Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-08-25


gentlemen, your obedient servant
DAVID PORTER.
TO Mcssrs. Martin Gorden, &c.
Purchasing PreSScS.-Thc London news
papers have SEM forth some indignant rcmon-
strances against the calumnious insnuations
that they have been bought or bribcd by the
actual ministry. Lords Peterborough and
Londonderry limited in their place, that part of
the secret service money had been appropriated
to tins purpose. Lords Dudley and Ward re-
PEELED this nsinuation very promptly. Such a
contradiction was scarcely necessary. No idea
could be more supremely ridiculous, to those
who know any thing Of the London Press. Not
that it is above the probability of purchase or
influence, but it is made of such costly mater-
ais, that no administration can afford to buy it.
ihe Lines newspaper would bring in the mar
ket (the whole establishment we mean) any
day, from tfllO,GGO to 100000 (morc than
5000 ,oO03 The Morning Chronicle, when it
was sold by the Executors of the late Mr.. Per-
ry, few years ago, brought sf47 900, and six
years interest on that sum. In the same pro-
portion the. other papers would bring enormous
prices we are now speaking of the value of
the Concerns together. Nor could the politi-
Cal opinions of Journal be bought for "A much
Eiess sum- any sudden change of political sen-
journal. People rarely take paper there ex-
cept from party prediction. The expense of
conducting Press in London, is so immense,
as to terriiy all but the weathiest from attempt
| ing 1t. The Chronicle truly enough says -
Why the whole years salary OF all the
members of the Cabinet, if expended in an at
| temp; (Which after all might not succeed) to
establish one morning paper in London, would
not he more than enough. And would any
| man, whose ears are not SO long as those of a
certain useful quadrupcd, imagine that the
proprietor OF newspaper, for such sum as
| might, perhaps, tempt some needy Austrian or
ltu'$ian, or Spanish Government Secretary to
| furni.h copy OF the secret articles of Trea-
ty, bat which would not serve to keep the
wolf from his door one day there being per-
haps, four or five hundred human beings I'M
mediately dependent on him for subsistence
sacrlhce his property, by offending those who
! are his subscribers, not from any favor to him
but from coincidence in principles No min
| istry, no party in this country, can protect a
| newspaper against the consequences of Offend
| ing its readers"
When 1t IS recollected, that, of the London
Press, there are in favor of Mr. Canning 10
| daily tri-weekly; 2 semi-weeklv, and 33
weekly papers, the absurdity of charging it
with having been purchased palpablc
| Coa0Ga.-The Election in Lower Canada
has closed, and nearly all the returns have
been received. The contest has been one OF
the most violent ever witnessed in the province.
large majority of the last Parliament were
| opposed to the present Governor 1t will be
rccoiiectcd that a new election was ordered,
| and the session abruptly broken up A pro-
| clamation was made by the earl of Dalhouse
charging the members with want of respect to
Ills maIesty's officers, and of Just sense of the
interest of the colony. The returns from all
the districts give an increased majority to the
popular side. In Quebec and Montreal. where
the greatest efforts appear to have been made
the Old members have been returned by in
creased votes.
In the county of Sorel, the residence of the
Lieutenant Governor, DIR Walord Nelson was
elected by majority of four votes, over the
Attorney General The Montreal Gazette. the
Government paper, closes their remarks on the
subject, as follows
| we are now careless of the result of the G.
lections and perfectly Indifferent as to who NAV
be returned. We presume not to anticipate
what proceeding may take place at Quebec at
the meeting Of Parliament (as it is almost a
nockery TO apply the sacred name to such a
convcntion) when the measure of insult and
aggrayaton by the lower branch of the Legis-
l
prepare ourselves in the present situation of
affairs to consider the possibility of the remo-
deiiIng OF the machine of government and
should not be surprised if the two Provinces
were at no distant period, united. If such
! prospect is dsagreeable to the Canadians let
them thank the blind guides who have dragged
them to the brink of the precipice
Ba:k # the Common,ct aiM of Kentucky.
- This institution has now in circulation.
according TO the reports on the frs, Of July,
notes TO the amount Of Ss13.Ss4 81 For
the purpose Of redeeming these notes, she
holds the notes of individuals for loans
made TO the amount Of 81 .4z67 zoe 65, and
real estate fthe value Of $40 ,5oi 81, ma
king IN all 81 ,457 ,35f ~, leaving an excess
over and above the amount 10 be redeemed,
OF S618.469 90. This excess. after mixing
some allowance for bad debts, will have
TO be paid by the debtors 10 ,he Bank, in
gold or silver, or their equivalent.
Southern editor thus announces his re-
turn home, and the resumption of his edlo-
rial duties: