Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-13
,suy. ioslifies him in speaking thus

same Company, jusiifes him in speaking thus
,ocf emily"
Wilisu ?. Cook is in ~ n : s. rel ~eil
reis uad,', modest. brave aai Honorable yoans
| can. a,c htse 10 knox hisD xii khoH 'aa'
| he has had no oaf,i 10 subuiaing these docn-
tnsnls 10 ~: inspection.
| We have taken the more pleasure 10 refer
| ring TO these incidents because, BESIDES '''a'
he j, fellow townsman. Sergeant Cook Is
son OF lie excellent gentleman whose name
30 long stood al he head Of this paper a. one u
IL editors and proprietois.
And now we ask, has Richmond no tessimo-
NAL for 50 gallan, sol; win she mol esteem
i, pleasure and grateful duty 10 reward The
brave deeds ard good conduct Of Der young soi
der, albeit he may have been "non-comin's-
sioned2' Ne respectfully suggest 10 'he W,
Council iha;a sword, which is he solder ai'-
propria.e reward, o., a, the least, silver me
daI. be awarded 10 the name OF The CITY 10 ser
an, William P. Cook.
As kindred to tits subject, we WI 'ake oe-
casiop 10 mention another son OF h'chinon''
whose name is honorsbly associated win meri
,orjous service. Lieutenant Alexander 3. Dyer
OF the Ordnance corps, was a heighoof anu
nlayma,e of ours. He graduated, II we are
no, mistaken a, the very head of his class al
Yves, Point. Being attached TO the "Army o.
the West during the late war with .He3tco'
we find him under the immediate ORDERS Of %
looel p-ic, 10 the ua;iles OF Canada, Emoudo
anu Pueblo de Taos rendering gallant and eni-
c,ent service with ms battery Of mounted Howi'-
zers. There IS MAJOR Chevailie, too, the "Ran-
ger" whose name IS iamilia' 10 every body
Shall we orge, them because they are absenr
| We have read in the Wig Of Saturday IN ar
,icle, from u hicn we take The following extract
adding with prompt pleasure our own iuil con-
c,rrence IN the recomme ndation il contains
"Wbile oar q lzeus are 10 he humor Tor bss-
/ living /. .t.muoiaIs upon heir brave onceIs, We
III take III. liberty % bring 10 theif no,'ce oihefs
wco are every wav deserving Of their regard
! Cau,. La; am Li.us Picker and Croz-i, IRE all
! natives Of RfcsmUnd, and each 0; them, ID MS
! soh-ie Of sefycp did Ihe part VI brave and 10
! trlieeni nicer rney were al engaged ~ more
/ man one uate during ne war, ano mere Is 40.
one Of them who did 40; 10 credit 10 ms sale %
\ ms CITY. We suggest hat there could not De
| ,rof,hier recipients vi d compliment, similar 10
| ,ial which We have Just had Inc pleasure 10 re-
\ cord, auC sc propose thai such dD one DC pau
lneln TIE cry will d. honor 10 herself, ~ snow
mo maj she appreciates al is uli value, tie gal
| idniry Of hei t;l5:en, and ~ Sc Gclas, WIZ "
Ter an indrceueDl q such q them as may n H.
,nre be ca ed On 10 support the honor oi me ma
loual d4g u prove themselves worthy q nsf.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-Yss YESTERDAY.
A resolu ion vas offered by Mr.. Pdx'on, and
on motion D! Nj. Syme, indefinitely postponed
SO 10 23-iyr furnishing mussss AMI ordnance 10
he Madison an Pacific Mining Companies IN
,heir conempa ed expedition 10 California.
| A bill concerning baii IN civil cases was tasen
Up. The bill aboshss bai as demantable oirIsht,
and authorizes bail in cases where i Is now de-
mandable, only when the painiiff, Or some one
for him. viii verify by AFFIDAVIT his cause .! &C
ton and show probable cause 10 apprehend that
he deisnjenl will depart from he jurisdiction O.
the court 80 ma, lis process. canEo' reach him.
II the plaintiff be not an inhaotanl q The cUun-
~ in which he action is brought, anc the same
be not founded in tort, the AFFIDAVIT: VII DC srtti-
VI j
deiendan, viii depart. The court, 10 the progress
OF inc cause, may al any time, Tor good cause
shown, require 5ai; and il he court be nc! IN
cession, Oh adidavi, Of The plaintiff, such as IS
before described, be Clerk may issue ms mandate
| 70 The sheriff to take bail.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferguson, ryder was
adopted, providing ,ha', in all cases OF de'inue
for the recovery 0. slaves, bail shall be demand
able II right. The bail vas further amended on
motion # Mr. Scott, and ordered 10 an eneross-
,nent-Mr. Lane D. Lee having FIST moved al
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A bill concerning the city Of Norfolk, having
been amcatet on motion Of Mr. Robinson, vas
ordered 10 tc ensfosset.
| A bill authorizing the States subscription y
Inc Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroat was Ia.
ken up Mr.. Pax;on moved 70 lay il on The IA
be Pending his motion, me House adjourned
| Deals hereafter.