Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25

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- E,ac,s in Prose- Poetry and Dialogue from distinguish
a American and English Orators, Dislnes and poets IN
.;a ,,.cmens of the cloquence of statesmen of the
any Nv Edward C. Marshall, NJ A. The selec-
qood and the book well adapted for the use Of
! schools. I...--
TuE BEAUTY AND POWER OF COTTON.
,,dnn letter in The Charleston Mercury, deacrb-
;n rho Worlds Fair we make the following interesting ex.
| tract
Among 90 many objects of interest and wonder, and 80
s,, diversity where everything from every part OF the
be s or at any rate is attempted 10 De olspayeo IL Is
df6cu 10 describe any part or indeed TO commence
a, u for u.s. the French Ambassador quoted
| "A mighty magic but without a plan"
mov add "a vast chain of being" although nanlmae-
In ti. great puzzle then while wander IN maglna'l9n
arain through fairy palace, built up almost as suddenly
as that Aladdin in his drcnm where can wnere rest
more appropriately Than on The simple ous aIi important
nnnbuuns of the Southern States and among them Caro-
lima? Frun the rich silks Of Lyons hang IN surpas
sing heauty from where the shawls 4 Paris vie VIII nose
If Cashmere and excel those Paisley from where the
East shows its migncence with all Inc wealth OF The
Indies aud amid perfumes of Aaby from where silver
Diana with her silver Nymphs battle themselves IL SILVER
n from where ruby and the pearl The diamond and me
emerald The turquoise and the amethyst WIN exquisite SKIN
ho We been formed beautiful bouquets oil hn~es from
where the great KOhi.noor the largest diamond In the world
is SURPASSED brancy by the eyes OF Inc CHARMING af
ones who press forward in crowds to view hi from Sru-
sean vases and Bohemian glass golden statues and flowers
of precious stones; from where 10 Short inc rchest ana
me spl.ndd objects in world collected together let
me turn something which, with all its plainness, IS more
and useful anything else in The Great Exh-
hilton of all nations; let sill down, and like Pilgrim in
the Desert rcpuse this cotton bale from oo Carona
cvnrrss anoe sent from Charleston seemed TO attract
considera Bile attention its being made {" single log
can't Imagine any other cause tile boat IS TOO eary ana
stout fast and certainly has no pretensns ~ pe'ay
The American portion Of the Exhibition taken us whole
makes urher poor show; the space allotted 70 i > SAMMY
flied indeed there are however few handsome contibu-
tons A very large, fine coach (trom New oiK, mhS)
and small light sukv that could tt win his right arm
excited sumo attention. There is machine tor cutting n
Others for spinning weaving etc., good many pouss o'
different sorts and Sizes and machine for eapng but
need TOO heavy and occupy much space To be pac
calIy useful there are large collection OF Daeucopes,
perfect gallery of them and an exceedingly hsceaneoue
collection of shoes barrels of shoe pegs pianos and oacon
peaches of und India rubber work
cd into almost every shape immense OARS and sa oues
of boats minerals medicines and bee ahd pickles anu si
and with all these heterogeneous articles he fooms nave
rather empty lock- - =. .
We OF the South have shown them what we nave 10 show
ma the agricultural portion of country, we nave sent
The different kinds grain that we cuuvah we nave gwen
them an opportunity Of seeing Cotton on the Stalk as II
grows picked with the seeds, and lastly IN hgh safe OF
9enao,on for the market When the fair and rch are en-
aging the more snowy parts of the exhibition and great
statesmen, well as poor artisans ana ~
have come probably all way from Liverpool or Manches
Ter IN norake of the pleasure sharing liz cnnymens TO-
gene they cannot fobear turning I" render tne W
TO the article upon which their existence depends
short falling of in the supply Of which speads unVefsa'
| ruin and dismay. a., !,
nr Yankee friends have doubt very substantial grounds
for dsappon,tnen when they find that their "noions
which they expected hca all CREATION are passed oV nn
ou,iced that machinery and agricultural implements
are rejected as being behind the and that their Coton
and oJh.r ,nnufacrcs into mered obsclrity when
brought in nntaicd competition with those OF our"
ar c,nes We of the Suuih therefore, have no cause Tor
DISAPPOINTMENT and may fairly leave that 10 be n"nopoized
by the elegant manufacturers IF The North and East
The ocratic Convention al Baton Rouge, Louisiana
have nonina' ed A. Penn, Esq uhe prescott memoer 10
the Sd Congressional District On the Isl ballot
he received 3D. and Judge Alonz1 Snyder s votes
They aso nominated Col Porter the candidate Tor Au
dtur of Public Accounts.
Ar, Railroad meeting in Petersburg Saturday evening"
il was announced that hundred thousand dollars han
been subscribed citizens of Petcrsbutg Tor the recon-
srucron Of The aaeigh and CASTOR Rail Road end CON-
mec of seven was appointed Delegates 10 meeting oil
Stockholders at HENDERSON. n c.; on the IA ins''
A GOOD BUSINESS. The Times in Cincinnati says
there is house in That CITY in which fifteen or twenty pro-
cssona street beggars reside They average from hve TO
Ten dollars day each and pass their nights in reVey and
dcbuuchcry all being ube bodied men and women ou'
when gu, begging eign nmcness in variety OF ways
/ A HINT TO BORROW EkS.-A correspondent of the
Boston Post the following anecdo,e Of Robert e.
Shaw one of the merchant princes:
We have an anrcdoe tell about Mr.. Shaw which was
before in PRINT and which, we think, viii anuse our
mercantile readers and give offence to our venerable
friend We hapened be present when the occurrence
touk place gentleman met him in The street. and upon
bcf conversation asked him TO lend MN ten dais Us nc
was short-not uncommon thing for him at that time II
was many months ago Mr. Shaw raising his specacief
rerlied
"yvhy Thai hen We next meet you will your face
towards me- look pleasant it len, MIR
- small Of money about month ago, and ever
since time he has cut me- most decidedly Meet MN
where will, State street, Commercial street. or IN Inc
Exchange and he always his face away. When lend
map money and he is owing want him to look me full
face as if nothing had happened; and then shall be
, willing to lend him again."
This is n vcritaoe story.
EXCHANGE BANK OF vIRGINIA.-The called gene
raj meeting OF the Stockholders OF Exchange Bank Of
Virginia was held a, Norfolk on Friday. Joseph segar
Esq., of Elizabeth City County appeared the proxy OF the
! Stale. The Courier says:
"a memorial 10 the next Legislature presented set
ling forth The existing of affairs at the Mother Bank
ASKING The General Assembly Ia restrict the Executive
in the appointment Of Directors &c Mr.. Segar objected
and moved that the Stockholders and directors here DC
respectfully invited resign with view of having en-
tirey directory. This rejected to, and the memo
rial was then adopted"
John Louder the Virginia coun,ecer who arrested
at Louisville, Ky. few days ago. and carried 10 Mays
vile await the requistion Of the Governor of Virginia,
died suddenly Goddard House in tina, city. The Mays
Vile Eagle says that suppose he died Of cholera others
that he took poison.
EXTENSIVE AND TERRIBLE STORM.-Accounts
reach US that tornado and thunder Of Saturday az
,enoon ast very extensive and destructive reaching
from Virginia Boston, probably beyond in both directions
Wind rain and hail, with thunder and lightning proved
very disastrous south of Washington telegraph wires and
posts 10 Cattle unboused crops, and houses Telegraph
poles were shattered between Baltimore and Washington
and some damage expcren cd between Baltimore and Phla
deoha In the magnetic telegraph Offices Philadelphia
and Princeton they envened by the frequent entrance
and explosion of thunderbols," and magnets drs-
nvcJ n hnrh offices and poles and wires satte
ed on the line but promptly repairing them
day. Between New York and Boston the very
severe The House in Boston suffered in having
nets destroyed. BaInums menagee exhibition al Fall
River il ia stated turned nearly upside down. To the
CONSERVATION of the spectators. In New York city the flag
staff on the Aslo House struck BY lightning and
tered 10 pieces. The liberty in Madison street, which
has wsoud the OF 30 years. struck and entire
y DESTROYED and is said killed in Broadway.
CENTRAL SOUTHERN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA
Al meelinC OF the Central Southern Rights Association