rail Road Company
have put under contract that portion Of their
Railroad across The 1srhmus which lies between
the Chagres river and the bay. o, Panama aboui
81 milcs-he whole distance from Panama 4,
Limon Bay being 46 miles. The conirac or,
are MessrS. Toton and Tfau!wine whose PR.
posas were The mos, favorable, and who pos.
sess the great recommendation OF having BEEN
employed for tic last fopr or 1--WE years in The
territories OF New Grenada, in con>u ucing a
canal nre!y mills long, 10 conn c. lwo branch,
OF the Maedaena river. They have accob.
pishe! This work entirely with native abor, ana
though al first encounlerine great difficulty, they
have succeeded in tanning lie naIvcs mo tx.
pert workmen, AM will be able TO carry ovel
with them large force. Thoroughly accl,ma
ted, and with perfect knowledge OF tie chafac-
Ter and habits Of he people, they will begin lht
Rail Road with the advantage OF all the expert
ence acquired in CONSTRUCTING The Canal ! h u
bid was the lowest received, which is good e.i
dence that Inc d eli :ullies are not 50 great IA
have been supposed By those less ACQUAINTED
with he character and resources OF The coun'ry
They expect 10 break around about the Isl 0
December ensuing.
The construction will be carried on under
new organization. Col. Hughes, Of line old Tc
biographical Corps, under whose .kiiul direc
tiun the survey and location oi The Road wer
made, has resigned his place as chief engineer
aud returned 10 the duties Of his profess ion =
| The able and { iii .ent manner in which this VOL!
wss conducted on the lsthmus, and the reports
maps, and drawings prepared since his return
had given the Company high appreciation
| his services, which was expressed ny A unaoi
nous resolution Of the Board conveying 10 hin
in strong terms their regret at bis whhdfaTa
from the further prosecution OF The work WIN
n. sdell, Esq principal assis'an. Cd the 4, tn
mus, has been appointed 10 succeed nun. WI
! s. graduated with distinction Il WEST eoin', an
Immediately anerwa ds, turning bis auet'icn
civil engineering, has been employed OF some
The most important public works OF the coun!I.
and gave I'D the charge OF one Of The mLs diff
cult sections OF the Erie, for The Panama Ra'roat
Uuder his superin,endence the enterprise vii
we have 10 doubt, be pushed on TO an early an
succf s,lu termination.
We also learn that The government oil Ne
Grenada has manifested determination to Civ
the Company large additional iacili1s, SO as
ensure The route b. The way OF Panama bring II
first opened, and the leading communication b
tween the Two seas-[N. Y J'1r. OF Com.
DROWNED.-We regret to learn that lin
son of Giles Cook, Esq, of Warren county, sg'
l -,I hn =