The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-07
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UoGr.- The miraculous ster,. ahiCh wc
published f,,u days ago, III the great pre-
roriiy Of ~ black ehild IN :. Carolina, turns
out, ~ might have been expected, TO be
stupid hoax
Dark Coiors. Thu Mechanics Register
contains n Meteorological .ioun3l Fnr July,
kept by MIR Tatnm, of camhcrnrll, IN
which appears thu following observation -
This month has bfen remarkable for lis
great heat, aud also for the absence Ol rain.
My curranls Il goeseherries arr burnt up:
the black curranl and dak rcd goosrhrfrlrs
were the first affected. lhen the red cur
rants bul the white ont.s remain pretty
veil. A striking proof nj the absorbing
properties Of dark colnf = for calorlc.'
Tniunb{e .HiRe.--rhe Fincas'r Mirror
says "A silver mine, situated on the hand of
VIM. Glllasple, esd Is said 10 have been
found, on Back creek. In Bath county.
Persons protesting IL be Judges do not hes
ilate 10 say the Ore Is Silver One huo-
drcd pounds Of Ore IL il estimated, will
furnish % pounds Of silver.
Curious. N. Y. Advocate stated.
that the Executors of Gen. Hamilton had
| sued MIR Rufus klng IN Chaneery. f"r the
surrender of certain important papers which
Gen. II. had tptrnstrd io his cHe, on the
eve of fghting his fatal duel with Col Barr;
and which MIR X. has refused Ia Surrender
To the proper authorities but admits, that
for their safe keeping, IN ease any accident
befals him, he has placed them IN the hands
Of his son, Charles ktng. --Mr T.. King,
Editor of the N. Y. Amsrlcanl positi,rl,
denies the statement he says II ~ not bue,
that tho Executors had commenced suit, ar
that any papers were entrusted By Gen. n.
to Mr. K. X -- but adds: "Df what has oc-
CURED, | do not feel yself now called on
Ia give any account. II Is topic which
wiz not he the first 10 hrlng into newspaper
discussion, but winch, I'm shall be- made So
by Others, | will not fail 10 speak of as
| shall thick II deserves THE Eucntng
| Post SAYS that james A. Hamilton told
Mr.. Nnnh thst II suit had been instituted
, tfor the purpose OF recovering certain pa
prrs) by his mother All this is fnystrr-
Gus cnough--Timr must explain II.
.NeJc York Patronage. The New York
Gazette Of Monday, exclusive Of the auc-
tinnecrs' advertisements, are printed 2Q3
,teic advertisements, and an editorial note
| apoIogislng for entertainments omitted
DEATH Of Ddjiia .Shays.---The New Y ork
papers unu1uuce the death OF General
DaoiI Shayg. He expired at Sparta on
the 49,h Of Sept, LAST, IN the Gath year OF
hls age, Tbls Geoeral Shays WAS Capt.
Dau,cl Shays, the military header Of the
lutu' <, n,N ~ tina commonwealth ~ the
} yrlrs $3.50 T. lie had been u captain in
the revolutionary amy, aud had resigned
h,s commission, says III. historian of that
period, for causes quite prObtemdhcHi Ia
| the extreme pressure OF the times ~ the
! close of the great struggle for liberty
Shaya, was found among the dlsaiIrciod III
| VI ,ssarhusetts, aud was made by election
! their military leader, Stone, Parsons, and
others being cirii leaders AID riecrOy over
Shuys. "A few struggled To stop the courts
of justice, aud 10 stop all the legal modes
fur the recovery Of debts. II Is doubtful ifI
Shnys had much military capacity; but an
inference unlavolable Ia his abilities ought
not to hr drawn from BIS movements, ~ he
! had to submit To a vote of the whole on e.
very question Of proceeding IN his army.
Shays very early got sick of his enterprise,
and minated To M officer of the govern
mrnt that he would leave The cause upon
perfect assurance ola pardon. Some ac-
ing promptly gwen. SINE. that period
Shays has been absent from Massachusetts,,
aud was IA numbrr Of years in Canada
hut when the late law of lhe Ualtrd Stntes
for the relief OF the soldiers OF toe rryolu-
tiun, passed sShaSS was fund IN n. York, h
| seat n his claims. The Secretary OF War
wrote To Governor Brooks 10 know If there
existed any thing on the records Of the lie
sislature hicli ought To operate asa bar To
his claim. Governor Brooks on examin
ing The proceeding uf the legislature Of that
period, found that Shays, with far3ons,had
sent 10 an humble petition 10 that body for
fun pardon, acknowledging Their errors,
and lnploring forgiveness. At the first
session the two branches disagreed upon
the Justice and expediency OF granting the
headers of the rebellion full pardOn--dud
the matter rested until the next session,
when the good sense of the members pre-
vailed, and Clemency was not only extern
drd Ia them but also 10 all concerned IN
tn. business. This restored public quiet
at once--and these very insurgents and
their descendants are among our most r&-
cmpary yeoma"ry. Shays secured his
pension, of course, and probably enjoyed
1t until hi1 death. Clemsncy, the brightest
Jewel IN a mnnarch's crown, IS still more
lovely IN great republic Severe laws and
pnIiicM prosecutions nre pr0gnostics Of
the downfall Of nation, or AT least are
hlndrancrs To the progress of improve
mrnt. The course pursued by the lrglsla-
ture Of Massachusetts towards these drlu-
ded men, aud the effects this course had
npon the satnr mrn, should b. written in
letters off gold in the halls oflberty, where
yer they be erected
Singular Coincidene...-Spraking ofthr
death Of the late Mr.. Miller, who died on
his passage to Gnaramala. as charge d'Af-
fairs to that Republic. the Raleigh tN.CJ
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