Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-11
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

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Il AHrI-PkusCRIrIIoS ElLr.--ii ever pyrseG-
tinu has been Practical in regard to an individaa,
the case Of Mr.. McAdam furnishes an undoubted e.
ample of that policy. He was iuterdirted by n ukae
of the KNOWN thlng Council! Of Richmond. from
pursuing that occupatiou which for thirteen Year. IL
carried on without n single complaint being uttered,
and which Others are allowed 10 carry on in NOR
public parts of the city. And Yet because he asks,
Virginia Legislature to re-instate him in the privileges
which he enjoyed during thu. period, he il denounced
in terms unbetitiiug any respectable journal.
vii! the Senate OF Virginia, before whom the cas-
Of Mr. Adam will probably come up for discussio,
this morning, tolerate such prescription Will the,
not grant M industrious citizen that privilege whicl
the bill Of rights guarantees-trisl By jary-tha' h,
may be placed beyond the power ot Il proscriptir.
Know Nothing Council! lie asks no more. We ar
peal to the Democratic Senators 70 initiate the exam.
NE Of the coordinate branch of the General Assem-.
hly, and place a ban upon this proscriptive policy. II
the Legislature will mt protect our citizens aSains:
persecution, where are they to look for proteciI"n!-
Mr.. McAdam is one Of our most worthy aud respee'
table citizens. lie desires only to intrrpose between
him and the Council, a jury of his own citizens, and
will the Legislature refuse that right We shall see.
Az IMPORTANT IMPRovEMEST.-One of the most
important improvements which has passed the pre-.
sent Legislature, is TINT authorizing :hc extension o.
the Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac Raj.
Road to the intersection of the Orange and Alexan.
dria Road at the Manassa Gap Rail Road. This ex-
tension effects II direct connection between Rich.
mnnd and the Valley ut StraSburg, by the main line
Of the Manassa Gap Rail Road, uniting Shenandoah,
Page and Rockingham with the metropolis of the
State, and by the LoudOun branch, passing through
Loudoun county, intersecting the Winchester and
Potomac Rail Road and the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
Road at Harptrs Ferry. a direct connection Is tlu-
created between Richmond and the Northern c"un.
ties Of the Valley, and also with the mighty North
east, bringing coal and produce 10 our own marts,
and bringing travel through our own territory Ia our
own State. This extension, OF only twenrvsevtn
miles, will unite one.third Of the whole territory OF
the State with Richmond, and will connect Richmond
immediately with the Ohio river and Valley. This
can all be accomplished in a single year and at a cost
Of less than one million OF dollars.
For the success OF this beneticent measure in the
Senate, no one deserves more credit than Mr.. Dc.
ueale, the able aud patriotic Senator from the Rock
inShsm district. II ia 10 be spirit of section that
Virginia may attribute the los. Of So many measures
of great, general concsrn-measlres which, II adopt
ed, would soon make her the first State in the Union.
Especial credit is due to those Of pu- public men who
have the indie pendence aud the courage 10 sacrifice
all sectional allegiance at the sh o.. OF tho general
wc.tnre. Among such mGn, Get - b. DcneaIe oi
Rockingham, stands pre-emiucut. Whilst ever viSi-
lent aud faithful TO the Interests Of his own c0nst!!u-
ents, he never sacrifices the greater to the less, nor
bounds his patriotism by the narrow limits OF 4
county or q district horizon. Richmond, particularly, |
owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Deucule Tor the zeal
" t'a I'"''AA 'eat's =" '.'s" w ia 49, o." |
bored to promote the welfare and prosperity Of the
metropolis Of the State.-lO mPatch.
SuoCKIYG.-Au insane convict in the Preston
county jail at kinywood, during the late severe wea.
thur, WAS so severely frozen in the limbs That ampu-
tntiun Of them was rendered necessary. Both less
Ind 10 be taken 1T below the knee. The patient is
snid to be doing rs well rs can be expected. So says
an exchange. |
4 PHRESoLoGIsr ~ LUCK.-The Charlottesville
Advocate states that the celebrated Dr.. Marshall
BGylies-the profound phrelologist and unsuccessful
yender Of patent %bec-hlves and saddle trees who' iail
ing to live by his Wits in this unappreclat!ve region
left for Kansas last spring, aud whose name Is ianli'
liar 10 Virginia has gained recently u SUI. III the
Court Of Appeals, by which he will realize S5o,OOO.
JOHNSON JoxEs-This distinguished parsonage,
who was brought hitler from Cincinnati under the
suppVsition that he was q convict who recently IS
capped from our penitentiary, has gone 10 kauawha
county, under the escort OF two officers, where lie
stands charged with aiding the escape OF a slave.
SEsrEscEp.-The trial Of Frank Banks, in tie
County Court oil Henrico, for breaking open W.n.
Sledd's meat.houss and stealing some portion OF lis
contents, has resulted in his conviction. The prison
err was sentenced TO three years confinement III the
peniten;iary.
FIRE ~ PKlscrss Asyk.-Tte dwelling Of Joshua
James, Esq, Ia Princess Anne county, was burnt on
last, with nearly all tho furniture.
FlRE ~ S-irroRp.-The Spotted Tavern" IN
county, WAS destroyed by afe recently. The
building was iusured.
Fire rs PoRTsAouTH.-A steam saw mill and a
quantity of Lumber, owned by III. John Il Cook,
10 Portsmouth, were CONSUMED by fire last Friday
evca:ns.
AcQuIrTED.-Wm. Ellis, charged with killins Har.
rison Morris, in Sussex county. has been acquitted
by ri examining court on the GROUND OF J~ust!baole
bouicide.