Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-25

-cOsrsaL'an,-Thcte is no ippser rational d. =.
that the next Legislature will pass a hin -
OIL the people on calling n Convention h., = .o.a,
majority. This is certan-hut although The h;,, =.
ON 10 take the sense of the people, ye, there is ,
"'u' ""e'hcr TINS term people will be construed as mean
ing any thing more than jreehoiders. To guard ,..
Consequences VI inns construction, and to enable r,c,,.
~ W nave vince III determining what the Govern
"'e"' oil ms country shall be, we exhort all mall ,-
aO''e Il years Of age, uho have the ability ,o ,,.
ana who have them nci lose no time in s.,,;.
''''e TO nifty acres OF land unnprored or 49,.
J'""e touse IL feet square it. This is f,tLof
e p'inco legislative sense, it is this very npo,
'e " ~ 'c'cs oil land, which may be worth fire q, 81
'ouHa doHGTs or the raiuc makes no drerenceA vh;,
IN 1923, may give take away ,hc rich, or y f. .
give his voice in the Government, of his copr,v =, ~
paris or The State this nestimublr right may be purchased
' ~ shings-in most parts OF the State for sIO q, Is
Lei AL VINO can spare these small sums, provided ara,,
INC great day. when the people of Virginia are TO sayls
ey VI" perpetuate the mperfcc,ons Of the present Con-
s''u'ion or avang themselves Of the iigh, of experience
choose more eligible form of Government,
Ia Fey'nise.-This celebrated French Circumna-
Vgator sailed from Brest in i785-tLe last dospa,cles
received from him dated at Botany BAY in 1898.
rom that tme until now, nothing has been heard or
the gallant and unfortunate La Peyrouse. Those "a.
miiar vitb tho details of his voyage of discovery until
the latter period, will pernse the documents Oh ou5
first page with deep interest.
The following liberal and patriotic remark are "a
ken from the Boston Commercial Gazette of tie igl
ultimo
eve sorry to see, in some pspere tisro,;,;--
to keep up jealousy and hostility between the Nort.
ern and Southern States. This sectional fealn,- ,a
uniappiiy, too prevalent several years ago y:ut j.
was supposed II was wearing away. When Mr.. Ja.-
serson and MIR. Madison President, we we're cf
ten told, that it was improper aud uncandd or yo,-
eVen to OBJECT 10 southern Chief Magistrate or ona
from slave holding State. Blu; now the same pan.,
are exciting old jeaousies, by talking of feen Stat
and slave states. we are concerned TO say, .aat We
think such language indecorous and injurious Tb,c
there slaves in the United States is mach r. b
lameBted, and all udicous and constitutional ,a,,.
should be taken to lessen and terminate this s,as IF
things But as 1t exists by sanction of the Const,u
tion and the present generation is barneabe foe
il, We repeat that it is unjust and uncandld TO be r
ierrins TO If With censure and Reproductions
! -e9e-
Melancholy Sh;nnrpck-The brig William Fen,a,,
Thomas sailed from Portland on the 29tb recernher
last with cargo OF lumber aour, &c. On the Ist OF
an. IN tat IS, lors II, encountered gale from Wy
AT y NJ the vessel sprung leak which continued
TO increase, and the Cd the vessel filed and we,
knocked down on her beam ends, and her mosts car
ried away In half an hour The vessel rightei the SPA
making breach over her-savei bb four and few
gals rum. On the eth Hiram Wa!dron; on the I4,I,
Charles WORT and Stephen Bareti; ON the the 18th,
Joseph Bartlet the 18th, Mr. RaoktR the mate on
the 2Oth the cook IA black mani died. leaving the Cam
tam on the wreck days alone, and 29 DAYS after The
disaster He was finally relieved by the schr John e
George, of Marbiehead, bound to Colunna
800
Barbzrons--A Stacking instance of uhumanty is reIa
ted in the Providence ourna of the inst on the au
thory of correspondent New Bedford On PriSs,,
nighf, April ", house in Dartmouth, Ms was consumed
oy fire. the worn Of ncendiaries II was tenanted Nv
man oil The name of DINGHY VINO with his wj6 at
Taunton, attending criminal prosecution against on
Briggs, for violent assault upon his hnnse sons tim,
preceding Aud is believed the Of Brieg, by
way "f expressing their resentment had surruundrd ,,
house with shavings, and fire them Ther. ,yor
three persona III the house ut the time of ;he,
ped and aged man, of the of Beedcu was con
sumed with the house. The doors and windows r.o,
comousthle materials with which house vas svrroun
ded Tie hones Of the sufferer discoyeed among the
rubbish in the morning.
BALTIMORE. May 10.
baltimore -Hlehdnlcs.-W We Informed that Mr. WV
H. RIcHA RDSoN, an eminent mi-wrehl of This ci, ,s
entered into contract With merchant of prea, snac,s
by for the construction of the of Steam EYour
dt winch is TO four pair of stones has bee,
Heren unhe the direction OF the
lands This is proof of the high ton in i,
our mechanics are deServedy held for ingeruiy md
skill We hope that what is present a novelty will
speedily be regaded such; aud that the ,.
vi tho old world, whilst hey forced acknowledge H.
superiority Of our political institutions NAV look -
Us AT very distant period forcmos, in the ar, -
sciences