The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-28

letter of Sir Waller Scott IL the French
bookseller, published in our paper Of yester-
! day, was written IN 1921 The following
letter appears 10 the Courier of Jolly u
". y. E0. Post.
| From The London Courier, yuiyl7
To tn" edllor--Slr, have seen To day
! 10 you pnper, copy OF a letter have re-
eelyed from Sir Walter Scott, some years
ago. As | have always thought and still
think. thai the publication of A. letter With
out the knowledge of lis writer is a breach
| OF cOnfd nee, | big leave to declare that |
am perfect stranger to IT, Mr.. GossrIn
Partisan book seller, AID the dlior of my
| translation Of the novels of the autho' of
| Unreriy M a wit 10 London four or five
years ago, requested Of mr that letter. on
! " ~ an object of rnrlaslty, and as | did
mol attach any importance To II, gave 1t
as matter Of course. have been very
much surprised, after such M interval of
time TO hear that he had caused d fac
sinsits oi II h BIZ made, and inserted in n
new edition Of the same novels. If that
circumstance wound the feelings of any
one, nobody can he more eoir, for II nan
] am, and have written 20 Alr. Gnsacln
10 express To him my dIspleasure II an act
10 which he "as never been author I'D by
me. ] have the honor 10 be. sir, YOUR
most obrdient humble servant,
NPRET.
NO. ,. Robert street, Hampstead Road, !
July 10.
.qnnircrsa,y Of american Independence.
- Tn. Fitch Anniversary of the Indcpen
! dencr of the United States was celeb ated
Al Cadr"n BIfn Bocvard do Temple Al
PARIS, on the 4lh ins. by numerous com
pany OF Americans. Gen. Lafayette, ms
son, and Count Lasteyrle, were among
the guests; Count Srgur would have been
present, but his bad state of health pre-.
vented his acceptance of the invitation sent
him. The company sat down AT haf-past
O'Clock 10 sulnptuous dinner, al which
Mr.. Barnet, the American consul. assisted
by Mr.. Peab"dy of salem. presided. Sc
yerai rooms OF the Restaurant were thrown
'oto one, 50 as to afford complete accom-
modation 10 all present. The banners OF
America and Ffancc waved gracefully to-
Seiher, aad the greatest hilarly animated
the Americans and their guests
Id = Among the Toasts drunk on the
occasion, were the following ::
Our Institutions which admit no other
distinction that merit, which acknowledge
no claims but er,ice.
Ihomas Jefiels on-who, during long
lie OF public service, has looked only To
the welfare OF his country. h,y we prof
II the opportunity afforded US of show
'os, that white patriot virtue never calcu-
lates It's sacrifices, neither will republican
gratitude forget them.
Our ,Ilusl'lous benefactor Gen. Lafay-
ette-Ne can but add our volc. to the
echo OF our country's.
General Lafayette returned thanks.
Two years ago lsaid ht) arose from
| this conveal American table 10 embark IN,
The happy aud beloved land, where the re
| eeptlon have met with, the wonders of
o'eallon and improvement have Witness
ed, the s'sht of public prosperity and per
nal felicity has been my delight to EN-.
JOY, have far exceeded even what "A crate
lu sense Of past obligations, and fond
| confidence in the immense powers of re-
publican freedom, had warranted me In
anticipate. So, Gentlemen, after having
visited the twenty States of the u
nlon-aiter having, on the glorious ground
OF Bunker Hill, celebrated the 5Oth ami
'ersary ofthe 18th of June, | had the plea
sure to han the last 18th of July on the spot
where, at my landing, had beglu series
OF most gratifying and affecting welcomes.
Now, Gentlemen, ann happy to have ioio-
ed you IN toaslins the half century epoch
OF that era OF Il new social order, which
has already pervaded the American hcmis
phere, aud cannot fah more and more TO
enl'ghten and entrancbise the world the
happier am to be here amids, 80 gunner
ons a concourse of citizens from the Uni
ted States, (permlt one of your Reyolu
tlonAry veterans To observe lt,las know
that the more taey see f Europe, the
more they viii be attached to thu. lnsitu
liohs ot their own county institutions
founded On the rights o. man, republican
virtue, practical liberty, plain politics, true
representation, and self-go, einmcnt.-l
is under the impression OF these sentiments
that offer tins toast:
The Budget of American Freedom
Let other nauons reflect ON what il cost,
and what il leIches.
The Holy Alliance of Common Sense.
virtue, ana fatrioiism-lt needs only time
not armies, to subdue the world.
The Travelling S,irit--If it takes our
c"untrymen from home for the purnos. or
Improvement or amusement, it will always
conduct them back in search ofliber,y l.
happiness.
The following volunteers were offered
and drunk IN the course of the evening
8y the President of the day. John
Vulncy Adams May his Panama message,
like The declaration of '76, become a proud
page in The history oil UnIted America.
BY Mr.. Peabody. American Patriotism :.
A flame So bright and sacred that the
waters of the Atlantic csunot eStineuish il,
by Count Lasteyre. The liberal die.
fusion of knowledge by means the mos,
conpa''o'e with reason, morality aud reli-
| olous toieraliou,