Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-24

did no; tbini. or thought MO did 49,,
never dwell, upon this mundane s,A.
we have no rra.on to doubt bu, ib.,
prototype Of John Branch. In.
Walter are told in knickerbocker',vs .;,.,G
tory Of the " Nieuw Netherlands" 10 VII
refer the reader. for n r'ghie ples,s..
"ii'ie' record of his brilliant sdsep,....
II II should appear lherefrom thai he ,s.
doubted so long as 10 what means of d.,
should be used, that his mud forts were d.
ished. his boats destroyed and hi, soo,
carried eff by his adversary, put !, do. l.
sound discreiion-for there is a Dutch
as English saying, that Z" haste make, a.. L
80. II under the administration of the p,,f /
Mr.. Branch, means be moi invented MI
our ships shall be built and manued a, nj,
present cost, and their speed SO wond.J
increased that a voyage TO the Pacific shan
but months Job, it will he owing en,iy..
the magnitude Of the improvement, COM,
plated, aud the imposoibiity of fhink,rg
, GENTLY of the means 10 be employed i,,h.
conplishmeut of such magnificent prois,.
the short space of four years-at whiehf.
the people will relieve him Of hrs doob,.
permit him to divert his thinking pO,0t,, IA
discovery of the longitude, perpetual mot.
or Symmes's hole.
The following letter from the WasbiD,,.
correspondent of the Charleston Couri.,
show how cautiously the Secretary acts WI.
regard TO matters of rrifling import. II -.
Pope says, eve reason but from wh,, =.
know,p we must conclude, from this speco..
Of the Secretary's habits, that, when sub.ct,
great interest aud magnitude Call his re14e4.
powers Into action, the result is beyond n
comprehension Of ordinary minds -
"A portrait painter. who was DE- srous IN =,
tain llkenessr. of the Members of the pr,,
Cabinet perhaps IN the belief tina, there
| never be such another Cabinet-in the cum
OF his visits for that purpose, called upon N
Secretary Branch, and propounded his reol.
after the following fashion Sir, am do
rous TO obtain the Portraits of he present Mn
trIous Cabinet. | have called on the 9TH
Members, who have kindly acceded to n
wishes Will sou do me a ike favor, and b.
nit me, al your leisure, 10 wait upon yoal
the purpose OF Obtaining suling.' The
cretarY put down his pea, and drew hImp
up into ON attitude OF peculiar dignity
nj L.
examined, re-eAamned aud riddlpd The ol-
ton, to discover II IL contained any occ
meaning, Or whether or not il might b.
scheme OF The opposition party TO obtain
smile oi his talented sell, for physiognom.s
OF phTenologisls TO play their tricks upon al
beng unable 10 come to any satisfactory resu
he Al len IN soiemn'y responded" Sir, Ia
The goodness 10 submit yoltr proposition 10 M,
tcrit'ng, and icH think Of a. The porn
painter instantly evaporated, aston,hed All
prolunditv which dwells in the head oil the J
! Wy Department.
AnoMer specimen Of hHieaess, coupled u
| injuStice-In the Fail OF The year 1924
then proprietnrs of tnis paper received e.
signed by Maj. Vande venler, then Chief Gle
of the War Department, and Tracked by Jo
| c. Calhoun, then Secretary Of War, order
ito be sent to that Department. Being op
sed to Mr.. Craw ford aud Gen. Jackson and
! favor of MIR. Adams, who was at that iii
Mr. Calhoun's choice also, we We're somes
IN favor with the Secretary. TIE paper Y
/ n nh H.,
mo power. We were then directed to disc
ilnne it. As Is the custom in such cases,
forwarded our account for payment ; but. v
the characteristic puppyism OF upstairs. RAJ
to station for which their former habits a
even the'r natural rropensIties disqnaiiy lht
thfy did not dsign TO notlcr it, At leng
W. sent II 10 gent leman Of the District 10 {
iecf for us. Payment was refused unless
order of Maj. Vandeventer was produced. a
an unqualified refusal was given TO a request
'he gentleman that the records of the Depa
m'nt for that period might be examined
ascerla ain II they did not furnish satisfactory
denc" Maj. Vandeventer's Letter has be
mislald and W. are in fair way, copsequeI
~, OF being swine Ied out of 500 hy the y
Department! After all, too, the amount IN
very easily be charged TO the contingent fun
our names forged to receipt and exhibited
voucher, and some llnave pocket il TO buy
extra supply of Champagne. We should ha
been more careful Of the letter, 1--WE could ha
b. lieved that the Illustration of the gove
me- would have been coaGded 10 men, VIII
meanness and hypocrisy there is no term in
English language torcible enough 10 depict.
u Duff has come out with a limsy defer
Of the Postmaster General, against The chan
OF de!alcalion, Sc preferred by the Kentuc
Commentator. We shall make room for
(and probably few comment,) next Monds
u Mr.. Clay lately delivered a Speech a
dinner gwen 10 him at Mount sterling Ike
which was grossly caricatured by the Jacks
print of that town. This car feature is now
ing the rounds of the government presses,
though they are aware that MIR. Clay hlms