The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-17

| Hfuledl hllenhanCt upon MS fanny, ant
DIR. Won his gray pony. What would I
northern man think IN see n father aud
sensible aud respected one too, 20 on
with a company and play al marbles ? Al
some cross roads or smooth sha,eu greens
you may see wooden wall high and broad
~ the side of church, eretied for men a.
play hall against. Now Ih6Se no par non
lot in these matters. Most young Virgin
inns are too convival fni me and not a
| few, however splendid in talents and for
j tune, If not open voiarlcs of the Keeling
/ god,o are too careless To moderate the ar-
doris of Rocchus, by n communication with
'fhe Maids :" and become too boast fnl de
voices cot the Paphan Dame" But, n
mong The lower classes, worse than this is
sometimes met, the pandemomium of
whlsl>ey shop where honsrlcss, pcnnylrss,
iamish.d oilers cndravor 10 keep their
spits up by pouring spirits down.
The Nngininns are fine innrksmcn, and
duclling ~ not discountenancrd They
sometimes meet aud shoot Mt n target for
fish fry. Fi4h fries are held about once a
fortnight, during the fish season when 90
or 80 men collect to regalc ON whiskey and
fresh fish, and soft crahh, just out of their
s'onghs, cooked under spreading tree near
n running strea,n, hy the slaves. Here you
may see "A forester upsnhtCh perch by the
gIlls, aud, AT one quick drawing through the
teeth, strip II clean from the spine ; then
up with another, and 81 on 10 the end. At
these fries, the talk ~ of slaves, crops,
shooting matches and quailing reycls their
ideas ever in Il muddy channel. more
gchteel festival is the barhaeoe. expensive
and elegant where numerous party Of
ladies and gentlemen asse mble by invitation
or ticket, and feast and dance in beautiful
dccornn, under an artificial arbor. This,
as the Virglnlans, living 80 isolated, are
food of company, produces course Of VI
sitting for weeks afterwards. A Viginan
visit ~ not an afternoon merely hui they
go Ia week it, and month il, and summer
I. Nothing - contracted about the Airgl
mans. Although all classes are proverhlally
hospilablc, yet there IS wide disparity he
tween the different CnsieS IN this state. The
naughty aud purse proud landlords form an
hristocracy over the dependent democracy
Of the poorer planters. Their gymnastic
relocation insurcs all In be bold riders and
brave fighters, but leaves "A more than moie
~ surprisingly wanting In literature. Latin
Is not uncommon but rare Il any Greek-
At William and Mary College, where the
course * bu three, Instead of four years, ns
with ne, there is no profound proIcssbrship
of hngnagcs They boast OF their Nrginian
presidents, but by whom were they educa-
ted 7 They care but little for the bellies
lcttres | heard a rich planter, hU wished
To sell "A plantation near the Blowing Cave,
and was asked amoog other kinds of wood,
il there were any Laurel trees upon II, an
sw"r---" Us, but he had ordered them all
Ia he cut down the name WAS so assoeia
ted with poverty, that he could not bear to
see ONE" Orator Opiltie once swayed the
sceptre oer trchins near mine Honorable
llosts'5. The Viginans are all politicians,
and look to elections. Parties M the south
split perpendicular , as, at the north, hori
zontalIy equal side IN one in the other,
all head aud tall fedrraiist in Virginia
is medium between f,drralist and de-
mOcrat at the eastward. II one wishes 10
he elected to the state or confederate rep
rescniallon, he offers himself; and, instead
of dong this by PROXY as in New England,
away he posts about the counties to visit
each person aud 10 solicit his ,oie.--
But The voters are vc1y capriuious,
rs was ,uslnnctd this season. 4 citizen
had offered aud sllisen, purse aud
y
The people would moi elect him. Tins year
ho declined, and really did not wish for the
honor aud the voters tore of his coat in
their zeal of putting HIM on the bench, aud
would elect him. Another party ran, aud
snatched zap their candidate, and trotted
away with him, aud holstcd him up into the
air on their plated arms, as the GaGls used
10 elevate then newly elected monarch on
the pdrois, or large shield to show ~, 10
the people, and poured n bowl ofp'.drh in
10 him, and" htzza for Totit As To
religion, the Vrglnans arc 4 jealous Than
were our Plymouth sllts, ~ no. on the fiat
roof oi ihc frat mcetI < house they built,
planted battery ol cannon for defence
but, b,nS breu.nt up without many chur-
chcs, 10" my regard the Sabbath, except
az hoI"-ay or wllercou to begin or end
l"nth ey In som" places, towards Nor
i"i.,, shops are kept open, only the buyer
may walk 'pund 10 the side door, 10 eyadc
the Law. Yet are thu : Irginlans tast stick
lrr3 for orthodoxy. For example, Rich
noni is faith without works; Boston
works without faith. Richmond, An
tmunlan IN pru,iple /; Boston, Amman
IN practice. But do not conclude that
there are no Christians IN Virginia. There
are many many WHO will ,heCrfuIly ride
twenty miles To hear onc sermon. And
kno" individuals who have proiIcre1 tn
pay Fifty or hundred duilar5 year, 70
encourage the procuring of IA christian mi.
MISTER AS they reside 50 FAR apart, each
plantation has It's Gods acre, or corner o
Frdf.S AID the funeral service is not IN
! frequently pcrfor'nrd n month after the de
+ ceased Is buried ; as they must send, per
! haps, II score or two Of miles for Il clergy
man. II is very common for rich planters
20 remain bachelors. In families, the mis-
.tress usually carries about a pondrron'
bunch fkcys; as articles arr kept nndr'
lock from tie slaves, and dolcd out racl
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