Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31

copnrN ~ AMERCAN DEMOCRACY.


GOLDEN on AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. /
Sir Richard Golden in address, which he recently ao
at meeting before tho Mechanics Institute at LEEDS mus
fecitous!y but characeIisiical!y gave ms
Democracy in America Golden goes in strong Tor cheap
With some over radical tendency, perhaps
ENGLAND al this day has no bodc WISER OF more
81, ,emer IN the true sense of that often much abused
word than Sir Richard Golden.
nYou have beartm (said Mr. Cobden) something aoou o
sate of Education in America Inc linS WHEN su -
travelling through me w. ava ha condon Of The
same class Of peopei in this country ear hcaf say %
yisils the t. States ana travels through thal liz
ae ,h;s i, nd thinking himself democrat, butts IN reaiy
AZ, no will come back from the l. States a real
Thorough Tory He will find his prelndlces ana suscepu
ties 40 shocked by the rubbing OF his elbows against me
% ,erhanc class of that country in the steamboat the
c,rrape md everywhere else where he travels al
if he be mere kid glove democrat and haveno real sympa
by with the mass of the people, ne WIZ come PACK WIZ" NC
- ra,l;tv when he real asiocrat (hear, heaI)
R # b noes there DESTROYS really ascertain whether the
ncone there are elevated above the working classes oil an
olEer places in tie world be will come back delsheu WIN
Inc social state of America, appiause Wnat slIucA NE
mos, nj al, was that did not lind in the New Engana
STATES of America any class corresponding win tne is
500 If the working classes in agricultural and manu-
facnrinr towns Really they raised infinitely above
MS indeed have no hesitation in saying that Inc mass OF
the people whether employed in the Workshop or upon inc
land n
h b. md the argeness and cearness oil neir
ideas above the class in England as that class IN En-
gland are raised above the sale class In Austria
Soubt much of this is owing the democratic institutions
Of Americas but much also owing to the habit OF reading
which cheap newspapers have introduced Cheap ana
ty is Tory saire and even good men appeenu an nu1
Of bad morals from penny papers, They are wrong; wnen
the price of the Liverpool papers was lowered ee VI ioo
years ago there reduction 10 the extent OF looUU
weekly in the sale IN TINS c town. o. raa ae again poued
in the newspaper stamp however, is certain 10 contl-
nue. desirable 10 have the duty on paper removed.
DESTRUCTION OF THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
Our limits do not permit copy the full Details Of the
destruction BY fire which occurred in New Orleans, nvo
wing the loss Of the ST. Charles HOTEL he finest Hotel the
world two Churches and much other property The par
tculars which follow however, taken from the Peayune, Of
Sunday morning. will put readers in possession OF the
main facts connected with the calamity.
THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION.-Th ST. Charles
Hotel was first discovered fire AT II o'clock yester
dnv Slight curs of smoke issued from the north
left hand wing OF the ouaing oTe. e aaies aepar.
In few minutes the smoke poured from Inc caves all around
h front Dortico As this much in advance of the
main building II was at st thought that the smoudering
/ fire could he easily conquered
4 hsh wind however, blowing from tho northwest,
helping drive the fire into the building and under the
;rn roof where difficult reach it, The dense vol
umes of smoke rolled heavily the and much
exnosed space where the emen stood The roof that they
barely allie breathe the fierce flames burst forth
ali around them beating them directly into the hotel and
they were finally forced 10 retreat In few the
flames rushed up the lofty dome and the light air. cupoa The
INNER passages und filled with dense sitting smoke;
the flames burst forth from the roof of the main building
either side the portico and Of tn upper win
dows all hope of saving the magnificent edifce
abandoncd and the mmens3 crowd in the Streets in short
time saw the entire structure five stories high with dome
and cupou dominecng high above all compeers In tho city,
from font 20 renr on ST. Charles Gravier and Common
streets enveoped broad garng sheet of fame
rising from the very ground oor whilst the vast interior
seemed raging blazng furnace, the whole grand lofty
structure looking like very mountain Of fame II
magnificent spectacle absorbing the senses xirg the spec
tator's gaze with species Of terrified admiration.
The great dome began TO totte all were fixed on it,
feeling OF deep regret pervaded the entire gazers
For there was pause and nothing was heard
but the roar of the flames and the cracking timber. The
next instant cupoe and dome feel in disappearing great
cloud Of smoke and fire that rushed up whilst deafen
ing crash stunned the The doom of the ST. Charles was
sealed.
Despite the excrons OF the fremen Mr. Capps Church
was in less than hour after caught completely gutied
lea wing tie bare walls. The building was not insured
The long low brick building behind lr. Clapps
church, running from GTavie TO Union Streets and prnc
pay occupied by the Pelican coffee house. burnt out
leaving the walls. They were insured fog $1,000.
H. r. Bcachs large carriage establishment, directly in
The rear OF the Charles Hotel narrowly escaped desuc
In Common street, the brick building No III next the
hotel occupied by Henderson and Peae, wa, burnt out
They saved their books papers, &c.
We building burn so rapidly rs tie large Me-
hods Church The OF Poydras and Capndeletss.
The roof and lofty steeplc oil wood slaed and old
In al least twelve minutes after the roof caught and lit
lie smoke first SEEM the tall steeple burning pile
and half the roof on fire and bright fame The stee-
pie soon fell bodily the ground and in momsnt the
tire edihce in flames. Nothing remains of II but
the bare walls 1t contained valuable organ and other
property none Of which we believe saved
The flames communicated to the adacen, tenemens
In Poydra and Carondelct They frame build
ings and burned rapidly, despite the utmost exe'on.
The first building in Poydras street, the Church,
between ST. Charles and Carondeet, double two story
frame occupied as boarding house by Mrs. Sale
II burned down. Furniture partly saved
Nayt II nnpeaf auaeh M
DESTROYED. Furniture mostly saved.
In Carondelet the Church aud between Poy
dras and HeYa Streets fine story frame tenement,
with porches and pillars occupied for olces &C. was
burned. Contents mostly saved. small wooden shanty
il also destroyed The back buildings around
the rear Of the Church were burned.
In Carondelet s' above Heva and opposite "Caronde-
let Row. block of three story frame buildings. Nos
Ill l73 and 1885, with porches and pillars had the roofs
burnt off, stories injured and back buildings mucn
burnt
The Methodist Church was insured for $4,000
The ST. Charles Hotel building insured for 100000.
The essees Messrs Nudge & Wilson, had an insurance
of 1852, 500 the furniture, stock, wines liquors. &c
Ii is impossible describe the of confusion that
took place in the Hotel when the alarm given Imagine
the building filled with five hundred Strangers be-
sides many boarders servants &c. each one run
ming here and there working at the fire. packing TRUNKS
carrying baggagsew preserving presence OF NINA
ladies SICK anting frightened whilst crowds hurried
from every direction TO the SPOT shoned The engines
clanked and bells rang GENEROUSLY and something Ike
picture OF the scene may be drawn
The fire in the hotel is supposed TO have originated IN
detective fue of chimney II must have smouldered or
hours before discovered
Very little furniture, stock Wines &C. saved from The
hotel The silver plate left in the reproof vault which
supposed be crushed in by the immense weight
on it, One o,c clerks saved money deposited in the ONCE
The PROJECTORS exerted themselves keep order MI VIII
had his leg severely and bruised by the falling Of one
of the walls.
Many rumors prevailed regarding loss life Two per
generally reported have been killed by the fa-
ling Of the cornce of the hot poco. At the time tho Gu
poa fell many persons were trying make their escape
through the bar-room. We informed that of them three
gentlemen and waiter, unknown, missing Al
the time the dome fell great rush of the crowd IN st.
Charles street made towards Canal, number OF per-
sons thereby thrown down and bruised.
On hearing of the disaster all tho Courts adjourned Bu-
sncss standstii In the evening several OF the
theatres closed.
REFORM CONVENTION.
THURSDAY, JAs 80. 1851.
To-day, after prayer by Rev DR.. Early, the Convention
resu cd the consideration Of the unfinished business OF
teday being the motion of Mr. NJ Garrett refer the re-
port of the committee the Executive Department to the
committee OF the Whole
The motion, after discussion in which Messrs. Wise,
Goode, Armstrong, S,roher Chiffon Bocock and others
tod