Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-03-22

Soou oSuSC ana OODlaSSeu ulSCret1On guide
them, and If upon mature reflection, after com
pairing the provisions Of the present with those of
the future constitutions, they shall prefer the Que
or the other. they have only to express their pre-
terence by adopting or rejecting either The peo-
pie are to be their agents In this work of re-
form, and the peoplo are to decide whether they
can trust themselves - manage their own affairs
1t is stated by the Portsmouth Palladium that
the Secretary of the Navy has recently paid Mr.
Newton (the representative in Congress from that
district, and athorough going administration man, J
nlne thousand doars--bcing one hundred and
hiy dollars an acre-for sixty acres of land which
was wanted as site for naval hospital The
Editor OF that paper farther remarks that GA zen.
tcman who owns slip adj dining that purchased
oy government authorizes us to say, that although
his land is far more valuable than that at present
owned by government and for which $50 per
acre was given, he will be glad to drive a bargain
with the executive at 5.''-Such TRANSACTION
needs only to be made known comment is unne-
cessary ua
we conclude the publication ofDr Cnckc's
speech on the circuit cour. BILL in this DAYS
paper, and commend it to the attentive perusa of
our readers.
AT meeting OF the Jackson Correspaolne Com
mt'ee Tor the County o. Albemare held at Cherloes
vile, on Monday the I7,h March 49, M,RrtNzD ,w.
SON, Esq. was called TO the Chair and JAMES r
WATSON apo inted Secretary
on motto" oil rnomas J. Kandolph. the f,llowin.
"onmtte" were appointed to select ari prepare Tor
Pobrao" such do' umSnts touching Pres ilenIi la
r a 'ief may deen appropriate, viz Thomas
w S'i!her, Ju'," a IL Davis, Alex GaIrc,, R,.
W. WOOD ga t'oi'mcw Gsa", Op,e Noui,, WIN +
Cooch, jim N Ferry and Jonn IL jones' iiv,
o' who'n TO '"iin quorum. On -, ESQ cd
t''t the following persons be atdd the Ahena,Ic
''ekso" Cortesppndin2 Committee
4. .,yg. Il.n Il
~ W. - jones, i.e"i, reeIe, Alien Jones' HEM,
W"ns. Ch,"n i"ris, Benjamin H. B,ovu, DR. Cha;
Capt. Brish berry Brown, Samuel Dyer Sr E,;mnn,
ihomPson. iaernton Rogers, v " Sou,hai.
YIN Ttrh, Joei w Brown, George Garnet.
r!h. al Mc'iretter, - thar 5. Brockenbroush John
"ei''' Jar OF Harris, D.uy Wool, Col Jesse J.p.
,ns' D'ni: + Cary, james o.. Carr. jane, Minor
y s .. fa''ar, a. St G HeiskelI. John Dnnkum
~ M Dun' "n' tGie' Mcriwe,her, Reuben Lndsay
ne"oen 'idury, Frances Nelson, Joseph Campbell
~" Vaeson' VIM Cath, Wills Gattn, Seth Barn
- James + Cooke, James c. ftnan, > teitch. If.
Jon" Jones, joan 5 Apc John Goss
APT Jane Alhicr, Capt JAIME, Einsolvinn, Cau
Canid h my, Cap. Peter MEG eh,e, Rcuhen Lewis.
FRANCES NJ Gehee Tandy Morris rhomas w Goocn,
ueoiee Dives. Capt. M,chaei Johnson, Geo,ac Car
20, Day;d Carr, "A be't c. Q,ar!e,, Capt Jeremiah
NV ,gi;, J9nn Wane. Capt. BezAeel Brown, John
iompkins, Joel Shifet, Isham Chisholm, Anderson
9hlihe, Ira Petit. Anderson Brown. Will an Young,
o ," D,t.of' " Cadet, Ira Garrett, John Black
mei'' Wan Iiper, John Irving, Wm T. Dureu
humphrey iisckct, James Hsris Jo,eph Coleman.
Capt Pete, Porte jesse p Kew, Jesse Garth LAIN
~. ca"Poe"' san'. .. Minor. r~yman Way. DR.
Char'es Brown, George Gilm.r John W,t,an :, eu,L
Monntain.) JOAN Watson, iLit,Ie Mountain ~
ohiu'c's. Capt Benz Harris Jane, hlau,y CIanIi
rsnisy I ION" Minor Georscw spoone, VIM.
p p'oey; Joan C'aven. Capt Mathew Rhodes C..
l.. Mtkennie. VIM Taylor Isaiah Stout lar IL,
1@}0moaS proposit'on.-tir Whipple. an Adj
T d. man mas offered resolutions in the House of
Ne; feSehtatEes to allow pensions to the widows
n no
r.hl ~ % 'iie inutiheers who were executed
ou'ihs the late war. Mr. Whpple NAV with O.
guar justice, have proposed pension from Con
SlesS 10 the heirs OF Benedict Arnold arhu,bnot
Hu iSteF OF any spy or traitor executed dur
my 'he revolution Tie may, with equal propric.
w. nave declared the Hartford Convention n Iaoit-
''iia'c constitutional and honorable BODY and the
war wicked, dishonorable and inylor;ors act l.
Is highly credtabc to the interr;tv Of thn conntr
to say, that i25 members voted ara;nst tho d;S-
graceful proposition.
ihere Is no Disgusting the fact that the pres
ent administration IS driven to IL extremes of
desperation-ths mad and disgracesu proposition
is IN Proof The entire opposition to General
Jackson winch has been con5ncd TO the six
militia men, has been one of forgery and fraud
and that an attempt should be made to give the
high sanction of Congress to such PROCEEDINGS
that any man calling himself citizen should for
pafuZan motives propose to lcgalize and conniye
at treason, mutny and desertion, in the armies of
our country, his us all with griefand amazcntent
The hand OF time. however, points to the hour
when this unpopular and dangerous administration
must retire, and yield to the men whom the peo
pie and not Congress, have decided upon as the
rulers 1.-THE laud.-N. T. Eaq
+ Frederick ,hnrg Herald pf he -, a. e,ives
rs hs result Ola second experiment, " hen Ind
ne. made, for conveying flour down The Rap
Pihanneck river lbree boats laden " i,h that
article arrived at fredericksburg on last Fri
DAY rom Jrhnson's, E'iasob's and he Raccoop-
Fo,d Mills, Oh the upper waters oflhc Rappa
hammock. The interest IF the scene attracted
many persons TO the shore; the arrival Of the
boats was welcomed by ore gun for each, & The
Hour was sold on The next day before the door
OF Mr.. Bucks Auction Room, AT rates in id
vance Of ihe market prire.---Fhe boat which
bad descended from ihe highest point n, L;ber
IS Mills. in The county Of Orange, set out o.,
Tuesday The 4th insi.--'Fhe gentlemen rug,.
ged in this expedition, express it as their oniu.
ION. "tha' the South Branch Of The Rapnabsn
mock, can be opened for boats carrying abou, GO
or ~ barrels, at an expense not exceeding %
"r So0,OO0 t. the Liberty Mills We hail
THIS expedition with great satisfaction, as III,
harbinger of a series Of valuable improvements