Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-03
7, grows aloor fences and in harvest fields,

md on uncuitivated enclosures. II has yctIow
or rid clusters nl flowers. 1t is lonHd from
New England to Georgia, and quite aounuahl
in Virginia. When the plant dies ID autumn
the stem. some . feet to y feet hisn, becomes
drv, from which can be pealed Il me, s'ronE'
silky bark, which, by dressing, woulu readiiy
.s,,in into threads, or could be manufactured IN
to paper. have often thought, that the as.
clepiaS might he greatly improved oy careful
cultivation, and grown on lands where little
else could be raised. If all is true that IS SAID
of the Russian article, the bark OF the best spe-
c;es of the American ASclepias, properly roll
ed and dressed, ought TO be worth SOU to
5000 per ton, or about - TO 20c per ID.
The Aston Library now contains about
10 600 rolumes of books, Of which, about
GO 600 belong TO tic literary department. The
library is well patronizel hv readers, and in
tho average. about 2lO volumes are in Use
daily.
The Democrats, and, indeed, parties gene.
rally, are much exercised just now regarding
the action Of the Charleston Convention. The
Black Republican papers are greatly alarmed,
less the delegates to the Convention Shall be
utterly ruined by high charges or starved to
death.
We still adhere 10 the wish thar Il Southern
candidate NAV be chosen, and that in the person
of Ey Governor Wise. The man Of brilliant at
tainmeuts, honest and patriotic purposes, ell
crgctic in action, eloquent Iii speech, would I've
the right man in the right place; and, if VIC
cannot ret him, we would prefer Daniel s.
Dickinson OF New York. AMERIcrS.
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TIL Omnibus, and the Race After fl.
'T',-.;. -, n,1nrStnnIin Ihc yutp. in Inc
Warrcnton Convention, we make some cxula-
nations.
The county Of Fairfax was represented by
one delegate. Stafford by liTc, and Loudoun by
eleven. Fairfax was. Of course. pretty nnani.
nous in what she did. Among the Stafford
and L.oudoun delegates there was more OF less
OF division as to preferences; but the delega.
ton Of each resolved To act Us l unit; and to-
cctller with the delegate from Fairfax, an
arrangement was entered into, for securing,
by Joint effort, one OF the hnnors of the Con-
~vention, Cor a cilizs& Of each Of these three
counties. BY virtue of this. all questions OF
indiaidual preference and Judgment were quiet.
cd among them and the votes OF these three
counties became so many solid, dead figures,
that fell among the ballots Of the other coun-
ties like 4 ton Of pig lead. These three coun-
ties together cast . l24 votes. The whole vote
Of the District was 1915 votes. Of which 2,19S
were necessary TO q choice. 1t will he seen,
therefore, thar the parties to the arrangement
needed only GA votes in addition to their solid.
dead capital, To- carry everything. These they
obtained, in the election Of delegates, rs the
figures and the records explain.
It was but natural that the other members
of fhc Convention became reused when they
saw this; and every other feeling gave way to
a desire TO break down the arrangement if pos.
siblc. Wise and Hunter were forgotten, and
the only effort WAS 10 oycrtake and upturn the
omnibus, il possible. To carryo ut the i,lra, and
representing votes by yards, we would not say
that the attempt seemed utterly hoplc>S. The
omnibus had . 1924 yards the start, and i'll GIL
Yards more would DC ut the end OF lis race
or they started, lluwcvcr-tic omnibus and
the crUwd-thc latter with immense spirit.
while the omnibus drove heavily. At the end
Of 332 yards, Il wheel on the Loudoun side lost
two of lis spokes, and gave way. One Of the pas
scngrrs thercupon fell out ami WAS immediately
run over by the pursierS. The vehicle was
new seized and shaken 80 terribly that the re-
manning passenger also fell ont; but catching
b. the steps, he thus strobe out the rest Of the
race. Ii is doubtful. however, which caiac ont
ahcad-.thr puISi,rr* or tic pursued.
Dur Judgment il. that the omnibus WAS
caught: but the dust and confusion Of the race
render i; hard To say, and the judges have de.
cidcd that the oplnibus won by half a head.
Let it stand 50. Mr.. Seldom will correctly re.
present The sentiment of this district in Charles
ton, and he sill TO It with ability and fidelity.
That, after all. is the main thing.
Such, We repeat, is the explanation of the
vote On .AltcrnatcS. Mr.. Tcbbs, the foremost
in that race, is an advocate Of Gov. Wise. But
to claim his election as 4 test Of that sort, is
what nq. candid man viii nr can 10. The real
question was, What To you think Of the ON
nibus arrangement: DO ynn think il fair and
generous among brethren: DO you think it
exactly the thing Tor Il few munbcrs accidcn-
tally possessing 4 large strength in Il scale
vote, 10 yield their individual Judgments and
social preferences, us to Il whole ticket. i'll order
to yet one name on the list!
This was the issue; and the judges Sere 1873
delegates representing five counties, and = scale
vote Of 3,47l votes. These l23 delegates from
Alexandria, and Fauquier, and Rappahannock,
and Culpcpc7, and Prince William, sat in judy
mrnt on their y brethren from Fairfax,
Stafford and Loudoun, who had joined in COM
bination against them. Their verdict stood
thus, taking tho votes for MeSsrS. Tcbbs and
Minor us the test:
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