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FALL AND WINTER
G. O o ID s
JUST RECEIVED All
BECKWITlFS.
Dress Goods.

LNRENCH Mcrinos, Lyonescs, Cashmcres,
l. -tll wool aud com. dc Laincs-a large
and beautiful assortment, for sale at
Oct II, 1855. BECKWITH'S.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
At the request of subscribers we publish the fol-

At the request Of subscribers, we publish the fol-
lowing act. The WING is asked to copy:
An ACT submitting to q vote Of the people of King
William county the question Of abolisbing the pre-
sent fence laws in said county.
Passed March l5 1856.
!. BE it enacted by the General assembly, That at
the next election for county officers in the county Of
King William it shall be- lawful for the officers con-
ducting the election at the several election precincts
in said county, in addition to the polls now required
by law to be- opened. TO open two columns, head
ed Fence" aud the other headed "So Fence" for
the purpose Of ascertanng the of the people Of
said county whether they will keep up the present
fence laws in said county, whether the shall
be abolished.
9. The commissioners Of election shall provide
MOI! keepers to record the votes of MI tue qualified
voters in their respective districts who may offer TO
vote who shall accordingly faithfully record in the
and received by said commissioners; and said pol
keepers shall be entitled to receive the compen-
sation to bs paid il the sameway as other poll keep
ers are.
g. The polls taken under this act shall be returned,
certified and examined in ths manner now pro-
vided in the act passed April the twenty second,
eighteen hundred and ftywo so tar as the same is ap
plicable And it shall appear that majority OF the
qualified of the SAID county are IN favor OF
aoolishlng the existing fence laws 1t shall not DO law
full thereafter for any cuttle sheep, hogs, horses
mules or goats to go large in said county, and 1t
the same are found going a: large and trespassng
on the property of any Of the citizens thereof the
owner or manager Of such animal shall be 81 ect 10
all the liabilities aud forfetures allowed by the laws
Of Virginia tor trespasses committed under the exist
ing fence laws
l. This act shall take effect from and after the first
day Of January, eighteen hundred and 6fty-seveu.
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For The Eng


II seems TO be too much the case that amid the ex.
ctement incident TO the choice Of frat magistrate of
great country. the second office in the gift of
the people is forgotten aud only remembered in time
to give it asa sop to friend OF Of the dsap
pointed candidates or tn conciliate refractory
State or section. Our last nominating Convention
improved upon itself in tLs respect, and gave US
man in all respects st. If fate should have removed
Mr.. Pierce instead of himself, TO fr the Presidential
chair with credit to himself and satisfaction to the
country. The Kuow-Notbing Convention seem. alto.
gether have forgotten that any responsibility rests,
or mayfes upon the Vice President Let fall into
their errorbut give to the country that will give
both dignity aud strength the cause and in OF
Mr.. Bucbanan's nomination, now rendered very pro.
bable whom could we we'll support az Mathew +.
Maury, man Southern born aud bred, honest, high
minded, accomplished and Intelligent The army has
been repeatedly sought for candidates. aud Washing
ton, Madison and Jefferson brought to the chai- Of
State the dignity of the agrculturast combined with
the shrewdness of the PROFESSIONALISM. The navy alone
has never given to US President; and that arm of
the public service, heretofore always efficient, and
now requiring encouragement and fostering care from
the speck Of naval war in the horizon, should
ses that discriminating country knows how to re-.
ward merit. whether ashore or afoat" and phSlher
approved or condemned By the "Ndval Board"
May 7th, 1856. ROCKINGHAM.
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TIL. u0nentoua subjspt. Without examining W" H.
extent aud consequence. uf lbs up'':'"n.' -
change. il aay, III lis sentiments Oh the
Congress over the question OF slavery ID t'o have
could not have taken place bstOre ISL, Tor We ,;I
already shown TINT before that period. he hn' OH"
" asserted the eIsrence of that authority, by
of votes, which have been cited and It couu , 49,,
have taken place after ISL, up to 1913, because,
have shown that Ill the interval he ro,ru U he now
Der oi occasions in favor OF the very principe H. i;
denies. The fair aud reasonable CONSTRUCTION :,,,
that he played real, conscientious part III '''I, o
ter up to the presentation of his name 10 tue pc fu
IA a candidate for the Vice Presidency, ana Una.
commenced system Of depreciation anu eA' 'ntra
ton OH his part, which We have proved 10 De I'M
dicted by his concurrent career, as puolo
Tie GAYLE letter itself is susceptible OF lhcou' nj
Interpretations and has been used for ON. purP"sI
the South and another at the North. He soys anr.
in Congress- "he took occasion to state III suos,' :
his views OH the subject of slavery in the states m
The substance WAS, that | regarded sla'e'S ma
evil but one rhich tie national g0rerAmr"e "" L;o,
thing TO do. Is there no covert purpose ITO i. If
design in all this! Is it not to induce the pcop
III. South to infer that slavery is suhlec. al"
which the general government have no;hlns l" .,h
but if this should be used against him, III Tue
then he can contend, he meant "IS THE ot'''
This has actually been the case. ,s.5 "a
We have now traced Mr.. Fillmore from ioo ,. "
lS4S when q candidate for the Vice Presne
Ii will be our offset hereafter to follow nun 10 q"
public man, from that period to the prcsei''
consider fully his action on the compromise is15
his position as a candidate Tor the Presidency ~ A.
Tn. influences which brought about his llo'a mr.;
tha PbiladeIpha Convention in 1856; his PTrTc. a." r.
tud. before the country and especially tn" SOUTH ="
carry out this plan have mass Of materials; nu n,
may, perhaps, fprbesr to Continue the discussion ~
we see what positions Mr.. Fillmore takes, Ivy n "
his letter accepting the nomination tenueiuu
That however, must depend upon crcu'''''I
which il is not necessary now to anticipate b..
So far, we have coutened ourselves win aoiIihs =!
Mr. Fillmores own recorded declarations ana Draw
ing, what seemed to III, fair deductions from e'i u
insisting uuun the plain and obvious meaning OF us
nwn wprd!, We have thus grouped together, in one
view all the legislative acts and opinions OIL MI. -
while he relnansd in the service Of the country W
to the period when he succeeded 10 the ffesd0ncS ~
the death of General Taylor.
WHEELING, MAY, 1856. BklDGE olii'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
DIED.

DIEp, at his residence in the couny Of aeesIenour
Saturday the An of May 1857, of chronic latyn!!n'
TlNGNAL JONES, having just commenced his oat
leaving son and daus hter and several grand chi'.
mourn their irTepnrablc loss He received his ip9f"
the universI;y ot Pennsylvania in tn: spons o' =.
commenced the practice Of medicine in the couns
Y!ddier With ulnrted success aud appreciation ~
years. when he married and removed 10 ;h:s his as't
~ on his paernal eF,s.e where he !abored ex'eh'
successfully la his professional duties for up~ar1'
years. Few men have been allowed 10 attain o.
gree 81 usefulness aud ennencc as the supJcci o.
tIcc. In his private capacity. rena ksble TOR DO
and goodness of heart, beloved and c.tc-mei 2! J
neighoors, and faYorsbiy known 70 and reepec;et
mcrous HcGuain'.nc few weeks before biz y
enjoyed, With portion Of his family ami some 4
friends and relatives. the comfortable sacr.n-a'
body aud blood OF Christ, and died trusting a!os'
merits OF his blessed R-dec,uer
Time is feeting
aud our hearts, though stout and brave,
sun like mutti.d drums are beating
Funeral marches TO tie grave"
Ey-Wh'C will please copy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
THIRTY-FOURrH C0NGKE.--Fir.t Sc.
SATURDAY, May III, 1856.
SENATE
The Senate was not in session to {

The Senate was not in session to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
This was The first Saturday session Of the D
since It's organization. Only 1877 members v;
att n lance.
An unsuccessful motion was made TO adjourn,
TIM. was consumed in the call Of tn, House.
Mr.. Fuller Of Pennsylvania, defined his po'
past aud present. on the slavery question, ave-
broad national principles, and stigmatising a.
O. certain publications attribuliny to him ri
Northern views. He exposed what he chs''I
l'e Is marked inconsistencies of Mr.. Buchsa:t
referred To document, to show thar the pron
Pennsylvania Democrats are tainted with i..'
IsIn.
Mr.. Todd, his colleague, explained why II
ceased voting for Mr.. Fuller for Speaker. Il VI"
cause he nIstook in believing Mr. Fuller VIZ. -
al nnti, Nebrask" man as Mr. Banks.
Mr.. Jones OF l'-nnsyvania, gavs notice I'd
should reply to MIR. Fuilsr's se<sch. Ths
then AfIOurusd
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tut INC J@HY't''s''
TIE TAPPAHANNOCK RESOLUTIONS.

THE TAPPAHANNOCK RESOLUTIONS.
The Tappahannock Convention recommends Mr..
Hunter as the candidate OF the Democratic party TOR
the Presidency This is very WELL Tor Mr.. iiun!rr
would ill the office with dignity, integrity and abi!-
w. The Convention processes to send its delegates
untramnesd to Cincinnati. let their second reso-
luton seems intended to exclude from the range OF se.
lection one if not two, distinguished members OF our
party who sh are fully with Mr. Hunter the admira-
tiuu and respect OF their feiow-Cizcns. Ii Mr. Hun
ter's friends are, in event TO vote for Dlr. Buchn-
man, should Mr. Buchanan's friends, he being out OF
the question: vot. ioc Mr.. Hunter! Now bo.h gen.
temen are popular in Virginia, and the entire vote OF
the State may concentrate on either bns fnr snc re-
solutions as the one We audr 10. Mr. Buchanan,
ever since he entered public lite, has been
found mnnfully baulog at his station in the
cause of Democracy. Often and again on occa.lons
equally irving as the ,ntrOhct,on and pnssage OF the
Kansas Nebraska bill; he has borne the foremost ban
nor in the ii sh lie has been u uniform, consistent,
Jealous, upen-mouhed, lighting Democrat lie has
grown grey in harness, and never once hnched'
banked or swerved from the path of duty. When
the Kansas. Nebraska bill passed. he was on another
field of duty reapns new honora for himself ana MS
country, and commanding the respect at foreigners
by his bold, manly and open course HAD ne been III
Congress he might have thought the introduction oi
IN. Kansas bill inOppOr;une, but his past HE gives
positive assurance that in tn. tug OF battle he would
ppyc bey found with his old b Hsadi LAY the Son ~
disturb the Missouri Compromise at thar time.--
Now, almost the whole South, and the Democracy of
the North approve its repeal, because it let's in the
doctrine of State equality. But the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise is one thing, the unqualified
eudursaOm Ut the KANSAS Nebraska act, yery dit.
f.rent thing. The whole Of the opposition, and many
Northern Democrats contend that that bill maintains
the doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty. If We We
"swopped the Devil for WITCH" Mr. buchanan
stands the broad ground Of State equality, ire
spectve of the Ambiguous and equivoca phraseolngy
OF the Kansas bill. That is nteiigible national and
Just grounds. The kansas- Nebraska act is net 10
f,.h hiria M fnath thar Thl.C
venton must not adopt it, without distinct interprr-
tation else it will appear manifest monday, that
our object is TO make President at any cost Of
Southern rights or Of national peace. UNION.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13

A Democratic Convention for the Seventh EIH7
raj District composed of the counties OF Acco'1
Northampton, Northumberland, Lancaster, GIou'
ser M.nh."s Wnrwi"is. York Williamsburg. jas
the town of Hampton, on Thursday, the fit-s'
day Of May, 1856, for the purpose of appointing !
legates to the Democratic National Convention TO
held at Cincinnati
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,
s; ,L EiectoYnl District Convention

The members OF the Democratic party, III the s.
Electoral District, composed of the coun;ie, Of p,
hatsn. Chesterfield, Louisa, Hanover aud lirnrt
and the City of Richmond, are hereby notified TINT
Convention for the purpose Of appoint! ts% G"I'
nst.. IN repr.sent this District in the National Drm
cratic Convention, to be held in Cincinnati, in H.;
next. will be holden in the city OF Richmond, OF
sixteenth day of May, 1876.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
A HAPPY HE

To that article in the know.N Nothing Platform
which imputes exclusive blame to the Democracy for
the Indebtedness of the State member Of the Con-
ven,ion proposed this amendment: "that the Demo
cracy Of Virginia also responsible for the preva.
lence of Chinch Bug" This is the wisdom OF the
'ccd- knocking" farmer, which the Wig 80 admires
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13

Lra-Aa Ill! s.aarts Squatpr Sovereignty u w.
no such thing: but II it did. they could not ''np"
70. their own Platform afirms the same P''o''f
W ;hout condition or limitation.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13

1--WE ask attention to the sale Of "Lud'am''
Wharres"-very desirable property-advertsed- lin
to-day's paper.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13

observation-disclosures Dlcksrson of Albemarle
county, who stood indicted Of the charge OF murder
ing young Harris, at Barboursvlle, some time last
winter, bss been acquitted by the Circuit Court OF
Orange county.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
C7TN AND STATE NEWS.

FIRE.-Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, fr
building containing FIVE tenem-n's, belonging to !
Hughes, and occupied chiefly by Irish f.nllIes 81
ted at The corner of Eth and Cary streets, wes
TALLY destroyed by fire. There was no insurance 4
the property. The damage does not probably Ell
SiOU.
PETERSBURG lrEMs.-The Common Corr,a
Petersburg on Friday last selected II ald-r-.s
the ensuing year. Lewis Lnnsford was cbo.pr
corder and X. y. B:itton senior Alderman Bis
Meade administered the rite of confirmation to sew,
persons in Petersburg last week. Rev. Mr.. Peter
Of Richmond, preached sermon on the occasion.
Oids property, destroyed by the lnts fire, VS.
sured for Sl,OOO in the Athenaum company
DEATH OF Prominent CITIxES.-Dr I 4
Jones distinguished physician of Ne kIeuburg
ty, Va, died III his residence near Boydton on Sud
week. He had been in q gradually declining Sta
health for year or more.
NORFOLK liARBoR.-'rhe City Council OF NO
has appointed committee to ask Of Congress,;h'
the representative from that district. m npprOp-'I
OF $iVO,OOO for The dredging Of the harbor Of \. |
and Portsmouth.
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of various sizes, at prices from
Il 10 cts to o. each, at Wholesale and retail
These ThernIonet made TO order by the best
n,anufac. urers in the United States.
May J. w. RANDOLPH
TuNISSUE PAPER, of all cUiors, used tor covering
IL picture frames, looking glasses making paper flow.
ers &c. For sale at }. w. RASDOLPH'S
May Is BoOkstUc
SOAP.-l0o boxes brown Soap, good qualiiy for sal.
- by DAVENPORT, ALLEN s. co.
Msy Is
SITUATIOS WANTED "A young lady OF good
- family and education. 10 DESTROYS going TO Europe
travelling companion governess. References ex
changed. Address L. L. J., Box $50, Richmond, Va
May s-dt
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
THE PANAMA OUTRAGE.

WAsHrseTos, May lD,-It' is understood that A.
B. Corwue, Esq, formerly Consul at Panama under
President Fillmore, has been appointed especial com.
missioner to report the State Department officially
r.latlye to the late outrag. at Panama.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13

BALTIMORE, May l2.-Mnrket unchang
sales of all kinds Of Flour at 30.
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CONGRESS-FiRsr Sy.sroy
WAsHISGToS MAY L. 1856

NEW YORK, May l2.-Flour improved, SAFE
State brands at 81 81 a 50 ~: Ohio, 50 S7aS6
Southern standard. sc l4nS6 81 Fancy, II as.
Wheat dropping but unchanged. Corn lower q
quoted at 50 80 cts. Stocks lowcr-Virglnia Ell
93i.
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MARINE NEWS.
fORl OF RICHMOND, MAY j., ~
HrcH w,rrp ru,, nv ,r I1 O'CLOCK.

RANCE or THERMOMETER
At RandoiDh's Bookstore, Nam STREET, ~ a.
O'CLOCK j. O'CLOCK
Mondny Nav II
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
Massachusetts Amoricaa state convenlion.
-aJ q BosroN. Nav G.

= BosToN, May 6.
The American State Council met herr
this afternoon and one hundred and forty.
nine Councils were represented by 278 dele.
gates. On the second ballot Hon. NJ. Cobl
of the Governors Council, Fillmorte, was
elected President, having 153 to 1l6 fol
Lieutenant Governor Benehley, anti-Fill-
morite. f
The officers of the Council were also
elected by the party opposed to repudiating
Fillmore, ~ rs - es<1.f
Mr.. White of Midway, offered resolutions
repudiating the nomination of Fillmore, and
claimed ratio of the representation Of the
ballotings of the American Conventiep.
Amid great excitement the resolutions
were laid on the table by decided majority.
Mr.. ELY of Newtt n, offered "a resolution
in favor Of the American party, tending to
save the state in the coming election, allow
ing each member of the party to vote as he
thinks best in Presidential matters.
A long debate ensued, during which the
anti-FillmOrites declared their failure to re-
pudiate the present national nominations
would destroy the American party en- mosse.
The announcement that New Hampshire
had repudiated Fillmore, was read with
cheers, groans and Kisses.
The ELY resolutions were laid on the
table, to be taken up at the hour of niue
o'clock.
The Fillmore delegates left the house and
are now using the Adams house. They will
probably issue a call for a convention to elect
the delegates to the New York convention
Of July 18th.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
Massachusetts.

The speech fthe Hon. James Burlington
of Massachusetts,, in defence Of that State,
is pronounced by the New York Evening
Post "a most eloquent refutation of the
slurs cast upon the Old Commonwealth" !"
The writer says: fs
Some passenges in Mr.. Bufington's re-
marks were peculiarly effective, among which
may be mentioned his reference to the naval
career of the famous ''Old Ironsides, built oi
Massachusetts, oak, launched in Massachu-
setts waters, and manned by Massachusetts,
mariners, pouring forth her victorious broad
Sides" The fact also that he, as well as
Speaker Banks, had been factory operative,
added point to his answer to the sneer of q
South Carolina member of the ahalf-staryed
operatives" of the North. 81 should like tn
know" said he, "where the gentleman will
find these hslf-starved operatives1 There
are none such in my State, and the late cleo.
tion OF Speaker in this House has shown
that Massachusetts operatives are not to be
despised. r
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY IL, 1856


Mr.. Thorington, Representative in Con
gress for the Northern District of Iowa, tel
egraphs to the Dubuqde Tribune, under date
of the 9th instant, as folloMs:
"A Bill granting land for roads from Du.
buque to Sioux City; Lyons to Missouri
River; Davenport to Council Bluffs Bur-
lington to Platte River, passed the House
of Representatives today, by 90 majority.
!" j. sTHORINGTON.n
If this prove true-and we have no doubt
it will-Iowa is "out of the woods" in
railroad matters-eessah The bill can
scarcely fail to pass the Senate.
Why not send Minnesota and Wisconsin
along in the same boat ? We hope, at least,
that Mr.. Rice is on his taps"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
Kansas Affairs.

The telegraph on the border of Missouri
is in the hands of the pro-slavery border ruff
fans, and there is no believing a word tha,
comes over the wires, scarcely. One da,
they had "Sheriff" Jones dead, and on the
next day or two the news comes from an au
thentic source that he is out of danger. This
latter is the latest intelligence received. The
shooting of Jones has been repudiated by the
Free State people of Lawrence in public meet.
ing; Governor Robinson, assisted by
Reeder, were doing all they could to assist
in the arrest ofthe party guilty of the act
The conduct of the ruffans when Baker was
murdered, was quite on the opposite extreme.
Messrs. Sherman and Howard are conduct
ing the investigation according to law and
instructions, which makes Shannon, String
fellow & Co. very angry.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
Ice ut Buffalo.

The Republic Of the 9th says :-a Navi-
gatlon was really opened on Saturday, when
all the vessels, sail and steam, which went
out got through safely and without extraor-
dinary delay. Yesterday the belt was yery
narrow, and the prospect is that within :
day or two the blockade will be permanently
at an end"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17
Letter from Commodore stockton.
PRINCETON, May 2, 1856

PRINCETON, May 2, 1856.
To the Editor Of the Ns,oark Mercury !:
SHIN your paper of the Both ultimo, l
perceive the following editorial remark -
g We understand that determined and
we'll understood movement in this state is in
progress looking to the bringing out of Com.
Stockton as an independent candidate for
the Presidency"
Twas informed on my return to New Jer-
sey after a short absence, that such mea-
sure was in contemplation. 1T has, however,
been abandoned, that it might not compli-
cate matters in the state still further" 4is
You are correctly informed when you say,
" Com. Stockton unequivocally condemns
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, u
and do hope that the people of New Jer-
sey will have an opportunity (not embar-
rassed by other issues) to manifest their
disapprobation of the indefensible violation
of that compact of peace.
i' Your obedient servant, ee-A
.ss % s1IIad r. F. STOCKTON.