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

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WhsHscros, Dec. 3, 1928.
Gentlemen WHAT with the present ADD the
r fuiure-the Winnebagoes aud Leneiai Jack
son-<he war dance. OF Today, and the war dis.
positions ofto-norrow-ihe hots' spur dresses
of,he Anti -ra,M leaders, aud the diplomatic
airs ofthe Anii Adams leaders and, with all
these. the whispered suggestions, half suppress.
sed hepes, aud expectations that only ayow
themselves in looks, ofevery man, whatever his
capacity Of mind, his sphere of aciion. aud poll
.+1.i aosiyfy, who has or i~,n~ysaes he has, cea,ri
buted ~ she election of General JackSon-wc
have, az this moment, enough in Washington TO
excite interest and rivet attention. Our very A.
mosphere is so thoroughly impregnasea with
politics, that there is no room IN IL for purer
taste 10 exist; and this our fashionable bellies
appear TO have foreseen, and have accordingly
selected some other sphere in which TO reign and
shine. All the male creatures, that came to
Washington his winter. cone Tor places, not
wives aud quite as many, TO speak 4iihin
bounds, are likely TO go away lifted, as when
far aud frail woman was the object OF pursnit
|, is'true Miss I,----u has suddenly brcanc
a wealthy spins,er, and Mr.. Id is about
tn become, what the hairs on General Jackson
head may guess, butmusi net he suspected OF
tnswing il they would rezain their places
on the Uranium OF the General. What
these changes may effect, tine only can deter
mine
Bu, all thi. i, mere b~aoingge. When the
message of the President was read Yesterday,
the opposite expressions in tho cnunienances OF
The Administration and the ANTS would have
been n fine study ior a connoisseur in physieg-
nomy.--There was n proud satisfaction 10 the
former, arising from the consciousness that the
affairs OF the country would pass from the hands
/ of MIR Adams IN a condition pI m Mod
prosperity, and III I The history pfhis admins.
trati0n would form one of the most CRAFTY inc
cha piers in our annals. In the countenances of
the Ants, on the contrary, might be read n
very different language, signify ing, dissaiisfac
ten and perplexily. trouble in the midst of hi
rmPh, and fesI of the responsibility which they
had courtpd.
john Randolph is daily in his chair. His thin
and ssllow and indexibIe yisage fprcibly reminds
me Of one otthose mtnnmies which the sac,i.
Ii iuus curiosity of the antiquarian has dragged
from their dwelling OF two or three thousand
years aud could nErocess be used for iufa.
ting the lungs Off mummy, ] suspect tina, il
would discourse about as %saudihie and inielIigi-
bic a language as, ". this moment, issues from
the lips OF the RoaRose orator. He even knows
he has been heard sufficiently, unless purer aud
more consistent in the feelings aad principles
which have been infused into his harengues. He
has told us OF htS'w anderings & associations, the
cogitaiions ofhis first and his Secoad c1jidhood.
oil hisItobaoco Gyhis slaves, his horses 81 his patri.
monial trees, hr has repeated trite Incidents.
worn out anecdotes, and scraps OF conversation
picked NJ at the club rooms around Pail Mall Al
the stewards table IN some aristocraiic mansion
until his s~ur'eited auditors have cried-ohe. lam
sails! latte wane of is intellect in the eve.
Ming Of his age, his life illustrated by no ac, D,o.
native Of his countrv'S sond ,i.I,o,,t ra,o.
gid hrs decline, without the love of his species
10 cheer fhe hour OF sickness unconsoled by the
retrospect OF a useful life and unsupported by |
tie hope ot bequeHihIhg a bright example Of |
patriotism aud virtue 10 p~osteriiy he has
feath"6 the last scene in which be will be al.
lowed 10 enact. and when he fnlIs-wha,
voice aTnong the Twelve millions of her citi. |
@ens, will be heard TO e~iciaui--" A prea, |
man has fallen in Israel"
we would advise the Council at Richmond
10 recommend The Message ofthe Governor Of
pennsylvania TO the attention of MIR. Cites. He |
VIII mere hnd all That IS necessary aud proper
10 be SAID, compressed in itO0 ntuspaoer CO.
Lurns. He will there find somathing tina, !
Is not mere roE, ct prsierea mill
(dle3, Gazette.
We have IN our oeice a white raatsb raised
near this place measuring "a inches in length
and "a inches in circumference.
Georgia Enquirer.
A .Nel Tho following is from a Vermont
paper. Have they many nests Of q similar kind
N the Green mountains.
a Hornets Nest broken up.-Ey wife Sally.
mas e'opfd' or IL years | have been stung TO
the quick, both soul aud body, and now hone
relief. All person or persons are forbid h.,.
bourins or trusting her on my account.
JOSEPH FOX.
Iatiorfas.-The Galaxy states tina, A tailor
In n neiehboring town, had NIL the THANH sg;,.
ing clothes Ct his customers stolen from his s6on
just before the day, 10y some vile rooue. eousIlv
destitute OF honesty y clothing. The eoo,e & cab.
bage were LEFT. n some trimmings. but these did
not suit the "nSpeakably aslonished tailor. The
rogue ough' 10 be put IN a strait Jacket, and fed
en- gooer and cabbage all tie DAYS of his lite.
10. II Atuora.
EItrdordanarg dbat1enec,-. case of eY,r.
ordinary suffering and abstinence lately oocnr.
req IN ms 'hlage.-cn SATURDAY evening. ior
o'n d 'No'etnoer, daring n soru Of wind and
ram a sraeglmg alau in sailors dresy cam.
INTO the tavern Of Dir. Samuel Carnan. near the
Fulton, Ferry and asked if he conld have lodr
ing Sh sscertaintng his destitute conditior
Mr. Z. gave him scme supper, ana showed h,n,,
the way '"to the barn where he could slp1,, , ~"
for'a?'y among the hay. Such n cir e,ms,an.a
M " .S"u'on, and was quire forgotten NV
Ar, =, VINO on the following MoodaS ,o".y
load OF hay into the barp' and !, la, y y a
another. The poor suae,sr Inn. ""ss a'e'
hay until Monday the o5,h, at three o'oloeh '' -
N" ,s 'e'no0o. 'a'ing nearly siaieeu days :! He
III ~" emily sick when he went intn III. hax
~" 1"en Taken out had nearly the appearance
! afad man with a long beard, and utterly
ne'pieSS' Tie was instantly refreshed aud noui-
n"ea' ana sent TO the aims house, and is no.
ao,f 70 WAX about. 1t appears tina, his name
s'Snn wall about 46 years old, and lately
sst"",eeu ,fo" the un'ted States service He
had several apples, aud some rh.sun,s i, ~
pockets, which il all lie pourisb,ne,, ba co,l,,,
e'eo' lBroostyn Star.