Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31
FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY al 1851

was acting under direct instructions In submitting MIS- pro-
test Lord Pancrslon in his letter. written sixteen days
alter Mr. Mathews protest. that tho matter mas al
racted and will continue engage the attention OF her
Majcsty's Government
ills bad enough for the British Government thus to inter
ere with the municipal legislation and internal police Of ono
OF our sovereign States II Is Infamous and reasonable In
American journal back foreign power and denounce
outrage tho sedefensive policy of one OF the Sis
ter States of the confecracy We could expect nothing
else from the n Y Evening Post stepped is in aboi
on and pnsoncr doubtless upon the favo's OF the Anti
slavery Societies. both here and in England
We are glad 10 see tina, tho ~ y Courier denounces the
conduct of the British Consul unpardonable offence,
for which The President should nj once withdraw his Exc
quatnr and close his Official II defiance OF our
whole fedeative systen and should not go unrebuked
-Se~b----
The editor OF the Fredericksburg News has recently been
in our city, with view the enlargement OF The limits OF
his hospitable town. He has with free pen, dashed of
pquant sketches Of and things In The metropolis
from ono Of them We notice Of what Richmond
has grown be- and what she should do become large
city:
Richmond must be an importing town to be very large
CITY, There is bat way this done II is BY
Meeting II with the Chesapeake Bay BY railway. Con
struct road 10 point low down York river and tht
fact is apparent that she will have every facility for COM
mecc The distance will not be forty miles over fiat coun
ry when you are in sight Of The bay where ships OF HE
largest burlhen float Suppose rnilwny 5uilt connect
ing Richmond through this link, with The Atlantic, can any
rejecting doubt il will become an ipung o@n7
has the cupa the Of enterprise, and al The other ac
cs which would make 1t mn emporium Tor the whole o
Eastern and Southwestern Vrgil large portion OF the
Western States md Nmth Cafoina Lei tho Central and
South Railroads be completed, the Ethan Railroad
built the Union dissolved and Richmond will lie TO this
try New York is The Union. She will import most o
those articles now brought Now York for Southern
sumption. Indeed the Union may stand, and shc will still
import these goods BY aid Of these improvements.
But our purpose is speak of Richmond it is There
few Southern which have grown more rapidly in
the last few years AZ this Time her punn iti"n is 80 0ol
In 1900 the nopnlaon 5737. in 1910, 9755 in 1890
i2O67 In 1880 l6060 in ls4O 20 53-showng an increase
in the intermediate years iii! 40 Of about 0uo Since 20
1t has Increased Is 00 But is otalone in population the
prosperity of Richmond Tno beautiful private resi-
dences the public buildings and public improvements Of
rous kinds oil prove it largely the increase By the lac,
census had only 10 Churches of oil kinds, II has,
should think II, least double that number. Many Of Them
splendid houses for public Worship NC have ever
ssen In 40 had only eight printing Offices with Two doy
papers II has fourteen Offices ana five daes. In 40
it had railroad reaching tns place, II has three
and several pnder copstucon which will bring tho pro-
ducts Of the riches, portions OF Virginia hor 1arkst.