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himself open TO the charge Of corruption and
dishonesty.
From the Virginian.
BOOK OF CHRONICLES.
CHAP. l.,
|. Now it came to pass, in The first year Of
the reign of John the Second, about the time
that the Great Council had assembled together,
and there were much people in the Great City
where John sat uponlhe Throne;
2. That the people of the South Country
communed together, and said, let US assemble
the wise men of the country, and let them
choose out man from among them, and we
will send him to the Great Council.
8 And when they were assembled, they look
ed round about, and saw one John, whose SIR
name is Randolph, near the borders Of the Dan;
a man learned in the languages.
4. Ard they said, we will send him, because
it is given unto him TO know and interpret mys-
teries.
S. And when he had come unto the great
Council Chamber, he besought them that they
would he arken unto him;
6. lie spake in loud voice, saying, that
other countries had been contented with one
John; but behold, zee have second'
7. And as this same John the Second hath
risen into the Chair Of State, without the con-
sent of the people of the South country, sIel US
unite and thrust him out; but they hearkened
net.
8. And when lie saw that the men Of the
Great Council hearkened not unto him, he look
ed on them with anger, being srieved for the
hardness Of their hearts.
9. Then he besought them with tender
words and fair sayings, that they would for
sake the evil of their ways, and join with the
people ofthe South Country.
10. And lie told them Of certain editor
(near one of the great rivers of the South coun-
try) who dwells on the side ola hill, in the path
way from Shockoe, towards the going down of
the Sun.
il. Saying, that all who would seek refuge
under the shadow Of his wings, and take heed
to his counsels, should dwell in safety, and
none should male them afraid.
l2. Moreover, he will spread their fame tar
and wide, even unto the ends OF the earth, from
one generation to another.
Is. But the wise men of the Council con-
sented not.
IA. And when he entered again into the Coun.
Gil Chamber, he stood up, making great speech
es and long talks, insomuch that the great men
of the Council could not interpret his sayings;
Is. And when he saw. that the wise men of
the Council were wearied with his much
speaking, and that some had even fallen asleep,
he spake to his disciples and followers;
It, Saying, the wickedness of these people
is past all cure.
IT, Therefore will get into ship, and cross
the great waters;
ls And will console myself for the wick
edness of my own deluded cnuntrymen, by be-
holding the excellent Ruler of Albion and his
good subjects.
le. And having said this, he fled hastily, lest
he should be tainted by the vice which he cen
sured;
90. And he is now floating on the bosom Of
the great deep;
81. While the prayers Of the country, even
unto the borders thereof, are offered up for his
eternal exile from people so sllff-necked as to
turn a deaf ear to his admonitions
o. He hath warned them to flee from i'm
pending wrath; and behold they hearken not
unto his voice!
%. He hath told them that John the Second
is infested with legion of devils; and 10! blind
and deaf, they continue 10 confde in him!
o. lie hath adnonished his brethren of the
South Country, from the borders of the Poto-
mac, even unto the confines Of the Father Of
Rivers, that no good thing can come out of Ma
zare,h; and behold! they have journeyed to
Quincy, and selected descendant Of that John
who scourged their fathers!
25. StiG-neckcd, and obstinate generation!
deaf to the warning voice of Him who would
have been your political Regeneration, but whom
you have ungratefully driven from among you,
who shall no,c warn you when the evil day
cometh?
g. Even as your fathers believed, so do you;
and as they were scourged, so shall their sons
be, for trusting in the House Of Quincy.
PORTRAIT OF PRESIDENT ADAMS
Professor Gimbrede, of the West Point Mi
litary Academy, has just published an engraved
portrait of John Quincy Adams, President Of
the United States-drawn and engraved by Mr..
G.. himself. The President is represented as
standing in the hall of the House of Represen-
,atives, having just risen from his chair, and "a
bout to commence the delivery Of his Inaugural
Address, which lies in a scroll partly spread oe-
fore him. The picture is dedicated to Colonel
Thayer, Superintendent of the Military Acade-
my, and is one OF the best engraved portraits,
whether we regard the likeness of the Gistin-
guished subject, or the composition Of the pic
ture, that we have ever seen. The drapery and
furniture Of the room, corresponding with the
time, place, circumstances and official charac-
ter of the President elect, are in admirable