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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23

these goo'lS brought from the North, they must
use fewer nf them. If thcr will render the de-
lnand less the supply will be less. But this
requires no tax on sales to carry it out.
10TH If tins tax shall induce our wholesale
merchants, us we believe it will, to give up the
sale of the low-priccd woollcns and cottons and
many kinds or others goods, which are only 10
to be gotten from the North, it must break mp
the business Of the small retail dealers in our
cities, who arc only able to meet the expenses
OF their business and their families by the
means they now have Of replcnishing their
stock, from week TO week, or day to day. al
they make their sales
But the most miSc!lierous. feature in this
scheme, and in all others taxing sales, is the
utter destruction Of ull confidence and all &C.
curltv Tor investments in commerce No sane
man will place his property where it may have
an Indefinite load 10 bear, varying from year to
year. CoItdenccis is at the root of all trade. -
The very announcement Of this one per cent
tax will do more 10 destroy this confidence to
cause property to ho withdrawn from com,
mcrce, and to break up schemes already en-.
tered into for pushing forward new enterprises,
than all tho Determinations Of the most inven-
tive genius can heal for years to come. If one
per cent is legal, who shall guarantee that two
per cent, or ans other rate may not one day
come suddenly down upon the mercantile class
cS? Whcro is the limit to be? The end OF
this uncertain changing. revolutonlzng policy,
is to be the disappearance Of what little active
capital is left in Virginia for the spread Of her
commerce
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Re1eapfucr The Securities OF Sheri1s.

When the bill release the securities Of the Sheriff OF
Norfolk county from damages, up In the House Of
Delegates few days .Dce, Mr DICKINSON OF Priacc Ed
ward, said:
That the legislation Of the present scs.on had naugu-
rated system Of relief for the securities or deSulns
Sheriff., which, 10 his judgment, was mischlevons ana
runous He shared no part OF the respohsniy he hau
uniformly opposed It, and should continue 10 do So
We fast removing the safeguards which the wiser leg
slation Of predecessors had endeavored TO ihrow
around the public revenue, by withdrawing the induce.
mena which the securities have for holding their principals
to the faithful and punctuai discharge OF taer duties.
made the basis Of the Auditors estimates OF the incoming
receipts meet the current expenses, and existing and
prospective indebtedness OF the State In every xppru
plton lavish they have been, which this General as
.crby have made with than prodIsal hand these
judgments and asceraned balances (which Included dam.
ages well debt interest And Costs have been paradsd
before reliable means to meet In part those exrava-
gan. appropriations And get day ate. day have been
voting away the damages which are as much part OF the
Judgment debt as the principal ITSELF We setting our.
selves great eemosynay corporation az the time
when We have Increased and hourly Increasing The pub
lie debt 10 alarming extent. With existing debt OF
more than $50 00g have the session made
additional appropriations OF between nine and ten millions:
thus creating public Indebtedness the end oi which vii!
never be by children onr chdrens children
hold Ia my hand a statement from the Auditors Office
showing that there but eighteen counties In the Com.
nonnesl,h In which here has been no default and that
these amount In the aggregate four hundred
and eiyhtyeght thousand dollars That statement may
be inaccurate In some instances and doubt hut S and In
otners u lnClcQrS very
be the inaccuracies which this statement Is chargeabe
{and know that Il Is In In reporting small balance
due from the sheriff Of my county point Of fact
the State indebted to him for over payment
OF !nsovent tickets improperly paid n) yet
does reveal startling state Of things TO which most re
spectully invite the serious consideration Of this House
That shows that there due the lst Octo
Der last from the sheriff for the rcc of whose surets this
bill 10 Introduced the sum 2j9 10 and the advocate
Of Il Informs us that 80 go Is still unpaid.
We have embarked upon dangerous line OF precedents
the end Of which am unable TO foresee And whatever
may the Judgment Of the majority this Of lessls
sion haI 20 out to the country without my humble
warning ToIce being raised IN solemn protest against It.
AZ this session release the damages a. the next We
may asked release the debt its. Let US beware
lest the Of to-day may become the controlling pre-
cedents OF Tomorrow.
"Obs.a princpiia" Is wise maxim: ahd respectfully
commend It 10 the consideration OF this llorse.
The bill Eas passed.
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fourteenth Electoral nis.rlc, Convention.

Pursuant 20 call issued by the Chairman o: the Demo-
crs'i: Central Committee OF the Fourteenth Electoral bis.
trc: of Virginia. the Democracy thereof met by their rrgu
y appointed delegates. ION the various couu les CON.
posing the District In convention at on Thurs.
gates represent Ihrr IN the nruo:ra,r National Con.
ycntiou be held N Charrsioa, G, OIL the %. day Of
Spr TO nominate Democratic Candidate for President
On motion rs 81 S,inn,rrs OF Harrison. ober, Joha
s,or OF Harrison, vas apprnt-d temporary Chairman
and IN. Democratic editors of the district who may e pre-
sent rruu.st-d TO act rs secretaries
B W Jackson, OF Wool, moved thai the Chairman ap-
point committee n delegate from ear county repre-
s.nt. 10 rrport The Of suitable persons for pea
r, officers tbs convention, the OF delegates and
rrra,rs In a,edaure the nuRb.r OF votes which each
cuunty 1. rurd and ruics Cor the government: OF The
body.
The motion was unanimously adopted: whcreupou the
Chairman appoIned the following persons raid
mitrer:
barbour Jas D. Hail. Erax,on, 4. A. Lewis alt: Dod.
bridge Edwin MAXWELL Harrison, james NJ Jackson; Jack
sou p Turner: Knnawha, VIM. A. Quarter Lewis. Il
j. Butcher; Mason. q. H. Patrick; Nicholas, W. J.. Coop.
.r att peasants, b. W. Jackson, alt. chairman; Putnam,
Css Rhcals alt; Richi-, ". ". Patton: Ruane, Il. $.
Iirown alt upshur ". p. Cooper alt Writ, Geo. Dent;
Wond, Is. L. Penu! backtr.
The committee Credentials Permanent Officers, Ic.,
submit ted the blowing report:
Your committee respectfully recommend the following
permanent 0iiicrls:
Presiden,-Maj Thcs Bland Of Lewis.
Vice Presi.ntsG II. Patrick OF Mason, D. X. Penny
hacker Of Wood g ". Snmmcrs OF Harrison, Edwin Max
well Of DodIrI gs. AMI Thos Smith of KanaWha
Secre,ares-T Democratic Editors Of 't pssTic pre-
sent.
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Bridging The Ohio.

A brief word in reply to the communication
in your paper OF Tuesday OH tie subject OF
bridging the Ohio.
Neither the Wheeling nor Steuhenvilic
bridge can ever help Baltimore, as your cores
pondcnt alleges or in any way injure Eirsinia.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Strikes the
Ohio at Bcnwood several miles below Wheel
ing, and will not use the Wheeling bridge. As
for the bridge st Steubenvle, i. can not OF
course, he Of any moment to Baltimore in any
respect-will never aid her to the amount of IL
single ton OF trade; nor can it ever damage the
Corington and Ohio Railroad, or any other Yir-
einia improvement, because the region OF
country accommodated by it, is entirely be-
yond the range, hopelessly Out Of the scope, Of
the Corington and Ohio Railroad, or other
Virginia improvements. The trade round about
Wheeling and Steubenyile. can never in the
nature of things and the laws Of trade, be turn
ed downward to the terminus of the Covington
and Ohio Railroad. 4 glance at the map will
dissipatc such an idea forever.
But, in truth. all this outcry against the
bridging of the Ohio at Wheeling, and in the
Panhandle, is unreasonable. and altogether un-
philosophical.
First there is more trade beyond the Ohio
river than dozen railroads can transport.
The way-tradc already nearly occupies the c:,-
pacity Of the Baltimore and Ohio rairoad.-
There will be enough for all, and il enough for
ALL none can be sufferers.
Secondly, the Covington and Ohio railroad,
with its easy grades Of o94 feet, and with its
advantages in distance Of near one hundred
miles, can defy the competition Of all rival i'm
provcments for every ton Of legitimate trade.
Thus it has nothing to fear from the bridging
Of the Ohio, or other rivalry. 1t will vanquish
even the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in 1 con-
test for the Western trade.
Thirdly, the Covington and Ohio railroad
will when completed, have more tonnage offer
ing for transit by it eastward, than its capacity
can accommodate; and, Of course, it need mol
look in jealousy towards any improvement rs
high up as Wheeling.
These reasons would seeul almost to stamp
humbug upon the vehement opposition to the
bridging'of the Ohio.
What if the Wheeling and Stcubcnvlle
bridges shall be built by the capital of other
States? All the better for our people, for they
get valuable improvements constructed by the
means Of others The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company built two long branches of
railway through the Northwestern portion Of
the State, costing some fifteen or twenty mil
lions Of dollars and, OF course, saving as much
to Virginia. That company, indeed, did, at its
own cost, for Il whole section Of our State, just
what she herself was bound to do for that Sec
ton. 1t was Godscnd to the Northwest and
to the whole State Why may not the citizens
Of Wheeling and the Panhandle be helped in
the same way, il others choose 50 to help
them
In conclusion, it seems abhorrent to every
principle Of justice and right to disfranchisc
forever portion Of the State, on any ground.
however cogent. Let justice be done though
the Heavens fall" RIGHT.
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The Trip 10 Charleston.

The delegates allernatcs and visitors to
the Charleston Convention, from Virginia, will
bc carried to Charleston, boarded on the steam
ship Yorktown and returned to Richmond, for
the sum of fifty dollars No extra charg"s
whatever The lodging will BIZ in comfortable
berths and staterooms. Fifty dollars will pay
all expenses Of board and passage from Rich.
mond to Charleston. board on the steamship at
Charleston, and for the return trip
Persons desirous Of aYaling themselves OF
this mode Of conveyance, must address the
editors Of the Enquirer without delay. To
secure passa9c by the Yorktown, the money
must accompany the order for bertha
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23
tn Tho CouaiiI1ern Of Oil.

The high price OF Sperm OIL and the great difficulty In
procuring pure article free from aulteraons, render
necessary for manufacturers md others usns oil on ma
chincry 10 find substitute. Z. H. koloEs Co., aS anu
So Water street, New York, manufacturing an engine
OIL which has been thoroughly tested on various Kinds OF
machinery, with entire satisfaction 10 consumers
The terms which they sell will satisfy parties wishing
10 try their rule 10 allow It to be returned at the
expense OF the manufacturer IT. af:sr fair trial. doss
i,nt prove satisfactory.
Ts oil run. mschincry with less friction, accomplishing
NOR. with the sane motive power and less than other
oils On bearings tha: Ere clean =hen applied, Il IS var
ranted any length Of time without showing inoica'
tons Of gum IL will clean OF gum that may have accuu.
lated upon slides journals from hn use OF bad os-
See advertisement In another Column
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23
The Democratic Meeting In Louisa.
To The Editors of the ENQUIRER.

10 We Edlt0T5 q tHe enquirer.
LOUISA, March 18th, 1860.
Gentemen:-I read, with delight, your
editorial of yesterday in regard to the Louisa
meeting. Nearly every speaker in favor Of
WatSon's substitute, professed TO be as much
the friend Of Wise as Of Hunter. think the
Governor might exclaim, ''Savc nc from my
friends ~ ard that seems to be the tactics and
order Of the day. The honest yeolnanry Of the
country are to be blinded with such professions
Of offriendship for Wise. am friend Of Wise. Oh
yes, but love the interest Of my party so
much, | cannot say so. / do not as other
men do. Oh, sweet Democracy Principles,
not lnen
Messrs. Editors, as faithful scntncls upon
the watch-towcr, cry aloud and spare not!-
We, as friends of Governor Wise, ask and
want nothing but the usage of the party; and
he who says the good old Democratic rule OF
the right of instruction is not in accordance
with the established usagcs Of the party
knows little of its antccedents-ior, If the
venerable Thos. Ritchie clung to one plank in
our platform more than another, it was to the
Right Of instruction. The day has been
when politicians could rule the people; hut, If
mistake not the temper and spirit Of this age
the people intend to rule politicians. know
they die hard, but the people are unmorcd by
the struggles and groans OF the dead and dying
except to brace and give courage to the timld
executioner
tell you, and tell you plainly, that men
protesting to be the friends of Gov. Wise are
doing US more harm than open enemies. There
are few in this county who profess good
deal of love for the interests Of Democracy
and the people, and never think Of self once;
but the people arc beginning TO think, and to
act, too, for themselves, thank God Don't
believe that men who are unwilling to speak
out for Wise, will vote for the election Of Wise
delegates to Charleston. They won't do it.
"He that Is not for us Is against u.s."
A LOCKER On
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LIST OF CADETS APPOINTED AT LARGE pY
THE PRESlD..T FOR l5G0.-l. Edward Will
!oughby Anderson. son Of the late Major JAS.
". Anderson, distinguished in Florida and
Mexico. and mortally wounded at the battle OF
Churubusco.
,. Burdett 4. Tcrrett, son of the late Capt.
B. 4. Trrrctt, who died in service in 1910,
and nephew Of Major Terrett Of the Marine
Corps, who was brevctcd for gallant conduct
at Chapultcpec.
8. Chas. E. Moore, son Of a soldier who has
been fifteen years in the army, having served
ont faithfully nine enlistments.
t. Joseph L. S. Kirby, son Of the late Major
Reynold n. Kirby, who was twice breveted
for gal!antry in the war Of 1912, and died in
service in 1912.
5. Alexander Sanford Clark, son Of Major
John Z. Clark, who entered the service in 1913
and died Of yellow fever while in command
Of the castle Of San Juan d'Ulloa, at Vera
Cruz.
6. Francis ". Foot, son OF the late Or. Ly-
man Foot who was 80 years in the army, and
died in the service in ls4G, en- the Texan from.
tier
:. Walter Abbott. son Of the late Commo.
rlorr 4 Abbott Of the Navy, who was distinguished
at ,ic battle Of Lake Champlain. and died in
1850, while in command Of the East India
Squadron, Of disease contracted in the service.
5. William Waller, grandson OF ExPrcsldent
Tyler.
.. James W. Fetter, stepson OF Major f. B..
Alexander, who was twice breycttcd for gallant
conduct in Mexico, and commanded his regi-
tnc;t at the stormng Of The Belen Gate.
10 James Wayne Cuylcr, son OF Surgeon
john " Cuylcr who has been % years in the
army. and was distinguished in several Indian
campaigns and in the Mexican war, where he
served with Gen. SCOTS line from the siege OF
Vera Cruz TO the capture Of the city Of Mexico.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23

ForR BROTHERS BURNT TO DEATH.-ln the
night Of Monday, the 18th inst, shortly after
tho family Of Mr. W'Hl. Rhoads, a farmer re-
siding in Knox township, Pa had retired to
rest, the dwelling was discovered to be on hre'
Mr. Rhoads was absent at the time, and his
wife. having been awakened BY the heat, rush
ed out Of the house, and called on her children
(who slept up stairs) to follow, at the same time
hurting stones through their window, but they
could not be aroused. Four sons, one Of them
almost of age, perished in the flames. Five
smaller children slept in the first story, all ot
whom were saved.
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SOuthern Commercial Guide.


As will be seen by their announcement in
another column, Messrs. Greer Fl. Baugh-
man and VIM. y. Wright, are proposing to
publish in this city, Southern Commercial
Guide. Both these gentlemen have been in
our employment for some time. and we take
pleasure in saying, Tint they are competent to
the task they are about to undertake, and may be
relied upon for the faithful compliance with any
promise they may make in regard to their
book. 4 reliable Directory has long been
wanted in the South, embracing rs this will,
all the business men in the South and South.
west We Lespeak for the gentamen and their
enterprise, the favorable consideration and
patronage Of the friends Of the Enquirer.
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All Right In The Thirteenth District.
TWO MORE DELEGATES FOR WISE.
We clip the following from the "Marion
Visitor nf yesterday:
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.
MARION, Va, March 20, 1860
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Convention convened this afternoon at
O'Clock, and organized BY electng Robert G..
Kent Of Wythe, Chairman, and Leonidas
Baugh Of Washington Martin L. Comann OF
TazcwelI, and James ". Kennedy of smyth,
Secretaries.
PERMANENT oRGASIZATIoS.
Three o'cluck- On motion Of \. G. Pendlc-
ton, j., 4 committee Of one from each county
WAS appointed by tine President to nominate
permanent officers for the Convention.
Which committee, after retiring short
time, came in aud presented the following as
permanent officers
President -Robt. c. Kent, Of Wythe.
Vice. Presidents WIN. Porter, Of Smyth
John Sanders, Of Wythe Archibald Perry, Of
Mcdowell.
Sccrctarics-Alartin l.. Comanu, Of Tazewell;
Lconidas Baush, of Washington; James w.
Kennedy and W. Henry Trucks. Of Smyth.
On motion OF Col. McSIullln, Of Smyth, the
rules of the House Of Delegates SO far as ap-
plicable, were adopted for the government of
the Convention.
On motion Of !. II. Earnest, Esq, it vas
agreed that the vote Of the last Presidential
election be taken az that which each county is
entitled to cast in this convention, and that
every QclcSate oc a!lOWeu " CASl HIS lIHClloiilI
part Of the Democratic vote Of his county.
All the counties in the District were repre-
scented, except the counties Of Russell, Lee and
Wise
Delegates TO the Charleston Convention: Dr..
Robert Crockett, of Nythe, and William P.
Cecil, of lazewcll. AlternatcS: Jno. ". John
ston, Of Washington, and Jonathan Richmond,
Jr., Of Lee.
Both delegates prefer the nomination Of
Henry \. Wise for the Presidency.
OF the counties not represented, Wise coun-
" passed vote Of preference for its name
sake. No meetings, we believe, were held in
Russell and Lee A citizen Of the latter, how
ever, and warm friend Of Gov. Wise vas
elected an alternate.
Thus, out Of the ten delegates elected in dis
tricts already heard from, five prefer WISE
two prefer Hunter. the preference Of the
other three is unknown.
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,H,nx o., 1Gnrrh q Ilia2 SakeE.

The merchants Of Wheeling Va, held
meeting on "Wednesday last, and adopted reso-
lut;oas demonstrating against the one per cent
tax On merchants sales.
The merchants Of Petersburg, Norfolk and
Alexandria held meetings on Saturday last and
adooted similar resolutions.
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, ~ sroxens and Isazletr.

The remains Of these two men, executed at
(,b,rlesiown on Friday last, were buried at
Eaglewood, Nj, on Sunday. About loo per.
sons we're present, and brief addresses were were
made bv Rev. Dr.. Arms, I. TIlton, Sr. and
Mr., Snr;np aud others. Among those presen.
VA, ti,s lsiy to whom Stevens was engaged 70
30 married.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23
10 the Editors Of RS Enquirer:
GentlemenI hare afev suggestions to make, which you
will ube r by py.ng room the columns Of your paper

TO the CRp1talIStH OIL hlCAuAOuo ouo
Vicinity.
The ma nu turing shoes is very Important branch
of business an thus addressing would say, that
Hing the responsible position Of President "A DO OF the
.iiaverh slechsnc Association Of Strikers, addrsss
you'in their behalf.
The manufacturer here mostly opposed TO our Or
snn. aton and strive in great measure, 10 reAro our
progress and crush enterprise, but as men, We are
hound by ties Of the Fraternity " hold and maintain
our Just demands and cannot gain them here We WIN
rnigate wherever Inducements are held out before u.s.
Now to the capitalists Of Richmond and vicinity DO you
wan; manufacture ysur own shoes! Do you want 70
keep Southern and Western trade within limited sections!
DO you crush the fana:ical Of the mono
roizing capitalists OF the North, and give The honest To-
dusrions shoemaker equality In society? II So rear al
once your manufacturing estab shmenS throw out your
welcome brothers, remunerating us oI
giving et pensutton for our labor, and you VIII
draw from New England her rscla nechanici and rear
upon your soil enterprise that Will be the foundation
Of vrginss coming wealth, which will prove the key.
stone OF uniting the Southern confederacy At no distant
day. 10 solid phalanx against the anatieal and CON-
bi. ed movements OF Northern political knaYery.
AL Information respecting this movement WILL be cheer.
fully given, aud =. 10 the above enquiries thank.
fully received in behalf OF the Association by and with
respect, GEO. uAWLki, President OF me
llaverhi Mechanic Association, Ha7srhill, Aats.
SB-I would .riher say. that all donations contributed
relief will be thankfully received and ever rene-
herrd by bndy-noi.cE Of which will be laid before
the In meeting, with true account 0! M aoureS and
donor G. n Il.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-23

PROGRESS QG THE MASSACHUSETTS STRlHE-
The strikers at Lynn, Mass, made great turn
out in procession on Friday last, numbering
over 5000. The spectators were more than
double that number Several hundred ban.
ners were borne by the strikers, both male and
female, and the city was decorated in many
ulaccs with flags and streamers. The process
sion comprised. besides all the strikers Of Lynn,
scvrr: military and fire companies. with bands
Of music aud delegations Of females from
Swarnpscott, Marble.head, Danvers, Saugus,
Reading, S,oneham, Woburn. Beverly, Salem,
and other places.