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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
ANTLDUELLING ASSOCIATION.

4 meeting ofsome Of the most respec-
table citizens vi Charleston, S. c. has re-
Gently been Held, for the formation of
Society whose object is expressed by its IT,
tie.
When the meeting was organized, the
Right Rev. DR.. Bowen, of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church. addressed the meeting,
at some length in an appropriate manner
upon the general subject, and stating that
although the cIergymen Of the several de-
nominations whoinyied the present assem-
hlage did not expect TO effect as much as
they would desire yet from the lmpor-
lance of saving one valuable life or pre-
cious oul they would consider their ex.
ertions well repaid by ellecting either the
one or the other, and he was con, inced
though his hopes were not very sanguine,
that much more would be the consequence
of the present meeting. He then moved
the first resolution.
ReSotuei. That there be now formed an
association, having for its objects, TO les.
sen the frequency Of duelling in the com
munity, and the gradual suppression of the
practice.
"This having been seconded by III,
Right Rev, DR.. England, of the Roman
Catholic Church, was unanimously adop-
ted. DR.. England then made few OBJ
seryations. to show that the difficulty Of
eiiecting their object did not so much con.
sist in convincing the public of the crimi-
naIIty, and pernicious consequences of the
practice, as in destroying the fatal drlusior
that honor sometimes made this crime ne
cessary. The difficulty arose from the er.
rors of fashion, the remedy would be found
in destroying this error,and no better mode
could probably be devised to effect this
than the combined exertons of the best
! educated aud most honorable portion o.
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From the .Nar York Commercial.

" Ont, britf Candle !'-Coram's Cham
pion has given np the ghost. He was a
chisalrous knight, ready, at all tunes, like
his great predecessor of La Mancha, To
assault a cage of lions, or to tilt lance
with windmill. But although for few
months past, he has regularly, twice III
each week, staIked forth in full panoply,
and thrown down his glove to the uni :
verse, yet he has sought in vain for an an
tagonist, and has literally died because no
giant would march out to Kill him, But
true 10 his profession to the last, he died
" with harness on his back" and was in-
TERED in his armor. His inscription shall
he as briefa as his existence
He facet Cordm.n
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
Miles Register.
From the New York Statesman.
INTERESTING HISTORY.

IL IS Known as matter of history, that
IN the early part of 1855, great sxertons
were made by the British ministers, at the
head "f which was the iIlustrious Earl of
Chatham, for the reduction of the French
rover IN the provinces of the Canadas.--
TO carry the object into effect, Gen. Am.
herst, referred to in the letters of Junius,
was appointed to the command of the Bri-
fish army in North Western America and
the British Colonies in America were cal
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Philddelphia paper.
hClRTuAcrNA Sant OF iQ1C

OAKTHAGENA, sept. u, 1910.
We had yesterday a messenger from
Bolivar He came from Quito by the way
OF Panama, and proceeded in man of war
Tor Porto Ca'ello and La Guayra. The
object OF his mission is to call meeting of
the people in every town, and if the major
Ny wlsh.a convention called before 1880.
TO take into consideration change of go
'einment, he intends to yield to their
wishes.
i Bolivar has had good deal Of trouble
nj Quito. He has heen compelled To shoot
about one hundred men and to hang a
good many. They mustered and said.
" Long live Ferdinaod," sc. Bolivar has
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
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Will be drawn in Lynchhurg
IN JANUARY NEXT.
ALL IN ONE DAY.
More Prizes than Blanks.
SCHEME
5ll9 Prizes.

tOpA bldHkss
Price OF tickets SO : so, but will rise on Tie
LIST November.
MODE OF DRAWING
All the numbers will be put in the wheel
as usual. All the prizes above three doIla,
viii be put in the prize-wheel and drawn out
opposite the whole body Of numbers. The
FIRST drawn number will decide the fate OF The
5000 three dollar prizes, as follows, 10 vii.
Should 1t be one of the first five thousand
numbers, that is TO say, any number from No.
To 5000, inclusive, all those Numbers will,
I've entitled TO three dollars each. Should
be one OF the last five thousand numhsr,
that is 10 say. from No 5ool to 10000, luClu.
s'Ve, then allthose plumbers will, in like man.
ner, be entitled TO three dollars each. Ibvse
who hold two tickets, one above and one
below No. 5000, must of course draw ONE
and may draw THREE prizes
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" Orders from distance, by mail, pot
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cash or prize tickets, will meet the most
prompt attention if addressed TO
AUG. LEFTWICH,
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ARRIVAL OF BOLIVAR.

We have received, by way of New York,
Bngota papers to the LIST and Carthagpna
Iazettes to the 2lst September inclusive,
and our correspondents of the Mercantile
Advertiser have forwarded to us the fol-
lowing extract of a letter from respecta-
bic gentleman in Carthagena, announcing
the pleasing information of the arrival OF
Bolivar in Colombia.
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ing perusal tn the literary public 10 us ~
tended APPEARANCE this, ! understand, WIN
be in a short time, as The discoyerer IS al
present consulting with Messrs. carey ana
Lea, concerning its publication.
-a0e-
Dir. T. Moore is employed in writing the
life of Lord Byron, which is to accompany
most splendid edition of the noble au-
ihor's works, TO be published by Murray.
lLondon Paper.
Count Pahlen, formerly Minister Pleni-
p0tentiary of Russia To the United States,
has been appointed Governor OF Odessa,
and since the departure of Count Woront-
zoff for Akeiman, has acted as Governor
Genera of the Provinces OF New Russia
aud Bessarabia.
.s@s.-
.Ntio York Triais.-The cri nIna' prose
cullen which was commeoced nearly
month ago in the City of New YORK, a
gainsi number Of gentlemen OF thai CITY
for an alleged conspiracy to deffaed GER
tain none, ed institutions, Or individuals.
in stock transactions, was so far brought
to close Oh Frida, last az to be committed
to the jury. On Saturday, at noon. lhr
jury went into court, with report that
they had not ,greed on verdict, and 1t
va, stated by two of the panel that there
WAS no probability of their coming to an
agreement. They therefore prayed to be
discharged. Mr.. Golden wished the court
to instruct thu jury that, if they could "a
gree favor of any one of the defendants,
they might bring IN verdict Of not gnl'ty
as To him. The Distrie Attorney denied
that this could b. legally done. A juror
remarked that the, could agrte upon no
one point and said he could assure the
court, on his honor, thai If thy should sit
month, there was no possibility of their
agreeing. Beng ask if the court could
give them any assistance which might re
move the difficulty, he replied that ne did
not think they could. The court said
they could not, 10 the exercise of sound
discretion, discharge the jury at present !;
and they returned to their loom.
The Court re-assemblrd at 10 O'Clock
on Saturday night, wnen comm uDlea-
ton was received from the jury, tina, they
remained divided in opinion as before,
without any prospect of coming TO an "a
greement. The Cout thea adjourned to
Monday, leaving the Jury TO consider the
case further.
Whatever the issue, the Jury certainly
will have right to complaio, for they
havs been imprisoned near four weeks
in The Court during the day and to their
room during the night. We apprehend
the counsel, by their endless interruptions,
exceptions, and arguments, IN the examin-
alton OF Witnesses, are to blame IN this
matter and we have little doubt, if the
gentlemen of the bar had been confined
every night as well as THE jury, that the
investigation would have consumed much
less time, without endange'ing the ends Of
justice whit more Than they are Dow.
Nat. Int.
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II must be regarded IA an extraordinary
circumstance, that, ont of London, there IS
not 4 SINGLE dali, new spaper published ~
all Great Britain. In ireland, the only
daily newspaper ont of Dublin, is in Cork
II Is strange still hat in Edinburgh,
whose very name carries with il literary
associations, there is no daily Journal
A d the whole oumber of papers, two
hundred and eighty, polished in Great
Brltalu and Ireland, does not seem com
m,nsurato with the population or the vast
concerns ot those Kingdoms. H. making
any comparison from trese data of thu dit
fusion OF lnforaation III our own country
aud Britain, we must, however, lake into
consideration the enormous circulation of
some of t6ese papers. The great size and
prodiglous transactions of the metropolis,
too, give TO lts news n preponderance of
interest beyond mere local matters, and a
correspondent circulation to its npwspa-
pers. But even with these circumstances
taken into view, 1t would seem pretty ma
nlest that this sort of information expands
more widely. aud penetrates deeper the
interstices Of society in America, than ia
Britain. notwithstanding that the last is the
chief fountain OF all our higher literature.
This wide CT, culaliop of neV spapers is dai-
ly producing better fruit in our country
than the mere qualification of curiosity.
Bah. american.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
lsorsssy, 70 uaskc virtae and COED seuse

lsocisiy, 70 make virtoe and COED seuue
fashionable
upon the motion of Bishop Bowen,
the chairman appointed committee to
frame a constitution for the Society.
Creek Frigates. The Boston Daily
Advertiser contains (says the Balhmore
.7mcricdu) a long article on subject re-
speeding which public feeling has been
much excited. II is the yindieatiOn al
HESRY ID. SEDowfcK Esq. one Of the
counsel of the Greek Deputies. stst < the
circumstances relating To the two Frigates
lately built in New-York for the Greeks,
and TO the proceedings Of Judge PLATr,
IN the arbitration BY which IT was attemp-
ted 10 adjust the differences between the
counsel Tor the Deputies, and the CONNER
cial houses who had undertaken the con
structlon Of the frgates. A personal diff
ference Of some slolence arose, il seems,
between Mr.. Plat and NJ. SedgNiek, the
latter having bren charged by the Judge
with preyaficaion and falsehood, and with
the violation Of professional honor, in the
conduct Of the business. Nr. s. retorted
" that the Judge had done all IN his pow
er, to RUN one country and disgrace ano-
tker" The VindIcallon complains Of the
enormous expense OF building the frigates,
and ii would seem To bu ENORMOUS indeed,
when the Brandy wine, built of live oak,
cost g273, 900, and one Of these in ques-
ton built Of white oak, cost in effect, ac
cordlng 10 Mr. s. 100000. The law
charges the sums paid for the services of
the officer who had cha e. of the vessels,
and the commissions of the commercial
houses, are stated by Mr.. S. and are char
ged with being equally excessive. The
last were augmented by the arbItrators be
yond the claim Of the houses Themselves.
The Vndication calls on Judge Plat for
the reasons of MS award, which hts honor
had long refused TO give. We do hope,
ooweser, that they will be speedily giyen,
and that for the credit of the country, this
affair nay assume more favorable aspect
than il bears in this document of Mr.. Sedg-
wick.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
From the Democratic Press.
RELIGION OF THE SUN.

hfIibibN VT II t. SO ~,
Mr.. Blnns: Stree addressed cnmmu-
nication 10 you, on the discovery of Paine's
Religion OF 4 Sun have had The satisfac-
ton ofpe,u = tGat interesting manuscript,
nv decy phelrd. Tht Poem opens, after
the manner Of Paradise Lost, with pre-
sentation of its subject, in a few lines,
thus:
The pure religion, and eventful war,
OF that bright orb, whose golden atmosphere,
Holds forth its torch to gid III, march of
worlds;
And like flaming hieroglyphic, hears
Symbolic shadowing of the mighty hand,
That locked its wheel upon the gorgeous
coach
OF grand creation, knit my lofty theme,
A theme well worthy of an angels Tyre"
The poet Immediately proceeded TO de
lineate the character and views of I'm here
starch and apostate from the true religion.
who bases his dogmas upon idolatry, and,
after the fashion Of Mahomet, endeavours
to establish his creed with the edge of his
sword. Keruph, the name of this impos-
tor, revOlts with his fanatics, advances to
battle against ArCheliou, the lawful sove-
reign ofihe Sun, and thus presents our po-
ct with an ample field for portrayiog these
circumstances. The body of the poem is
embelllshed with the most sublime and
classical touches of the descriptive pencil,
and ornamentrd with as brilliant tropes
and metaphors as the scrntiniziug genius of
Milton has been able To discover in Hea
ven, He'll or Paradise. The majestic sim
pliclty of style, so peculiarly characteristic
of Paine's productions, has invariably pro-
duced universal feelings of respect for his
talents, and regret for their prostitution
but in this efluson we may grasp the rose,
+" elegance" fearless of the thorns, impiety,
50 proinsely scattered over great maori-
ty of his works. As an instance of exalt-
ed metaphors quote the following, from
memory:
i" II seemed, asif
The golden SsrpeniS of the lightning, dropp'd,
From their cernlean palaces, TO witch,
The dull insipid sCeneries of earth,
And consolidated all their tOrrid shapes,
Into one ordered volume so appeared,
The fiery surged Chdrybds."
was moreoveE particularly struck with
the holiness of the subsequent passage,
where our author, from the most vulgar
common place, selects his metaphor from
"a Song, which he wonderfully dgnifes:
"When wintry Boreas.
Interesting Pan, sounds On his huge guitar,
CT laundering forests, the wild march Of God ."
But the beauties of the poem are so nu-
merous, that to descdnt on them properly,
we should quote the whole performance
shall therefore conclude with recommend
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02
AuassrA, Geo. Oct. 10.

Mmdp-On Tuesday morning last,
just before sunrise, an ARRAY took place in
this city, between D,ni0l Clements, Esq,
and Mr.. Lawrence Hay den, which ter
minated IN the death Of the former. A
Cotoner's Inquest was held on the body Of
the deceased, and the Jury made up a YER
dict, THAT said Clements came to his
death from stabs received in the breast by
Lawrence Hayden" Hayden has been
arrested and committed to Jail to await his
trial in November ensuing.
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Letters Of Junius "A distinguished lit.
erar' and scientific gentleman in Scotland,
beiog impressed with the belief that he
has obtained possession Of a clue, which
may lead to the discovery of the real au-
thor of the Letters of Junios, is very de-
sirous TO obtain copy of a letter address
ed to Governor Hamilton, by Langhln
MacIean, during the presidency of Cover
nor Hamilton over the province nf Penn
syvania, in the course of the twenty years
Immediately preceding the American rev
oln:inn. This letter is important in the
Investigation alluded to, and was publish
ed in the Philadelphia newspapers of that
period. II is requested that any informa-
ton which may be obtained relative to
the subject. b. communicated to the Ed.
itor The National Gazette.
~ Other Editors " i'll confer favor by
inserting the foregoing request 10 their pa
pers.
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led upon Tor assistance, who Contributed
with slscrity their several quotas of men
to effect the grand object of British enter
prize. lis fact still within the recoliec-
ton OF some of our oldest inhabitants, that
the British army lay encamped 10 the sum-
nner of 1853 on the eastern hank of the
Hudson. little south of the city OF Alba
ny. on the ground now occupied by John
|. Van Rensselaer,, esq. To this day vesti-
ges of their encampment remain and al
ter lapse Of sixty years, when great
proportion OF the actors of those days
have passed away like the shadows from
the earth, the inqusitiye traveller can OBJ
serve the remains of the ashes, the place
where they boiled their camp kettles. II
was this army. that. under the command oil
Abercromble, was foiled with severe loss
in the attack on Ticondeioga, where the
distinguished Howe fell at tie head of his
troops, in an hour that history had c0nse-
Grated his fame. In the early part OF June
the eastern troops began 10 pour in, com
pany after company. and such notiy as
semblage never before fhronged together
on such an occasion, unless an example
Sir John Fallstaff, Of right merry and ia
cetious memory. 1t would, said ny wor-
thy ancestor who relates to me the story.
have relaxed the gravity of an anchnrie to
have seen the descendants II the Purilans,
marching through the streets of our ancient
city, to take their station on the left side
of the British army, some with ! ng coats,
some with small coats, and others with no
coats al all, in coiors as varied As the rain
bow some with their hair cropped like
the army Of Irom~ell, and others with
wigs whose cnrls flo aed with grace around
their shoulders. Their march, their accou-
tremenls, and the whole arrangement of
the troops furnished matter of amusement
To the wits of the British army. The MI
sic played the airs of tw centuries ago
and the tout ensemble exhibited sight To
the wondering straogers that they had
been pnaccustOmed tn in their native land.
Among the club of wits that belonged to
the British army there was Ply stefan at
tarhed 10 the staff by the name Of DIR.
ShaLkhurg, who combined with the sci
eoce of The surgeon. the skill ADD talents of
a musician. To please brother Johnatban
he composed tune, and with mach grayi-
ty, recommended It To the officers. AZ one
of The most celebrated airs Of martial M
sir. The joke tonk, TO the no small a
nu'ement of the British corps. Bro her
Jonathan exclaim"d, it WAS nation fine &
IN 4 few days nothing "as heard in the
camp bit the air of Yankee Doodle. Lii
tie did The author and his coadjutors then
suppose that aa air made for the purpose
of lesity and ridicule, should ever be mar
ked for snch desinies 10 90 years FROM
that time our national march inspired The
hearts of the heroes of Bunker Hill and ia
Iess than 80, Lord Cornwallis aud his ar
my marched into the American lines to the
tune of Yankee Doodle
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02

.4nother Duei-Y Young Mura, and Col.
Macomb, in Florida, have exchanged
shots--the former, who belongs to a fight
ing dynasty, was slightly wounded.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02

SLAVE TRADE. The traffic in hu-
man flesh seems 10 be still prosecuted with
activity on the Goast of Africa. II il said
that n Brazilian vessel of war has taken
into Rio Janeiro an English .nd a Freoeh
vessel, for breach of the slave-tradr
laws Thu English vessel was prize 10
the Redoing sloop of war, which she had
captured with slaves on board in the river
Wyddah, on the Coast Of Africa, on board
Of which she put her second Lieutenant
and some men. and, as a matter Of
course, took her papers on board the Red
wing. The imperial Brazilian vessel fall
ing in with her, made a prize of her, on
the plea want Of papers, and is actually
carrying on a prosecution against all on
board Ms pirates The matter has been
taken mp 10y Lord Ponsonby. The French
vessel is a schooner taken at Porto Cabin
ia, without papers, but the master states
he Was bound from Nantes to Martinique"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02

In duel fought in Charles II. reign, be-
tween the Duke of Buckingham and the
Earl of Shrewsbury, the Iady Of The latter
nobeman, in the disguise OF page, held
the Dukes horse as he was fighting her
husband. The Earl of Shrewsbury was
killed, and the Duke of Buckingham re-
ceHed Immediately into his house, as a
mistress, the woman whom his hand had
made widow, after having sent his own
Duchess home TO her fathers.
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AUG. LEFTWICH,
Manager
ODD AND EVEN SYSTEM
Grand State Lotterv of Virginia,

SECOND CLASS.
The holder of two Tickets or shares ml9
get One Prize and may draw Three lls|
whole TO be drawn IN ONE DAY, and will lakoI
place
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coo

The wonderful effect of Mrs. Leigh s
system for curing the natural defect of
Stdntmering, was, on Friday last, most
strikingIy exemplifed in Charleston, by DIR.
DE La Motta. A negro man, named Jn'k,
well known in the city as drayman VINO
was so much affected by this mislortene,
as to render it distressing to witness his
efforts to speak, was sent to the institution
on Friday afternoon last--he was bat a
very short time under the instruction of
the Doctor when he returned to the gen
tleman who sent him, and to his utter as
tonshment, could speak as plainly, aud
with as little embarrassment or hesitation
as any one who had never been thus at
hlcted. This surprising change in The
short period ofan hour or two, could hard
" be realized by those who previously
knew the man, many Of whom were ea-
gerly interroSating him upon the subject
on Saturday morning in the usual walks of
his business. Charleston Courier.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02

Steel BeH.--A new sort of bell, made of
steel, has been invented by an ingenious
artisan of Brookyille, Indiana. They cos,
not more than one third as much as pre-.
sents bells. and though smaller in size,
they may be heard It as great distance.
A cast-Steel bell of 100 pounds is equal IN
strength and pIeasantneSs of sound to one
of 500, common. The hanging and ring
ing are easier. A Reverend Divine certi-
fees that one ( 81 pounds, was 80 loud
and clear that he heard it several miles.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-02

The "Hoiy" MquiSition..--It appears
from documents that must be deemed au-
theptic, that this Internal tribunal Of Spain,
during the eighteen years that an infamous
wretch named Tarquemada, was inquisitor
general, ITO which Office he was appointed
by the most pious pope Sextus vi. and the
most catholic king Ferdinand W no less
than 0,220 persons were burnt alive, 6 60
burnt in etligy, and 81 ,37l sent to the gal
lies or to prsOn-all under the horrible and
bIasphemoos plea of supporting the mild
and glorious doctrines of Jesus Christ =
The grand totals of the priestIy murders
aud prosecutions in Spain, are as follows ::
burned dltue, S4,958; in eiligy, 1908 !;
sent to the galleys, 288, 2l4-besides those
that were imprisoned, or quietly put to
death 10 dungeons, by starvation or disease
Tor the honor oTthe cross And these things
are among the " ancient aud venerable" IN
stltutons that the late Governor Morris ex-
horted the people to "reIoice" in the res
toratlon OF, in a mad Grafton, which was
listened TO by portion, "a little portion on
ly,1 OF the .4msr,cdn people, in the mad
days OF party spirit, not many years ago
1t seems that the "hoiy inquisltion" was
first completely orgaoized in 1908, by his
holiness pope INNOCENT III but it was
his holiness pope Gregory ~. under whom
1t was authorized more fully to murder
men, that christianity might abound =
There is great deal of this infamous stuf
still remaining in The world, aud too much
OF disposition to employ the " fire and
t"ggot even among ourselves, for the con
version Of " nfdes."
NILES Register.