The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-18

Honor, to Gen. Mckson.-Thc testimonials
Of JOY with which Gen. Jsckson's friends choose
to greet his election, are certainly not ccnSura-
BILE. We hope, however. that he will non lend
she sanction ofkp presence to them. II would,
we think, be highly indslicaie and improper. In
hnorriHe, a salute was iir' d and the town illu-
minated.-Iu Nashville, a meeting was held. the
Mayor in the Chair, and it was resolved to fire
a salute of 100 guns between the hours Of . and
6-and to illuminate the tewn--A committee
was also appointed to invite Gen. Jackson to n
dinuer and ball, and Wm. l.. Brown, esq. was
requested to deliver him a congraiulaiory adj
dress on his ent, ance into town. The members
Of the Penn,yiUania Legislature have invited him
10 participate with them, at The seat of govern.
of January.-It is stated in the N. Y. Enquirer
that the General viii be met at Wheeling by a
splendid coach drawn by four milk white horses
10 convey him to Philadelphis.-Are not these
things in bad taste. more especially as they pro-
coed from those who have heretofore resented
the passage of MIR. Adams and the members vi
his Cabinet through the country to their respec-
tive homes, in their plain and unostentaiious
Style oil navelling We hope the General viii
recollect that he is 10 be a Republican par efrei'
lcnce, and will reject these ap,ngs of royalty.
400
" The foreign intelligence will attract the
attention of..the reader. II is of considerable i'm
portance. We have only room 10 quote. ia ~
gard to II. a remark. which appears to us TO BIZ
is not the conquest of Turkey
Gforrin-The electoral vote of this tate
stood thus: For President, Andrew Jackson .
For Vice President, Wm. Smith offs. G. :, John
c. Calhoun :.
North Cnroiinn. --John Oven ha. bern elect
ed Governor of North Carolina, anor 5 bs lIots
The candidates were John Owen, Richard D..
Sraight, Willis Aston, James Mebane and
Montfort Stokes. The three latter having been
Withdrawn, the vote stobd thus For Owen 90,
JpdThh 80 oNH'itiiuk .
" The Virginia Soueerur aud Ladies Lucra-
ry Gazette. The lat No. of this work made it's
appearance yesterday morning. Unavoidable
circumstances rendered it inpracticabIe to give
to the lst No. either in a literary or typoerapl
ical point of view. as Gvornble an aspect as il ia
hoped il will hereafter #ssime-We hope that
this frs attempt to establish a periodical wholly
ola literary character, IN this State, will be
crowned with ample SUCCESS. The Souvenir will
be edited by MIR. Albert NJ. GILLIAN, aided By
the contributions Of many of his friends.
~ We have received from Col. Davenport
the Annual Report OF the Secretary of the Treas.
ury, and shall give it a place in our next.
IL We observe. by the last Huntsville paper
that Lewellin Jones Qormcrly Of Prince Ed
ward, Ya.) has been sentenced TO be hang on the
OH of Jan. for the murder Of Na,hl. Barham. A
motion was made in arrest Of judgment, but it
WE overrule.i by the court.
u-f1The rumor that MIR. Wheaton, our Charge
d'Ahaires at the C~our,iof Denmark, had depart
ed this life, and that his remains had reached
this country turns Out to he incorrect. His
brothers death gave rise to the report,