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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
PITBLIC MEETING IN MONROE.

At public meeting of portion Of the members
of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, hold in Centre
ville Monroe county, Va, on tho llth day Of June,
1855, Sylvester Upton, Esq, was CHILLED to the Chair,
and 5. Butt appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been explained
by Rev. a. Buhrman, at the request OF the Chair
man. committee OF five persons was appointed to
prepare preamble and resolutions.
The following preamble and resolutions were re-
ported BY said committee, and unanimously adopted
by tho meeting, viz:
Whereas, q letter hos recently appeared in the
Richmond Enquirer purporting to have been written
Union, in this county, and bearing date 25th May,
1885, which letter is calculated to reflect discrcdt up
ON the Ministers and membership of the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. espe-
chilly amoug the illiterate and ignorant-and where
as no body Of ministers more loyal ~ the South
and the institutions Of the South, than are the minis
OF said Conference shown by the proceedings
of their last two Sessions. they having, BY unani-
nous VOTE at their session, 1854, usesd the following
resolution, to wit: .sThat this Conference d,scuirns
having any fellowship with abolltonlsm. II 10 also
determined to hold connection with any eccieslas
teal body that shall mako uon-slavtoidiilS cohnl
ZION of membership i'll the Church, but 10 stand by
and maintain the discipline US it is"-and the said
baltimore conference, at its session in March last
having also voted unanimously tn nohconcnf WITH
certain resolutions touching tho subject OF slavery
aeut mn To il from several OF the Northern Confer
snces--the statements of tho above named letter,
though wholly and entirely destitute OF any founda-
ton in TRUTH are nevertheless designed to cast odium
upon that very useful aud influential Church, Of
which we are MISUNDERSTANDING,
Resolved, let, That the allegations contained in the
aforesaid letter. reference to the Ministers OF the
Baltimore Conference, such i'll the opinion of this
meeting, to Justify their being pronounced false
and slanderous.
Resolved. 2nd, That the enid correspondent Of the
Richmond Enquirer must have been, at the tiInr OF
writing suid letter. aborng under some very strange
and understandable halluciuation of mind and it il
the sense Of this meeting that he be recommended to
A.. .t,ncn nf IN hl
Great Head Of tho Church. that He may dispense tc
him light, both intellectual and spiritual
Resolved, 3rd, That the Methodist Episcopal Church
have never attempted to CONTROL or give direction &c
the political opinions of it's members. Their voca
ton Is higher and more noble.
On motion, Resolved, That the above proceedings
be published in the Farmers Friend, with the reques
that the Richmond Enquirer, and Western Firglnit
papers copy. ,,.o,-
RuTT. Sacrrtnry.
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STRANGE ASSERTIONS.

The annexed paragraph from ithe american Dr.
gan, afIirms two things Est that the ultra Gntsaye
~ sentiments of the Secessonsts from the Philadel
phia Council will not disturb tile unity of the Order
or prevent Southern members from cooperating
with Wilson and his confedcrctes; and, secondly,
that tho repeal Of the Missouri; Compromise was Of
" no earthly value to the South. These positions
will astOnish the people of the South.
"Our friends must NOT be deceived-there has been
no secession of the North and Northwest from the
American party,-none ut all,-but simply pro.
test by those States, against certain portions OF our
platform, which negative the idea If restoration Of
the Missouri Compromise of 1890, and involving, as
before stated. mere point Of sectional pnIicya no
ked abstract right OF no earthly value to either Of the
contending parties-u question which two years
time would adjust, il agitation were suppressed"
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5. Burr, Secretary.
Correspondence Of the New York Express

w ashiEeioSt vuho ~.
appears that the violation Of seals by the special
agents ofthe Post OIico Department at New Orleans,
about which so much has been sad and written, was
practised only upon certain letters addressed to c
ttous personage ycleped "Marshall Hanson" 1t had
been asccrtaped by the agents i'll question that this
cognomeu had been adopted b. somebody deeply
gagged in robbing the mails. To ascertain who that
somebody was and to detect him, if possible, in his
nefsrious employment, the Marshall Hanson letters
were violated, but nobodys rights were invaded 1t
ia not true however that the Post Office Department
either authorized or "winked att such violation, i'll
this or any similar case, intmated by the witness
Whiteman, who, it seems, had recently been dis
charged from the office Of special agent by the DC.
uartnent. The Department has uniformly refused
to authorize sanction justify such violations by It's
arents or Others and has disavowed the power to
break tho seal Of any letter not returned to II ms dead
or refused though repeatedly applied to for such All,
thory, by the officers OF the law Tor the detection OF
crime. o
AS to the great paper mill story, in which 2U00 let
tes were reported to have been sold among the waste
and rubbish OF certain post offices, it proves to be
baseless The so-caed letters shown to have
been refused. Congressional speeches and documents
unsealed lotteries and insurance circulars, &C. Tons
of such matter accumulate in the principal offices
every year, and are, with refused newspapers, sold to
the paper maker.
Ii il known, however, that notwithstanding the
present low rates Of postage, there persons
so mean rs to violate the law by concealing letters
and sometimes even valuable letters-in newspapers
to cheat the Government out of the postage. 1t ls
possible, that letter. valentine or two, thus con-
cealed, may have escaped the vigilance OF the Post.
Office employees, and have reached the paper mill
| In question. This is the only grain of truth upon
which that misrepresentation rests. The proprietor
of the paper mill referred to, more Gstonished
| than anybody else at IFS magnitude.
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AI.UEMiRLEL LAND FOR Sarp

VA otter for .ale beautiful Farm in tho ror. .
w Albemsrle, lying Oh the Eastern slope OF The q
West Mountain. distant from Eeswick nhe virr." Sun
trail Rail Road Depot ono mile-irom tho come,n,
extension OF tho Orange and alexandria Rsil RnsS
mile and from the Rivauna Horse boat improvement %:
miles. 1t contains TWO HUNDRED AND TWts ;ST:
THREE AND ONE.THiRD ACRES, $50 OF ;ritcb !.
cleared we'll enclosed ard in high state Of i,-, ais
psw h a' dwenS Of rcE x0e %o buildings
rooms, hail and passage and al far c0mpsej ea
shed in tho worry best style. Tho location n nm
tor beauty and variety OF scenery for health AMI TO-
residence, it particularly dcsirabls a.
In few hours ride Of Richmond or Washington !,
larger farm is preferred come 800 more adio,
be md FUR price. Reference may be bad "a rs
james Hart OF Aibemurle Keswick Depot or 10 y.,..
F. &. Ruiin and John Jones of Richmond But oe-sanl
requested to examine for themselves 8 Hart
Ny o,fcc is Keawick Depot Ahemarlo Virginia.
Nov. 7-clT
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FROM KANAWHA COUNTY.
10 the Editors If thc Enquirer;
CuapiFsTn. .irnn 1th

o ne EHs!07s Y III 7<'7f.VIT'
CHARLEsTo:, June eth, 1855.
Gentlemen The canvass being over, it is due to
tine people of the State to know who have been most
prominent in bringing about the happy result for the
time honored principles Of Virginia, and particularly
TINT thar should knew the youag mrn upon whom the
hopes Of the perretuity Of the Democracy must rest
And do not know any, considering the theatre upon
which he acted, vino has done more for his party in
tho late contest than Mr.. Thomas l.. Brown OF this
county; he was active jealous and energetic. / was
nrcsrnt once when ho addressed the people during
The s;y CANVASS, and must soy that did not hear
more effective and telling speech made during the
whole campaign. The Know.Nothings Of this county
confidently expected to carry TIE county by from
1000 to 1900 majority, anil, had the election taken
Mace two weeks sooner than did, they would have
carried the county by at least 100 majority-and no
man did NOR" in rolling back the tide of Know No
thingism and preventing that result than Mr.. Brown.
Yours, with great respect.
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LARGE ROBBERY,

Bosros, June lS.-Jackson & Co.'s express car,
between Portsmouth and Boston, was robbed this
morning on the up train Of $500, government funds
There we're S27 900 in bags, being the balance of gov
ernnent money left after paying off the frgate Con.
atituton. Only one bag was taken, as is supposed,
By means Of false keys.
Smith Robinson the freight agent of the Eastern
Rail Road has been arrested for stealing the bag oil
gold lie was in the act OF counting the money wheI
fskenin his Office He is man Of some property and
b,s
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Inresponse to the above liberal letter. the foowin
toast was drunk
THE NEW YORK HERALD ON THE KNOW
NOTHING PLATFORM.

This is what the Hsraid, tho chief Organ OF Know
,hingis,n, has to say of the Philadelphia Platform:
The Council has printed long document called a
platform, and signed T.. b. Bartlett of Kentucky. IT
is much longer than such documents usually nre and
about fifty times long as political platform need
be- At least one hall vi il is baderdash aud mere
words Ii is high time that such stuff Article l..
about the Supreme Being, Art. H. about patriotism,
Art V. about immigration, Art. VIII. about the
Catholics Ar. N. about clevatins the character OF
Congress, md large portion of the others, should
from political papuIs n IL IN nc
cessary to such twndde to work on the feelings
of the people Of the country, double set of docu-
ments should be adopted one for Intelligent readers,
tho other ior those who not, and should he
takrn to keep the latter out of the city papers,
Neither nrc the other points of the platform worth
much. Ab,ractions d. not tell with the MASSES and
IRE seldom worth cnntending for.
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INDIAN DEPREDaTIONs

ST.. LOUIS, JUNE 1.-THE Missouri Republican of
the 10Th June, publishes a letter dated Whitehead,
Kansas June gh stating that an express rider reach
ed the Great Nemeha Mission, on the sb with news
that Fort Laramie was in the hands of the Indians.
No particulars of the capture are given. The In
dim. were assembled in the Fort In great numbers.
Nave ond McCard. of Ash Hollow, had been rob:
bed BY the Indians Of four hundred and twenty head
Of cattle. So, horses, wagons, mules, &c' leaving
them entirely destitute. $50.
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from the National lntesencerl
NOTES IN TIE KNOW-N0Tft1NG CONNEN-

The New York Times publishes the votes taken
n,t week in the National Convention OF the "hlner-
cam Party" on the three leading propositions toucn
interest for many OF readers we copy them
below 1t will be observed that the proposition which
was finally adopted received the votes OF the Dele
Nv York and CALIFORNIA; whilst the Delegates OF
sixteen States, including the slavehodmg States OF
HaIouarc and Missouri, voted against it. 1t further
that the States which voted in the affirmative
mr.. n minority of the Electoral college-they beng
entitled 70 onv lag electoral votes whilst those voting
in the neratiye ure entitled to $50 votes.
Vote on the Minority aud Mtno'"y ff"jo'm' ana o."
" Mr., Kan 1sr's Proposition.
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NORTHERN MARKETS

New YORK, June lS.-C"t:nn il dull. rl,.-,
declined Il cents good Ohio 80 81 - 81, S"u! ga
is heavy at gu 81 81. Wheat is dull Will uMGra
clnng tendency. Cora--western mixed Is =, =, De-
Pork is u triIlc higher. Beef is unchanged 81 VI
moderate demand ut previous rates. Lard nm N &
with declining tendency. Whiskey is unchsuYa1a.4
BALTIMORE. June lS.-Flour is declining -,
this mHrnns OF Howard street at $40 So Ciy M Min,
cents per bushel red at 81 80 80 35 sale. ~, a.
bushels. Saes OF white at same rates Cor ~
cnng sales Of 25OOO bushels OF yellowat 81 W
white 81 w. Oats are very dull, with Iars.
ceipts-nO sales. h' ~
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RAPID TRAVELLING By TIE "AIR-L1NE.'

RAPID TRAVELLING By TIE "AIR-LlNE.'
w. D. Dannster assembled in balloon at Adrian
city, Michigan, on the sh inst, at i0s A. NJ, and
landed ut Clarion county, Pa. at 9! p. N; dis.
lance Of $50 miles in four hours! lie went up three
miles and half high, until le reached n current Of
air which, ho snys sets constantly towards the East
and which, on that occasion at least, was blowing
with the fury of tornado. He was near perishng
from the excessive cold to which no was exposed
1t brought on the accustomed drowsy sensation,
which prevented him from properly managing his
balloon He was in that sleepy state when his "craf
anchored in tree in Red Bank, having descended in
consequence Of the evaporation of the gas. The
cold 3, severe that his feet were completely fro
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rARMIyAMrLIA COrNTY FOR SALE.

VIZ offer for saie 7org desirable farm in the lowe;
w end OF Amelia, about ii miles from Petersburg aid
- miles from Richmond, lying Nanoz.nc creek Ind
tho lines Of Amelia, Chesterfield and DIn~dIS cous
ties containing about 94 acres; about 4D acres cpes
and mostly in cultivation; divided into cs 600 y
virgin and pine growth, Astounding in Barrel. Pipe sud
HID timber 2ss in tine bottom land mo.ly tree from
inundutien It has it nil tho necessary buildings Tor
farm of It's size Is well watercd In each field by H
eight springs ard by creeks; having fno prospect
OF wator power etordns Of the finest stands In The
county for n Grist Mill &c.
For further information, terms &c, apply 10
RUFFlN & AUGUST.
General Agents for the sale and purchase OF aDd No ~
Mini strsa Rich fuIy
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WILLIAM UATTAILE,

ATTORNEI AT Law, YAZOO CRY, MI&$iSilP"
6HONTlNCES TO practice il the Courts held d; !scSso
- ad N those OF tls Fifth judicial District, ccInpo'4
Of the counties OF fazoo hudIson Homes LeS:c at:S,
Winston and Sunlow-r will give strict attention TO co
lection OF claims payment OF taxes AMI sdjustncn oil ~
titles in either OF those counties Refers TO doorxe
Pe"kc, Esq, Richmond Dr. F. strblns, s'ssS srs,
Green & Co., New Orlonns Mossrs. J. Wilde. Jr: s.,
York, Gen. Ivm. r Gordon. Aibenarle. Va VIM
Gougs Esu Washington City. Got li--cTT
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THE YELLED MURDEREss SENTENCED.

Troy, June ly.-The notorious Henrietta Robin.
son, the "vei!ed murdcress," was sentenced thus nj
ternoon, by Judge Harris, to be hung Oh tho Sd Of
August next
W hen the Judge in pronounciug sentence, com
her soul to Gods mercy, she told him he had
the victim Of political conspiracy which was calcu-
ted to crush IN innocent woman
When about TO leave the court room, pointing her
anger 10 Tue Judge, she exclaimed-"Judge Harris,
may the Judge of judges be your Judge"
Much excitement WINS manifested BY the spectators
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NEUTRALITY AT SEA

New YORK, June l9.-An arrival from Para, re-.
ports that about 800 emigranta, per the Portuguese
ship Defenser. had arrived at Para from Oporto 1t
was asserted that 47 other emgrants had died on the
passage, from hunger aud Ill usage, though they we're
not more than thirty days at sea.
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MASSACHUSEII Is N-NO'' n. 0"c
Bos1oy, Jxno ls.-An extra session OF the State
Council Of KNOWN othings will bs held Oil the 2sn
Wnt;nnn Council recently held al Philadelphia The
ssere, obligation will then be thrown of and grand
go. oonvs,,tion will be called, TO inset ct some zen.
tra locality to take action on tho course to be pur-
Snsd in the existing political crisis.
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OyAEcocK, Va, Jul

Gentlemen: In reply to yours of the Ind inst re-
ceived by the last mail, regret to say it will be
impossible for me to attend the celebration you pro-
pose on the 18th. was absent from home five
bors Of my canvass. God be praised that the State
WINS saved by her liberty lowing Democracy, but it
nearly cost me my life, and caused me very much to
neglect my private and domestic affairs. must re-
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FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

WAsHIScroS, June l9.-Mr. Soul6 is here, at VIII.
lard's Hotel. Mr.. j. s. Caske is also here. Rev.
Dr. Parker Missionary in China, and now in charge
cf the Diplomatic anirs Of the United States IN tnni
country writes 10 his friends in this city, that nc WIZ
TO home about the Doth of July Thar
The President has called Gov. Reeder ana oans
Kansas officials to account for specualIons 10 n acts
with half breed Indians, and other vloiaHs asr re-
of Congress- which will prevent him from unless the
manning in Office as Governor Of sInIsincd, and
charges against him are sasiaotofiy
Gov Reader has promised to mako MS deease
reply which will be forwarded as soon as nc 'ea'n''
Kansas,
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KTIRGINIA.-Ia Chesterfield County Court, Asy H.

KTIRGINIA.-Ia Chesterfield County Court Asy w.
v 1855. ,.
Edward A-cheS, f!aihin'
Braact O. Archer, Roger Scot. end In Cp,uccry
Eliza hs wife, and the widow, heirs, and
distributes Of Thomas Stone, dcceasod DoiehdsHt
The object of thi. suit j. to divide tc Lara: OF %i
John Il Archer died scized and possessed, lying 10 ~
county Of Chesterfield, containing hundred nni i9F
four acres amongst heirs and distributes Of :sd a
cher and il appearing By affidavit filed in this Cause ~
the widow heirs and distripuiocs Of Thomas stone d
ceased are nonresdeus OF this State, it i ordered u.
they appear here within Que month after due pubacs.
OF this order and do what is necessary 10 pro'ct thcI
ed week for four successive wf5s IL The ,ic6'
Enquire; Newspaper pabiishod Ia the ci'l oil h.l'"
and posted Mt the front dec. Of tho Courthouse" -
county, on the first day the nezt county court.
a corr--Tastc, ,>, - =
lime 1cwI,y MOREAu Is M!.N, D. =
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A SHORT LETTER ON EXTRAYAGANCE.
"a LITTLE HOUSE WELL FILLED"

"a HOUSE WILL FlLLkp.
Our houses are too large. and too costly We have,
usually, one or rooms that merely for show
parlor, perhaps two, with folding doors between,
that are only open for company that are too nico for
children play in. too large TO be warmed readily IN
winter In short like dandy, too nice for anything
unfinished, large ATTIC which might accommodate q
whole family, occupied now by a few old boxes OF
white beans and few punches of catnip and penny
royal and some broken chairs and cradle. This
upper story was probably put on because you wanted
ehouss as large us your neighbours. Now house
ehould, in some measure, fit family, ~ suit OF
clothes should fit an Individual. Although it is not,
perhaps, always safe to count your children before
they ore born, and therefore the capacity Of your
house must often be by estimation, yet everywhere
are houses going up, with the perfect understanding
that considerable part of the room is to be useless
either Kept Tor an annual party, to remain unfu
ished. II We who plan and build such houses would
reflect upon fairly, we SHOULD see that no rational
would entertain for any more rcspect for Iiy-
ing il house which do not FILL than for warning
suit Of clothes made for person Of twice our size
Let us have "a little house we'll filed" with no
spare room except chamber for our friends. and no
lumber room of garrett for ghosts and ro,s and mic,
TO inhabt: The thousand dollars which even careful
men generally expend in building "a house to live in
merely to coniorin to fashion, or an Architectural
whi,n costs the poor wife and children many lee
ture upon penny economy, which might otherwise
have been spared. And when you have bull, or pur.
chased house too Jorge for your wants. the evil has
but commenced Your large aud numerous room,
require large and numerous carpets and curtains ant
sofas, and other adornings. But this is not all,
the worst Of it. The house and the furniture mus
be taken off, swept and busted daily, and scrubbed
and secured Spring ond Fall, when h0nss e'ean'n.
fine comes round. You must either pay for heip t
do oil this or what is perhaps more common, alloy
additional burdens to fail your wife, who has 81
ready ceaselcss round Ofcares. sensitive or eve
AUST man should see that, in this land, where ser
wants expensive luxury, ct best his wife hhv
comfort und leisure and selfish man may soon lear
that be cannot loud peaceful and happy lite s %,!
cares We think il our reader hinasslf il NOT open
ceusure In the particulars named he may find plsnt
of his neighbors TO whom cur remarks viii appiy.
And then. again, We are extrasagant 10 onr house
Of lecture on this topic Tbs furniture Of bous
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SEW, FRrprR1cE Co., June 9, 1876

SELMA, FREDERICK Co., June y 1892
GrntleInen:- have had the pleasure 10 r r
cratic riIow-citizeus Of Frederick aburs inviting me
celebration proposed to be held BY the pemosa
cy of the town and ncghboriIo"d IN con'nenorH'''n
shoaid have great pleasure in accepting, your in
vtaton but regret say that protsss,onai engage
ment in court at that time ana WHICH a'h "0' a.
liberty to disregard, must prevent It. es
Our nobo State often tried, and never ye' punI
wanting stands again before the contederacya prpGa
and lofty example of what our AmerlSal ,,
should be-ani for what she is, il indebted 10 lllo
storm and obduree adherence of the people to those
great principles of government established ny our
fore(athers the foundation OF civil ana rehSous
freedom
should be grntied, gentlemen, to meet YOU ana
those you represent, an occasion no full OF lore'
and fruitful Of consequences as the present posture Vi
Virginiu-but only again regret my inability TO
do so. Thanking you for your kind expressions OF
my little service in the canvass &C.,
With great respect, yours,
L hi N.
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.; SERIOUS AFfRAY.-An alteration took place re.
Gently Of Strasburg. between Msssrs. Pitnian and
" stabbed by the latter who was arrested and held
70 bail in the SUN Of $l,cO0.
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FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD

~ OR tho apprehension OF NV negro boy nARRiS ~,
nc frequently CHILLED DICK. who ubscondcd from %"
Canton, Buckingham County, Va. January Ord, !sH
Dick Is 20 years of age, very black feet or acn'
higa. will give the above reward taken ouf OF ~,
State and II taken iu the stato will pay $50 deyslea "
my house. ROBI. II. Jollnsoh;
Now Centon, Buckingham County w.
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main here quietly the balance of the year with my
children and Mrs. Wise, whose health requires my
constant nursn,.
cause Of rejoicing in this victory, yet The Drm"rra-
,v must b. more vgilant thun ever. We inllsi in-
ucdiutrly rcorganize, aud tn that end | hope the
true friends Of the party will consider oil the be:l anu
earliest means of comforting together and having n
guard set and kept upon certain interests OF the Stare
Events are coming for which we should be waich.
ful and prepared. /, therefore, repeat-be Vighant
and reOrganlZe.
HENRY A. WISE.