Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-10


Tallahassee Sentinel, in to recently ad-
dressed him by Senator Morton The latter very
tart The Governor takes the role of dignity and kind
illness. We quote a single extract:
al am asked what would make me an agitatorl
trust, having long escaped that pestent mpuation
shall do nothing at this late period Of my life to merit
the stigma | was born and reared among. and trust
have imbbed the feelings and principles of, statesmen
who were no less careful about the grounds of their
tion than resoute and unyieldng in defending them.-
Should the threatened trespasses upon the constitution
al rights of the South which the Senator indicates be
consummated the of Virginia upon the alien and
sedtion laws will indicate what views of resistance
should entertain trust should be quite far from
submitting to actual aggression, as am; from
volutionizng upon the force of mere possibilities that
these aggressions may be committed"
He says very quietly, in his conclusion:
"1 regret the style, temper and much of the matter
OF Senator Mortons communication, and doubt not,
with reflection and experience in public aft airs
this regret will be mutual"
TExAs-It is stated that excellent caret wine is now
manufactured in Texas from the Mustang grape, the
spontaneous production Of which is said to exceed be-
lief Thousands of hogsheads of wine, nowise inferior
French claret could be manufactured every year,
is said, from this hardy native grape.
On the 10th of March the Steamer Brownsville was
lost in Trinity river about 1853 miles above the mouth
near Cherry Landing. She was on her way to Pine
struck snag, and sunk suddenly that it was with diff
fculy the passengers could save themselves.
San Antonio seems to be increasing rapidly in popu-
lation and commercial importance.
The Western Texan of the 2lst, says that the crops
in the vicinity of San Antonio are coming up finely
The eight ten inches high, and all it need
ed rain. There had been rain, with the execp-
ton Of one shower, for about month
CONSPIRACY AND FORGERY from ST. Jago
de Cuba mention the development OF most singular
and atrocous affair." which had occurred there involving
the character, property, and liberty of several of the
leading merchants and resulting in the disclosure of
deep-aid conspiracy, and heavy forgeries, especially
directed against the house Of T. Brooks & Co., CORNER
y Wright, Brooks & Coz merchants of the highest re-
specability and standing and we'll known throughout
Europe and the United States who were accused, with
Others having received and embezzled large amount
Of property belonging to ST.. Ysastegui, bankrupt
merchant, who absconded from Santiago about seven
years since.
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD DEBT-The Commit
tee appointed by the stockholders ofthe South Carroll
ma Railroad Company have made report which shows
the permanent debt to amount to the enormous sum
s37o3477 The present capital paid in only S29o750
being rs cents upon the dollar, the amount original
ly subscribed, The Committee propose TO call in the
remaining rs per of the stock for the purpose of
liqudating portion of the Indebtedness. They then
estimate the earnings of the Road at $l000,000 per
annum and its expenses and reserved fund 100000
which will leave barely enough to pay per inter-
est upon the capital and debt Of the Company. This
is rather gloomy showing; but the Committee do not
to be dishearened and the Board ofDectors have
boldly called flor the additional instalments according
to their recommends ton.
MssouR1.-Ths State is rece living accessions to its
population with almost unexamped rapidly. Some
idea Of the ia which the population isncreasing
may be gathered from the very large sales OF the pub