Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-14
BOARD Oc PUBLIC WORKS.


Ncssrs. Editors ten George Bicw' mas
been informally annonaced, in the Norfolk
"irg,s." as candidate icr the Bcar'i Of Pub.
lie Works. subject to he ccniir.lc'i o. -: aside
bc u DISTRICT CoivcDtioa. soon 80 assemble ior
the purpose OF making choice. la pressing
hi: namc upou ;hc rublic notice. through tlir
Kindness of your columns, i! j iar from NY
thought To ,i;-para.c the claims 81 other .cn-
,icmcn. who uiay Imvc iccn spoken Of ;n this
responsible position
There are mlny good. loyal. and competent
mcnt district. who would reflect honor upon
themselves IT, Advancing the honor and
.-lorv ci the STATE by an enlightened discharge
cl lis h.h official duties. The endorsement OF
any one al thcm By the assembled :cpG"scnls
tiycS "i u di-irr; Democracy would he clniYa-
lent 10 his election; anl CONE from whatever
Quarter Iic may, thu, cnlor>cd The tdcwater
roun;;r>. liai make W the Eastern margin ri
Ibis great sectional Improvement division, wli
be sure 10 give him IN unhcSita,iug and hearty
support; Still The manifestations of preference
in THIS Immediate region ot country are decided
in favor oil Cen Blow; and other things being
equal" which hi> friends NAY proudly claim,
thcy viii cntcr the Convention expecting = llh-
eral fi;c,Son from other and uow r"nr"s',Dg
roiut> in behalf of their man.
Our Atlantic shore people think-anG moi
without rca>on--;hat they are entitled to n
Gi,,rt representative influence in the Board oI
Puhl;c WORKS They hay" unconIaningly
home the burdens Of taxation FOR q lonc >ciic;
nf years ana oitrii generously stepped forward
tD the r"scll" oi mrrovcmcnts--aiar oil. and
from which 40 immediate or prospective bene'
lits To !hc.n seemed likclr {" acrrr,c. aud which
mlSt have been abandoned bu, t;,:. their yolrn-
tary support; They have helped to confer
uuon stranret,. in distant localities. the sd
ininisira;ion oi this important department, and
y! :, tiric when IL vc.y existence WAS main
tainc'l upon i taxable basl; t!m, bore opp:es-
sivriy. il no: uncnualy. upon the labor and
property around them; and HOS. when q va
callcy occurs in this branch OF thc public SER
vice. il is rightfplly Their turn 20 be represented
there
TO the name wc present, not q vaid oHlcc'
ton can bc urged rnc nigh moral anti intel.
lcctual fitness oi George Blow, none can gain
say. His views upon this particular subject ol
State policy haze always been liberal orthodox
ard scund. and lIc will carry into the deihara
tons OF tie Board, rIinh trained To legal ana
statistical researches and - Judgment never
likely to bc warped By sectional prcindce,' or
local par.iali;ieS The State may safely trust
his INTEGRITY. and MS selection will be = d.
served compliment to the maa, and bat a just
reciprocity to the particular section from which
he is taken.
N1cre and .risa is this convention 10 be
held: Lc, me suggest Norfoil; a. the place,
and the first Wednesday in March. a. the time
for holding it. This point is accessible 70 ey'
crv portion OF the district. We :ia"e ample ac
commodaticns for the most extensive gathcrin:
and can promise our friend from abroad 81
open handed. cordial and hospitahle welcome.
Let them come to oar "wavc-girdIed cit
look upon old ocean At the stormy season. and
iartake of the luxuries that are gathered from
i,s tributary streams. about Norfolk.