Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-17
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Va nnu tha following sensible views IN lie D!"'"th u
Tho oh in.tant; journal independent In politics. al" u
or,lied 10 niow and recommend tc ttuc po1ty "l '
a,o.d I, vain has Richmond appealed to Congress for aid
:; rmovur The barct her now put ner o"n shoulder |"
ha ,l.l and the Thing will be dune. Why then send an
f,ruress TO remove his bar" when he has done
ro,hce sc, for Richmond, and when Richmond we lfis
,,nired To do it for herself! Another OF The hnmhng
If Mr. Bott. for in Congress- is thus knocked
in the head
THE BARS BELUW RICHMOND.
There is fable Of Esup, Ppay or somebody e!sG, I"
a. =, ~ np fleet 4 hackbrd had built hrr nest III Il MOI
, ,. which was surrounded by very hta'y crop 81
whcat One evening Just as her young had acquired sn
cinI strength ly ltlc, aron returning rom az '"'"
n, IN. found them in terrible state "i atri ppm c"
chat was the matter she told that her little ones
Sd h:,rd the hnstandman tell his son. I" % |" sc'era
hs and ask their assistance IN Io"ln" MS crop u" '
49,, and as ihcy let assured that when Tue crop was
.beir hiding place must be discovered, Trey WIRE III
, t.,r OF their lives The mother, however, can,n me
1oa,icu OF her family by assurln. them 'i'' II te so
- T. ended on his neighbours 10 NOV his CROP, mere WIS
m ~ n; danger. On the next night, The young hfd5 re-
no heir Ialc Til. husbandman had sent 10 bis neigh
bors and they had not come hu nd PROMISED 70 I,u IN
hJ ". she was told that the husbandnan having been
twice disappointed by the ncehhors, had expressed ms ur
,i,,ion 10 fall too himself and NOV his own crop on
rho I,wins day "Then said the mother Bird III Is tune
s"r NO =, d.ranI'' and she did so forthwith.
rhr moral this fable may be conveyed IN the words I"
Poor Richard, III you "ou'd HAVE J'"' business ' ~
vours,l, if moi, :, nd"
fable il somewhat 10 the following effect wag
oncr whose vehicle very heavily loaded ana ha snu-
ti allied in the inc fell his knees and prayed 10 Her
rs Ir assistance in excatlng him; bat the strong Tod
ooy Iaurhrd ut his perpexy Finding thai has prayers
nyniled him nothing he put his shoulders TO inc wheel ana
then Hercules Teiriiihs, ieht MN ii u''a SUM p"'N MS
wagon On terra .frna. - =, J.,
~ have been reminded Of these fables by The apPa
rem, determination of City Council 10 trust no longer
TO (onness for cleaning out the river, but 10 d" II them
| halo
and we hope il will be carried out 10 the letter mas nov
been fourteen years since Lieut.. Slans5uy, Of the lopo
n,nhi Engineers surveyed this portion at III" river ana
repred would not cost tnan SluoUJo To clean
out MI rnr distractions eec,nay 10 admit vessels o
The largest that come into our river j! we are
correctly informed he offered undertake the Job himself
for 81 600 more than h estimate that ~ for Sis 600 In
1913 lii. Ie James NJ Wckham, at that time member o
IN. Council presented series o resolutions calling Con-
pess Tor all in matter and appointing agents 70 prose
cute il in Congress But 10 this day have gotten
dollar for purpose and the bars stand Just as they did
in lSi3.
We sh, not advert TO the which have prevented
n. from ainnu assistance from the GcncrHl Government.
II il sufficient purpose that we have il not and ~ The
oblcC, il Of great Importance 10 Us we MINK u inc st er
gree of tv wait any longer iorit We have indeed al
ready put oil action too long We have no doubt that had
this bar been removed 1887 the Increased business OF
Richmond won'd have added al least one mloa OF collars
10 the value Of The property OF the city Wen how long
will il take Slj0OU III per cent 10 grow Ia a million
We have been calling Hercules and Hercules has paid
no attention to vs. In the meantime have lei slip asan-
tare. which could have been secured by this expenditure and
which would have reimbursed us zen old This We contend,
/ is the very worst possible species oI econniny.
he C.uncl is evidently doing right Let u go ourselves
ana not send" the language Of poor Richard Our
business will then be we'll attended 10. and no mistake
! THE C[IRISTIANA OErRAGE.--LErrrR OF Cover
80, Iowg-We copy from Philadelphia Bulletin the lo
lowing patriotic letter OF Gov Lowe Of Marginal! in reply
to private communication from Recorder Lee, and not in
tented By IN" Governor for publication:
STATE DEp4 R-MrSr !
Inna92iis .ihL Sep. 2?t, ISL.
h,5cr! N Lee Esq-Hy Dear Sit: You viii kinoiy *.
ems. nv delay replying 10 your letter OF the l2'h inst
when YOU mat my Once has Hcci one I" h"Ci ''t'f
and are lately.
Accept my thanks for the promptndc and zeal with which
you tnnrA communicate l. me IA" acts connrc'"
with he murder ut my iImcniei rhw citizen lr trc ~
ward Gorsuch. The patriotic and feeling nanGs'a'i"
whc, that terrible murder elected from yourself and nn'ncT-
Gus otur distinguished Gcn ri yput State, tt" produced
saut;ry effect IN Mnr9in; ana cam" h To restore our
fun nidrncc Iuslc. and patriotism Of Penn yvnnir
Tt pl.ilu,ul,:c cEdurqnc" u our people nas been ""
tested IN this ir They have g.cn strong cSiDnr that
they 1ssc.s ia very Oh degree that certain cha:acts'ic
vi r-uute aud intelligent chn,ninr, nani;ly "a patent
stc1,roi which abIrs the Issue without determining npon
she final couis. Of Maryland dearly loves this
Cninn There is not o nerS, who wond not 1rtt;
shed blood 70. it preservation Let bat IN" Nom! Guy
appec this sentiment and egiol,y abstain from any
inrac the constitutional an! Legal rights al the
South and the combined o. tile earth can never pre-
IN rnIieu,an Ike Yourself NV dear sir wfo mad the
couran openly aad rsouc? 70 face and rec tic ATTACKS
OF abolition flnacs upon the batilrfeIis a" lis own Sc
lection thanks vi the South ana the gratitude OF Inc
whole country due. sincerely hope and believe ;ll"
put opinion IN Pennsylvania viii 50 completely iruSa''
the Insane Efforts u lbpliiJnsn, 10 secure impartial
trials in This ali M and vndc". The Outraged laws OF the
land and the OH ned dignity n our State II 81 hc blood
of poor (lrsuch lnd"r the wise di-1ansaIhs ut Prevalence,
will cys ccnunt sui strongly the n"Eds o our Union
nv a6Iing Pennsylvania occasion Ia prove 10 the
wutlt mat she knows the ht and las the VIII and Inc
o1wei enforce it, within her Jusdlcon an! Tic scope OF
her na influence. Such happy termination IL lli me
anchy tragedy and trsasJn or rather SUCH e'"t spring
ing there will quiet the fury ei agators in The next
Congress and hope 10 see the contry enjoy "Pose
Shoui these hopes be Disappointed en,erain the most
dire orCIodings in respect not only ~ the c"nentns al
W,.hirc,on next winter, hut the al dangerous
struggle which take place in 1852 Pennsylvania has
weight responsibility upon her, IL this mDmcn-and
rejoice that her patriotic people are conscious {" IT.
and prepared To meet II.
Believe me, my dear sir with sentiments OF very nigh re-
oarJ vnur ohedcn servant T.. LOUIS LOVE.
VIRGINIA EDITION.