Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-27
RAILROAD THROUGH THE AFRICAN DESERT.

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. RAILROAD THROUGH THE AFRICAN DESENi /.
The yiceroy of Egypt sactioned the PROJECT oil a
road from Alexandria, by way of Cairo, to the is'us u
Spcz and the work will be commenced Without ue'"''
With the most skiliu European engineers a' MS
.d h anv time 10 summon hundred thousand ARABS
and Cents 10 the labor the energetic ana eh'eiP'isi's
hin, asha will not allow long time to eapse before e
hiso If the locomotive will wake the soludes OF fe'lu
md Noun, Sinai scare the maraudng Bedouln out Oh MS
wits and render the Journey from alexandra 10 tue ioy
Land as easy and rapid as the passage from nuo u
New York The traveller will start from the base oil Cleo
Needle reach Cairo in six hours refresh hnse al
onmo,b depot in the midst of the 'waste and bowling
wilderness" and stand upon the ancient shorc Oh inc Neu
Sea in Two DAYS after leaving the Delta of the Nile.
railroad through the scene of Israes flight and ina
aohs keen the regions %neie e e
T Saoh has reipned ever since amid hunderngs ana ouu
elemental strife, the aw was given from ouh III h
or the first lime in thousands Of years 10 De DISTURBED ny e
ung md roar of modern machinery Here Job drove
his numerous flock the great marls OF the eou'I
this hallowed ground his contemporary MOSES ea INC
mnrnu and munous Hebrews 10 the Land OF ffohlse. ~
This drear solitude The hand of cultivated archecuia SUI
ence scooped magnificent palaces out OF e soa az"
bid sumptuous mansions, and temples ana mgny ee '
at its mandate - r.. l., 81 ,nr,
the successor of Mahomet when he led ms aa
victorious thousands from Syria Cairo and ALEXANDRIA,
poured his dense dark upon Southern EUROPE anu
aimed to subject the the crescent THESE vast ara
deserts which the bald and rocky SINAI iro"ns IN stern
Grandeur long afterwards embed beneath the tread OF arm
ed millions whring like SOME horrible tempest lhlous e
scene of sraes trial and punishment he who rom Inc
nosilion of an humble suhacrn reached the throne OF inc
Borbons BY series of usupaons the most wonderful on
record and would rival the fame and miracles OF the hebrew
waters that closec over inc IN
mild charios and horseen Of Pharoah and exhibits the
iemerty of attempting TO pass dryshod through e stormy
| waters Of the Arabian sea. -,
But wha, was this dissertation in comparison with the
pan,nn and coughing of the iron horse within view oil Inc
SPOT where the burning bush exhibited lis mysterious sign
to the trembling Moses, where me aoes % lc Jaw Vic
broken into fragments which the pillar oil CLOUD oy
day and of fire BY night lowered and guided inc people vi
Israel to lovely region Of the Philstnes ana Canaan
The tour of the HOLY Land which in the days of the Crusn
dcrs was pilgrimage Of imminent peril and accompanied
by prvaon and suffering little short OF mafyruon WIN
Ionis within the limit of season. The tomb OF Aaron
The site of Calvary the Mount OF Olives ana the sores OF
the beautiful Sea Of Gaee will soon be as acceso rs Inc
Tower of Londcn the Lake of Como are now ana an nG
scenes Of Scripture history become familiar 10 Tue e anu
common place the minds of almost every transatlantic
me Judiciary is composed OF FIVE supreme judges twenty
seven Judges Of the pleas one Judge OF pooaG ~
each county and number Of justices of the peace al OF
whom are TO be elected by the people The Supreme Cour
held by the five supreme judges is to Sill al me seat VI gov
eminent and elsewhere il provided BY law Dstct Cous'
held by one Supreme Judge and three Judges OF inc coo
ueas 10 sit in each county least once every year courts
of Common Pleas held by one or more OF inc common
pleas Judges sit in each county as often as may DC po
A thorough and efficient system of common schools OILS
throughout State is to be supported oy taxation anu e
nroceeds of the various funds arising from the sale scoo
lands; the principal Of all such funds to remain unomhls
cd, and only The interest used ,. ,o
The State is prohibited from contracting oeoss 10 greater
apurrrate amount than seven hundred and MY Nlousaho
dollars except repel invasion, suppress lnsucc',
defence in time of The credit OF The otae IS MOI "
he Given or loaned nor the State 10 own stock any com
pany debts of any municipal Ut otnet neo
poraton except debts 10 repel INVASION &C. NC
Assembly cannot authorize any county, Guy own =,
kon,
holder in any company or TO raise money lot VI 'oa "
credit TO any company. H., ,.... 49,
the public debt and dischargng the principal IN ABOUT t
years consist of the income from pubc works anu suc
other funds as may provided by law and raised by taxa
ton. ,,
All the militia officers of the line 10 be elected ny per-
sons subject military duty in their respective districts
In county and township organizations all officers are 10 De
elected BY the people, of one in townships ana
not to exceed three years the counties Beyond this the
subject is left to the control OF the Legislature -
No poll tax shall be levied. All moneys and credits, all
investments and all real and personal property 10 be taxed
but buying grounds public school houses houses used ex
clusivcy for public worship institutions of purely public
charity public property used exclusively for any public pur
pose and personal property not exceeding TWO hunuG uo
lars for each individual, may be exempted by law BANKS
shall be taxed the gross amount VI hc ecc VI eve
ry description, without deduction
The General Assembly prohibited from passing any spe-
cial ac, comforting corporate powers Corporations may be
formed under general laws which may be altered or ed
Each sockhoter is Individually liable for corporation deos
such extent as may be prescribed by law out at eas
Citations with banking powers shall take effect until submit
ted 10 the people and approved by majority.
Commissioners be appointed 10 revise REFORM SIM
pity and ab,dge the practice peadcs ons and proceed
ngs OF the of record who shall as far as practicable
and eypedien provide for abolition of the distinct form
of action law and of the distinction between law and
equity.
No person engaged in duel hereafter hold any office
in The State. Lotteries are prohibited.
Separate amendments 10 the constitution may be submit
led to the people by three ths of the members elected 10
each branch OF the semby and voted upon at the next e
rislavc election Two thirds of each House concufrng
The question of calling convention revise the consitu
tuition shall be submitted the people, Every twentieth
vcnr said question must be submitted TO the people.
KEEP COOL-We saw last evening on the streets an
invention of Mr. f. p. Jewets which is admirably adapted
for watering the streets We hope Mr. J. may be literally
psonzed bv our citizens as few things be
ducive TO the health of citizens than the cleanliness Of
the streets and his new method admirably adapted for the
purpose
KENTUCKY We are amused (says the Pennsy vanian)