The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-05
ssElas lisnsslves and der heanfs <silr Vie

mazl1s lismssyes and thsjr heaFzss Aiir Vie.
Necessity of keeping the coronation oath, sf adj
vancing, 81 ms day. The sbsminsbe doctrine
that " IN erring eenseienee must be kept right
by force. The people u irelaad will one day
cat the GorelisA Knot which these bungl ers sad
such d,fkeussy "a an,ying "a
Among inaa,nersse vis,siens In this article
which would be ridiculous II ,aey ed not betosc
odiens from the fact tina, they ss, emitted with
power. and acted Oh accordingly. Is tbst which
esosibes all the evils Of ireland, not 10 isisrue
o. false policy. hat 10 ibe inherent character of
~ peaple Their splns.le,' says our Review
e., " for becoming the iosirue,ents OF n,schict
ard masder 10, as Il ~srs The original SIN
ofthe race their unhappy IMPORTANCE the ma
,'oasl crime mud The national curse" This Is
spodern yers'os Of that principle Of the rev'ev-
trs ancestors, that an lr5shusa was oaly sno-
shor sofi OF Wild beast, 10 impose fine for the
killing OF whom was considered a wonderful
stretch OF humanity ia fhr Legislators OF those
days The history Of the oppressed, and Inc
language Of the oppressof have been the same
az all tunes. Tue FIST are brutaized ny mis-
rule, and the last make this an spoIosy foi tar
iher msrue. We fancy that Providence has
not made such difference NJ the meobers oil
the same human iamily. This Is the .1cu'e OF
narrow-miaded politicians, whose prejad'ees
and usnspaiioss have bIough, ihe poiticai sys-
teen to an artificial and morbid stale, and VINO
seek To restrain by ligamenis the moral coDvul'
SONS thus induced. They had better nndo the
binds, aud apply inward rs,ned,e. for the dis
ease. instead of the outward Applications OF "a
buse and The sword. Ball amer.
PARIS, oct. 30. 1928
From DR.. brigham 10 The Editors Of The NJ I.
Commercial 4pertiscr.
A few days since had thr PLEASURE Of witnes.
ing some experiments with ihe steam gun in
vented by our country man Perkins; and which
has been purchased by tie French Goyetn,nen,
for IN. 900 francs. The experiments were made
st yincennes, abon, four miles from Paris, be-
fore a learned committee appointed by he Go.
vernor, TO make report upon them. The
great Object Of the committee was TO ascertain
the power which the machine possessed oil
throwing balls land to determine this, COM
mon cannon oil the same cslibTe with the steam
gun, was placed By the aide ofit, and frequent
II fire,i---snd the result from very great mum.
bsr Of trials was. that the steam gun did mol
,essess the power 10 throw ball 10 even one
nalf the distance that the common cannon did.
and also the force with which they pene,ra ted
u resisting body wns Tar less. ! believe The ex
periments were fairly made, aud the conclusion
will 30 doubt be, that unless great improve
ments are made ~ the steam-gun, II never will
be used for warlike purposes. If however, IL
could he Improved "a 10 power, il would be of
immense vaiue--lor tbs able 20 throw twenty
four balls IN a minute 1 was much amused 10
see Its effects npon company Of old war hor.
ses that were stationed near by--tbey needed
| not 10" noise aud smoke Of the cannon bn,'
when the sleam-gun commenced opera atoms sen
ding forth wet volumes ofsteam iniu zach hall
With a terrible Notes.-The old chargers looked
up WIN, much aslonishmeui, aud for a moment
appeared rs IL they could not believe their own
eyes---and then soon became 60 ras,ite that they
had 10 be taken from the g,ouni. While M
Vineennes, eEamined the castle ihesp, which az
you know, is connected win many historical
Incidents amt ia the moai of the castle, | saw
the place where the Duke OF Eng hem was she,
LA small column Is erected GA the spot where
| ho iell--snd the ground about il is now gar
den. have been much surprised TO find 30
! many notices OF Napoleon as | daily see here
In almost every window are ensravinss repre-.
sentns him IN some OF his successful en-
ierprisss, and portrsts, &c. of him are very M.
| merous.--y saw even ia the Gallery of the Duke
! OF Orleans n statue OF him-an1 he is praised
and ceRsufed here with NJ much freedom as in
the United States. Vou will learn by the papers
the fall ofVarna hut stiIl il is considered that
the Russians viii have yet to encounter far more
dblcutins than they have. before they reach
Constnniinopie.