Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-18
Fir III Enquire
N MONTGOMERY, THE DAGUERREAN
ARTIST

Having read in The columns oi your PAPER
notices Of the deservetly popular Daguerrean
Artists oil Richmond, have written Tor The
nuroose of paving we'll desered tribute TO Tie
skII of Mr. Montgomery, Virginia Artist
who hss recently been engaged in liking me
countendnces" Of he people Ct ling William.
Mr.. Montgomery IS cltizei oil Richmond
.,uo,y n gentleman Of educatpn, aud Of most
respeclahe family and connexions. The writer
Of his notice, kayiLg seen SPECIMENS Of tie da
puerrian portraits from almost eery eminent ar
,;s, in The Uu.on hazards nothin: N saying that
he norlrails OF Mr.. Montgomery will most IA
vorabiy compare with the pest g them.
He has nov before him poralls taken oy
plumbe, Brady and Montgomery, and that Of
Tho list named gentleman has oeH thought The
most slrikiag and beautiful OF 10 three
Whils, n hi: county he has then copies oil
engrayngs paintings, &C., sc win regular
f,thrulucs. We would not urgeihe claims OF
Mr.. Montgomery sulcIy upon grounds Of
his beipp virsinian; but where native Of The
OH Dominion IS found equal 10 le best OF The
Northern artists, he merits The Fronage oil al
persons, favorable 10 the promo'h Of me me
arts IN or own State.
Mr., Montgomsry's register lows The TACT
that he has already met viii % mo,l liberal
patronage from the people OF '~er Virginia.
In one county, (WesimorelhJ during =
ohor, sniouro he took more ito two hundred
and nifty iaguerreoiypes. hd WILLIAM
fcorrsspondsnce Of The RichnDd Enqn'rsF'l
NOBLE w 10 b. 1919.
TBs s,oson and It's continued a,rty- .h.ote
and Opo R.iroal-Sp Gu ans : Congress
;onaI csns,d. les .7ng.le d. uHmi, &c
Ms. E,,to.-La belle Ma tas aIi.y u>h.
ur,d uo.p Is Inc warm season, u nliLS> "
win il a. il Usually does, declf ami compat-
a,ive s,asna,ion in business. he MooiiIans
- a, ?tsrpi IN nnwi>e af.c'SA M, ia-situue
which 50 often Begins 70 ieveloprhsei. e"ionS
The industrial and BUSINESS poftih " 'h'' d"'
is sis,,, CRY, NrW Orleans, Al ihpefiod VI ~
wear. YJu uuuld b. suronstGo Whhese 'hc
immense amount q rfoiuce daiishippeu " lh'>
ppu, bolh Of foreign dEd dhesllc hn'u!c'
The sterling farmers III the In'eff "1c coan't>
adjacent 10 the rycr, pour theif l1ucllohs ~"
lhis receptacle IN enormous qnanies, WINS 'he
importation Of the foreign Is alos' rqudiiy d
great. Many facts connected ~ilhe tfaue ana
commerce OF MOBILE, give her ie 20 fahk WIN
other cities Of much greater Pfsnsloh>. ne
health Of The city (Which, by ibeag, was never
better than a, Inc present tIme) man POM
in The con liberation Of The "cf iatEeis, 'he
preservation OF which, 10 greaa'eh', ! ehec-
led ny The Tee application Of "sf 70 the Pd'cn
ed streets moraine and evening, ineaGs which
should be adopted by the prop aulnofi''es -
your CITY. do not wonder al pride winch
they have Tor lhcig city, when Mare mas 80 oouh'
liully bestowed upon han a siconld 10 na".
them conlenlei and happy tic l:3man q ous'
ness. resources convertible 10 n wll'-io !hr
Younger, re beauty OF nature IN rustic gaiO
and from that IL The highest arnmen! Whic"
ar could attain
The STOCK in he Mobile and 90 Railroad j
not so much sought Tor as many oqid deSife-
Il is, however, hoped that the ToaUi shortly hr
IN a state q, construction Neafilall The pfeii.
minaries L, The commencement, 81 he principal
work have bren gone tnroushwl;h: cf are
now III rigpffss Of completion al II rrmaibs
for Alabama 10 snow 10 nCr sister aies that She
is not backward in lnis great vi. Oi Intern"
Improvement the advantages iiky 10 accrue
from which are uf The sfea est lmptance 10 hsi
The troubles in Canada have cav, Use 10 some
speculation here i'll reeaId 10 10 lherUbabie iu-
tufe ibIentinns al The mixed Frenc apd EnglI>h
citizens OF that province. liihey dere "anne1a-
t,ua.r al .iei. r.qnest is needed Congress,
,ou NAV Immediately turn your ey,ir Soun-
er.y Giirc ion; resting Tor moment ,ob the stale
ui Ise:na manlie. lhfoua hout he 81 bern State;
then transfer mem 10 an iSian! slued IN ne
Gut Il Mexico, Of molc value, lnumberis.s
polnf> .; Y,er, than al ihe Canatasvrr couii
be. Cuba aey Ill call !or, il The lst splicirs
Is carried On II lie North a.: -Intd, hey bur
await, and would welcome ne 3ppof niy.
Already candidates are spoken OF } canvass
the claims of each party 10 this dis,rtto re.
presentation il Congress Judge eek, il i,
thought, will be the Democratic candnte He is
very popular, and gentleman OF Acknowledged
ability, both Of which, qualities events oppo,
nents, with their hardness 20 render usice 10
the Democrats, are willing 10 concedoim. II
is hardly probable that billiard viii sto Con-
,rcs, from the Russell district next seson; ard,
if not then, many sessions Will inlcrvrr before
he will be again called upon 20 Teprese' dis
trict whose citizens ne once 20 lily repSented.
The fate of Pcndeton re>ls upon H,lIrd; and
the South and hIs constituency vii! no forget
the character 'lago'' in the drama Of sephens
and ais. veTsas the country.
Angelo dc We Hull, once re3idcnpf tits
city, now of New Orleans, has writtena tale,
said 10 have some locality hsreabouts II ap.
pears IN Grahams Magazine for the present
month. Her structures upon the ton or rather
severe. Reprints were made OF The pubeation,
and large number Of copies sold.
There IS quite dearth IN the newline.-
Cur latest dates from New Orleans hng sad
accounts Of The Creyasse, lis effects bel, more
seriously felt il the city
Yours, Sc, CAhOS.
ANNEXATION OF CIJBA