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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
DAVIS Of rs to maintain their rights against az

DAYS OF re. to maintain their rights asaibsl as
erosion. When these ghis shall have rceu o.,
lacked by unconstitutional legislation, when t ~
crisis shall, a, last, have arrived, lheie WIZ 10
blu, one mind and one heart among the wnoie
Southern people; that party distinctions ana pa;-
" lies will be utterly forgotten; that Inc most W
mid will become bold, the most waverlns grow
resolue. 10 the general flame OF pafoiic lef 70,
that will blaze up from the Potomac 70 ,ne De'
Norte: and thai, in the language oil me Vhg'nih
resolutions. there will be no where, IN me siave
holding S,a.es, any hesitation I'm choosing De-
,ween The onIy alternative that will then remain,
If abiect submission 70 aggression and outrage
nm The one hand or determined resistance on ll'u
other. al all hazards and to the last extremity.
We can al least speak Tor ourselves: ana concur
in the following resolutions:
1. Resolved, Tha, The resolutions PaSseu ~
The virginia Legislature on the 2Oh January
have our cordial approval, and that We mean lm.
moyaby TO adhere 10 the positions when lhey
announce. = tho
,. Resolved, That our fellow-clllzehs 10 inc
counties be earnestly requested 10 meet III their
primary assemblies, and proclaim Their senu-
men,s. lba, our Northern brethren may MOI =.
blind to The consequences which will ensue, y
they persist in their aggressions upon our ilsn's
3. Resolved That he proceedings oil IN, NEE
ing be published 10 the Washington ana 1'cn-
mond newspapers n.:,,,,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

Aeentleman who accompanied General Taylor FROM
Cumberland informs that his car was literally way
laid by party Of miners in the vicinity of that place.
who determined have a single sight at The General
In few remarks that he made 10 them he uttered te
following Sc ntiIlenhe said they were the men VINO
deyeoued the wealth nf the country, and added that
good roads and good laws all that we wanted for
the american people hntn kop 10 take care o. AemseiOes
National Inteiiigener
Let Old Zac stick to the above, and ne VIII
make good enough free-,rade man for US
1.-The American people do know how TO take
care OF themselves" without the interference
of class legislation, which letters their ener-
gies, and undertakes 10 tell them that they
must sell here and buy there, for the bene6, of
protected set. Addressed to class of miners,
the language is quite significant.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
WASHINGTON, Feb l9h, lS49.
For The Enquirer

For The Enquirer.
MessTs. Editors: Some time ago communl-
cation signed Asricoia, and addressed 10 Inc L.
gislalure, appeared in your paper, and non
know how 10 express my opinion OF us merits
more appropriately than by saying it hit The na'l
exactly on the head. Its remedial suggestions
are right and proper-just the thing. The won
der is why and how the subject has happened ~
have so long Ieposed. The farmers are 100 Pas
sive and obedient TO customs Of questionable pro
priety illustrations might be given were shey
deemed necessary. One concerted action oil lne
farming community might ensure better prices
for our wheat. have long thought that a Con-
yenlion OF agriculluralis,s for establishing an
agency ir Richmond would effect a decided I'M
provement in the prices OF grain. In concert and
union oil purpose there would be strength and
power sufficient 10 devise plan oil agency or
some feasible mole oil indemniiyins ourselves
against monopoly.
Had the pen of Agricola, il should not cease
10 wag ill the public should be reused 10 Time
" appreciation Of their rights and interests
File very properly urges that orr wheat shall be
weighed al The public scales. This IS just and
fair alike Tor seller and buyer, and the extra JUS
lice thereby secured 10 the former IS paramount
10 any objections That can be raised on any score.
| had not supposed thai The diminuion IN
weight was general hing. lose rather more,
think, than 5 per cent; bul, in The simplicity OF
honesty and respec, for The buyer, had unchafia-
bly suspected the boalmen.
| do not pretend 10 decide how The loss is &C.
casionet. lift is a general Thing, the subject IS
certainly Of sufficient magnitude 10 demand Of
the Legislature immediate attention. 50,OOO
bushels IRON every million is no inconslderabIe
loss. II is earnestly hoped that The Ian may
become law. Ii is loo important 10 br onger
neglected. FIAT juoiilia'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
~ be Eailoys or ttc Enquirer !:

Mcssrs. Editors: You will please announce
that il is The desire OF many Democrats Of Loui
sa county, that Joseph X. Pendleton should be
come a candidate 10 represent them in the nexl
Legislature; and hat he will forthwith declare
himself candidate. MANY.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
Ia lie Editors Of Tie Enquirer.

LOUISA, FcU. Ioui 1919
GentIemen-I have been repeatedly nominated
as candidate &c represent the people 81 Louisa
in the Legislature Of Virginia. These nomlna'
lions have never been solicited by me, Directly
or indirectly. Those who have, with so much
pauiaIity, and in terms perhaps, loo fatering,
brought nv name to The attention OF The public,
not only through The medium OF your paper, but
through others, are probably living Witnesses Of
The ruth. that they have done so without my
knowledge.
Nominations OF ibis character are so common,
that il has never been thought necessary on my
parl, 10 respass so much on your columns as 10
decline them. in public manner. Bu, n0p, IN
your paper OF The 22d instant, appears commu-
nication, to which response i solicited. Cor.
daily subscribing 10 The principle as avowed by
The illustrious Jefferson, that no man worthy OF
office ough, 10 seek il, and with equal cordially,
subscribing TO his opinion that no one, thought
qualified BY his fellow citizens, ought 10 feel Al
liberty 10 d.clinc H. il fairly rendered 10 him, "a
conviction OF my mind, which regard as I'M
alterable,) beg leave TO be considered As no
candidate for seat in the next Legislature Of
Virginia.
lfI can be represented BY a viruous body, vol
unfairly selected by The people OF my native
Stale, ever regarding mere stain upon her an
cient honor and renoWn, as lhoush II were the
deepest wound-taiIhlul 10 her pIesenL engage
ments, but cautious in taxing me and my poster
ity, even unto oppression, shall be content with
following my profession, and with continuing
mv efforts 10 make Two blades of grass grow,
where but one grew short time since.
II | were thought iii by majority OF The peo
ple OF Louisa, 10 represent hem it would not
comporl with my private interests, and such,
have never tel, al perfect liberty 10 disregard
Permit me, through your paper, 10 tender 10
those, who have more than once so kindly MOTTO
ed my name, my sincere thanks for The high ap
probation they have been pleased to form and
express 81 my qualifications 10 represent them
in The Legislature Of this Old Common n,
which trust will continue 10 be, Gas she certain
~ ever has been,) among The most noble OF the
States OF this great Union.
Very respectfully,
JOS. K. PENDLETON.
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To PAULUs POWELL, Esq.

To PAULUs POWELL, Esq.
CHlRLorTEsvlLLE, Feb 18Th, lS49.
Dear Sir: The undersigned, acting as COM
,nitiee On behalf of the Democratic Convention
OF The 5h Congressional District OF The State oil
Virginia. which assembled al this place to-day,
hereby inform you that yon were selected oy a
unanimous vote OF the said Convention as me
candidate OF the Democratic party in The aP-
preaching Congressional election.
Permit US 10 express line hope that you VIII &C.
cept the nomination. We have The honor 10 be
with the highest regard very truly, ylur lrlends,
ROBERT A. BANKS,
WILLIAM F. GOOCH,
EDMUND WINSTON, Jr.,
WIN F. GORDON. Jr.,
WYATT S. BEAZLEY,
JOS. HIDEN,
WILLIAM J. ROBERTSON.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

LEWIS CAss, Jr., the newly appointed Charea
dAfaires al the United States 10 Rome, was ouc
OF the passengers on lie European steamer NasA.
"a, which sailed iron Boston on Wednesday lasi.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

A RING, SET with an Opal, was dropped ie1
II days since in The Parlor Of The "Americap.
The owner can obtain il by calling and payins
Tor this advertisement. Feb al.
LADIES DIAMOND POlNTRHxoLD
PEN.
A N excellent Gold Pen, made expressly ~
n ladies' use, together with delicaIe sIl'el
Case and Pencil-,he whole Tor sale al me y"
PRICE OF s..
Also, superior article for genliemen's u'e'
complete, al 81 80.
Orders from The country, By mail, describing
the pen wanted, ei,he, very elastic or st'f, vi"
receive The most prompt attention.
Also. Gold Pens without cases from 10 Gems
TO 81 so. JOHN NJ. WEoi,
Exchange Book Store,
Feb 81 18th street, next 10 the Post Once
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

appointment by The Governor # Ergin,i
Joel G. Richmond, Of Frankfort, 10 be
Commissioner for The State Of Kentucky, 10 las,
acknowlets ments Of deeds, &c.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
nI1NDER WHICH KING, BEZONIAN1

"UNDER WHICH MINI, bELoNihNf
In the Kanawha District, there are TWO "reeu-
larn Convention Wing candidates for Congress
The Parkersburg Gazette says that The "Hon. W III
liam McComas has been nominated by ne Dis
,ric Convention, al this place, as the Ipiig can
dida,e Tor seat in the next Congress OF he
United States"
The same paper in the same column says that
John S. Duncan, Esq was nominated by Wing
Convention at Chenille, on The Sih inst, as TIE
Hitc candidate for Congress. We learn thai
only four counties were represented"
Turning 10 The proceedings OF The Parkersourg
Convention, We ind that only nine out OF the Is
counties were represented, and TWO OF them by
proxies, and that in view Of The difficulty OF get
ting full expression Of opinion, resolution
was adopted, recommending Convention on the
lst Oct, 1900 10 select candidate. Neither
of these Two "thc Wing candidates." therefore,,
has clear title TO the honors OF candidacy; but
Col. Beale will settle the dispute by taking The
oyster and leaving to each OF them an empty
shell.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

For he Enqhtsr.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GOoCH-
LAND.
Having understood that our present deiesate'
Col. Guerrant will not be a candidate Tor me
county would call TO your notice Col !. M.
Trevillian, who is, in every way, capable OF rep
resentins you in the next Legislature, and have
no doub! will make faithful representatives;
Eeb oI 1870 A VOTER.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
FIFTH OF MARCH.


T. re- \ The Steamboat Curtis Pec',
- Captain John Davis, will leave
The wharf al Rockets on Saturday, evening neI',
March Sd, at 7 o'clock, P. NJ, Touch al cay
Point al 9. O'Clock, arrive in Norfolk by fay':s!a
Sunday morning and leave al 4 o'clock, P W.
for Washington, where she will arrive BY 90
clock Monday morning. Returning, The CuiN'
Peck will leaye Washington al O'Clock ! "r;
day morning, arrive al Norfolk By 4 o'clors =
NJ, and leave al o'clocs same evening iof hcs'
moni where she will arrive b. dayiigh: We
nesday morning,
Passage and lodging for The Trip, S6 i,nw
extra. HASKlNS & LlBbi.
P. S.-Persons below City Point, wishIns
make the Zip, can have the privilege d ga
down in the Alice on Saturday, toy 'sA'Ds
through tickeD and up on "Wednesday, 81
Feb27 a.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
p1acKsVILLE CONVENTION

We have already stated that Alexander new
no, Fen of Wheeling, has been unanimously
nominated the Democratic candidate LOT wv
eros. The official proceedings OF the Con'eh-
%, ora before us The following permanent
of;cers Of the convention were appointed: as re
,or,ed from the committee by S. Clemens, Esq:
President, John Beck, of Monongalia; wee rre'
s;aents. Col. B. F. Lazear, OF Brooke; D. ooA'
or Marshall. N. II. Garrison, Of Ohio; MAJ. Jno'
G. Beatty, of Tyler; Albert G. Reger' oil Barbour
~ Royd.,on. Of Marion; VIM. Thomas, Of
Monongala.
secre,ar;es-David Maclane, Of Ohio, n. r.
o'Brien, of.Tyler; N H. Taft, OF Barbour; Jas
L. Gray, of Hancock.
The following scale Of votes was adoped:
The county OF Hancock shall be entitled IN 'he
aggregate TO 2i6 votes; the county OF Brooke 10
276 vole.; th, county of Ohio 10 47s votes; lhe
county ot Marshall 10 527 votes; The county Of
wetzel to 3l7 votes; the county oi Tyler TO 2so
votes: that par, Of the county OF Barbour "h'cn
belongs 10 this district, 293 votes; The county Oh
Nonopsala 10 500 votes; The county OF Preston
10 SGT votes; ,he county OF Randolph u" Vo'es'
the county OF Marion TO Go woes, and the pre-
cinct in the county OF Taylor which belongs 10
this district IDS votes.
The C rnvealion then proceeded 10 make nom
;na,on. S. Clemens nominated Alexander New
man. ESQ OF Ohio county, and also presented Inc
name Of Jefferson T. Martin, Esq, OF Marshall
county. passing a high chromium upon ooln
c,naidstes James G. West nominated Pres
lev Marin. ESQ.,, Of Weize county, in an appro-
pirate speeci.
The haIlo, stood. Newman $3.50 u.s. Martin
I547 P. Marin 5l3. On motion OF Mr.. Tan OF
Barbour. MIR. Newman was then declared me
unanimous choice OF the Convention.
The Convention then adopted resolutions as
follow:
Resolved. That the thanks OF this convention
n. nrcsented to the Hon. VIM. G. Brown, for The
faithful manner in which lie has represented ms
district.
Resolved. That in the opinion of'his conven-
ton il is cyredlent 10 speak GU in favor Of con.
stitu,ional reform upon such basis as shall extend
NJ right ut suffrage by abo!ishins the properly
qualification, give 10 the people The election OF all
officers whether ii Inc Executive, Legislative or
Judicial department. provide for more equal iep-
res+ntation OF The several counties OF our STATE,
aud such other reforms as are IN consonance with
| the advancing spirit OF The age.
Mr.. Newman cheeriully accepts The nomina-
ton and "can only say, that will use all hon
orabe means 10 secure my election, and if cleo
led. will cndeapor 10 be as true and as failhlnl 10
The cause OF dmocracy, and the democratic party
| as have been for Inc last twenty years, or The
whole o. my political career"
| The committee have put torlh strong and an
| mated address 10 Inc people in behalf oil MI.
! Newman and the success OF our principles.
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ok NEGROES, FOR HlRE-T%o no ::
y Bows, Two house Maids. one Cog" ,,a.s
Wasberwomap. and one Man tor the o as
OF the year. Apply 10 TOLth q ~ are.
Agents and COLLECTORS feai' :"
Cah 0S
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

; ,EMoVAL--The subscriber has isIn0ts \.
Il his office from Goyernorto MAN n n',s %
Ihs house i Zee occupied by Dssd n Bs'e
Esq JNO. McooNt'N
Feb l6-d2W
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27
WILLIAM J. ROBERTSON.

To General r. a. Banks, w. +. Gooeh, T..
Winston, Jr., ". F. Gordon, Jr., Wyatt Bea'-
Iln ] Hudcn " j. Robertson COMMITTEE.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13
The tsreat TsbaIar Bridges

The final operation Of lowering the Sc
cond tube bridge at Conway for the return
line to London, on the Chester and Holy.
head Railway, and the placing it on It's
permanent bed, has been accomplished
The ponderous mass Of l, 300 tons was
suspended on chains, hanging and swinging
two feet above its permanent bed. over an
area Of estuary Of 400 feet and 20 feet
above the Straits, for period of ten days,
during which the engineers and pilots were
engaged in adjusting the bed plates and
rollers and masonry for its support. The
tube was likewise heightened II feet. by
the addition Of six feet Of similar tube to
each end Of the mass 50 raised, this addi-
tional tube alone weighing upwards OF 30
TONS Under the direction Of VI. r. Ste
phenson, Captain ClaXton, and Mr.. Edwin
Clarke, the whole bridge, with It's pema-
nent way for the passage Of the trains,
complete and ready foT use. was then grad
ually lowered, by means of the hydraulic
presses which raised il, on TO a bed of red and
white lead. spread over the cIeosoted tim
Der, which equalised the weight on the cas-
iron bed plates and rollers, TO allow for lht
constantly varying length of the tube fron
changes Of temperature. The tube IS nov
in use for the transit Of the trains.
EagliSh papey.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13
w.uaerfsl structure Of ,he Heart.

The wisdom Of the Creator, says a dis
tinguished anatomist, is in nothing seen
more glorious than in the heart. And how
well does it perform its office! An anato-
mist who understood its structure, might
say beforehand that It would play; but,
from the completely of mechanism and the
delicacy of many Of its parts. he must be
apprehensive that it would always be Liable
TO arrangement, and that it would soon
work itself out. Yet does this machine go
on night and day for eighty years together,
at the rate Of a hundred thousand strokes
every twenty-iour hours, having at every
stroke great resistance to overcome; and
il continues this action for this length oil
time withou, disorder and WEAKNESS. That
it should continue this action for this length
of time without disorder is wonderful; thai
it should be capable Of continuing it with
out WEAKNESS is still more astonishing
Rest would have been incompatible witt
its functions. While it slept the whole
machinery must have stopped, and the ami
NAL inevitably perish. It was necessary
that it should be made capable Of working
forever, without the cessation Of moment
without the least degree Of WEAKNESS. |
is so made; and the power Of the Create
in so constructing it. can in nothing be ex
ceeded but by His wisdom.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13

The Celtic race has never been fee
They understand not the meaning Of the
word liberty, civil and religious liberty
Few men OF any race, it is true, understand
rational liberty; but look at the Celt in
France. la a day he brushes a powerful
dynasty; chases il, and its cloud Of cour-
tiers and placemen from Gaul Does be
advance in the least toward civil and reli-
gious liberty Not in the least not a
single step. During successive tyrannies,
the Celt in France and her industrial en-
ergies, have been crushed down by three
internal engines; the ConscTipGon Laws;
the Bureau OF the Internal Police and
Postoffice; the Law Of Passports. Any
one Of these is in itself sufficient to destroy
the liberties of any nation. They are, in
fact, utterly incompatible with liberty; yet
in France, | never heard from this e1traor
binary race Of men a single voice raised
against their continuance.
(Dr. KnOI (lnedjcal Times.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13

than the migration Of the blacks with thei
masters, and the selling Of slaves in III,
southwestern markets. Ii is cause, how
ever. which, in the present temper Of the
North and South, seems likely to gain
rather thanto lose in strength. Moreover, a:
slaves become less valuable, which they
must necessarily do in country the soil O
which is exhausted, the owner will have
less and less inducement to pursue and re-
claim them.
To diminish the troublesome dispropor
ton Of the free blacks, class Of politician,
in Virginia are thinking Of making laws
for their Punishment as the Moors and the
Jews were expelled from Spain, or as the
Poles, at later period, were carried off to
Siberia. Governor Smith has directed the
attention of the Virginia Legislature to a
neasure of this kind, and the communica.
lion in the Richmond Enquirer proposes an
elaborate scheme Of expulsion, by the ap-
pointment of commissioners who are to
make lists of the free negroes within their
districts, pick up such as are between tae
ages Of twenty FIVE and foriy.hve, which is
the most prolific portion of them, and land
them or some Of the British Islands, or on
the coast OF Africa, or make a present Of
them to the Northern States.
This is a desperate remedy, but we shall
not be surprised If this, or something ike
it, should be adopted ltindicates fright
fol distemperature in the social state Of
Eastern Virginia, the natural result Of the
institution Of slavery in an old community.
and emphatcally warns us against allowing
the institution to be planted in our new
territories.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-13
Csrisu. ss-snesie.

The Rev. j. Williams, the well known
and philanthropic Church Missionary, 50
long resident in the South Sea Islands,
taught the natives to manufacture lime from
the coral OF their shores. The powerful
effect il produced upon them, and the ex-
traordinary uses to which they applied it,
he thus facetiously described
After having laughed at the process OF
burning, which they believed to be to cook
the coral for food, what was their astonish-
ment, when in the morning, they found his
cottage glittering in the rising sun, white as
snow. They danced, they sung, they
shouted. and screamed, with 10Y. The
whole Island was soon in a connection,
given up to wonder and curiosity, and the
laughable scenes which ensued after thew
got possession Of the brush and whitewash
tub. baihe description. The bon ton i'm
medately voted it a cosmetic and kalydor.
and suPsrlativsly happy did many swarlhy
eoquette consider herself could she but en-
hance her charms by dab Of the white
brush. And now party spirit ran high, as il
will do in more civilized countries, as to
who was, OF who was not best entitled 10
preference. One party urged their supe
rior rank and riches; a second had got the
brush, and were determined at all events TO
keep it; and third tried to overturn the
whole that they might obtain some Of the
sweePings. They did not even scruple to
rob each other Of the little share thar some
had been 80 happy as to secure. But soon
new lime was prepared, and in a week not
a hut, domestic utensil, a war club or
garment, but what was as white as snow
not an inhabitant but had his skin painted
with the most grotesque fgures-not pig
but was similarly whitened, and even
mothers might be seen in every direction,
capering with e1trsvagant gestures, and
yelling with delight at the superior beauty
Of their white washed infants.