The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-30

neglect OF duty, want of capacity, or corrup.
| hon-" The amendment was adopted
| Mr CHAPMAN moved to amend the 3Bth sec
| uon OF the bill exemptiDg certain lands from
taxation, by adding TO the section, "aiso 10
exempt The estate of the Mount Vernon Ladies
| Association of the Union," which motion was
unanimously adopted.
| Mr.. COLLIER moved further 10 amend the
same section by inserting, land the property
OF the Petersburg Library Association
| Mr.. BOREMAN said if the exemption was to
be wholesale oRp he would move to include
all literary associations which had restec table
| librarians or designed to acquire propertv-
Iheamendment to the ame endment was REJECT
Mr.. ROBERTSON offered to amend the amend
nent proposed by Mr. COLLIER, by adding
ana The Mechanics Association Of the city
| OF Kichmond.''
The amendment was accepted by Mr. COL
LIER, and the vote being taken on the amend
ment as amended, it was rejected.
| Iehding the discussion OF other amendments
| o'clock
| Correspondence ofthe Richmond spa.ch
| hscRBond, ITS frotcfa aad Cogqmerciul (bnrof,sr
as Il riare for Southern Merchants 10 lay in their
| SHPpff ss-1ts ConifsldS Railroad Of tie reper
! Dna, fc.
LEAKsvILLE, n. c., March 9th, 1860.
Slightly attacked with that prevailing mala-
ay, 'rosthes Scri5sn9i. 1 thought l would
| scratch you few lines b, way OF relief l have
| Just finished reading your Weekly of the 23d-
| editorials, local matters, Mozis Addrms, ad-
| yerfisements ana ali. Indeed, l canno: vel!
uispehse win the D'sPafeh. One thing like
| about II IS, its exemption from party politics
| and its genuine Southern tone
| Richmond has started in wav that W i'll lead
! on TO much higher position III this South
| IMAM she has formerly enjoyed. icons idera bic
as that is and has been if she uerseverein we'll
DONG. learn from some OF our North Caro-
| llha merchants. that she has exceeded their
| highest expectations in her mercaEti tile achieve
lnh frT,s ~. h.,
aud other causes. they may tbs 'Spyias have
pissed on TO finish their purchases in the more
Northern cities, have not the least dou bt that
the impTessio made tGis season of the chaan
hpsS, elegance and extent of the mpOria-
tlons of the Richmond merchants upon the
minds OF our country retail dealers Will be
vastly ior the benefit of the former in the sea-
sons to come. Perseverance is the motto and
| as L2n9ieliow says. "To labor and to wait,-
The reward. although now considerable. is be.
yond all doubt destined to be much greater.
speaking OF Richmond, reminds me of the
railroad which oar people are talking about
building, 10 connect with that city The En-
gineers are doing tai thful service. (un,er the
immediate aid of the talented and energetic
Chief Engineer, TIr. Jones, and all others
concerned and it is presumed the road Will
be put under tract in the course of 4 fe "
weeks or months At farthest. There is vet
much to doin the way Of getting money Bat
money Sufficient CAN BE GOT-thQt's crrtcip-
But it will require talent, tact and energy
Ii might be allowed The presu.np,jon To
suggest. (being somewhat acquainted with She
people on the Dan and Town Fork) l would
say that it would be a good plan for some gen
tleman in Richmond to draw uy in the name
OF that city, q memorial, or whatever else il
might be called, addressed to the peonIe nf
Rockingham, Stokes, Forsyth. Surry and
ladhin. suggest Richmond, because she is
mos; deeply Interested in the scheme, as is
confessed on all hands. Let the address be
circulated largely, calling Oh the peopie 10
subscribe. and rIpnr}U
'oAdt nd tts people Of Richmond tciN gre. /
am sure they (the latter) will subscribe !ibcr-
ally, and would much more SO, if they fully
realized the immense results that deDeuaad
upon the scheme; but the people generally
are not fnliy sure that they Will. Tie plan I
propose would bring the matter nearer home
to our people. They would say: stilere is IL
letter iron, the citizens of Richmond them
Selves, under their own names, calling on us to
help ourselves. and pledging their honor that
they VIII help us 10 an equal extent that We
help ourselves
feel very much like expatiating on the re-
suits OF the carrying through of this road
its superiority over the straight conpexion to
Greens boro'-the lime, coal, iron marble, TIM
Der; mineral springs; water power; fertility
OF soil, (lowiaud and high y its adaptet!ness to
wheat, tobacco, core, rye, and, what is seldom
mentioned, its peculiar adaptedness to the
growth Of fruit, especially the North western
part OF this section known as the Dan River
Valley; but have said much more on this
bleci than l at first designed.
MoZis Addums' letters about "Richmnn
Amewsmunce,'' are well calculated to raise a
good apti-dys speptic laugh. He is engaged in
aphi!an thropic cause. Don't you spell Lsetle
too bad. Mozis, for instantaneous recogni-
iior of the word intended This is fast
age, and some might not take :he time to spell
No, L will withdraw that advice; the letters
can't be bot te red.
/ wanted To say word or so about Gov
Wise; good many would like to laugh (es-
pecially in Yankeedom,) about the terrible
fuss he raised concerning old Brown. But
nnless IN my very limited comprehension and
knowledge, l am deceived, in after days, when
viewed in the clear light Of history, that fuss,
unnecessary as 1t appears TO some to have
been, Will be regarded as the entering wedge,
not to Il splitting asunder of this Union, but
to 4 driving together OF its loOsened parts
The recklessness of abolitionisrn was not
checked iii and brought 10 reflection by old
Browns sneaAing, yillainous onslaught Gov.
Wises measures, however, brought them right
up. The echoes of Sou thegn indignation rolled
back over the iiorth several weeks after and
walked them up 10 Il sense of the danger of the
unbrid!ed course the abolitionisfs had been
allowed to pursue. The shout was raised by
Gov Wise, and he aided very much in it's in
tensity and prolongation. MEMO.
PHENOMENON Az SRA.-Capt. Robert A. S
Pi.tman, OF the ship james Guthrie, has pub
lished the following i'll teresting extract, giving
the particulars Of an immense water-spout
which he saw on his outward passage. His
journal says:
"Septe ber |, 1850, lat 70 81, long 80 81 w,
| at +. NJ, took strong breeze from the south.
east, Nhch put us under double reeted toI,.
sails, with the mecurial coluian at 30 AT )
L. Nj. II ran dowG. TO 49, the wind increasing
close reefed, and furled all light sails and
courses. Observed III the southwest a dark
cambrous looking cloud, which approached
the snip with amazing rapidty. while the
wind continued to Increase, wearing To he OBJ
posite quarter. When the cioui was within
about three miles OF the ship the wind sudden
ly fell to dead calm, and the phenomenon
presented terrific appearance. The cloud
now assumed the form of an inverted cone
aud gradually descended towards lhe sea
which also formed itself into 3 lofty peak, nu-
til the two points met. completing 4 water
spout OF gigantic dimensions Around the
moun lain Of water a whiriWind immediately
commenced, tearing and scattering the sea in
every direction, detaching and carrying in its
| course large masses Of clouds. The appear
| ance was like 4 vast horizontal wheel, turning
| around this mountain of water, with the spon.
| for its centre, with an amazing velocity; and
AS the sky near the horizon was perfeo tly
Clear, the reVoln tions OF this wonderful wind
and water wheel were distinctly visible, maxi
| ing its revolutions complsie in twenty six
seconds and with Il regularity and precision
iitat were truly astonishing. This Continued
Tor abou. twenty minutes, during which time
! the conneyion OF the clouds with the sea was
several times broken OFF, Withoat red ueing the
altitude OF the sea mountain. bnt Immediately
| became reunited, until finally ii terminated
| with a splash, ;igi.ating the ship and passing
| over her, ending il torrents OF rain. Very
soou the sky became beautifully clear the
! wind set in fresh from the sou h west aud ali
nature med rejoiced 1t the destruction OF so
formidable uaehine.'
EXTENSION AND CHANGES IN SOUTHERN
MAIL RoUTEs.-The Post-Oiiice Department
| has extended the route from Gordonsvilie by
| the various points to Lynchturg Va con.