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ORANGE AND CrLpEpER COUNTIES.

CORRESPONDENTS OF the Baltimore Sun.
ORAN1E ASp ArExASDRIA RAIL ROAD, July 2l.-
IN missing over this road from Alexandra To- The ~
terror Of the Old Dominion, | make the following
notes OF places und things by the way:
Oruucc Court House, TG.-One OF the beaHnu,
places directly on the liue Of the rail road is ,'a"ea
on the summit Of the Southwest Mountain, or'".en
the waters OF the Rappahannock and Pamuhhe!
| rivers; md streams of water divide themselves NC
cor,,;ngiy. The population il estimated a, soV 'ou,'
They have three handsome chur"!e- -Ino,rs'I -,
Episcopalian, under Rev. Mr.. Ernest; he;h"u":'
Episcopal. Rev. Mr. Leaiherbridge. anu fFe'o!'.t',
an, Rev. Daniel -. Ewing. There il here aI,o u.
plauk.road leading 10 Fredericksburg. Inc c'ui;
House is on n beautiful lawn, but the bui'H'hs - ..
and uusightly. \ substantial jail ~ neahS eianuaIr
being occupied by only one poor fellow. Inc ~
also is far behind the aye. s,,
The rail road company have purcnh'eun P"NN
Of the land here, and stakes now designate III. IT..
ing Of new s,ree, directly through FROM the m " -. .
dis. to the Presbyterian churches. lhS Ne" - .
vast improvement. 49,, NJ ono
CuipSnsr Cont Hopss is probably n vill,eo Ran.
thousand inhabitants. 1t has three chuTc.s ol,ce
ti.t. Episcopulisn and Methodist. HE euIo the
SEEM, 10 Indicate the activity Of the penpiuu, ,ss"
fuvorit. resort of,hi. sections the" eFc,Ih t'.- q,
n neat and beautiful hotel conl"ctIn ~ ro.,e,.
Hill. whu is also the postmaster iH's - IAN.
s.s all the comforts ana 1nelaue 49, sr;TE. /, Ia,
private inr in the country. Passing along ih'ons,
w. ~. notice on the estate oi MS worth. y.
m -. ~ lin. late Joln y. DhIupur, WIN h'
the gra'G - in the affections of This people. Hea
large " S,,,;on." (so called, tradition says, becars
:, hrauGy army spent a nigh, there, and had a brand:
) t @Is" @,y :: :, S i Bs1pt 'ss ,i i2's 5 q ssd c stiS' is:
estate CoIoncl WIN. Is. Ross. On this there is al
DD i5a Evolutionary IHiU"ta mraI"~-s5 acres-whish TO; up
wards Of an hundred successive years has been f.onn
ed in timothy. Then the rich residense. Of Jam,
4. Beckharu, r. n. Bridges, c, BecEnan, or b, a.
senator Henry Shaokelford, Richard n. Cunn'pSS ne,
DR.. Wellsyrd, William &. Giasoell, Captain i'i and
Dr.. Green, Of the navy, George G.. 1ho'np, OS,.,rS
others, all OF which evidence the enterprise,
and scientific arrangements OF their ow s,s,s dsrag
Here it is said the insects are dong s'.nT .aTcd !;
- tue corn, but seldom have 'a'''0'0 'rf
Warrsn:on Springs has q large nna ni.aI rcsu
company, ind Baker well sus'a'n' Dis
ta,.un NJ chief manager,
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.pp,vAI, oF Ti;E WASHINGTON.

ANNlN AL oF Lax
New YORK, Aug. 2.-Ihc steamer Washington ar.
rivel here this morning from Southampton, having
called on tho 18th ult. Her advices are anticipated
by tho arrival Of the steamer Asia Mt Halifax but
the papers received by her contain some interesting
l;eiIs.
Admiral Mendicoif was killed in the attack on Sc
oos,opol OF July ll,h.
ine correspondent Of the London Sews, under date
OF July 18th, writes We se still far from the works
Of the enemy, aud as the space between US is swept
10 every direction by the Russian projectil.s, our sp-
proaehes progress very slowly.
IL The attack on Systudt By IN English frirate on
the 2lth Of June, forty -seveu Russian m.-chan, Sims
tous.
The steamship Pacific, from Australia, arrived q,
Plymouth ON tho 10th nil. with ISL Wn N cold Gnst
Australia was quiet. Gold Gus, was coming in will,
about the usual average. Gr"ds were ceiling low
aud thu iu,pnrta:iops were large. The Steamship
Great Britain lad cleared with li,ctn ounces Of gold
The L. ). corvette Jamosi1wa WIS u, Madeira Ju!,
llth.
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determined on hnJeas corpn.. 1t is true that the mr.
beas corpns act was not Intended TO decide rights OF
property: but the writ at common Mw may be Issued
To deliver nm infant TO n parent, or an apprentice to Il
master. Com. ~. Robinson |, S.& r., - Is. On
the same principle, l see no reason why the writ at
common law may not be used To deliver q slave from
Illegal restraint, and 10 restore him to the custody Ct
his master. But granting, for the purpose Of the ar
gumcnt, (which | am far from intimating,l tina; the
District Judge made an improper use OF the writ;
that he erred in deciding thut the prisoner refused to
answer it-thAt he also erred in the construction OF
the answer which WAS given, and thGt he otherwise
violated the rights of the prisoners; it is certainly not
in my power To reverse his decision.
Ii a writ of habcascorpas had issued from n State
Court To the Uuiicd States Marshal. and that Court
had adjudlcatrd that the Marshal was guilty Of Il
contempt in refusing to answer it, and had commit.
ted him to prison, the District Court of the United
States would have no power To reverse thar decision,
or to release the Marshal from Imprisonment. No
Court would tolerate such an interference with it.
judgments. The respect which We claim for our own
adiudications, wr cleeriully extend TO those OF other
Court, within their respective Jurisdictions.
For these reasons tie writ Of h1b'ns corpVS is re-
fused. ELLIS LEWIS.
AuGu,r LIT, 1875.
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A TIMELY WARNING.

kossutb may hnve said many silly things, but the
following that concludes n recent letter to the Now
York Times is not one Of them:
"Of one thing, however, I would warn America ID
bcwnre, aud that is, the Introduction IF rae, tongue
and rcltr,os into tie arena OF political contest. Gen.
turtles may haveto atone for the errors of one gene.
ration"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

"PoLITICAL GaMBLING."-Tbe Boston Times
saws that Mr.. Ten Eyck Of Louisiana, who always
means whit he suys. hos offered. iu the city OF New
York, III bet S50,6ODt that Gen. Pierce Will obtsin ~
states, and $4,000 more thut be will be elected Pre-
siden, at the mex; election, il nominated by the De-
mocracy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

TIE EXPERIENCE OF A KNOW-SOTHlNG.
A citizen Of Morgan county, Indiana, who had
been seduced into u Know-Nothing council, gives
the resul, of bis experience to the public, through
the Martiusvillc Mouitor, in the following pregnant
paragraph:
Reader, you may think you hate k~now-Sothing,
witness something Of the height aud depth Of its mi
guilty, the solemn mockcry OF its rituals, aud the
Completeness OF its tyranny, its frnd'like indifference.
and its utter disregard of moral honesty, you will
not know what to detcst. Then, il y"u are true 10
yourself, your country, aud Your God, you will hay.
an great u G,testatiou for the order that You vii
avoid u icmn yhde member As Il political demaSosue
aud shun.a lodge as u Cpas tree"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

DANIEL SHEAs is the name Of the cent'.,.
was so severely injured a, parker,bnnrr "''enan =
defending his Jewelry r.ore from tie donrs .ii.r.''y
burglars. lie was very severely .,ahh,.Jf 'Ty... nv!
recovering. HE articles carried off bv ~, >" ) u
amounted in value 10 over SlSFy. :" '|e Tile,
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QVARaSrINE AT CRY Poisr.-A conna.
been appointed by the Coincavn Council ~ p.
h"re 20 see about the quarantine laws a, Ci,yI y
~ Greer ,nat u'e ilhnS Of persons aud v...sI, :
kifected places may be prevented. e!' |!
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If tLesc tables show anything, they show this
That the Yankees nre dependent upon the bouth Tor
the bread they en.-aud that while they are GlcatihS
out against the produce Of negro labor they arc
themselves the chief recipients Of tho bountics oi thdt
labor.
at will be seem says Tho writer from whom we
have quoted, "by one of our tables, that New Eng
land does not produce half Il bushel Of wheat, where
the South and West raise n dozen. Massachusetts
does not raise enough to nuke the paste to envelope
one hundreth par, of the abolition trash which! she
annually publishes!
''EIence the question becomes r serious one ior our
New England manufacturers TO consider. Is it worth
while for you to quarrel with your bread and buiter'
Ii, by your innatirism, you continue TO lose Southern
trade for Il few years to come, as you have for o lew
years past-iand in the present degraded political
condition of Massachusetts,, there appears to be n far
| prospect Of it)-what IL going to become OF TIA, espe'
ciully if Providence should again punish US according
to our deserts by sending upon us u few years renew
al Of the potato rot!
sour manufacturing establishments are just now
at q very low ebb: cotton cloth makes poor oread,
and machinery is indigestible. Our poor widows anu
orphan children, pluudered Of their means by pecu-
lating rail road managers, are threatened VIII want
and starvation. God, in his infinite mercy Is pro
missing us a year Of plenty in spite OF our sins-oi
such plenty "a He almost continually sends upon our
Southern brethren, in spite OF theirs, aud when we
arc in need. Shall VIC, by continuing our present
wicked crusade upon our Southern brethren for be-
inv compelled to sustain Oil institution which tho Gu
pidity OF the fathers Of our New England abolition
is,s originally brought upon thein, again tempt His
wrath -
Sober reelection upon the facts suggested by these
remarks may perhaps restore to their eQunnimity OF
mind, The deludcd crusaders Of the North against the
peace and prosperity, the perln.nence and existence
of the Union. If their hand be not stayed by the
cry for bread On tho part Of their own pcople--if with
wicked hearts, they rush in upon restitution and pow
ertv, hunger and famine, then, arr they, indeed, Civ
en- over to believe a lie TIM, they may perish and tina
without remedy. We Gun bu; wonder at the folly
which would exchange the blessings of the union o
these States and Of q government, unriyalled in III
eycellencies aud advantages, for the paltry privilege
Of differing Il few negroes from their masters. thai
the recipients of their kindness may be turned out ir
Yankee land, without homes, without comforts, with
out either the capacity or the will to labor Tor Il sub
sis,ence, To drag out oil existence upon the cold char,
flies Of tho North, or else TO die wretched outcast!
and reprobates.
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DRowSED.-A lad, aged eigf, yenr.
iowsey OF larkerspurs, was drowned in ~, =" y
hanawla ON Wednesday, afternoon last, rT":s LIZ
lnS from los 10 log on II raft. 'p''' o't.a
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

The LYscyBrRe COLLEGE will be opened for the
reception Of pupils % the lst of October. The term
"i ;n,;uri nr: ( 10 in tho preparatory department. and
sou in tue collegiate, far tho annual session.
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CITY AND STATE NEW.

GRiccLruR.L PRoFEssoRSHuP.-Ita
me '"i'd OF visitors ut the University e",ef Il
nave S!sniiirt TO The committee of the ncro 'Irgi
clrty OF this state their Willingness to enp.,lrsI
engagement for the endu wrn"nt of an s,,. into
proIcssorship ut the Univer.ty. "S'enN:p
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Orr FLouE.-We have had show,
Alexandria Gazct,cl n sample Of ia " i'ay' q
manufactured III Richmond in 1889 ,l ron
shipped III that year 10 Bucnos Awe. ""v" vi
ana this sample retained. brougl: b,. J,'t 'her
country, and preserved. Thc -four .a; 10 tn
color, and only slightly sour. II is the oH.,"h goo
ever sHw, anG twenty-five yeas. have moi m, t9uF y
difference III IFS looks, at least. 1t has been Le NV !.
u gentleman living III the neigh5orhoud If ,I;.r t :
shipment was made in 1892. ""Na q
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

Nv nITCHIE. PRYOR g. DUNNAVANT'
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wu + RITCLIE u ROGER A, PhioN' -
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PIoPoR-
To EACH

TncIudlhg oolu sThIu :" F"T"'
The following table shows the population OF eafu ga,
,t ,bc iIn;on i'm lsY. the to,ul number Of busholr OF wheat
raised ,horesu, and the number OF bushels 70 ea'h hnA"'
t1nt: 7. x.r,
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LOUISA GoLD.-Thc American saws, we were show
Il lump uf gold on Wednesday, worth SSH, tie prn
iuci Of II muath's labor in the Slate Hill Cold Nine,
in tho above county. We Hrc informed by Cau;. L
K. Towsrr, the superintendent, thar l6 ncgroc. o.,
| white hands ne requires! to carry on the operation.
at the mines, involving an expense OF abou; S5Op pr
month. The amount nbtuinrd this month is nn, n,
average one. The county Of Louisa is ful. Of aurlE.
rUus land. Most OF the gold from that county is ,bfn.
ped 10 the United States Min, at Philadelphia.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.-As the steamer ,vo, r
Price WIS comIirg on; oi Cone river, on nor ,rn y y.
OH Wednesday. a horse mnckerrl !csped from ,h.r vs,
ter and fell OF the hurricane deck o: the s;ramer
distance ot ski, en feet above the wafer. The =
was taken ami brought up. Ills is one of the mo.
extraordinary leaps that We hayc heard Of.
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CrTTISG.-A negro lad named Gaor,, co. =.
difficulty III Petersburg last " edne.jSv =; - Ma,
another of Ills species named, Tn, aad Gu, b% sn WIZ I.
vercly. "'4 C.
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n,scoy7rsrrp.-The Steamer Ans"St o,s, T. and
Port D'l wnlthaii line, has ceased TO o run rSad to ; HS,,' tx e oid
Poi;i: end Hampton
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VIWGrsIi Posi- OFFICE AFrAIRs.-The actipy
| Postmaster General orders the following:
Rc-cstab!i-h Athens, Caroline county. nppcin, John
S~l"p!er: postmaster. Appoint Alfred f.. Whitwcr,b
postmaster at Panrsviii@, Am-l!u county, vice John
l.. Hood, resigned, and VIM. T.. Sanders postps..-,
y; Buckingham Mine, buckingham county, vice
Enna. @. urhsn. rt.irurI.
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WlTEm.-Thc Common Couacil Of Petersburg, or
Wednesday lust, decided by II majority Of one TO have
the city supplied with water from the ncighborhood o
II locality known aa Panmili's meadow. Councilma-
Butts submitted The plan.
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WHAT THE ISSUES WERE IN
Oregon will soon ask tsays the Boston Posi- nd.
! mission into the Union as a State; AMI to show n.
| stuff her men are made OF, they have jur. evinccd
| their fidelity 70 the laws, the constitution, and IT.
Union, 10 the general principles of civil and religions
liberty, by beating gloriously the combined forces Of
AbvliiionisIn and Know othingism. This pcs.r
icn,ial faction finds no resting place in Oregon. Gen
Lanei is sent a delegate. TO Congress by over TIVE
thousand majority. Her. is an example worthy The
imitation of the older States. The Portland limes
in reviewing the contest, says Of the nominating
convention: $3.50.
Every issue was mads--every ism had ls ,inr
porters. Hazardous rs it seeaned, the nIIn,isnr,1i
convention openly denounced aud boldly esnerity.l
the Kuow.No,bings, (tben in full tide Of Pr"'gpfi Fierce:
They commended the administration OF ,he principle
they sustained Senator Douglass ana IN" ubbdIi,;unisrs
Of selt-sovsroignty; they opposed az of The
Missouri Compromise; they opposed p0'''''
gion." --. ~, tbe
D1scoxrryrED.-The Steamer ~, az . SoysoIk and
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EScAMpMENT.-The encampment Of the r. L. l.
B.ucs at Slash COttngc Is TO commence on the 10th inst
Matter. nrc progressing tavorably. and we are very
much mistaken II the occasion does not prove ples.
SAINT in every respect. There are plenty oil men in tn.
Blues whom nature has endowed with such ideas Of
social life ~ To render every thing agreeable where
they unrtlclpate.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

REPORTED DK.D.-Thr editor Of the Frodericks.
bur. Herald learns that the little girl who was inhu.
manly outraged by Lor father, WIN. J. Brooks, in
Sp~orsyl, amin coui!ty, has since died OF her injurie,
We heard the report several days ago, but afterwarL,
understood il was erroneous.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

FlRY.-A small building owned by Mr.. John Coz.
By. and occupied bv Mr.P. 4 Blackburn for the nsc.
uiacturc of Dukes, situated near :lc tobacco factors Of
tie latter, was destroyed by tire last "Wednesday night.
Loss estimated at S5J0-no insurance. Mr.. Black.
burns factory had IL narrow escape.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

TIE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
BrJouSS sc. ABBOTT. With maps and illustrations
Published By Messrs. Harper & Brothers, New
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TIE LORDS PRAYER.-A friend tells us an
n ~. ,a aoeI boviu. sren in nr ;e"It,u n,rnrrsd in ,be
p4l.ay dsys OF his fame. before the sparkle Of his Erent
ui.ck eye had been dimuied BY thai bane of genius,
.woag drink. Booth aud sovciG! irieuds had been in-
~i,"l 70 dine with an Cd gentleman il ba!tmore, Of
c..iirgu;sAsd kindness, urbauity, and piety. The
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From RIcHMoSD.-Jane johnson, the slave woman
who escaped from the custody OF MIR. Wheeler. in
philadelphia, states that she formerly belonged 10 Nj
G.. Crew. of Richmond, aud that one OF her children
now lives here.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

have home ~ lose. ABOVE MI, II we a'e l" y"uSo v,
the future by the past, overy patriot, every lover OF
his country, should resist this attempt to inluse INTO
the party contests Of the day, this exciting religious
element which will be 30 fatal and 50 truGicA Ill lr
results.
With tho Catholic religion, az a system of theology
I have nothing to do, nor shall | say anything III up
prevail or condemnation Of il. IL may be oil true, II
NAV be q compound of truth and error, or it may be
altogether heretIcnl, Ny only busliiess win II Is &c
show tina, il should not be dragged INT" the are.
ma Of party politics, but, like NIL other theological
system, should be left TO stand or fall, MS Heaven
NAV approve or disnppruve. Every man ls to stand
or fall rs God shall approve or d!sapprove, ana no,
rs other men shall approve. No drnominailon o.
christians or religious sccts, have n rignt 10 prescribe
to others what their faith shull be. nor mas any clfi
power the authority 10 do so. This power belongs
alone 10 God and has never been delegated by bin
to human tribunals. The fathers OF tile Constltu'
,ivu, in view OF this great principle, the very essence
Of religious freedom, in the 9th artlclu and Sd sector
of that immortal instrument, proVi1eu that mo req
g,oqs ts: stat ersr b. required rs a 9nai,hation q
ann o6frc or ,ubLc trust muier tie Unttd St0leS."-
By this provision, adopted when Roman catholicism
was much more formidable and Influential IN Europ'
and America than it is now, Catholics were not, aud
unless altered, cannot be excluded by Federal iegls
la,i,n. Those wisc and patriotic men, equal a., |1s'
iu wisdom, patriotism, learning aud pubic virtue, Il
this great Philadelphia Council, saw nothing in Ro
man Catholicism dangerous 10 liberty or free gov
ornment, aud were not alarmed by tills niiseraui
bus-bear OF paramount allegiance In the PDpe-thi
contemplate piluntom OF religious tisolry and IN
scrupulous spoils hunting politician. But our wise an
patriotic fathers, oppreciatlns fms great element Z
religious liberty al its true value, and a. q necessary in
grcdicut in every free system. were not content +
risk It's security upon the provision cited; but deter
mined, by On amendment to the Constitution, 10 bar
ricade and fort it in, 30 as to be invulnerable TO thos
assaults OF religious bigotry aud intolerance whic
bad overwhelmed it in all Christendom besides. j
the frs, article OF the amended Constitution, it is pro
viled, Congress shall mako no law respecting ID
establishment Of religion, or prohibiting tho frre e1
erclse thereof; or a~bridging the freedom or speech
or OF the press or the right Of the people peacesbl.
to assemble, aud TO petition the Government for a re
dress OF grievances.
III this article, adopted in full view OF al! the cruel
ties, tnormlies and traGical prosecutions, whic!
Catholics, Professionals, DIssenters and Nahonedar
had practised, is proclaimed the great principle, tina
the civil ought uo., and should no, be, M ccclcsiasti
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-01
Land for Sale in Randolph.

TN Pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court
II of Randolph county, rendered on the Both
9faysf19 nine ss otl rye
administrator, 16c, against the same, Twill pro-
coed, at public alction. on the 4th Monday of
August, 1855, before The court house door Of the
said county Of RandolP phi, TO sell the following
the heirs Of William B. Currence, decd:
One tract of 10 or IL acres on the Valley river,
about 3 miles, south of Beverly.
One moiety of $50 acres granted to VIM, B
Currence and Allen ]. Cnrrence, ON the waters
of the Valley river, and on the west side of the
Beech mountain.
Also one tract Of 1905 acres, situated on the
Gladly Fork of Cheat river.
TERMS OF SAIE.+-A credit of 6, ~ and g
months will be gwen, the purchaser giving bond,
and, lien retained upon said land for a further
security thereof, IL DAVID GOFF.
July l6, l955=--S25 st. a.ls CONT.