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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-05
THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 18th March gives
the following as the text Of the speech which
Mr.. Preston. the American Minister, addressed
To the Queen on presenting his credentials:
MADAM The President has charged me, in
presenting my credentials as Envoy EXtraordi.
nary and Minister Plenipotcntiary of the Uni.
ted States in Spain, 10 renew to your Majesty
the assurance Of the desire which animates him
to preserve the friendship OF Your Government,
and Of the wishes he entertains for the pros.
pcrity OF your people.
In commencing my official relations with the
Court Of Madrid, aui confident that | shall he
permitted TO assure your Majesty that am
personally convinced that the general desire of
the population oil the United States is To retain
the old and never-nterruptcd friendship which,
since the beginning Of our national existence.
has always prevailed with Spain; and that dtl
ring my stay at the Court Of your Majesty
continuing the frank and sincere conduct which
has hitherto been followed-it will be my
constant effort TO avoid any misunderstanding
and to promote the interests Of my country
without prejudice to the amicable relations
which happily now exist.
The Queen replied as follows:
SIR: have been highly satisfied at hearing
the sentiments Of friendship which, in the
name Of the President Of the United States,
you have just expressed do no, feel less
strong desire than you do to continue the friend
" relations which happily unite the tao States.
We believe. as you say, that this sane desire
is that Of the generality of the population of
the United States and, by observing the line
of conduct you intend to follow. | have the
confidence that it will be easy for you TO con.
tribute to preserve the friendship and harmony
which ought to exist between the two peoples.
take pleasure in believing that your perso.
nal qualities will facilitate the realization OF
tins noble object and my Government on its
bart, will sincerely cooperate in obtaining that
object.
Before giving audience to Mr.. Preston, the
Queen received Mr. Dodge, the retiring United
States Minister lie also saiI that the Prcsi-
dent had charged him to cultivate friendly re-
laticns with Spain, and he took credit to him
self for having done SO.
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their course, before and since Mr.. Letcher'S no
mnation, during the present canvass If We
prove that the editor Of the Licking gton Ga.
zette" has voted for, and never against John
Letcher, does it not establish beyond contro-
versy the fact, that the editor knew him 10 be
true to Virginia and her institutions" and
true to the pro.slavcry interests or that.
knowing him to entertain hostility to slavery.
avc.holding communities, and slayc-owncr,, .
the editor OF the Lexington Gazette has
aided with his vote in the election Of an Aholi.
zionist, and is at heart an abolitioni>t and enc.
nv to the institutions OF Virginia:
This is the predicalnent in which more than
one of the opposition Journals have placed
themselves by obcying with imprudent alacri-
tv the mandates Of the Wing No Democrat
expected the Lexington "Gazette' 10 prefer
Mr.. Lctchcr to Mr.. Goggn. hut every fair mini
ed man did expect the Gazette" TO maintain
position voluntarily assumed, that his own
representative in the State Convention and in
Congress, was "truc to Virginia and her insti
tutons," and ''true to the pro-slavery inter-
ests." No fair minded man expected to see the
Gazette" stultity and abolitonze its own rc.
cord by denying its voluntary statements, and
attributing aboitionism to the man its editor
had either voted for, or failed to vote against.
We do not know that the editor Of the Ca
zctte" ever voted in any election where Mr..
Letcher was candidate, but we call for tie
reason why he did not, as faithful sentinel over
the interest Of Virginia, warn his readers, the
constituents Of Mr.. Lctcher, that their repre-
sentative was unsound on the vital question OF
slavery And we wish him to tell his readers
why in last September he was so bold as to pro-
claim the "entire soundncSs' Of John Letchcr
and now assert the very opposite.
lie cannot and shall not plead ignorance-it
was his duty to know the course and
conduct of the representative Of his own
district-and that he did know that course
and conduct no sane man will doubt, and that
he spoke his honest and unbiased opinion on
September 30th, when he proclaimed the zen
tire soundness' Of Mr. Letcher every man vii.
readily see.
Let the clerks certificate be produced.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-05
AMERICAN GUANO.

uyHE valuab. fertilizer imported by the American Guano
Corpnny obtained from islands in their possession
In the PacIa ocean OF which, Jarvis Island
In latitude deg .9 sec. % nin NORTH and longitude 49,
iec ii min. II west; another New Nantucket, or Ia
Ier Island ~ situated In latitude deg Il min north and
longitude iiG deg. So min west.
These island. we're obtained by the Company By pvr
chase protected in their possession by for
nal Of the United States Government, will be seen
By the following
by authority of Act o! III. Congress Of the Cnite
States America approved by Franklin Pierce President
OF the United Sls,e,, on the 18th Of August, 1856
And also, in pursuance OF instruction from Commodore
William Mervne Commando Chief Of the United States
naval forces in The Pacific Ocean, fro which the following
Is an extract claim has been made by An Association
styled the American Guano Company 10 the pr"pretcrsh
Of these islands and Is the Intention Of
10 protect this claim. il asceraned TO br we'll founded and
to exercise sovereignty over the sand themselves you
WILL therefore, ia the Of conflicting claims appear
ms take formal possession OF ;he 10 the nane OF your
hereby take formal possession o. this island univer
sally known TO hydrorrdphers aud navigator, Jarvis
Island In :he Of She oyernr-D Of the United STATES
Of America. Signed CHARLES HENRY DAVIS.
Commander United States Navy,
Commanding L. s. ship ST. Marys
L.. SUR ST. MtEY'S. jaws IsLASp, q
August 10th. ls5'
The importance OF these show clearly the strong de-
sir. OF the Government :he powerful agricultural
interest Of the country to obtain possession and place
within their reach substitute for Peruvian Guaio, which
under the management, Of foreign government, has grown
he monopoly which evershado1s the agricultural
world.
powe Of the Guano from Jarvis and Bakers Island h.
come more generally known Will relieve the farming IN
er,st from tina, has already begun 10 be fe ihroueh
ont the land.
The power Of ammonia yielding Guano is well known
and the OF the stimulus requiring TO be maintained sea
son after s-;,so h renewed and increased quantities. Il
well known; and many Of land has nay SINK
uuder the exhaus,ins process Into state OF utter worth
lsssness.
We claim for American Guano. IN which the Mosphaes
add Supha;es OF Lime form the principal Ingredients
power which not only prodaee. for :he farmer crop amply
sufficient reward his present iabors hut which con!.rs
Lsag ben.6, the SOIL after the been harvested
Analysis Of Sample Of Cargo Of ship Flying EaSie'
Organic matter ................ 205l
snlphate cf Lin. and Phosphate of LINE. 80"
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SOMBRERO GUANO.

VI1 have received Tie Agency mere Ur he At OF HU'I
w hrero uano This Is the richest Phosphate Guano
known the world and contains abov. 50 per cent OF
Bone Phosphate OF Lime. We receive our supplies direct
from Sombrer Island, We. Indies. IL will be ground
here put up in strong substantial bags az about lao
lbs each and every pound and free from
any mixture whatever.
In calling the attention Of the public TO this valuable and
recently discovered deposit OF this fer,zng article we
merely that Ike all other phosphate guanos s most
uable constituent phosphoc acid, or bone phosphate
Of lime and that its mercantile value. compared with
other guanos OF Kind may be easily determined by the
amount Of phosphoc acid, bone phosphate of lime IL
contains In order therefore TO give the public thorough
knowledge OF what Sonhrero Guano does contain We hS
10 refer 70 the following list Of eminent chemists in dCtr.
ent part the wsrld who have ansyzed different car
GOES from samples taken hy themselves from he
cargoes jus: they arrive from the Island without drying
or selection OF specimens for Gnalyzon Each analysis
will he exhibited II required under The original signature
o! each ch.ni-. named.
or phoshoric acid estimated a. equivalent TO phosphate
Of linz Il L found 10 contain
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-05
Democratic Nominations for the Legislature


Colonel James w. Davis has been nomina-
ted bv Convention as the Democratic candi-
dat. for the House from Greenbrier county.
Mason Mathews is the Opposition candidate.
4 Democratic Senatorial Convention Of dele
gatrs from Patrick, Henry and Franklin conn
ties, was held at Henry Court House on the
18th Of March-W. 4. Burwell, President, and
j. W. Shelton, Secretary.
Mr.. Dennis OF ofFrankln informed the Conven'
ton that the delegation from his county de,
clincd to take any part in the proceedings Oh
the Convention. because, rs he alleged the
Patrick and Henry delegates were pledged 70
the support OF man. and therefore Franklin
could not have fair hearing.
,Ir. Burwell explained that the Patrick and
Henry delegates had that morning conferred
together, for the purpose of ascertalninS the
most available among several who had been
Spoken Of a. suitable for the nomination, and
had selected from among them one for whom
III, delegates of the two counties would cast
their votes in the Convention. But If any
other Democrat should get the nomination. the
Democracy Of Patrick and Henry wonld hear
tily and unhcStatinsy support him.
! The Franklin delegation pcrsistins IN thcil
determination not to participate in the pro
rccdinss. the Convention proceeded TO actor
without them.
Mr.. 6. J. Mullins nominated Mr.. {. J
Thomas Of Henry. who was selected By arrla
nation as the candidate for the Senate.
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diScreditable intermedjlins with party poll
tics. than is furnished in this attack upon them
of Black Republican journal, the New York
Times? Z? That paper is seeking to break down
the influence Of all these, and that because he
knows they have m uncornpromising hostility
10 anything that savors Of abolition.
That story won't do. II is too papably false
to bear telling. Better charge Lctcher with
horse stealing and the Methodist Church with
furnishing him stable accommodations. 1t is
just as reasonable and just as true as the charge
of the Times correspondent
To the Enquirer" Mr.. Letcher was nothing;
he was no neighbor, nor even acquaintance; he
had no claims upon us, more than any other
member Of the party We found his record
stained with the Rullner pamphlet charge, we
examined his Convention speech and published
extracts from it: We opposed his nomination,
believing that there were other Democrats :
in the State better calculated to unite and
call forth the entire strength Of the party;
for doing this the Gazette" assailed us time
and again. 1t denied the charges we made. i'm
peached our motives, and defended Mr.. Letcher
as ''trne exponent and bold advocate Of South
crn rights" as man whose "entre sound.
ness" on the slavery question was "above sus.
picion' and did this too with the knowledge
that Mr. Letcher entertained "deep.seated
hostility to slavery, slave-holding communities
and slave owners" "Oh Consistency, thou art
indeed jewel !"
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American Engineers in Brazil.

Col Chas F. " Garnrtt. of Va Engineer
in.chief and ". :. Ellison. Esq. superlnten-
don't of the Don Pedro 2d Railroad IN Brazil,
b.ve II is stated. been dismissed for political
roasnrs II appcar, that two Of the directors
of ,bc road were bitter enemies Of the two
Americans. and being men Of great influence,
,,rom;sed three candidates for the Congress OF
Rrszl TO secure their election if they could sue
,''oJ IN ouStins Messrs. Garnctt and Ellison
Subsequently the three candidates managed to
have themselves chosen directors, and thus con-
s,lrnmated the bargain. \ former English con
tractor on the road is said TO have been ut the
bottom of the affair.
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NOMINATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

The Democracy Of Fauquler have nonlna'cd
Mcssrs. j. W. kincheloc and Vim. Childs i'r
the Legislature We regret that MesSrs. Scott
and bowman declined reelection; but as these
gentlemen would not consent to q second can
vass, the Fauquier Democracy have made very
excellent selections. The Opposition cand''
dates are Messrs. TurnerAshby and Enos llord,
both very worthy gentlemen. The contest
will he close one. but with union and a
cordial support of their candidates, the Demo
cracy will be triumphant.
Capt. Presley K. Easton is the Democrat
candidate for the Legislaturein Rappahannoch
IL, is a talented Democrat popular and warn
ia his attachments and we believe will bear th'
Democratic banner gallantly and successfully
in old Rappahannock.
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r. OGDEN DoREMCs,
Pref Analy,cal Chemistry. y. Y. Medical College.

Extracts from Report In connection with The Analysis
THE phosphat. Of Lime being important constituent
OF all grains s By itself desirable addition 10
SOIL This can easily be understood when Is reinem
bered eary the whole OF the bones Of all animals is
9TH. specimens have examined contain larger per
have also rather more Phoshorc Acid than Bone earth
and In finely divided condition. so that The useful
mater can readily AIKEN up when applied 10 crops.
We aten:ion 20 the following experiments from relia
ble sources: -
LANGLEY, Va, November 18th 1851.
How J. Hour, Commissioner o patent-Sir Last spring
received the Patent Once, four pounds of American
Guano, with the pany!ne scbrulrs THs no' abl,
put IL the ground until the 10th June then pillow
ell urroSs dropped four grains Of corn TO HILL NJ
usual distance and then mixed the American Guano with
4 peck Of the earth planting in pure. unadu
tera,ed poor frfaS aud several an,s along on
he and get even and all sowed: thr four
pound, making possible, at the rate OF .lu lhs
per acre iiunrd IL down 20 .wo plants in each hill. u
was hoe once. and the cultiyater eacs side f each
once OF al the ground at the proper time Th'
l.nd aud the same in every respect aud
par cular and when thorousy dried rs it could he,
weighed carefully each separately corn siaI an al
and the ritou the American Guann, weighed IS lb
and IN. one MANFRED IiA the Ane can Guano. ~eighc
l2s lbs As able 10 make report In the .ched-
u- FORM and anxious 10 give .h. American Gnano
fair trial. JUS, planted corneld fashion on the pooTes
ground had and satisfied myself Of is eMci-ncy, and
some Q. my nefhhors al'o
Yours, most respectfully.
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BKpsosp. l. J.. Jan 90, laso.
C & Nf,R,IIAll. ESQ,

T. - MARSHALL, ESQ,
prrs!den, OF the American Guano Company
Dear Sr-I used small quantity Of American Guano
las, wear Oh various crops and the result wonderful
ha, consider 1t worth communicating TO Ny crop o.
oats although used one hunre pound' of Anne
rcsn Guano TO the acre. very far ahead NJ the Geld
next adjoining which used Peruvian Guauo, the We'd
being more than three times large tried the American
Guano also on yellow ami sweet corn, side by Side
win Peruvian Guano and other fertilizers In both, n,
result, from American Guano much larger ma
from the other some Of the sweet corn having
fourteen rows the eartir largest ears ever saw.
On peas potatoes and cabbages int result va. the same
and consider American Guao the best fertilizer ever
used. Yours, respectfully, p '. bhiLh'
In Offering the American Guano TO the planters Of Ngi
MIA ". only ask them give fair trial. in any quaint
ties as vi.h upon its own merit believing to
be superior the best Peruvian, fertilizer aud prrma
nen; rprorer twohrds the price We will sell u, d.
livrr,d the fcpoiS b"at. at $40 Per ton OF 20
pounds. liberal deduction made TO the trade We will
establish Agents In Petersburg and Alexandria.
fELlX II. CAVE, Agent 70:
.nL ninl.u. ..r,I Ill
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r1,E RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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~ gINHE. DUNNAvANT. TYLER & WISE.
TERMS:

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.iy.; icllsrs II taken FOR shorter period than one
~, FOR The SxxwgHyLv, Ave dollars per annuin, and
"a dc.l.-, for ak months payable in advance For the
Y 4! per snnn, or SIX copies for $40 be paid in
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:. 81 the Sriiers.
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,y Moaih the circulation Is twenty ;horsan scpies
,s,--.e;uen's Inserted twenty Ave per line.
"a \, dues 70 this oce may he rert-t per mall In
- and available Bank ao,es Ttgis:-r-, Ut h- risk o.
:. ri.o-s
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rErHaRR1sosBURG CONVENTION.

Nc learn that the Convention at Harr's9n'
bur= on Wednesday last nominated James H.
Skinner. Esl., upon the first ballot -,
John I. Harris, ESQ.,, and his friends, desi'hea
particip,ti in the proceedings Ar; u. na'
announced himselfan Independent Candioa'e.-
fNeo Aerkst Spirit
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Tins nroypg that the value NJ this guapo no; deter
un. by selected chemist OF selected specimens or sc.
ced caryo. average of the npor,ations just as
they arrive and Just they offered to the pupc lot
sale. =,
psrts Of the world. challenge comparison win Sa!
phosphate guano now for sale.
In Offering tis fertilizer, do so honestly otIeSne Ina'
Il 4. entitled TO all that Is claimed for valuable ma
nure and nj the same time consider by Tar the chtd
OK. of tn. MANY fertilizers that Offered 10 the pcb
lie and W. are much strengthened Ia ihi. opinion ny The
result of experiment. stated through letters IN our pos
session. many OF them being frsn gentlemen Whom we
know and In whose opinions aud statements We have I'M
pict confidence. g.,
This uano combined In proper proportions "h perur-
an makes the best. most convenient and rcononieai
ger known. Assuming the cost Of Peruvian Giano ~ f
and Sombrero $3l per and with onehartrr OF e
former and OF the latter (Which pr"ortohs
ar. uI-d by experienced farm-rsl gives 4.
cos, Of less than al per ton, fertilizer far more valuable
and perm uent than the Peruvian alone
Sonbrrro Guano is extensively used IN the
many the fertilizers offered TO the pubic uner h
names Of manipulated Guano, super Pho'pNa'e OF
Lime" &c being Important. and no doubt, frequently
the only valuable componen; In these articles , :,
From the estimate above made will be seen tat win
Soubr-ro and Peruvian usno combined the farmer eau
him. m-nufac,ur. fertilizer 1T price much nyIo"
what he has TO for Manipulated Guano or super fhos-
phst. Of Lime and what IL 0! far greater Importance he
will have An article knowing the compliments "! which, ne
can nropor,iop them su and variety OF SOIL
and upon which he all times rely with eutire eonh'
dence. T., ala,
Pamphlets giving various analyses Of and letters In r'a.
linn 10 the effects Of this Guanc different crops can be
hI ssh -, ~ ,nnIirntIon TO U.s. yENABLE MOTION.
% W,.h n,;--rIm Agents, Petersburg, Va.
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BOOK NOTICES.

SECRET History OF THE FRENCH IotRI
UNDER RIcnELrEr AND MAzAEIS; Or LIE
AND TIMES or MADAME rr CHEvRfusE. By
Victor Cousin, author of The True. The
Beautiful, and The Good" "Course Of Phi
losophy," Youth of Madame dc Longnevie.
&c, &c. Translated by Mary L. Booth, New
York. Deisscr & Proctor, sos. Broadway,
Successors to Stanford and sword.) AMI
for sale in Richmond by j. W. Randolph.
Victor Cousin, after exploring the field OF
philosophy with rare success, seems to have
entered that OF literature with the promise oi an
equal triumph. five mayiudge ofthe studies
of the Illustrious Women and the Society OF
the Seventeenth Century" from the book be-
fore us. it must indeed be a rare mine Of into
rest and instruction.
The present volume. being selection from
that work, is exclusively devoted to the h'c
and times Of Marie de Rohan, Duchess dc
Chcvrense, and is charming biography.
with the mir of romance and the truth OF his
tory. Cousin has unravellcd the history :"
the rise and fall of cabinets. the intngueS "'
courts, and from the incontcStab!e evidence
of cotemporary writers and documents that
were supposed to he lost or not known 10 eN'
ist," he has developed the plots that surroundc'
Richelou and Mazarin with great power
Those adroit political intrisues which marx cd
the close of the reign Of Louis MIL, ano
which excited the attention Of all Europe, arc
developed and laid bare, with remarkable skill
and the extraordinary part played By MADAM
dc Chevrcuse is here set forth with grrt
powcr. The book will he found intcrcstng
and instructive We hope the publishers
Messrs. Dclsscr i Proctor, will continue th'
publication Of this work Of Cousin on lh'
Women and Society Of the Seventeenth Cen
tury." so successfully begun in the pres'n
volume, and that we shall soon have the plea
sure Of reading the life of Madame dc liant"
fort. the compecr Of Madame de Cheyrcusc.
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lSEAENl'l.

VNTILL make his next AZ my Stablcs,.N
w one mile from the city Of Richmond on the .AS\
Mvchlncssil. Turnpike. and within sight OF theLGAA.
Fairfield Race Course lie will b, limited 20 si>S
TsRNs :-une hundred dollars, and enc dollar 20 the
groom.
Mares will well fi. ard every attention paid them at
Gfty cent, n !ay JNO. ". LOFTS.
g..,i iu
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THE LOTUS:
\IoN1>HLH MAC ZINE,
ANNIE cHAMBERs KETcHuM.


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NI-!Il make H., fourth sGd last SEASON nA
w this srciicn tho STATE Al u,yS stables near
brakes i,rnnch lie will be let 90 at $50 for 9Hs
~. season. and vii h, limited 10 b. Mares
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