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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-16

STATUE OF WASHINGTON IN OUR STATE CAPITOL.
We gratefully acknowledge tho receipt of view in Da-
guereotype this noble by Houdon taken at the
geson Of the Governor from the position stated by the av
Chief Justice Marshall give the likeness OF
the hero and patriot We have also examined with much
pleasure full length portraits Of the front side and back max
ing the complete representation possible. They have
Just been completed for the sculptor Mr. Crawford TO aid
him producing in bronze eke likeness Of the great
virgnian for the Virginia Washington Monument They
have all been taken with much trouble and skill by the
getic daguerrcoypists Messrs W. A. Pratt Co.. whose
establishment Main street, over Nash & Woodhouses
Bookstore have often called the attention of the public
These gentlemen the orginators OF the Light system
popuarn Virginia having regardless ofexpense
ted the largest and most complete combination of light in the
Southern States They have been foremost in procur
ing all the improvements of the age amongst which
tce the Celeroype Instantaneous the Taboyp Paper
and the Hycipe Glass Dagurreotyps In their Gallery
may found portraits of Nil the eminent of the day. in
GLIDING Calhoun, Clay Taylor Benton, j. G. Adams, the
Governor and Senate Of Virginia. and many Others which
will probably compare with any pictures in this style that
have
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MI X fDE

We learn that Mr. X. Whlchc!o who has for several yrl
past Kept tavern on the River road about mics west ~
city, was most cruelty murdered Saturday last, BY som
person or persons unknown about hundred yards a'
Of his tavern. When first discovered he was lying on To-
road side speeches. his neck having been broken BY blow
from large club which the murderer left his person
we learn that an inquest held his remains yese
day. and that several negroes had been arrested on sus
OF being concerned in the murder. Iimes
ARRlNALS.-We observe on the books of the \ iiIghi
Hotel the names OF Messrs C. &. Memmengar, Alfred n.
ger ard Daniel Ravenel of the city Of Charleston >0I
Carolina. These gentlemen committee APPOINTED y;
The authorities OF that city 10 cooperate with tne Io"
tee OF the United States Senate and oha.a, in mishs
houn.-[ Republic.
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LATEST FROM MIR. BOTTS.

Ash part OF the history of the times we give nj length MI
pots letter TO New York While free 10 admit tat IL
exhibits an improved pr, and style his former produc
lions we enter decided protest against many portions oil
il as based on false views and exceedingly msceSous
in their tendency Webster said the Union was in danger
and made his concatory speech to save it-bnt Bolts
Southern man. says has been III danger and all the
agitation at South gotten M by the Democratic
press for party capital and that Wing presses and politicians
were TOO timiG' 10 expose the humbng Such language
from leading Southern emneny calculated 10 give
ad and comfort the Northern majority and 10 endanger
the Union itself Put
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c,-I. ELECTIONS.

W. ,o that we cannot find room to-day for the reveal
tions of leading Wing Journals as 10 The universal eaof
&c tho h;os Al Washington against the present CABINET
d n favor of remodeling They show that the Wing party
s,a,e Of rand dntegrarion, and that the present ne
u.no us soon fall to pieces. Tha; such result was TO
L oca WIS long since regarded as natural consequence
a h douh dealing of the last canvass the complete num-
h and MASTERY of the weak minded old soldier by ms
r ard selfish counseors, who induced him TO violate
bis moot solemn pledges Virginia is about once more 10
xnress her opinon of Tayorism Will she heed the nvo
catons Of the Wing press and be alone In sustaining she
oncarn nv her votel Will she not rather come up
, ,ha s,,,oals and with more than usual energy enter
ai ber condemnation of the wretched Regency Let the
D.,s one and nil think OF the effect of the vote on
bp,sdav week and by Union and energy return majority
- d and ,rue men, TO rcbuke the INSIDERS Will Virg
ser nov when even North Carolina is about to shake
a ho mantle of Wbggery is confessed by Wing pa
paper, as follows: 49, , - ;, $500.
we'll settled that Gov Manly Will be renomnaed
That he will be beaten by any man ,ne Ueloeia rum We
entertain not the shadow of DOUBT we oeslea al any
ra,e that n Carolina should sustain the present Admins
If he General Governments that she should manifest
he anprobaton of the conduct ol that noOe faot VINO
nresdes over the desnies of this great kepnpc win sucf
signal honesty and hrmness. We have, however uohe 0Gt
I,mhava rlyen the warming and foretod the result We
have agan and again stated that Gov Manly cannot secure
the vote of the Wing party, and those VINO persis. ~ n9
mating him. when they know this 10 pc ue oue 10 oe heu
snonsihe for the consequences We say iurther we dc
@ believe there is prominent well informed Nhig West
&c who believes Gov. Manly can De reelected
Why then will they persist in making hlm me candidate o.
The party! Can those who act thus claim 10 DE true wings
Are thew not breaking down their own party win Their eyes
en7 vet such people denounce US as demagogue Tor
'aoo'''e " Mountain Bonner Wing.
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who speaks of America Virginian, or a South
Caroiinian, speaks pvoUineiay; and if he cannot on
all national occasions, referring to the veal or woe
OF the aggregate American people-the real popuI,ls
Am1icdnus--sink the concrete Virginian or South
Carolinian in the American, then he is spooinciaI
man. man may live in the American metropo-
lis, and yet not be q national American A man
may hive In London. and not be national Briton !;
IN Paris, and yet not be a national Frenchman
And now will give Mr. Richie my idea of real
national man. national American is he who,
when the Union is in danger, rises above the con
sideration OF SELF of party of State pride, and ex-
claims, % l owe no allegiance to the South, / owe
no allegiance to the North; know but the Union
and the State represent" The patriot who made
that speech is HENRY CLAy! And now will give
Mr. Richie my idea OF provincial man; but no, if
am not better bred than Mr. Richie, will at
least show hun that have more discretion.
In conclusion, would assure Mr. Richie that
am perfectly calm and resigned under his chas-
tisement. MIR Richie is an applicant to Congress
for compensation due him on contract If his
abuse of me will gain him any ultra Southern or
Northern votes shall be glad of having at least in
directly, afforded the Of his relief. Mr. Richie
is 80 extremely popular that his relief will also be
relief to his friends and to the party of which he is
30 distinguished an ornament.
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Mr.. Toombs's Speech.

We invite the attention of our readers TO the
eloquent speech, to be found in another column;
delivered by the Hon. Robert TooMBs, at
Milledgeville, Georgia, on one of the evenings
during the time when the late convention OF that
State was in session. Ii is characterized by
the fervid eloquence for which this gentle
man is so Justly celebrated With all his long
tried and well-known zeal in behalf of South
ern rights, Mr. TooMBs sees too clearly the ben
elits which the South enjoys under the Constltu-
ton, and the grave perils TO which 1t would be
exposed if out of the Union, not to portray the
one in mastery manner while he raises his
warning voice against the other. When our
present difficulties shall have passed away-as
pass away they inevitably must. from the pre-
sent patriotic indications throughout the land
the names of TooMBs and STEPHENS will be
radiant among those of the eminent men who
have stood up for their whole country in the
present crisis of her affairs.
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JEssy LIND IN CHAaLEsTos.-JennyL Lind was
called on by number of Charleston ladies ON the
Gath inst. In the evening forest tree covered with
variegated lamps, was placed in front of her win
dows, attracting much attention. There was
great rush at the sale of tickets for her fret con-
cert. She advertised to give three concerts in
that city, the Goth, 9th, and 2sth of December
On the Let of January che sails in the steamship
Isabel for Havana.
The Mercury OF the 9th instant gives the follow
ing account of Miss Lnd's first concert in the city
of Charleston
Miss Jenny Lind welcomed last night by
an array OF beauty and fashion such as has seldom
been seen within the walls of our theatre In adj
dition to our own citizens, OF the faircst forms
and brightest intellects OF mel ghbor 1--WE should
like to call her sster) State of gia grace ed with
their presence the occasion. She was greeted ON
her appearance with less enthusiasm than she has
been, perhaps, accustomed to- and the chillincss of
the audience seems in some degree TO be impaired
10 the singer but this of brief duration and
az the feelings of her hearers melted under her
thrilling tones and the srtiess witchery of her
manner, and found vent in irrcprcssible bursts of
enthusiasm, genial smile illumined her features.
and gush after gush Of delicious melody was poured
iorth with a loyousness and abandon, that thrilled
and enchanted the audience"
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SourH CARoLIsA FIoUREs op SPKrcH.-The New
Orleans Crescent contains the following remark on
the exaggerated metaphor of some of the South
Carolina orators:
"The South Carolina orators indulge in most un
savory SMILES; collins and crossed swords are very
in his great speech, advises that Carolina shall
main IN the Union for the present, il only as
"a fire ship" This comparison is of their own
manufacture. We shall analyze it fire ship is
miserable vessei, unnt to make fair fight, which
is filed with combustbes set on fire. and aban-
doned. Whatever injury it may do the enemy, its
own fate is certain-success only insures its de-
struction. To such an Internal machine one of
Cardinals orators hkens his State We fear the
chair Of Bellies Lettres is not well filled at Colum.
bia. Young men study the Virginia resolution
more than they do Ksimes and Blair. II they will
give US philippics, at least let them be in good
-
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SLAVE STATES.
FREE STATES.

The free States, it will be remarked, had one ma
ory; and unless the free States had voted for the
bill it must have failed This conclusion is reason
able because the yeas and nays were not even or
dered. The New England States propose law.
draft its provisions, present it to the Senate, pass it
by their votes, and assail 1t iniquitous
law! What admirable commentary upon the
consistency of fanaticisn!
Vermont gave her consent for this law for her
Senators were both present A divided or mega
tive vote from that State would have defeated it;
and obviously she considered the la Just and con-
stitutional, she would have Indignantly record
cd her dissent to it's passage. These facts cannot
be controverted. Vermont stands self condemned
and self convicted
now turn briefly to the proceedings in the House
upon the bill. II was reported to that body from
the Senate the Goth of January. Ii received it's
first reading the Dist; committed to the
proper committee and reported by them the 4th
of February, with verbal amendment, and passed
the House, finally, on the 5th of February. But
one day was devoted to its consideration from the
time il left the hands Of the committee until il
tainly there could have been debate and but few
objections to its general features. The Senate con
CURED in the verbal amendment of the House on
the 9th; and it Immediately received the signature
of the President Let it be observed. too, that the
House committee was composed Of The following
gentlemen:
Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, chairman;
Sheerashub Bourn, of Massachusetts,; Alexander
White, Of Virginia.
Two members from Massachusetts, and but one
from the South; and the act reported back from the
Senate with merely verbal amendment. Com
ment ia unnecessary. But now for the vote:
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BILE discomfort and ignoble repose beneath the com
pulsion of bayonets, is not thriving season for
manly opinions. The reforms which Europe
qures should begin at the fireside with the educa
ton Of the rising youth, and end on the battle
field il need be- But 30 long the first indications
Of desire for free government are beheid in the
supremacy of the mob. it may be feared that revo-
lutionary effort will end in the suppression of some
temporary evil, the mere deposition of some OBJ
noxious dynasty short Of the erection of per-
manent form of free government, the construction
Of system of laws which the liberty of the
citizen whilst they encourage national progress and
prosperity. A. &. Il.
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TEE MysTrsIous RAPPIsos.-A Mr.. w. M.
FKRsALD has addressed to the Boston Transcript a
circumstantial report Of an alleged conversation
between himself and the mysterious rappers, or
rather, he states, with the shade of the late Dr.
CHAsSIss. The editor of the Transcript remarks
on the subject that the so-called responses pro-
badly, in this case, merely the echoes of Mr.. Fer
naldsown opinions on theological subjects; ques
tons seem to be the foregone conclusions of his
own mind, and the affirmative raps the product of
his own will, perhaps unconsciously exercised.
Had he entertained opinions directly the reverse,
and shaped his questions accordingly, the raps
would, the Transcript believes, have been equally
propitious TO his views. The most opposite doc
trines, says that journal, are endorsed by the
"rappers;" at one moment they are more skepd-
cal than Voltaire, and the next more orthodox
than Calvin, according to the company in which
they may happen TO be.
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A correspondent of the New York Commercial
Adusrttsu has furnished to that paper history of
the law OF 1898 for the rendition Of slaves and of
the proceedings Of Congress anterior TO it. on the
petition of the Quakers of New York and Penn
syvania. The following is the substance of the
account. with some slight abrdgment
The first demonstration against the institution
New York, in 1890 They presented a memorial
to Congress praying that in its wisdom il would
take such measures, "as tue powers with which it
was invested would authorize, TO promote the abo-
liton of slavery and discourage every species Of
traffic in slaves" and this memorial, by q vote of
43 to III, was referred for report TO special COM
mittee, raised for the purpose, consisting of essrs
Foster. from New Hampshire; Huntington, from
Connecticut; Gerry from Massachusetts,; Law
renee, from New York; Sinnickson, from New
Jersey; Hartley, from Pennsylvania, and Parker,
from Virginia members from Northern, and
but one member from the Southern States. But
observe the free States, and compare their conduct
with the character of the report then furnished
to the House-that the prayer Of the memoriaiists
entirely ins1psdient. This the first slavery
movement (leading to the present excitement) in
the United States. The names of the movers will
be found upon the files of the Pennsylvania Adolf
ton Society, and appear there as the founders Of
that body. tal .rl
On the question to refer, the stood, as have
stated, ~ to IL, viz
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. yea 80, nay New York; 1;
Maryland yea 8, nay l; Virginia yea 7, nay 2;
South Carolina yea D, nay 4; Georgia yea 0, nay g.
RECAPITULATIoN.
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Free States, (6)...... .33 80 4
Slave States a. 30 10 10

The above shows that Maryland and Virginia,
by large vote, encouraged the movement upon
which our existing domestic troubles based,
and that in reality the four slave States equally
divided their vote upon the subject. Other petit
tons and memorials began to pour in, until in
good faith to the original compacts of the Consti
tuition, the free States determined to make the bar
borage Of fugitive slaves penal offence, and the
time put down the abolition societies in the
country. To this end, on the 22d day of November,
1892, il was ordered in the Senate that "a commit
tee Of three be appointed to draft fugitive slave
bl;'' and the chairman OF that committees and the
author at that act, was Mr.. George Cabot, OF Mas
sachusetts. On the Goth Of September of the same
year Mr.. Johnston. of North Carolina. (who, with
Mr.. Reed, of Delaware, constituted the two re-
naming members Of the committee,) reported the
bill, and it passed third reading the II tn of
January succeeding, and was ordered to be en-
crossed on the 18th This, you will perceive,
quick work 1t could have led to disc ussion,
because it appears that the question pressed at
to a final vote. So manifest is this fact. that
the yeas and nays were not ordered, and we must
infer that the vote was unanimous. The Senators
present were:
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Amin BEv-In consequence of some nisappre-
tensions, not to say misrepresentation respecting
the mission ofthis subject Of the Sublime Porte j. p
Brown, Esq, dragoman to the American legation
In Turkey, has written letter 10 the Cincinnati
Commercial saying that Amin Bey holds the rank
Of a commander in the Turkish navy and OF lieu
tenant colonel in the army, and has been sent
hither by the liberal minded and humane Sultan to
obtain information respecting mechanical, ma
val, and military resources; that he has had similar
confidential missions, and Ia cminently deserving
Of esteem and confidence The American minister
resident at Constantinople, and other Americans,
have repeatedly desired the Sultan To send such
agent to the United States.
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SOUTHERN CorTos MILLs.-The Georgia Helicen
sets down the number of cotton mills in the States
of Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Ala
bama at SO, in which invested about 900 OOO
Some $1,000 hands are employed, and l52, 900 spin
dies. They consume 81 900 bales of cotton annu-
aIlv
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fIar IN FALL Rrvga-We learn that a dcstruc-
tive hre occurred in Fall River yesterday
by which the Episcopal church wss destroyed and
several more buildings were more or lcss damaged,
and an Irisbmsn bose name we have not lea rr,ed
was Killed by the falling ofa chimney. The dwell
ing house owned by Messrs. Ford and Cobb, nd
Jscent to the church nearly destroyed, and the
dwelling houses OF Joseph Chase and Thomas Will
our were DANCED. The stceplc Of the Unitarian
church took fire, but the flames were cxtnguishcd
with but little injury. Ns,c BEDFORD Mercury. 2sh
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PARoDI.-Those persons in Philadelphia who do
not approve of opera exhibitions the stage, are
to be gratfed with hearing this distinguished song
stress, in concert which is to take place at Musical
Fund Hall, in that city, on Wednesday evening
ne
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The SToRM.-The schooner Wave Totman
which sailed from Portland, Maine, on the 22d in
slant, for Boston, in endeavoring to make Winter
harbor, went ashore on Cape Porpoisc, and, with
the exception of sails and rigging, became total
loss Crew saved
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CoLosIzATIos JouRsAL.-We have received the
first number of new monthly Colonization jour
nal, published at New York, edited by the Rev. j.
b. Pinney 1t makes a good appearance, and will
undoubtedly be an able and acceptable journal.
Terms, 81 per annum, for one copy; ten copies
for @5
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TsLEsaAPH UNDER WsTsn.-There are three
lines OF submarine telegraph wire in working op-
GRAFTON under the Hudson river four der the Con
necticut. two under the Delaware, and eight under
Harlem river; all coated with gutta- pcrchs, and
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The OHIo's MAn.-The locomotive attached to
the car with the mail by the steamer Ohio broke
down on Friday afternoon about mile below
Grey's ferry, and the mail did reach the Phia-
delphia post office until O'Clock at night.
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Anti RsSr.-A despatch from Utica, New York,
Of the 9th instant, states that the suits brought
against Hon. George Clark, to test the title 10 the
lands in the Oriskany patent have been discontin-
ued by the attorney general; that the witnesses
were all summoned several times, at heavy cT-
pense to the State, but the attorney came TO the
conclusion that the title of Mr. Clark good; and
that the lands for SALE and the present ten
ants will doubtless become purchasers, as many
have already.
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PLUMRAso.--The Lynchburg Virginian says that
very rich specimen OF plumbago was recently
turned up by the plough on the farm Of John X.
Edmunds, Esq., Of Halifax and another mine of the
same material has been discovered on the line of
the Danville railroad, about three miles from Dan
vile. The latter mine has been leased by north
ern gentleman, who is now working it.
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THE Ono CoSvESTIos.--The Ohio State Con-
vention have adopted section that no person
holding office under the United States or the State
shall be eligible for oicein the Legislature warm
debate ensued on the 9th a section giving the
Legislature power to repeal the charter Of any in
oorporated company for collecting or properly dis
posing Of their property.
INDIANA CONVENTION Indiana Conven-
ton has passed a section prohibiting the Legisa-
turc from granting divorces. Also, prohibiting
lotteries, the sale of lottery tickets, in the
State
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Mail RosBKarns.--We learn from the Caddo
Ga,efk that person who, for year or two, has
been in the habit of stealing valuable letters from
the mail, on the route between Marshall, Texas
and Shreveport and New Orleans, hns been de
tccted. The culprit Is DIR. j. X. Stoddart, deputy
postmaster at Fort Jesup. lie IL of family
and had previously borne good character. He
succeeded ia escaping after acknowledging his
guit.--Ns0 Orleans Picov,ine
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Nsw HAMPsHIsx.--The Constitutional Conven-
ton has decided that the Superior Judges and At
tOrney General Of that State shall henceforth be
elected by the people; Yeas 1879, nays SO. State
Superintendent Of Common Schools is to be chosen
in like manner
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Valo, Neurological Tale, by PARKE GOODWIN.
New York GEORGE PUTNAM. Under this fan
clful title have story in which the well known
incidents in the career of Jenny Lind invested
with the strange but beautiful costume of the
Northern Myth. 1t presents a succession OF very
charming pictures, sketched in style at once of
simplicity a I'D ornament. Several beautiful lyrics
are scattered throughout the volume, and the text
is illustrated by handsome wood cuts, designed by
some of our most eminent artists
The above books are all excellently adapted for
holiday presents, and are for sale by Messrs. Tay-
lor & Maury.
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The Picturesque SouUenir New York: GEoReE
p PUTNAM. When the reader is informed that
this volume is made up of the celebrated Letters
of Traveller" written by William Cullen Bry-
ant, illustrated with thirteen steel engravings and
elegantly printed and bound, it is needless for US
to say more in order to commend it to his atten-
ton.