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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

6NHlCKAH0MINY LAND FOR SALE The
~ subscriber IL empowered by deed Of trust from
1uoge Ray aud ohers, OF record In the office Of the
eierk Of henrco county TO SELL and he offers for
SALE the eeate called Ashhed, containing about rine
hundred aud thirty acres: situated on ChicEahomny in
the county OF Henrico, about seven miles from the
city Of Richmond.
The estate consists Of two parcele: the upper .epsrat-
ed from the lower by slip OF lsud sbou, TOUR hundred
yards WIDE The upper parcel contains about 430, and
the lower about 500 AGREE.
On the upper parc. Their is an excellent brick dwell
ing hsuse, so by 81 feet, having Elk large and two
snsh rooms, aud four large closets. The house was
o"' about the year 1874 IL said be as good as apy
III me county. The s,ore-room and gardner's house
are also OF brick The other houses kitchen, servants
apartments, stables, and corn-house, &C. are of wood
About one-third oil this tract is as am told what h
called mud land, 40 or 10 acres of yhch are cleared
and In meadow, which may, with little trouble be kent
constantly irrigated. f'
On The lower tract containing abb ut 500 acrea ,bere -
barns &c hu, no dwelling house but hs,
ed iof the Overseer II has good settle for d.
mouse near an excellent spring and most abundant
supply oil lire wood. There is also an orchard ON a.
IL IL represented that OF this tract, be en- one and
TWO huhdred acres are mud land, that may be easly
c'eareuand that are equal any land Chckahomjpy
Inc district oil country in which these lands are s.
ua'ed s said TO be very healthy, and entirely exemut
from ague and fever.
On having the purchase money, and the inter..,
pereo', payable semi-anpuay, satisfactorily secured
nnefai credit will be given to the purchaser.
The parcels will be sold separ aely If the purchaser
'"1o" so uesire. ROBERT STANARD
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

w 40 eSnn,tsd to the al of Norfo Dro0sl as Rrnaw7y
on hs t dy OF Zebra y 1880. an who ,fe..b,,
ne - hsJoSEPH JOHNSTON, sud he vs.. horn ,c in
~ % ~ 9u'' State Ot Delaware. Ji.erh about 80 ye,
~ aSf I'VE ie't eh nine inches high ba b..
pc blowing the sea for time owner Of The Says
eA' any VIII come forward snt comply with III, las, IN ,e
cases. Otherwise he will be dealt with tho law drcct,
n, &C N. CURRIER, Jai6r
o.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

a "a, 10y. UM SALE VI LANDS AND SLAVES =
T;ns,sn h..sis, ana ramsey his wife, and Robert
and of record in ,h vu e ron Gay OF July, 1925,
on the l.t Jav Of Dy coSs. OF Amherst' we shall.
and comfy Of Smhe,,, ~ .ne 'own OF New glasgow,
P.ndIe,on e~,o,a 80 81, Nv" oecupiea oy James >.
fooyyi, 80 49, 80 w sa'e, ny way OF pubic auction, the
lot situated in the s;d ,oa 20 70 WI mouse and
the same h.,a,nse owh .. view uiasgow, IT being
castle and R.ber, ToIa S WINE 20 ;ne sSd John Mount
James s. P.nals,on a. ~. .. ". rehuieon, aud
the said town of NJ, wv ouer improved lois, IN
improyemen,. ,hs,." sso~. WIN al me houses and
Store house i,,s,v o" "ne " whGn ots contains tho
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

a NORDON s. TONNES Commission IIercboo1s
w .NoDoh pa.--The subscribers re respectfully an.
nounce TO their ireods and the public, that they have
associated themselves together, under the above firm
for the purpose OF irsnsacng business nm
10 ms Place. They deem il unnecessary to give sny
!ehges, 70 heir friends believing tina, thew :, III be
sneo WIN their charges and exerions to please They
nave taken the large brick Warehouse on Mic Phail's
wharf, directly in front Of the Tobacco warebon.e
:, JAMES GORDON,
Norfolk, Oct. 8. 44-wsw EDMUND TONNES
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

letter from the Po'tmds ~ Shswnesio~n hi
nor snrouncos he death Of John Mclean Esq ono
OF me States Senators from hat sis'e. He died
on the morning Of The 18th, afrr painful Illness of one
week. WV
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

n N CHANCERY.-In Chestsr6.ld coun,v oorr,
William Subett, Arthur Sublett, ex'or of Ab,,b.r,
Sublett, Decd - DIE i-"'''i
against "'
Ihomss Burton, William McGruder. Franco. A..
S' Cyn'hia McGuder, Zachariah McGruaer and
The daca,, -, Dsils.
MS appearance and given security ACCORDING 70 III 80
oil ths General Assembly aud be rules OF dis cour,
Sno u appearing, that he is not an inhabant Of this
commonwealth; on the motion Of the plaintiffs hv ,ber
2,'orney IL is ordered that the said defendant Thomas
Du.,oD' 90 appear here OIL the second Monday in DE-.
c"nv Of r, i. ana answer the plaintiffs bill; and that
copy OF hls order be forthwith inserted in some one NJ
me news papers printed in the city of Richmond for ,
be suScessvey and also another copy posted at
"0o1 OF me courthouse Of this county for TWO
Oct i 4a-~sw LAWSON 0 NUN rss'fi = :
e cHANt ERY AT rules taken i'm the CIe1L's
4, oice Of Prince Edward County Court, the 4h Iay
James McDearmon and M atbew. G. ,tD
against fi'h'.
sarah jenkins, widow OF Obadiah jenkins. dec Han.
~ Y. jenkins, VIM. NJ. jenkins YIN D IT 80, ieh
Ezabeth bis vile, Samuel Morgan and Ann hi; inu
1cnn M jenkins and Sarah his wife, Richard Jenkins
Frances Jenkins Martha jenkins Mar Is,,1a,
ihomas Jenkins, and Henry Y jenkins sdn,ar ., ~
bSdiab jenkins, dec. ""S' ""'i or OF "
The defendants VIM. P. Hauon and EIizabeth b;s
"he, not having entered their appearance and a;ya
secnri'y according 10 OF The Gsnrr,I t,
Sno me rules OF this court and il appearing tbs, ,h
&C no, iuh"oItants oil This State On the n,oo, NJ ~
riaih'ins oy their Attorney, is Oydered Thai ,h
sa" defendants VIM p. Haron and Elizabeth Ri via
90 appear here on the fret day OF Decemb,r Com,,
and answer The PIAntns' BILL and thai a COW If ,h;s
ouer he forthwith Inserted in some one Of ~. ,h,
ne"fpapeFf rnedi in the City of Richmond for Toe
'uccessiviy and also posted at the from, do, ~
me Coufthou'e OF this county Copy Tes,s "
oc, ~ 4-sSw B. J. WORSHAM =
a ih"iNiA;-ht Rules, holden in The Cle ks Office
OF The Superior Court of Chancery for The Riebs
mona District the 4 h day OF Oct, 1896 ~''''-
'ohn kober'son, Attorney General of the Como,o,.
asaj,., '' PitH.
Pies,ant Winston. Hazleu Kyle and Lucv AM, ~,
WE George Winston, Thomas h Winston Rsn;.n;
ha'Tis' Dibnsy Morris, and Debarsh Ann RicIs az
infant, sud other '"" T'eks, an
ne defendants. above named, not having en,sr.d
mth appearance and given security according 10 ,h
nel o. Assembly, and tie Rules Of Tie Court add IL an
psshs, ny satisfactory evidence, that thew are No,
nSSi,'n's OF ms Counuy II is ordered That The sau
9eIeho'hs DO appear here the fr,t dav Of III 80.
January Term, and answer the bill of the pIain,i 81
mat copy oil Ibis Order be forthwith Inherited in 500
newspaper published in the City Of Richmond for ,s
suecesvey and posted a, the front door of bs
N'f''o' u" "is SA'u C,,y A Cory. Teste
Oct. Is .ON' O. @.
46-wSw
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

The Miner Journal, publisher in Cha,ltsN r.
mention that bail-sorm had recently viied tbat
,sgboofh hood, ans cut on al the cotton crop thai The
ufough' bad siared The stones large az an egg
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

"a W iCb.-~PcFsOns Ldebic 10 the firm OF Kvie p
Coshfan, are requested to forward and sepIr
their accounts. 'e
Ihey are DESTROYS 9f clo'ipg their business az early
mediate attention Of those concerned July n. "a,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

NJ 40 evmnhisd 10 the JaiI Norfolk Iofou,h a.
on The 5h Of Feh-uay $780, negro man who state b.
S,, n uVhdS VANS and that he free in In.
S,y oi Ihuit ha rnonm Of sht COMPLEXION 1--WE feet
RI nsn, be."eeB t"entyoue AMI twenty Yeas old
t oi the an We negro II will corn
"In me la" IN such otherwise de,t with a, bs
oc, 90 N. CURRIER, Jailor.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

"a LII persons haying ciams sgsiust the E.-a,s ~
IN samuel ft,r, decessej, are Leteby reon-sted n
bring hem iJfwad with pfoper sutheniica. lon. "a I
w'h 70 make necessary ataog @ents charge said
claims. Ai persons who iodebsed 10 said Et.,.
are h.reby required 10 cone iorwerd and maxi nav
meht without delay EDWARD a CARTER
Ear OF samuel Carter. deceased
w ~ 5O--4S
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

ri EW MAHOGANY YARO.--The subscrlber..
,hrS9 oo,is above The Central Hotel and directly
opposite The Merchant COFFEE House have The
- lncrn Cabinet Makers and dealers in Mahogany.
'ha hey have recently received large suppy Of B;y
400 ~ Domingo Mahogany, which they are enabled
500 10 "a. market They have, also, on hand large
ard spiebdii assortment OF lufn,ore Which they are
willing 70 sell at prices core. pooIing with the time.
q [ %. bO--v4f TATITAf 4, DfcnN
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

- UNAWAY iR Jai.-Was Committed to The ali
July last, negro woman named JANE WHITE 6,a
iseI LIZ inches high, of dark complexion about 2I
or 70 years OF age, and says she s free and was
~ he o"n Of Petersburg Bnt, not having any proof
Thar shs i' free, the owner lie requested ~ con. a.
"a'n prove property, pay charges, and take her awav
or sho will be dealt With as the law directs ~
s III. PARROCK,
sept ~ 4O-w31' Jaior OF Cumberland Counfv
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

e ~ oiIhNo ENf AT rules taken in the Clerk's
- On Ohee Of Prince Edward County Court, the 4h tav
James McDearmon, and Mathews s. McDsarnon.
o;, Pilffs.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

IViFoiNiA;-At Rass. holden in ths cssrfs oMce
OF the Superior Court Of Chancery for the Rich.
mond District, the 9th day Of July 1880
Jno Robertson, Attorney General Of tho Common
wealth Of Virginia, PIN
against
James Murray, WIN. Murray, Jr., and John Murray
other D.tt,. ~
The defendants above named not having entered
their appearances, aud given security according TO the
Act OF Assembly and tie Rules of this Court and IL
appealing, by Satisfactory evidence that they are not in
hsbi,ans OF this Country: IL is ordered Tina, the ssi
defendants do spp ar here the 6r-, day Of the 1t
January Term and answer the bill of the Plaintiff: and
that copy Of h. Order be iorthwith inserted in ssmr
newspaper published in the City of Richmond for two
months successfully. and posted the front door of the
a os 10 a la' 'ss CITY wM Cory; Tf,'
VIKGiNIA AZ sntsr,oI Court Of co.ac.y a-o at -,
0.p"o the City of Rishm nd, y.bird dy Of A.
John poirs, PIN
D. k,d's and Thomas Boiling T.bS, Heir At Law Of Thom, Tabs
'' a" n''n' "l'am Old, specially assigned his guardian,
This cause e,o. on this day be hes ~ consent Of The
p.aa 81 missing hi, b to The dsfsn3sn, crsn,hsw whose
S s n ssnr s s;..ss inc; s
rM,,e; the coo without deeiss sny the in sOniUver
the PLAINTIFF sdmniaton of nj, tt,,st. estate .ns Of The 70.
s' PUBL as 9sa'I s TsDas, T's S
~e . s"s s U% the ,sa ,nd the dignity Al.
h ne Isro,' the 70 the Court w sry
a";S.s y s deemed himself, which
VIM, G. }fESpIEroN,e c.
Commissioners Office,
- Richmond, Oct 18th, 1890
yss' n,sr ed will please take notice that have srpoipt.
ed The .out on which day. oeo"k A. M
ps.n tsqu,Isd t" a,tead at this Office with the Necessary
s1 him n nsaa"s I'll. s Ts
produce evidence Of the amount aud dignity due to
OF %. '"A DANGiS Com
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

N CHANCERY.-in Chesterfield county copr,
IA August 10, 1890 ''
william Subleu, Arthur Subleu, ex'or of Abraham
Sublett, decd, DIE i-"''h
against '"''
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05

A.,
BRUSSELS, Sept. 9-The most rstfect traonu.li,v i,
~ external matters prevails il Iii, city stranger
arriving here would nothing in it 10 icJuce him r.
beheVe That II had been the Of such evenfs ss
nave recently taken place, ibst il srtuaed At hi.
moment by firm and a'nos, universal deermir,.n q,
efiect so important change in ia political ronlon "a
is os'ted upon, With The excctton NJ The pl,rss ia
the streets from which The pavement hes been removed
and the appearance OF men IN plain clothes b. airing
arms. Brussels at Ibis mofnen' ina. a. ,yonid
in the most peaceful times. Bnsaess has unJ.rgons .
very serious Interruption hat there il 70 evident and
papahis indication Of u; the shops open az usual
the MARKETS and Chu cbNs attended in the ordinary mao
ner, and The streets filed wih peopls Net The .Igb
ct aPprsh ansion OF danger 10 be entertained b
sny one, end although In Engiish Mo hsppeneJ IN ~
here Ned 80 gfea numbers when the disturbances Grsi
to'k place, some Of hem have rettned, and nth.rs
nave nse arrived; 20 thaa present there by no means
'iDa proportion OF our c0unrYnen in The city -.Tht
pfccerdihga however, Of the persons who have taken
upon 10 themselves 'he care Of the city, sre continued with
unrsmi'ting energy.
The several committees are constann,, s;,i, a, ~.
Hotel dc Vile, and their preparations for defence If
should be necessary carried on with the yroates
regularity Whether that necessity shall or sb,ll moi he
ensuing deliberations of the States Genera but II IN.
people Of Brussels compelled 10 resort 10 H. Tho co
neral opinion here seems TO be that il will be very
be and 1t they shall be seconded present appearsn
ces promise mey VIII he, by the population Of ohet
considerable provinces Of Belgium that II will be sue
| csssful. ~
The numbers Of the Gards Bourreoise Of BfusseIl
amount already 70 more than 600 men armed and y,
canned, ana recruits are Offering themselves fiser tina
the commanders OF the several econs an furnish tber
s~us Az ihs Kings troops have marched +, m W,
vofde, where they Remained upon quitting The cfv sr
are sto~sl in tho dH rent villages on tie roll L, An
,wefr. lsf-e number Of them arc AZ Meciln ,gbs,
Prince Ffejtrk r-ls mill yese riav, and yyLe,. 3,
ssid, the head quafts-e Of he srmy gill he 6xed !,
esP' spy hostile niover.ert shall take pi,ee q he
Wseps are on the read frcm vaiio1s paris Of Holland
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08

AiR Benton IN RFIIRsMgvT.--M M. Ed'for-
IN your psDer Of "a urday last, you re puohsh
from he New Yo'k DJily Advertiser, letter
from Wssaing,or, giving som account oil the
late n', res ing d bate in the Senate; and IN the
said commune alton there is The following SEN
lrrce:
Mr. Bearon rc~nlv wr..'e letter 10 a
friend in Missouri, viii, h was published a. D.
Louis, in witch he states ,ha' 1t is his in,en
non to rc,i.e soon 10 private life as he has no de-
sire TO lie separa ed from j.. after he all have
carrie. his gradu.ti n bib, which he expec's to
d., at the preseut session"
In r.. sdirp Loru Bacon's Arotherms, ]
ius' me, with 'he fol- wing-wha shall Gail
II? II you think applicable, d. nuh'I'h IT,
A knowing one
Gondomar said TO his Lord>nip, that ne
would tell him tale Of an Old RAT, 'ha' would
neeos leave the world, sad acquainted the
Young rs's that he would retire m Il his hole,
and spend his days solitary; aad eomman le"
them upon his high d,spea,ure. no to ohtr u"
cone into him, they for.bore Two or three
DAYS; u, lssr one hat was more hardy Than me
resr melted SINE Of his fellows 10 go IN WI
him, and he " ruld venture 10 see how his tahrr
did; for he m,gn' ne dead. They wen, H. ana
found he old rat string in the midst VI RICH
P.RNE.AN CHtEsE!"- Rich. Wig
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08
BY WILLIAM d. MUTT,
p,hiic Sale.


IN Thursday, the first day Of .iprI merit, at eleven
~ O'Clock, A. ", at the Reading Room IN the Town
Of Alexandria, shall offer public SAL Cor cash, the
following property belonging 10 The United States:
Il TRaCT OF Land
" situate in Fairfax county, Virginia, on the
sp:s road from Aiexsndrs 20 Mount Vernon, for
f.zs-- meriy tn rrcner:y II F-1ncis Adams. known
by the name oithe . G..n spuug" containing, IS per
deed two hundred and fourteen acres, under rent
to Artmesa Resrdon.
A LOT, corner of Montgomery and Pa:
trick Streets containing two acres, which snall
BRICK tenement. now occupied by Philip Dugsn
Another LOT, OH the south side of King
street, fronting thereon l8 et and extending back
(supposed 100 feet) On this lot 10 two story frame
house. occupied by Mrs Solomon millinery store.
Also, another LOT, on the south side OF
Duke street, fronting thereon 81 feet 81 inches, and
extending back to W oife street - f,e,i which 10
a small frame house, now occupied by Mrs Kirby.
GEORGE BRENT,
Collector Of the Customs.
wM. ID. MUTT, Auctioneer.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08

,s,,,ys.-At The request OF friend,
:. Inserted in This mornings Gazette the
~, ,.i,,, of meeting held in Boston on the
# he Indians, aud also an sxirscI Of a
son Mr. JEFFERSON relativs to the same
=, Apperdsd to these, we have placed an
=, rom the Savannah Georgian, contain
~. quotations from the. Nor'h American
-, m the other, or Government side of This
..ior gu, ,,ion. Holding he opinion that
., a. are perfectly willing thai beth sides
- b. fairly laid open Tor consideration
,b i, slsays arrived at by the collision OF
...,r and we earnestly h1pe that the pp'
.r,h, Executive. withregard 10 the rem
,tbs Red Men Of our fores's may he cha
lied b, wisAom and hamSnity; and that,
"A, !, nro,eo,s he AboTigines OF the county,
-, never ,iolar the rights OF the States,
l.,;gre ii, { elingS and prInc'p'- AZ OF 4 por-
!. o, me community behind zone in virtue
patriotism.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08

The Albany Arvu, give. tbr following &C
'Ou'' OF se Len Lar, h,oh Ia, passed the
Assembly Of New, York:
i@e Lea Law, a matter which has been
'"e"h't huga'eG, but which In its is'',r sta
Ss' Toe 'arI'a, rra>ous, seemed To have won
"' good op'nioa' of members, was finally dis,
josef o. BY the Hoasc yesterday ny ,o'e 70
- ~ + is only ap?iit BILE, of course TO tbs
Wy o@New>Yo'k; and gives every mechanic,
%,o,H'nar, Or o, her persons doing work, or fur
D'snlag materials 10 the amount Of S25 ~ up
'aras' lowards the erection finishing OF and
Iu"a'sS lien aud preference thereon, and on
"1 'Ahd On which r.shall be erected, over SUBJ
SqaenI iRcumbrancrs
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08
70 Net.

- That cummodious three story brick dwelling
E-ry-sf house situate on Water street, between Cam
Ensni eron and Queen streets. last n the occupancy
49, of the late Wm |. Kennedy, fsq. new
brick kitchen has recently been built ami other pairs
done tina, makes it desirable situation for private
family Immediate possession can be given.
ALSO
The dwelling house King street, Immediately
Joining tn. warehouses of Nessrs 81. Douglas his
house also in good repair Possession will be given
IN tie 9Th OF the ple,ert inomt',.
ALSO
Tha. large, and commodicus brick warehouse on
" ashinro on street, now ~ the occupation Of Nes,r,
Kerr and Fitzhugh, formerly occupied as four store
by Sir Vase. Posses ion gwen the 21d april next.
TO good TENANTS the above premises will be let on
very reasonable terms. ISAAC ROBBINS, Agent
feb Jfweoilw
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08

MGlSx The Portland CouIici smuses it
s,N ,ud i,> readers, at the expense OF he Tie q
Srha'e Of hat State. who cInno' move an inch
IN he public business. The last Courier gives
ne following sqoih:
AGLiuhs ~ l.IGHr.--Ws have been not a
'I,'i' PEI picked anI dis re>srd a feS weeks
past By h. singular dl NINA in which our
>erae IS placed IN consequence of 'hr equal
tivsion u a'ues. Th,r were so many
gus i'ns decid. in The ga,ive .da, alter day,
5y vote os s to 8, tha' We real ' began % he
ho''lrd i9r fear 'hAr no 10 ION would b.
d'fitd in the afh NATIVE hi. winter. j.
sNtN.' grrd' plea>Vre perceive h,t dis,
ioS'ty MS been made which may ,emedy This
'anTlnc eel The discovery consis IN pu'-
ing The question backpoIds I - found hA,
" his method ahHough h qreS'ions or lie
'md N the EegatVs he effect W, ne afi'na
are Oh the appeal from the G-cision o! h.
r'e>isr"i YESTERDAY, the Question WIS pu', "f>
ne decr,ioH of The chair incorrect" I, wa,
aecilei In the neg i've, eight 10 Igh,, proving
NE thar correct Had 'he q.es'ion been is
ne d I'lnn correct" il would also have been
'''il7J IN tht negative, eight eight, Thereby
proving the chair incorrect. We see nothing
now t. prevent The Senate froL going on b,isk
Wth the public business. Except the li;Ile
1,''' mi aerPitx,'y WHICH may aris' in sh,-
'InS he qnr> IN" Ssn i, II Du' hem 5aC ktcards
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08


having established an ea,ire abili,y 10 protect
those who should undertake the conquest of
the wilderness. And here, sir, at the epoch Of
1894 let US pause, and survey he scene I, il
now IS years since that scene actually existed
Let Us, Sir, look back. and behold il. Over
oil ,ha, now is Ohio, there then stretched one
vast wilderness, unbroken, except by two small
spots OF civilized culture, the one at Marietta
and the other at Cincinnati. Al these little
openings, hardly each pms point upon the
map, the arm OF he fron,iersnan had leveIed
the torres, and let in the sun These little
patches OF earth, and themselves almost shad-
owed b; the overhanging boughs Of that viii
dern-s'. which had stood and perpe ua,ed irsell
from century to century, ever since the orea-
ton, were all that had been rendered verdant
by the hand Of man. In an extent Of hundreds
and thnusauds Of square mii-s, no other sur
face OF smiling green at'estd The presence Of
civilization. The hunters pa'h crosse mieh>
~ rivers, flowing 10 solitary grandeur, whose
sourCssly In Iemoe aud unknown regions Of
the wilderness. II struck, upon The north,
on a vast inland sea, over which the wintry
tempess ragged on the ocean: all around was
ba.e creation. IL was fresh, UNI ouched, IN
bounded, magnificent wilderness And, Sir,
what is it now! Is il ims gnation only, or
Can IL possibly Oc laCl 'h5' prtssH's su u U
charge as surprises and asronishrs US. when
We turn our eys 10 what Ohio now Is Is ii
reality or dream, that la so short period
even as Thirty five years, there has sprung up.
on he same surface, an independrnt State,
with million of peoplt? A million of inhabi
tan,s! an amount OF population greater than
thai Of all the cantons Of SwltZ Rand; equal TO
| one third of all the people OF the y. ). wh'n
they undertook 10 accomplish their independ'
suce. THIS new member Of he Republic has
sir.ady | Fl fyr behind her, m.jority OF
he old Sra'ts. She is now by the side OF
Virginia aud Pennsylvania and, IN point
/ &c numbers will shortly admit no equal but
! New York h rs"lf If, sir, may Judge 81
NJ asurts bv tseir resul $, what lessons co these
lac ; read us, UPON the policy Of The govern :
mtn,9 What references do they authorize,
I upon he general qurstioa OF kindness, or un
kindness! What conviction do hey enforce,
/ as 10 tn wisdom and ability, 90 the "ne ha"d,
or the folly and incdpAc,y, on The other, ofo"r
! neral administration of Western affAiTa! Sir,
does It not require some portion Of sei'.respcct
in us, to imagine tina il our ligh' had shons
on he path vi government, if our wisdsm could
have he, n cunsult d in its measures, more
rapid advance 10 strength and prosperity would
have been txprrien,ed? For my owp part,
While an struck with wonder at the success,
also lnok Nith ami, alton at the wi,dom and
i.r->igh, which or, inally arranged aud p'e-
scrihtd hr system for the settlement OF the
public domain. l ) opera ION has been, with
ont moments in,errun,i1n: 10 push The set
tie mrnt OF the Yves trn country to the iu'I *"
tent Of our utmost Moons.