The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-10

ne fNfhf ~ faktfF ftt.tt1 DAf HHh' tatH
no rights as agA,nBt The Assembly All OF
nression commences under speciaHs pre-
ieEta. have wondered that no rural or "a
iher rastlck HHnpdeu has been i1and 10
withstand the petty tyranny ~hieh mas as
good q right TO lake away bis wie's looking
eIass, o. frying pau, as us billiard table. BY
what authority is this done Undrr colour
OF law, know bat a iaw 10 The teeth OF Al
the principles nf free government
The principle of what is called The duet
liaglaW--it ought 20 be called the peDnty-
laws yet more deiestable. am ma adfn-
cate Tor durlling--but il may be put down
by something worse. Bad rs i it, II - better
than drinking and gnogiug--and they are
hardly worse than calling nsmes aud handy
Inc insults, II 50 bad TIE onh ptesefibed by
the duelng-Iaw is IN the teeth OF every Prin-
ciple Of free government. of the act tor es-
lablishing religious freedom, and would jnsfl-
~ any test, religious ~ political even an
oath of belief in trausnbstantiatnn.
We were merry making. klndhearted,
hespifanle people; toud Of junkeHlHg,' las
the old President Of the Conrloi Appeals used
10 say,) and no Que. rs the mrn oi Caroline
comfy aud Essex eau testify, liked" Junket.
tine {" 5obcrig, as Lady Craze says) bet
tee ihan Edmund Pendlrton. Yes, the Mans
dcld of Virginia, whom be resembled IN The
led professional learning and abilities, aud
The retention OF hi faculties, unnpared, 10
very advanced old age. There Is another
splendid example oi the same rare qualities
IA The fret judicial officer Of the United
States. Who is f3ndrr Of a game Of billiards
or any other innocent amhsemrat, than the
/ Chief Justice Yrs, I regret, ray deplore
ihe change from our old and innocent pas
times and hoii -days,to tue presrut state Of
! lisiless ANNA, or proving raPAcily. In pro-
portion rs We have approached pud'anical
preciseness aud gloomy austeriiy, We have
refrigerated in morals.
/ DO not ind"e carry the matter quite so
/ far as an acquaintance OF mine, VITO has
knark at" htching iuto rhine aud who,
amoag other good advice, says.
Honrr, # yad ha,o q son, Iwould advise
Lest his fur prospects yun, pc ehnurc may .paJ
liyou would wash im iu the state 10 risc,
Instead If Gr0'ias..nt hl.i .udy Hafh.
Aud ithis native rrpIus should belray
\ turn for petty tueks--utidgr ihn bout
ltndv au service ~ runH uturs Iay
drN'rot- rat may rule great c,cp',
Aud astoDhd pack ,uotn o Prcsidcat-'
Mile R.-Aitcr my arrival in Europe, saw
IN the newspapers Mr.. Wehster's toast. civ
en-. il forget not outhc ith Of July" Henry
Cihy, the orator ct the west" 5lc. &c. quote
:
rival aud declared enemy of Mr.. Adams. Alr
CLAY. in the debate on The Greek motion of
Mr y cbster, and in the affair OF Mr. Tohahod
Bartlett, "a name Of omeu,) was osfcnialious
~ his declarations OF friendship aud conneA- +
ION with Mr. w, whom be gratuitousls az
snmed 10 bavp hceH asSaied by the said lch /
abod that ne might manifest his dpvofinn 10
hi, now friend then iooaed upon Mr. Clay
a laying an auchorto windward and east
ward. and in tact. Offering his blnndishmenl
ia \ Enpland ia the person of Mr.. Webster
while al the SAME time he proclaimed his !
s,renotb inlhat quarter AS the ally of Mr. Web |
ster. and the pnwerCnl party of which isibe
leoderand moutf.piecc Ifihe maxim ne ,,,e
mrs ei c,}arc arisnt Then fhere lives mol n
les, aIttnl man in the world than Mr.. Z. His
sy.tetn consists IN soothing by 0Bttcry. or
b,lly1nq-three constitute his Whole .torL in
.r.dr---3ud very often he annlies both ia the
same person The man ofdelicacy 10 whom
hi. coarse ndulatiouis fulsamr. aud the man
uusbnk en- 6rmnr,s, when these tyn cbarac. /
terjs,ics uuile in the same prrson cannot ne
nnrratcd ON by him.
Air " and lhe rival oC Chilly Mcintosh
wer, nut on tho Ar Committee 10 run
down Mr.. Crawford. too. though in BATH
more when Mir. Floyd any colle,e,e) moved
/ in raise that Comm,rIee. was mn, mon il
j was not then the gobi'sni rirn3 ar snn
nortrr ,f Nr Crawford. hi. pnlilicaI nrin.
ciules ON the United Sletrs' Rank and some
other questions were to mine nearly. al
lhnueh no, quite. as obnoxious as those oil
! his comnetilors meyer took .idae 9th
him until he was prrsrrutsA Al Macon
and Mr. FIovd both know. TINT. on my ar
r,yaI from Bnltiu,nr. nrrelnptnriI, declared
That would not serve ON thai Committee.
/ / believed if 10 he ias i, ,yasA asp.,fr for me
a snare from which nroyidenfiallv esrape.
Mr. w 5 true charpc' er first deyclonrd iiself
10 me then A., ar the same time. told Mr..
razewel. Al the earnest possession of Mr..
/ Macon, and en,reatv ot Flevd, | Reluctantly
noreed Ia serve. MIR. f. being taken violent
| IL IN and confined TO his bed. abandoned
nv seat in the Committee and went abroad
! for health.
/ A., I, S,,,o oF Tho ,pn,bore &c H.