Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-07
hiCHAEOSD EikQUissERs
MONDAY MORHsSG, OCTOBER g, ts5 /.

The Greer nnt. "Donaldsou, IIon1 once more.
In returning from the Staunon Convention the eve
OF dark and stormy ns! stopped at Coys some -
miles beyond Charlottesville II is one o the most comfort
able and pleasant know. Here during the sum!
arr may be found many agreeable persons from the u"c'
country-ard here the quarters Col Cro2ct ana
his young cnginces engaged upon tho Tunnc ard the Eue
Ridge Railroad State work. extending lG miles from
Mchuns River The "Fas,en base" Of The Blue Ridge to
Waynes5oruus! the "Wcscrn base Of the mointa,f
In gehg To SIaunton, had hastily but with much i'!eI-
esl, examined, both ends, the suacnous wo; III" lnHei
through the Blue Ridge. single glance satisfied Us o tie
reality Of The reports The difficulty Of The wok. The
Tunnel has, thus far been entirely through solid IocH
and OF the hardest kinda dark BLUSH schiStcsc sJy ct"
si0ne of most Irregular fracture On the Eastern side %GEc
the mountain has been perforated $50 feet Tie rock "
very compact and no wallng is necessary. On the vet
ern side whsle The mountain is perforated about $50 ir tie
rock is not solid, Ll. is composed Of shifting &lfa!a
which require in many places waln upland tbs ai-
pose, limestone blocks have be hauled u:-S
The tunnel is about 20 feet wide and 80 feet high arce 4!
the top About 100 hlnds employed night and day tl-
ns divided into three parties, oil 20 each side cac!s panty
working eight hours While Western side the mouth
Of the Tunnel comes directly into the valley the Eastern
side is necessary difficulties s"ch
as cutting oil spurs filling up prccipces &c. Al TIE en-
trance OF the Tunnel there will be immense enhanH"eh
al least lO0 feet high and curved Before reaching e East
e!n mouth it has also been found necessary to cut oe
shorter tunnels through the intcrposng spurs OF the noun
tains The grade from Mchms River The mouth "i lie
Tunnel is 10 feet per mile II is calculates, that the Tunnel
will moi be completed than four ycarsit being hpos
sibe 10 work more than limited number OF hands.
Bu, 10 return from Of practical sciSnce u one Of
political trckery which is due TO our position that We
should expose While Coxcs, read in Richmond pa
tolaf NH isnut ph
~ Y Herald had published official CALL signed by all the
81 members Of the Democratic National COMMITTEES FOR the
meeting of the Democratic National Convention at Bl
tnor in June next. When reached RchnonI we were
startled by the following Editorial announcement in The y
y Herald OF September 25th:
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
The Presidential Campaisn-CnN for psm0srI';e va
tional Conreniion-.Ia. r. Pudding'S Secession Lser
We publish this morning another curious Ge""cr"ilc DO
c,ncn il purports To be proclamation appointing Tue
time and pace for lie meeting of the democratic National
Convcuticn-to wit, the lirs Monday III Junc and IN 'e
civ o. Baltimore IL is uttestcd by cerIcat: iirl ar
Secretary Sanbon in behalf the National Democratic Com
lice Accur,n. 10 the statement vi Mr. Sanhrfn, uis
decision has prccp!raed By lie publication u" Tie 10
MADISON correspondence AMI s the result OF rec nnsndn
,i., from, Mr. W r. Ititchir, the Virginia member "i the
National Executive Committee. Whether i.s Is q: s IL"
device up the Donaldson corTcsp"hd nee, lc de
mocracv themselves must determine IL sti!S rs "'"c'
or tha. the National Committee ouIh 10! 10 lat come lU
any definite ncriu. il The absence Mr.. &. H. Donalson
M Texas and Mir Naha!. II. Greer, OF Iowa both t'eS;
cent
it. n hui ana i'I-nat il this call be d'nl nae c' We
must commend c and sngacty "t Mr. secretary SAT
boin selecting the Nee YORK Herald IA 'o best h'c'l
,or liz irela:. uniYersr ccuallrn il hs n" gcTi-
inc Mr. Sanoorn ind hcitcr perhaps. Try a2." In III"
,neanlmc something ou9ht 10 he donc "a iFctin2 ou c
mystery ut the theft Mr. Grrcs ca:prto2r, by which
most heautify sr preI :or the campaign pic
ded, and good many oi" interesting d,rocfac no'!'ns
brought u LIGHT. The idea q" l"rec"n& J"S!l T.
iiddinns into support of General Sam iipGsion "a>
certainly bold push t'F ifct SUI f".i9n'- anu s '
calculated shock the sensibilitcs VI la;'av li"i !ne
Authenticity of these letters is however, established Nc
Give ,tc call Tor the National CunScnon ior wha Il -
worth 1t may least furnish useil i;G 10 ~" demo
in Congress for their action; tor we dnh NJ" that IL:
first months of The approaching session VIII Toe tk, ~
by parties arrangements plots plans Schemes n;:igGa-
and platforms for the prert7nc
CALL FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CoHFENTI. y |
New ! onK. SLpT. IL lSo!.
70 he Editor Of the Hsrad
Ar the suprcsoa Of sI iichic Of Virginia ::pse letter
has been a!! before the public, although sur "sy %
ained but as has been published iae call !ur ic Dcn
cratic National Convention ht Issued! on i
confer great upon the National Democracy oy pub
fishing the enclosed CALL have paper in this ct ~
piyr il general circulation All the delegates who have csn
elected Naiicna Convention thus far by conventions
in New Hampshire, massachusetts and Wisconsin, afe,
assure YOU utterly informal and tcy lake htif
sents The men who have thus carly chDsrn delegates Il"
Baltimore nave without The least authority the
central organization of the democratic party. Every one
knows that the democracy of these States could move IN
The choice Of delegates before the regularly authorized call
was issued As have heard o:u every State IN Tie
Union as 10 the suitable lime and place fox the Convention,
Knowing az VIC do The extensive circulation The Herald has
throughout the country desirous Of having this call
appear in your columns. Respectfully yours.
JAMES SANBORN. i
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL cnSvE.rIoS
The Democracy of The seseru States o The Union are
hereby requested choose their quota 4" delegates 10 ts
DrnDcratc National Convention, Baltimore on
the first Monday in June lS52 nominate candidates FOR
President and Vice President nf the United States for hc
support of the Democratic Republican electors. Reprcscn
laun should hc in accordance with the Congressional
basis with the addition Of Senatorial tclega,es
Mainc-Charles Andrews, M!ssouri-F =. Blair, Jr,
". H.-Janes Sanhorn, kcntucky-J. G. Noble:
Vermont Horace Clark, rcxas--C. II. Donaldson,
Mass.-Lews Josselyn, Arkausas--I. \. NhItclc",
Conn.,. D. B.ld~n, Crla-Eugcne Cas:crly,
r. I.-Samut 5. FoEs, Ohio Samuel M'r!lry,
n York-I;dwn Crnswell lndiana-H L. Ellsworth,
~ J.-E. r. V. Wright, lIinns-I. Eastman,
Penn.-John w. Forney, Mch.M. r. Clark,
Dcl.-Geo. Read Rl2le lowa-NaL,aniel Ccer,
va-Wm. F. Richie, "is.-l. G. Darling,
~ C-Roacrt Strange, !laryand-B. fl. Richards,
5. C.-J. NJ Commander, Ala.-Juhn Cragin
Georsia-Juhn Forsyth Louisiana-J Euyon,
Mississippi-E BlikSdale, Fiorida-Chas. L. Dyke,
Tenn.-E. G. Eastman,