The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-24
From The Lebanon RepnbLican.

FROM me Lebanon hepubtlcan.
NJ. RdndOiph This extraordinary ia
dylduaI--half nadman s. h,If sage-Wlth
"A little of tie saint and somewhat as the
devil, has departed for Europe, hoping
perhaps, that The balmy breath of The
cean viii tranQu6e The agitation OF hi
nerves aud dispense The 'apours of ms
brain.
lie has eonlrlsed during the last session
as ne mas done on many former ONES, IL
disturb the sober realities of republican
government by little chlValry, = sprmk-
iing OF poetry, and IN re tnan proportion
ale quantity ot nonsense. Likr his Ia
Yorlte Don Qnxotte he Is learned nn all
subjects, aud ntd on QUE. He knows an
infinite deal OF history, has an uncommun-
y retenil'e memory, IS a l0glclan, a me-
iarhyslcdns poet aas most acute mind,
MS lips have been touched by the living
coal OF ,Ioqnence, and he possesses, pro-
b"bIy In greater degree than any Dan
now III existence, the wonderful faculty If
enchanting the attention of his hea ers--
aat, not "llnstandins all IIls ne ,cil Hght
,eind mills. We do mol mean 10 say tnat
he always tads fault n,tnouI cause some
OF his attack ale p cnllary Just in their
direction and the donhlr-rdgrd sword OF
ats wrath lails occasionally GA the guilty
mead. But Is alike dangerous To inno-
eeHce and wlckedaess, he will destro,
both IN order Thai tue latter may Mt rs-
cape. He Is IA Insane knight errant-hp
goes forth IL rescue distressed damseis aud
punish gianls and he kills both damses
and giants. He acts on the same sdgari1us
principle of ierod-to destroy all The Inno-
cents III order To make sure of single vie
TIM.
There is nothing generous in his charac
ter--he has drank the bitter cup, aud hr
wishes every one else to drink il likewise.
Nothing can propltlate hun dedth will
not protect from his vengeance. Like the
rOyalsts GA ia restoration ul Charles Ii. lie
would dg up the bodies 81 Cromwell aud
ifeton aud carry them Ia the galluws. Like
The Nulture he preys upon the corpse
Like the fly, II there Is one sore in mao,
body, land what mans character is with
out It's sore--its little fault he will fasten
upon II with filthy Poraeiiy.
He ha, lojured the rcputatlon of the
senate, that Illustrl0us body nhlch has
heretofore stood foremost III tn affection
of the people On lis hool he has shock
ed female mudesty-he has dog up. and
led up IN, the ashes OF our immortal Rush
he has emptled the walls of ms wrath in
every direction, unnndfui upon whose
head the poison has fallen. But he has told
some bold truths-nhiCh have shaken
some breasts more terribly than the wri.
ting on the wall ull the YnIuntuous Rel
shdZzar.
y .NeU Post Offices. By a list in our pos
session, IT appears that there has been es-
tabllshed, in the United States, from the
first day of January, to the Iirsl day of Jn-
| ", Iostant, four hundred and seyenty-three
ne" fost Offices. Nat. Int.
! Judge SMITH, so favurahlv known TO
the Southern States for his exertions on
the Missouri question, is candidate for
the Senate of the United States fol the
State OF South Carolina, Mr.. HARPER
whose tenn expires 10 March next, decln-
ing re-ele elton. Judge Smith being OPP
posed to Gen. Jackson as President, Gen.
u. /" HuSer OF Charleston, has been no
minated IN the Charleston Mercury as his
antagonist. We take it for granted that
Judge Smith will be elected.
The Congressional election is on the eve
oil taking place in Louisiana, aud from the
complexion of the newspapers, promises
to be an animated one. There is oonosi-
tlon IN all three districts. The re-election