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TO Tho Voters OF tiic Counties OF Matthew'S
and NiddieseH.

The county CT Mathews not having as yet nominated a
candidate fer the Legislature, to be voted for on the fourth
Thursday In this month, and having reasons TO believe
T. At M course as your representative, during the las; two
years, has received the endorsement 81 the constituency
generally which had the honor 10 represent, and dat
there Is no desire TO substitute another In my stead, l do,
therefore, hereby announce myself n candidate 10 re-
present you asa.a 10 the House OF Delegates for the enou'
log terra.
Recognizing the right Of Mathews to select the candidate
1T this time, Thy virtue OF an established custom between
the two coun:Ies.D my claims shall be subject 10 the action
OF = regularly organized Convention, In which the sense VI
The citIz=Cs OF that county shall be expressed.
| am now, and have been for some time past, 10 favor OF
sevrring The connection Of Virginia with the Federal Gov.
ernnunl whose capital Is for the prescn: AZ Washington,
and OF having her united wish tie Southern Confedcracy
immediately, believing that he: social, religious, political
and material interests will he thereby greatly promoted,
aud that her insulted hoLor inperatirely demands IT,
Very respectfully,
A. II. EVANS.
5!IrrLrsgx CouyTY, May is:, l;6i. May 3-c2t
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Peace commissioners from MARYLAND,

BALTIMORE, May 2.-The Senate of Mary
land have adopted z resolution recommending
the appointment Of a committee, to wait on the
President of the United States. rho President
of the Southern Contrdcracy, and the Cover
nor of Virginia, with n view 10 bringing about
some understanding whereby civil war may he
prevented.
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KASAwHA C.. H., April 18th,

To tho Editors Of the Enquirer:
GentlcIucn-This section OF the State will be II
unit in defence OF the flag Of Virginia. Several large
meetings have been held in this and adjoining coun-
tics, and the people cvince unarimity mud II deterni-
milton to stand by Virginia ut every hazard and to
the lust extremity" Judge Summers is ut home
now, and says every virginlan should stand by the
Hay of his State until his last dollar is spent and last
drop OF blood shed.
Judge Wurd, Of Logan, JIG. Newman, Maj. Parks
and others, ac now upon the stump, railying the
people to the defence Of their State. Judge Ward
has been npon the stump for Il month, and has adj
dressed the people OF some eight or ten Countless
He is II powerful, popular speaker, and is doing much
Tor his State. kASAWUA.
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ALEXANDRIA, May 2.-Thc Secretary of the
Federal Treasury advertiscs for proposals
until 30th Instant unless the whole amount
offered be sooner taken, 1T par, for nearly four.
teen million dollars t$l4, 900, 000,) under the
art of lime. 1860.
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Tn tie EIitors OF tie EnoNirer:

BARRAcxsvrLLg, MARCOS Co.. "a, April 80, 1851.
Our fair friends, Misses Kate Kerr and MolIie McLead,
Of Fairmont, having presented our citizens with 4 South
ern Tag, made with their own hands, We yesterday un-
furled IL to tile breeze. \ large rGnber OF our citizens
and persons from other parts of ti" r"uniy ~-r- r-..sns,
and, with but two exceptions, .-l=ted In the patriotic
movement.
The uav represents, the eight States. who, having failed
to obtain their rights In the Union, have had the holiness
to assert them out OF Il.
IarrackayilIe Is sound to the cor" Thanks 10 these far
ONES. who Initiated the MOVEMENT { raisihs the Southern
standard. We Will guard md defend II for them. :.
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Hcadq'rs Charleston sharp Shooters,

NAaAWHA UT NPFH ., 4SUI.
The company being ut parade rest, Captain john
>: swami, read thS presentation OF the Governor
Of this Comm wealth, and pur the question: "All
in favor of rendering their services 10 the Governor
of this Commonwealth for the defence Of the Com
monwealtlI will advance two par 70 the trout
The whole company advanced 80 pnccs to tho
front.
The Captain then addressed the company in Il few
remarks. and his ullusion to their .'atrotic devotion
70 the State WIS received with ap,',ausc und cheers.
by order Of the Captain.
Gu RES STEER, y. S.
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MAJOR AsDEHsoS.-It is reported that this
officer has asked permission TO take command
Of the Jersey quota, and that his wishes will
probably be accedcd 10 BY the Government.
So saws the Boston Atlas.
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1t is understood that General John a. Dix
will be one OF the Major Generals Of the New
York forces, appointed By Gov. Morgan.
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L OF Powder.

~liosroN, May 2.-The brig St. Mary's, with
lirc hundred kegs Of powder, was seized 70.
day.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,

y u
oRoPOsAI.S are invited for the construction u i ,ine
Of Magnetic Telegraph, from :he city o. K ch'1Gnd %
West Point, on York River. Parties competing for ;He
con,rac, must submit ikcir bids TO the TX, cgtirc Depart.
rpent, on or before the 9th day o: May. i>hl
GEORGE ". MUNrORD,
.,rJ, ou-dlv Secretary of the Comma nwr.l'i.
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Az ORDINANCE to provide against the sacrifice G: rro.
perry and 10 suspend proceedings ii crr;aiE cases. Ftss-
ed April 30,h, 1851.
ditOni ,1p0nds, other than In fRvor Of the Commonwealth
and against Eon.resIdenis, shall be Issued from the date
hereof, by any court Of record or magistrate, log IN" >n.'
q! property, until Otherwise provided BY law. Hor shal'
there be any 81 es under deeds OF trui: or DEGREES, uair:,
by the consent OF parties interested, until otherwise rrcYi-
ded by law.
Where such executions have issued and are now In the
band. Of officers, whether levied or hot, Il the debtor oGer
bond and security for the payment Of the debt, interest
and costs when the operation Of this ordinance ceases. the
property shall be restored, and the boud SO taken shall tg
returned AS In case of Il forthcoming bond, Ard shall CON-
s;tute q lien on the realty OF the ohligors to the same o.
tent und In the same manner as forfeited iorihccrtEs D".3'
returned to the clerks Office now do, and judgment mGy 10
had on said bond In the same manner and hy III" game pro.
ceedings as judgments may be obtained on ior;ticGrI.tS
bonds under existing Laws.
officer 10 convene three I%rerholJers from the 'icinace, who,
after being sworn, shall proceed 20 ralnr the property a6-
cording TO what would have been Its value ON ihr sixth day
OF November one thousand eight hundred and sixty; AMI
unless the raid property shall sell :or the full amount ~
such valuation, it shall be restored 10 the debtor "!u!or;
lien.
Except In criminal eases or Commonwealth, pTosc-
cutiors, there shall be no trial Of any cause requiring u.
intervention Of Il jury, nor upon warrants for SINAI! CLAIMS
before q justice.
10 cases Of nlis,iemesnor. juries shall be summoned from
the bys.anders or vicinages. and not under the law, as y
now stands; and with the consent Of the party prosecuted,
the cause may be tried by the Court.
This ordinance shall not apply 10 liabilities upon tie
part Of public officers, either 10 the State, COUNTIES. c"Tro-
rations or individuals; nor to debts hereafter CONTACTED;
nor to debts due the Commonwealth; provided iha, no note,
bill Of acceptance, or other obligation, the confederation OF
which Is any debt or obligation at present existing, shall
be held or considered as 4 debt hereafter contracted.
The time during which Ills ordinance Is In force SLAB
not be computed In any case where the statute Of liDi'a.
tons comes 10 question.
This ordinance shall remain In force until repealed or
changed By tht. Convention, or the General Assembly O!
the state; and IL not so repealed or changed, shall expire
at the end Of thirty days alter the first day Of the next
General Assembly.
Adopted by the Convention OF virginia, Aprl ~. s"'.
JNO. l.. EUBANK,
Mr. 0-LEicEt Secondary NJ CnnYrniinr.
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Death of bishop Underwood.
From O

New YORK, May 9.-Bishop Underwood
died here on Tuesday.
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VALUABLE MiLLiNG PROPERTY
NOTICE

THtlE Annual Meeting o! the Stockholders OF the Ric!''
Il mond Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Eoaa Cos
pany will take place al their o.icc, In Il" city 81 Mich
inond, on Wednesday,, The .9th instant, AZ j: O'clock. ~,
Z. ". MACMUliDO,
Maya-td Treasurer.
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E1r ~ Enauirar.
LVT e"N I~HTWFTV''
To the President md Directors OF the

u lnC LTCHluCbt ~ VI kAAS
York River Railrond.
Now that our ports ARE blocksded, and all The grain
from York, %pamnukey and Msttapnni rivers must passover
YOUR road to end I market, and rs In all probability every
grain OF our produce will be wanted, would IL not be well,
in un,Icipa,isn Of the immense amount OF work which all!
be done by your road, TO begin TO make preparations by
procuring mure burlhen cars, &C., and also By some means
10 facilitate the transfer OF the bags OF grains from the YES
sells to the roads7 l would also suggest that two or three
steam tugs TO ply on these rivers TO the head oil navigation
for the purpose Of towing up and down the vessels, would
no; be a bad speculation PAMUSKEY. .
MANIsIED.
MAsalrp, at Livingston, the residence OF the brides
father. by Rev; william Green, on May ISL, Lieut.. SALlM-
TINE II. JOHNSON, OF Alabama, 10 Miss ELIZA HART,
second daughter OF Lewis A. Boggs, Esq Of Spots y!vanLA.
LCty papers please copy
DIED.
DIzp, suddenly, at his residence, about l2 o'clock Wed.
resday night, ARCHIBALD THOMAS, aged Is years.
The friends Of the family are invited 10 attend Ills frne'
raj TIL, friday evening, at 1 O'Clock, from bis late resi-
dencc, corner OF Marshall and Cd streets.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..

MINI Isl. T-VIF
rgIHE following Ordinance 81 the Conrrai!on OF This Crr''
m,nw,al,h Is published by It's order. for general! 81
form,tIop. GEORGE VI. NCNFOKD,
Secretary Of he Commonwealth.
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EXECUTIVE DEP.NRTNTENT,

RlClINOND, APRIL %, 1861.
gE1uE Governor Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia, &C.
q knowledging With pride and satisfaction the hearty
zeal dsplayed by all classes In preparing for the defence
OF The state, is yet constrained 10 order that hereafter no
person now engaged In the capacity Of operator In any
une Of the telegraph offices, or on any OF the Railroads of,he
state, shall leave his post, for the purpose Of engaging In
military operations, without leave first obtained from the
Executive.
BY order Of The Governor:
hpHl 81 JSO, ECltOl.S, Aid TO Gov. Ietcher.
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- -
An Amen, OF the British Minister Sent 10
1Inufyor,orr

lIAnHIsuUKG, April 27.-The English Minister,
Lord Lyons, q few days since despatched his first
Secretary to the MONTGOMERY Government on umpor-
iant business. II Is understood he carried infornn-
ton to JciT. Davi, as TO the position which England
in;cnd- 20 aSSuma towards the Confederate Govern
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NEWS nY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington City.

REPORTED FOR gHE eicuMoHp sHartgiE.
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AUCT1GN SALES.
-, GouDiS a ApPEIss0N, Ancts.

T'sIF: VEEE VALUABLE Ps.0r:iaIE
Ar TuE C,JKSER DF yrIi AND GRACE STREETS,
OPPOSITE CAPITOL SQUARE. KNOWN as TILE CEN
vRAL HOTEL, FOR RENT vi: SALE.
( T TIE request of the owner, We are arthollz :, I" rent
a or sell the foregoing valuable real estate. lbs T'".
perry Is 50 well known that a minute description Is '.e,S1:d
UNNECESSARY suffice 1. 10 say that It's location ('I+'tc'n'e-
" opposite the Capitol Square Is among the mo-: eligible
IL The cry. Tie Hotel has accommodates Tor about -"
guess, AID Is not only vel adspted for q !ictei. but u
e9ua'!J 80 iot d Senterl boarding house Tor lai''''s. Iot
Sood tenant t4S a long lease, the terms viii lie made 'c!$
accommodating To a purchaser, The most liberal creG';'
which can be desired, vii! be given, or Virginia State stock
will be taken IN payment. For further particulars, arpiy
10 GCDDlN u aPPERSON, Aucts.
AnriI 30-c2H.
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MAR!NE NEWS.
-'UaG ~ KICHMUTD, NAY 2. 1901
uIou viTxs TBIs Day AT TX O'CLOCK.

.v!.E ~ RICBMUTD, MAY 2, 1861
mon wITIs THIs DAY At TX o'otooE.
SalLkD,
schr 8. g.. King, Andrews, Philadelphia, Wis baiHmo'e'
mdxe.
49, ESSEX AND KING AND QUEEN.
1s Al The request Of "Many Voters" announce
Ell T. W. GARRETT.
49, WE ARE AUTAOKfLED 70 an
: csa,iIdat. for the Board Of Publ. Works, subject to the
decision o. a District Convention.
May Lett
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MILITARY N~OTICE.-Young Men DESTROYS OF
I9l- becoming Cadets i. the Virginia Military Institute,
may make application 10 Major Preston, Acting Superin-
tsuleut.
The Academic course Is suspended for the present, but
military training Is given by thorough drill and discipline
No tuition fee will he required until study Is resumed. In
heretofore.
hpr;I lp-rg,
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NC troops or individuals, nor any munllionsLa +.
IN Of war or supplies, will he transported EJZSr
over any part Of this road On account Of ths2k-sS:
State, or Of the Confederate States, without Az order tor
such transportation from the State or military oincer Al.
thnr!zed TO contract for the same.
Office T., +. & 7. X. L. Co., SAMUEL. RUTH, sup;
Iu,huonu, May !, lS6l. Ht!:
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QUAItTEitMASIEIS GEMS Dept,

NINUININ FUEOLSt r
RICHMOND, May !, 1851.
A IL persons are hereby notified that no contracts for
Ia. Quartcrm8sier'ss supplies, Ia this city, are valid with
out n written order from this department, or FROM an AS
sIstaut Quartermaster authorized 10 make contracts.
II. IIETl1,
siay p-lw L. Col. and Acting Or. ~. Gen.
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AN ACT

az hC1
TNyO amend the LIST section OF Chapter lii Of the Code OF
Virginia, relative to the Limitation Of Suits, SO Al to
lImlt the right 10 make an entry, or bring an action 10 re-
cover land West Of the Allegheny mouatains-Passcd,
March 9th, 1851.
a. he 1t enacted by the General Assembly Of Virginia,
that the first section OF chapter one hundred and fory nine
or the Code OF Virginia, passed In the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty.nine, be amended and rc.cnac;eL 50
that the same shall be MS follows:
'SrcTlOS |. No person shall make an entry on, or br.rg
An action TO recover any land lying East OF the AncgIasS
mountains but within fifteen years, or any Land .;ing
West Of the Allegheny mountains, but within ten Yeas
next after the time At which the right to make such cutry OF
bring such action shall have first accrued 10 hirse!! Or T."
some person through whom he claims.
"SRcTInS 9. Nothing In this act shall affect any acil0"
now pending, or prevent the making Of any eltry or hr:H2-
Ing OF any action, within two years after the passage here
Of; but every such action now pending, and every surh ~.
try or action that may hereafter be made or brourl, within
the last mentioned lime, shall he governed BY 'he law e>-
listing Immediately before the passage hereof.
This Gct shall be published for sixty days In two ue~sp.-
pers printed In the City OF Richmond.
A copy from the Rolls.
-. WI z GnHnnN T.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE..
TTH Quarter Masters office for the army ofthe Confed-
Il crate States, will be on Pearl Street, next door 10
SPOTS & ~liarvey's, for the present. All persons having
business with the undersigned, will please call between the
hours Of 9 A.. NJ. and p. 81. each day.
W. /. CABELL,
Major and Quarter Master,
April 30-lf Confederate States Army.
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RIcmmoN Nd AND D.,NvILLES1~l

Ef z IA VI o y II NNtV
RAILROAD. E5aS--S
NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS AMINO
~ FREE PASSAGE ONEi, TIE ROAD On BUSINESS
OF TIE STATE.
All such persons are hereby notified that before they
will lie passed free, they must furnish the Conductor Win y
prrmi; from some duly authorized person, certifying :a@t
ib.y are travelling on business OF the State. The perii::
will be retained By the Conductor.
CHARLES G. TALC0TT
s.N, 10 4 N - ~
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MILITARY NOTICES.

GENERAL OHDEle.-No authority has been
~ given for The IMPREsSMESr Of horses for the State, and
no such impressn:eut will be made without special lastruc'
tons. AL horses which have been impressed will be IN.
mrdiateiy returned 10 The owners.
JOIlN LErClER.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, April go, 1861. CIT
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C. II. D. K Keeper o! she Rolls of Virginia.
April 15-cG0d Gwhig will cory.l -

nOLLINS INSTITUTE,
BOTETOURT SPEISGS, VIRGINIA..
Ts1IIE next session OF this institute will open on tn: a'r,
Wednesday In June, and continue T!thou; interrupted
iii the frs, Wednesday in April, isGZ.
Thorough and systematic instruction Il given IN the lie
nar,m.n,s Of Ancieat Languages, Modern Languages, jIa.
ibcmatics. English and Literature, Natural Science, Neral
SCIENCE, History. Music, Drawing and Painting.
The location Of The school lin Roanoke county,, h9c l5h"s
rrom nh. virginia and Tennessee kallroad,) j. sufficiently
accessible; but at the same time quiet and retired. IT,,
surrounded By beautiful mountain scenery, aud enjoys Ito
advantage Of fIe sulphur and Chalybea,e SprIags.
TERMS.
For Board and Tuition in the Literary Departments. $50
For Tuition IN MusIc, (piano, Guitar, &c ).......... IS
For Tuition In Drawing and Painting, FROM. ...s!O 10 -
Payable strictly hal! in advance, aud the remainder ii.
the close Of the session.
Rocks and stationery furnished at Richmond pr::e", for
cash.
~ An Omnibus will run to Bonsack's the Grst ic2 dsys
OF the Session.
For further information, address.
CHAS. l.. COOKE, Superintendent.
MAY 1-ctl1Jnne B0,et0urt Springs. Va.
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NAVY EPAKTMEST. ,er
ni=nnusp, VA, April 18th, ls6l.
GENERAL ORDER
No 9.
TS1IiE Uniform Of the Officers, Seamen and Marines ofthe
Virginia Navy shall correspond In all respects TO that
OF the United States Navy with the exception Of the BCTToS,
which shall be that of the Common eal;h OF Virginia.
py Command: X. l.. PAGE,
tpr,I DIV Naval Aid de Camp to Gov, Of Va.
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~ ,RGINIA-IS CIIASCERi.-M Rules hei! IN tho
CLERKS Office of Caroline County Court, on N9Liay,
the ist day 81 April. ISL
Mary Jane Day, who sues By Der next fF!cnd, "or.l.'n
Wright, f!"'"''s'
Against
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ASt T" SNJ "
will refer to his elaborate letter written 20
Gen. Hamilton, on the 2Sth day Of August,
1892, he will see that while Mr.. Calhoun
draws a distinction between qualification and
secession. yet he distinctly admitted the right
Of secession, and ably commended for both.
Thus, Mr.. Chairman, ] have passed thus far
in the discussion Of this subject. And here |
want to make m enquiry Of the distinguished
Chairman Of that distinguished Committee OF
Twenty.one. They say in their report that Il
State has a right to withdraw from the Union,
but he, the Chairman, in his argument here
The other day in which he denied the soYer-
eighty of q Statc-and if a State IS not SOW
ere;pn. [ don't see how it could withdrawals
said it was a revolutionary right. | want 10
know what he means by a revolutionary right
i ask for information
MIR. CONRAD, Of Frederick.-Mr. Chairman,
I can only answer that enquiry OF the gentle
man by saying that he misconc!cves, at least,
INV definition of the resolution to which lie re-
Zero, ota.ed that I cas unwilling To ueo tho
word revolutionary, so Tar as that word implied
ANYTHING like revolt or force ; that conceded
fully the right which the gentleman assembly
and clearly maintained in the argumeni-fh"
right of a State, rs a State, to Withdraw from
The Federal authority and | expressly de-
MED, always have denied, that under such CIR
cu,nstnnces, the citizens Of a State can be re-
garded as traitors, or insurgents and yet,
sir, in one sense | did say that the right TO
Withdraw may be termed q revolutionary right,
rhat it is an extra constitutional right. lcan.
not conceive OF any right in the Constitution
to break up that Constitution 4; yet in conse'
oueuce of the separate organization OF the
State, which | regard as Il most important
check and balance in our Constitution, that a
State has a right by such action, for just cause,
~ rc form or abolish it's Federal Government,
precisely as it has a right to abolish Its State
Government :
Mr. MosTAeuE.-And would not be guilty Of
treason in the attempt?
M, CosRAp-A And would not be guilty Of
ANYTHING like treason. say, sir, it is not a
const;tufional right. I desire to be under
stood and the able argument which the gen.
tleman has lust closed shows that 1t is not a
constitutional right. 1t was a right "hlcf
originated uson this continent at the very time
ot The commencement of the American ReTe-
luton. 1t was a right exercised by The colo
MES of America in severing their connecuon
with the Grown Of Great Britain. therefore,
il cannot be a right which springs, IN any
mode from the Federal Constitution, auopteo
ten or fifteen years afterwards. nope, SIR
the gentleman is answered.
Mr.. MONTAGUE understand you per'ecty'
and | am exceedingly r~ejoiced that 90 uhaer'
stand you. You have got to take but one step
more, and I will take your hand and clasp II
as another volunteer to the Virginia ota'es