Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-12
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Isle of Wight is l07. J. a. Jordan (Dsrh1 IS ee'
,d :, The House This is 4 largo DchocIa'ic i"
~ KING GEORGE.
- = .:,,-s az ,I. ENQUIRER. -Gentlemen Inro" up
von cars hrh in the air ard give three loud ono hearty
cheers lur King George: ,a,, : ooa Tho
,,a Gar summers, Watts and Baxter is l4o. Dehocfauc
'? Senate Mason dem 252 French whig H. 9,s fe
mai 1885, House Of DELEGATES: pto"N' os'"'
whig IA. Brown MAJ al. :. y, Ito, ,,;ority of AZ
IKinu George in SIS gave Gent nyor naJoii'y VI 81
| Three cheers fnr Kin. Georcel
AMELIA AND NOTTOWAi.
,unr Amelia is hend from. Butoms majority is Al. a
LARGE norton Of Nutoway is yet 10 be heard iron
no DOUBT, however, OF Bottoms ldem.) election.
| pOWH ATAN AND CUMBERLAND.
Wm. Old Jr 0lem.) elected. A democratic gam.
| NORFOLK CITY,
For Governor: Summers 724; Johnson SOL FOR Lieu.
tenant Governor: Leake 5oli Ma,ts as W trahb CO..
General Bncock SOL Baxter Ill. For Senate aoo o9o
Robinson ssh For House OF Delegates: Robertson 'oZ
Hcndrcn So CO..
trFa"''s re's0I PfETr 'E;sst sS"0S'' DEC '
1h (,cL,do l. vcrorous The Democracy OF Petersburg
nave won glorious triumph Never was contes. SO a'ah
never success complete Ma'lace ,ol We
5Cns Boiling, Wing, 10 votes Oo''i'o'' "''~a
70: ogerno Johnson 7O7 Summers $50 Lieut. no:
baxter 5Si Daniel for Senate, III (nn opposstlonJ VI
Huse Of Observation-Disclosures, (Dem) ILL., Boiling, Whig
''0' PRINCE GEORGE.
/ No opposition 10 Robert e. Rives dem Tor House
none 10 daniel (Dcm for Senate Al the Court 1"Ise
(which heretofore cave Wing majority Johnson Leake
Md Eonnct have i0l votes Summers 81 Co 69. AT Proc.
tors The other precinct johnson, LeaEc ana occs nay
votes; Summers & &C. have Al this precinct, MI Du
i'l Tor Senate got every D Ts'S;
A, Billups' precinct Hamhin Dcm for the house mas
majority OF So Al Stewards precinct ms majo,ly Is aiu
This insues his election. Al ups tho State ilcKe runs
with the county candidates. that the Democratic majority
s. a, Stewards the vote of Inc State ana county canu
dates is precisely the same 50 that the Democracy hs
| ThnInnE fl..lO
A. Cou, House Goodwin (Nhig) only 81 ahead at three
O'clock. ,,,r,ur,,,r1n
Al the Court House ia for Johnson Lcake anu oococKi
22l for Summers Il co. From the Precinct nothing mas
been heard 1t will give the Democratic candidates CERTAIN
~ very large majority Chesterfield will not give The De
ocaric State Ickc, less than 45O majority No opposi-
| lion 10 Isbcll for Senate or Jones for House
NOTrOWAY.
O,v one Precinct heard fron-vz: Wilson and Jones.
There NJ o'clock the stood thus On The State llc
~ the d. nccrac candidates had Go votes the Wing candi
dates G5 Campbell, Den TOT SGnrte III scU % H.
formed BY gentlemen VINO came down III the cars rom sn.'
towav late in the evening. that Campbell and Bottom, the
Democratic candidates undoubtedly elected wilson anc
tones is The Wig strong hold of Notoway At the Court
House an majority will be given Tor Campbell ano
Bottom. .r,
SNlrHriELp Dec. SIN, ls5.Johnson, TWO hundred and
,wu; Summers fifty. Boykin. (scnac) Two hundred and
fifteen Dreeatesohn a. Jordan, ninety nine aoody, lhit-
SURRY
CADlS poIS7, Dec. Sru, l65l.-At Brandon Precincts
Prince George couny-For Gov. Johnson sixty
Summers fourteen Daniel, seventy three kves twenty
Thus ar the railway and the Telegraph bring nothing but
intelligence OF Democratic triumphs Comments al announcer
| time.
THE ATTACK UPON THE PROMETHEUS.
We are clad to hear from the n. Y. Courier that the adj
mnistraon about making amends for lis past care
esncss in having fleet the spot ready 10 protect inc
guarantees Of the Nicaragua treaty. That paper s INFORM
ed that the American steamer Atlantic which was to sail on
Saturday last would be briefly detained BY arrange
mep with the State Department, receive the mail from
Washington despatched on Friday afternoon. Mr. Webster
has written despatch 10 Mr. Lawrence Minister at the
AT the Court of ST. James requiring him TO ascertain nme-
dately from Lord Pamerson whether the outrage upon the
Promeeus was authorised by standing special instruc-
tons or whether will be dsavowed by tho British Govern
men. This communication especially states That the out
rare regarded direct violation OF the first article OF Inc
treaty 0! APRIL 1880 Immediate action is insisted upon to-
wards The settlement Of these difficulties either BY the re-
turn of Mr. Bulwe by the appointment OF some other
persons with sufficient authority The tone OF this oihcal
paper is said be high, just and American Private letters
have also been written instrucing Mr. Lawrence in the
most urscn, terms proceed promptly and firmly "lihn
half an hour after the receipt of the intelligence Of the out
AR Webster addressed letter TO the President
ncn,na the employment OF competent military arrange
ment 70 rrnicc our commerce and vndcae our national
ruhts Vessels have been ordered 10 Chagres and
San Juan and Soucr The delay in regard to the exc
cuton OF The Buwer and Clayton treaty had been produced
by the domestic difficulties in Centra America
Sr Marcoetta who Washington charged TO make
general adjustment and with sufficient powers was sup
posed now finds himself without responsible authority TO
negotiate on behalf OF Nicaragua Central America This
is the great difficulty. The affair of the Prometheus
will compel positive arrangement between EnS!aho
| the United States.
The following is the first article of the Buwer and Clay
| treaty. alluded 20 in the above drspach:-
apr,ctr 1.-The governments OF the United States and
Great Brln hereby declare that neither the one nor the
other will obtain maintain nr itself any exclusive con-
troll over the said snip canal agreeing that neither VIII ever
erect or maintain any or;ica0ns commanding the same in
the vicinity thereof occupy or ory or coonze or as
sumo exercise any dominion over Nicaragua COSTA lica
the Aosou coast part Of Central America nor will
either ma k use of protection which either affords
NAV Afford am auncc which either has or may have to
or with ay State or people for the purpose OF erecting or
maintaining any such Qualifications, or OF occupying orly
ing or coonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rico the Mosquito
coast or any part Central America, or OF assuming or ex
rrcsnu dominion the VIII The United States
ar irca, Britain take advantage oil intimacy or use any
alliance connection influence that either may possess
win any State through whose territory the
4u! can. may pass for the purpose Of acquiring or holding
rrcv indirectly Tor the citizens or subjects vi TIE one
any rights an;age in regard 10 commerce or navigation
through the said canal which sinai! not be offered the
same terms citizens or subjects OF the Other
For the Enquirer.
The following letter is respectfully inscribed 10 Wing
Gwyn Page Esq, OF Louisville Kcntuckyby MS friend,
NEAR DASviLLE, Va, DEC. 3, 1851.
Dear Friend: Amid The cares q long and tedious Jour
aay from city Washington city, and from thence here
he writer scarcely had Zine 0aress you at any length
in description the "Old Dominion land of which you
never speak in Of enthusiastic praise, but
as NJ hO leisure can be better spent than in
muucaDg between friends you will read possibly, 10 Your
surprise, this production undgesed in form az II will APP
pear. -.
IN pa;sing through thirty counties OF Virginia, il
was with pleasure that evidences OF improvement in roads
and bridges clearly willie farms OF small and
Isrnr size giving evidence OF fair cultivation In the
reward labor was Ecaping.
The golden rorn the clover and an abundance Of
wheat produced this in part of Western
Virginia and the Valley: while sod Virginia is said TO have
raised far crop Of voaccI, with curn whsat, &C.
TIC truth H. my friend Virginia Is improving in agrcu
llra and in the Of carrying forward lis productions
10 The markets o: the world.
At this nc, contest is progressing between the
Two parties for the r- oil the State The democrats have
occd in the field joseph Johnson Of Harrison county,
,acir candidate; while the wings bring forward George W.
Summers vi kaaw!!a cOuhty These gentlemen really
;wo pretty fair representatives. OF their parties. Having
t,tn rho ter