Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-22
NUMBER 50.
PRESIDENT pn1r,s c.n1,rn

oh the an DAY oi March lSi9 the brilliant AdmIn!srra
lion of James X. Polk brought 10 close The dls,in
snished gentlemen who then composed his Cabinet we,o
James Buchanan ot PENNSYLVANIA
Robert J. Walker oi Mississippi.
William l.. Marcy of New York
John J. Mason of Virginia.
Cave Johnston of Tennessee.
lsaac Toucey Of Connecticut.
we spread there names before the public 20, the r.po1s
o asang plain question al such friends deraur.n,
The compromise measures. Do you believe there man
amongst them. whu would commend an act OF Compress
which s not just n lis operation every section OF orr
widespread country Look the lis, again. and answer
the questions for we are going TO fact tia, YOU
are probably anappriseJ Of Every o ,en most
heartily acqnrsces IN the settlement OF the slavery question:
ana thinks il is The duty OF all good citizens, koi in H.
North and in the South to set their faces against the further
agitation Of the subject.
10 use Il borrowed espression-slck pin here
| NasirNe Union.
4 WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN WESTERN AFRICA
one OF the Sierra Leone agents OF the Church Mission Soc
cry London, Rev Mr. koele has discovered written a
Sase the interior Of West Africa yylansuagc
r hoelle says That the alphabet consists Of about
dcd letters, each representing syllable The character
koee has taken passage board vessel going the near
est point from which the Wy Nation be reached with
The resolution to investigate fully this interesting discovery
iil,,,fie chonEeA AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA-The
G'ros the 18th instant, learns that the coc
dlna and created quite panic among members Of The
Convention there assenJed.-1he first victim was person
VINO arrived from Madison in the the 3th and died
that night j. =. Johnson coored barber who shaved the de-
ceased was next taken and died In four hours Mr. Won
Ben huson, OF Shelby county, Indiana. the Oldest mem
Der OF The Convention also attacked and died eary on
the 18th Another man. whose name was not known also
died. The Sergeanat-arms the Convention was very III
when the left indianapolis the 4h and expcc
led 10 recover WAS thought the Convention would at.
Journ OIL the 18th.
MILITARY VISIT TO EUROPE-A letter from New.
York 10 the Philadelphia Sun says:
another OF our crack corps is on the q rre and
template VISIT to no less parsonage than ,he Emperor
Nicholas Of Russia s5 ono is already offered appears
towards dcfaying the expenses and the required balance
can be easily obtained By subscription among the member
They intend visiting Moscow, in particular. after which
they will soloun NJ ST. Petersburgh n returning thence
take London in their way In order be present al the
World Fair and greet their spirited military brethren the
Light Guard of this city"
ANOTHER AUTHOR OF JCNIUS-The Cincinnati
Times says that in looking file OF the Western Spy
and Hamilton Gazette published in Cincinnati 1902 the,
found letter copied from Philadelphia paper in which il
stated that General Lee Of the American army had prl
yuiey declared himself be the author of the Junius Let
tes; and III. writer of The communication on comparing
manuscript letters by General Lee with those OF Junius
of opinion that the similarity OF style sufficient estab
lish the Generals claim To the long disputed authorship
MR. CLAYTON'S SPEECH-The PHILADELPHIA North
American contains full report OF the speech OF ile Hon
John NJ Clayton at the complimentary dinner given TO h"
by his political friends of Delaware Wimin sion, Sa
turday last II presents full review OF the policy Of Pre-
siden Taylors administration. The distinguishing feature
Of the entertainment was the nomination by Mr. McAclae
States. Mr. Clayton called upon 10 respond 10 the
suggestion and said, "wthont political purpose" that
had lived honor gallant soldier OF his country and
hoped ITO live 10 do justice 10 another. RepaHG.
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Great noise has been made in the newspapers about
cruel and unusual punishment inflicted some United
States soldiers stationed nj Fort Constitution IN. HI
whose only offence said those apers consisted in refusing
Indies in the garrison barge by order Of Captain
Judd. The whole affair supposed II would
The order of Captain Judd proper and the con
duct of tine soldiers highly munos and deserved very
punishment ourt.martial inflicted 1T that was
all Captain Judd is distinguished officer breve:;ed fos
his gallant conduct in Mexico, and is much respected Ia
the army for his humanity for his bravey- Ner Ion
don Chronicle
We learn with deep regret that the venerable magnificent
old establishment known familiarly as "Lanevlle, in
The county King Queen (Which has been in the family
of the Co-bns Of Laneve for century or more and no"
the property of Major James Pake Corbn OF Moss Neck
Caroline had within the last put in thorough re
pair entirely consumed BY fire on the night OF the 18Th
inst This the largest and Oldest private dwell
ings the State and built entirely ofimpored brick
Fredericksburg Ners.