The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-13

bors, &c. 1bf each, Tor Che purposes of fish
| ing aud tflftliag with the natives.
9th article fnteidicts trade in fire arms
and liquors and provides that violations
of this article shaal be punished, not by sei-
znre Of the vessel, bet by penalties, IL be
prescribe by each government, OH its own
ciiixelrs or subjects.
eth. This article prescribes that the IA.
sifealion shall be changed within 10 months
lrem the date of the treaty.
This Convention may be regarded as a
second signal Eject Of the manly aud indie
pendent Aessage of the President 10 The
late Congress. If the Emperor Alexander
had delft II rs orr own government 10 fix the
t.fnis of the treaty, it could not more com.
plelely have secured all our interests in the
Pacific. Ave congratulate the country on
this new evidence ofthe excellence ef the
system which has been pursued by oar
lpresent administration Journm.
The President 0f the United States re-
turned TO this city on Friday last. ~.
The Secretary of the Navy leaves Wash
ington t1iis morning, ia company with the
members of the Navy Board, for the pur-
pose OF inspecting, in rpcrson, the Navy
! ards and Stations on the Lakes, and on
the Atlantic North and east. 10.
Mr. Alexander II. Everett, Charge d AT.
flares for Holland who has been for some
days ON visit here, also leaves Washing
toa this morning for Boston, where. we
understand, he " i'll spend some weeks with
his friends, previous 10 his return 10 Hol-
land. fU.
Com. James Barron arrived in this city
on Friday last. [H.
A writer in the Richmond Enquirer has
lately revived the old federal fable, thatthe
Secretary 81 State received part of the
profits made upon the cargo of the vessel
in which he took his passage to Russia in
1909. As this cil'nmny, which was long
since fully contradicled aud forgotten, has
been renew ed for clcctioneering purposes,
il may also be proper, 10 brief terms, to
repeat the contradiction. We, therefore,
state explicitly, filat there is no foundation
Whatever for tire story-that Mr.. Adams
did not receive any parto the profits made
oHthr cargo Of the Horace, and that hr paid
the passage money of himself and family
IN her, upon the usual terms. The cargo
IN question consisted Of cotton, and not of
coffee, as stated.
There are some other things inlthe Rich
mond Enquirer which we have neither time
nor room 10 notice to-day. The editors
are not contentcd, il seems, with eur mode
OF answering their questions. We will en-
dea'or, hereafter, to bring down our replies
To the level of their comprehension, by
using slmpl" mo"oSyiiubie, which by this
time, must be quite familiar to their ears.
10
LAFAYETTE.-The universal excite.
ment, produced by Uncertain information
oil The intention of this Apostle of Liberty
10 revisit, IN his old age, the scenes of his
youthful herolsin and Clivalry, proves that
Republicans are not ungratcful. Graft.
tnde Is an impulse of the Heart, by which
the American nation is much distinguish
ed, as any other in the world. That which
has been mistaken for it, when Republics
have been accused by their enemies of
want Of gratitude, is the dictate of Pull
cy, which induces governments, Different,
constituted from this, to compensate with
money and lavish public huuors, those who
render them acceptable publi~ services
Fins, so far from, being The policy of this
government is directly opposed to it, mas
much rs 1t tends To the I, ollshntnt OF
ar'stocratic distinctions and nfouopolics of,
public h0nofs, entirely at war with that
principle of our government which recog
nIzes the equality "f all men, and the abso-
lutte sovereignty of the popular will. We.
have no privileged orders, to be erect
and rcplcnishcd from among those who
the government selects as the objects of
lis peculiar favor. Here, when man
serves his country in the line Of duty, <
supposed I . ha'edo no more than his Ut
~, and to be sufficiently compensated by
the consciousness Of it, aud the approba
tion Of his fellow citizens. We have no
roll pensions granted for the mere p.rfor
mance ofrou,inc official servicss-uor even
palaces and principalHics for successful mi
ltary leaders and naval heroes. Ii we had.
we might have a Sptehdid government, aud
as strong one as some seem to desire To
make ours-a government which could
lro"n into nhiliy the common herd, oil
men, and set pubic opinion at dctiance.--
We might have all ths-we might have
government of grwgaws all cOurti,rs, but
II would no longer he a Republic.
M, Republicans are not unSrateful.-
The generous burst of feeling on pur festal
days IN honor of those 10 whose services
and counseis the country is ind.bted-lhe
deeply cherished ycleratOn for the memo.
~ q, those heroes and sascs i" no are now
no more -emPhatca1Iy repcl the calumDy.
The sentiment orIiyely joy atthe expected
arrival OF LAFAYETTE among us, was be-
sides those just referred to, the prevalent
sentiment every where at our Last ami, err
ssry and in every part of Our country
which he can be expected TO visit, we hear
| of active and zeaou. preparations for IA
| cordial reception Of Tim. We have here
toIore noted few of them, but we cannot
| kenn nace WITH lhtir incrtasing nuirl hrr