Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-12
Gov. FIoyd,s Defence.

- SieNcror fI"Ed, !ite Scrretary orNar, LES
published elaborate deence OF the charges and
in>ra;:v,> contained il the report OF. the Congress
>Om.! Committee appointed 10 investigate the cir
cum>;aaces cv:!Hec.ed with The abstraction Of the
Indian Trust EenG,. We regret that the large spacs
WHICH sc compelled, BY contract, to occupy
daily, IL The publication OF the proceedings ofthe Con
.catca, prevents tic immediate Insertion OF the In
Secretary, Nimcaon. 1t shall appear at the earliest
practicable n.onca;. Meanwhile, VIC take pleasure
IL expressing tie o:ion that the production Is an
ALL, satisfactory ant :r:Gmphan, defence OF lis att
thur caIns; ;nr grave charges Preferred ayaiiiss h
% his persona. ard Political foes.
He cXp!y:Is bis acceftanceS i'll favor OF Ens>e!i
Majors IL Company, and vndicascs their Legality
Instead. OF there being $4,000, 900 Of them outstand-
INK, he Shows there only about sG",vuu lie
declares tia; the contractors have secured these 10y
assignments Of properly ample for their protection
and tia: i: he Government will permit the earnings
Of the trains the year ISL, ~ be applied TO the
acceptance, they will be qUija,cd in that way With
out RECOURSE 20 the assignments.
lie makr- j; appear, also. .:hnt the Government
owes lie contractors upwards OF halt million
d"i!.rs which is equivalent TO the cash value OF the
Indian Trust Bonds 0: the abstraction Of which Mr..
n"i;Eevs tie conduct and proceedings Of the Sclee,
toml!,tc' viii, srea, severity, and says their sole
object WAS v.vii:eul persecution und defamation.
North Carolina ElectioH-The Question
Settled.
1t Is now ascc.tamcd, beyond controversy, that the
people q; North Carolina have voted against the call
u = Convention. The majority is LEES than one
Thousand The Wilmington ''Jouriap' is Vi opinion
,h:., .v lroplr will, long, move @re.consider,-
,.n, AL decide The question in the affirmative.
- l-ds.N----
,rhc Washington "Star," good authority i'll mat
:rr Of the sort,l expects 20 hear soon that Henry
Winter Davis has been rendered either the mission
10 s.: Fctc-.bur. or 70 Colis,antinople Etheridge,
-: Tennessee IS believed. also, expects and de-
Sizes & lucrative and honorable position under Lin
co.g, In: nc viii doubtless fnI strong competitors
i'll ariia!.:s from lie siavcholding Statesmen who,
Ike Fsau, %guld ,sll ;!cr bis,h-risht for OF
po:tacc
AZ The ire>e;:; critical lcrcd in her fortunes, the
South nsus: discard from her service, every man
whose character :or courage and fidelity is not above
suspicion. She ,l;s, hnvc men 10 direct her Coun-
els, who c;i DC mtither bought nor intimiduted-
mon 20 whom she can look in her hour OF peril, rs
Inc koHIhS IA one OIL their Crises sS
II leader, WHOM the gold Of lvrrIu, could not buy,
nor his elephants n;ni,iu;e.
We say tia, Virginia trus; no one Of ,loaJtigl
courage and Integrity. As 70 her Of the Henry
Win;e. Davis stamp, the selt-eonrssed traitors 10
tho soil of their BIRTH the suppants ut the Iootstool
Of Abolition power, We have no suggestion 70 maxi.
Every true hearted Vrsininn knows where TO locate
chem, aid how 10 dispose Of them.
~S-Se-S>------
Hon W. G. Rives addressed large meeting at
.hc Metropolitan Hal! on Friday night, OIL the sub
jec: Of the PEACE Conference proposition. His re-
marks looked Cancellation Of the border States
and the eventual Reconstruction Of the Cni"p lie
also denounced the doctrine Of coercion.
N.<0.L~
''SEIF.''-Wc were pleased TO witness crowded
sid fashionable audience II: the Theatre last evening,
It being the occasio:: Of the production OF Mrs.
Ba;crnan's excellent Comedy Of the above maine.
Miss Ba.e,nan won new laures by hos charming per-
soustion of MARY Apex while her fathc., US the
eccentric "John Cn;' = kept the house in \ roar
Act,v Manager Thor !. Monkey, Il. the old Negro
Nurse :;Auut Cloc.' 49, excellent. The piece will