The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-06

a u9Vd Oas.--sA ar. W. >. HAMILTON
Feliciane, Louisiana, takes up uonH 1HAa
rnRrE coI9Ass in the Baton fonys he
pubic, close print, in an electioneciing ad-
dress, solirilinga seat in Congress, Informing
the public thai he IS" opposed 10 the system 2
i0ng speeches.p This reminds ns Of the
gentlemaa, who observed, that sure test
Of ntfl, was not 10 speak IA praise Of ones
seH Now added he, " you afptr tear
me speak q ep,E" BAIT Patriot.
.i-iei.--M Mr. kussrIL has, MS we antici-
pated, insiituiedapac against Dir. HuNq,
for an alleged lihel implied in his queries.
There Is still something singular Ia the
transaction. He has caused q suit 10 be
commenced, and an officer to be sent to Mr..
HUNTS lodgings in New York, when Mr.
Hant gave fair notice, that he was going 70
Bennington, Vermont, the place of his per
manent residence---and the first notice of
this business, which Mr.. HINT or his friends
received, was in public paper, The .Ns,e
York american, The Editor Of the .sfaies-
man, ny friend OF Mr. HINT, in his absence,
mtlnatcs that the latter il very ready for
the investigation IN New York, Massaclu.
sets, or Vermont (; and adds, awhen the
intelligence of the legal proceedings, which
have been instituted, shall reach him al Ben.
nngion, where he Is engaged IN manutactu.
ring iron, instead of duplicates, replies, and
r9oiaderS, we presume he will, like the Ro-
man patriot, wipe the sweat and dust from
his brow, and prove himself abundanty a.
bile TO stand forth in his own defence"
Erecntire .nsrcy.--One Henry Lynn, of
New York, was convicted OF base and in.
famous attempt to destroy the character of
a young and innocent girl. He received a
sentence, which subjected him to iinpri5on.
ment for'1xty days, 10 paya fine Of twenty
ty-fiHc dollars, and TO enter into recogni-
zance for two years, for his good behaviour.
His Excelleney De Hin Clinton, has seen
tit TO remit that part of his punishment,
which inflicted Imprisonment. II appears,
that this deliberate libeller had friends al
court, and on certificate, that he was
younstcr of "studi0us habits" &c. signed
by certain Dgnitarics of the Church, he is
To be exonerated from the most exemplary
part of his pnnshment.---Th National
.idpocdte aud the .1,nerican, with manly
holiness, denounce this interference with
the course of justice. A correspondent of
the Commercial .adueniser justiiies the par
dom Mr., Stone, however, himself avows
ms surprise at the pardon. TO our minds,
The most obnoxious feature in the transac-
ton, is that his respectable family and CON
neflonSare 10 shield him from the sentence Of
The law, for Il mean crime. Once allow this
principle, and we may well recognize the
truth Of the maxim.
Plate sin with gold, the spear Of Justice breaks
Arm II with rags, apigny straw will pierce Il.
B,
Brutal coadHct.--Two Americans lately
had dispute in tavern n Montreal,
which terminated in personal attack d,=
ring which one of them bit the under lip Of
the other entirely of, taking with il con-
siderable part ofchin: surgical aid was inn
mediatcly resorted 10 and the lip was res-
tored and sewed on, but il fell from the
place the next day, since which NORTH
cation was likely to take place The par.
ties were intoxicated before the fray COM
menced. The name Of the person who
inflicted the wound was Patterson, who
has been committed TO goal on the charge
OF maxim; that Of the sufferer is Fitch.
Moses -. Moody, Esq. IA native Of lIa-
yerhiil, Mass.) died at Philadelphia on
Monday, July 10, and bequeathed the sum
OF eight thousand dollars TO the charitable
institutions of that city.