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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16
NHtED IArLoR, Esq.
fto'mc'iie, Prince Edra,'d.
R1cHMoNp, goth Feb. 181a.

|UIIl FGD. IDIU.
DEAR SIR: FOUR note of the 17th inst. making GER
tam enquiries OF me have received and in reply To
your h's lnterro5atory answer; that member of
The Legislature in the year 183 and secondly il was
The distinct understanding with many OF the members OF
the House OF Delegates, that by the passage of the &C,
dividing The Superior Court OF Chancery, holden at
richmond, you would be absolved from the obligation
imposed upon you By the act OF 1901, requiring YOU to
reside where your court holden Is that act does
noe say IN express terms that you shall i've Richmond
he bni upon that subject it passed the House of
Delegates, contained provision by which YOU were
authorized to live III The county Of Cumberian being
a central position between your courts. The Sem
ale amended the Bill by inserting Richmond as the
place OF your residence this concurred in by the
House OF Delegates, with distinct understanding of
several members with whom | conyersed that the
amendment would be perfectly imperative as the Lee
ig!a!nre had not the right 10 change the terror by
winch You held yom Office.
am, Dr. Sir, yoIr ob't Servt.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16
CREED TAYLOR.
NEEDHAM, Ism AUG. 1926
COPY
MARCH &c, 1918.

MARCH 20, 1915
Dear S;y: An absence of three or four weeks from
nome 10 Philadelphia upon busneSs has prevent
Ell me from receiving your favor of the 9Th until
now, which hasten to answer with much pleasure
recollect that when the act in 1873 requiring YOU
10 hold court at Lynchburg passed the House of De-
egales there was disposition the part that body
70 permit you to reside any where within YOUR district
anu mat upon an opinion entertained, that il was not
competent TO tie Legislature change the terms of
your residence expressed in the acts 1912 without
your consent Ut was thought therefore that the aIneud
ueht oi Tie Senate would not conflict with YOUR ghts;
li'a' you would be permitted reside where YOU now
90 and think bad conversation with YOU 10 this
effect; the result of which have doubt was cornu
ncaed to many of the friends the BILL aud had great
weight against Mr.. Stanaid's notion to disagree to
the SenateS amendment. IN tie House ,.f De-
iegates last winter when bill passed that body ar,
thorislng you to reside any where you pleased within
your district and it seemed TO that the same feel
ngs and opinions then held and entertained as 10
your rights upon this subi> that operated and were
felt by the House of Delegates in 1915. With res
pect remain, dear sir, your friend and oht. servt.
c. L. STEVENSON.
CREFD T ,yI
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16

word more conclusion. When there was but
one district and the Judge required live at the PLACE
of the court for it, there reason in it. Be-
cause The Judge the clerk, and most Of tic counsel were
at ~. ut, soOn ttro districts were made and a
court required to be holden for each of them by the
same Judge, il become impossible without the power of
"bi9u.p for him live At both The pqces OF The courts
so that the of the law ceasing the law selcea
ses ccssnntc yrioRc egiS ce5s1 ipsa ter." Co Lift
10. L. Tuck. 81. l. part. 81. This maxim applies, as
well TO the lee non scipia, 70 tie Ter sc,fDfa. TO-
FOR neither Of Tue piQers by the standard of erea-
nanded justice has any right to be nSe favorable than
te Other For there is hardly week that either let
ers or messengers, DO meet here vacation or
Hers; SO that The equ dist staud, the just one at
NEEDHAM.
CREED TAYLOR.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16
L. BANKS.
Extract IF letter, daisa 28M March. 1918. from

Eetract IF letter, dated 28M March, 1918, from
herman Baher, Esq. to Judge Taylor.
although the ACT OF Assembly of 1913 requn ing you
you to reside N t.e city OF Richmond yet many mem
Oero OF lie House Of Delegates opinion that
nevertheless you might reside your farm or in any
other part OF your district, much the law of 8O
nnuer winch you held your appointment required You
10 live at yoUr court and that ii was Doossbe for YOU
to reside ii both places ii mistake not when the bill
was sent up TO the Senate it contained provision per-
hitting you TO reside in the county OF Cumberland
Your obedent servant,
JERMAE RAKFE
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16
TO CORRESpONDENTe

a. We have Informed the gentlemen who brought
JENNNGs'' communication 10 OR Office, the reasons
which induce us TO decline publishing IT.
g. Circumstances have occurred, since the ESSAY of
ALBEMARTE was written which require that an entire
ly new view should be taken of the subject discussed
by him
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16

The two celebrated Virginia racers, Henry and La
JGgeite have been sent 10 NewIok Tor the purpose OF
running a match race.
The United States ship Constellation. Com. WAR
fINGFoN, has arrived n Hampton Roads rom the West
inda station. There had been several cases of sick
mss OH board, but it has almost entirely subsidized
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16
Anniversary Commencement,

Anniversary commencement,
2SA@1gDETT-SxD TIXIE CoGLZG E.
THViE Public Examination Of the Glasses commences on
4 the 25d aud closes the 9th inst The Commencement
on the 18th The Annual Meeting Of the Tu1ecs 9th,
and the Annual Meeting Of the Philosophical Society also
the 29ll inst.
Sept " qt-n
NJOIiCE-The Lottery & Exchange business heretofore
conducted n Baltimore under tbc firm of j. l. Conan
jim Richmond and Norfolk under the firm of T.. l. &
" ]. Cohsn-sbd IN Philadelphia by J. 4, Cohen Jr {.
Brothers, will for tie future be conducted in each place IN
der the firm Of j.. COHEN. Jr & BROTHERS.
Baltimore. Sep, D. 1895 65-if tf
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-16

J oui opedlent servant,
JERNIAN BAKER.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05

likely 90 liafbof these impressions "a Lord
yIscount Saek,illr. Assnrcessor Ia the
Duke uf Marlborough. he had The chri
command of tie British forces on the Con-
linenf, whefe circumstance occurred,
VI ich is sniIieipnt 10 arouse. and to ceouni
for that tone al deep rancour and cutting
sarcasm by which the Letters of Juulus
Dire characterized. He la, heen, as he no
doubt conc.ived, most nnjnstly rcproach
rd brought 10 court martini, aud DIS
missed the service for imputed disobedl-
encr Of oI ders al the battle Of aliuden. Ills
enemies sen accascd him III cowardice !;
and his alledged shy condne; on the fed
becanc the subject OF sulsar caricature.
Prince Ferdinand, who had the com mand
ofthe Allied Continental troops, and under
whom Lord George Sacksile was order
ed by the British Government To act, de
elared that he regretted that the Mar
q'lis OF Granny had not had the command al
the British cavalry on the occasion adser-
ted 10 :" which sarcasm may serve 10 ae-
count Tor Lord George's subsequent feel
inss towards the Marquis. The most i'm
portant Witnesses on this trial, (says Mr..
Coventry were the Marques Of Granny,
Lieut.. Col Fitzroy, brother to the Duke
Of Grafton; and Lieut.. Col. William Au-
gastus Pm and these families stand
pfe-emincnt in Junius Letters" +" In
fine observes the writer little further ON
not one connected with Lord George Fri
al escaped retaliation and personal eeusefe
niterwards.' We shall lay no stress upon
the motives for the cuneealment OF Junlnsj
bpcause sneh motives must have operated
more or less upon every writer of similar
daring. We shall merely further state,
that all the circumstaniial evidence which
Mr. CnvcDtry consergyts In a focus, II bear
him out in his concl Isiou, Is as strong as
that we have adducrd to account for the
motives which produced the celebrated
letters of Junius bat we must not con-
clude without observing, that the author "f
the book before us has proved clearly that
Sir Philip Francis could not have been Ju-
MUS, because this same Janlus, whoever he
WAS, F." states circumstance which he SAW
with hi, own eyes, before Sir Philip Fran
els was boon"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05

! with him Tobacco. and wc may rpf,,.-
| notion of the enthusiasm with WI
| Introduction was hailed, from "a nera.5l
The poetry which the subject inspired >,
poets compare the explnii nf the bolY = .'-
dinal with that Of his progenilor, nb9 l..,.
home the wood of The true cross.
| =" Heb of immortal fame,
| Which hilher first with Santa Croro-
When he, his time of nnnciature e,nis ,..fai.
| Back from the Court of Portugal -
Even as lis predecessors, great nu,, .,
Brought home the Cross esoe'
In England ii is said, that the SIND.
Tobacco was first introduced by SIR n
ter Raleigh un his return from Am.r..
James the first wrote a philIippic asai,,.,.
entitled a" Countcrblasf Ia Tobacco
which the Royal author, with more n,,.
dice than dignity, informs his iu,iny 80
Jects, that q" IL IS Il custom luathsomr To-.
eye, hateful to the muse, harmful Ia -
brain, dangerous To the lungs, and IN II
black Sinking fume thereof, nearest r...,
hing the horrible stygian smoke of the n,
that is bottomess" In 1904, thi. M,
| arch endeasorcd by means of heavy j..
posts to abolish its nse IN England and,
| el9 he commanded that no planIeriaF,
GINA should cultivate more than loon
Ii must be confessed that some lrui.la,i,.
enactment was necessary at this period f.,
restricting the custom of smoking tob,ccn
for we are told 10 the Counterblast. th.,
many persons expended as much as 5oo
pounds per ann-m in the purchase Of IN,
article, which in those days was an enof.
nous amount.
In 1924, Pope Urban. the With, Dun.
iished decree of eXeommunicaton
gainst all Who took snuff in the Chnrd
Ten years after this, smoking was forbid
den in Russia, under the pain of having IN,
nose cat of; in 1888 the Council Of lbs
Canton of Appruzil cited smokers btlUr
them, whom they punished, and they Or.
dered all innhrrper, tn inioIm against ali
such as were found smoking in their houq.
es. The police regulations of Brrn, made
in 1861, were divided according to the ten
commandments, ir which the prohibition
Of smoking stands Immediately beneath The
command against adultery prohibit
90 was renewed IN i67 ), aud the Tribunal
instituted to put it in execution,viz Cham
bre az Tabac--contlnued Ia the middle If
the 18th century. Pope Innocent the XII
IN 1850, accommodated all those whu
were found taking snuff or tobacco in me
Church of ST. Peter, at Rome. Even 50
late as a7i9, the Senate of Strasburs pro-
hlbited the cultivation of Tobacco irom an
apprehension that 1t would diminish the
growth of corn. Amurath the lIth put
li.hcd an edict which IN de smoking tobu.
co a capital offence; this was founded on
an opinion that it presen,ed the increase u
pop IlatiOn.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05
ORIGIN OF ADAM.
q tradition Of Me natives upon The Gem

II fddltt0n Of the nGtUeS upon Tie Gcmold
IN If;icd
God il said To have created Adam Of
sand without any soul and }bres, or the
great devil having been made previously
found him lying down, and disposed him
say ing.-" This is mere sand, shall II pre-
sumo to be IA companion for me !" Aud he
spat upon Adam. God hearing this, in
stantly gave Adam soul, who rose, and
being angry, tryed to throw IA bali Of sand
AT Yblees and said, I" will not serve him."
For doing all this, God turned fblees out of
heaven, but took Adam there, and kept
him 800 years, whtn he created Howa, .
woman, for him, and they were permitted
tn eat of every thing in Heaven. hat one
sort of fruit. Adam knew iblees from the
above circumstance, but How did not.
Yblers feeling his soul ON fire, went and de
manded ofGod payment or reward for all
the prayers and good works which he had
performed in his previous life, ard q od
asked him what pay he wanted. iblees
replied, | want company IN tho fire and
God said, Go, then, and try To make peo-
pie wicked if you can, but | shall not make
people t. put them in the FIRE, for the sake
Of keeping yoGf company.
lbrcs thanked him, aud went 10 Howa,
to whom he said, All the fruit in Heaven
is good, but this passts tsurpasses) evty
| other, why then do you NOT eat OF il p
tiowa said, My husband told me not
Ybees returned, 'Nour husband deceive
you, God never said so, for ii is thr best
fruit of all, and Adam wants it for another
woman But there is no other woman
Yes there is; but you have been kept
! ignorant If her cxistauce' Iiowa then ate
| three fruits, aud took two more, which she
| put under the pillow Of the bed and then
| charged Adam with the other woman.
! Adam sWUre il was false ; and Howa
replied 'swear not, bat eat of This fruit aud
| will believe lie began III eat, and God
sent Gabriel To prc,cnt him. Gabriel
seized Adam by the throat, Ia prevent his
swallowing it which made man have what
is called Adams applet God then told
! fblees, il any one met him they might kill
bin. God called Adam three times, and
said; for this which you have done, |
must create one earthly world for your
descendants, for YOU and they will Nod trou-
BILE every day, aud even that which you
| think good, will prove To be evil Go 10
IT, them God then sent him little hook
called Chosan, aud told linn 10 90 and
wash, aud to wash his heart first, then To
pray aud said, You must die, but after
death you shall come to Heaven
God began To make the world on a
Friday, aud finished it ON Wednesday );
Thursday he rested. Friday is to be the
day of judgcment-an when that same
Friday comes, it will last 500 years, aud
there will be rain for ten years, to destroy
The world before the Judgement
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05
POETRY.
70 A BurIshFLY RESTING ON
SEifII

fFs5n The Literary G9feHf)
t,reatur. 81 ar end liahi.
Lml,lem 1T thai which may mol tsde or de
wilt than uat speed thy flight.
7 chase the saaih.,vind thr, the sunny SKY
Hhat igfes Tire thus 10 staY
Witt siirate aud aec0F
i4sel on The mfeols OF dal mortality
Tho thoughts nnoe chamberd there
live gather Il ir theft treasures, 4 arc gone
VII tfc Idost frllHs whtfu
1hey liia, nave burst tue prison.house have
llnwHa
Mise, narslinr of the dav.
u ihou wouid'1 trace thin 9ey,
: aflh hos 10 voieu 10 uahr tic secret known.
Who srpk4 the ynnishl hiti
L. the fOrsakrn nest and hfakfH shcilf
Ear thence be siugs unllrafd,
Tst free & Joyous nlilsi tlr woods TO dwell
thou of the sanshine bnf1t
TAKE the bright fgat. VI nnrn
Thy horc cali5 heaeenward irom y0a gloomy
rr,i
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05
fFrom the LiyernnoI Mercury !

IRON the Liverpool Mercury
TIE feol author Of Junins' LfiterS at
length diScorered.--A Interesting work
which has just made lis appearance, will
if we are not greatly mistaken, excite an
Unusual sensation in the literary and polit-
zeal circles, not only of England, hat of En-
rope at barge & as il bids fair In solve the
/ hitherto impenetrahle mystery in which
/ the identity of Il Justly celebrated writer
has been So hong involved "a mystery
which, we will, however, venture to add,
without diSpAragement To the author, has
not Il little enhanced the interest and rcpu-
tation of the letters of Junins. The work
to which we now call the attention of our
readers is entitled" A critical Inquiry re-
| gardng the real Author of the Letters of
Junlas, proving them to have been written
! by LoltNiscOuht Sackville. E" The indiyidn-
al 10 whom the literary world is indebted for
! this interesting volume, is Mr. George Co.
'rnfry, To whom WE take this opportunity
to retGft our aeltnon ledgmt hts for the CO.
! py NOW before us. Our other occupations
have not yet afforded us leisure for that
/ careful perusal and examination of Mr..
/ CoVentry's work which would alone JUS
tiiy us ia prououneinG decided and IRE
Vocable Judgment on the subject; hut we
have most assuredly seen enough to CON
| vince us that circumstancini evidence here
! collected is much more clear and irresisti-
/ Bile than any which has been hitherto ad =
/ dueed To show that Sir philip Francis, or
any other individual to whom the letters of
Jnnlns have been ascrhed, was really the
author. Through the medium Of the next
. Kaleidoscope we purpose to resume the
subject, and lay before our readers an n
bridgemeut Of a variety Of collateral cir.
eumstances which have produced upon our
minds the cOn,ielion that Lord George
Sacksile was the great unknown" Ufthe
political world Ii we have lent TOO ready
an ear 30 the reasoning of Mr.. Coventry,
we are prepared 10 show that the prrsumu-
ten in favour of Lord George Sack,illc's
being the wIiter of tie Letters of Juuirs is
inGnitply stranger than that upon which
Sir AYalier Scott is so confidently pronaun-
ccd 10 he the author of Wayeriy and what
I are termed to be the Scotch Novels, Our
limits, add the numerous Claims To eur rdi-
tdriai notice, viii not permit us To dHate up
on this subject at present ; we must, there
lore, conline ourselves 10 one or t.ro points,
which bear strungy upnu the question at
issue, aud which We shall enlarge upun
when we resume Ger CUmnlen.s upun the
Wark under consideration. II Is obtions.
that whoever JuHius was, he must have
heen aae "ho wrote under the mast puir-
naHt feelings OF disappointed ambition,
wounded pride, or lively sense of deep and
uhmerlted in.ariea No ran living was go
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05
WHO is PRESIDENT?

According tn the following report of a
case in law just tried by slr Justice IIewett
within the District of Columbia, II appears
that one of the parties rested his caase upon
an ingenious attempt Ia prove that there
has been no election of President since
that Of MIR. Monroe in 1921 and, ergo,
that these United States exist without any
President The report otth case, (which
We capy from the Washington Gazette
will in the absence of news, serve to amnsr
our readers, even If It should fail 20 convey
any useful information tn those who are well
versed in the technicaii,ies and sinAnsilirs
of the law. Statesman.
1--WE frequently complain of the Increase
az teeinieal nicrtirs and the multiplication
of decisinns upon new points in oar Eonls
of Law, but, we are every day lncliniug
more and more 20 think, that they proceed
rather from tho pugnac.0ua disposition Of
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05
TOBACCO.

This most extraordinary plant, notwlth-
standing It's powers of fascination, has SUI
tered romantic yicisstudes to lis fame aud
character; II has been successfully oppo-
sed and Condemned and euipgi2ed BY
priests and kings-and prescribed s. pro-
tected by governments whilst, at length
this once insignificant production of IA little
Island, or an obscure district, has succeed
ed IN dliuslng Itself through every climate
and III suhleclng the inhabitants of every
country to lis dominion.
Thn Arab circuates il in the burning de-.
serl--the Laplanaer ADD Esqumaux risk
their lives to procure IA refreshment so de-
ieiOus IN their "iniry solitude--ihe sea
n,an, grant him bat this luxury, and he
viii endure with cheerfnIness every 0thef
pltsatlon, aud defy the fury of the raging
elements and in the higher walks of ciy
lized society, al the shrine of fashion, in the
palace, ia the cottage, the fascinating ianu.
snee of this singular plant commands an t.
quail tribute Of derotinn' and attachment.
Hernandez de oirdn sent this plant 10
10 Spain aud Portugal, in 1859, when Nicoi
WAS ambasSadnr at The Court az Lisbon
Francis ed, and hr transmitted or carried
ciiarr the sfed or the plant Ia Caiharine DE-
Aedicls. Ii vac Then considered as one oil
the wonders Of the uew world. and was
supposed {" possess very extraordinary
sietaes. This seems Ia BIC the first auihen-
tic serurd Of the Introduction of this plant
lat" Europe. In 1889, the Cardinal Sauts
Croee, returning from his nunciature in
Spain and Portugal! &c Italy, carried thithcr
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04

vas .,rong ard convincing. shoundins in iha,
originality Of thought and logical reasoning
whIs h always distinguish tina; gentleman
On Friday 2oh. the convention took up the
con,ider "a, an at the report of the committee OF
The whole. The same speakers who had the
day previous addressed the assembly. again
occupied the floor. The debate was again
splriied, and much time consumed The
question was finally taken separately on the re-
solutions. and carried with great unanim'iy.
That making the white popul, n The basis OF
representation Was adopted unan'mopsg: that
abotsbing the co uncib with ore dstntinR
vote; the others, with but five or sl1 d.sen
tug votes
The convention having thus agreed TO the
sever al resolutions Ct The comnnttee OF the
whole. committee of FIVE was appointed TO
draft memorials, sgreesbIy TO the IesGhtiors
On Saturday 30a lie CONVEX ton met tor the
purpose OF signing the memorial ON the part
of that body. Alter which the conyertioD ID
iourncd sine die.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04

Mortality among Children On the
10Th inst no less than 100 children are
stated to have been buried in the French
burying ground at Montreal. Their
death was oco asioped by d,arlhaes and
dN scp,ery Parents cannot be too care
iul in Withholding unripe corn and fruits
from their children during the contin-
lance Of the hot weather.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04
fnoM RIO JANEiRo.
NORFOLK, july 2


Capt. Heron, of The brig Eliza Rel
", arrived at this port from Rio janet
no (whence she sailed 18th ult) informs,
that the contemplated expedition a
gaipst Monteviedo sailed from Rio on
the a5th May, consisting Of 1900 troops;
another expedition was fitting out.
which was expo cted to sail in lew days;
the latter would consist principally OF
transport vessels, with stores anG va
rious munitions of war TIE conJec-
ture was. that wGr was inevitable be-
tween the Brazilian government and the
Banda Oriental
Letters from Rio, received by com
mercial gentlemen i'll this town, per
Eliza Reilly, say
There remaining no prime flour IN
first hands, this article will probably
improve in price as soon as the stock
from cargoes recently sold, and now IN
the hands of the bakers, shall have been
consumed We have met great diff
Guilty in etTecting sales Of some flour OF
Alexandria Tcause not assigned The
stock of wheat in market being i'm
meDse, the bakers have occasion for
American flour TO mix with il only, and
unless of superfne quality, it does not
answer.-Sugars are very scarce and
high"
TOur adyices from, the river La Plata
leave little doubt that this country and
Buepos Ayres will soon be involved in
wa, on the question Of the possession
Of Monteviedo by tie government OF
Brazil. The Patra of Monteviedo are
in aims, aud are secretly supplied with
munitions of war and money BY indl-
vidual citizens of Buenos Ayres. They
threaten The invasion of Rio GIande,
and to Sc! the slaves free on condition
of their joining them."-He'aid.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04

The King of England having claimed
the exclusive right to all the mines and
minerals in Halifax, the British govern
ment has refused To sanction All act of
incorporation allowing private indiyidu-
ais TO work those mines.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04

Philadelphia, July g5--The last ar'i
Gle that we placed in our columns on
Friday evening, was a notice of two
deaths in our neighborhood from a too
liberal use of old water The form of
our paperwas scarcely locked up and
laid upon the press when one OF our
pressmen. WILLIAM S. BULrINcH was
seized with the usual pans resulting
from drinking cold water. and died be-
fore any medical aid although imme-
diately called could be procured MIR
Bul6nch had not been in usual health
during the day, but having taken some
trifling medicine at home, he believed
himself able TO perform his usual duty;
on entering the office, however. he
drank moderately of pump water, and
in ten minutes was corpse
T.. S. Gazette.