The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-10

slant death. A rOroner's inquest was held
aud lis verdict Vas IN accord nee With The
universal sentiment. that II VAS he result
Of accident. The drerasrd was very
promising youth, and his sudden aud nn-
expecird death has excited but one feeling
of regret for his nutinrly fate, and com
moeratlun ful his afflicted relatives.
Good 7tmes.--The Grand J1ry for this
Cotppratipn, WIS in session only about al
hour on Monday last aud adjonrurd with
out making single preseatlneni. II is u
still m"ie pleasing fact, that not an indI-
stdudl - confined in oar J III. Good times
/ for ihe people, but rather gloomy for the
/ tdWyerS
Elections. THE elections for members
OF the twenty first Congress have just Ia
ken place in Louisiana and, contrary 10
the predictions of the enemies of the adj
mtnstratinn and the fears of its friends,
all The present members haze been re cleo
ted.-lt has not been fors gotten thai the
Presidential vote of Louisiana VS. given
To Mr. A dams F; Nessrs. Gurley s. Brent
voting for that gentleman, and Mr.. Ljv-
ingston Tor Gen. Jackson. We suppose
The gentlemen of the opposition are nov
satisfied that Mr.. Adams is not 81 unpop-
ular IN The South as they had affected to
b'liese. MI. Livingston, although u
lrieuh of Gen. Jacksun. does not belong 10
the school of erctuSionists. During the
Last session of Congress, he gave to the
administration warm and tl1tctuai Sup
tt- IL. 4.
his personal preferences but, were tn
oil, prlpg of matnrr drhtrafion, and tn
result of n settled conviction that the me
surcs Of the government were dictated bI
the so,lndrst policy. Ills hnuence wa
! particularly felt on The Panama question
He al ocatrd that mission with an abi,ii
seldom surpassed IN the House of Repre-
sr9tauves, and with zeal proportlnu-t
Ia IA" overwhelming importance of iii,
subject when viewed in refprt nee to tn,
,l5naIlon of thu District he represented
rom It's Ia mediate ton,lguliy 10 Cuba aue
ilaytr such meu rs Mr.. Livingston al.
al" " ValoitIe acquisitions to IegisIatl,.
hodles men, vino do not make putty feel
ingS standard Of right, bnt ohn ave tirn
en"ngh 10 discard their shaeklcs on al
great ques lu0s IF general concern. MOI
"lthaIandl0g, therefor, his predictions
Tor Glen. Jackson, We are giad that thu
twert, first Congress will be benefited
by the es"r'on Of his great talents. OF
N"ssrs Curl al Brent, We knub ~
thing, except that they have generally
shown thrmsulye- 10 be deficient neither
IN ability or III zeal for the wef,re If then
county: and as their constituents seem ~
have stamped their conduct with approval
by le-electing them, il will not be pre-
sumPtuoua 10 congratulate our readers o.
then triumph over their opponents, who,
II they are ADLER or more honest men, are
AT least not so we'll knowu.-From the re-
suit OF this election, the nti.administra-
tIonists, too, may learn an useful lesson,
and that Is not 10 utter their predictions
with such bold confidence as is their wont.
/ Some of the "sweet scented" presses of
the opposition from the Washington Tele-
igfaph " doicR to- the Petersburg Repnbi-
eau, have frequently amused us with uer7,
serious accounts OF the indignation of the
people of Louisiana towards Mr. Gurle,
and Mr.. Brent aud their crocodile fears
lesi II should manifest itself to the person
al drtrlnent Of those gentlemen. From
one OF the letters published shortly after
The Presidential election, il appeared that
| Mr.. Brents constituents, particularly, were
80 much txasperaied against their repre-
sentative, that he had hut harruwI, escap
ed The lofirlIon OF summary chastisement
on his return home. The tender apDr.-
tensions OF these gentlemen are no doubt
completely Quoted by the result of die e.
lection: upon which we tender them our
congratulations.
! Mississippi. election 10 this State
for representative to serve the remain
der of the twentieth Congress, in the place
OF Christopher Rankin, decd, was pro-
crossing at the last account. b. l.. Bin
gdman was few votes ahead of Stephpn
Halle, and the latter considerably before
hessrs. Norton and Grayson.
.MSsourt.-An active canvas is now 90.
ing on IN this Stale, between Mr.. Scott.
the present representative, and Mr.. Bates.
No political principle is involved, as both
OF the gentlemen are decided friends of the
admInslratlon-The personal popularity
OF the two gentlemen will decide the ques-
lion.
| ~e9GS~S
o. few weeks since. the friends of
General jackson in Charleston, Is. CT
held meeting TO advance the interests Of
their fasorltr. The mteting, from all ac
counts, was numeronsIy attended, and no
inconslderaOle degree of enthusiasm was
display EDO cnunteract its effects, the
friends OF INSTRUMENTATION, few eve
nings afterwards, held similar meeting
winch was at least as numerously attend
ed as It's predecessor, at which several
temperate resolutions were passed, ex.
pressing appreciation of the course hithrr.
to pursued by Mr.. Adams, and pledgiag to
The administration a firm, dgniied and
unwa'erns support. Ilappears to US, as
we nave before remarked, that too much
heat IS manifested at this early Stage of
the canvas.
" We publish to-day an account of
The Dlnaer given TO Mr.. clay. at Licking
ton hen.) Are not his constituents nor
STUNNING Their sepflf,,.nte ~