The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-07-11

hnad, nnJ toroing on h- hecl h. {, u.
( TIL door nptnrd, mi q nan whose i'm
pofiaul aud supcvifpas air she"ed nih to
b. 4 person IF authority entered. Alr
Ediior,' sald hr - have called 10 demand
the name If The ind, idnd who stgned
himself Manlias in tins mnraiag's paper."
"Whea the REASONS are known lar tins
demand sad the cdtor, perhaps Jon
may b. sraiIisd Va ynuf request
Ny rrasans," replied hc, angrIly, are
the lelon ins abused me shamefully. asi
hfs name sltall be- given up, o. you must
yonfselt pr narf to sniier the consequent
crs ri a refusal"
But are YOU certain, Squire Smr'lrnn.
Gus. the article VAS aimed at .onI Thrfe
are, y1u are seaside, no namrs mentioned,
and thr.e are unfortunately 90 many per-
seHs 70 whnm o., character skeIched by
aapii0s is applicable, that there mas BE-
some strong points Of resemblance indeed
Is justify your demand
You keow," said 5neilfungns, that
there are seaundfrls IN every community
VIM take delight in siahbius in the dafa,
mn ~ hn nrr more elevated than them
selves, and unless II proper punishment 10
aeadrd, 40 man viii be SAFE from their al
tacka."
i" ! venture To say,p replied the editor,
" that Naulns was unaware thai so IWpor.
tam 4 perselagr ~ sousclt existed; aud
y ben he va winding the lash Of saiif,
ov.l The political siasa and moral crimes of
certain. pf the community, he had LITTLE idea
thai any person WHO a.pircs 10 resp"eiahiI.
~ H. sociefy, would claim the = itltge
ri considering thBse remarks as directed
90 hin"
II was easy To prrcriye The man Of eiiicc
felt his situation Vas becoming far from
tnsi4blr, and drnounclng the setrrest ven
Beance of the hwupoD all and sun1ry,' he
VS. muring UPWARDS lbs door, with an cyl.
dent intention of taking himself off
4" Waitifyou please, onf moment" said
The editor, merely wish ta whisper IN
your ear, TINT before proceeding in this at
fair, il may be well 10 look nj home. a
writer like Manlius looks abroad in the
political World he surveys Tie mass oil
kpastry and folly with which II abound
he emhudies II arl gives it "a substance
aud iurn, TINT il may receive the lash III
rielenlr. the sting of sailr", or the lrown ot
contempt Ill any political advenurer
s''pa forward and SAYS, am that william
II IA nothing 10 ~. We have learned that /
no one is Ger hurt by that v hith does DOT |
appl, to himself. Lit the feather Of the
slatt gfnce over a sou d pant and it will !
not be felt; but let it touch wounded and |
part aud II will mGict pain ard an-
gdshp "
Pale with rag, SnellfunEns closed the !
.Ioof Wiih violence which showed the -
'ro 1 as well as the Offence was felt Eveo /
Old Grumhlegnmption grlnneJ smile Of
eXalallou at Smrilf5nge,' modification.
A young man entered, haoded paper.
aud retired 1t read as f1lIoVs: Married /
lass "en,day by Rev. elder Makhay Mr. +
l"n hiagh'n II Mls oh'r judt1 avn Of this
plase."
EeouEh, said for one morning. and DE-
honeAed from my corner leaving Glum-
hltgnmpion 10 conclude his harnugue a.
< ,iasl poems, tales and newspaper essays,
~ III. leisure.
.."sGa"-
The RcuoliRion "A friend who takes
pleasure IN looking into ancient records.
add tracing the frat exhibition by our an-
ccstofs otlhose fee aud ihcral principles
which produced tl,c revolution Of 1915.
the d, claration of Independence, and sub
s"qaent adoption of oui excellent constitu-
lion, has f,yored vs. with the following in.
trresling facts relating Ia the adoption by
thr state of New ll,mpshirc, Of th" first
written consultation ever acknowledged in
the Gn'trd STATES -
Virginia and South Carolina claim the
mytll OF having adopted the fr~t written
constitution. il beloags to neither but IA
thcr 10 New Hampshire. That colony u
dopted "a written constitution on the 9th
ot January l77G South Carolina, on the
2Gtb Of VI .fel, l77G aud Virginia, some
months afterwards. Ii il llltle surprisinS
that Mr.. Jefferson, when Nniins 10 JudSe
Woodward, on this subject, d Il not r.soI-
lrct the fact have stated in relation 10 y.
Hampshire II1 first constitution was a.
dorted in consequence Of a recnmmcud1-
ton from thu continental congress, ol which
body he wa llcn an active menb"r. This
accommodation wa, procured b the 2"a-
Ions wings of that day, and Was intended
To prepare the minds Of the people for
DECLARATION of Independence.
i" II will not lessen the merit of New
Hamp, shire, as she adopted her consti,utl-
on IN critical and perllons period, 10 refer
10 ihai adopted by the colony OF Connee-
ticai, at II ullord, in 1899 to that adopt
ed. IN a barn, at New Havcn, in the same
year; and IL that, Tit may he called a con-
mltution adopted by the pilgrims, on board
the May fnwer, in lG23.
we're a compilation made ofall the con-
stltoiions ever adupted.lu this country, be-
ginning with the last mentioned, II would
not only he curious iullseIf but would shew
our progressive Improvement IN the art OF
making constitutions