Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-16
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
MORNING, JULY Is. 1850.
n,>c FROM WASHINGTON

i 80. Philadelphia papers " r'"''. "''"'''s " "
S,,,- p.irai oi Friday afternoon In Tue latter W.
'' ,.,, ,aIowns striking items:
f"' 80, lIs,ing IN ra>tiaLfon- -iHthenf'c heporf~ ~"
! lG3-'" Cabinet.
rTIeoral,hcd for the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsnxGroN July l2--2 7. NJ
,, was Union meeting Of all parties and classes 'e''
ot -, or,,s IN the line nf 81 degrees as the bonnda
> Mexico all below that line 4" I" Texas. leHls y
% H. ana MIR. Clay has expressed nns @ y
= rts North also agrees Mr- ff's"''' '' " ~
ta ,,,,,ion is now before the meeting 10 divide tai
"" ,h, sam. line The discussion Is progressing anu
,r,.pe,l i ;ha ii will be appr"''' ,, ao,,,o
T i srelt news and II adopted ee''ia's se''es AZ
j. that Mr Webster will decline the State De
,,.n, =" IN favor OF Mr.. Winthrop , = ,>-... - -.
| ia,.t!of ,n, f ~" :, III,
S, ,ullished by lis on Saturday. viz: that III,
r,, would be 50 amended as 10 reduce the Southern
~ -, California 10 81 deg, her natural boundary an'
,.,I m. Northern line Of Texas 10 81 deg
j. m !, - comments The Senate bill We strongly ufs
,,e.,ior cf The Texas proposition, tas all above y"
se,t and we earnestly trust that il will now be- ear
an, Ii the change indicated above shall succeed We lee
.sst mat will disarm the opposition "i many o 'i'e
.sr opponents OF the adjustment bill n the south IN
r~Ftf.
~ nom letter of A H. Chapel oi The ablest, most
s,,ni and trues Georgia Democrats, on Tue @e''' '
49,, s y,ca force in his views
another important merit Of the bill, (or rather II Is
~ rom which The bill could not escape,) that II seeks
,,,, ior the settlement OF IN. disputed boundary pc
~ Ne. Mexico and Texas This branch I" the bill Is
,iy lnciden; 10 the great object "i organizing ter
- ,ro,nrnt for New Mexico For in order 10 the
,,,on ana working of 4 territorial government IIit.l-
or settling this disputed BOUNDARY are IispenSaoe'
a.. ,,.uL! have Congress /" be guiy OF the wicked
"A nstniiy ~ or.,anLinI territory Tor the purpose
Ling, = wide and revolving arena ot soNcrnnienii
n ut yylr!are with neinhborlna State.
+ M, st, .y been a~eertan, by decisive vote" al me
,,at i i y hollis impossible IL pass bill recognising
ni. the vast length oi Western boundary claimed
T1. stretching from the mouth 10 the source OF the
lrut d,i Norte and thence due North 10 the IA pn-
II latitude. Probably Texas herself would regard as 4
, p,h.tuy circumstance, the permanent engrhtuent on
rl hoi, oi the inniensc, barren PROPOSES 10 winch
mn, h.. claim projecting up tar to The North and
,i her vitality 10 lit;le other purpose than that ol
,n Arr perpetual hos,ili,ies and incurslons from
,.-,r. i,it.S III sayages
~ ihr inips rfeci attention have given 10 the sub
" al, mod 1, think the best boundary between New
M and I,.> would hr line l,itt!r@ me 1ei Nor't III
fli above the iownoi f!iasS aid stretching
a n 70. 10 ie Red River along The southern margin oi
ant bseri II tie .Lrn4 2t Do:ta throwing tnai
Is. .p,,l.ly into New Mexico. Such line would gave
, In, ttrIloJN IN that direction that can possibly bc
.a,.t,h.r For giving up her claim 10 the territory
Il. ~ hit !iuc ought 10 receive IN ample equivalent
NJ t provides This part oi the bill ought also 10
ft h, ,,,ntinhct from the slavery controversy, by
,n .ypf >sly recognising and perpeuatins The Mis-
n 4 ngr,ui>r line laid down and established IN me
ia. inn,Natian Resolutions which. believe has been
~, !. ~ arelm,nt inr"!uced Tor that special purpose.
M l h., whole branch o the hii amounts 10 nothing
itn maxim, an overture l. xas Tor the settlement
H. s.unt4rv And in the perfect freedom which Texas
possess oi ac,r,ns rejecting or modifying the terms
5r .. lii bill, ~ have ample security thli no'hins n'
n4 ~ the great interests VI the South will he allowed
= t1u>lmildri.
>.rity ninn presses similar amendments in the fol
,a uoui, ", hope tha, the appea! will be successful ;
n M would more satisfactory ;. to 81 US ta ans Ms aH
lI'. ,-ns i, woua not be more displeasing TO our
,, ,,,~ N,rh-it some few additional amendments
.rns!. 4, the bill. W. have not yet aoanaohea 'he
.s, ic,, changes Indeed, senator tells ns ia' .ney
s, H. al,cil , dill hr adopting two amendments ihe
,,, ,ig .r.trr lin, ass. nj oi Congress 10 the re-
.a, #, ol liz southern boundary OF California IN snch
sr,, +, H. nlAc lhe boundary proposed by MI Sonc me
s,y -, ti- California. This amendment WIN
;pcr,it wish cAlcSs, IN the most emphatic terms ny
aa,.- ll, Cli.jina shall consent 10 this modihcatoh
sr toGli!Iv. -,
f er al,,en,nen, which will be proposed, and which
~ d: i, mo-; h,iluus friends oi the bill hope may oe
l w!ll l!ppt The 5ih decree at north lat'ic lo ''e
l,. n boundary oi Nov Mexico.
" Chlnlo i, distinguished the writer OF the cecbfa-
,l,.r which MAS al!re-sc,! la the Gcor.ians few Years
fv,r oi lh, reduction af the tariff and the annexa-
a.; t,rls Iii present letter il superior 10 ua'
n..
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
liz ,raS Nrtr,.c The Telegraph dispatch We pun
nd ,aria IN relation Ia the Union meeting IN WASH
.tIi $50, itit regular ,.l.rlphc correspondent.
. iats haze J"nn expressed abon the correctness oi
'tfi, sent us the following dispatch, when feaciicu
'-tls II o'clock
WAsHISGroS, July Is, 7. VI.
he Information relation Ia The caucus Union f'et'ih"
'ac, ru Yesterday confirmed by reliable authority to-
iie meeting called by Mr. Clay. IL was coipn
= cttv members oi the Senate, there being very IL"
- ll.fSt,r baltimore
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CANDIDATES FOR STATE CONVENTION.
IL, ijLiwinp gentlemen are announced in the District
l. III ol Jefferson e,kelcv aud Clarke From Jefferson
0n', i o ErN;un Davenport, WIN. Lucas, George b.
ball aNac Wo.thnaton Jno \. Thompson, Henry Berry,
WI Timer Ma \. J. OBannon And. Hunter, t. Hume
S'ist lh.s Griass. cd Benz Morgan, rhos II. Willis.
iom E7, leg Coun,v-.Col f. p. Hunter, Col. Edward
'N!f Charles j. Faulkner Or. Dennis Murphy, Edmund
F'n't'o D, Thomas $ Pose Jas. n. Ncwkirk. From
iIss Comfy Province Mccormick, DR.. Cyrus Meteor
+ NIX Cd ia, Cas,e,nan Richard Parker John r. Page
'.it. toaa,ss and Dr. Fauneroy have declined being
ti.c.,.ss
b-st = s'eoardout Haren and Hurdy-Green b.
'".r' u Shenandoah David Funsten OF Warren: tales
%k Warren, Gah:le + Bnrbae Of Hardy.
hap.lirs. Frsdcriek and Morgan Dietric'.-Thonas
N
''n'i I" Nard,n OF Hanpshire Richard f. Byrd Alser-
"Af Wood Robert y. Conrad, James Gather William -
iA J4inee " Mason ani Robert G. Bywacrs oi Fl d.-
"a ji"fs + Stewart Joseph T. Duckwa and Cromwell
'IaA d Morgan
'.;'an county being entitled 10 three Delegates III the
-s aE.entIon the following gentlemen have been an-
a.s. - candidates George W. Bradfeld, R. }. l.
-,' Ioln P,ice S h. I. Caldwell, Col. H. B. Powell,
''er. Jonas ?. schoolcy John Janncy and Sanford
ar,g
''''!ay District Convention was held Al Norfolk,
"'"aa'e candidates; S. r. Sawyer President, W. W.
q" "lj y. Cunningham Secretaries. The delegations
r. " "''Gs counties presented tickets 10 he voted Tor
y. '' Wing portion OF the Princess Anne delegation
'econv,n'ion From the list of names reported
''''" 'oe Nh recommended by q committee, and una
+ ' 'i'pie! ty The Convention, as candidates lor inc
r. ''.'er;on Jg,l C. Wise, of Princess Anne; Arthur
'''' AL VIA. J Cooke Of Norfolk county; la2ewe'
=, AZ" 9'"r,l I Sawyer, Of Norfolk city
20. ''' h'a'r-:Geo. ". Hopkins and Connehy
"'''Nngion; Benz. Rush Floyd and A. S Fulton o
+ '"s lh1nlas VI. TATE OF Smyth.
"''f''~Jan,"s Culbcrtson, ST., Ira F"sae, iona. ~
+ . u wa l'-src, and Sami Y. Fuhers"n.
's "e'r'i- Mcssrs. q. W. langit H. Jacob d. III
-, 3'i." P;of pentle,on Adam Kuhn, Garrison Jones
l. ''"''l aud - Jones Of Brooke.
ne AlD'mlrlc District; Thos. !. Randolph, V. w
) ''''n Adv Rises, W r Early, Jno, Thompson, l.. N
o. i'ot' Whitehead
'' ''"'~ Barbour &c District; Jno. ). Carlile, Jas
II Williams \. q Roger, J. Hart, Jacob ke