Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-05
JOHN LYNCH ~ No MUKE!

JOHN LYNCH ~ No MUkE!
1t is with bitter pang of grief that we announce
that John Lynch the l. $. Collector Of this port, at-
ter long illness, died at 10 O'Clock Friday night
at the uguenot Springs, in the flower of his useful
ness and warmly beloved by the whole community
The sad news has produced tie deepest sorrow among
all classes. His honesty Of purpose, unaffected sim
pcity and warmth of heart, scntleman!y departments
and strict and ceuseless attention to all his duties,
officer, citizen, and son and brother, won for
him the cordial friendship Of all, and the burning
love of those who knew him intimately. We never
knew better man-we never felt more pain in chron-
clng the departure Of of our best and stauncheSt
friends and nobest spirits. The lanenied deceased
.Ii many imI r,ttnt posts, with an integrity and
fidelity that commanded tho respect and of the
whole community. Though no man was ever more
firmly ana actively devoted to his political principles
vet his force ri character great that oil parties
honorrd and loved him. In this sorrowlul parting,
with our friend we extend the warmcst symrathes "i
olr cat 10 his hcroavtd ard excellent family, whH
have twice. in ono short week. been made TO feel the
almost crushing stroke of dcath-n the removal To
another world Of John Lynch, and of his beloved ne
phcw n few days before him. Peace 10 the ashes of
the inmcn.cd and beloved dead,
Yesterday afternoon the funeral sermon OF Mr..
Lynch was preached in the United Presbyterian
Church By the Rev. Mr.. Dunumg, who. in eloquent
and beautiful language. rendered II handsome and
truthful tribute 10 the virtues OF the dGceuscd. His
REMAINS were escorted to the Shockoc Hill cemetery
by Il large concoursc of friends and by the Odd Fcl-
81, .',I,. t1,
cesson met the funeral procession, including the Ma
sons, who Were conducting To Hollywood cemetery
The remains of another valued citizen of Richmond
Mr. Wm F. Davis who die; in the mountains.
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REPEAL OF TILE NEBRASKA BILL AND
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW.-John Wentworth, Esq
otherwise called Long J"hn Free Soil member o,
Congress from Illinois, who voted against the Nebras
IA Bill, has addressed letter 10 the Chicago Demo
c.at in which he calculates that 'shoud every free
State ccc, L. $. Senator hereafter 10 oppose the Ne
Lraska Bill would take Just Erc YcdrS 20 bring the
friends of Ike rcpca! into 'nnority in the Senate 1t
is j,l,l 80 with the Fugitive Slave Law" Rather dull
prospects for the agtators. We are thinking.
TIE CRIMEA.-Thc CrimcH is spoken Of i'll
some Of the English papers as one of the "materia
guarantees" which the Allies should exact from Rus
sin M the price Of peace or as SECURITY for the future
Good behavior Of that Power and as it is highly pro-
bac that the active operations of tine Allies will u
timaclv be transferred to that Province. brief
count thereof may not bc without interest:
The Cr,nra or Grim Turiary liz i; is sometimes
called is The ancient lnurcn Chcrs0ncsTs. IL Is 4
pcnilislar, extending oUt in:o the Black Sen from
southern Russia, with "hirh it j. connected byg mar.
row ishmus. There il probably no prov N!ucc III Eu-
rope which has been often devastated and which
has been the theatre III such stormy "l via
ucc and biuodShrd us this unfortunate country Ii
is said that since the time &" Hrrn"tuS tB. E.. 5U)
il has been conquered md devastated by more than
seventy different nations. The hluns, the Guths the
Huns, the Pctchcmgucs, the ComHncs, anl numerous
other predatory tribes i'll turn occupied the country
1t settled by the Gcnoesc i'll 1913, who were ex
PEELED by the Criu-IHrtars, under grandson oi
Ghenr- Khan. III li1i. These predatory hurdcs set
tied IN th. country, and were tnbaary TO the Porte
until the latter purt OF iaat ccn:ry, When Cathurine
II. took possession OF and annexed the country TO
Russia
The population of the Crime, il about 2O0OOO, OF
the MnhnmmcfUn faith.
The greatest obstacles which the Allies would eli
counter in wrestling the Crmra from Russia would be
the reduction Of ScDas,op" The strength @: this for
rcSs is we'll known, rId il would doubtless success
fully resist any attack BY There would be no
difficulty however, in landing any number OF men u
the south ut the town, where there are no css than
six convenient BAYS which unprotected. The
roads across the Crmca wretched, and during
cigh, months of the year, in spring, fall and winter,
the drcary s,'ppc- in the northern part of the pro-
vince are almost npass for large bodies of troops.
The reduction ot Scbasiop"l, if The Allies should set
about j; with zeal and energy, would be only the
work vi time. Invested by land ind blockadcd by
sea, the garrison woud not long hold ont without =
strong prosprc: Of relief S"ha-opol taken, the sub
jucatIon Of the Crinea would be an easy task; and
IN such an eventually the Allies, ii they fully de-
ternincd cripple Rus~n, will probably restore the
Porte the possession o; It's ancient territory Bos-
fan