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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27

VIE subscribers offer their services their friends and
n the public, as Commission Agents, for the sale OF
Tobacco, Cotton Sc.
MADISON & J. ii. WALTHALI
/ Jan 80 80,
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70 Cotton SptnnerS and .NanufncturerS in Virginia.
"a OIlCE.-it having been suggested to me by num-
Der of my friends and acquaintance. that Virginia
Is about To become Manufacturing State, and having
always been of opinion that Virginia ought live more
at home, by which money would he more pep.
t''ui among and knowing well that if Virginia DOES
become Manufacturing State that she will queufy
De drained OF considerable money first start, ma
chincry &C.. IN order obviate part of this or
say as much Of it as lays in my power, thought
proper TO offer my services the public and am now
READY to contract with any company concern, for any
quantity Of machinery that may be called for, either for
Cotton or Wool, both OF which will warrant 10 make
equal If not superior 10 any in the Unon | will also
put the machinery in operation and make operate well
My long experience and abilities in the business cannot
be doubted of which the public generally well ac-
quainied. JOSEPH iiEYWOOD
Surviving partner of the late firm of Messrs
Buwden, Byrm & Co. Of Petersburg, and
Superintendent of the Cotton Yarn Fac
tory Swift CreGE but now III
Powhatal.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27

foLTE EfDmDGE, II. 7. c.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27

Andrew Stanton, Moses sweery, William Patteson,
William Cray aud Fergus Ferguson, DTS.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27

10 Tobacco and Cotton Planters.
- s. r. GWATHMEY will sell on commission
~. Tobacco and Cotton. for those Planters who
may think ht to consign their crops to them.
Ricilmond, Oct. 81, 1897 3ot
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-04-19
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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-04-19
THE REPOSITORY.
THE FATHER.

He goe'b unto the grave, TO weep there"
1t is impossible to take near view Of human
suffering, even IN It's ordinary forms, without
feeling how much fiction owes to truth. lmagi
nation may busy itself with descriptions of some
wide sweeping desolation, in which are buried
families ard names; il may conjnrc up scenes
10 shock, by tie extent Of their misery, or dis
gust, by the depraviy Of their actors: But truth
descends INTO the human heart and gathers It's
knowledge from the sources Of affection where
some arc dried up by the insrattude of man,
and many overflow to irliratc Il thankItss soil.
" hen thus directed, have at hand the
means Of continual sympathy; and, whether we
turn 70 tie aht hand or 70 Tic left, tic heart
rightly attuned, finds where TO drop tear for
grief, or heaye sigh for error
Improving the opportunity which preco-
c!ous spring offered for an early morning walk,
found myself, short time since, near the en-
closure Of a burylng ground on the borders of
the city Whether it was to hold discourse
with those for whom fate has marked me an
early companion; or to minister to that melan-
choly which the snitcn must always endure,
stopped not to enquire; but removing the Slight
fastening Of the gate. entered the " city Of the
dead Ito read the mementos Of earthly vanity.
Among the young spires Of grass that were
starting from the graves, were strewed thou
sand minute white blossoms, dottng the hlocks
and casting slight perfume upon the chilly air.
gathered few as passed on, and thought
them like the promises Of childhood, only bloom
ing for early waste.
Mcditating upon the scene before me. was
unconscious of the presence of any human be
ing, till lifting my eye, discovered that another
had entered the enclosure. had leaned upon
a headstone. and stood unseen by him
twas man who bore upon him the marks
of four score years, if grief, indeed, had not
mingled in the account When he first met my
sight. he was standing beside an unsodded
grave, as he gazed downward upon the new
made hock, sigh burst from his bosom, that
told how much be had yielded to death.
"And this is ALL" said the old man.. all that
youth promised. and manhood laboured for
From among the host Of those who shared my
blood I stand solitary and time-smitten, upon
the grave of the last Of my chdren-and there
1as none to save her upon whom my life rest
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-04-19

her eye WIN tears ahC prayers dislllsSed nfT
spirit when mine should have heckoned her up
to her kindred enjoyment,
II have called YOU, my child, in the silence
Of night and the echoes of NY voice, have told
me | am chldless have ga1e1 around upon
the crowd-hut it is d peoplel solitude, there
is eye 70 bless mena 'i'4c to call nc IA
thcr. Why am doomed 10 breathe-to Wu},
forth among men, without fellowship IN 'lirir
feelings; why. when the sun shines upon, With
out warming my frame--why do not his beams
rest upon the sod above me, uhlc sleep TN
conscious Of bitterness and wo''
The mcurner fell forward upon the grave BE-
fore him; and as hc eAhiblf,d no sign ct lie,
approached him His frame, which had los:
some Of its height by bending over The grave
now exhibited all OF Hia:ly mould and strength,
that years of grief had spared HIS hat had l,l
len from bis head, and his grey locks were
s,rcun around. as if Il tempest hat swept them
spoke-'ut he returned no answer. There
appeared sacrcdncss in bis grief. upon which,
| for worlds, would not have intIu!cd, there
| fore, waIted-hut no movement rom the beng
| before nc, gave token Of life &l'aIccd, and
touched hn,--he testified no sense OF my Irc-
sence ! stopped. ard TUNED his face from the
ground-but no change Of features indlcatc6
life, and The fixed g!os>iness of bis eyes, seemed
TO say tllat he had passed 10 the flustiun 81 his
wishes.
Passing his body ! rlscca rrvsclr n ny
! knees, by his side, and with acElc ,NelNuns j"
/ duccd symptoms Of returning HE. The flesh
! ness Of the morning breeze aided NY eXciuonS,
and warmth and motion once more visited hi,
limbs As his eyes gathered back the Eight,
! they rested upon the grave before l.m, and
! consciousness Of bis situation returned. : ca
| have witnessed ny unman'y complaints, and
| seen give up all to Sorrow SAID he III
| timattd that entered the yard before him
but had observed him with painful sympathy.
"1hen you have known atilicticn,' SAID he.
pointed to cally gray hairs and in'1nwed
F, brow. The sufferer gave ms hand 4 convuislvc
grasp, and Slight flush that had suflnscd his
face, passed of. aided him to rise from the
| damp ground on which he was sitting, and con
| Quoted him to a tomb-Wherc. seating ourselves,
! learned in few words, the tale Of the grief
| worn father.
| He had lived in one of the eastern states. The
misfortuncs and early death Of an only son, had
broken the mothers heart She died
enough TO be spared the shame Of disbonourcd
youngest daughter The father gathered the
| little that was left from the wreck of his proper
| ty, and with his remaining chd-his eldest
daughter, left home, and those scenes which bet
ter days had gilded with delight His age was
supported, and his grief mtisated, BY the asst
duons kindness of his child In thiss city, after
a short residence, his daughter became sick
and died Sh. was buried in the grave which
we had just left
From infancy" said the old man, &c that
child had clung 10 my affections; and when
| kindred sunk to the tomb, wealth wasted. and
| friends grew cool she swept from nv mind the
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1828-04-19
EO. as
ERRx, VIRGINIA, APRzx Ao, 1898.

W men, utiN llltI UHN W 'tt oCH - hhtLh
sickness had stretched, and where death watch
Cd his prey, have 'ci, that the hour Of separa
ton was nigh, vet hoped not for life; no, th&t
was van--i hoped that there MAS not enough
Of strength III my fame to bear her loss, AMI
that should siLk with her, and know but orc
nan. Of deaths bitterness.
:" Eut a few mornings since, sat beside hcr
listened with iondncss to her voice--lecile
indeed, tu; TO fathers ears. more dear, mo.c
loved, even for It's srp'l.chraI tones. Her am
had been thrown rous.d my nech--l pressed
her closely to ry heart, and for one momcnt
beam ol;"y struck upon ny mind raised my
self 10 pl,s, . hj~s upon her for'head-t"a'
cola aud v!a!.c 3 tn. polished marble her eye
vas fixed in death
"Ihey have lui'd her in that Grave-round
which walk daily seeking therein the only re
:use Whch is left for my miscrics"
AS we rose from tic tomb en- which we had
been sitting and moved towards the gate, the
CD man looked back upon the grave of his
daughter. An agonzing feeling changed his
yis4at-hut he gave il 70 nttcraEce we pass
ed on 10 the street, and were about to separate
] extended ny hand, in token Of my sympathy
ui:h the cilldless and frirndless stranger, He
srasp.d it Gln!y-and d tear from fountain
long deemed arid, fell upon Tie symbols Of ous
pledged sympathy.
You know NOT" SAID TIE cl'l mar, how
al absorbing and tung crdealrE is the love Of
father for u deserving Gau2htcIi Tine, lt"t
quruehcs other 1fe in his LCaIt, puries ana
Strengthens that aGctl;on.
Il have" continued he, " in moments Of son
tudr tined to sound tue sources Of this feeling:
not peculiar, though strong il my bosom; but
in contemplating the effect, tic causes setmeI
to eva,c net j. surely all that We dream Of
purity in earthly love and ali dat imagination
,,I L. irrbf. 1,Ih HITp
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-18
:Enretg1G N'emg.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

NEW YoRN, June i5.-TLe ship Pai1as. Cant,
Brown, arrived yesterday afternoon from Have ~;
NC Paris dates 10 The 1th and Hayre 10 tic eth ucIv-
siYe
ST. Peicrsbu!gb letters 70 The 18Th Anri; state tbs
Tie Emperor still remained in his winter Quarters Sc.
yoTa regiments had taken their departure for the Sonii
1t was said tie army would shortly occupv E!olaavia
and clachia and would couine itself 10 enforcing the
execution CT the treaty Of Alderman The passage Of
INC Pru'6 was TALKED of event ae certain 10 take
place. but the consequences be apprehcnded less
Tious ban at first supposed.
The adViccs from ConstartnOpc are 10 ue l1u,
April, at which ne ali traGqn there although,
Tie advces for the last len days from jassy and ;ucla
rest were Of hostile character The Porte still ad-
here's with regard to Russia, 10 the scieri Of the
2Oib 3eccmeer. II is stated that the Refs Eer4i had
made the following observation to the Frencl, Consul
Tile policy Of Russia is deycloncd; instead OF
ore war she announces tvothc first for her own in
eTcs;s AMI the second for the pretended pacGcatco
Greeca at vas necessary THAT affairs should reach
ms crisis 70 open he eyes OF toe European Powers"
accounts from Lisbon 10 Tie 1ah April state that
some excess had been committed az Iianegu whnD the
garrison were compelled IN IiFe on the popuacr x
was confidently stated that Don Miguel had altered bis
intention Of assuming the title Of King and had urdc
scendcd for short period TO govern Portugal rs Re
Geo.' peierring the more SECURE mctodo undermining
his brother BIZ DEGREES
Ten. Lafayette is announced az President Of The
1 itst Bureau DO Chambre.
Count Capo dIstra has liberated tie Turks of both
sexes whom the Greeks had retainer az prisoners.
Inc energetic measures Of Count Capo d'ls,ria hav
'cStsH ~ putting down piracies almost entirely. 1t
ouiH not he strange il those parts Should Do a,n in
'''' " consequence Of TIE extreme scF vIicn fcigns
" most Of the Islands, and Tho great number Of soldiers and
sailors condemned inactivity since the al,nos; total
/ CESSATION Oh "osii.i;i2s against the Turk7.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-18
y. YORK An4lNIsTEAT1oN coNvr..r1o,,-

ArnANY, June ffth-'Thc Administrations ,,,,, .,-
ven'Ion met yesterday morning, at about n oclocI,
IN the assembly chamber and after recess Of an hon
Alexander oiliu Of Columbia vas appointed char,
man. and Robert s. Rose. Of Seneca ard Peter Sbarne
OF Eew York, secretaries. 30
The credentials Of tho delegates were t5en prs.en.
ied' and their names called. The Secretary announced
that % answered 10 their narnes Some twelve ar
teen counties were not represented
dlscnssiou Of some icus tn took place or the gues
ton OF sdm.ttiDs person from Warren coun,y ,vbo
stated That meeting lad not been held and that he
DAD not been appointed, bat that be would take mar,
," The dehbcra tons OF the peefiog should il be deemed
proper Jucge Spencer opposed hH admission EXCEPT
as spectator; and Mr. John Il. KEg spoke in favor
o. ns being admitted Judge S2eucofs suggestion pre-
Mr.. John 4 Kiey hen moved tbc npgolniment Of =
comm t"" 1t ''.rc - .c2rrt 20 60" 49,, - re,
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nan gathered confidence add had most of them returned
Ibis confirms the intelligence received a few
days since from Buenos Ayres which also been
hrmed by letters just received at Philadelphia, viz that
peace likely to be concluded belse
rents Capt A. reports that Buenos Ayrean of
had been cruziug off Rio Graude for days pre-
his departure. Markets dull for all kinds of American
Dro,
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-18
Tom U. ). :. Jo.z.al q conm.r.: ci .Ee.. y

ny 'pt ashford ofihe brig Sarah argreG here ycscr-
,'y ron no Orandc, favored with a6giCcs from
''"' pace 70 The 10Th april The BugnCs Ayreau forces
we're S' gaining ground upon the Imperial Amy. They
Tic Rio Grsnde, and taken up head quarters
Nhafon' within about miles Of the Brazilian aTny.
,h'mises more or less severe, taking place every
lay Fort st Foy, some posts Of Etile inpor-
'Ance' mad Surrendered to the BueDos Ayreans.
Tie force of the Srazliars all - s5
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-18
rCon,Inull,cdted.l

Having had the happiness, for the last thirty
wears. orknowing most Of the able and ac-
complishrd officers" Of the Navy, had, ill
this moment, believed that | was not entirely
ienoran, of she 6,s history Of the Navy"
had supposed, that their abilities and accom-
plishments were the fruits Of scientific studies,
diligent apple alton, and extensive experience IN
the actual command of pubic ships OF war;
that no ltngth of service In a mere hant vessel,
could convey any instruction as TO naval tac'lcs,
sunnery, OF any of the various and complicated
duties peculiar to the naval serrice:-Ihat on
board men Of war, there were great guns and
snail guns, battle axes, boarding pixies, and
such like things, the use Of which could not be
armed on beard o. merchant vessel:--,hat 10
render man Of war efficient,-a certain iiscip
line and suhordination, unknown in the mer'
chant service, was indi, pensabe;-and, in fine,
had b'en silly as to suppose that MFR
chan, vessel was not the proper place for learn
Inc the art of naval warfare. But, Messrs. Edi-
tor, We live to learn--ard happy they who con-
tiaue TO learn while they live-still happier they
who can see their errors, and seeing, frankly
reeant them.
II The National Intelligence OF the l3th inst
does n, fb, it exhibits high authority In ops
position to all my old fashioned opinions. The
Hon. Michael Hoffman, Of Herkm,r. Herki-
mer county. STATE of NV York, Chairman OF
th,. Naval Committee of he House Of Repre-
sent ,,,es of the United States Of America,ex
pressIy affirms tide the paper aforesaid that
IS I. past history OF our Navy is sufficient TO
shex that no naval nursing aud schooling from
infancy, is required to form o6e asd accomplish
ed officers 1.-The merchant service supplies such
traia,ag." Now. this honorable gentleman
s,eaks SO sen.ibly, so much like book, and
he occupies so conspicuous station, has had
such extensive experience in naval matters aal
is SO peculiarly qualified to instruc. mankind
upen su1A topics, TIA, am really staggered,
paazled and p-splexed. On the one hani, my
old opinions are sustained BY every enlightened
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for yeracity, no ilrher than that occupied by
the ,rinter to the Senate. Nay 50 low does
The latter stand, that Milton would call it the
"lowest deep aud then create deep stiii
slower" for the accommodation OF some OF las
associates. And this vii, be seen as soon as
we have the full and fair report OF the debate,
which we are daily expecting from The Nation
al Intelligencer. Those who see the OPPOSE
ton papers, viii perceive that from the nigh
est to the lowest, an a,temp' Is making 10
crush Mr.. Wright, vf Ohio; and he has arrived
at the truly honorable post If being singled out
as pee uliar mark for their envenomed arrows.
The fact is, tina, Mr.. Wright is too much Tor
Them all. lie is a gentleman OF tne talents &
charsc ter, and his pawers OF The most cauatic
and eating satire, are unrqual'ed IN the Aouse
"F ailing," to quote the language CT the Ma
ional Journal, ITO lay the resolution on The la
BILE, the only course lef the opposition was TO
fituperate the Administrator. Then common
ccd the war Of SANDER, personal abuse, and
whitening instruction. species Of tactics IN
which Messrs. .FloyG, ingham SC. stand lar "a
boyc he reach Of competitions. All tins was
intended to prejudice The public mind, in order
10 remove any impression which might have
been made by the readiness Of he Adm nstra-
ton, aid their friends, 10 meet inquiry The most
rigid. The public car, therefore, was to be
,lrugged with this pcrnicious hellebo'". Acting
on the defensive, The fri, nas of the Admins
lration contcnlcd themselves VITA rePcl!ing he
missiles which were levelled against thin: I'M
ill, finally, the opposition, placed hofs de com0af
| by the last, mastery, and unanswerahie reply
OF Mr.. Wight, shruuk from furihe: o"hii'ct
and allowed the resolution TO be unanimously
adopted" rhss ap'oposiliun which the OPP
position taised with lew OF atlordinS an OPP
Lortunity to assa.l the administration, and then
to be smo,hered a, pleasure was carried, and
| the merit Of causing thorough in'esuga'oH'
belongs entirely 10 hc administration During
the debate, the opposition had not only iaid
themselves open at all points to the shafts OF
his biting irony, Blu, they hid BEEN severely
pei sonal towards hin. The Consequence was
that several Of their leaders were excessively
made 10 feel the contents Of his well stored
culver And while wrihirg and smar'ing un,
der the Inficvion, they have sent out letters oil
of instrucuon 10 tie affiliated press under
heircontroul, to asssrl the accomplished ope-
rator who has thus awakened their sensbIlltit S.
Mr. Wright wss formerly, many years ag",
the able editor of the Troy Glzette tie emf
grated 10 Ohip in lso9-.lo, and is now one oil
the most distinguished, upright and gentle
manly men from thai state.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-18
FIR I'm the Richmond Wing
MR.. RANDOLPH.

This gentleman has addressed note TO the
Editors of the Telegraph, in which he tries 10
re- der his charges against Mr.. Clay, in his last
speech on Gibbons Resolutions, more intelli-
gible. Almost all who heard him, see.., 10 have
misapprehe nded ham on that occasion-one.
understanding one thing, and another another.
VIA, he did mean to say, is as we understand
it-that the original compact was between Mr..
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-18
from the Boston Bulletin

MIR. EDToR-l saw noticed recently that
there are ninriy-two news ,apers printed in o.
ho In the Legislature u that state there arr
not more than two individuals born within its
limits. Fur. these facts together, and they
"speak volumes" for The Rac kwoodsmen In
the United States, II is thought, there are "a
bout six hundr' newspapers, bsppi y,not ha,-
e st,rnp du,v," we do not kno,r. Howcv-
or, six huad'ed is not probably too large a
number; ,in,e Boston alore contributes one
twenty fifth to ii. We have twenty four
papers, Of d'fferen! sorts and sizes polite al,
religious, ph,lanthropic, agricultural, masonic,
and medical all of them more or less mercan-
iile and miscellaneous. Were the rest of the
country 10 contribute IN the proportion ef Bos-
ton, instead Of six hundred, W. should have be
tween four and FIVE thousand
In he United Slalrs we have 81 religious
papers; printed wefkl,; the ablest Of these is
he Boston Recorder, first printed in 1876.
ihroughou, the country there are about As
daily papers, nearly in this Experimentation
5, Nv York 10, Philadelphia 8, Baltimore S,
Washington 5, Charleston ;, New Orleans q,
Cincinnati 2, Albany - Rochester ], perhaps
thrre may be enough make the round mum
Der Of so. Providence, Pittsburgh, ST. Louis,
Savannah. ard M bile may zach or all Of them
have one or more such paper. In Massachu-
sets, about so papers areiprin,ed; IN New Eng
land, about 1906 in Both Canadas, a. She
Christian Advocate, weekly religious paper
at New-York strikes off Is 600; larger num-
Der, 1t is presumed, than al, oiher paper IN this
country, or in The English language The
Times (London) pants 1000; the Observer.
Sunday paper, 10000. These have the mos,
extensive circulation Of any English Journals.
But our Wesleyan brethren beat them.
In the absence of certain data, take The fol,
lowing calculation to ascertain The relative diff
fusion Of information through the United
States and England Allow 600 for all the A.
merican papers, As daily, l55 SEMI weekly. 400
weekly, and that 1000 are printed ofracb mum,
Der, you Will have $4,000 daily papers, or 1863:
3s2 papers of all sorts every day; e7e .oe2 week,
ly; 5o,e59, 5s4iannuay. 10 England IN 1917
and 10, the whole number Of papers prin,cd
vas 2o,946 900, or Two fifIhs Of the quantity
printed in this county. The above calcula.
lion 10 fairly within the truth Perhaps 60 mil. !
ions is nearer the fact than so; which consider
ing the comparative population Of England and
this country, will not allow the inhabitants of
the former one third the n:mber of those "fo.
lios which not cen critics crticise" that are
diffused every where & ough the U States,
Sill, the English SO economic and manage
these matters, that isquit- probable thar their
20 million sheets pass through as many hands
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For sale.
Mechanics Bank,

.Alerand,ia, February nm, 1928,
STOCKHOLDERS in this IBstisuton are HEREBY
Cnot,6ed that an election for fifteen Directors WI
be held at their Banking House, OH the secoHd H'7
dur (the 10Th day. Of March next.
feb ll-eotl0M CHARLES CHAPLIN, CaShef
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Notice.

1NHE stockholders Of the Alexandra Library Goa
u rany are informed that an election for PRESIDE"
and eleven Directors to manage the affairs OF Tie W
sttuon, vii! be held at the Library Room on Hcn's
The 18Th instant between the hours Of 10 and oc''''
SAMUEL MARK, Librarian
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