The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-08
A.. Stat. Of public sentiment,

t.,ouing the state Of public senorehs,
pihes Oh n moi superior, 10 those OF any other
sIeeqe' s,ate. we have assurances that the
maa ~ -, s's,;on !, ginning ground, Win raph-
adiahi' =, ttr most sangune expectations lie
y eft" ,hcse words Believe me We arc do
litter ~ =, :; tbis part Of Inc state lhls side oil
ing "fH ai,,nns will surely give a mhjouts a
ne sns.l and the North Eastern Counties
,unst Jackson, a""
I'M do tue same. a., or.ho mann.
Wv # The Jackson papers, ea>' VI 'ie MUM
one = los itself for the diminui'ton IN the /
ia'us forces III that quarter, by thc nope 'hh'
Jac"s'' !, !, the western counties, viii form
ne pr fh.I,nx" in support otihe Jackson cause.
: 'o'' a,,e,tatioon, We fear tn editor Is doom
u "'i sai'y disappointed. short VISIT 10
e. |si,gton. Beaver, Allegheny, and Inc other
- - ,onnties will convince INN that here too
@'',.,nlr are wise enough 10 kn'" When tue.
:" pseli off. They have no disposition 10 riaee
ar "e' ,.s',,sts IN he hands Of John Ran lolph.
i ,'sa G. Calhoun, Co. ben'on, Oh even Mart
Jon" p,,en Thpy are not tirei OF an admins
t@ p', ah;ch thinks aud acts AS they themselves
a1,axs thought aud acted. JacksouiStn l.
10 Il. last legs III the West
c,;.eh;op.-Duf' of the Telegraph, says that
I'D cen Jackson say, IN darch, 1870, that
=, rlay through his friends, had offered Iosote
~ -, Jackson. provided Mr. Adams wasaot
10, ;,ad nt the head of the Department OF State.
~ ti,ch,s the nail. An anonymous state
l hacked by the evidence of Dull, presents
J" 'afoht Of authority not to be shaken. even by
.. .n,,nter testimony of HENRY CLAY.-Nhen
Wv fest saw the statement in the Fayetteville
",.,,sor we remarked TO friend" Take no
,o,Y If Duff does not oll-hand, assert this To
", 40 oC his own knowledge lie replied that
" Pc, knew so singular a circumstance, and
Va "a d;screditable TO Mr.. Clay htrue, he would
- nablished il before this. True, we reioin-
~ had he known il, he would have published
:. hut he did mol know il, aud therefore he did
80, nnblish il, but mark the predictions he WI
o, renublish IT, and clare he knew all about
!, from The beginning Sure enough, Duff says
:, beard Gen. jackson say SO in March, 1923
On Duff Duff! Oh
Richmond Wig.
The Philadelphia papers mention, that at the
Lotto session of the yearly meeting ofFrends IN
,ra city, So, 900 were appropriated towards de-
r ,ine the EXPENSES of certain free people of
,ol-nf rom n. Carolina, to Liberia, liayti, and
N. free states, as they may prefer.
Mr. Van Bnren, who it will be recollccted, is
row in Georgia, informs the Editor Of the Ma
,,oal Advocate that The health of WILLIAM
UtyRy CRAWFORD, Esq is almost entirely re-
stored His rcsidtnce Is at Lexington, Georgia,
a short distance from Augusta. lie rides out on
horseback almost daily.
According TO statement in the New-Nork
Tim ), il appears thai in the last Congress, con
sstng of 2l6 members, there were eigdtg-sertn
bachelors and t@enig.toU wdowcls, making Il
majority of the whole Ia the 0tr1it th' malor-
ity is more fearful no less thaa iCo thirds OF the
43 members being widpwcrs or bachelors. In
die li0,tse Of Representatives. there are 1877 fnU-
gers y physicians, / clergymen, Is JarHc1S,a and
but 5 me rctaA!S
81. Helena The captain Of British ship.
when a ely touched at ST Helena. reports that
Bolaparte's lew house remained unoccupied,
and sira gers with permission, are allowed 10
view il during their stay. The room of lis old
residence. wherein he died, had been converted
10 a thrashing barn, and the other part Of the
house into stables.
Awritcr in the London Morning Herald in
comparing the expenses of the British aud Amer.
ican governments, makes the following stale
ment -
"The annual expenditure ofthe United States
amounts to only about 2, 49, SSH. sterling, that
is TO saw to about one tTcHtg fourth part y 0ttS,
which is 1000 000l. The details of course,
bear similar proportion. Thus, shilst cur ar
nv costs eight millions and quaater, the L.
States army costs but los O0ol. Our navy costs
six millions, and half that of the United States
only 726.000 Our ordnance one million and
three quarters the American ordnance but
263 900. Our civil li,'-namely, king, ROY al
family, nobility, aud courts Of ju>tice, two mil
lions and quarter the civil list Of America
27f00ol. Our king one million; the president
otthe United States 60Ool.'
A new paper has been established at Whining
ton Delaware, under the title Of the Delaware
Journal to be published sem-weckiy. NJ Brad
ford is its Editor, who is said 10 be acquainted
with the duties of an Editor The journal is IA
vorable 10 the present Administration Of the
General Government.
W. have received the first number of paper
published at ST. Clairsvile, (Ohio) by II. J. How
ard, entitled the National Historian. BY IFS cd
ioria comments and selections, it seems 10 ap-
prove the course ofthe Administration.
RdhCngs.--Evtract of letter from a gentle
MIN travelling in England, dated 18th Feb. 1927:
ihe tIGlllttt anu I'D NSeli HdNIhI 'oWPiN''u'
70 Our sat ,taction, an investigation of the Rail
ways OF this kingdom, he ,aris from me thi, day
toembalk in one OF the first packets or New
York Although / have been ior two months
Examining railways, am in greater state of
admiration than ever about them: As TO the
phenomena of the iieton railway, You can
Scarcely believe them true when in the midst of
tcm--it will look to you like Rhodomontade TO
Speak Of twenty -four empty wagons being forced
up MI, all the way by steam, at the rate OF e'gh-
zen miles an hour, and this upon plane mile
snd halflong. ] came down the same plane,
Staining upon a knee of the hindmost wagon of
"a loaded ones, weighing altogether one hun
oed tons; they descend the plain by their own
gravity, at FIRST slow, and with a solemn sort of
sFunbling; but when the acreleration gathers
"a mead, it is as fearful II Is beautiful. Ihcy
ave the popular mode of communication here
TREAT Britain will soon be covered with them