Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-10

=. ~. cannot account Tor this Hai sou-
-, /. a matter, where. If he bethe organ
:, ~. Government las he preiends to br) he
,;0b, so easily have asceiiained the facts oil Tue
..., in The 6r,i instance unless. indeed, II oe
,.., nh,le the Calhoun members OF the eao'
-, communicate freely with him, that they
,,.y ,,.e him hereafter, ihe others are more re-
..rved. In either case, II seems That Duh 10
good odour at Washington as he WAS.
!, il all together, an amusing affair, and we
should be glad to hear satisfactory e'pIana'
,o, Of !, from Duff himself, subject to the cor
.o,on of some gentleman who is acquainted
with The facts, Ia order that the truth may sP'
,,.ar in The editorial columns OF The Telegraph
:, Last once in its feverish and filfu career.
DuFs Explanation. copied last Mon
H. from The National Journal, an extract from
,h. affidavit of Russell Jarvis, late associate
Editor of the u S. Telegraph, in which itisses
c,r,h thai unless Duff vas compelled TO pay a
oo,e the award Of the arhirdtors, he was APP.
.,,.hoosiye he should lose his claim. Wihou,
either admitting or denying the justice OF these
ann,ehensions, Duff endeavors to show, hypo'
,be,eslly, that they are grsundle". For our
own parts we have always entertained such
had opinion Of this pair of nose'pu'ling wor-
,b;es that we are al a loss which to believe, nor
"a il n matter Of any Consequences when
two knayes fall by the ears and one is plucked
by the other, no 81 mpathy is tell for The loser
They nave commenced abusing each other, as
ia usua, in such cases, and we shall expectio see
Duff concludes his explanation thus Those
who know Col. JARVIS will pity him for his
yeakness-as tor ourselves, we despise his ma
lice" Here's pretty portrait Of the Colonel,
40 be drawn by his late loving partner, Il o
General Should the Colonel give the retot
courteous. we shall have a most de'ectable
treat They know each other.
Presidents H-aM -lhe papers are h'led
with contradictory rumors respecting the Pres-
den,,s health-some affirming that he is entirely
conyalescent, and others that he is seriously IN.
disposed. Jas, as it was with rega'd TO Mr.
Crawfpld-there's no such thing As getting al
the ,ruth--althougn we can see m pos IDLE ne.
cessty or motive for lying about it. We hope
eincerely he may live to serve on, hts term, aud
many years afterwards in re,rement-as we
should sin ereIy regret any event which would
place John c. Calhoun, the American Machia-
vel, at the head OF affairs.
Improper Interference. we call the attention
of our readers to the articles our is, page,
yelatve TO an Interference. open and undisgnis-
ed, Of officers holding President Jacksons
commission. the Secretary of the Treasury in.
cluded. in the Rhode Island election We shall |
now see whether Gen. Jacks will conform TO
his avowed principles. In his Inaugural Speech
be alluded to the patronage of the General Go.
vernmeni, intimaied that. under the late admin
fstraton, =" il had been brought in CO fict With
the freedom of elections, and declared his in
tention 10 "reform' this abuse. II he will
now dismiss those against whom the charge
can be proved, it will demonstrate his sincerity
---if he do not, it will confirm the he lei of his
hypocrisy
The LadieS Fair During the 'ast spring
and summer, the Ingenuity of the ladies' in our
Northern cities hit upon the novel expedent of
holding Fairs. and becoming vendors of fancy
articles, wrought by themselves doubtless re-
lying on the gaIlantry of the other sex to give
fair prices for their goods aud cbatels. ~ hen
offered by such fair hands The profits derived
from the sales, which, in several instances, have
exceeded 5 1000, have been always appropriat
ed to some charitable Obi .ct--thus drawing. by
a pleasant ru,e de guerre, means f ON the 81.
perfuiiies OF some, 10 relieve the necessities of
others. Several ladies' of this place some time
since determined to " do likewise" and ever
since, preparations have been making for the
occasion. We have not been favored with a
catalogue of the NICK -nacks 10 he exhibited, but
the taste and skill OF those 10 who's bene VIOLENT
Feelings the public will be indebted for the OK.
hlbition justify the expectation that they will be
such as will be in " brisk demand, at fair pro-
It,"
The Fair will be held on the oath Of This
month, mot on the olst, as was enormously
stated in our sst,) in the Assembly Room of
the Franklin Hotel, which, we learn, will he
elegantly decorated for the occasion This
early notice Is given, that gentlemen and ladies
at distance who may wish TO witness this no.
vel spectacle Of town in NINA ure, aides in.
stead OF gentlemen measuring out tape and
toys, calicoes and cakes, baskets and bobbins,
Win thousand other matters and things,
which only the wit of woman could devise.
may nave an opportunity of being present.
Heath o. The Vest and Souih-It has been
,u"ored here for two or three days past, that
NAsh'llie was very unhealthy, the deaths ave.