Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-13

~. TIE hrst is Of Young students, iast entered
thu threshold of science, with frsl view Of its |
gu lines. not YET filled up with the details and |
notifications which n further progress would |
bfisg 10 their knuwiedgr. The other consists
OF the illiempered and rude men in e!ety,
who have taken up passion for politics.
GOOD hnmor and pnliieness never ip,r 3dure
into mixed society, question on which they
foresee there will be difference Of opinion.)
From both of those cissses Of disput ,nts my
dear Jefferson, keep aloof rs you would from
the infected subjects ofyellow fever or pes,i
lence. Consider yourself, when with them, as
among the patients of Bedlsm needing med-
cal more than moral counsel. BE a listener
only, keep within yourself, and endeavOr 20
establish with yourself tho habit of silence, es.
pecially on politics. In the feyered state of
our country, no good can ever result from any
attempt to set one of these fiery zealots TO
rights either in fact OF principle. They are
determined as to the facts they will believe.
and the opinions on which they will act. Get
by them, therefore. as you would by an angry
bull u is not for man Of sense 20 dispute
the road with such nm animal. You viii be
more exposed ihan others TO have these ami.
mails shaking their horns al YOU, because of
the relation in which you stand with me. Full
of political venom. and willing 10 see me and
10 hate me- AZ a chief IN the Antagonist party
your presence will be TO them what the WON'T
gas Is To the sick dog, a nosirnm for prodUc-
ing ejaculation. Look upon them exactly with
that rye, and pity them as objects 10 whom
you can administer only ocr aslonal ease. My
character IL not within their power II is IN
the hands Of my fellow citizens NJ Ia &c, aud
will be consigned TO honor or nfamy by the
verdict Of the republican mass Of our country
according 10 what themselves will have seen,
not what their enemies aud mine shall have
sad. Never, therefore. consider these puppies
IN politics rs requiring any notice ffom you,
aud always slew that you are not AFRAID To
leave my character to the umpirage Of public
opinion. Look steadily 10 the pursuits which
have carried yon,o Philadelphia ; be very Sc
iect in the society YOU attach youTselfto avoid
taverns drink ars, smokers, i'd ,rs, and di.npa-
ted persons generally for II Is with such thai
bro,ls aud CONVENTIONS arise and you will find
your path more Easy and tranquil. The l'mitS
Of my paper warn me il is lime for me 10 close
with my adectionate adiru
III JEFFERSON.
Production of Cochinent an Spain,-1he
Byyonne G1geHe of the 10Th January last,
contains sn account of the successful cuitisa-
ton ofthis branch of industry, near Cadiz, by
a gentleman, who obtained 1 IL lbs OF very
from Madrid. that cochineal has been p, oduced
in much larger quantities at San Fernando
aud Puerto Real. and thar there is every pros
pcct offs becoming an important branch OF
commerce.
Legislative Literature The Concord, IN
H. statesman n, cOminunlen ton advocating
the claims Of ignorance 20 office, relates the
following amusing snecdote.
A Speaker ol the New Hampshire House Of
Representative. in former times when New
Hampshire, Leg islature set IN the old one s'o-
~ town house, having grown inpatient nj the
nippanoy aud frequency aud imperimeny OF
tie member IRON II, in making motions
called upon him once upon time 30 reduce
certain motion 10 wriiing.' il VIA a motion Of
some four or Eve iiaes. if written down.
The member with great prompness, though a
little embarrassed, stepped bgisklS to the table.
and took pen, Il ink and paper b. gan scratch
ing away with great readiness. Whether b.
began at the right or left OF the paper no dods
knows. He laid about him with the pen and
ink, and made loud aud quitk scratching,
and displayed grand clerkshlP in handling the
quill. The House meanN lie sat IN expectation
The rogui Speaker called ontbe' gentleman
rom II, for has motion ia writing' He
from H----noi having made any Roadway
that the House would go about their business.
and give him occasion 10 be overl 'oked rs 10
the motion. The Speaker guessed NJ his policy
some time elapsed. The me,noer sttoked his
erected hair-------aDd scratched with bis pen. |
The House began 10 take the loke.-The
Speaker demanded the motion IN Driting. he
member put the ink forth with great vehemence
hut still was uuabie 10 answer the call.
The House began TO laugh; the member
grew desperate; the Speaker "axed merciles
---s;a.emandedof the gentleman from Il
that he would please to submit hls motion 4"
mTiting --Tbe House were loud ~ their
merrimont----and the heroic member instead
of saying like an honest farmer OF old ilmrs-
| know uo'bng of your goose Quill craft /,
schools were not KEEP, in my day. Instead Of
handling pens and spelling books and gram
mer books, was handling the axe, or the gun,
in tico Udrs. Let the clerk figure down what
say--or ,aihet what mean !. Instead OF saying
thi' With the dignity OF common sense, the oIa |
dandy affected TO be learned, and Ia Known
low 10 write and spell. and all that-and the
consequences WAS he WAS laughed out of the
House, ami actually dropped his pen aud NIX,
md fed from his post, and did not retnrn tina,
day-and when he did come back il IVES with
crest down, and not motion did he venture
upon again during the session.
Canada. Tie Upper Canada advocate con.
tlnugS to publish conspicuously, and with COM
m,ndation, the revolutionary documents of the
United States The last, rs the draft OF An adj
dress 10 the People by the Provincial Congress.
MELTING UP COIN
correspondent OF southern paper com
plains that the trade in the united States annu.
ally melt up far more than million of dollars
and about one half ofthe amount is Ameri-
can half dollars. In Europe no person is
peImued TO melt up the current lawful coin
Mankind al the beginning ofthe 18th century,
are thus described in the Liyerool Obser
yer.
They had neither looked into heaven nor
earth, nelther into the sea nor land, AS has been
done since. Iheyhad philosophy wi,hou, exper
inent, maihemali les without instruments, geo.