Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-08


less their votes would be, the lodge being, have
lone since stated entirely under the control of the
Wings, who always preserve prcpondcrancc, hy
blackbalng all Democrats after the admission of
certain limited number Oflheffty-;wo votes pollcd
for Pollock. fifty Wings certainly nnd II ls gem
| eraly supposed among the members of the lodge,
that not Democratic vote was polied for him. a
similar is being taken in the different "dgcs
throughout the State. The result oi each .-c ls To
be returned to the Grand Lodge in Phiiadclpia. and
after being there cast up and the general result Ms
ceraincd tho cdlct is 10 70 forth 10 the kNow-No-
things of the Stnte-and by tho onh taken III the Sc
cond degree each member is expected 10 vote IN DC
tOber for Pollock, TO sacrifice his own Judgment us TO
the tncss of the various candidates before the pco
pie, and bow his neck TO the yoke of Il few corrupt
and dishonest politicians of Philadelphia, who have
arranged the whole programme, and wh" c"uI nayc
told months since what the result would be. e WGhl
the PHILADELPHIA Sun assure its readers some time
since, that Puock "rOud get me- rh0ic "A n0T-No-
tang rotc." -
Tie password of this order is also changed. We
informed our readers some time since That u was
| "Traitor bcware-No. 49," 1t is now reversed, and
reads thus: "Beware traitor Still more appropriate
than the other.
The grip was formerly by pressing tho Joint of the
little finger with the end OF the middle fnger. III IL
now thus Take tho end of the fingers OF the hnnd oil
the person you are shaking and press The second or
middle joint of the middle or long finger with thc cnd
OF your thumb-whcn tho same conversation takc'
place explained III regard TO the old giTp, which
yet that Ii the person whose hand you have ttI;-
ken il not "Knuw Nothing, h" will bc most hkclE
to sav'get what when You turn 1t "!i by referring Il"
some article of his Dress and say Iutbrrast'puI or
| "that hat II he whom You question IL member
of the order he replies ii don't know, do youF and
| You answer him back, 81 don't Know
| AGRICULTURAL FAIR Of NIRGlN.A.--Thc
! Southern Planter has interesting article on the
Fair in November, which, We learn from all quarters,
will he most numcrously attended,. The nmt"r states
that '.the walks are ali being property Sr"d'' dr'in-
ed and beautifully gravellcd that il il is dry there
will be no dust; if wet, no mud. The pIoisIrc many
Of them handsomely ,urf", with trees set i" them,
and they will be occupied with buildings, tSpi tents }
sufficient TO accommodate all specimens thH1 may be-
sent 10 them; and the arrangement of The stalls will
be SO altered as to i;npr"ve the appearance of the
Grounds, Wills, they ar: enlarged the sIIne tnic.-
Entries have begun to bo made oi the various arti-
clcs animals and implements. and 1t vii! be great
accommodation, not only TO the Secretary and the
Marshall but to exhibitors themselves, 1t they VIII
make their entries ns ns possible. Now, weheve
ample time 20 make them nil-thon, a. was Tie case
last year, we may not have.
| rh. Planter also contains two interesting cms, as
follows
| PATRICK HESRys RESOLUTIONS oS THE SLANT ACT.
III gives Us great pleasure I" amnOumcc that our III
detat!gable antiquarian friend, " r tabe'i, LHl "'
| N.ison Chairman of the CUSnIi;tee on Honorary
Testimonials Lus obtained, among other valuable and
interesting original documents for exhibition al the
| State Fair, the original manuscript Resolutions ut
| Patrick Henry, on the stamp Act, offered I" the
House of Burgesses in Williamsburg. just three days
before their adjournment, and passed BY that body in
| l7o5. as the commencement OF the revolutionary
struggles, this precious relic possesses higher value
ptlhp he i'll i,s-
gitimatc ancestor, the mngna charta Of Runnymodc,
and SIGHT OF il alone will repay trlp TO the Far
Ii has been lent for the occasion, by his son. John
Henry, ESQ., Of Charlotte by whom 1t is held as the
sacred Of all the memorials OF his great ances'
tor. ,
We have no. space now :" "numerate scvc"a! other
interesting things of the Hnnc sort, al emanniirg
f-oI ur Clu-rlv connected with, the planter AND iar
r statesmen Of Virginia or "t others eminent IN INC
profession. And we -hnll withhold one other mn'ier
which we have taken special pains 10 prepare ;s
nlea,nnt surur;se TO the assembled farmers OF the
State.
The HORSE CorRSE.-This course il, pcrhapR, the
best of the kind in the United States. The whole OF
one square from Frank lin to Grace street has been
generously cedcd BY ts different owners for the oc
csson and it will be fitted in the shape u M cllipsc
for trottnC aud riding cnursc the track lad with tan
bark stand for the Judges III the centre, ana the
spaces at the upper and lower ends and me corners
appropriated 10 stabling for horses nnd buiS. Inc
horse course at Springfield, where there nr" 50 many
fine horses exhibited and where the show wns rcsrIc
ted entirely to horses onl: quarter ni inlc or
iiO yards in circuit but our course IL ~" YARDS
That We expect IL be the chief attractI"n "' the
ground. We have heard "i several hn' ""F''- maj
will he brought TO the fair, among others, We learn
that that most liberal and public spirited grnl'cmnh
Mr. Duanv, of Loudoun, lIns sent I" Er-Hni Oy II
competen agent for several fine horses "i dsi'rrrht
breeds, which are expected I" he here III ''" inr our
exhibition. One of them is 10 bc Suffolk stallion,
nf tb, hoet, n