The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-20

On 10 thwart the views Of The adhl'n's'ta-
=. If Nessrs. Jefferson and VI ad,son
.h,,,Id now, when they are IN weak MI
,,,,,y, and are conscious other weakness
IN .b;terate the remembrance oi
...;r conduct, and To oht,tin the offices
;.h ,te due ~ tI,ose who bore the heat
harden of the battle. II is true Mr..
v,nJolph's taients are of high order ;
.,b.n We recollcct how those talents
q .. enployed daring thr war III 1919, we
& !, II certainly MT be disposed To reward
=. f,s Their possession. Nor is IT pre-
,ntnous 10 suggest, that, hawever srten-
Al and diversified his taents may be,
,.., are better iaIiird to give PIG fancy
Late. than Ia raIlghten or CONVINCE
.,t,.v are of an order which suits better
-. ..,,,,,,,,f branch Of the National LeSis-
,,.,. tia. the Senate-that they suit bet
ola, ,ifiee which he has 50 long seemed 10
q l.;,,. If a kind of uatch, To detect and
& .,,s, little maI.ieasances IN Hhce, than
h.. e,,,rnsted with the srsat Interests Of
n 49,. ,atinr. In his present station, even,
:, .,,5l h. more d., ,lIied 10 argue ques-
81 ,,,,ns Lefef, the House withont 'nterpola-
,ior his speeches. with desradins personal
..,,r.,r,s to John The Isl" aud - John
n ,bs end" tmcanlns ny the first Appreciation
oos of the frmest patriots Of oor Re'"lu-
. lion, and by ,s second the present P'c'i-
81 liant Of the Tilted States y and as the de-
81 s,,. To snaH seems 10 bs constitutional
81 ,,,,h him, we arc ANXIOUS to exclude
him AZ weII as other persons addicted
., il rroun body So celebrated as the
q serat. of the United States for the dig
ui6,d demesnor ADD appearance Of its
,,.ubers.-We are under no fear, how
ever. that Mr.. Randolph will ever be
81 hooored With the suffrage of Il slajnrity of
"a the Republican legislature of Virginia,
q when such men AS Peasants, and Barbour
81 and Nelson are his competitors
Sd -aGe-
So FIRE.
# We allnde to the alarm of fire, not alto
s. yether unfonnicJ, which rnns ia the ears
"a of our citizens r Il Monday Hght. not be
j. cause il was attended with the destruction
81 of their dwellings, but 10 call their attention
n 70 thprmprepared situation, lfthis devour
M ing element we're IL break forth among rs.
Where are our means Of combating IL ?
81 I'ic only engine IN town, we are told. is SO
completely out of order, that. in carrying il
s. = few hundred yards, it wonli be in dan
E ger ofialllas to pieces or, that, even if IL
could be carried IN safety to the scene of
action, it would be totally Inefficient
81 SEin.rest would seem TO dictate some
measures on this subject for, although we
have happily escaped, for long time,
visitation from fire, we have 40 guarantee
Of failure exemption frnm its ravages..-
Il But, "what is every body's business, is no
bodg'.," and, unless the town authorities
adopt some measures in relation to the
subject, We may expect that our present
lethar.y aud indtcl ence will continue uu-
Ill experience shall have taught US wis
dom.-What weuld have been the cunse-
qnence fnstead of sparks from chimney
last Monday night, We had been greeted
with blazing roof? Much of the most
vilabIe property, on our principal street,
would have been inevitably consumed, and
sl that our citizens could have done would
have heen TO gaze with folded arms upon
the Widespread destruction, unfinished
with The slightest means Of arrestng its
Ri progress. We would respectfully call the
attention of the Council To the absolute
necessity OF taking some step, aud speedily
Fl too, 10 relation to this subject II there be
any measure which would justify that body
IN imposing an additional tax on their CON
'''tuents, it is one having for its object the
preservation Of their property. No one
coua m"fmour a it or, if any should be
so thonshtiess, their complaints should not
weigh feather in the scale.
600
TIE WEATHER.
oummer, which seemed to be "inger-
" IN the lap" of October, has suddenly
disappeared, and has been succeeded by
Vne chilling blasts Of Autumn. The change
was as sudden as it was severe. During
we early part ofthis month, mp to Sunday
''rrhoon last, the heat was almost as OPP
presslve as during the warm month Of