Central Government to exercise a general
nowet ami the abolition of Ihe present Slate
Coveriimet"* This act was agreed to by the
civil and uiili'«ry authorities, and announced
proclamation of ihe Governor, dated 111
Yucatan, Nov.ST They also declare that they
wl not submit t" ll*e authority of any Govern
or who will not aid in earn ing tilts object into
effee'.
<SLjn!H*a»“-
A I ut ofLtllert remaining in Liberty I'usl
Ojficcon 'he 31st, Lite. I82i>.
A—Wilbaui Agee, Wto. Arilter.
p—Ueitben S. brown, Martin P. Lurks,
llrricy Beard, Richard O'. Biughan, Win. Bur
n,.n, Judy Burten.
(j_jllo, P. Claytor, Cnleon Ciews, Lewis F.
Cram, Isaac Cundiff, Mati'da Coleman.
J>_!|vaac Duncan, John Denren.
K_ Francis Evans. K B Edmonson.
y_Lea Fear. Heniy T. Franklin, Samuel
Franklin, Fdznbeth Franklin.
y;_» D. Gray, Isaac Grass, 'Ihuinas Gib-;
son, Newton H. Girt
yj_Henry S Hopltint, Pleasant W. How
ard, Lucas B, Hawkins. Willis Hunter, Eliza
belli Harlow, Elijah Haliy, Heniy Huilleston, 1
Kbui'a He will, Wtu. Hall, James Hanibluton, I
Stephen Holland.
J—Samuel Jarrott, Samuel Johnson, Han.
ion Jeter, Elias James.
L—Charles Lambert.
M lames Martin, Daniel Murrv, Lewis
Merritt, Sarah T. Moore, Win. Mead, Samuel
Ji. Mitchell, Thomas P. Mitchell, St' plteii Mar
ten, Matilda Midleton, Samuel MuOehec. Mr.
Mackey.
N—James J Noell, E Iwin W. Nevill.
O—Tims Overstreet, Lewis Overstreet.
P—Simon Powell, Robert C. Penn.
y—Samuel <i mi les.
R—Robert Rainy, Garland Rucker, Robctl
Rusebrook.
S—Julius Saunders, Bedford Sheriff, James
Stone.
T—Arthei Thoinarson, Hugh Tiffany, Wm
T. W. Thomas, Robert Tinsley, Henry Tuck
er>
W -Elizabeth Witt, Sarah Ward, Jonathan
Wattsuo, Lucy Walker, Jesse White, Honry
p, Williamson. WM. R. POK I ER, P M.
Jan.f w3t
SY Ihe directions of ihe will of John Han
sard, dec. late of ihe county of Amherst,
wuich will hat oeen duly recorded in the So
perinr Court ol said counly, will lie expos 'd
to sale,»u Ihe premises, oil the ‘id day in J m
ns1 y nest, tha' part of the said Testator's nan
of'and, lying in (lie county of Amherst, which
adjoins the lauds of Anthony Hunker, dec and
wh'ch is to be separated from Ihe remainder
of ilie tract, by the mail from Tinsley’s line
(with the Spring included.) to IVn. Me Dan
iel'sliue to Ihe Mansion Hoosenac A Hlal
and Sarvey of Ihe land will be piesenl on ihe
day of sale—and the laud will he told lo ilia
highest bidder, for cash, unless Ihe terms of
•ale should he otherwise directed by the devi
sees, John, Ambrose, Aicbey, Sophia. 1’nlly,
Vainelia end Caroline, children of ihe Testator,
and oeiween whom tne proceeds are di.ccled
to he divide
BENJ TALIAFERRO, High Sheriff
ol Amhersl counly, and as such, ad
ministrator with ihe will an
nexed of John llaiisurd,
deceased.
The above sale is postponed until the 3d day
of February next, at which time Ihe sale will
positively lake place without reserve, on a cre
dil of twelve niuilhs.
renj. Taliaferro, adm*r,
Jan. 7. id»4d
V€jMK'JINI A—a Superior Court ol Chan*
eery Holden a' tlie town of Lyncbburg,
on tin? 17th day of Oct. 1829.
Alexander Prine and Ursula G- liU wife,
David 3trce> and and Polly Ins wile, and Peter
Street and Susan hw wife, Pilfg.
against
Jame- Otey, sheriff of th county of B dford,
and adiii'r. of John II iy ieg« dee d., win w hs
adm’i. de boms non of W n. Scon, dcc’d Elia
nlietli Haynes. Linn^Ui S. oil, and Wm. N.
Shearman, and James Btlhrn, p&'ors. of Heir
ty D Shearman, dec’d Wm. flayn^s, Tilgliman
A C thus and Wm, Campbell, U inert Campbell,
*d VI<rqmt D Gray, a im s of Tlioiuns
C up i II, dec’d. B u iiabis Edison and
Chirl s C. Prliefon, Pi’.irt of Boyce Enlson,
de d. and Milloer Haynes, D* lis.
T «is ca is** came on this day to be hemd on
the till, answers of James Otey, William N.
Saea in m, James B Ibro, lilghmtn A. C nib
Tn.i uas Campbell, Bartv> >m A. E.d*oo, Cna».
C Patt«son. and Midur M.iym s. ethibi-s and i
czMnina'ions of wnnesseg, tlie decretal order
of the 9 i day of Sopteinbe 1820. wuici) Hp
pears to have beMii duly serv d oil llie defen
dam Liniieng Scott, and the order of tile llMh
<lay of hinu'iry, I82d which app ars to have
been duly publish** 1, und was argued by Coun
•el: On cmiddeialion whereof the court doth
vrjei- that one of its Commissioners do lake an
account ol th, aduimUtration of the estate of
*he said Wdlisnt Scott, d'c’d aud the said
Commissioners is diiectrd to riainine, slate ami
•elite the same, and mak repuit th reof to tile
ooii-i, with any matters specially staled, thought
pertinent by himself or required by the parties
to be so stated A Copy l esle,
Acapy—Teste, .1 WILLS. C. C.
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,
Lynchburg, 19ih Nov 1829.
the parties in this cause will take notice, that
have appointed Thursday the 16 h of March
•ti xi. to coin Deuce the accounts directed
the foregoing order of court, on wbi h day, I
a the hour of nine o’clock in the morning, they
are required to attend, at my office, in this
ovvn, with their accounts, vouchers, and co
pies (.1 Court papers, prepared for eieminution
and settlement. JAS. bkNAGII, Com.
-J'’" 7 _ __ _w4w*j
5 $30,000 8 :.1
1N 1 RE STING PROSPECT
A T
11 f,ortuiU‘’.8 Cottasre,
UlNI°N CANAL LOTTERY,
To l a .CLASS, Nr. 15.
’’Wain the «ity f Philadelphia, on
!i\ s' ’he2.ul day of January, 1830.
^nmbers—10drawn Ballots.
BRILLIANT LIST.
j pnxr )fooo
h.wmj
10 3,“6"
10 l0'K’
4110
200
0J _ 80 I
1 prize ofjJlO.OOO
1 6000
5 1500
10 500
20 300
40 100
50 60
ueside, ryis, 40s, 30*. fcc. &c.
I' .,c'ie,s 510, Halves Qr.. $2 50.
Wi,r n‘ HKWSOWS Offlce.
U a.‘‘;r'' (post paid) will he particular
,]r_ Hl a,,|l ’he cash paid U| sight for ail
Dec '¥lT'a'*,ltLQ'U*“
AN I' f o a decree of (he Superior!
ri Chancery for the l.ynrnlmrg
“2; f,,",>,»",,ced OO the 231 day of Odo
le.li 'he case °f Grav Tail, the on
n-J Marshal of the said c-„urt. will sell,
ijH f *'‘s-f »r caihr on Friday »he 22d
f 1810, if fair, if not, the „,-xt
i V al‘e,'i l’> 1-4 acres of land, lying
i ,ria ,',ui"k* r a I, aiioul one mile and a
,r er ,r'"’i Lynchburg.
t,, T, A. HOLCOMBE. M.
iild^e
THE VlKGIXMAJf*
LYNCHBLRU, JAJ^7, latO.
(Jtorgt Washington and Benjamin franklin
—We do not know that we have ever been in
much astonished,ill the perusal of anv article,
as we were with one in the 6ib No. of the
Yankee,” a monthly periodical, published in
Boston, and editeo by that erruiic knight of the
quill, Mm Neal, purporting lobe a Review ofl
The Lift of Arthur l.te, I. L D.” Neal
appears to lti ink that neither the conlenipora
rirs of Arthur Lee nor posterity have rendered
him justice—that Ins deeds have been kept in
the back ground by the ostentatious obtrusion
on the notice ol'llie world of the merits of men
of less worth than himself—and, moralizing on
this hypothesis, lie comes to the sage conclusion 1
that the liistoiy of the Revolutionary War is
yet to lie written." If it be, Heaven forbid I
that it should be done tiy Aon—lor, while it
cannot be denied that lie is a man of genius, it
must, at the same time, be admitted, that Ins,
mind is of a wild and undisciplined character,
plunging him eternally into absurdities —ab
suiililies which would cause any oilier man to
pause, blit which seem to possess charms for
him in proportion to their extravagance, pms,
lie seizes upon tliu morbid and splenetic sut/ii.
eiuns of Arthur Lee, to btslen on Benjamin
Franklin a character completely Ihe antipode
of that which tiis illustrious associates in politics
and philosophy with one voice atvarde 1 to him
—an aivanl which has been sanctioned by the
almost unanimous approbation of their desccn.
dams.—Lee was joint commissioner nl tiie
Colonies, during the Revolution, io die court j
of Versailles, with dilas Deane and Benjamin
Franklin and u appears fro n his Journal, dial
there was great want ol cordiality anil good
leeInig exisimg lie' ween housed and Dr. Frauk
'in. These emtiers of ilMtips, weia a'lrivauls
fanned iclo open end umli-giiis einmtv,
which continued until the death of t,ee Du
ring i'g continuance, Lee kept a Diary, i>
which his feelings are fr- elv and warnih putti
ed lord), and in which, ns well as in his letters
to distinguished individuals about the same pe
riol, lie is very harsh in his censures of Dr.
I1 lanklin—representing him as far Ironi being
a decided irtend In die Colonies, and as ready
at any moment to sacrifice diem to li s own
private views of interest and ambition. Upou
such a loose charge, prtfeired by an avowed
enemy, and supported only by iiiiloiin led sus
picionsand tugue generalities, John Neal
declares dint w hatever were the tneiitg of Dr
Franklin as a philosopher, a thinker, a writer
and a statesman, he was neitiier the patriot nor
philanthropist wu hare lii'herlo delighted to
believe bin touch more neglectful of our
country's deepest and holiest welfare, and, in
plain language, much mure unfaithful to her
1 Ilian his worst eiiuniiut ever dared to insinuate,
for ourselves (continues Neal) we are not
afraid to declare that if tins hoolt tells,the both
—and we believe it does—one of our greatest
and best men, after deserving anil enjoying the
highest reputation for probiiy, patriotism arid
severe iuflesilile virtue, for lull tidy years, br
ame a suit ul stock-jobber nil ihe necessities of
Ins tommy m ms old age, dec. fee.
I n s man Neal is the author 01 several liisto*
iichi Novels, written in the true erlrara^anta
style of prose run mail. The Iasi ul the series
appeared seveial yeais ag i.and none of them al*
traced uoiictqegcept to provoke liar alt criticism
arid cutting tidicuie. Stung to the quick by the
neglect k. even worse—wilts whicu his books
wi re received, be went to Europe, and lived on
the precarious earnings 01 a hired scribbler lor
that ultra Tory periodical, Blackwood's Maga
zine—He joined in lull chorus with other
slanderers of this country, in depreciating our
manners and morals, and in assailing the repu
tation of our patriots, philospherg, literati and
artists—without the poor cicuse which his co
laborers might have advanced—that they were
ignorant of Ilia subject about which they 'Mote,
and were not restiaiaed by theleeling, said to
be instinctive, of devoli-m to Ihe land of their
birth. Returning to this country a few years
ago, with a shamelessness peculiar to Imuself,
N-'al tluew himself al once upon ihe public gaze, 1
in li e capacity of Editor—But litlle notice lias
been taken of him, however, in his new chamc
ter. But he seems de ennined to gam notoriety
—his darling passion—though it he hy the
miserable employment of defaming the charac
ters ol the great men of the Revolution’ who
guided us to liberty and independence.
Ol Gen. VVasbingtou, Neal soys—•' ll is hut
the other day that our people began to under
stand the true chatacler ot Washington hint'
self.” lie goes on to remark that L"e ami
G reen were both belter generals than Washing
ton—that W'g“very want of generalship and
his heroic apathy to reprttacn.’ carried us suc
cessfully through the crisis—that, in addition
to all this, George Washington was a man of
almost anguvernable passions, ar.it that he acted
on more than one occasion of importance Itlie
a madman, ire. kic.’ But now, (continues
tins madcap disposer of reputations) the char
acter uf Washington has began to be rightly
understood hy a porrlon of our people.''
Surely, alter this, no oue will say (hat John
Neal is the man to he entrusted with the impor
tant duty of writing anew the History of the
Revolution He, who can charge the best ac
tions to the Hirst motives—and attribute
(quite philosophically indeed the success of
our cause to the ignorance and incompetence o(
o ir leader, can never he permitted to engage
to so important a task. He is not lilted for it<
kither hy a mind imbued with that spirit ol
philosophy which imparls to Written history all
its cha'in, or by that stability rtfprinciple which
tvouid ensure his adherence to truth, v/lioti it
might conflict with some of those abjurit theo
r'el InJ spcctilauwns, wills Which he ig fre
qiiently adonis the pages of hit egotistical
periodical. Iflltere ware many such A uteri
cans as John Neal, ready, at the suggedton of
every man whose envy, jealousy or hostility
may tahricale a tale of slander nguinst the
worthies ol ihe Revolution, to give ii credence,
we might apply to ihem what Shakspeara, in
I Henry 8th, says ol Cardinal Wolsey
Men's evil actions live in brass their virlurs
We write io water."
Bnt, thank Heaven,such a innn is u raia ant
Thr fame ofoui revolutior.ary worthies is ailin'
ned in millions rd admiring hearts—inuuumtnl'
umperenniut trra 1 The shafts of the licensed
libeller are liurled at their reputations in ruin.'
I bey shine brighter and brighter the more ri-I
gidly they are mvesiiga'ed— nore parlicalarly
when they are contrasted with tb e empty pro 1
ftssiont of the Bolivars of the day, who are
throwing away, with reckless indiscretion, "the
mighty meed of their large honors '—sacrificing
a iHine, acquired by a hundred battles in the
ranks ol liberty, to the mean ambit ion of etictr'
cling their brows with a degrading crown
rrial of Judge Williams ilie Court of I m
peachnmnt, we learn by the last Nashville j
papers, delivered its opinion on the 22<l Dec.
—slid we confess, that although the matter it
not finally settled, wn ara thus far agreeably
disappointed at the course it has taken._On
Ihe 1st article, charging Judge Williams with
wilfully tailing to hold his court, he was unitn
iniuusli/ acquitted. On Ihe 2d, charging him
with co rupl partiality in deciding a cause, lie
was acquitted by a vote of 2 to 15. On the 3d,
charging him with corrupt partiality and pre
judice low aids attorneys, he Was acquitted,
U to H. Ihe dUl, 5th and 6th article* relate In
one t r a ii &act ion, but ilie wont corruptlyton*
tamed in Ihe 4th, was omitted in the 6,It and
6th. These articles accuse I he Judge of hav
ing illegally taken the exuininatiiiii of Mrs.
Iaul as to her cxecu'ioil of a deed, out of court,
havmg falsely certified that it was done in
court, and then permitted the tecoid ol the
celtilii-ale to lie passed over nnd nut publicly
lead with the minutes of the court, with intent
to deceive an 1 defraud Iter relative* and heirs
ai law.” On I tie -4th article, tin* vota whi,
guilty 10, not guilty 7 on Ihe 6th and titli
guilty 1J, not guilty a. A constitutional
question (says the It,inner) tin n arete as to the
effect nf the decision in the two Inti article!
1 ho Senate consisted of 20 members, but roily
17 voted and it requiring two-thuds of the
wliole house," according to the cni,tlituiinii,
to convict, the question was whether the term
whole house” referred to the entire Senate,
>r to as many of that body as might aitHiid the
trial. It was decided, by a vole of V to 8, that
Iwo-tliirds of the cntii e Sennit were requisite to
convict, and this number not having found the
Judge guilty on either of the charges, the clerk
was ai coriiinglv directed to entvi his discharge
on ihe journals.
On toe meeting of Ihe Court, however, on
the Thursday following, ii was moved, and cur
ried by a vole of 10 to 6, that the journal he
corrected," by striking therefrom that pail
purporting to be an order to dismiss the Judge
without day.” This clause was then stricken
from the record, and after much di-russion,
in the coursn of which vnrious propositions
were made, and it was suggested that Judge
Williams had gone home, considering hunsell
finally discharged, and that his counsel declin
ed appearing further in the matter, I lie court
adjourned till Ihe ensuing Monday.— Thus the
matter rested at our lust dati a from Nashville_
ami we louk with some interest (o the denoue
ment.
Convention.—Our readers are aware that Ihe
C invention adjourned over from Wednesday
to Saturday last, to give time to the Select
Committee to prepaie their report. We have
no papers or private accounts later than Satur
day morning.—The Knquirer of that date in
ftrms us that the committee met on Thursday,
and organized by Ihe appointment of Mr. Mad
ison as Chairman, Mr. Dcddridge having waiv
ed his right to Ihe Chair—that then Mr. Leigh
was selected to draft the part of the constitu
tion whi :h relates to the Legislative Depart
nient Mr Johnson the executive Depart
ment and Judge Marshall, the Juiliciary JJe.
part me nt—’ 1 hat they re-assembled on Friday,
and put the detached puts together—and that
they would report lo the Convention on Satur
day. We most sincerely hope that the Con
vention will not adjourn, as some fear w ill he
the case, without agreeing upon a Constitution,
li the Western members are forced lo yield
their ground on the basis uf representation
yet they gain so much on other points, which,
if they now lose, may he unattainable for years
to come, that we tniuk their heat interests and
clear policy call upon them to give it then
support.
ITT We learn that Dr. Charles Cocke is elec
ted to the Senate of this Slate, from the Amherst
distiict, by a considerable majority (though we
have seen no returns from Albemarle or Gooch*
laud) over ill. J. Randolph and Lucas P
Thompson, esqs*— In Fluvanna, the vote was
Cocke, 69 Randolph 59, Thompson l i.
(T/* Joseph Alderson is elected n member of
ihe House of Delegates from the county of
Greenbrier, lo supply the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Mr. McLaughlin.
rr Secretary F.atou’s Report has complete
ly destroyed his reputation as a writer, which,
some how or other, had been heretofore highly
estimated. We presume it was based upon the
assumption that he had written the Biography
of Jackson, while it was not as generally known
(hat that celebrated epic had been revised and
corrected by Mr Walsh. It is astonishing, that
the Secretary should have permitted a Docu
i uieut containing so many grogs grammatical
errors, and such palpable violations of the
plainest rulesol composition, to go forth to the
world from his Department—for, if he could
not correct his own sy ntax, he might easily
have obtained assistance from some of the
hungry office seekers who throng the purlieus
of the public oflfces, ea^er to pick up the «mall
**t tfumb*. The Rsltimore Patriot publishes
list of the most egregious grammatical error* in
the Report. amounting in niiuiher lu twenty
light, which were detected by a little *clmol
gin, of 13 year* «if age —And yet, Mr. Ritchie
if fettrile enough to style Ihii disgraceful pro
dtsclinn n matter ly Kejreel"
Q_/’ The Legislature of Prnnsylsnnia, hv a
vole of 67 to 1, has pawed a resolution appro*
ing of the larlll ot 18"8,and directing their
Senator* amt Representatives to resist all at.
tempts to repeal or modify n _ Accounts from
Washington con nil in saying tlint no attempt
to reduce the duties, eicrpt pet haps tot lea,
Gofl'ee and Molasses, can he successful.
Congress.—The llunsa uf Representatives
have been engaged in debating a bill to reduce
lltepai and mileage of member* Irnm H In 6
dollars per iliein.on motion of that pnpnlanty
huiitni. Mr. Chilton, of hen. It was rejected’
much to Mi. Chilton's relief. II that gentleman
and those who voted with him think limit pay
,s inn high, the) should manifest their sincerity
by taking less, they ate n il compelled to
pocket 8 dollars per d.v. il they think their
services are nut worth mot e than 6. It others
ito wrong,by plot king the puhlh goose of inure
leathers than they Hit in justice emitlrd In, il
is no just ill list i i> u of Mr. s'liillnn, and the
other pretended economists. Weans pretended
economists—for. it they hud assy men tIst*t sne.lt
a motion would have passed, they never Would
have enul Aye A tl is, they get credit
with the people, anil their eight dollars a day
lestdes An ailuiiratde way, Hus, to obtain a
reputation mol to keep one'* scut in Congress!
I
II Senator Benton, in letter to the Kditor
i»l the Weiileiu .Monitor, nay* that Ilia wilt- Inn
bail eight childion in five yeat* and declares
liu dtlermination to retire from public life, in I
soon a* ho shall have effected the pa*sn.”v ol
hi* (avonte hill, tor graduating flit* price of the
I'ublic Knuds—two very important matter* in
be made the subject ol a speciul coiiiiiiuiiicatiuii
to the public! We hope he will explain that
unfortunate hut Bonin" letter before ha
fall* back to itir.walk ofpiiva'e lile." I he
remrmbi mice ol it will he rutlier uii indiilcient
legacy to leave hif children.
U f' The petitions to Congress on the subject
of pulling a stop to Sunday Mails me pouring
in from all quarters of tlie Union. Col. U M.
Johnson is Chairman of the Committee of the
M. of Bepresentatives to which tiny will be
referred anil, although, we have never put as
high an estimate ns the public g.'iin ally did uii
that gentleman's Beport oil the same subject, at
the last seision, yet we look fur satisfactory rea
sons from him again*' granting ilu* prayer of
the petitions.— We bum th.it the Jews and
Sabbatarian* are about to present Memorials,
calling on C’oogies* to ntop me transportation
of the mai on Saturday likewi-e—the bust
comment ary we have seen on the impropriety
of any interference Wi'ii the queMiou by the
secular power.
(I F Duffhas opened bis batterisB on Henry
Baldwin ol Keniis) Ivania, one ol (be most tal
ented and honorable ol lien. Jackson’s uuppor
ters. Mr. Baldwin has been strongly recom
mended to tin* I'resnh'id a* the successor of
Judge Washington on tin* bench of the Supreme
Court—-ail ollictt which Dull lias promised to
Judge Gibson of I'ennsyIvhiiih. Io order to
redeem Ins promise to Judge (iibson, Dull
dei'nu it iii’ceuary to weaken Mr. Baldwin, m
Ihe estimation of ihe President—and lie there
fora does not hesitate to stigmatize bun ns
hast and unprincipled,' and to charge him
with having been one ol Csneral Jack
son's bitterest revders 1 How long shall
ibis iiphtait, who ttniri opens the sluices of In*
vulgar nbuldiy on every iiihii who dot nut bow
loins supremacy, be permitted by Jen. Jaik
son to eseicise the (unctions, either directly or
indirectlyi ol the ('residential office llowloug
will ilie people sustain a press alike destitute ol
talent, honoi und decency
Q_f* I) iff and Ru-sell Jarvis have recoin men.
ced (heir war of words. Kauai, liar, villain,
eUtal and /ool, are terms which figure
conspicuously in ilietreffu ions. Their infei
course as partners gave them h fair opportunity
of acquit nig n full knowledge ol each ull n't
character, qualifications. &tc. and the applH abi
lity of these terms is thfciefor© certainly not to
be disputed. We line© no doubt liiai, for ohee,
Uolb of fheui speak the truth. I n not strange,
however, tfiat such belligerent geniltintn, so
chivalious am) so warlike, have nut yet iinJulg.
ed towards each other their none? pulling propen
sides Theii patient endurance exceeds ail
belief
Latins Sleeves and IS nine Is—We seldom
meddle with niHttfiH in which the Ladies are
very much interested, for guild.*) good arid spe i
cial reasons—lint more, particularly because
we are not an fail in such things. lint, we
would.rauiionttiern again*! approaching toi rear
a candle, so long a*> I-Hsuion ordains that they
shall wear bishop's sle.t let, (we believe the sack
bags are thus called,) as our lost mud papers
contain account* of sev eral accidents which
happened to the fair and beautiful wearers, as
all of them undoubtedly are. We learn, that
these sleeve* are becoming quite unfashionable
in Paris, where they originated, hi consequence
of a discovery (bat the inventor had bit upon
tin* eipedient of concealing a personal deform,
ily. Let the sleeves pats, however, inasmuch
ns they do no harm to any one, and as we ac
knowledge the force of the distich
Fashion in every thing hear* sovereign sway,
L‘en w igs and perriwig* have had their day."
Hut,in our own behalf,as well as at the earnest
request of several suff *rers, we enter a must
decided protest against the Bonnets which
are now in vogue. Six feet square of
pasteboard and silk, with the addition
of flowers, ribbons and other s<ip»*ifl»iities, are
too bad They completely intercept the vision
between a spectator and any object between
which and him they may chance to lift their
awful forms." A few days ago, when St.
Paul’* Church whs crowded tr> overflowing.
wiib eager and delighted liMenerf, woe to the
luckless wight whole destiny had throv it him
*n tear of a lin* of this formidable bead gear
No chink could lie discovnred through wh ch a
glance could penmate It was a solid and im
pervious mass, res mhling the summit of a thick
set hedge. The beauties of the eloquent
discourses ol Bishop Meade were lost upon a
third of Ins congregation, in consequence of
his being Unis completely obscured from their
new Hr are glad to learn that in the erec
tion of the Kelonmd M'-tliodist Church, an eye
has been bad to this matter, the floor being
gradually elevated as u recedes from the pulpit.
Marketr.— Wheat is bringing G7 cents, ant
much coming in. Dour from the waggons
sells ai 9 I 7fs. Corn 91 (W I 2
In Tobacco there is little doing, mid no al
teration in prices.
l*oik is plenty, but firm tit $-V
ITEMS.
Mrs. Will, flic accomplished Indy of Win
Will, r*i| has wihtcu and oflefed to the publir
n o«w work,rnlitIcd '‘I* loin’s DictionaryKv
cry person wli.i has been pierced by an error
from the i| nvei of I he blind («od,i& who in some
what nunly inoutlitii," should purchase a
copy, as m will tench them to converse with
Hie object of their nfle lions hy the piesni 1
taiiuii ill h (I init Wtiat tnme poetical ilium
wo mg 111 the laogOHg'' ol tin* rose, the lily
and tin* pink I lu show iti eic* Jh'iice, in
tin respect, it is irinaike I thai d n Injy pre
•eiii In i aduniei wnh a r nirgu/rd pink, she
rtfuses in ii. How much ortier Mm tlnin that
baisiinml ugly word N "—We would ad
vmc our 11 tend Muitli to obtain a supply
|i ur*'|»ort«*(l (hat Ii•»11v.*» h lo tin crowned,'
an 1 IIiht ho ii lo iimri v a daughter ol tlio I >>iU«•
oi OiIoMiim the i i w 11 to ho heteilunry hut
in MO? o' liolivni dentil, wi hout i Mat?, to go
(o the Duko.
I ii« .Vw Voik folks art* about lo have a
royal uiftixpiei adr- I he lelu u to be held al
flo'ioki it, \rvv Jersey.
l ilt'Siam ve hoys have arrived in London,
w hero ihey e*« He much t uno-ily.
A woiiiitn (old her hudiHiid I hat she had rend
I h«a Ail ol I, vi oil purpose lo hud toil
how io m ike herself agitnablc lo him. I
liad miner have the luvu, vvi.houl tile art,' said
he.
The Notfolk llt-mld slates that cotton (n
HOW in tide in that uiaikul) coni nines to arrive
at dial place daily hi wagons, as well as by
walei und dial die (piuiillly passing through
tlies streets gives sdniug indications of heavy
tmiihitciions 1 ho slcaoiboai I'eiei wnurg relented
week before last, Irani a nip iu dm Hoanoke,
with ilnee horns in low, laden with 400 I»al0» ol
codon lot that maikei —-I'lie Dismal bwmnp
CiiiiiiI will completely i< soscittttu the Old iio
rough.
Mi. Clay (Jelivei cd an Address before the
Slab* Colonist Hiaii Society of Kentucky, al
l ittiikfort, on llie 17th #f December. I lie
lions was filled tu ovei Ho wing and die nil
dr* hh ia sitnl l<» have been in dm highest degree
able ami eloquent giving a lull eiplauation
ol Ibe «i igm, luatoi y and resent slab* ol die
Society, an t its Inline piospeels ami purposes,
li is supposed il will be published entire.
James Brooks, Alq. die pufll, and one of,
ilie accomplished edilo s ol dm N. V Courier
and fcuq liter, has w ihdrawn from dial prim,
and cooiif led hioiseil Willi dm lfatly Senti
util, a new »fveiling paper about lo bu publish*
eii m dot1 city
John Clay, esq. brother ol the lair Secretary
ol Stale, died on board dm steamboat liovei,
ttboui IfOmilfn below Memphis, on ilm Misnh*
sippi, on the lb li ull.
The Legislnlme of Alai ylnnd met af Amiapo
IIb on llie i£7tli oh Mr Iho in a s (a Jiicksvn*
many wasclec'ed Speaker, by a vole of 3k lo
d7—-2 seal!rring
George Koln rl on, nsrp has barn Appointed
by Hie Senate of Kentucky, Chief Ju»ii<;» ol
dial Sliile, by a vole ol 'll lo 14
Capi. Henry K. liallnid, lately on ilia K illi
more naval siainm, bus barn appointed to com
maud Hie U H I igale Brandy wini*, now lining
oui for sea. Com. Jacob Jones lakes command
ol die Uallmioiu slaliou.
A very large meeting of ilia cifiauns of New
Vurk was held on I tie‘/til h oil tor (lie pntpone
°f protesting against the avowed policy of (fie
general govcr ouienl in relation to the Cherokee
Indians. I hey adopted a rnemoiiiil on the
subject, lo he pirseofeil lo Congress VVe hope
llicy have suggested plan ot licalinent which
will he JfUtiblt as well iim philaulhi opic,
I he Messii. Harpers, New Voik publishers,
arc sfereoly ping MuoreT forthcoming Lift nj
llijrun liny have made arraii^emeiils win,
Ihe aullioi tor r« ceiving (he sheets as Iasi ,im
(hey aic published in London. It will occupy
r2 octavo v oli
Mr. Van Ness, our newly appointed Mims j
let i,» bpaiii, arrived at i adit, hi /u days trom
New Voik A short passage.
Clara Fisher is playing with great eclnt m
Inc: in lilt I i.
Carey, Lea Chiey have in press. Sir James
Mackintosh’s Hid ny of Knglmul. This wilt
he |o h>wed hy Sir Walter Scull's History of
Scotland, mid hy Ihe poet Moore’s History oi
L eland.
haucellor Lansing, ol Albany, has sudden
ly disappeared, umcli to the alarm of hn
lilends, lie Mi hi» room in ihe City Hotel,
New York, on the evening ol the •4:h l)ec. m
her, a short time alter dinner, and ims not been
seen or heard of since, lie lias never been
known lo he abetted hy any menial ahbeia
Hon
COMMUNICATION mmmFurtht Virginian
TO AN ObSFKVfcK."
•S r—'There is a gentleman hi New London
who n fond of telling long stories, and in tel
ling, lie uniformly commences at the end. and
tells track to toe beginning. Vour essay in
1 he Virginian" of the dlxt ult. is an im
provement on his plan, tm itie reader i* I,ft
ulieily in doubt at winch <10! he should begin,
ami it is veiy probable that the 'ense would he
pretyt much the same weie it read either back
ward or forward.
I wish to oiler you n few remark) on that
very curious document, mid hope you will duly
appreciate my courtesy lit dispensing wnli
aigtiineiil and cointnuii sense, as they ure arti
cles in wlncli you do not deal very iaigelv.
I wdl piemise by assuring you that I am not
Hal," nor do I know who the said Hal"
may lie. You indiieclly admit (hat be is great
and wise, and that you are an iftiiorant ol>
server." Mow, whatever yo or meaning may
he, I believe that nine out ul fen ul your tea
l ders will lake the latter part ol the assertion
literally, atlfl praise your candour. Y'nit do not
controvart Hal's assertion, that yon hold some
I hail doeen others, and think it a proof of your
I wisdom to cling In them with the tenacity o|
death. You may tlnuk it wisdom to accuinu
j I an-m your own prison every petty office
I within your gimp, Inn it speakr little lor yuur
integrity when you admit your uttet iuenpaci.
ly In dischaige the duttee of said offices.
The redoubtable llnl, it seems, lias eudea
vored to linusfi* you with public odium a
curious weapon, truly Whether he has sue
ceeil'-d or not vou can beat tell 1 but uoitainly
you have letaliated in a high style, for you
have given htniu mortal Slab with A Mountain
of mud. Yji again tell us of your £>6AI I'gtlor
a nee, and assure us IhAt j»u know nothing
■boat grammar, Ac. Thaw ar« mere itu
isms man can read sentence of your
essay without being fully aware of the*# facts.
By the way, it seems a litf|. cure us bat a man
so ignorant and so incap .til** of dis hin g ng
the dulse* of an officer, should be gra-pi g at
every office within hi* reach, and think irfisall
wise in proportion to the eugeriikst with which
fie clung to them
Now, Mr. Observer, you will do me wrong
if you think ine four enemy I bold no flice
and will not be your campefjtor, should you
solicit half a duf.en more. I would advise you
to go on a« yon have begun talk a great deal
about the bunts write mi leaat three times a
week to >ur Kepi loiitatives in the Convention
and shmild one of them through courtesy drop
you h Inn take care to inflict it upon eveiy
mao, woman and child you meet with VVr
will then think you a very great man, and per
hap* tend you to Kichniond to finger a liltfe o!
the public money, as well as llal.
JABK2
V. S. The l*aris Moniteur will copy tbit
above. J.
nn Wedm aduy the 23rd by the tame
Dr. (il.OHUK N. UOSK.ol Nelson caimiy, to
MAKY JANK, daughter oft apt. Thomas N
l-juhnnk ot Amherst county.
—on Thursday. the 24th, by the same,
CsUHlAVUS CAVII'KM.L to FKANCIH
b \ki;k mm. both ot A'tilifitt county.
nn Sunday, ttin 27tb by tbe same/
AM- KKD TINHLKY to ANN D AKiNs
WOK 11, inn b it Am hr rtf count)
-on J'l tir.dnv. Ilf 21st, by tbe inmr
BaKNKII i.KAY ioK\ MJNE I) lifliB,
bn oi A 11er■ omit
on tl 2" D»'c by the llev Nathatv
Ao d* imiii, D ii t AN I ii)N Y Ii l til NS, ot
l*ittsyIvauia. I M m KMZ VI .la g o r ot
tbe Intv Nathaniel K*v s, ot II my r<»unty Vu
ssivMHnRaaaMPHHDrMflnBQ
OBITIJ Alt V.
I.inl on Safuidnv lad. all r a Ve v linger
iug indispfsdimi, \\i f-.DWAKD UlllNhOM,
an old and highly esteemed ii tidoiil of f|»«v
place,
■■■■nMMHHHwiapiwnriis«risiKSMvsrsa
SALE OF LAftD.
f> V vii tni) of a decree ot in* to <iift court o!
J Fj Kedioid, tbe undersigned, appointed it
CoiuniistioiiHr (or tluit purpose, will proceed
to sell on I lie 30th day ot tin* present nmoth,
(January,) on the premise-, at public am tiuii
to tbe big lied bidder, a h art ot land, belonging
to file tieiisof Sumllonl llalley, dec’ll, lying
hi t lift run ii ty ot Bedford, tin tie mad leading
from Ihctiaid Ibivis HL I o'i old store, to
I,VIM tilnng, about two till e lielou tin* former,
adjoining tl»«* lauds ot Line I liomas, David
North, dm'd. Jo-Ill.a llalley and others. The
land is well watered-and lies w. II, and is mid
m contain from 3 to 46t) acres to In* ascertained
by survey It in said «o be well a< apted to tbe
culture of gtalu and tobacco. '1 lie terms will
he one tom Hi atdi b# balance in I m et? tpial
aririual instalments I lie join haiei giving
bond and good srnuiiy, with u deed oltrust
on tbe land, »o secure the payment If tbe a
hove named day should not t»r fair the a «|e
tvi'l take pine* tin* mil lair day, Sndayies
rapted. Thou within to poichase will do welt
to view the land he'or. flu tab wl -ch wi|| ha
shown t v Mr. IhonitM I llalley r Mr Flenw
log llawkiii* living oil th* piemise*.
1 llUh. BALE. Cunw>i«» inner
.Ian 7 fids
I.YNCUlilllUi MAM)I’ W.IURM)
BOOTS &L SHOES
AT FIRST COST.
IIAV K on hand tween fA)’
him! 70 pair ol Gentlemen'a*
lioola, w Inch have lieeu esprenw
Iv made for citatovneii, warrant
eel »f the *nv heal inaleriela.
Alto, ah<nit 200 pair ol Gentle
men's fine HI oe§ 6l Pump*, all
of wliir.li I will dispone of at fn»r
host for cash. Persons within#
to purchase aorli articles, will
fim) II In call nt my lliop, nppu
•it* llie Kuriner'i llanli
BKRNABO UlNNKt
Jan. 7
IH AVK for h(r#, fie pretenl year, an eicef
lent Black Smith. B. h
Jan. 7. i(4l42
Attention, Grays
m
YOU will attend n parade id'
your company on Friday
th>- Bill of January, at 10 o'
i lock, in flout ol (tie Court
House, provided vnh l’,(
Cartridges.
By otdrf of (he Capt*
S. M BROWN, O. 8.
Jan. 7
Help the Old Dominion.
10.000 DOIAARS.
Richmond Dock Lottery,
CLASS NO. 5.
To be drawn at Itichniond, on Thursday tiro'
7tI* day of January, 1890*
CASH LIST*
1 prize of $10,000
1 ilboo
5 1000
10 300
40 10«
61 40
1 prize fof $3000
1 1830
1,0 -100
20 200'
61 50
102 oO
With numerou'* other prizes.
Tickets only jjf MhIvCk $2 Ors. $1.
For sale m HEW SON'S OUice,
Where all orders (post paid) will he duly at
tended 10, and the Cash jmitl at sight, for all
prizes in responsible Lulieries.
"IW or HV) JV egxoea Mvaitkd.
/I 1111E Subscriber wishes to purchase from
UL 70 to 80likely young Negroes, of good
character, ehi-’fly young men—tor which the
highest Cash prices will be given
SETH VVOODROOE,
at the Washington Hotel
Dec. 31 ifll
JUST received, a fresh supply nt Pr ig*.
Medicines, Paints, Sash Tools, fa icy
Snuff Boxes, Snuff, be.
Alsu, a supply of w inter strained I a. p Oil
all of wInch are offered as low as Ihey at to
bought in this market.
W.M. J. tioUOMSE.
Dec. Cl t.