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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27
LAND FOX SALE,

81 ENG dcslrous ot locating my servants IN Texas the ensuing
RS Fail. Wi! sell privately The Farm on which | reside, lying
mostly In the county .! Madison. on the Rapid Ann River, a6ou!
midway between Orange C0ur. House and Barboursyille. and imrn..
iltc!y on the MacAi,mI.ed Road about being constructed TO Cor
i"navil!c. containing 80 acres. There are about 500 acres cleared,
divided lre six fields; The balance III heavy oak. hickory and pine
timber. There arr about eighty acres Of fertile river bottom, with
angle creek flats tor meadows. The soil Is well sdapled 10 m.
sro~iaoi com. wheat, tobacco. oats and grass. Its proximity 10 an
extensive Touring mill and Central railroad 10 Richmond; also. The
AcaiE'rlt railroad IN pr cess Of construction. must necessarily add
- ~ saIue. AMI make 1t 4 desirable location The health of the
ncisttrpfhood, and general intelligence OF the citizens through this
re!ol al coultfy, are proyerb!al. Those wishing Il more particular
description are referred to ihr lion jeremiah Morton, Washington
Cny, Nj Robert b. S,nrryille, Richmond, Virginia, and the sub.
-cIih.I on The premises. whose address is Liberty Mills. Orange cour.
Is. virginia. GEO. A. SMITH.
Juiy l-wlSctt
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IJU DOLLAfS RE " MD.
nNE hundred and fifty dollars reward will be given for IIARRl-
~ son, II taken in n free State, and delivered 10 Mr.. Murdecai
Sizerin Richmond, from whom he made his escape, without cause.
about u month ago. leaving his work near BroOksviuie, Aibelnare
county, or to his master, DR.. Beverly ID. Roy, near Little Plymouth,
or the subscriber. lie worked last year at Mr. Franklin Stcam's
Coal Pits, above Richmond. Has relatives living Al Capt. Sterling
Lipscomb's and Capt. William Hills. in King William county, Va.
If taken in n slave State thirty dollars reward will he given ir his
delivery as above. lie isa bright muIa'tc, about 5 feet. 6 or I inches
high. robust and well made. LEWIS HILL.
Sept. E5-cwlm
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s,OR SaLE.-l VIII sell, ~ public auction, az 1 O'Clock, +. VI.
8 On THURSDAY, the 10Th OF October, three Tenements. viz: |
Brick Tenement. situated GA The Eastern side of 81. lanes Street.
iut beyond the Corporation lnr-twU Tcncnents. one Brick aud one
Wool, snia'ri oh The Western side VI St. James Street; each lot
fronting IS lert. AID running back lZ3 feet.
TEAMS up SALE One.,hird cash, and the balance in one. two and
three year. with Interest. JOHN VI. JOHNSON.
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S,MITU 4 ROBERTS have now IN store their Fail supply OF Eng.
- hsh. German ami Auerican Hardware. all OF which have been
purchased ;or cash from the manufacturers IN Europe aud America,
upon the mos, advantageous terms. THIS assortment consists in
pai OIL
$n d.. Iycry. Sag, Buffalo, Ebony and Bone Handle Knives and
Forks
900 dcz Pen aud Pocket Knives, from l to 6 b,ades-some very
handsome and entirely n.w patterns
% ios Sock Locks. assorted $ yes
LOO DO. Em. Kuob ad Mvrice Locks; Brass, White and Mineral
knpo>
lNo 10 Pal. Chess. Closet anu Drawer Locks, assorted
80 ia. Spades AMI Saovels
20 20. Manure and Hay Forks
80 DO. Patent Cast See! Axes. Of Collins and othes
10 10. Hammers AMI iatches
lo 10. S-i,es and S.fers
~ 10 Hand and PANEL Saws
) cases Mil. Pit and Cross Cur Saws
80 10. Cast Seei. assorted, square. oc'agon and round
LOO lbs. Shoe Thread. assorted qualities
>, casks Trace and Halter CHAINS
To- doz Coiioa and Woo! Carts
4l 10. Rllors. some very superior
so 10. Scissors aui Shears. well assorted
VITA an extensive assortment OF Sadi!ery Hardware. are offered
upon reasonable terms to the Virginia ami North Carolina trade.
Sep. ~
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81 II IL Well unbcGed. eXrcpt the 10, of - acres On James River a.,
Wliten ircek. which is ow grounds, and has no timber Oh il.
rERn OF ALI pom y credit ~ II months. cAc.p, Tor the cs
pcus"soi sale. wiuch shah h. for cash-the purchasers giving honts
with approve. se,uuy. and the tIle TO the land to be- re- aimed ~ ).
tie purchase nr,ity l. paIi L. u. JONES.
Aus. 3l-id3 u. s o; William D. Raiioi,l. : H. C.
10 Norirls Beacon aud Petersburg Intel;iscncer requested 10 topy
lLr.e lnssa Me.k ,llhny OF alle. amn aenh hlls TO .hs ohce.
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" NEW GOODS: NEW
I AM now in geceip OF the Target AMI best assortment "i Goods !
/ have ever had. all bought By myself, exclusively Tor my own sales
IN the Northern markets. Without enumera'ins a lonc list OF arti.
,ies. vii. merely say that have every thing M the way OF Dress
Gods. from four cent Calico 10 the finest fabrics out THIS season. OF
pUIacSucs ! have the usual variety, say
Buwn and Bleacled Goods. all Prices
Plaid and striped DoTes,ics and lAnseys
Heavy Kcrsevs. CasSinci,s and Canadian Cloths, Blankets, &C.
Gentlemen Will lind Il choice stock OF tasslneres, NestlnEs, Cloths
Of all varieties. Stocks, Cravats. Scaris, Pocket Handkcrchieis,
Ready. made Shirt collars, Merino Shirts and Drawers, &c &c.
CiGas. Cassmrres and Nesiugs will sell by the yard or have
male bv a fashionable tailor. and guarantee the III IN a cases.
In fancy articles haze The usual variety and invite 4 call from all
purchasing Dry Goods. assuring them OF finding a large stock Of
goods and the prices IL low Is elsewhere.
JAMES G. CIIENERY.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

PELLETS SCHOOL,
ShohO STREET. opposite the City Hall, Richmond. virginia,
VIII reopen on Tuesday, lst October, 1850. Sept. 3-eohti
MRS. MEAD'S SCHOOL.
SskS MEADS SCHOOL will be rcop-,cl TOR the recention of
- - boarding and Day Scholars on the irt Monday OF 0ctol.r.
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VALUABLE LAND FOR SAFE IN LOUISA.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
ANn .rME Wy. ElIIR SLAVES Al AIl.IIDN

Sept l7-cGt
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" IA
received a complete as.ormen Of STAPLE and FANCY
III DRY GOODS. TO which they invite the attention of all IN want
- .A.4,I my ha fonnd L
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PAY aE%rS:-Dur hall Ia advance. The reminder Al Nh. luii,i. al
the Srssi"iL ~" deduction wiil be made I"r a5.eicc, except IN case
OF pT0uIcici llinraH.
Reference by permission 10 The following, gentlemen &C ". p.
Csstis, E>l. Arlington House, Virginia; Col Iutt 4. Lee. 4. : 4.
Bi:iin'sc, Nd. Rev. Edward knssinri. u. ID. Richmond. Va :
Rev. Jinnc' b. Tiyior, Richmond, Nirsinil; Rev. Martin I. Sumner,
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V1NHE second scholastic year Of this Institution VIII commence N
Il the lr of October, and end on the first day OF July following.
The terms al the half session, from the lst of October 10 the 18th Of
February, will be as follows:
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RICH

GRACE STREET FEMALE SEMINARY
aSEIWEEN TN AND 6TI STREETS, RICHMOND. yIR.
~ GINA The Seminary. formerly under the direction ni Mrs.
kings:ord, WI be &c oiencd on the III of October, 1880, under tc
suIprnlendrIcr 81 Mrs. John = Grubb, who, Tor soinc time uat.
has been associated with that lady.
The young ladies who may be received into The family as boarier,
VII! he provided with the comforts vi home, and Ia an rcspccta fr,,i.
ed as members Of The family.
Competent ASSISTANTS have been engaged.
Any further Information viii be readily furnished u,on ,nrlnr,.
ton. TERMS.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-22
n. The news from New Mexico Of a

@The news from New Mexico OF
Proclamation by Col. Munroe, the governor,
to the inhabitants of that territory, to form
State constitution, and the consequent retire
ment of Major Neighbors, the Texas COM
missioner will, if true, produce great sem
sation, and add another element of disorder,
to the distraction already existing.
AT first We could scarcely credit this news,
but limitations since, from good authority
here, render it very probable.
This appointment of military governors
with civil powers for the territories, was
denounced as unconstitutional and danger
Gus, when made by Mr.. Polk, and defended
only as war power, and to operate
only while war continued. But the war
ended two years ago, and yet we have at
this day military governor of New Mexico
under the sole control of the President, act
ing on the most delicate and dangerous ques-
tons before the country. The present admin
istration came into power with professions OF
extreme self-denial. Above all things nom
interference with the duties and powers Of
Congress was proclaimed. Now the peo-
pie OF a territory, it is well settled, are under
the control of Congress alone, so far as they
are under the power of this Government al
all
The circumstances of this case have {
still darker aspect. These orders to Col
Munroe must have been sent soon after Mr.
| Claws Resolutions were offered, and when,
therefore Congress was in session and in actual
deIiberaton on the subject 1t is one OF the
most fragrant cases of Executive interposi-
ton, to control or thwart the will Of Congress
that has ever occurred, because it changes
the aspect of the whole question before thai
body, and that too according to the hew
theory of territorial rights, in the most ma
terial and vital manner. According to this
theory, the people of territory are under
some control of Congress before they form
a constitution--but the moment they under
take to do that they are sovereign.
The effect of this movement, if not the
design, is to wrest another portion of the
newly acquired territory from the South
and this by the aid not of American citizens
but of Mexican inhabitants.
1t is superhuous for US to express our SEN
timents at such an attempt-but we are curl
Gus to see how i: will be regarded by a thai
portion of the people w.o still fncy we
have a Constitution.
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Congressional.
HOUSE OF Representatives..

Yesterday, when the House met, Mr.. DANIEL
moved to go into Committee Of the Whole on
the Private Calender, it being private bill day.
But Mr.. JONES moved TO go into Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union, as there
was special order before the last named COM
mittee. The motion Of Mr.. ]. was decided to be
first in order
The House went into a Committee Of the Whole
on the State of the Union, Mr.. RICHARDSON in
the chair, and taking up the General Bounty Land
Bill: amendments thereto, each accompanied by a
speech Of five minutes length, were offered by
Messrs. BAKER, PARKER, JONES, GREEN, McLASE,
Burt, STANTON, Of Tennessee, EWING, CRowELL,
EVANS, ofMaryland, GoRMAN, STANLEY, CONRAD,
Morse, HARALsoN, TooMBs, VENABLE, and Hill
LARD.
No amendment efiectng the character Of the bill
in an important particular was adopted, while
much of the days session was devoted to the con-
sideration of points of order, the committee being
evidently indisposed for business by the state of
the atmosphere in the hall, the temperature being
higher than on any previous day of the session
On coming out of committee, 1t was voted 10 ad-
journ over until Monday next.
In the course of the morning, Mr.. KAUFMAN
endeavored, in vain, to introduce the following
resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the President be requested to in
| form this House whether Col. Munroe, Military
Governor of Santa Fe, has interfered with Major
| Neighbors, Texian Commissioner to organize tho
country of Santa Fe, preventing said organiza
ton; whether any orders have been issued from
the President, or Secretary Of War, in regard &c
the controversy between Texas and New Mexico
have been rescinded or modified, and whether Il
! is true that said Munroe has issued orders for
| convention of New Mexico To meet at Santa Fe
and whether, if so, said orders were prompted by
or are approved by the Executive.
This resolution being objected to, leave to in
troduce it was not granted.
The Senate were not in session Yesterday.
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80 Disappointed!

Certain prints and persons, previously to
the meeting Of the Nashville Convention,
denounced its projectors and supporters as
plotting disunion. The same persons and
presses now attempt to ridicule its members
as having done nothing; and call it ga farce"
because it disappointed their predictions,
and kept strictly within the pale of sound
discretion. Most rare consistency and cam
dor do they thus display.
Their course reminds US Of Swift's maid
servant, who obtained leave to visit an exc
cution and returned in tears. The Dean at
tempted to console her by remarking that
the man did not suffer much. She sobbed
out in reply, "They did Mt hang him after
al, and I am so disappointed"
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which Washington placed his sgnet now num-
berng more than twenty millions of feemen--and
out Of this large number, not man is to be found
who can say that this Government is oppressive.
Where shall zoe find such Constitution ours? find
vel, in the nlidsf qJ all this, there is roee Of alarm
What is the cause? What has broken the ties Of bro
ihsrjtood, or threatens 10 break them? But one cause
ihe question Of sarery Some Of you tcish TO pat Il
do Ill hazards. Siarery, in The South, IS not
alo,ls nestof of property bat is question q So
eieiy. The downfall of Government is nothing
to the downfall of the organization of society. DO
you ,oonder hen that people should be alarmed, echen
you irish TO break dozen society? This truth ioas told
not ia anger, but in cnndor. He said that proceed
ings in Congress and out of Congress, as viewed
in the South, looked to the overthrow OF their IN
stitutions--they were exaggerated, no doubt, but
still they were not without their force, IN fact
At the organization of the General Government,
there was more slavery in the old thirteen States,
than there was at this moment. What was the
great principle them II was, that each State
should act for itself, IN its internal regulations, and
the others were obliged to carry out this principle.
This was clearly in the mind in the Constitutional
provision that fugitves from labor should be given
up. They guaranteed TO erery State the observance q
those poicers yet some say there Conscientious duties
tchich coud forbid the exercise " these principles Of
our Government. What should men like these dol
They should seek some other country more congenial
10 their feelings. He who expects to travel road
and find every body feeling and acting like HIM
self, must travel that road alone.
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Col. Baker, OF Illinois.

In recent debate in Congress, Mr.. Venable, of
N. c.. referred to the fact that Col. Baker, Of ILL
nois, prominent opponent of the South, was OF
English birth. We make the following extract
from the Union:
s.Mr. V. having withdrawn an amendment,
''Mr. Baker renewed it, and for five minutes re-
viewed that portion of the remarks of Mr.. Vena-
BILE personal to himself. He admitted that he was
foreign born; but claimed that his heart was more
truly American (as he went on to show than
those of gentlemen born here, who dared to rise
in the hall, and proclaim the purpose of laborng
to dissolve the Union, because of the purpose of
the North in preventing the introduction of slave
ry into the territories"
We have ever advocated the extension Of all
civil and religious privileges, to all foreigners
not only to the chivalrous French who assisted us
in our struggle for freedom against the English
not only to the gallant Irish who have fought on
our side in both wars against gland, but to the
English themselves, our hereditary foemen. We
Weld to no man in admiration of the sterling VIZ
tues and indomiable heroism of English charac-
ter We can honor and respect the staunchest
supporters OF the British throne, in the House of
Lords and the House Of Commons. But, while
we would extend to English emigrants the same
warm hospitality as to men of any other nation;
while we would open to them as to others the
halls of National and State legislation, we confess
that we do not like to see any foreigners arraylng
themselves prominently in sectional strife, and
denouncng any party of native Americans, or
any section, North or South, Of our common
America.
The late speech of Senator Soue of Louisiana,
in its good taste and temper, was an excellent spe-
cies of what an adopted citizen rs speech should
be- AS to the defamation of MIR. Baker, that his
heart was more truly American than those OF
gentlemen born here, who dared to rise in the hall
and proclaim the purpose of laboring to dissolve
the Union, because of the purpose of the North in
preventing the introduction of slavery into the
Territories" we would like to be informed
whether such a proclamation is any worse than
that of Mr.. Duer, who "darcd" to write to his
New York constituents that it would be better to
dissolve the Union, than that slavery should be
extended If not, then Mr.. Baker is a better
American than the natives Of either South or
North. As to what Americans 'dare' do, the
history of 1776 and 1912 sufficiently testifes.-
They ''dared to establish the Union without Eng
lish consent, and they will ''dare" to dissolve it
when it becomes oppressive as their former
union with England. Mr.. Baker, like his col
league Bssell expressed his readiness to march
against the South in "maintenance of the Const-
tuition" We can only say that the South, which
at Yorktown and New Orleans witnessed the sur
render of the choicest veteran troops Of the British
crown, will not, perhaps, be ovcrrun so easily by
IA Northern or Western militia, even though headed
by Messrs. Bissell and Baker.-Richmond Repub
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Will the Slavery Question be adjusted :?

This interrogatory forces itself upon US at
every stage of the progress of affairs at
Washington, if indeed there may be said to
be any progress at all towards settlement.
As the debates progress in both houses, the
prospect of an adjustment becomes small by
degrees and beautifully less. The best in
formed correspondents from the capitol now
admit it--eten those whose wish heretofore
has been father to the thought, that it would
be settled. Mr.. Clay has expressed his
fears, accompanied by most significant re-
mark, that so far as we have seen, has not
attracted that attention from the press
which its Importance merits. That remark
pointed to state Of things we anticipated
three or four months ago, and frankly eX-
pressed our opinion upon. 1t looked to the
defeat of any just measure of settlement, and
the loss of the appropriation bills as conse-
quence, and the stoppage Of the wheels of
Government, by the Southern members re-
sorting to their rights under the rules.
Mr.. Clay is skilled in parliamentary tao
tics. He sees this power safely reposing in
the hands of the Southern members, and he
sees too the fearful consequences to flow from
its exercise We have advised it as a just
and constitut ionaI meas of resistance to ag-
gression 1t is our only resource except
submission Or resort to disunion But
though we believe it will be effective, and
may be successfully carried out, we some
times have serious doubts whether suffi-
cient number of Southern men can exert
courage, lirmness, and determination to carry
it out AS a contest against time as well as
numbers,'it will require a continuous, endu:-
ing, unflinchlng courage. Such storm of
imprecations, and denunciations as their
course will provoke from the North, as well
as that class Of politicians in the South, who
advise that we should postpone every form
of resistance till our arms are manacled, and
the foot of our oppressor is upon our necks,
this country has never seen. In the dis
charge of duty beset with so many trials
and embarrassments our members will look
for support and encouragement from their
constituents. Let Us give it to them with
no sparing hand. And as the strength of
brave minority makes itself felt, wrestling
with and pushing back the power Of superior
numbers, let US cheer them in the unequal
contest with well done, good and faithful
servants "-Mobile Register.
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usual clap-trap Of party, or to be rested
on distinctions without difference The
Southern people want actions as well as
words ; they prefer the mute eloquence Of
votes to all the flowers of rhetoric,-fair
play to all fourishes about fraternal feel
ing. Professions and promises cost nothing:
they are the current coin OF political traders;
bat actions speak louder than words, and by
them must men and parties be judg ed, and
weighed.
Thirteen gentlemen in the Senate denied,
the other day, by their votes, even the abb
stract right of new State to be admitted
with slavery in her Constitution. Turn to
the speeches and read the avowals of the
great ma jority of Northern Representatives
in both Houses, and the same avowal couch
ed in different words, can be found
And with these notorious facts starin US
in the face, can it be pretended that " the
Wimot Proviso has received its death blow
To believe this, requires greater
amount of credulity and smaller modicum
of sense than we would be W ling to assign
to the Southetn people. No, I" the mon
ster" is not dead-it does not even sleep
but is striding on to the consummation of its
fell purpose over the breach, of the Constitu
tion-sapping and mining the very citadel of
Southern rights, while sleepy sentinels of tine
press are drowsily droning out " Alps Well -
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-22

THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION AND THE NORTH.
After a session of nine days, the Nashville Con-
vention adjourned, to meet in six weeks after Con-
gress shall adjourn. While Congress has done
nothing, the Nashville Convention has done
great DEAL that begins TO tell everywhere, and par
ticuarly here at the North.
All the politicians are In "a quake. They have
been fretting and Tuning for nine days, and now
they are in the very ogdays Of politics, and have
become quite rabid. AT airst they predicted a
failure of the convention to accomplish any end
of importance. Now, they see that tremendous
results are coming out of the discreet and sensible
movements at Nashville. Perfectly aware that
the majority of the people, here at the North, have
no animosIties to entertain against the South, and
| that the chvalrous South are much more likely to
deal periodically with balance of power III their
hands than the North, the people do not care
about sacrificing the country upon the great ques-
ton, to aid ragged politicians and fellows strug-
Cling for place. They will go in for the Missouri
line to the Pacific. If there is any doubt on this
point let the wire-pullers at the North wait and
see. If complete revolution does not come out
Of this movement at Nashville, nothing will come
out of any political caucus. The very moment
that Congress adjourns, the loss of the whole SEES
sion will be realised by the people, and they Will
| undertake the settlement of the slavery question
by an agitation for the election of 1852. new
broom, in the shape of new and powerful party,
will sweep away all the rottenness and corruption
| which now JeopardlZe the health OF the country,
| and a new organization will g i've freshness and
| efficiency to the government
| The probabilitie are, soon the Nashville
! Convention re-assembles, that shall have the
outlines Of a great political agitation marked out
| This will be commencement Speedily vii
follow every other requisite. New journals will
spring up to give the opinions Of the public mind
Political hacks will be sent to Coventry, and the
country will take new position, under an en-
lightened public sentiment, which will not be Sc
riousy disturbed for a quarter of century
This will be a just retribution upon the miserable
tricksters who have shown themselves unable to
legislate for the people.-.N Y Herald,