The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-27

WEIGH Mr. NcDufhe Inns assigned even 20 the
saNesmxui
The eonsideratsoa OF this aseston viii be re-
sumed- PHIL0 L0WSDEs.
900
Mr. Carter Bcnerlv-A sort Of sdsritisous ina
porfancs being attached 10 the name Of this PR
son, asthe guest and con6dani OF Gen. jackson.
a writer IN the Illinois Gazette. VINO Describes
himself as a oriacr neighbour in Virginia Of Mr..
Beverly undertakes TO inform the readers OF thai
paper a. 20 this persons sanity Of mind, which
hr questions and snstains his doubts as fosiows.
Aher srs, stating that Mr. Beserlys creed as a
iederalst proved an obstacle in Virginia TO fi,e
political advancement OF Which he was very de-
sitous. the writer says he turned h- attention TO
all sors of experiments in philosophy, aud 1t
Gas Thus, he add
While in the full tide If philosophical espe-
riment, that MIR. Beverly committed an act,
which made the and most Of his neighbours con-
sider him mad man. He accidentally got ac-
suainted with a schoolmaster a man OF great
science-but whose head was more full. posi-
bic, of wild schemes than his own. Tbs Nun Of
theory maae out Ia convince him, tina, II was but
. trlAng matter TO go to the moon, or any OF the
other planets-thai all Tint was necessary was "A
repulsive power to thrown substance out of the
earth's zttractiOn--and that tbcn II would, OF
course, fail INTO the attraction of the moon. The
idea was just such u one as To strike the fancy OF
Mr. Die accordingly gave the teacher suit
OF clothes, 10 give up his claims 10 originality IN
this doctrine aud let il he believed thai he (hr.
b. was the Original protector Of the scheme. lie
set his furnaces to work, aud had huge eslibre
cnst, which he SET perpendicnlarly on end, on the
top OF the Blue Mountain, between t'Vo immense
rocks. TO keep il from bursting. This he would
IaaI NH erttb hundred al
powder and blow of immense rocks into the air
IS sometimes he would put CATS aud dogs into the
crater ofhis artificial volcano. A. he found that
they NJ yer returned OF fell back to the same
place. he concluded that they must have gone to
the moon. Bnttben lis information about that
planet was AS limited as ever. Ills next object
was 10 get some human bcias hardy enough to
undertake III. voyage mud of sufficient intelli-
Rencc To return again With intotmallo from the
sllvery orb but his applications we're IN vain !;
none were willing 10 undergo the risk Of an ART
Al voyage for the sake Of the honour or the pro-
fit o the undertaking. Az length negro man Of
his own, (who had previously viewed the ground
aud found that hr could escape from the cali
brc into the business apparently embraced the O.
yentiul undertaking. For this he wa. 10 get his
freedom 200 weight OF powder was gwen TO
bo'y him back md large umbrella TO break
MS fall on returning 10 the earth, and ~ enter
ng the atmospheric of the moon. Thus proyid.
ed. be cutered the crater. but. seeing his mas
ter's back turned, slipped into the woods The
match was applied and off went the mammoth
cannon. But Cutie took good care to hide him
sef in the bushes illl ms return mig be looked
tor nv his mastcr---and his return cargo Of pow
der was exchanged, by other slaves who were in
the secret, 10 supply him with neces'aries during
a. a.. T.. :, he her N
Virginia, slaves pre closely allowanced, at
peck of corn meal a ~cek--what they get more
must be hy theft The lower orders Of society
carry on a considerable contraband trade with
slaves in stolen articles. The two hundred
weight Of powder was considerable stock in
trade AMI the neghbouring negroes lived well
AS long as itsSted.
But CuiIee'S festive exile WAS doomed to be Of
shou duration One Sunday. about three weeks
after his supposed flight, he was seen, Ia compa-
ny with large number OF other negroes, IN The
neichbourhood of Nh Beverly quarter, The
master no sooner got word than he flew Ia the
place and enquired Of the advantnTer, "what
news from the moon and why he had not i'm.
mcdintely come 10 the house TO giyr HIM intelll-
grnre p Cniicc told hlm that he had inst lit on
the cath--dat dr moon was de coolest country
in de whole woIld--de negroes dere all free, Il
live like Dc masters This last remark so rrlta-
ted MIR Il. thai hr bound him handanh foot, aud
sold him 10 an Orleans trader. II must be re
ncmbrrcd that no words can so wound the feel
ings Of a Nirginian as talking ahoni the freedom
OF negl oes.--and Mr.. X vas Que OF those who
carried his IDEAS Of the i,uins rigia of slavery TO
the greatest height
IL addition to all this, the whole nrg hhorhood
had got word of the escape from the great gun
last of all Mr.. Beverley himself SO that his
sale might in part he owing 20 his own decrp-
ton. in rather wishing to deceive his own master
than to break his neck by fl ing ont OF the cali
bre of gun. II seems, after the failure of this
bold and truly original scheme that MIR. Beyer-
" gave up his philosophical discoveries, andlas
quiet till lately when he Thought something
might be- done towards rc>usCitatiug his fame,
Nv coming 10 the Western Country and setting
Gen jackson and Mr.. Clay by the ears.
The Ccn;reyinc Times. printed on the EasD.
rrn Shore Of Maryland sars :" We are no; At
al satisfied that the opinion should - abroad
that this portion of the State prefers the unircd
talents aud experience of General Jackson, TO the
already exhibited abilit aud practical talents
If the statesman Adams. We the efore oppose a
direct contradiction to such calculations, as they
regard the Eastern Shore. and state, as the re-
suit OF observation, that although portion ofthe
citizens of each county. respectable alike for
number and chai acter, advocate the Heros cleo
ton, lac is iar from having "A majority in any
one of them. Consequently, we believe there
will be no jackson elector returned from the
Eastern shore
Thr Frankfort Commentator proves, by the ar
knowledged returns of the late Congress sional f.
lection in Kentucky TINT there were EIGHT Thou
SAND SIX lIugrREp AND EIGHry-sEvEN more
votes given to the Admmist alton Candidates
thanto those who avnwed themselves for Jack
500 There can be no mistake in the calculation
Every candidate on each side of the question is