The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-10

n,nlaft, ,rt.r, cost . ereai deal Of Nancy that
We hate domps &c drudgefs, AID car, not a fig tor
Union, saw onl. on'. ..
VICTORIA BRITrASIA WElLBoRN.
President.
EernrMlA soEInrwrrfl Secretary
10 hr Editors of fhe Vntiona' t!sl5tencer.
GrvrLtaES twas ny misfortune 10 re-
crivr tom my parents oi Rodaihers, kno"
nat which. one of those names taken from
the Old Testament. 10 which the world has, ~
a ranrie.oip Injustice, been pleased 10 attach
fidieole NJ, scn.ibdiiy is therefore always
used Whenever see those who have had the
rood fertune 10 possess high sounding or mel
iiluous names rxut over such as have been
born. OF rather chfistenrd Ia less happy fate
l Yon may iIdge then, thai have felt sntne in
duration ~ The snesrs aud taunis which Two
nirmbrlg Of &, .ngress from Virginia, Mr. Ran
dplph md ~ I; yrs, have ihtown up against
I VI, Iclnhod Bartlett. Tot h. BAptiSrnal nainr--
'hc FIRST gentleman ~ the House OF kfrfesen-
tati.s.. aud the last in n late address III the
Nchmo ~ Enqnirer, 10 prove that Nj Adams
vas fpuaer o gnending inonry than Nj Mon oe.
II liitle heroanps those gentlemen To tripmph
uycra poltical adversary on account IT ms
name The time has becn when their own
u8urs we're dremrd ~" 0nlinnus - Mr.. BART
iett NAV he thought nov and ~ the strange
a sudden turns u 10 tune. wbich ndmfs as
wei A. men oceasana ~ experience, those when
nave bcea exalted IN thc rye 81 The world may
agan becunl low Montague, ~ his chapter
" ds8 noat tG,lk /. cpap l6) ronta X thai
" eve nj au bis certain nHmeS, which, hr
Knows not Whe. mr III received, surh a IA
Grahcc, The nainr. nj 1ohn William, Beuedict
Nos. il Il lttti. remarkable, thai Two If ihpse
prescribed name. belong to Nh Randolph aud
q. Al. II
a. afhrrs, "a mostet dated IN American annals
II having beel horne ~ the traitor Arnold II
these gentlemen have made an attach against
a pnhtiea' oppunruf upon thc ft.th of tho Nio-
u. which makrs the giving doc lad 40 e,
tin'ama1uf 10 dc,buViug h,m, they sho III aho
u1vr recpilcrieH another prJSerb. " that cgFrt
dsp hns his ay 90 sui thal the iimr has ION.
and nav come atan when Lhabad ~ ~ chs ,
eafk ~ my own narre Of Nehemiah. ma 81 -
much IN vogue .s theirs ate mn. Montal'f'.
IN the same chapter observes, ihnt post. /
will compliment bis agc, not only on Their plrty
and other Chrttinu virtues, but with hatmg !
pruceGded - Far rs TO quarrel with the ancient
haplisma names Of Ch4rits. Lf'ris. Franr,s. and
to have peoped the void with Mribmatebs |
Fsetitig. aud MaiarFig winch, as he justly OBJ
serves. have much more the odour OF faith
{ Mr. se,ha1is dc h fog)
'thrfe are person, vino think that men,
names have mvsIrriaps influence aH their cha
raciers aud destiuirs Ono Of Mouta,gn' an
MONITORS qunies Tlevonxs dictionary for the re-
marx, " iiai they formerly gave the nane OF
UH{idm 20 people of no Great account, { gems !
dOut m ne {atAoit pas GRIND eds But, con-
less hatr never beou able TO pctcrtYe any thing
At this. Thus. In take The thrto uulucIQ names |
mcatIperd by Montague Ibe FIRST, (Iehn) has |
bren boinr hv iwp. ont Of six Presidents. III
a ~ -. L.. "a
office hr Wa, az the other h nd. Fortunate ~ |
hn,ing olainedH Should The present piesi- !
deut moi he ro-rrried. there will be the SANE I
compromising circumstances u his fortune \ |
similFr bemnrk applies to Nh. Randolph, as To
hi, seat in the Scuate .i9b1L IS also The name OF
M. Chlhonn, Who II he failed IN getting any |
votes for the FIRST office ~ the Governments sue |
cecded m eettmg 4 great many inr the gft)h |
and, II hr was so unnclty MS mi - stop Nj. |
Randolph when he vas abusing M. Clay h |
WAY fortunate aearn in having such an advocate |
Martin Naa Bmsn 10 defend nm. o. ttr |
name # UlNiam, We have noi 50 many ust'- !
ous examples. ltIs however the NAME OF Mr.. ,
Crap lnld aud il hc had the misfortune 10 tall !
into the hands ala Virginia 1c,or, and to hnNa
Nh - for his cnemY, IN was, also. lucky /
that he was no, killed iV the doctor, and lie, |
moreover, now has prospect of deprHns I'm
snenlV Of the vote ot u nrgia, aud Il S'pdng |
him back, Ike hims,'i 20 the hodg Of HE Prn- |
pie. Benedict do,s la1cad arpear to have = en-
an untautunHts nars, IA The casc Of Arnold |
hut tbe had the mi, ortune to fail in his pun. !
pose lie had also, the good luck 10 escape /
hanging s. that YOU Sre in these three inans.
pcinus namcs, good and III fortune are very
nicely balanced
A ltiend 4 nne is firmly of opinion, that lac |
once missed marry ,og u very hue woman, be. !
has bu To hp t,tpp III.
Now. IN this respect Nj BmIeit has tue adyan- /
taer of Mr.. RveS; aud. it. am rightly inform
cd ofthe vernaCular dialect ota part Of hugl- !
nn, hr. Rives WIS near having as little al IN !
tag over h, competitor IN the CHRISTIAN n'me
, a. IN the snrnatnp. an tod that N the south |
crnpart that State nv one of those strange
corrupiions which has changed Robert INTO Bot, |
aud Richard into Dirk, Bilian Is transformed
luto Buck; aud that. if NJ Rs,s had Glanced
/ TO live on the South Instead olrhr North side o
lanes rl'er he would most a,surdly have been
/ called Back RiUcS by his constituents.
! tor my own part, | think it scr} ungenerous
in those who are blessed with fine names To tlou,
az thoss who are without them. have. howe
Vrr, determined 10 make myself ru5 pendent OF
such scofiers, II not in INV own c1sr, at least ~
that Of my descendants. ! have named nv Ell
! dest son Romulos being very much struck with
/ the advantage OF It IN the case of my friend VI
tigEs, and my youngest is called Ndpoleon JEFF
ferson. Ny wife's name helne Iabhha. have
called my three daughters, Clementihe jose
phiae aud Sefaphine Sophonisba.
| have mentioned the names of my children,
because II seems 10 me thai the supporters of
General Jackson pretend 10 have u great adyan-
tage over us in fine names. OF which recent
instance has occurred in this neighborhood 4
warm Jackson man wished TO cali his ouly son
after his avorile. but his wife pre(erllng the
name 81 Washington, they compromised the mat
ter hs taking both names and the child now
bears the dteniGed appeIlatou Of George Wash
rngton Andrew Jackson Clack.
! am, gentlemen, your obedient servant.
NEHEMIAH MEMO.
baltimore, June 9, 1928
From the Portland Yankee
But the other day, jahu Qlloc, ADAMS Dau-
lei Webster and few more, had tie good OPP