Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-18

fJr judge MCCu:IaS, tDehi.I III uc w
nnmiuutc, OH the Goth instant. Appearances indicate
tha, there will he " II free fight III t!iat DISTRICT NJ me
election in August. Randolph county has chosen Two
sets Of delegates Ia the Cunvcn;i"n-olic sci seems 10
BIZ unplel.rl, the other instructed -" =" Tor Vs.
Lewis, Of Clarkslurg, Va, IL n delegate To I'LL HE va
cancy in this Congressional district, occaS'o!cu D!
the death Of j. +. Snoigras-. and II they could ii"t
get him appointed, IL Il" the best for lis they could
Mr. Lewis addressed the voters Ut Wood county, III
Parkcrsburs, n few days aL". AMI IS. w. I"chH''''
Esd, (al.n DrmJ addressed the voter. 81 Barbour
county. at plippi. on Monday. TIE 81 instant. y
correspondent, of the Weston Herald states that Nj.
j., in Ills speech, made IN - ntia"k on Mr. Lewis
a~rraignins that gentleman in relation Ia various mat
tiers. Mr.. l.. WIS not present. The candidates 10"
in the field, are Charles 5. Lewis. Judge Mr'"lnaS'
Benjamin Basel, Jr.. and Benjamin w. Jackson
Democrats and John j. Jackson, john Hal, Or
pinnell, and Fleet W. Smith, tWhig..l
The Editor of the Parkcreburg Gazette. IA Whrg,}
attended n Democratic meeting, at that place, n ir"
days ago, convened for the purpose of appointing del
cgates To the Chenille Congressional Convent!"n.-
We invite attention to the Editors disappointment on
the occasion, Us related in the last Gazette:
"Hcaring the bell, We repaired 20 the Courthouse
and there found quite u large and respectable meeting
assembled. For some time we felt altogether COM
fnrtablr-fclt, indeed, as we use-l to feel IN oIL-t:i!Ic
Wing crowds, such as were wont TO assemble tor me
good of the country. This feeling was doubtless en-
ycnlcrcd by the array around us. We did not see
the Chairman but, at the post of Sccrctar!, We. re-
cognised n gentleman once known as d Wing Inc
first mover Of propositions was one with wh"ln we
have long labured III the Wing cause, and whose teal
" 20 that cause VIZ could not question. Tvs" others
discussed these propositions, beth III whom we were
once proud 10 he recognized ~ Wings "i The rea!
CLAW stamp. With these surroundings, wa !: any won
der that we al first gave ourscli up TO the Idea OF bein-
in n Whir meeting! But the Illusion was quickly
dispelled. Our crring brethren had not proceeded
far in their remarks, ere we discovered that they were
40 longer of u.s. I'm both mattcr and manner, lhr!
-pake quite differently from what was their w"ii' III
days gone By. Then they were eloquent IN III" ciui'-
citation of sound doctrine We now found them slow
Of sperclI and timid III the POSITIONS they occupy
probably because said POSITIONS are n" entirely new
10 them. Sorruwful and mortified at the fall of our
friends, we Withdrew from the hsscmhlv-lcaVih. liz
orators engaged in discussing tn" expectancy oil Al
tending the Chenille nominating I"iiFci'loh =" mas"
or By delegation
"LEAGUED TOGErIIER."-.A writer i'll the
Lyuchburs Nirginian, over the signature "i "Pci"rs-
burg" seems ,r be- opposed /" nil the rail r""i- IN
Sirrinia, u!.lcss tributary 10 the Soutll-Sidc Kali
Road. This road, " says the writer. "ls The grand
axis of the internal improvements oi tie State, and
NIL others should be made subscrvient and tributary
10 it," lie also seems Ia think that there ar" bii'
three towns III the Commonwealth cn'i;!ed IL the
benefits of rail Oais-PctcrsblrC, I.ynchbGrs, amd
Norfnlk-tnwms who nrr I" contribute 10 the success
of his favoriic rail road. lHs zeal i'll behalf OF that
road il astonishing, and might induce some persons
TO believe that lc had Il peculiar interest i'll II. lie
shows hostility To the Covimgton rail road, AMI I" n
connection Of the Central and Orange and Alcxan-
dria roads with the Virginia aud Tennessee road at
Lvuchburg, because tho interests Of the Soutti-sIdc
road might be affected by their construction and
union. Bur, our object is t" call attention to :hc W.T.
,cr's remarks concerning Richmond.
The three cities oi Lvlchburg. Petersburg. and
Norfolk, tsnys "Pctcr-burc. have u common inter-
est. and, ! believe, u rcuH!ul DESTINY. y haicNti
ruurcs to the benefit ur the dcirIiH"!!' ~! one Elis AZ
feet Similarly the fortunes of the Others. W." are
lca,urd tn.r:iirr ~ u band ri brothers a-A!hst 'lat
common enemy nt lis nll-RiChnI"itI; aud II If nniE
by harmonious corporation that We can successfully
6mha; and couutcract the insili"us Innriinatt"ms. ut
tina. uuscrupulou- community. II VT examine the
history Of that town, We will timi 1t nothing htt an
uubrukcn scrIc- Of ag@rcssi"ns nn the interests "' 'h'
other cities OF virginia. Petersburg ana l.HhcliOuF-'
| however, nrc the two cities which have !t"r";"i"rr
been fItcd 10 bcur the brumt uf these d.sIcpuinn!r en-
c~roachmrntr; but nn other would "scnp" her emmy II
il uppoocd the sliyhtcst hlndraiicc L" Iirr l~''hViu.-
sin designs. II YOU need proofs, refer YOU Ia the
Dauville Railroad aud her selfish coul>c i'll regard Il"
the Cuyiugtoy and Oiiu Railroad. With the !"rihcr
she invaded . country Which was naturally TRIBUTARY
to Lynchbur- and Petersburg, nH.l III regard L" tue
utt,r she has cndravurcd Ia deprive them even al Il
p1riir,p0iiJH IL the benefits WHICH would result from
a work which cen only BE- constructed by the :r,n-u,
~ Of tho State II! large. There will soon hc completed
IL magnificent clItiiI oi rn!lro't'h EXTENDING rom nor
folk through Petersburg AID L:ncEaurS 1" IA" Lem
nesscc line. This Is tn" grand axis nj the Internal !ni'
provcmcuts of the State, and all others should be
i,ndr s,,bservicnt to il. but, says kichmouI, III
route of New River. YOU destroy Richmond" Now.
| would like to know whether the State would not de-
| rive more advantage from building M, The three tiir
cities Of Lvuchburs, Petersburg aud Norfolk INTO
marts of commerce than from concentrating all her
favor and patronage upon one pninpcrcl ana !i,ol''"
! hot-bcd of ari-tocracy and hrurticesIcas; winch has
already eccivcd far more than her merits Lt'" emit
tied her Ia, and which hopes 20 ENJOY tie permanent
privilege of steering at the oilicr iowiis 81 me HIhic,
rs degraded vassals in comparison with herself. But
| th. time has come for Il change. The interests 81 the
STATE r,.uire u removal of the sent %. government
To- some central point, where legislation sha!i 10! pr
subjected 10 20 many corruplInS I!!nuciicc' IL II i ~
present, aud wc are glad IL believe HAT t!. people
ARE awakening to Il sci'sr OF Tue ur2t';' Necessary :"
this step q. .
The sectional unl Contracted spirit manifested by
this writer, would. ii INDUCED i'll 10 any great eA;rNi'
| bc ruiuuu. To- all the iltcrra!" Improvement interests" 81
TIT Nlatt, - IL CNIt'I't 'i'' -. 49,.
bur,n i. not the proper pcfsun To- spcak IF The self
i.hnrs," of other. Nor arc wc prepared ~ believe
that the people of Petersburg, Norfolk nil Lynch
burg ac ''lca.ucd together III hostility I" kich"loi'a'
SHIPMENTS OF PROTECTOR til" 81, the
New York Mail Steamer Roanoke received on boHri'
| at Smiths wharf, Norfolk, 'w" thousand 'w" hundred
and scycnty barrels principally potatoes, and lonrh"n'
drcd and srycl:t, Latkels and twcnty-SIS boxes to-
matues. On "Wednesday, the itl, iEe jamestown
r.cc;vr M more. Ou last SATURDAY, eighteen hun
' rfr$' barrels 81 r"in,ocr. &C., and s. hundred baskets
tomatoes were shipped to New York blythe . RStn %S%:
The Philadelphia STEAMER received ab%I' rlSH! nun.
drcd barrels OF potatocr, principally. The baltimore
CLEANERS take away, says The Argus, about eight huh-
drcd L@,;!?!!s daily.
THE RAppAHANYQCK VALLEY.-The Fred
erick ,burc Herald makes the following computations OF
the resources OF the Valley Of the R!Nppailainoch from
.,.., So ISrn.