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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15

lahoreT is worthy ofhis hire,
Give the devil his due.
Which is The President Ill was often said
during the late Presidential contest, tina, should
Gen. Jackson be elected. some of his mo st
vioieff partisans would be President over
him Speaking in one of his recent 1eiegrdphs
OF The incesssnt app locations for Offices, Gen.
Du # Green the Editor says, that I'VE, our
humble selves are teased beyond endurance"
We of the Ariel think, that he true friends OF
the President must indeed feel humbled, that
through such a channel as Gen. Green, the
fa,oufs ofthe chief magistrate and Offices of
The Government mu 81 be sought and disposed
Of. tArict.
Is il not yer, surprising that the most res.
pectabIe Jackson papers attempt TO justify re-
movals on the principle Of discouragng an
interference on the part of the officers Of the
government in elecions7 win IL nol aston'sh
those who shall hereafter read tho history Of
these times, TO perceive That this doctrine, al
though proiessed without limitation, is applied
IN practice to only one party So far from
this principle being applied TO the friends Of
General jackson That though many OF them
have exerted all their official influence 10 his
support yet do th"y now, IN the face OF their
doctrine receive Office, or promotion in office
They are now " rewarded" for the very same
acts that the friends OF Mr. Adams adminslra-
ton are "puuished" Surely, it was no more
improper 20 exert the official influence in favor
of ONE than the other. If wrong in one case,
II was wrong in boh Such open aud paIpa-
BILE insinceriiy in the rulers ofthe country can
not but have a pernicious effect We really
wish that our opponcnrs would use their power
az H.
| raj principles of the country aud be content
with having made the people unhappy With.
out mah.Hg them vicious aud di,honored Let
them say like the noble Roman
=" Shall Cesar send y lie1
Tell them I WiH not come,
Cannot. IS talss-and that Idare not, false
and not resort To these unhappy shifts, impress
ing into the service any resemblance of princ-
pie or Justification which may happen TO lie in
their way. aud within their reach. Does moi
the Richmond Enquirer knoi0 that hundre1 Of
the friends ofGen. Jackson, eYerted all their
influence of every kind and frequently in
manner that was not at all delicate or deco
rouS) towards The heads of their Departments
And what do these gentlemen get by this
course of conduct Promotion for their " in
reference" I'D the eIection--aye promotion
WIN newspapers Coh'hneio insult the under.
standings, and shock the moral sense OF men by
continuing 10 pretend 10 place remorGts on the
pretext Of which We have spoken. We say
nothing of the removed, many Of " hose offence
in many instance was simple aud silent uOle
against The General
We have been accused of too mich vehe.
mence. even by some who think well ofour
Cause and our general course but indeed the
bosom u oppressed with Indignation in view of
the heaItlessnsss of such professions. and the
pers'c,oas and dangerous tendency of such
conduct. Boston Journal
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FOREIGN.
From the .Nt'o York Daily 1drerlisT.
STILL LATER FROM ENGLAND.

By the ship Mentor, Capt. Webb, arrived
ate last night, which sailed from Liverpool OH
the 10th May, we have received Liverpool pa
pers of the 9th, and London of the 9Th of May
The riots in the Manufacturing districts had
unhappy produced the consequ ences that had
been apprehended. Blood had been shed
FIVE men had been killed at Rachdale and %
wounded, For sometime there had been dis
contents among the woulen and flannel man-
ufactories, against some of the masters who
pay lower swaees. II was therefore resolved IL
destroy their looms, &c. They carried their
intentions into effect; a riot ensued the mily
tary were called out, and great number OH
the rioters were taken into custody and CON
mitted to Lancaster Castle, for the purpose o. {
liberating Them. They attacked the soldiers
with stones and wounded one. A paxty OF ca
valry arrived, who fred on the mob, killed five,
and wounded twenty five.
At Manchester there had been no further
disposition TO riot.
Dragons are ordered from Birmingham 10
Leeds.
Hopes are entertained that the differences
between the men and masters at Spnal6elds
will be adjusted.
MIR. o'Connel had not. yet taken his seat IN
Parliament.
The Liverpool Chronicle states that the IN
porters and dealers in Tobacco, up in arms, 10
consequence ofpermsson having been given
to the Irish planters TO have another years
growth free of duty.
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From the Huntsville D,moc,o, h,u.o

TIE Into NJ ~, Do"FOCTUI, OUHe =.
=. ne 1He MAJ. Watkins.-A report reached
r "'s p w. lew days since, that Mai. FRAN
h;n,sa,s niniso, ofthi county, had DESTROYED
,an;"n wh'ist in New Orleans. We declined
do;og ,h "y lo.'ce OF it in our last, lest by so
10 cam w.. sau intelligence should be too sudden.
ho,om S;" 10 the amiable partner of his
o,,.,n;. ounce then We have rece ived the Tus.
gambia Chronicle which furnishes the If follow hu
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
From hg Comm,,c;oy adrsrGs,r June

From hs Commercial Adrsriiser, June 5.
We have had call from an officer who left
the hulk since ten O'Clock This morning. The
tide had come ia. SO thai she was filed with wa.
ter
We are pained 10 learn that Mrs Brackpr
ridge Is not slightly, but very severely wounded,
aod the injury Of Lieutenant Plat is so s.
Gus, that but faint hope is INDUCED Of his re-
coveTy.
what very remarkable circumstance. al.
though several of the persons al dinner in the
ward room escaped with their lives, and some
OF Them uninjured, not vesige OF the table,
chars, or any oCthc furniture in the room re.
MAN Every thing was blown to atoms.
lhe scene, even this morning, at The NAVY
Yard, lsidlstressWg beyond description. Indeed
TO attempt description of such spectacle, at
the very moment when our feelings are harrow
ed up to painful degree by the shocking re-
allty' seems too revolving o be undertaken
We might speak of the wounded living. and
the mangled dead, and of the fragments of 10.
dies blown to pieces. mingled among the bro
ken relics of the ship-bu, such particulars
may better be left TO the readers imag ination
When we left the Navy Yard at IL O'Clock,
on'y IRE men were unaccouned for. These
nave doubtless persisted, either by drowning.
or by being crushed among the timbers.
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PURSUANT to a decree of the Snne,,c
Gnurf Of Chaneeru Iou IL u =.

DURSuANr to decree of the Suner,o-
u Court of Chancery, for the Richmond d;sr
tr'ct, pronounced on the Oath dayof June 1926
IN the cause ofJohn / Cooke, and Ann his
Thomas Miller, Sheriff ofthe coanty of p5,Yha'
tan to whom the estate Of VIM. Bentley hath
been committed for administration. and o,hers
defts "'"efs .
The Undersigned Marshal of the Super;or
oourt OF Chancery. for the Lyncbbure Distric,
w"i sell, Tor one third cash, aud the balance on
credit OF one and two years, on yVednesas.'
The oath OF June, 1929. if fair, if not, the me-
ia,r DAY thereafter, on the premises, in IN. c,.
OF ha'ifax, Stanton River Estate. lv;ne >.
moseeys Ferry n,aining between 7 and 500
acres OF Land there bein, from TO 200 acre,
OF bottom land. This land will be shown ~ :
ny one wishing to purchase, by Wm. A r.. !" :,
ley, esq living on the premises.
:. I. A. HoLCOMBF. NJ.
---y - wtdsn
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Inauguration Of The President of Harvard Uni.

inauguration Of The President of Harvard Uni.
perSiy
Boston, Jnne 3.-Yesterday, the Hon. JOSH.
ah QUINCY was duly indncted into the Office of
president of Harvard University. All o'clock
Inc faculty OF the University, the Corporation
ana Board OF Overseers and the Governor and
Lieut.. Governor of the Commonwealth with
many others, escorted by the under graduates
moved IN procession from Harvard Hall to
the Meeting House. The exercises which took
place there were introduced bv PRAYER from
Dr. Porter, senior member of the Corpora.
ton, To this follow ed Latin Address nv
Gov. Lincoln, and the ceremonial of induction
which consisted in the Governors DELIVERING
to The President elect the charter. the seal and
the Keys OF the University. Upon receiving
these insignia OF his office, the President elect
replied 10 The Governor in Latin. He then as
sumed the place usually occupied by the Pres
ident OF the College on public occasions. A
Laiin ofalion was then pronounced by Charles
.. o.orTo" OF inns city, member of the Sem
Tor LASS and an English Grafton by VIM.
newell OF TINS city, resident master Of Arts
i"'se performances were succeeded by an In
augurai Discourse IN English from the President
which occupied more than an hour and was
highly interesting and able The topics of
discussion were appropriate 10 the occasion.
ana the views It plesented sound and philoso.
ph'cal. II was listened to BY large audience
with great attention throughout. We hone TO
see it in print. A praye, from the Rev. DIR.
ware nosed The literary and religious exercises
Of the day
Inc procession returned from the Meeting
iiouse 10 the Commons Hall, where a dinner
hau oeeh provided tor the various and numer.
Gus guests on on the occasion. Invent off with
e'ea' h,ia'hy and apparent good feeling.
Inc Illumination at the University. las, nigb,
was OF The NEST brilliant description. Ever,
window of The several buildings blazed with
l'ght arranged in the most beautiful and mic.
turesque order and the effect in the crowded
"a'ks ana avenues around the college was
n@e 'nst OF de broad glare of day. In the
rom Oh University Hall, and on the western
sue OF Hollis, the name of the newly insugu,a-
'eo PRESIDENT appeared in large capitals In
'ne 'oortn story of HoIworihy the name of"Jo.
s,ah quincy was extended the whole length
OF mat ed'hce.-The windows of the seoend
s say dsp'ayed the inscription. "-CIas, of
is29-each letter and figure occupying n senaI.
ate window. " Kirkland" shone on The eas,srn
front OF Hollis. The performance of a hand
yeral hours. Tnn. ior Sc
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DRY GOODS.

W. t"TS.u Pr'Hc'PdIIy at Buctlon,) by an en-.
ps'le"cea h"nd, @prlces thai cannot fail to
please. They ia,ter themselves thai with ,he
assistance of an agent in New York. tbev will
al all times, have !, in their power TO exhibit
TO their customers every variety that the nor.
thern market can afford
NoRVELL & TATE.
june T. ifisS1
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Liverpool Corn Market, Monday Nay 4.

liverpool Corn Market, Monday Mdy q
lhere was decided improvement both IN
me tn, prices and demand for grain last Tuesday
wheat was noted Id to I'd, and oats l-2 to 10
per ouShsl dearer, and the extent OF business
considerable, A continuance Of severe "ea'n'
er mas SINCE induced the miers and dealers 10
Increase their purchases, sad at the close Oh
the week, both here and ia the surrounding
country markets, the principle articles OF the
trade were in request, and further small al
vance realiEed. Previous prices of hour and
oatmeal have been sustained, but they have
not yet participated in the improvement o.
wheat and oats,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15

ABBY'S best Chewing Tobacco. for s.I-
IL bythe subscriber Howell DAVIES '''
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NJ. Severance, Esq. has retired from the ed
itorial charge ofthe Waterloo Observer, fiery
Jackson paper. h will b. continued unrhan-
ged IN its political character, by Messrs Moon
Il Gum IN. Y. Com Advertiser.
Here is good sererdnce, alias, a narrow es.
cape from charge, on sanguiuary field no,
Is he subsequent combination bad for should
the moon change, or its ligh, become FAINT, the
bg Gun can still blaze away with effect
Bod Centinel.
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New Stock of Goods.

klffE subscribers have the pleasure of an
~ nounc'ng TO their friends and the public
generally that, IN addition to their new stock
OF goods, they have this day opened beautiful
assortment of Staple, Fancy and Domestic
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Iiviag.-rhe IahoreT is worthy ofhis hire
Give the devil his due.
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From he NorfnK HernLA

knows 10 be wrong, because his party say It's
right. Got him on the blind side.
like TOO see oae man led up TO the polls by
another. TO vote as his friend for The time being
wishes him lie has mind OF his owe
hike TO see a man discharge those who NAV
he his dependents for not voting on his side
Genuine Repubcanism.
like 10 see The ,nan of Election magnifyine
the virtues ofhis own party and the vices OF the
other. ImNrtaIity.
like TO see lighting at au ele ction. quarrens
and Jsngl'nS on all sides. Asserting the soveI-
eighty Of the people.
like to see all good men IN The opposition
turned out OF office TO make room for WORSE
Reform.
like to see people judge sfthe effects of an
ADMINISTRATOR before II goes into operation
Prudence and forethoupbt.
IKE to see people VINO want TO get into Office
making secret 'nsinualons in regard to the in
cumbents capacity, fidelity, honesty, &c. Ths
nearest cut TO Fame.
like to hear of duel fought for some polit
teal point which concerns heither OF the oomba.
iants--True honor.
like 10 see a candidate when elect;oo is oy.,
looking TAR above the heads of those whom but
lately ne He@ed so cordially. But alas for
'hen,. tne'' aay vi sovereignty is over. Gener.
Gus Pride.
like to see person in the minority, who
openly declares that he will not obey the orders
Of the administration and get mad with ALI his
friends who will not Join him to scandalize and
tear il down that ne may ruise himseiC-Lauda'
Bile ambition.
like to see EDITORS rewarded for prin,in
add spreading scandal and lee, with good -
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[Journai Of Commerce.
Extract Of a letter TO ths U. S. Gazette, dated
unSLinnfnaI AnrIsi 81.

Extract Of letter to tn, u s. Gazette, dated
Washington Augusi, 3D.
A runor is strongly current to-day, thata
letter has been picked up in Fredericksburg,
written by Mr.. Richie 10 a gentleman in his
city. How II happened the letter WAS lost 10
Fredericksburg is not explained, nor by what
manner its contents got into circulation. Bua
IL IS confidently asserted that MIR. Richie be-
gins with expressing his great regret thai the
jackson cause should have recently declined
so lapdly as il has done. That great fears are
felt by MIR. Richie for the course which Vn-
GINA will take is evi dent from the whole tenor
oftne letter-He inpores The person 10 wboHi
he writes 10 suggest the necessity of some I'M
mediate measures for the recovery of the
ground Which has been Ist and unless such
measures shall be promptly adopted, lie does
mol consider the Chances for the Continuance
OF the present party in power, as very prom's-
lag. hope that, IT such letter has been ipund
its contents will soon be laid before The world
IN more precise and authentic form. AS
lar AS It goes, the lunor is generally relied
on.
You may have seen, within few days, tins
ofnc'ai announcement Of The appoin neni OF
John Jackson to be consul al MAJ Unique. Mr.
jackson has been for some tune resident OF
this city, has been n consistent friend OF the
mendallons for the office even from tie respect
able members OF the Jackson party. Al soon
AS his appointment was ~ AIDE known, away
went two or three members of the central COM
mHee, one OF wfom IS reported 10 be the his
lorIan Of the Norfolk Trip, employed by the NJ
York Courier, started through the avenue to
the President house, ike thunder gust mar
king from f. N. E. Having gained m audi
ence, they used their eloquence to such pur-
pose, and placed before the General the dan
GEES which would result 10 the Jackson cause
from the step they had determined 10 take un-
less the appointment was revoked-which step
Was neither more nor less than the withdrawal
OF heir splendid bu, as yet undeveloped talents
aud influence from The Jackson raHks--ibat
the General Instantly acquiesced. and
letter was despatched to the new consul, des'r-
ing him TO return the commission, inasmuch as
mere had been Wisappreheusion, as 10 the
person for whom il had been made Inc
members OF the committee returned as cool as
anorth wester-ali their civil passions still, ana
all the fever Of their Indignation sbaied. Inc
commission has not yet been reformed, ou'
w,'i be probably given up in the course OF al
other four and twenty hours"
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MIR. JEFrERsoN's CORRESPONDENTS

MN JEt L. hSON'S CORRESPONDENCE
friend IN Virginia, 10 whom we have been
Indebted before for similar favor, has sent
usa few pages ofthe fourth volume of MIR,
Jehetson's Memoirs aad Correspondence, from
which we take the two letters anne xed. II will
be seen that they are on sub ects quite opposite
!" their nature the ftst relating TO political cir.
cums,anccs and occurrences but inperfecil,
known TO generation that has since grow n On,
oad which would form The snbiec, Of few in.
teresiiag essays, II one suitably qualified would
un1ertake The task the other is an atfeciiona I.
letter 10 near relative, and may be placed by
the SIDE OF letters written under like circun,.
stances by Chesterfield aud Franklin. There
ere two or three sentences. however, ia this
latter. abiding 10 political Antagonists, which
however proper IL might have been 10 viii,
them accidentally TO grandson. The compi,
Ter would have done well 10 omit Two or three
other letters IN our possession wall DO given
hereafter.
Il may be well 10 this place 10 correct an er.
roneous statement which appeared in our m
per some days ago. copied from some othe,
Journal. II was stated that Mr.. jefferson,
Memoirs. would consist OF sir volumes the ,
will make hu' f'ur the la, oi which is in pres
and will be completed in few weeks.
Bost. Courier
To DOCTOR JAMES BROWN.
Washington, October 81, 1903.
Dear Sir You will wonder that your lette
Of June 81 should not be acknou lodged iii
this dale. never received il till Septembp
the 18th, aud coming soon after TO this plac,
the accumulation of business found here ha
prevented my taking il up till now. That yo,
ever participated in any plan for division o
the Union. ! never for one moment believed
tkpow your Americanism too we'll But a.
III" enterprise az sinst Mexico was of yer,
different character, | had supposed what
heard on that subject to be possible. You dis
ayow IL: that Is enough for me. and | foreve
dismiss the idea. ] wish il were possible I,
extend my belief OF innocence to very dihsr
ent description Of men in New Ole.ns ;bui |
fhipk there is Sufficient evidence of there bein.
there set Of foreign Adventures, and nativ,
rnalcontenis, who would concur in any enter
prise 10 seperate their country from this.
did wish TO see these people get wbs, they Dr.
served and under the maxim of the law n
self, that inter anna silent ieges, that in an en-
eampment expecting daily ack from nov
erfui enemy, seifpreservaiion is paramount !,
all law, I expected thai instead Of invoking
The forms Of the law 10 cover traitors, all goot
citixens would have coucurred in securing them
should we have ever gained our revolution
five had bound our hands by manacles of tn.
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Of Louis xiv, she Is eonseq oentiy one hundred
aud fifteen years of age,

Manufacture Of Diamonds-The Providence
Journal says: =" A few scientific speculsiors
have been cajoled into a belief that their for
tunes were shortly TO be made from the newly
invented moGe of manufacturing diamonds.
Many chemist IN this country and Ia Europe
has set about the making oil diamonds With a
confidence OF soon producing one of these va
luabIe gems that would ouiyie in size. trans
pareney. aud reflective power the gems OF
England. Russia or Portugal But thoir full
grown hopes bnve vanished +" into air, into
hin air." Upon careful examination OF the
crystals, supposed TO be artificial diamonds
they we're found 10 be nothing hut siiedtes
Old chemists converted baser metals inio gold
oar modern chemists, wishing TO surpass the III
carbon
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lcherry Iai'ey Gaseite.

Combat nth bedr.-As MIR. Daniel OAKS
anu ms sou we're IN The field at work few
DAYS ago, in Stamford VI. they deserted a
bups bear The son vent home for his rifle.
Sio, the animal aud he fell. The father seized
a club, and ran TO despatch hun but bruin
had no idea OF being Knocked on the head like
n dog he sprang up, raised himself ON his
hind feet, and stood on the defensive. And
here, il app ,aIs, be proved himself an excel
lent boxer for as Mr Oaks was aiming II ire
mandons blow at his head, he paired the
stroke and with his dexter paw laid his antag'
onis, on the ground How betting stood al
that stage Of the combat we have not yet heard
But no sooner had Mr.. Oaks got upon his fee,
again, than Bruin tried his strength al baoe
hug and graphing his antagonist. began 10
squeeze him most numerically the son
having in the mean time reloaded his rifle
placed the muzzle III such position as not to
rndanger bis father, and sent a ball throug d
the bears head.
Accounts differ as 10 the magnitude OF the
animal. Somesay he weighed $50 some 800
others 400 lbs. Others again say he was ex
ceedngly lean, and would have weighed four
tandred ifhe had been well fat,ed.
Berkshire american.
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GROWTH OF OHIO.
From the Columbus Stat, .Ioyrn,

From the Columbus State Journat1
1t was on the 9Th of July, 1879, that General
Arthur ST. Clair frs, landed at Fort Harmar.
for the purpose OF assuming the office OF Gov.
ernor of the Northwestern Terriiory-a coun.
try OF vast extent, and which, although destin
ed within less than hafa century. to afford
pleasant and comfortable residence TO an or.
derry and intelligent population Of nearly two
millions Of civilized people, was Their a path.
less wilderness, tenanted only by the untuiored
savage, and The beast of,he forest. VIVA, was
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SUICIDE.

About o'clock Thursday afternoon, color
ed woman threw herself Out of IS indo~ Of q
tree story house 100 Anthony street, New
York. The wretched beng came 10 The
ground head foremost, and was completely
dashed 10 pieces. A coroners inquest sht mp
on the body, and verdict WAS returned, that
the deceased came to her death in ht Of med
tai arrangement. The suicide MAS addicted
to liqnor, and early ,n he morning had pawn.
ed her last gown ior halfa dollar, w,th which
she pure sed rum
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PETER. III. c., July II.


n Puzsier for Scion on mere he iUiug.-We
are iniornRd that al II house IN Ramsay, where
woman was lately delivered OF a child. a
neighbnirlng farmers wife, who vas lending
her aid was insisnianeonsIy taken in labour
and was also delivered, few minutes after
wards The children were both OF the same
sex whether male or female we don't know.
lhey were put together, and in the hustle of
taking care of the wooden, the midwife forgot
which child belonged TO each mother. What
was to be done in THIS perplexmg dilemma 7
II was agreed het"een the parties, that each
mother should AXE he child which fell TO her
by he decision Of let, and him or her bring
mp, rear and educate, until some convincing
family likeness appeared, by which they
could arrive at a moral certainty of their par
eniage, and that an exchange should Thea take
place, il the Delphic oracle OF lol appeared TO
have been mendacpus.