Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16


preliminary 10 .s,s Declaration oi indsp' -
dsncr.
". An exaef account Of the circumstance
attending thai memorable Act. in us rrrpafs
tiou aud its progress through Congress viii
copy from the original diaugit, IN the VII
ing OF tie AUTHOR aud the parallel column IN ,h'
same hand. showing the alterations pade ~ iiis
drsugi.t hr Congress
1he Memoir " ~ he considered, not iitils
en'iched ts the Debates M Congress, On the
greal question: OF Independence. as they we're
ftskrn down by Mr.. Jefferson al The timr, anf
which Though IA a compressed form, present
the substance OF what pass n'tbat memora
ble occasion. TINS portion of the work derives
peculiar value from It's perfect authenticity. be.
ing all III the wiring of that Distinguished mem
her oil the body iron, the certainty that this
~ the Grsidiselpsure of those debates aud
from the probability. or rather ceria iniy tina
like knowIrdge Of them is not 10 be expected
from any other source The same remarks
are applicable IN the debates in The same Com
gress. preserved in the same manner, on two OF
the original articles OF Confederation. The
FIST Is the articles FIXING the rate OF assessine
The quotas OF supply 10 the common Treasury !;
the second is the article which declares. that IN
determining questions each Colony should
have one vote The debates on both are not
only interesting in themselves. bat curious also
IN reia'icn 10 Ike discussions ofthe same sub
Ject on subsequent occasions.
" Views of the CONNECTIONS and transactions
oi the United States with foreign nations at dit.
ferens periods particularly narrative. with
many details, personal AID political Of the
Causes and early courfe Of the French RevsIu-
ton, rs exhibited 10 the observation of / =. An.
thor during his diplomatic residence at Paris.
ne narrative, Nth the inter mln led reflections
on the character an1 consequences of that
Revolution, to Gil a considerable space in the
Memoir. andform a very important part of II.
VI. Within the body OF The Memoir, or re-
ferred t. as All APP ndiy, are other papers
which we've tHuught emitted to the place they
occupy Among them nre, !. a paper drawn
up IA, the year 1874 as instructions 10 our dele
gates ia Congress. Though hereto fore in prin
il will br new To most readers aud will be re-
garded by all as the most ample aud pref Use p
namerallou Of British violations thai had then
appeared, or, perhaps, that has since beeu pre-
sen,rd In n form At once SO compact and 30
complete. .. A Penal code, being part ola
Revised Code of Laws, prepared by appoint.
ment offhe Legislature of Virginia in l176.
with reference .oihe Republican form of Gov
ernmsnt, to the principles othumani,y congeniai
herewith and with the improving spirit Of the
age. AnneXsd to'tEe several articles, are ex-
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The entire publication. have the rare value of
coming ftom one If the chief actors himself and
of ,ciup Written no, far the uublic eve but in
the freedom and CONFIDENCE of priyaie friend
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III. Notes of conversations while Secretary
of State. with p,,S,depI WASHINGTON. and 9th
p,s high in Office md memoranda of c abinet
Connects committed ia naner mn the su,t and
filed: tbe whole with the explanatory and
mis-. rllancous additions. chewing the views and
tendencies OF parties from the year 1856 to
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