The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-29
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the proprietor of the cotton factory, per year,
sl25.
This i. a most important difference in favor
d the South but, in addition to this the slave
viii he yearly increasing in value, without any
Increase Of thu price of maintaining him so VIII
the Northern baud increase in value : his wages
must also increase.
8 There will be no turning out for higher wages
in the south aud the consequent loss and he
lay abandonment of the factory by any Of
the hands, no auctuation IN the labor. The wa
ter power will scarcely be more steady than he
slave power
q Tue superior mildness of the climate, not
only facilitates the operation of the spindle and
ia" luom, but arrests the hand OF winter which
Is the Northern water power il letters Of
ice.
,. We have the cotton AT our doors this ~ inn
p1ftant as the expense OF sending off the raw
material thousands of mi es, and bringing back
the manut' ctured article, IN cotton bagging,
ropes. &c. would be very considerable.
Why. then, should W. hesitate Almost eve
~ part Of the south is abundanty supplied with
never failing. aud never freezing waterpower in
rennes,ee and Virginia, especily, the,besi in The
Union. Why should these beautiful streams, in
vitng the hand Of industry, be permitted 10 roll
by
Wasiing their (power) on The desert air
II the slaves Of Kentucky are found by espe-
rienc 10 be the best and cheapest operatives in
hemp factories, why not in the cotton factories
also The northern as vel AS the southern
ph,lanthropisi, will also repeat, that it would be
ron mercy To he saye---for the labour in cotton
factory is infinitely more easy than in "A cotton
field
5PECIE.-The British Sloop ofwar pniO-
rus. Capt. Lord Huntington, arrived at New
York on Friday, from Kingston Jam aud last
from Havana, Sept. 27th, with specie for sever
a merchants of New-York. Passenger Mr.. NJ
Ne zir British Consul Generai for Hayti. Tue
Valorous proceeds Immediately Tor England. She
has been cruzing for nearly three years, during
which time she has lost bui 3 men.
THE LATE MR. LoWNDES.-Mr Roscoe,
the elegant historian Of the Medici family, Que
morning entered the Liverpool library, when
iriend sad to him. havejust NOW seen the tall.
est, the best bred and the most sensible man that
have seen for twenty years. | wonder who II
could he p " Tint must be Mr.. LOwNDEs u
South Carolina" answered Mr. Roscoe, for
know of no other mgn that can answer your des-
criptiOn.'
For many yeas the ,npI1iti. ~ The Eastern
- q
az remarkable phenomenon is that which
full view ola water spout offered 10 Them IN the
18th August The Heavens were covered With
stormy clouds, of a well grounded gray, which
form, 4 large cincture round the SUBMITS OF the
cham of mountains which border lhe Lake ON
the Savoy side, thus clothing The ridge The
clouds were carried with violence from the West
to the ). T.. while the SUR ace Of the iake was
slightly agitated by \. w. wind. From the
midst of the clouds, Il little to the right OF 81.
Giaeloph a shred detached itself IN vertical di-
r,ction. presenting IN ITS conformation, an In'erN
cone, which lcogihenlng itself by degrees, cI-
tanda led to the surface of the water IN the form Of
"A column Its great extent, IA ia beautiful rose
and orange colour which it received ii ON the last
rays Of the Sun, attracted the attention o great
numbers This brilliant colour, contrasted with
the soinhrc tint oftne mountains, accompanied
the phenomenon IN all lis dcyrlopcmcnis. From
the summit OF he coue, situate more than 1000
feet from the surface of the LAKE, II stretched
with such rapldlty that II reached the water IN
two minutes by an nHciliatoiy movement. Inc
entire hight Of the wtier SPOUT appeared about
1000 teet. At the spot where the junction was
effected a great mass of water experienced
strong ebulliton The foam rose more than fif
" feet and the spout in minutes, found rs
way to the mouth OF the Rhine, presenting N all
its course, unuulallOuS Ike tluse 81 Il IlODdnd ;
after proceeding some distance IN the river. AZ
ways remaining connected with The upper clouds,
the agitation OF the water ceased, and, the di-
mcnsions Of the column diminishing ny degrees
it soon completely vanished. The base OF the
cone was still visible few seconds, aud disap-
pearcd in the middle of the clouds. This torma-
ton ofthe water out, aud the agitation OF tue
water spout has served 10 confirm false idea,
still generally received that this wonder is occa-
stoned by a considerable fall okwatcr, while ii IS
ia reality, caused by the elevation Of tbs liquid.
Paris Paper.
s9e"-
\ letter from Napoii to the editor o. the lid
dlctown Sentinel giving an account 1.-THE death
of Mr. Wa hmgtoh ~ the disSraceiul brush e
tween General Church aud The fortress OF Pal
smida, says: lie was taken On board the Asia
and died soon alter. / ,e shot which struck him
took off ais right hand aud carried away part
of hi, hlp-bone. lie was asked by the officers OF
the ASIA short time before his death, II he had
any message or legacy he wished 10 leave; he re-
Piled, ma few moments, he had.one--tis curses
upon ms country.