Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-09
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rxpERlMENTUM CRUClS.
In nrssen,ing memorial TO the Maryland tohVeh"o'' ssA
nn restrictions the present System Vi s''''"s
m rho Of ardent s2ri:s Mr. Ienifef admitted tho ne was
:-r, rtt.tlat in such cause he was willin.
rho sacrifice. as an example worthy OF imitation oy
Ill of cizans He proposed that every ineHpor CT
The Convention should Join the Temperance Society 'ucl
an not ,r,uld do mere benefit TO the State than any Coe
ption which they could irone. the notion however, "aS
not considered Sad commentary on the se-sacFhc's "
tues Of the Maryanders!
Tina far lhe Cuban expedition to be cvapoatng IN
snote letter 10 the n. Y. Herald, from Savannah ApFii
2sb cyes very graphic picture of serious movements as
follow:
:. Drn. the last week considerable number OF men have
arrived a, poiE, the railroad about twenty niles
This civ and marched thence Jacksonville III forlaa III
The neia5ohood Of which place are the headquarters |
nez On Wednesday morning last above two hunarea al
rived in one special train On Friday last uohzaes anu
onngbe ln sr in disguse-came from Macon In The cars
but they left the train just before il reached me CITY ana u
was fortunate them that they did So for officers o inc
United States waiting at the depot 10 nrrc
General @ urnan also in Savannah on SATURDAY. - -
pr.,ty certain that he is 10 lead the io!ces when W"
Cuba Ii is said that on Saturday. Lopez anu L i,i
xer, concealed al the residence of Ut our wealthy
zens and that they somewhere on the Coast S
10 embark Largo amounts OF money have oech CONF
by wealthy merchants and planters in this State 10
this expedition and the most sangulnc hopes u Sue "
The proceedings have not been kept secret but Tor aove
raj weeks Gonzales has been openly engaeeo III r,I
;s nj moorv and men and he has not hesated 10
show letters from officers OF the Spanish army, n'u
conlented Creoles in Cuba 10 Lopez assuring ny Island and
most extensive aid as he shall ina ON 4ic STAIN
urging him appear there even II nc shouiu "pp" ,h
This morning tho Deputy u $. Marshal cha vet E, VIZ
steamboat Wcako and with few '.
A. arcs, anv n.rson he could find in any way CONNECTED
with the expeditions but il is suspected he . hr s inva
aka To interfere, she vi" DC ,ha,, :; f,nbn
4, in
10 rho o,h.r hand the Savannah Republican oil SATURDAY
lao, announces the return of the Uctakn, with the U. states
Marshal an board With the exception OF lie" sahse'
whom the Marshal saw lettering about Jackson'ne 'e was
unable 10 discover any traces OF the expedition iio 'a
h;, ca far as We are informed of either Gen. Lopez or
Ca Gnpz,I.s for whom he had warrants. The runoTs
which reached Savannah the hundreds who haa assem-
ld in the vicinity of Burnt For and Jacksonville were
doubtless exaggeraOns which, if sled 10 the oo'to "oua
turn out somewhat like the story of the Three black Crows
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Eleven citizens of New York city, members OF INC last
Constitutional Convention in that State, have addressed
circular 10 the members OF that Convention VINO were IN
favor OF the ADOPTION by that body Of the restriction against
The contraction of State debts They invite them 10 meet
4, Albany on the 18th OF May confer the subject OF
the recent attempt of the State Legislature TO pass the nine
million canal BILL in violation Of the clause in the Consu-
lion which requires the of the people TO be OBJ
subject brought the notice Of the Convention and
they avow their conviction that the recent Canal bill Is
palpabe violation of The TERMS well the intention Of
several provisions the Financial Article and ecctua
subvcrson the whole general object which design
cd 10 accomplish They deem i; also due 10 histori-
cal truth declare, that the convention understood
that this article in providing for the completion of
the unfinished canals Intended confnc, and did cf-
cctually confne, tho mode Of applying the rcmain.
DER of the revenues devoted that purpose the e$pen
diture BY the executive off: under appropriations
and regulations by law upon those works, should from
time relii-e while the revenues from which That
remainder be- annually derived, were also included
within the protection against their being spent before they
should be realized afforded by the comprehensive prohibit
tons subsequently adopted the fp5dng all legislative
dispositions and pledges Of the public means more than TWO
years 10 advances and the other urbddng the contracting
any debt without first obtaining the express consent Of
the people and making independent provision for the pay
mcnt Of principal and interest by direct taxation
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ALWAYS TIIAR,--The editor of the Tishmingo (aliss.)
Union closes article defining his position by saying
We are rowers in the democratic ship. When it sails
smoothly thar When the tempest are thar
Ii she founders in the gale will be thar. But when
light breeze and gently rutfed waves-a safe Cotton IL
cents negroes $1,000 other things in propoon the
and many Of The rowers, start for trip over Nn-
CARA Falls thar o7but pulling the back stroke like
the d..
THE BEST We CAN GEr.-The following humorous
paragraph from the Aberdeen independently occurs IN an e1l
tora reviewing Judge Ghoisons speech late secession
lists protracted meeting:
"The Judge sneered at the best get policy
WE'LL think it is just the thing. The constitution is the
best get-our country is the best ge,-our
God best get-our Bible is the best
children the beet getthc Judge is the best
get for he says he will resign ana do not
know any thing that isn't the best go-except the
Judges speech know that's not the best GET
PUBLIC MEETING IN NELSON COUNTY.
At meeting OF portion Of the citizens of Nelson
y on Monday, the 18th day of April 1851 after poclama.
ton made the Court House OF said county, requesting all
the citizens present attend consider OF the propiey Of
nsruc,ng the Albemarle, Nelson and Amherst de!ega-
ton the present convention for reforming the Const-
ton OF the State, Col James s. billiard called 10 The
Chair, and Col. Chas. Perrow appointed Secretary.
On motion of o Whitehead, the Chair appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen committee Of thirty to consid-
and report 10 the meeting resolutions OF instruction 10
the said delegates, 10 wit:
Robert Whitehead, Gen. VIM. S. Loving Iunsford Low.
ing, James NJ. Harris, Ryand Rodes VIM. ". Harris Bcv
erly Iiargroye VIM P Shepherd, VIM J. Robertson, T. F.
Cnbcl, p. G. Galloway, F. Il. Peters Alex Brown +. NJ
Cabcll, Sterling Claiborne, Vim. Masse George Jones'
Alex Fitzpatrick, Syvunus Mceks Jno W Wits Mathew
Col Thos ! herW Harrl C.. y.