Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-09
THE VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT

THE VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
letter from Rome, before states that Mr.. Craw
fos model Of the OF Patrick Henry for the Virginia
Washington Monument, is finished and has received high
praisc-cspecaly from His Majesty, the Exking of Bava
rio who visited Mr. Crawords modelling rooms, few
weeks since 1t would have been easy for American to
imagine, during his Mncstys VISIT that Henry again
laundering forth against Kings and their tyranny. There
rich food the poet in this incident AS his Majesty
in the Fine Arts there be better witness than
the city OF Munich which, is well known has become,
under his encouragement the capital of the Fine Arts in
Germany. We learn from the that Of the
asI,ec representing Virginia ramping upon tyranncal
expressions, is nearly finished.
The architectural portion Of the monument under the
general suprinendcnce Of Mr. Mills and immediate drec-
ton of Mr. Rand gradually rising its graceful and elegant
poporonsbeng nearly ready for the reception of the Pc
destas for the six Every vser expresses admit
ration for the excellence and striking effect of the material
native gran,ec perfection of the workmanship and
the adaptation and beauty of the whole design
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Mr. John C. Rcdd Of Lunenburg writes TO the Petersburg
Inclgenccr Of the disastrous affects of the voen, storm
Monday week upon the rapidly improving crops Of all kinds.
lie had the effects Charlotte and Lunenbug and had
heard directly from Nottoway "A the large water
have been very hgh deiuging the low lands sweeping oil
mills bridges, &c. The tobacco crop, think has sustain
ed loss Vi une-enn on hn and being whipped and bruised
and blown down. and great many leaves stripped of entire
y. Such exposed to the is entirely destroyed
The Of our best low grounds and never
more injured by eshei. Corn is bound to be
very high in this section Of country"
We have fine crop of the farm Of Capt L.
Davis, about miles from town. thoroughly prosated
by the heavy wind OF the
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN WARREN
AZ meeting OF the Democratic Party of Warren County
Front Royal, Saturday, 30Ih day of August ISL j.
S. Dawson called 10 the Chair and ROM II TrE-
SER appointed Secretary.
The object OF the meeting having been stated By The Chair
il
ReSorc That the Democracy Warren cordially approve
Of the proposition OF the Central Committee Richmond
that State Convention If the Democratic Party be held al
Stanton the 2ith September, for the thorough
organization OF the Party and for the purpose Of nominating
suitable persons ell the offices Of oye!no Lieutenant
Governor, and Attorney General
cSo'rcd That JOS 5. Spcugier. Hanson Dorsey Walter
Bowen, David Funsen Morgan Johnson, Gibson n. Roy
Sam'l " Thomas, Giles Cook, john Churchill Stephen
Boyd, George ". Bowman. Andres Pitman, Chas g. Rust
John K. Jackson, John Bell Sam'l II Spenger ana Thos
f. BlcS DC and they are hereby appointed Delegates rep
resent tie county Of Warren in said Convention
Reso reh, Tint Col John Rutherford and VIM F. Richie
be appointed aernates represent this County il the
OF failure 10 attend by the above named delegation.
Resolved That the Chairman and Secretary be added to
the delegation.
j. S. DAWSON, Chairman
ROBERT II. Turner, Secretary.