Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-17
JUDGE WALKER. ONCE MORE.


publishes letter Of last March Mr. McFarnnd OF the
St. Louis Times, himself which says
"As regards Colonel Benton, To have nothing 10
do with him. personally We principles and if our
position is opposite his of il is nothing more less
than position Of princpie, and not personal The
idea Of lis being anti Benton ridiculous. We advocate
democratic measures and ii Colonel Benton is opposed
those measures he L. o course IN opposition TO U.S. and We
TO him.
"You do me injustice suppose that would aemp, 10
induce YOU to come up here take charge paper
contend personally against Colonel Benton The object
invse and the leading lcn here, Is 10 establish paper thai
will suit the real tone Of the people and the democracy OF
Missouri and you thought 10 be the take charge
of il edoriay With this view, Ia puhsh paper OF the
right and avoid NIL matters of personal controversy
and battle tor principle alone down 10 and
you certainly could not have 50 me- as 10 sup
pose that designed merely TO embark in ephcneral affair
oppose Benton. We had iul and explicit undcrstan.
ding upon that point and you understood me 10 mean,
hope, that the would lac permanent oncadvUcatlng
every true principle OF the Democratic party
The above decidedly conflicts with Mr.. McF's present
statement, follows:
'Judre Walker states that distinct condition of hs assu
ming editorial control Of this paper should avoid
the controversy pending in Missouri &c. 1aere
such condition made M nor was any such policy oi
the paper pursue expressed by in letters which
delivered him. from gentlemen in Missouri soliciting him
Join me in this enterprise
Mr.. McFs letter. however, says, As regards Benton
appeal must of course oppose that warmly and with
dignity"
It canno, be denied however, that Judge Walker commit
private letter He placed himself in his power and the Mis-
sourian was by any motives of decacy from
turning the development his personal advantage.
The passed through the tunnel al Chattanooga, Geo
the 9th inst. The Gazette naturally cNal,s At this neA
pectedy early triumph, which secures an uninterrupted
horoughfarc between the navgablc of 70 West and
the Southern Atlantic Ocean Georgia has immor,llze'!
herself oy her grand Railroad improvements We hope
10 have our especial Growing the completion Of the
Blue Ridge tunnel, which will aniie Eastern and Western
Virginia By indissolutle ties.
large meeting in Nashville resolved that il was lncxpe
dent appoint Delegates the Southern Convention 10
be held in that city. The friends of the movement however
instantly held another meeting and appointed number OF
distinguished gentlemen Delegates among the Andrew
J. Donelson Gen. r. Armstrong En- Gov. A. v Brown DR..
Felix Robertson O. p. Nicholson, " X. Stevenson &c
The Nashville Union says:
'Where oil the Democrats OF Tennessee and respccta-
BILE portion of the Wings favor Of the Convention
renon The small faction of Wings about the towns who
oppose msIpesent the homes, ycomanry Of the country
VIM c. Preston, Esq, i'll consequence Of continued deb
,y has resigned the Presidency OF the South Carolina COL
lege 10 take effect in December.
The Board of Trustees by resolution lament the necess
~ imposed upon him by Illness Of elnGusinc the arduou
and important trust which he has discharged with such sig
nal dignity and ability and with such earnest and unmarried
fahfuness assduy under the Of disease
and against the reluctance Of over-taskcd nature.
The Natuas;s held very interesting meeting in Charles
ton S. c. few weeks ago, OF The Association Tor the ad
vancernent Of Science in the South Agassiz and other
eminent men there and read able papers on
the various discoveries bursting into light The per-
feet demonstration of the truth of the by the pro-
found investigations of modern science into the laws OF cea-
,ion the least interesting and pleasing result OF the
deliberations of the scientific gentlemen assembled at
Charleston A writer in the National Inclgencer states
curious and valuable facts:
Lieut. MArRY particularly, elucidatei his theory OF the
winds in beautiful manner, BY reference 10 the Hebrew
writings and ernced the feeling OF generous satisfaction
that he had been anticipated with such by
ancient author who had described the natural phenomena OF
the currents of winds closely in accordance with the
peence which, BY the aids of modern science be had oied
10 accumulate the evidence Of
The illustrations made upon the large map of the world
exhibited the comparative relations OF land and upon
our globe and the influences which temperature moisture
eyaporaon and elevation had in causing the varieties and
circuits of the different currents of wind.