The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-27

uIeuis throughout the milton and thai such I'M
provemsnis are pregnant with immense advsn-
tn ges To The nation. web ~ in the cement they
afford 10 the Uintil. as IN forming ultimately
the hasis ola revenue system. internal IN It's
character aud hes ond the reach of nuciustion
dimiuufipn, o. annihiistion by any foreign pow.
er whatever.
IL. Resolved, That we recommend most ear.
nesily 10 the committees from the several wards
which have been delegated by the people with
The responsible trusi Of nominating candidates
for the otfice of Members OF Congress, who art
TO he cbssep nj the ensuing election, TO select
ouly snchfss ars oprniy, firmly and decidedly
the unpapering diends of The Protection Of A.
merican5 Industry, and the determined oppo.
neuts OF British Influence ard Auction Monopo.
lies.
II. Resolved, That a committees of two from
each ward be appointed TO call, when necessary.
auotber meeting Of our fellow scitizens.
t-Resolsed, Tnat the chairman aud secretary
be added to said committee.
The following gentlemen were named as
member Of the above 4:
Isl Hard-J. B Ihorp, |. G.. Pierson. Cd,
Peter Sharpe. T.. Williams. Sd, Robert Swart-
won't. Nsfh. Weed. 4fh VIM. Wiley, David
Brush. 5tb, Thstnss Gilbert Benz Romano.
9th. Ciarkson CrolIus Iiosert McQueen. 7th,
WIN. Clark, Joseph Hoxie, 9Th Aaron Haydn.
II VI Solomon. 9Th, w. Bolton, Tim Whites
more. 1oab, Fted'k. Friend. DIR. c. l.. Smith
lIih, Isaach Webh, Edw'd. Philips. 18th, NJ.
l.. Davi,, Na,b. Reynolds. 18Th. Thos. Skid
more. N. +. Boyd. IL, Euos Baldwin, A.
Colvin. ~ )
10. Resolved, That the thanks of this meet,
ing he voted To those patriotic members of cont
gress. VINO supported the tariff, and 10 those al
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system.
10. Resolved. That the proceedings of the
meeting be igned hy tn, Chairman aud Secre-
taries. and published ia all the papers OF this
city favorable TO Domestic Industry, to Inter.
nal Improvement, and to the Suppression of
Auctions.
This meeting WAS addressed by several gen.
tleman, in an animated aud interesting manner,
on the subject Of the resolutions.
JAMES LYNCH. Chm.
ICHABOD PRALL, Asst Chm.
G nnsr. s M,ro', Secretaries.
aS1e-
From the Norfolk Beacnn, Oct 81.
4 BnadjM Routtd.-A gentleman residing
upon Broad Creek, in this couity. about 3
miles from town, having a few days since, given
an nt,maiipn 10 Capt. n. J. Gibbons, iuspec-
tor of tins Borough, tina a nsnbcr of Runa way
Negroes were concealed in a covert in the
u GODS ofthai neIghhorhood, whence they sal
forth during the night, and committed de-
precautions upon the coIn-lields, potato.p pa ches,
hog pen. &c. ofihc farmers IN the vicinity, he
TO explore their hnunts and bring
hem 10 justice. Accordingly, yesterday morn
Attended bv several Of oar polite officers,
among whom tie hpsSis. Cherry, Guy, and
Ihrce Others, Capt Gibbons proceeded 60 the
place, and dividing his patty Into
squads, diligently examined the recesses Of the
woods. The squad composed of Mr.. Guy aud
Mr.. Drinernnville, upon arriving at the ex.
RENE end Of Nimmo's Point, discovered the
ends Of two pieces of s%cantllng projecting out Of
he ground, at the top of a bank several feet
shove the level of the Beach, which was thicAJy
with leaves -Upon striking the bank
With n : ick. the h~ollowness Of the sound lndlca-
led the want OF solidity, and upon closer exam
and removing the leaves, they dIScoy-
Fred "A scutile or door which evidently led 10
an apartment 10 the bank. This unexpected
invasion of their retreat, aroused the tenants,
who IL a boisterous tone, forbade the entrance
their unwelcone visitors on pain OF death,
,ne Of them fiercely brandishing a long kuiie TO
letter the officers from their purpose.
Mr.. Guy presented his musket aud threatened
u IIft upon the ltEiO WIN NV hhiiVI " Nv
attempted resistance. The fellow then drop
ped the knife and gci4ed a large piece of wood,
his threats If they persisted in en-
.cring. Unapprised Of the number of the i'm
mates. Mr.. Guy awaited the arrival Of the whole
party, for whom he had made n signal. The
whole of the officers having come up, surround
I'd the entrance ofthe cave and demanded the
surrender Of the occupants. After
many stout resolutions to resist 10 the last, APP
by the numbers opposed TO them, aud
seeing them in the very act offring, they, very
nrudrntly, determined TO give themselves up,
and both. [for there were then only two ten
mis- 10 this subterraneous ahode1 were secured
and conducted TO the Borough jail.
Upon entering thu cave, they found quite a
ayartment, regularly eHcayated in
he bank, and prepared for mn abode OF some
permanence, being ceiled within, and stored
with fresh and sailed pork, several bushels OF
and corn, some green pepper and 9TH
rr articles Of sustenance. The apartment was
also furnished with some cooking utensils and
ware, and Two sleeping hunks, These
were removed to a house in the neighborhood.
One of ,he negroes named jim, is the proper
" Of Mr. Nm. S. Lacoste, ofthis town, who ac-
that he had been Il tenant of this
cave since March lasl--Ihe other had lived
Mir. Robert Saunders in Princess Anne
county. They confessed that they had lived by
pillaei ing the neighbors during the night, never
out in the day. Its believed they
other associates. but they would not admit
Several female dresses we're also found III
The cave, which they confessed they had taken
by furce from the backs Of women of colour.
A Villain The annals Of our Courts scarcely
ever present so revolving a picture of premedr
lated %villainy, ms that in the case %ofisaac Bishop,
who was tried and convicted before the SUPERB
or Court in Fairfield County. From the
Recorder we make the following ex-
tracts =
Isaac Bishop vas first arraigned and tried up.
on the charge of adultery with Nancy Weed, the
wife oCIames b. Weed, found guilty, and SEN
10 the State Prison for five years. In
dlctments were also found against him by the
Grannd Jury for poisoning the wells of Joseph
Smith, Holly Bell, and Thaidens t2yt, with
arsenic. upon which he was found guilty, aud
sentenced to State Prison for life. Bishop was
a man of property, estimated at from eight to
Ten thousand dollars, aud had heretofore been a