Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-18

tennessee, Nc. The Slate governments which
ere Interested in the settlement of the CUES
ton, had best be lef, 10 adjas, i, with the feds
raj head, without aoy interference from quar-.
fsrs which are only influenced ! y their syuipa.
thies for an unfortunate race.
| III Gen John Floyd Il elected G werner oi
Virginia for the ensuing year. Batting his
ultra Jscksonism, and his strons and in,peiu-
Gus passions and prejudices no objection can
be made 10 the Appointment, His talents. to
be sure, are not of u brilliant cast.-but thew
are somewhat above mediocrty, and are of .
more useful kind than those of our presen,
Governor.-Neither Mr.. Barbour nor Gen
Taylor was spoken of and we are glad that
Peter V. Daniel was defeated. lie has no
claims TO the Office, except they be founded on
the fact that, for nearly twenty wears, he has
held that OF Lieut.. Governor. BEING a great
siickler for The doctrine Of rotation 10 Of
fee, he doubtless was an xious for a change
we hope change will speedily come, bu, uS.
one which will elevate him.
u John Meals Yankee" 10 which We
alluded lew DAYS ego, as the vehicle Of the
foul ISLANDERS against George Washington and
Benjamin Franklin. has been discontinued, for
want ofpatronaee. We are glad Of il. A
paper, which upon slight and frivolous grounds,
would seek 10 destroy the reputation and Tar.
nish the fame of earths best and bravest. -"
WAS not worth. Of the patronage of the a.
merican people. We suspected, a, the time
that il was Meals death struggle for notorieiy
| "a passion which consum, him, and which is
so strong as 10 render him TOO often reckless OF
the means by which he seeks to attain Il.
~ The Nat Intelligencer of The l2lh inst
contains the Speech delivered by Mr.. CLAY on
the 10Th Dec. at Frank 70, I, in compliance with
| tne reques, of the State Colonization Society
kentucky. II is one of The abest. il not the
very abest Address on the subec, of coloniz,
ton thai we have ever perused, Its OF ere.,
length but, the importance of the subject
every day becoming more SOFAS well as the
high character and great ability of the Speak.
er, will induce US TO make room for II as speedi
Iy as possible The lntelIlgencer says, its col
nmns have scldom lever. been graccd by an
| nbler or more interesting production.
81 new question has arisen about the late
election Of Mayor of New York, which promj.
SEES not only to rekindle the excitement which
lately prevail, in that city with regard 10 il.
but 10 add to lis violence. II will be rrcollect
ed, that the ballots as counted, were for Walter
Bovine Is. Thos II. Smith l3, w. S. Coe I
Before the election took place, il waa perfectly
MISUNDERSTOOD that 10 voters were decidedly
| against the reelection OF Mr. BOVINE, and it
| therefore created grea, astoni,hment when il
was announced that he was elected And since
| the election, fourteen uiembt RS ofihe Council
have made oath that they voted for Smith, aud
one for Mr.. Coe--so that there is no telling
how or where IT will end.-1he Mayoral,y of
New York is one Of the most lucrative offices in
The U. States.
" We insert this morning a very interesting
letter, from an American gentleman ia
Bogota-from which il will appear that. Grn.
HarIison's continuance as Minister 10 the Re-
public Of Colombia conld not have been at all
desirable TO him. The South American Re.
pubitcs generally, III countries IN a state of an
archy and civil tumult can be so called) are in
a NJ -
by ages offyranny and superstition, and which,
we fear, " i'll adhere to them for ages TO come
We do not envy Free Tom Moore his are
uard."
II Bishop Alexander Campbell. the congue
ror oil Owen ap Owen, the prince OF Missionaries.
is now running a iilt with Mr.. Converse. the
editor Of the Richmond Family Visitor. The
important subject Of dispute is, whether or not
Bishop Campbell has religious credible
s,cuily maintaining that he has not, or that if
he has enc, MIR. Converse has four and Mr.
Converse, per contra, affirming that MIR. Camp
bell must have creed. er neces,itaie rel and
that. al all events, four creeds are better than
none. The Reverend gentlemen handle each
other without gloves; but we are Incompetent
TO decide upon whose plume victory has alight.
e
u We have frequently noticed the blnndels
of English Periodicals in speaking of The affairs
of this country. II is astonishing with what
sang f,oid they dispatch any question concero-
ing us, which happens TO be of Importance g.
nough to attract their notice The last No. OF
the Foreign Reriel0 observes that Gen. Jack
son was born in the Canton Of WdrsnW, about "A
miles from Camden, in South Carolina This
q place Of the existence of which the South
G arolinians themselves are wholly ignorant.
There are such places as Htrhaw and Hinyanc
but We have heard oil no WarSaO. except the
capital Of Poland, and as for Can,ons. we had