Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-29
For The Enquirer
GOODE AND Observation-Disclosures
MACON COLLEGE-CROPS, &C.


Meas, p,;,,-o. liza, i'm, n short time Of leisure,
tb,ugh, l wonId men you brief coinnun'catlon.-
But must tell you, in the outset, that nave no'h'ug
to relate that will be OF very special interest 10 your
readers. ..o.,. .
nr;,sd At the overwhelming majority with which Hon.
". d. Gnode was nominated for re election to Con-
press OF course, tho probability that he would be
the nominee was so great that it amounted to mora,
certainty-bu, the majority was what Was wondered
at. His opponent, Mr.. Flournoy, is man OF con
sumnate ability, deeply versed in the nrcana OF poii
tics aud characterized by earnest devotion 10 III.
party He on the stump Tor Buchanan IN the as,
Presidential campaign aud, in this canvass S h
the voters OF this district many tunes, IN oenu "a
own claims, with enthusiasm and etlcieuCy.. Ano
though his motto was the deying words OF
"Come one come ALL this rock shall ny
From It's ,irm base rs soon "s /
yet when the Convention was ouG =, ill.,
carsd NOT 70 he is choice he came FORTH patrot-ike
and stated that he no longer canaua'e toi .ue
saffrages of the people, adding ina. &c "' Had hs
opposed any one else save tho present aole noeui
nsut. who has caly been removed once since ht nrst
election and then to give place to one VINO was an
anomaly among politicians, tDromgooe'l he n''s"'
vary iustly have been sangune ct election. -,
1ne crops in thus section look as well as cou'e oe
expected. The corn is late being only three vi l"ut
inches high generally; but the wheat. some porons'
especially is fine aud promising. Inc la '.e a. e
complaining heavily Of the excessive aoanuan'o "
bugs that are 80 fatally destructive ~ Veee.aou -
is great pity that some means cannot os ue'Seu ny
which to stay their ravagess 49,, &C.,. ~,
Revs. Smith aud Cuwies, OF kando,Pu la1o W w,
ere have been speaking of late in this ana the ad'
Joining counties on the general SUBJECT OF euucso
but more particularly in reference 10 raising lunue
for the endowment of the College lhe.t lao9fs' 80
tar as the writer can learn, have oeen a'tenueo WIN
eminent success; and it is believed, from the present
auspicous indications, that the design VIII shorsy oe
accomplished 1t should, by all means, OF so.
Randolph Macon occupies prominent s'ahu al 'ns
Soub-its course of study is entire and thorough ana
menv.of its graduates have not been slow III nnoihg
their way to positions of usefulness ana olsinctloh
Professors Kerr, Of North Carolina, and Luptnh' OF
Ptersburp have been elected to supply vacancies 10
he Faculty. | think they have accepted. ana WIN
take their respective seats at the opening OF he next
session. The annual commencement exercises wlli
tr.nspre ON the oath end 25th of next month In he
forenoon of the fret day Rev. Samuel s. Bryant, OF
,h. North Carolina Conference, will deliver the an
uua address before the two Societies. In Inc aIter-
noon of the came day. Rev. James 5. Duncan OF the
Virginia Conference will address the Society OF Aium'
nj. He vas elected to ill the place OF the non;
James +. Duwdell of Alabama, whose proiesS'oMiai
engagements will not permit his attendance. Inc
following gentlemen constitute the senior Grass anu
will therefore graduate on the second day. VIZ
q. w. Armistead, j. Z. Leigh, w. ): Cowies' Il.
w Jones, j. b. Williams, n +. DAVIS Z. w. Moofe'
\. w. Penney, w. A. Sheppard.
OF these, the frst four are from Virginia, Tue ne1'
three from tho old North State, the next one from
Missouri and the last from Massachnseus: ,o
Yours, truly, Qoi WE w.