Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-23
To The Ed.lJrs Of the Enquirer.

BALTIMORE, FEB II, 1852.
The lee bridge over the Susquchnnna Havre de- Grace
sill remains unrnkcn and firm, supporting with perfect
safety the passage Of the baggage IL has done good
service ur nearly va weeks. and will in all probability hold
out lo week two ungrr The ice ut this point is sii'
10 b. actually anchored in the be! Of the Susquehanna-
Lst Sunday the ice commenced moving above Co!umba
and gorei nearly To the height of the Columbia bridges il
also had collected P0r, DGposit-but from last ac-
IT,. slowly passing oil underneath aud M
serious damage apprchrndcd unless soaking should
come At Havre de Grace the rcshc passed Under 'he
Ice.
The City Council Yesterday evening took up the resoa-
lion for prompting reprcsentloni in hc Legislature tD
grant The rail road company OF the right o making
bridge the Snsqucnna Havre dc Grace. There is
acrimDny The subject 1t is said that the railroad
company which is be benefited by this bridge is for
no is c"TporlIc, that IL. s:ukh'lj"rS ar: principally
OF Maryland being citizens oil Boston and rhiah"pla;
that the nlvga uf the Susquchannl will be lfedcd oy
this briIgc, and the lumber interest be made 10 SUI
e.; that Delaware has made The FIcnch,Own and
Newcastle Rail Road Company pqy into her Golfers
$4,000 re. for the exclusive right of rail road
way that peninsula; that Mrryand, who Is taxing Fer
citizcS their o!oaarncc h)ni not grant mo-
nopo!y just f he asking All tha Is an not TO
point We sinn! sacrifice vital Interests 10 the
petty Jealousy ri Yankee capita Is mario" policy
Hnc obstruction Of na:!inn Is necessity OF lie arGe
rivers o arg.r navigation than the Su>queanIa have been
5;ig over without any -rpcnn from the freight upon
their waves 1t would c eXac;lg honorable -ccrt7nly
moi bee Innr-1r our State IL lay heavy Ipnn gun
IN. II! of w.lc her benefit yet In" company would,
doubtless purchase the grant M price n" cXoroInt Ter
tain TINT i we 10 get the current nt the
the Vest ri Baltimore, 's aTiaIc must DC tnaue ne Guy
Council is This evening, spnttcrng upon le subject and
woull moi surprised at; M il vas LEI" with The private
citizens uf iape pivmp their representatives. 10 tug
the grant through the Legislature.
llcar that The cH;'. Z" wheeling are applying To IN"
Le-slrnc charter bui!d b3ais 10 ply b..
tween ,h"rc .nl Louisville. carCctns with L." c,rs from
Baltimore.
The managers of the Marvani Mechanic Institute rerd
.ctn: up Washington birthday celebration ua the a!
sDIcnad "a;ertanea. is IN BE- gv2n-l good many Con
.rc-scr b.en inv"d address is Ia b: deliver
.t nv VI par |
Inv n Goa ration Gf wiu: certain puol: si:it In
hls city. The irin day o Americas GoJmaa Is TO have no
gen,aal aud form II celebration here"
T. : Matthew'S E.. II I:!s city, gives lecture ;a.'l!at,
n III. ahryl1nd Iasutr Hall, The PIe.f, is Islands
and P,o:ic--t very Interesting subject.
Tn Wuis ..v:fsrd - !ol. witd meetings tonight
rch ward T., cl e, rc d.areS win next Tuesday
in- viii Union liiI orglnza Wing CITY Con-
veni;on This Convention empowered control all the
1:a I.ifs the pi1ty an /, contiauo Tor year. THIS
is ftaa the accommodation o! tho Wing State zen.
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