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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-06

oori''iae 10 invest the whole rr' rprisc with an
unusual interest
The idea af to'onzng the free b'acks gina.
ted IN the Virginia legislature t~erty five or
hnty years ago, and Vas adj ocaied 10y Nj. Mon
Toe aud Mr.. Jefferson. In 1915. was formed tho
Amei iean Colonization Society, ofwbifh Judge
Washington. of Supreme Court was chosen
Pc d Ut There wass pne diversity olopiIien as
tothc most ely bic spot fora COLONY Sierra Leone
ofso ne part Of Portuguese America, haViny been
proposed. in ISL. however, Cape Mesurado
was rurchasrd and on the 2sth of April, 1922
the American flag waved on the African shore.
This territory is equal in fertility to western
states, and affords greater variety Of valuable
products. The climate. though different, is sa-
luxurious and Notwithstanding some mortality
nj first. arising from other causes. the result has
been much less disastrous than in like early at
tempis in America.--1he colony now ia the
sixth year of its existence, contains upwards Of
SIX hundred inhabitants, who live and cultivate
their fields, 10 comfort Ii extends two hundred
miles along the coast. aud indefinitely into the
interior. All the children Of Monroyia the CAPT.
tai ofthe colony, attend school.
In SIX months of the year 1926. the exports
mounted to S44 900. the profit on which was
$50 oOO. nearly three iourths vessel, with
cargo Of 4 600 disposed of the whole
of Il there in ten days. and every centpaid.
The natives in the vicinity are doclle, L. seem
inely capable Of civilization. They are on an.
micahle terms With the colonists, and share in
their labors. The suppression of the slave trade
in its neig hborhood, is one ofthe most desirable
and probable consequences of the establishment
of this colony, and one ofthe hest reasons for
founding others. Ofthe emigrants the condition
has been essentially improved. while the effects
ofthe scheme on slavery at home, are believed
10 be abated. From colony so situated, q
great accession may be expected TO com
merce, and an evil be thus committed into a bles
sing.
Christendom Ito her shame be it spoken) owes
n heavy debt TO Africa debt Hugmeutlng
through a long series of years, by rapine op.
preston, torture and murder. The day is
scarcely past, when the slave trade found So
Tenn advocates in grave logicians and states
men high in place who defended it on grounds
not less absurd than those ironically urged by
the great author ofthe Spirit of Laws, the 9TH |
erwise high price of sugar. aud the unwhole-
of indigo plantations. IL rs yet deep |
aud foul STAN on humanity that men are still
found IN civilized societies, to brave the nfamy |
OF growing rich by this bloody and frighfful
traffic. What he sense of shame aud religion |
cannot effect, will, we trust, lie effected by other
means md the bloody as well as barren deserts
OF Africa. be made to yield some blossoms OF CT
Witty aud happiness. SIC iiur nd dsird; for
those who are pursuing these noble aims will OBJ
tain an Immortality in every truly wise and hui
name bosom. Bait 1'ler.
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meantime. between fhe rorriro NJ.
1"hita States and Great L t.iH H.. - > ne
constant correspondence. al rar..5... log He'r
tervais, however, but av avs IN H.. '''' iu-
having for H. o jccf the ncuIca,;,, 4eae.
forbeaianee, Of the rxprdiency oCtb., "ei"ai
tion OF the . ne state II thinss j, ~. 'A't'a-
terrloty A. e&ist'1l at the date of ia. 7, Ih'ei
"hent aud oi ay idlne all disputes wbirn ~ %
grow out Of the agitation OF H. might
" hhhTespect 10 tie taa HoYerrn,...,
Is PEI iectiy good understanding. .apon H..
vions proprIety. and indeed neres.,i,, 90
beaiancr and moderation on both .ia,. '''
ms question. Any act pfa contrary ,L.. q, 10
are ac's OIL Individual citizens, Nthaui ,ls "
'po'i's OF sanction oi rlthct Government AM,
course, are 10 be avoided and tebol.ed "''''"
This is the general sratr of lacts-,.,L,
particular case of Gen BAKER. r.l.r,., ne
'ne hinoh' We can only say, thai q he ,il.,..,
the mail, aud did other oboexi,rs 49,, fpd
what's technically and practical, RIM o"
ritory,' by which we understand such IT,. '''-
as was in possession of Greet Britain =, '''''y
OF the Treaty ofGhent and previouslv m
was violating what "" believe 10 he tho ,a,. we
understanding between the two Coy.,,,,., 'u
and his conduct viii. of course. receive mo- ,..
tenance on the part of the United States W W
ther he was on that territory oI not Is a M,
which depends upon evidence not Win W, ou
reach ot
We hope We have answered the ou,,f...
the Albion satisfactorily. We will opl,. '','
ihatwc believe measure. will be taken -,
part of the L. States. TO ascertain the t,,,o WV
hcter Of the transactions nn the disputed f.,
~, there being no disp SION here to COM
at any acts OF violence. contrary to The mt
standing which exists between Great Bri,,ia,,
the United States on this subject
The following are the titles Of the article, ,,
the fourth number of the American Quartp,ra
review, which Rns issued on the LIST ofDe,a,t
Der
Origin ofthe Homeric Poems Mexico. liz
Of Bernardin de- 81. Pierre DE Roos T,ay.l.
Gastronomv of the Romans: Chateaubr,.,d
Works Carriers Travels American poe,,,.
Egyptian Chronology Weights aud Aea..
uTcs.
We are happy TO learn that about four fioo,
and copies OF the fourth number will he prip,od
that number being necessary 10 supply the in.
creaSing demand fof this valuable work
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Lord Godelichs Cab,

al resent travelling IN England .dnted Sept Beth
few days since | visited the tunneI under
the names, which is one OF the most gratifying
curiosltes | have seen in London. II is about
three miles below the London bridge, and onIh.
Kent side Of the river We first descended the
shaft, a tremendous cavity in the earth about on.
hundred'teet deep & then proceeded through one
OF the arched carrlnge-ways which was beautiful.
~ lii up with gas We passed to the extrfme
end. where the worltneu arr employed which IS
500 feet from the shaft & of course a considers
be distance under the river, and which believe
to be about half way across As yetthey have
not recommended their work OF boring, buf they
expect to do so in few days as the break IN the
river is completely stopped and the tunnel fee
rom water. The steam engine down the shan
draws away the diri in carts as fast as the work
pen NIL them by the other arCh.Nay which laid
with rail road. lhave great confidence IN its
success, for what is there that men cannot do
when they have atther disposal plenty OF money
and plenty of force
On the same day we visited the Tower, and
inspected every thing il contained. The armoly
which can contain 300 600 stand Of arms, was p
magnificent spectacle and sight Of the crown
jewels WINS truly dazzling. The present
king crown is valued ut l.U0u,00Oi without TIE
precious ruby which is above all price.
" Amongst ASTONISHING wonders + tie ess
there Is actually in existence a steam carriage
which was put in operation few days since IN
the Regents Park and elsewhere. 1t goes up
bill al the rate of five miles an hour, aud ona le-
vel of fourteen down hill it goes 100 tht-"
much so that the man VINO had the care Of me
wheel forgetting 10 lock th"n one Of them tie"
of, but did not upset lie vehicle Which alone Is
great advantage over the machines drawn by
bits Of bioods " They are now finishing one
on larger scale. When the accident abo'e
mentioned happened there were twenty persons
in the carriage" Penn. Ga'
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PouIsons Philadelphia American confirms
report Of an intrresiiH decision made by the
COurt of Oyer aud Yerminer of that city, in the
case Of Isaac w Morris, member OF the So
cieiy of Friends He was summoned as Ju-
ror, IN the case of man who was indicted for
the murder OF his wife and when called, at the
swearing of the Jury, he declared to the Court
his UNIV illngncss aud inability 10 find verdict
of Conviction whatever might be the evidence,
in capital case The Attorney for the Com
mou~ralth, thereupon, offered to challenge the
Juror f1r cause. This was objected 10 by the
Counsel for the prisoner they alleged that the
declaration Of the Juror was no cause Of chal-
lenge, and contended that he should be affirmed.
After argument at length on each side
ChiefJusticc GrBsoS said in substance that
he considered the point as recognised and ruled
by the late Chief Justice Tighman and himself
in former case in the same Court where a
member of the Friends Society committed
To prison for refusing 10 serve as Juror, in a
capital trial. The case fell within none of the
causes Of challenge laid down in the books-it
was an error and mere abstract opinion of the
Jurors; ifthe prisoner had advantage by IT,
the Court was not to deprive him of it; aud
he thought the Juror, sh0uH beaDrmed, as be-
ing " omni erceptions major
Judge RopGEKs who had been called from
the Court Of Nis Prius, adjoining, total>e part
in the decision, in giving his opinion denied the
right Of the Court to place the juror in situd-
tiont violate his conscientious rights such in
reference would be violation of the Constitu-
ton " Lead us not into temptation, said Judge
X. is our daily prayer and to compclthe Juror
to act either against his conscience, or the law.
would be to tempt him to wrong. The obyiou,
religious persuasion of the Juror confirmed him
in believing his declaration was sufficient cause
for challenge.
Judge ToDD did not think the point decided
in the former case referred TO ; that there, the
Juror had only asked TO be excused. We are
hound, said he, to support the law. Murder /
ought to have the punishment which the law pro- |
,idrs or no punishment AT all II would be an a
buse of language to say that an assassin was
TIRED by Jurors who felt the convictions which |
Mr. Morris had expressed lie gave his
opinion that the cause Of challenge icaS good.
The Juror uas excused and another substi.
tuted.
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american Ci0cks.-Mr. A. Willard, Jr. OF
Boston, has made II clock for large church in
Mexico, and it is the first one ever made in this
country which strikes the houIs and quarters.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-12-06
FOREIGN.

Nm york Nov 2S--NoUday afternoon the
Il, sI,,n lanes Croppcr, Captain Graham
.,s announced heloW We have been poblelY
,,,,rd by The owners of the Line, with Liver
..a,tnane,s OF 18th aud 10th October aud Lon
d,n Of lin aud i2lh Idem. from which We have
selected all tie news ot importance. winch the
Iotenes. al the hou, al which they were received
would admit
n, s,Iynnus Irntins sailcd on the Sth Of De
,nhcr fot this pot y" understand TINT Nj 'al
lam, aud C.m,Iy. and the HussRn Munster aud
~, nre an board The Liverpool Advertiser
,tthc 10th Of Oct says, That " NJ the beginning
at last week. accounts vert received nom '"".
.t,,,,n,nl, and were published ~ the Globe aud
Times which stated that he Porte had acccd'h
., thr terms nropu .cd by the Allied Powers III
,een,d 10 hue qualified independence ofGrecoe.
,rhtsneX. which was OF course hailed with the
,,.r,nest s,,t,siaction is however dscrcdltcd by
,be ro,irl,r aud as no farther accounts have
he,n r,eriycd We are unable 10 form an oplnlon
ofthc real state otine lacis
Iondon dates of the lh Oct. states, that Fer
,;,,nd VII has arrived al larIagnna, in The
nro,inee ot Catalonia, and considerable Efforts
,ys,, ,nnd, bv the inhabitants Of Barcelona aud
other neighhoring towns 10 give ccial TO ms al.
rival Not III. least check, how ver, has been
sy,ve, ia the uIua rebellion which RACES IN that
province.
,he accounts from Constantiuople(i the Ne,o
15p,s Ith Oct J are 10 the 10Th sept. On
hat dny the srnt Of uegoCahons apPeated 10
he n, the MONT Of being changed and removed
q, London. A division of the French squadron
had hlockadcd Mudan, with view TO intercept
sunnlies that might be attempted 10 be sent
,bi,her. aud the same authority "a letter N the
Meni,euf ofpih oct) states that the English
1..t had IN like manner bockadcd NavarIno-
off which mort thev appeared on the 18th. The
ambassadors are SAID 10 have issued ~ circular,
in which they express hope, thai II will not
ne necessary 10 employ erirCmt measures The
I,azptle de France quotes a letter from tonStan-
,inonle. mat the announcement OF the death Of
Mr. Cannmg had excited the greatest JOY a
,nano the Turks. We cannot think this Is au-
theniic.
An article from finls states that Prince Alb
has Mira had sent an ambassador TO the Rus
sian headquarters 10 treat OF peace, aud that IT
,vns likely il would soon he made The condi-
,ieoS winch il /, expected Russia will demand
aud obtain are the orssion oi all the conquered
,c,ritorv an IN the Araxrs. aud the payment Of
exnenses OF the war II Is also said that T'ilis
is TO be made one OF the principal markets of
Asia.
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
MR.. BUCKNER's ADDRESS

Mk BUCkNERS ADDRESS.
70 HIS CONSTITUENTS, IN RELATION TO GENERAL
JAcKsoN's LETTER TO Col. WM. OwnAs.
TO the Voters Of tile Eighth Congressional District
The election Of member to Congress from this
District having closed, can address Won, without
incurring the censure of acting from Interested mo-
tives in relation TO it, The political excitement
which has prevailed in this district and throughout
the State, dictates the propriety of permitting the
ebutions of passiun to subsie as soon as possible,
and mt to give additional fuel to the flame Such
was my ardent desire and should have contentetl
myself, by returning to you my most grateful ac.
acknowledgements for the recent testimony you have
furnished Of your undated confidence, in at leas
my disposition to serve you faithfully, in the ar,lu
GUS and honorable station to which you have calle,
me, at three successive elections, had it not bee,
sor most extraordinary attempt, made BY Genera
Andrew Jackson, not only to inure my prospect o
election, but to assai the purity of my motives i,
the course which pursued during the canvass
You all know what that course has been and tn
unprinc'psed attacks which some of nv enem e
have made upon me. With them. no fabricatio
against the Administration (for whose acts the
seem disposed to hold me responsibe) was to
baretacets no misrepresentation of nv noltic.
opinions, was too ridiculous to he essaye,,. by an
who seemed determined on success. utterly rsyar,
less ct the means employed to ensure It, II ~.
In vain that an appeal was made to their candou
TO take the public speeches made by me. hn,b i
Congress and before you, with nv vo,es. ,s II
surest test Of those opinions. Marked as the vi
Tin OF their political persecution, the rancour
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28

obtained, war would not have been decluea
and thus have proved that neishbor Ms ii,
getting into neighbour I's garden, was the 70,
cause Of it . Ilurrah from all hands-six m~
mugs of flip Landlord, our town Of s. has the hc
nor of having produced the cause OF the late war;
and Of making gentleman OF General jackson into
the bargain--for If it had not been for the war h,
would never have been the . Hero Of New Orleans
and in that case nobody would have ever thoushtd
him for President - Broohiw Adr
Ertract of a letter from gentleman IN Loudon CUuu
tv Virginia, TO friend in Woshington
The suggestion of an able and .judcious writer
in the Richmord Wing, OF the propriety Of the peo
ple of Virginia, opposed TO the election of Gen
Jackson, delegating persons TO assemble in Rich
mond, for the purpose of forming in electoral ticket
has attracted considerable attention 1t will be
adopted, cyond doubt, by the citizens Of London
and their example will certainly be Immediately fol-
lowed by the citizens of Jefferson and Berkley
all of these countless as YOU know, are amongst the
most popuous in the State. The county of London
contains UPWARDS of 1000 freeholdcrs. The mo1
sanguine friend of the General would not expect
900 of them ovote for him. Mr.. Adams charac.
ter as man and as a statesman is held in great es.
timaon in this county, and his cabinet is also high.
ly approved.
The vote of the State of Virginia. am convinced,
will present result very different from the one
wished by the politicians about Richmond, and so
confidently calculated upon in their publications
The formation of respectable electoral ticket by
individuals chosen By The people for thot express pur
pose, and having no connexion with the ntrgues and
combinations of the members of the Assembly, will
have happy effect upon their minds and will
confidently expect, yet enable them to throw the
weight of our ancient and patriotic commonwealth
into the scale of civil virtue and civil talents, agans
} that of IA military passion and acknowledged cNIm
capacity.
The letter of Mr.. Buchanan has produced grea
effect, and the popularity of Mr.. Clay is daily III
creasing We are. here, strongly inclined to claT
him as native of Virginia and thus to increase tt
glory of the "Old Dominion by making her
sharer ofthe fame Of his eloquence, his ability ar
his patriotism.
There is to be meeting in London early in 0
: tober, for the purpose of choosing Delegates TO
= in forming the ticket have spoken Of Her Del
gates will in all probability, be men of talents al
i weight.
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
JACKSON AND THE PIG.

Cause ofHe late War and JocksOn's p0pulariiy.
Some time since party of village wise heads,
assembled in the bar Of the Farmers Hotel. in
s. Rhode Island, were exhaustlng their learn
ing and temper in discussing the causes of the late
War. AS the dispute waxed warm and seemed
about coming to the decision SO common on such oc-
casions, of bloody heads and dsfgured faces. thus
proving that we have enough of the spirit among
US, to make slight causes sufficient to light the
flame, say, just at this critical PERIOD plain ho-
nest farmer stepped forward and intcrposed with
don't lose your tcmpers gentlemen, you are all
wrong. | can explain the whole matter to you.-
Orders in Council-Berlin and Milan decrees-free
trade, sailors rights am, all your nonsense had
thing to do with it. The war was entirely owing
to neighbor MS pig getting into neisbbor rs garden
Hold still gentlemen, and will prove it. BurriIl
you know was MS lawyer, and got his case for him.
L. was Representative to the Assembly, from the
town ct So: now you know that Burrl and
Howell were both candidates for Uncle Sans Sc.
nate, and every body was at work on one side and
t'other, and after counting noses, Burrils friends
thought all was safe, but when the vote was TAKEN
T. though he was good staunch tederalist and o
course bound to vote for Burrill, remembering the
pig law suit, would not vote for him, 80 that Howell
by voting for himself got elected by one majority
Now II 1t had not been for the pig law suit, r. woult
have voted for Burrll, and he would have been cho
sen Senator. Now don't interrupt me gentlemen
now. you all remember that when the question q
declaring war came before the senate, Mr.. Bav,r,
moved to postpone it six weeks, to give time to hea
: from England, and his motion you know was 10.
by only one vote-one Jerry Howell voting agains
h it. Now it Burril had been there he would hav
II voted for the motion, and the declaration of wa
e' would have been deferred Before the six week
S. 'xplred, news arrived that the Orders in Counc
:, we're repealed, and thus the principal alleged caus
& Of war removed. OF course if the delay had bee
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
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FOREIGN,

Corfu. J,iu 24.-Ne know nothing precise re.
specting the plan Of Lord Cochrane Or the forccs
under his command. Ibrahim Pacha has found
in all pats of the Peloponnessus, obsacl les which
he did not expect in the frmness and activity
of the Greeks He first attacked Megaspl
can, best fortified convent in Greece, and was re-
pulsed with loss. Having afterwards marched in.
to the territory of kcriteas. he met with Nkltas and
Gennaes Coloctron. Their vigorous resistance de-
feated his projects. which were to gather in the corn
and drive off the cattle, in order to send them to
Tripozza, which is in distress for provisions. The
unarmed part of the Inhabitants retire to distance
from the roads at his approach, and all the men he
| meets with are armed.
| Redschid Pacba has turned tawards the interior
of Greece, but there there four thousand resou'e
soldiers, to subduc whom will cost him troube,tme
and many men.
| The Constantin ope fleet has returned for the Sc
cond time to Navarino and left the field clear for
the four Greek briggs, which Lord Cochrane has e
to bloc kade the ntrance oil the Gull ot C0Finlh.
NAPOLI. July 9.
| Since the capitulation Of the Acropois. we remah
rather in state Of peace than of war; The courage
of those who have arms is saways the same, and the
determination Of the Greeks to rec0nQuer their IN.
dependence spreads more The very arrival OF LORD
Cochrane and General Church appear to have seal
ed the liberty Of the Greek naton. The prudence
of Gen. Church. on the one side, and his influence
on the minds of the soldiers, will recall the brilliant
era Of our victories by land the genius OF LORD
Cochrane, and his experience, will discover the
means of defeating the great Turkish vesales, anu
of inspiring terror within the enemys ports. Greece
is grateful towards both these foreign Chict, wine
have fastened to take up her cause in d'iaeWt
times and their appearance every where that dan
GER or the country. call for their aid, relreshes tGe
courage OF the Greeks General Church IS IN the
Peloponnessus be is about to form camp near
the town of Calavrita, to oppose the Arabs. VINO
traverse the interior Of the country. On the Isl OIL
this month, received intelligence that the Greeks
who guarded the Convent Of Megaspllean, had Beat
en- and repuIsed 1880 Arabs, whom Ibraham Pacha
had caused to advance against it. The loss oi the
barbarians amounted to 400 men remaining dead on
the side of hill, where the Greeks had laid in am
bush for them.
Greece only wants skilful leader to manage het
political concerns. We expect, with impatence,th'
arrival of Count Capo d'lslra ; his presence alous
will put an end to all those differences fatal tf
the common cause, by keeping the strength of th'
t country divided. Notwithstanding the disputes 0
the National Assembly, they have at length agree'
| upon the digest of Constitutional Chartcg.
a LATE INTELLIGENCE.
: The Leeds packet ship from Liverpool, bring
our London papers to the OATH and Liverpool to III
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
Eloul he Buaiulofe Pn,rie{.

Frons the BaaiAaose Pa,rict.
Sir-This estimate is made up after much in
quiry on the subject, and although there may be a
variation of few votes on either side, think the
administration may repose with entire confidence on
the reelection of Mr.. Adams.
RITTENHOUSE.
Delaware journal., 1827-09-28
LATE INTELLIGENCE.

The Leeds packet ship from Liverpool, brings
our London papers to the oath, and Liverpool to the
26th August.
MIR. Huskisson, who immediately the demise
of Mr. Canning had been sent for to the Continent,
where he was travelling for health. had reached
Paris on his way back to England. On his arrival
the arrangements ofthe new ministry, so far as they
are yet deficient, would be completed-mean time
the Duke of Portland had been sworn in as Presi-
dent OF the Privy Council, vace Lord Harrowby-,-'
and as was anticipated by US in our remarks on the
foreign news by the United States, the Duke ofWel