The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-25
BANKS Of Buffalo, April, 1923.
From the Tuscaloosa mi Mirror.

front OF almost every newspaper we open.
From Maine 10 Missouri, it ~ the leading
topic. and al sges and conditions, saints
and sinners, sages and simplctons, states
men aud politicians, quidnuncs, &c. &c.
are big with the unanswerablc question
Who shall be our next President Z" One
Legislature says Gen. Jackson--anoiher
says Henry Clay-a third calls n caucus,
aud one hall of the members say it is act
ing prenaturely and consequently impro-
perry, liz make any nomination, at this
time, While the other half, being friendly
TO hr. Clay, maintain the contrary, and
proceed to resolve that he shall be the next
President--a fourth after expressing their
foil and entire confidence Ia the talents
and virtue Of john Quincy Adams, with
NOR ewisdom, Rescipe that il is nexpedient
AZ this time, TO nominate any man for that
high office. The Legislature If Alabama,
fortunately escaped the ccntagion, and the
subject Is still with the people, whose sem
tIments, not having been forestalled by
Legislative resolutions, are expressed indi-
yiduily without control; and in this way
Only can the sense OF the state be collected
or known. This il AS il should be. The
fate Of South Carolina, who, by the bye,
first sci the evil example, ought to he suili-
Gent to guard her sisters against resolving
themselves into tine came awkward predic-
ament.
In due time, Electors will be chosen,
with a single view 10 the choice Of Presi-
dent and Vice President; and their votes,
when given, may he fairly taten as the
sense of the people Of Alabama on that
subject. Should the Electors of the seye.
raj states fail to make choice, the duty
will then dcvolvc on Cong ess, who will have
the sense of their constituent fairly before
them, as expressed by the electors. Hence,
If they are disposed To sustain the true
character of Representatives,, in the proper
sense of the term, their task will not he a
difficult ore. But the danger that the
true Representative character would, in
that ease, IN too many instances be aban-
doned---the wfie door that would be open-
an for intligtle-the success that might
and IN all probability would, attend it,
renders it resort devoutly to be depreca-
ted by every ,irtuous patriot who duly APP.
prcciates the value of liberty, or regard:
the welfare of his country.
The general sentiment Of Alabama rcla-
tive 10 this great question, cannot, at this
hmr, be accurately known but, from MI
the irsernsation we have been able TO col
lect, W. have ne doubt there is large ma.
jority in fa,urof Mr. Adams.
| -.s6s"--
kidnapping. VIZ areinformed," says
TIM last number IT the London Quarterl,
Review, "on good authority, that in /,
months ending IN August last, not fewer
than 100 slave ships had departed from th,
western coast of Africa, carrying ava,
upwards of 100000 slaves nearly one
hah of these were French and the rest
mostly Portuguese"
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4 Hard CdSe.-The editor of one of oul
interior papers, apologies for not givi =
I his readers any news, and states AS rea.
| son that some Of his neighbors had taker
of all his latest papers. He must have ;
strange set of neiSlIbors, if none of then
take newspapers that he could have bor
rowed in turn. We admire his modera
ncn, and forbearance, however, under hi.
misfortune, Tor he declares that /" the
offence is committed = eleven time more
he shall feel bound to take notice oft!
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COMMUNICATIONS.
Horse Sysiem.-Therc is now in Virgin.
la, gentleman by the name of Smith
lately irons New Orleans, who can te&ci
the widest horse having knowledge q
the hridle) in less than an hour to follow
him through large company without Ia.
king hold of the bride, up pair of step.
three of four feet or more high, into a
dwelling house, and walk from one rsom
10 another as invited without any alarm.-
Thislgentteing system has wonderful ef-
feet in breaking any horse to draw in har-
ness. His price for imparting this system
or secret is Sse. The system is 80 very
simple that he can teach il to any person
in one hour lie has lately given sa,isfac-
tory evidence Of the value and certainty oi
this system in the counties of Culpeper
Madison and Orange. Rich. Eng.
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IN conformity to previous arrangements
officially and publicly promulgated, Fort
| Diamond at the Narrows, Yesterday re-
ceived the name of Fort Fayette, nut oil
respect to a man who had rendered seryi-
ces to this country during our revolutionary
struggle On this occasiun, Il battalion
from Col. Benedicts regiment, under the
command of Capt. Gantz, performed the
duty of firins a salute and number oil
distinguished military AID civil officers
partook ola dinner at Fort Fayette, who
were conveyed to and from it IN the u. S.
Revenue Gutter. We notice this event
| with some feeling. on account of our hav-
ING accompanied La Fayette at the head
of his army during the dictionary war,
whose person and fine countenance in his
younger days are strongly impressed upon
our mind. ". Y GaI.
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The entire edition of Napoleon's Me-
moirs, sconisting of five Thousand copies,