Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13

JUDGE CASKIE AND THE JAMES RIVER BARS.
The Wing is striving 10 make capital fo The WING
candidate for Congress THE District by msfeptesenng
the Judge Caskc in rcIec"re to The
of the lower James River We that lis msepesehla
lions are unnten,iona II they the Wing should IT.
self correct them; and afford opportunity 10 make
the correction Gull the attention Of lis editors 10 me
following facts, tnken from The published proceedings o 'e
Council OF Richmond:
On The 18th Of November, 1851, bsiore The meeting OF
Congress- the Council Of Richmond appointed Committee
of three persons from ward Wings and Two De-
mocrals [vz n,ssrs G. Dimmock, Thomas H. ElIs H. L.
Kent H. W. Fry. Thomas T. Giles, Thomas w. MCance,
J NJ Darlington, Luther Libby aud Lotun N Ele and
instructed il in effect obtain from Tie General Assembly
OF this State provision The Improvement "l The James
River below head Of Tide water and unless such po'
sion made by The General Assembly, men 10 oo'ah an
appropriation from Congress
The Council thus placed Ibis matter, lar RchmoEd
ia concerned under The supervision of this COMMITTEE APP
plcaon accordingly made to the General assembly, Ia
compliance with the resolutions OF the Counc ana Dill re-
ported 10 the House of Delegates providing appropriation
of s5 600 object contemplated Pending TINS bill be-
fore the General Assembly aud before that body had been al
lowed time to act it, The Committee considered IL rs they
saw 'mpoltc and improper plainly inconsistent
will, the resolutions of instruction the the time
10 puply TO the Congress the United States for appop
ation for tho object The Committee, therefore, did not
desire such application be made to Congress until II was
sscs,,oned that The General Assembly had failed TO nnkc
the required provision OF all this Judge Caskc was ad-
yised; and we doubt not acted in accordance with IT,
Very soon after the adjournment OF the General Assembly
without making provision, the Committee stac That
Judge Caske in anticipation Of any action ON their part
moved an amendment 10 The River and Harbo Bill then
pendpe before Congrt which amendment accidental
" defeated and he therefore determined to move another
amendment for tho purpose an opportunity
was afforded.
Some OF the of the committee, appointed by The
Council, being appsed vi this went on TO Washhston'
and as stated In the report Of the committee united their
best exerons with the un,iilng and efficient efforts OF
our representative procuring The adoption OF the amend
menL"
The amendment adopted appropraiin' S4o.0Ou lor
the improvement of the navigation OF the a'"" and Apo
matto1 Rivers of Richmond amt Petersburg
. respectively.
We publish in another column the trpu, of the Commit
tee the Council from which all these facts will appear as
well as others connected with the history Of this matter
In hcse facts will be found complete answer 10 all the
inquiries Whig this subject and complete reula
lion of its n,imaon that Judge Caske had in the slightest
degree failed to redeem his pledges that il elected TO Con
press he would do all he could present the claims OF this
Improvement as TO give II fair aud full cance before
the Congress The United States He has redeemed that
pledge to the very letter and to It's utmost extent.
did much Than iliiS. HE not causing
hi. amendment to be inserted in the River aud Harbor hill
gave II fair and full chance before Congress- by which
was adopted larger appropriation thus made Tor The
improv James River than before asked Tor
he also obtained appears BY reference 10 The Light
House Bill appropriations OF than Sl6 UOU IN addition
for beacon aud beacon lights in that River.
And than all this, hu obtained appropriation OF
sl50 900 Tor building Custom Hnnse Post Office 81, III
Richmond being much larger than asked tor
expected be obtained Tor ul purposes and al
the late session o Congress succeeded in getting the estIlc
ton removed which limited the appropriation that very
liberal sum.
Well might the committee in this report designate Judge
Caskie he abie and efficient in Congress
from This District" He has, will be SEEM obtained
larger amount Of appropriations from Congress 10 be ey-
pended The benefit of the people OF this district and IS
pecally for The benefit Of this City, the period Of
one term service Than all the other representatives
district put together from the beginning of the Government
10 this day He may proudly challenge in this matter tho
appreciation Of his constituents and demand at their hands
the sentence OF "wei DONE thou good and faithful servant
Ye strange say, the Wig in It's desperate want OF
grounds of objection budy trying TO fad cause oil
accusation against Judge Caske for ho eminent eervc-s In
respect For This purpose ntimales that he had tald
fulfil his pledge 10 speech mude in the African Church.
I'd that "a special committee from Richmond had TO