The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
AND
CALEB PLUMMER.


g. MEMORIAL TO THE CONyEN-
PEG GPiE OF Is M
majority in favor Of our constitutional Union, and
all the State and Federal constitutional rights
therein.
REPRESENTATIVE Your petitioner is decidedly
opposed to all outside influence over deliberate
organic legislative, or judicial bodies. Yet If is
the pleasure Of the present organic Convention
OF the sovereign will of the people OF Virginia to
place this State out OF her hoaor, interest, ana
ing United States Of North America, your petit
t0ner requests that the Convention delegate to
the egisl alive body the power TO grant, aud then
protect the patent of articles OF utility that
her citizens may from time to time invent for the
benefit of mankind. And LOW your petitioner,
the presented model ola SHOOTING TINE PIECE,
tor the double-deslred utlllty OF keeping tue
crows and other birds from pulling up the recent,
planted corn and then shooting OH the regulated
quarter, half, or hour of the day, that have sue
c-eded in getting GEORGE II. LEAHER, OF klch-
mould to model Tor me after presented and
explained the desired utility Of uniting or com
bining the CLOCK and revolver, so that the striker
would fall on a cap and discharge a loaded barrel
of powder for each hour of the day, from sunrise
or daybreak TO sunset or night, aud even Gftener
If necessary to effect its desired object OF Keeping
the and other birds from pulling up the re-
cent planted corr. And then the Invention or
others, at various other times and ways; and can
be manufactured in the city OF Richmond at prices
ing to size and nnish, at present, ny tne Union
Steam Manufactory, ON Cary ST. ct 1t is propose
| to organize company to drive Its macnlnery, IN
the lanufactory CT this and other desired artic os
of utility, by the millions of wafer power wasted
or now downing idle by the side OF Richmond that
shall eclipse her sister manufacturing cities,
whom her citizens be induced to turn this tre-
mendous, hight stream of wealth into ar
tcles OF benefit and utility for the present neceS
STATED OF man, ia his NV his pitch OF civil
| igatian, which is TO march on and upward WI n
peace to spread her beloved and protecting wing
around the gentle, child-like mind OF an Edwards
to think out, and the energetic constructive lngo-
| nuitv of Lenher to wrought into existence, iol
| the benefit and utility Of mankind.
| Respectfully, your ,loW-citl2eq,
JOHN HILL EDW ARDS, JR.,
OF the county of Sussex, State OF Virginia. in tht
| now united Republic of peace, formerly knowr
| as the United States of North America, or L. 5
| A. commonly interpreted Uncle sam.
The inventor desires to secure an Agent FOL
| each State ia and OFT Of our Union, and then 70
this State Agent TO be Authorized to secure Su b.
| Agent for each county those States, at a fai
price, that will bo certain to enable the Sub
| to make not less than one dollar per day, when
| actively employ ed and the State gent to be GER
tain to make not less than three dollars TOR eacl
| day, when actively employed; and he who has al
ways something TO do, and the Will a. IA ABILITY L
do that something, or try 10 do something Tor him
self and others, - the most contented, and there
fore the most happy man. And as all are, @
ought To be, in pursuit of temporal and eterra
happiness, let the mind of mau think ont, aud pu
| in tangible action, thoughts Tor the peaceful an'
useful employment OF mankind.
| mn 29-it& J. II. EDWARDS.