The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-15


meneniary Glence. all neing surprised thai
s,ch, desela,eu,ent should Come ifen
HIM Ctesar 5d.eY rose from his seal, IN .
s,vIe pecul,ar 10 hini. He wis. nj that time
an animal skeleton decorated with a banda c
from, =, hi,b va. Suspended The green stu cover
ipg over one eye, 10 hide TIE rdsages 81 his car
er,---hr was indeed ali spifH viiiiru corp1trd
.ernment lie was thin, emaeiatedl aud eVerS
way the antitbesis of his friend Harlison, he
was rerllg. incliring To oorpmeaey, and oil
ne,p commanding. thongh without fertc. Boti
orthe members were really Representatives, Of
their respectiye States. Rodney, y no was an
doW.d as we have mentioned, with natnrd
| and highly amusing vein Of honor began, with
a crocodile sympathy, TO dcpiore the 'neidocho
| 10 aud PROSTATE condition OF his neiehboringi
| extensive aud heretofore powerful state OF
| Virginia But, said he, IA voice elevated an
octave higher tbaa concert pitch, lei her
/ b. 81 good cheer she has n friend 10 need !
] Delaware will take her under is protection, and
insure her SAFETY Harrison was astounded !.
+ but Joined (lor he rcllshcd good hit, for or a
gainst hlm,) IN the laugh and the subject lay
over 10 another day.
MIR. HANCOCK.
Tie eve Of Congress was Immediately fixed
on Nj Hancock as the successor Of Mr. Ran
dolph. aud he was unanimously elected Press
dent With modcsfy not unnatural Al his
vrurs, aud a consciousness of the difficulty he
might experience, IN filling station Of such
hlrl importance and responsibility, he hcsiiatcd
TO take the seat 10 which lac had been elected.
Mr. Harrison was standing beside linn, and
with ready good humor thai loved joke, e.
ven IN the Senate House, he seized the modest
candidate ~ his athletic arms and placed him
IN the presidential chair then. turning 10 some
Of members around he exclaimed, " we
will show mother Britain how little we care for
her. by making Massachusetts, man our Presl-
dent whom she has excluded from pardon by
public proclamation
MIR. HARRISON.
An anccdote has been preserved of Mr.. IIar-
rlson, which, iii appears somewhat inconsist-
emf with tie solemnity Of the scene. yet serves,
IN no slight dogrce, TO exemplifv the bold and
lively character OF the man Mr. Gerry, u Del
cgaie from Massachusetts, ms slender and spare
ms Mr.. Harrison was vigorous and portly, stood
beside him ai the table, while signing the DE.
cllralion oil Independence. He turned round to
him with n smile, ns he raised his hand from
the paper, and said. " When the hangin,
scene comes to be exhibited, | shall have the
advantage over you. II willlbe over with me
in minute, but you will be kicking in the air,
half an hour after ] am gone "
MRS. ADAMS
There has been preserved a letter written by
MIS-. Adams 10 a friend, at one OF the mort gloo-
nv periods Of Che Revolutionary War, IN which
she thus expressed the noble patriotism which
She cherished IN common with her husband
Heaven is our witness that we do not rejoice
IN the cttusi0n oil blood or the Garage of the
human species and having been forerd 10 draw
the sword, wGatc determined II Yer 10 sheathc
il slaves oi Bitiin. Oar causr. Sir, is tfusi,
one OF truth aud Justice, aud will finally pre-.
vail though the combined force OF earth aud
bell ,hall rise against il. 70 this cause | sa-
crificed much ofmy own personal happiness
by giving up to the counsels OF America one OF
my nearert connexions, ndliying for more than
three years in state of widowhood
GOVERNOR NELSON.
II is said of Governor Nelson, of Virginia
that during the siege of Yorktown, observing
hiS own house uninjurcdby the artillery OF the
American batteries he inquired INTO the cause
\ respect for his property was assigned. Mel
son, whose devotion to the common cause was
lrdent aud anbounded, requested that the artl.
other, especially as he knew il to be occupied
by the principal officers of the British army
Two p Gees we've accordingly pointed against IT.
The first shot went through the house, aud kill
ed two ola large company of officers, then
INDUCING IN the pleasures Of the table Other
balls soon dl,lodgcd the hostile tenants.
The uncle oit,oyenol Nelson mad been, for
dirty years, under the Provincial Government.
cIetary OF the Executive Council when the
disturbances in the Colonies broke out--too far
advanced in age to desire revolution, too pru.
Dent 10 check his great event II necessary, and
too faithful TO his uountrylncn 10 separate his
interest from theirs he chose the crisis of this
alteration 10 retire from public affairs Thus
did he opportunely quit the theatre, when new
pieces demanded fresh actors, and took his scat
among the spectators. content TO offer mp his
wishes foi the success of the drama, and to APP
pIaud those who acted well their part But in
the lasi campaign, chase introduced him ON the
scene d made hun unfortunately famous. Heliyed
at York. where h. had built very handsome
house, tIom which neither European taste nor
luxury was excluded "A chimney piece, and
some bass rel IS, OF very fine marble, Q, qusitclv
were particularly admired; when
"a conducted Lord Cornw aIlis to this town
to be disarmed, ms well as his till then
victorious troops, Secretary Nelson did not
think it necessary TO fly from the English. 10
whom his conduct could not have made nm dis
agreeable, nor have furnished any just motives
of suspicion lie was well received by the Gen.
eral, WIN established his headquarters in his
house. which was built on an cminence near
the most important Qualifications, and in the mos,
agreeable situation of the town II was the first
object winch struck the sight as you approach
the towa. but instead of travellers, soon drew
the attention OF oar hombarders and cannoniers
and was almost entirely destroyed. MIR. Nelson
lived IN IT at the time onl batteries tried their
first shot, aud killed one of his negroes At n 1T
tie distance from him, so that Lord CORVALLIS
was soon obliged TO seek another asylum. But
what asylum could be found for an old man
deprived of the use of his legs by the gout and
above all what asylum could defend him eanst
the cruel anguish father must feel at being be-
sieged by his own children, for he had two in
the American army 30 that every shot whcth-
er fired upon the town, or from the trenches,
might prove equally fatal to him. The state
of cruel an XictV was rot Ia be enduyed . ,,d 4,