The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-17

cnll Y the Aniab g relict Of uut lamented Trend,
cary vi them the wafmrsi esteem. Us well As
| the sympathy Of the IS hole society Of ibis CITY,
where they have madr sincere riends of all who
have known them. it is an ae1 of KIM llherality,
which deserves 10 br mentioned thai the proprie-
tors Of the stag, and >tca,n boats, through the
whole route, Of ncar $40 miles. have, hy the
/ friendly agfncy Of the Postma ter General, ten
dered 10 Mrs BRowN the gratoitous convr, ance
Of herself and family from this City 10 Browns
vile Nat Int.
We understand thar it is determined AT the
Treasury. To pay of fire millions of 2 principal
of the public debt on the .t'si Of July neat.
From. The Correspondent y The Mas Journal
NAsHsGroy, March 30 1928.
! nv dear sir: We have had splendid wed
dug here during the last week. Mr. Ouseley.
Secretary 10 the English Legation, fIl in love,
at first sight, with Miss Van Ness. the daughter
Of Governor Van Ness who was here visit
and is, as under stand adopted by General Van
! Ne.s. An engagement followed. and the mar
! riage took glace lasf week. Tie diplomatic
| corps generally were present and believe on
| ly M. Van Buren aud Mr. John Randolph Of
our citizens. Report speaks highly OF the bride,
Ms an amiable .uud unaffected women. Mi
Ouseley is perhaps the best of the ditdchfS 10 The
/ English Legation. One would suppose, on
i looking ut some nfthese appendagrs 10 the for
elgn embassies. that either Europe sends all the
fippety aud foil, ofits aristocracy TO this coun-
ny, OF that when they come here they -uddcnla
fall Into the error Of believing that we are rs
founded aud delighted. when spiigs of nobllit,
condcsccnd gallnp through oar streets, aud
To display that gasconade aud ALLEGATION which
seem TO constitute an mscpdrahle part 81 the
/ hcir-looms of hereditary title. II is nuly by the
preparation Of tilla. that the members Of ais
tocratlc amles enabled 10 carry their
/ 10 poStertg, while the genius of a Shakespeare,
! a Milton Newton. Pit, Il Fox, Washing
ton, a Franklin, has given . him who possessed
! il fame distinct as il Is brilliant aud imprrisha-
BILE. The man whom a duke, made 50 by court
| favor, perhaps, in reeomp"nce for som" act OF
savSh Subscr,ience, would have spurned from
his society while living, beegars the opulence of
Daca honors when dead. you walk through
the clustered avenues and aisleS of Westminster
abbey, how little emotion is excited as the YER
ger points TO the lombs Of princes. aud Of peers.
which lir there side by side and feet to feet. and
where the inS ription only tells you the third,
| fourth tenth or twelfth las the case may hc) Of
the WaSiri0us name lies there, spnrned even by
the earlh-worm in his decay. But how different
is the feeling when the attendant escorts YOU TO
the haowed pot where all that is pcrsbable of
historians ofo'hcr days repoSe. It's there. that
the heart puurs forth its unsolicited homage it
is there, that he foot involnutarIly pauses, aud
that we ar tempted TO envy AS well as admire
him who was indebted for the fascination of his
renown, not To the favor of kings. MOTTO the pow
| er of corruption but TO the mafrhlcssness Of his
own genius the magnitude of his Own virtues
or the Irresistible ch racter OF hi, claims ON the
gratitude and homage humankind
Yesterday We had a masonic celebration III
honor Of De Wit Clinton, consisting OF divine
worship aud discourse from Mr. Samuel l..
Knapp, vh, had been selected by the craft as the
orator on This occasion. NJ. Knapp delivered
nm Grafton which lasted about two hours. ! am
not so we'll acquainted with the Incidents in the
life of Governor Clinton a. TO pronounce ON the
accurac, the sketch which the uratof gave
| am told that in some particulars he was not ex-
sctly accurate went, however, pretty large
w into the collateral history of the times and
eulogizhd the policy of the general government
in laping the foundation of navy, in erecting
Qualifications aud esp Cially in the establishment
of West Point Academy. lie did not merely
touch on the Morgan affair, when he had occa-
| sion TO advert to the conduct OF Governor Gin
ton respecting il, but attempted an elaborate de-
fence of the fraternity. lie then went back to
the introduction of Masonry into this country,
and adyerted to the foundation of the various
| lodges And he subsequently gave detail OF
the different funeral celebrations which had ia
! ken place in this country on the death of WASH
meton Franklin, aud other distinguished hene-
factors Of their country. Notwithstanding the
GRAFTON was necessarily prepared for the cars
of mason and, consequently. was so construct
ed as to fail in with all their prcudces and Pc
culiar modes Of thought; there was much in it
to please even those who have never been sedn-
red by the love OF pageantry, or The still strong
er motive Of curiosity, To join any of the lodges
| o. this brotherhood There were son,e parts of
the discourse also, which contained an ample
infusion of poetic spirit. The orator was listen
ed 10 with much attention throughout, a cir
cumstance somewhat unusual when an orator
spins out his subject 10 such an attenuated
thread
The funeral of DIR. Thornton, the celebrated
head of the Patent office, has just passed by
He was Justly considered as perfectly original
AS any Of the models are which are ranged in
the Office of which he had the supcrntendrnce.
He was the O. eateSt theoriSt OF the age, and had
become so habtualv speculative, tina even his
memory partook of that character. He has
gone with the rest, " there is no speculation in
those eyes" nor in tina; mind now. The pa
eeants which have recently passed from the an
mated homes and gay streets of the metropo-
lis. 10 the solitary inclosure where the diSfln-
guI he'd dead are deposHeu' h"hou''e W us
what shadows we are, aud what shadows we
pursue.
Richmond. dpril Col. Lawson Burioot
gave the bond Yesterday which was approved
bv the Executive Council and he was qualified
ms Treasurer of this Commonwealth.
[Compler.
We understand that ESQ shares have been sub
scribed towards the Stock of the Chesterfield
Rail Road Compan, equal to $685. 900. The
, books will remain open until the end of the
month. lb
Manufactures. Virgnans begin to dis
cover. that il is their interest TO make in part
their own clothing, as well as their bread. II
they have more labor than is necessary To feed
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