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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-11

For TIE Enquirer.
TO THE HON. JOHN MINOR Bolts.
NJ. Is.5


SrR--Iu the recent pronunciameuro published by
yorl you sGy you t'I am unlike many Of the gen
ilrmr wli,c addresses have been sprea1 before the
pnlir in particular at least. They say they ei
nrsc most Of the principles "t That party, without in
G,nu., liz 10 wlInt portion they Object which leaves
v,ry Convenient back door for future cscape; while
fy6u) endorse the whole from the BEGINNING to the
end; from the Alpha to the Omega. Now. air. we
all know YOU to be fearless, straight forward po
cinn and one who will never knowingly icav"a P"'-
Tom back door open for future escnpr. Sir permit
me- An humble voter of the old DoI'Ili"n 10 atk ynu
tn be little more cSrit in your end"r"atnns OF the
Know Nothing priuciplcs. When yo" sny you "en-
dorso the whole from ti" beginning I" me tha from
the Alpha to the Omega" do you intend TO DO I'M
crstood by the world at large "nnd the rest OF MN
kind" that YOU endorse the know-Nnihnig National
Platform the Virginia Platform the I'm ara New
York Platform, and tho Louisiana fia!i"rih hi tha'
YOU endorse the clerting Of pcrsonsto Once, Whn' III
the event of certain contingency, would administer
this government upon Lucofoc" principles Inns
there crused to be any distinction between W hgs
and Democrats And may be- permitted farther 10
enquire oi you, whether those platforms III many
poiuts, not cunninSly worried and susceptible"
variou. interpretations! Whether there is not va
ricnre in the platforms mentioned, and whether one
upon superficial view OF thcm might not set down
the most ut the articles therein N tr,sm- on when All
might stand! What does this portion "i the it article
of the National platform men, To VII: mo uhih aS
il rxistsi" Does ur does not that mean that all ter
rtnrv now free, shall remain irecI What does the
llth article mean, which says, 1--WE shall oppose 10
man, and sustain man, the gtonnd Of his oppo-
son to- or his support of, Democratic measures, "G
Wing measures, but we shall oppose those VINO OPP
pose our doctrines aud u.ain those who sustain our
doctrincs!' VIII You he kind enough 10 give your
views or the above! Iuiorin us what 'our doctreS
arr. Certainly there is nothing III the numerous
platforms by which nlonc our government c"uld Dc
curricd out. As there il To be oil ccti"ns 10 Wings
ur Democrats, it intended they shall rule day about
The eth article says: "Americans siall rule their
country" Has it been ruled by any other, since
George tho III. ruled it! Are You in favor nt shut
ting out foreigners from naturalization and office nc
coring TO the Virginia platform. or the National pint
form! Are YOU in favor Of excluding Roman Cathn-
lies from Office according 10 tho tcuets ri the Virginia
Know Nolhings ~ shown by Mr. Wises exposes; or,
are you in favor of their holding office according 10
the Louisiana platnrmi And, lastly, as you endorse
to the Omega, viii YOU ondnrsn this Massachusetts
Platform about To be promulgcdi Please answer
these questions through some one Of the Richmond
papers. Most respectfully YOURS &C
NIRGiSIAS AHp TRUE NATIVE AMERICAN.
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PENNSYLVANIA IE;;IsI AZURE

U.nuI,EuRu, May s.-The Legislature % u"
State adjourned sine die this morning. The h @
passed, unanimously, Il resolution thank'"z W.
kccdrr Of Knnsns for his faithful adherence 70 Il
old landmark. oi republican liberty ~ hGfen"a'-
purity of the ballo, boxes again,; II nwies. h"'
MissGurians, mud bidding hnn II cordial "''''''
the home of lis family aud iticma,. ,,..-.,
In the Senate, Speaker Hester resigned ~ r
and, on the 9TH ballot, WIN. Pratt VIZ escy'e''
contest was terminated hy Pratt v"tIn. l'r h''o''
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HARPERs FERRY vAl MUNICIPAL ELEC

HARPEa's FERnY, Va, May, P. M.-Ou NUM-
Opal election took place to-day and resulted alter
desperate struggle, I'm which both parties made every
exeron to the victory in the defeat of the
Know-Nothings. The Democratic Mayor, Recorder,
and Council, are elected BY large msjorities.
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LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, April The steamer Asia arrived her"
this evening, al 10 o'clock, with Liverpool dates Ia
April 23ih, five days later than last aivicc-.
A LONG WAR IN THE PROSPECT.-Thc Wen
M conference having totally fnled in lcndIns" any
thing on which might be based prospects of pence
appearances n present indicate only proracted war
i'll the prospect. Hence decisive success III fh'
Crimca anxiously hoped for. hat up to the --latest
dates from that quarter nothing decisive had occurred
The bombardmen however, was still continued oy
the allies
LIVERPOOL, April, a7.-Evenng. From Brown
s. Shiploy's Crculur-Cotton. sales of the week
foot up 10000 baes including 3,0 bales to speou
lators and 10000 bales for export. The market has
been very aclIve, and prices have slightly advanced
say l-l6a.. Fair and middling qualities have inn
proved most Orleans fnr o; middling sic; Up
land fair 81 midding 3l6.
Bresdstuffs-Brown Il Shpley quote breadstuff:
as having considerably advanced with large specu
lative demand, and the market buoyant. Wheat has
advanced I'd I'd. Flour has advanced Is. Cd. a 2s.
and Corn has advanced Sc. The quotations. arc NJ
follows: Western Canal Flour 38s. 42s. 3d.; Ohio
4Ss 45s.; white Corn ass Cd. 4Oe mixed 4Os. Sd.
yellow 46s. cd. Fs.-ths market closing steady.
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Bosrnx, May S.-lhr liIss lave si'sn''!E ~
mit,.e have mn,ie n lengthy report. They ma ~"
ins c-nsurable in hi. conduct ii h9Xnnry OF :"
ce-ter. but are severe in relation to ms ''r'J.
with Mrs. Patterson and recommend hiI 0Ap"''
from the House. The rrpor; "n' "c'sP''''
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WEST WARD
Elected.

For the Common Council the Democrats elected in
South Wnrd, S; in Centre Ward, !; IN "est "ard'
e. Total IS, The American Party have elected III
Eas Ward, 6; in South Ward, | in Centre Ward
2-Totn,g Majority for the Democratic party g.:
The result shows clear Democratic gam OF ~ !;
the majority for Johnson in 1851 having been I'll
The v6te for Gen. Porce, in Petersburg, was '' Tor
portions Of Virginia. it well known, did not receive
the full vote OF the Wing party Of Petersburg.
Petersburg will give Wise eON minority
Nine checr4 for the old Cockade
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FROM WRIT AND JACKSON COUNTIES.
To the Editors Of tie Enquirer:

WRIT, May 9, 1855.
Gentlemen You may act this county down for
Wise, NC, by majority of IS to l25; and jackson
county by about so. From all the indications see,
these mnortes are about correct Good tidings come
to me from all parts Of the country.
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VESSEL. ASHORE;

C,pyI,LAyp, May s.-The seh h, ashore this NOR
from Richmond for New York SS, feet Of water
Ing on Hereford bar She "s nas Of aour and '0S'
her hold Her cargo is comp
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For tie Enquires

Dr. Thomas p. Temple will be voted Tor, for the Oh
fee of maQstrate in ihs Court House district of Han
over county, to gil the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of BENZ. Wiug6eld. VOTERS
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Jas Iippens, lno OPP 456 G'' 2,s %, ,o, III Nr
Townes majority over Mr.. Williams, for Mayor, is
i5a; @cGowan over Eckles, for Chamber!un, ~
Rs,nbuut over Williamson for Collector OF Taxes
Taliey over Scott for Commissioner Of Sroet' sl
Gresham over Alley for Clerk of Lower Market, 'S
Ford over Burgess, for Clerk Of Upper Market, 3d.
Aifrieni over Moody, for Keeper Of Powder Mnsn-
zine 10. Ofthe foregoing officers, tho Democrats
elect their entire ticket with but one exception T.
Rambnut candidate OF the American rmly ior e"-
Iector of CITY Taxes, constituting thut exception
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CITY AND STATE NEWS.

L. y. CiRculr CouRr.-The spring term Of til,
United States Court, Judge lIalybnrton presiding
commenced in tits city on MONDAY last.
Charles A. Arundel OF Fairfax ceuu.y, Va appear.
cd 10 answer tho charge Of presenting copy o! 90
altered record OF thnt county, the alteration being %
bring III. marriage Of his mother within the limit .
time in which she would DO entitled 10 the srrsaragc
OF pensions pnlh Ia her tower S7OO the widow G
revolutionary soldier. Ii il stated thut tic original
record contained tho marriage of John Arundel an!
Ann Davis" by the Rev. Jeremiah Moore, the
10th OF September, 1874. But the record al;ere!I.
made To show that the marriage WAS "t John Aran
del To }. Davis, aud took place on tho lGth Of Sept
! 1893.
| In consequence of the heavy docket, and sOmj
other circumstances. the court decided Ia contnur ihe
case {" tho fall term, which commences on the toiL
Monday IN November ncxf, nm! the accused was al.
mlttci 10 bnil in tho sum oi $1,000.
PAYS" DEBr.-Ihc Alexandria Gazcttc .talc:
TINT retired merchant, OF that placo received II few
days ago, III u letter from Boston, without signature,
md with nothing to show lis source n Thousand dol.
lHr motto OF m" Globe Bank of Boston, with the Il
mark tin the sender owed the money, nni took dn'
opportunity otrciurning il 10 the person 10 WHOM
belonged.
L. 5. Court, SrArSroN.--Tho L. 9. Court 10, tho
Western District of Virginia, is i'll session at S'Oun
The STEruoscorE-u journal published in this city
By the Medical Society Of Virginia, WAS sold ut
ton, on Monday last, for ,SJj o. Mossrr Richie y
Duuaavnut being tho purchasers. The new propre
tors nrc To receive all debts due 10 the St"o-rop"
pay all its Indebtedness, and publish tn" journal un'.
The close vi the present year.
New MARKET RAcEs.-The Spring races over tie
Now Market course, near Petersburg, commence!
Tuesday last, with swecps,nke for three yehrs ot
colts anl tiIlics-nio hoa.s-Sl5O entrance, 800 Tor.
felt, to which there seven entros only three o.!
which came to tho stand.
The following was the result:
David McDanlcl's b. (. Carolina" BY Regent dan
Jlhppcf. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !
WIN. II. Gibbons oh. I. Miss JuIia by Glen.
coG, dam Sue Ward. Observation-Disclosures 8:
james ru!!ys b. C. by rnlIy-ho dam Orn.rix. O..
o. p. HIRES ch. c. by Tnlly-ho, dam by Mis-.
trustee Vi.N
Jane. Tnlly's (. &. by Revenue, dam Andrew.
7. Doswcls b. f. by Revenue, dam Emily
John BclchrI's H'. A. Piudc ) br. I. by Glide
Harold, dam by Boston, -pd. 81
Time :53-l:50.
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LIED.

DrD in % INSaahRSEs .ssd 5
sou OF the la,e WI
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RESIGNATION or ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE.
wAsHiEsroS, May ga. Dudley Mann, Esq, As
ss:sut Secretary OF State, has resigned his oico.
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L. ). Court, STArSrON.--Tho L. g. Cour, int tho
Western District of Virginia. is in session at SOun'
ton, judge Brcckcnbrough presiding.
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MORNING. MAY =, $50,

BY RITCHIE. PRYOR IL DUHNA'A
wM F RICHIE Il ROGER a. PRYOR tpI -,
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cr,ry the enemy shnIl no; pass when We keep ward
~. will roll bnck tho tide Of battle which has rcnchc
our feet, and redeem, rs more t'" ""C' oc'o'' ''c
fortunes of this git. AMI why not both gay and q"
ii They arc the principles 81 |.rsniH w-h are a,
i.sue the principle. which for more than fifty
vonrs she has adhered through good and evil report
and which abe has ever regarded as constituting the
brlwagks ot her safety; they arc IN" pr'ncpes' to"
which arc associated with the recollection of r" many
struggles in which she bore conspicuous pmrt' as L.
be identified with her name and her glory. Inc u"
ditinns OF the past must speak tor NOM the 'G"ci
lnr. uf our fathers the mnNlms {" me h"neStea1 win
Mend for Them ooh earth, earth, enrth shd ti'e
Hebrew prophet when, wearicd out with the perVrr-
ity IL his countrvmen he turned 10 his native son,
and admired that 10 see if he could not arouse within
| il SOME answering spirit =,
! If such an appeal mAde IN such cause 10 !hc
soil of the Old Dominion, It seems TO me mat inc 'se
nus loci" would spring forth, and, truinpet-t"h@ued
snuul the call which, from TIE tOpmost height OF her
| maintains To tn. lowest depth of her vaiiles, would
! summon her sons Ia the rctCue
| E.lInu-ritiZcns il has been said, "Let Americans
rule America say, let American principles ruiz
America: and the more thut be rallied {" their
suppor, the better. In the same sense ray LOT Iir
piniaus rule Virginia let Virginia principles rule IT
tinia Above all Let us not GO tn Massachusetts JUS
M hi. time. 20 borrow counsel or beg tor guidance
LET us not borrow from her any Of those "islns'
which have nn,ie her so fruitful cause ui roub,
IN her nsichb0rs and unhappncss TO herself. Lu
IA not take from her this last of her 'isms, I"
carry her sealed letters and secret cipher. Fo
aught know, they may prove 10 he the letters J."
y, rruplon, and we may become the umcohsei",u
bearers Of the warrant for our destruction. Inc
; time has been wbru Virginia aud Massachis;s' u
exchanged presents OF sentiment ana oI'Tf .,.o
but they sentiments in favor OF human t.sr
dom, and noe declarations against 'ha' Enr nv.
Of all liberties, the liberty of conscience -. :" h;to
SELF have closed the pages of Massacn''e earty Lu
ry since it became evident that h'1 G" nsm
complete possession of her State @ 81 ,ber nro
ayI mOs '1nu their old Latin motto into Eng
s because the language foreign Or to nirS" s"s
sion. OF to exclude from public 'cSoof bsv ave
OIL rn Verv curousy into the precise amount
Nothing literature which existed to NIL Inc 'n 81
mense void which would be made ey eA theqe nav
that was not English. But, beg PARDON a-.Ing
to enforce the most unwilling attention. have lou
With pain and modification that coH'"''''s' u ~
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-12
lr,om IA. TAoma.tOn, Ne, Journal, Sept al

tFron hs TAoma'tOn, Ne, Journal, Sept I'll
A STRANGE BEAsr.-A highly rcspecta.
bic and intelligent gentleman writes us
from ST. George giving a description Of
singular wild animal which has appeared
in ,ha, vicinity. The writer says
"Last night Sunday night I was awak.
ened by the barking oi my dog, and on ris.
ing up in bed heard q noise in the yard
which sounded like the snoriing ola horse.
| Immediately arose and went 10 the win
dow I, being a very bright moonlight
evening, I saw distinctly m animal OF
hideous shape, looking directly a, the win
dow where ] stood his eyes shone Ike
balls Of FIRE; the dog was very much fright
ened and barksd loudly. I procured my
gun and discharged Il from the window,
when the monster moved of slowly towards
ihe river. His hind legs seemed 10 DO
somewhat shorter than the forward ones
his body was covered (as near ss I could
judge) with scales Of bright red and
green color; his head resembled that Of
hog, bu, with larger mouth. For several
weeks sheep and young cattle have disap.
peared mys,eriously, ,-bu. the mystery Is
now partly cleared up. The tracks which
found in my barnyard the following morn.
ing were very large and resemblei those OF
web footed bird. II see or hear any.
thing further Of this monsirous animal 1
will let you know it,"
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True Road to Respectability.

Even when the cold iLlksn stick 10 the
farm, the sons and daughters do their u,-
mos, 10 escape from the agricultural ranks.
The charms and the superior charms Of =
country lie are hidden on, Of view by one
false idea Of responsibility. Through the
influence OF this false no,ior, men forget
there is no department Of labor, no pursuit
or calling which contributes as much as az.
riculiure 10 the prosperity Of nation, or
tho health, independence, innocence and
moral worth ofindiyiduals. The cultivation
Of The soil Was the first employment OF man,
and the fire, duty enjoinsd BY his creator.
In all ages since, the comfort, happiness pros.
perily and glory Of nations and individuals
have been intimately connected with the
performance Of this duty, and the indus,ri.
Gus practice Of this pursuit. When i, has
been neglected, as Of late years, there sOOn
follows scarcity, want, high prices. depres-
sion Of business, and wide spread des,iiu.
iion. The agricultural interest being the
foundation on which all others are built,
commerce and. manufactures decline with
II. For the effects, look a, the stale Of the
country 4, the present time. While hun
dreds and thousands are fleeing froml the
country, leaving thousands of.acres which
canno, DO cultivated ior wan, Of help and
making every article Of farm produce scarce
and consequently dear, thousands are rush.
into employmeu,s bu, lille more produc-
tive than absolute lidleness, or productive
only Of articles Of mere show and luxury.
The numerous advertisements in our city
papers show ihs abundance o. the aris, ,devi-
ces, maks-shifs, Of hundreds Of drones and
shirks who would be better employed on
a farm. and would be there probably but
for the false and irrational ideas which pre-,
vail in regard 10 the diverse roads 10 respee-
liability. What will the end Of these things
bei-Country Gentleman.
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MARCUS WATSON, Printer.
aaritultural.
Sweating and preserving Apples.

We notice in tho last Working Farmer
the reply Of Prof. Mapes 10 . correspondence
inquiries relative 10 the bss, mode OF preserv.
ing apples. As the harvesting season is sp-
preaching and as many apples raised in
Maine reach distant market. some in New
Orleans, some in The Wes, Indies, and some
in England, we think il sessonabls 10 pre-
sent Prof. Mapes' ideas on the subject:
In reply 10 the above we would state, thai
the finer class Of frui, should be gathered
by hand. and so placed in barrels, and no,
poured nom basket, ss every apple rightly
indsn,sd will be sure to decay. Whom sp-
Piles are Intended for shipment, another pro-
cess seems to be necessary. Apples con-
tain large amoun, Of va,er. par, Of which
should be cot rid Of when intended for,,ship-
men,, and this may be done wi,hOu, any
alteration in the nsure or appearance oilihe
apple, providing tha, they receive no indsn-
taiiors or bruises.
They must be placed in heaps whsn a
slight sweating will occsr. which will cause
portion Of water 10 exude TO their surfaces
and dry of. After a short time a second
sweating will occur. They will then be
Thoroughly dried, placed in barrels by hand,
and shipped. Apples so treated, if,hey T-
rive a, their port Of destination before the
third sweating take. place, will be in per.
fec, order but iis single apple in barrel
bs deu,eid or bruised. j, will cause the whole
TO decay or partially decay on shipbOard.-
This third sweating usually occurs in about,
six weeks aher the second svealiag.-
For home consumption apples should be Ia.
ken from the tree as late as the weather
will permit. should be placed in tho final
place for winter keeping al once. lfpu, on
the north side Of house with board cover
ing, and suffered TO remain until the cold be-
comes severe, they may then be moved in
dry clsar weather, and placed whore they
are intended TO be kept and IL in barrels,
shOuld be KEEP, as dark As possible. Some
have packed apples in charcoal dust. others
In al,eraie layers with straw and layer OF
earth, In the same manner 4, for potatoes.
Some place them in cold, dry cellars, in
heaps, covered with straw but all these
methods, while they may sometimes sue
ceej, invariably abstract so much OF the
flavor from ,he.apples as 10 lessen their val
ue. The same mistake h Ohen made in
packing grapes in couon-and while they
maintain their figure and look we'll, the
aroma is distracted and absorbed BY the cot
Gorard's Real Estate Register.
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

wha, the white lead was at first ground in.
Spirits OF iurpenline shonld be The principal
fluid used 10 mix the paint, Japan being
added in small quantity as dryer. The
frs, Goa, or "priming," should be mixed
with inseed oil alone, being we'll rubbed
down with sand paper when dry. Two
coats should afterwards be put on with tie
,urpen,ine alone, the last Goa, bein: rather
the ,hickes,.
To make very handsome white finish for
parlos and other nice rooms, after putting
the paint on very carefully, Gum Demsr
varnish should be put on over all. This
makes beautiful gloss, and keeps the'pain'
of q brillian, white all The time. Should
the paint become dirty, j, can be washed of
as easily as pane OF glass, using nothing
bu, warm water, as strong soap destroys
The varnish. Every house-builder desiring
a permanent, brilliant white finish 10 MS
rooms, should use this varnish. II answers
4 very good purpose 10 mix it in with the
las, Goa, OF paint making a much hand
somcr finish than when not used a, all, bu,
much the bes, way is 10 give the entire
work Goa, Of the varnish aher the painting
is finished and partially dry.
" Kitchens should be painted lish, slate
or lead color, made by mixing small guam
lily Of lamp-black with the white lead |;
particularly the doors, maniel-pieces and
wash-boards. The floors Of pOTches and
kitchen, may be painted with the same ma
,.rial, or they will look pleasan, and cheer
ful IL yellow ochre is used, ground up with
linseed oil and Japan.
ain putting on green paint, slate color
should frs, be used a. priming, two coats
Of the green being added afterwards. Par
Is green makes the brigh,es, color, and
must bs ground in oil, adding Japan as =
dryer. Chrome green makes the deepest
and most permansn, color, and white lead
is used TO temper the paint 10 the proper
hue.-0hio Farmer and HOrtisiiuri,,.
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PAINT FOR HOUSES.

We recently published few directions
on this subject, which seem 10 US important.
One who seems 10 DO versed in the subject,
as practical painter, makes other susses.
tons in the Indiana Farmer, which we are
disposed TO endorse. He says:
alt is no easy matter for some painters,
who preieod to have considerable experience
In their art, to pain, the inierior Of house
in proper manner. White lead aad oil,
miyed as for outside use will dry, ], is true,
and preserve the wood work bu, before
three months the pain, will become almost
yellow, and have exactly the appearance Of
being smoked. This is no, the case with
external painting, because the light and air
bleach the paint precisely as il does linen OF
cotton cloth when exposed in similar way.
To paint white in the interior Of house,
very lille linseed oil should be used, eIcsp,