Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-09
RICHMOND. Va. August /, 1854.
JOHN SMITH is a member in good
| standing Of MoLLr
Molly Stark Council, STARK Council, 80. (
No. 40, IL Rich 40, Of the State Of {
mono, Va. Virginia.
JoHS SrIIEs Sec'y

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ooooooooooooooooooooo
This card carried in tho pocket book and admits
| member into any Council In the State
| Mr.. Trimmer Hunters bold bid for the Presidency
will hardly be accepted. His ambition has over
reached ITSELF He has lost ground ;measurahy with
his party and the country. Those who were once his
warmest admirers have not much confidence in him
now. They begin to thst he is exceedingly selfish
that his States right professions practically
hunbug-that he holds his political principles at
a very cheap rate as low as twelve and half
CENTS that his love Of the South its extent and
sincerity, is fully evinced in his Homestead BILL Ia
bill Jor making fsssou territory Of all the public do
main"
| The defeat Of Hunters Homestead bill ia said to
have been effected under circumstances the very re-
verse of gratifying to its author. The Washington
correspondent of the New York Courier truly remarks
that Mr.. 7r'mI7er Hunter, is somewhat noted for the
ambition OF identifying his name with important
measures OF legislation at the expense of others
justly entitled to the credit Of originating them As
proof Of the fact he cites instance or two-a few
years since ths Hon. Ar. Rockwell Of Connecticut,
carried through the House excellent bill. for the
| establishment OF tribunal for the adjudication Of
claims against the government This was put 10 De ath
in the Senate in order that Mr. Hunter might bring in
scheme Of his own, not materially different, called
Board of Accounts." This passed the Senate, and
was suffered to expire in the House. Had Mr.. Rock
wells bill passed. summary justice would have been
done to claimants, and the time of Congress and the
money Of the Treasury would have been economical
The Courcr'i correspondent adds that mr. Hunters
peculiar scheme for the classification of clerks org
np in Tho !,
own account, and is very defective arrangement and
ought to he wholly repealed. So of his recent Home
stead bi-it is merely heterogeneous compilation
of the ideas of other men, put together in the form
thought to be most likely further Mr. Hunters pro-
jects for the Presidency.
IL we mistake no: the indications, the verdict of the
country will be that Mr. r. NJ 7. Hunter shall take
nothing by his suit but shall pay the cost of sacri-
lice oil his own political principle and the lasting in
jury he has inflicted upon the South by originating
and procuring the passage of "a bill for making free
so" territory Of all tie public domain"
The Paris correspondent; Of the London Times. under
date of 9th Of July, has the following concerning the
crops:
Ai opprehensons relative to the crops has uow COM
Petey ceased The weather has at las. assumed set.
TED Appearance aud the intense hea. Of the last f. DAYS
mas greatly tended to advance the maturity the growing
crops In the south the harvest Is terminated and the
accounts from the centre, the east; west, aud north al
agree 10 describing tho whea, unusually 6ne and album
dant farmers generally reckon on a produce exceeding
by one fourth that OF ordinary year. There H. however
as yet no important variation in the price of aour ownv
tho scantness Of the stock which has fallen under 10 Ooo
quntas aud lie likely to increase until the new aour
mskes appearance. Prices 10 tho market,
have augmented, owing the still prevailing influence OF
the continual rains which had 80 much excited the nm
eas'ness OF the farmers. The price Of whea, varied ac
c'rdipg 10 It's quality from 32E to 35E per hectoi,re
There is general complaint in the European market ,bs,
great quantity Of the Anec Hour is OF quality infs.
ror to that indicated by the marks Meat continues lis
high price, Notwithstanding the great quantity of smoked
beef imported from Montevideo aud the numerous bc,d
OF ca,o which daily France by the north eastern
frontier. AT Bercy, wine still cyncss tendency to Rae
and transactions are accordingly very limited The vim
tsge noThere presents favorable aspect. The oidurn
has attacked the vines Of Burgundy aud ofeauas a. well
ss those Of Lngusdoc and B1rdelis In tho island Of
Rhe, wlne has increased 3O[ per hoghead
OF the progress Of tho malady II is, hoHoyer believed
that the quality Of the wine will be far superior To bs,
last The price tfspirits have fallen by 2oi In p.t
snd stands Gred at 22Ot per hectolire A, sorIe,o,
has also diminished from from 225f to 2ioi Tbssr,
quality spirits, extracted from beet sells at fon l7ol
to t75f"
Happens lhss Billy Bowleg1, the Seminole warrior
recently had IN bis possession two fugitive slaves from
Atban1, aud hiving refused to give them up tJ OF HE
a7cs, #ho lately visited Fort Byers, 10 Florida were
made prisoners, Ehsreupon Billy gave mp ons Of the io
ti'e', aud dem 'ndej OF his This was not ONLY te
fused bus the ia ,tive ia By him was taken into
custody aod retained As reIcu1 was fssreI-Bly with
II warriors being within two miles Of the or,tho from,
we're preparing for SIGHT T6cts are thrs, conpap.,
Of U. 8. troops q, the fort
We see stated IN many quarters iha. Et.Goysrno,
Foote OF A''isspp hes been successful in tho prsc
lice Of bis profession since he has been 10 California Bo
10 represented TO have already acquired hanJsns ,o
pery, and Is now engsgsd 10 erecting splendid p,n.on
Cnton, opposite San Francisco, With view Of t.kiog
hs family there and permanently locating himself
correspond 'ni Of the Cleveland Plalndsaler writing
IRON Ia Ponts on Lake Superior states that the vb,e
Inhabitants on the shore Of the ne are now sv,,ins Tho
question Of forming State separate and spar, from ,b
present organization what Of Michigan lie, We.
Of Like Michigan, and the points Of Wisconsin and Min
nesoH bordering On the Like, sud appropriately naming
IL tho Estate Of Superior"
IL il sstsi that Of the mos, talented of tho p,.,
refugees has written book warning England OF the doo.
OF the French alliance, aud ibst eloquent bo
has been published, edited By Walker s1vaoe I,pdo,