Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-21
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST II, 1929.

W 1t is rumoured that the citizens of Norfolk are
exceedingly indignant at the appointment Of the
new Navy Agent Mr.. Legrand weare informed, has
proceeded to Norfolk the duties of his of
tce 1t is lucky for that the Executive Council
was not composed entirely of Jackson men, it is
probable Virginia would be for few months with
out an Executive. The Norfolk Beacon of w ednes
day, says,
sit is with sincere regret fand we do not doubt that
the sentiment is general in this community state
that yesterdays mail brought confirmation of pre-
vious ruInours that Miles King, Esq. has been
moved from the office of Navy Agent of this station
and that NASH LEGRAND, Esq. has been appointed
In his room. No occurrence within knowledge.
ofa public nature, has excited more surprise or
greet"
The hadians-We call attenti IN most particularly,
to the series of essays upon this subject, signed Will
liam Penn, from the National Inteligenccr, which
we commence re-pubshng this day. While there
seems to be such prevalent disposition south an,
west of to extermnate the aborigines of this land
we feel 1T to be our duty to raise voice and use
every exertion to stay the hand of power from sweep
ing them from the face of the earth. We dsGain
to make this mere party question. We consider
it Of too high and holy character, involving all the
noblest emotions of the SOUL the aspirations
of hope that the freeman may live and die such, and
be permitted to lay his bones the soil he has
uoblcd by spirit as independent and unconquerabe
any which the pen of history has recorded for
admiration, and the bitter deesaon and adherence
of tyranny and oppression.
~ There two Parishes i'll London, remarkable
Tor the filth and wckedness of the people who inhab-
it Acknowledgements and St. Giles. The National
1ntcligelcer suggests that the former though
eXpressively "a ocated with every thing profane and
scurous, has become rather rite, it would be better
TO introduce the latter into general use. There
is peculiar propriety in this particularly our me-
ridan since the semi weekly discharges of offensive
matter from the Government House, in the form of
RErRospEcrs 81 have polluted the very atmosphere
which we breathe. Hence then LIT 81. Giles stand
for every thing that obscene rbold and disgusting
in our language.
u The Postmaster at Washington has refused 20
deliver letters Schofeld the late dismissed penny
post, notwithstanding he had written authority from
many persons to receive them, and it is said to be
the first instance of the kind known.
The Western Herald (Bardstown, KY says that
c. A. WickGffe is elected to Congress over his CON-
petitor Mai. Richard a. Rudd, 'by majority SO
small compared with his former majority indicates
great change in the sentiment of the District
u There has been meeting of merchants and
others in Boston, and renonstrance against the
conduct of the Collector in removing all his subordi-
nates-matng thorough sweep. The n. \. Cou-
rier 81 Enquirer wishes to know what business it is
OF thers2 He is of opinion that man who belongs
to the minority, is deprived of all the rights of citi
zenshp. Ifthis opinion be also held by others,
we could readily account for their great anxiety al
ways to be in the majority.
" In the last Richmond Enquirer, there is only
one auson to the 'ensiabe decency" of the Nation
al lntelligencer!!! We congratulate its readers
CIRCULATION of .4ldebaran tonight.
The following APPEARS the New England Palladium
with the that "he gentleman who furnished it
well known of our best Astronomers and Nath
ematicans-"
Occ,,Ifat;on-Ip the night of Friday, the 21s, inst,
Aldeberau, of the first magnitude will suffer
oecutsiion by the moon, both the phenomena Of
which will be vsibleh large part of the United States
and Europe.
THE Importance Of lunar occultacn in determining
Terrestrial long ude has long been known, since
better ascertaned by single observation of one Of them
(evem when ,Ie tabular place of the moon is relied on
Man by any other Way hut when 1t is deiuced from
responding observations made at known meridian, il
will be as the the result OF thousands Of
lunar distances, hundreds Of dnsiis Of aud the
sars of the tfrstma gnitude easily seet,
- on ship Telescope will on this occasion, ford
~ : assistance tothe eye, should any be
te years, these eclipses have very the
tas nat Of Spica having taken place November 10th,
1927; observed time of the EMERSON OF wch although
il happened and when the star was the
SUM- did not differ from The computed, itgo seconds.
As we before mentioned, this O'cua tioD viii he
visible in Europe, and will doubtless be observed IN its
umefons astronomical observatores, wbch do so much
the nation that support them, by the wonderful
discoveries nd great advances in science made herein
andour dependence which ought excite in regret,
that in whole continent there is not single observa
tory. From Of them hope 1eccfvc Information
The observed times Of the phases heea which will be
communicate ted received
Tie Longitude, and probably tie Latitude Of all or
nd baye vet