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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01


:. The eloquent aud sasscIous Orator now -
easing ON his laareis a. Gen. nasne ssss. on
,he hsnks OF the Roauoke--unhnppily Hgsin ~
the minority.
Al leneth the period arrived when The qaes
ton was taken, whether the liberty NJ me GU
zsn ~as 20 be rescued aud the honnf am inh".
psnd=nce uf the country were 10 ne hsAei'
and maintained uo~ car ever be bi"at"
out IRON The recollection oil any one VINO MAJ Il
heart 90 feoi - nrnd TO comprehend, h"a "
ne,nurv 10 RETAIN, tue events oi tue aaf
Some fufnr- btor raptsr OF Nathan Dane, tays
Gen. Haynp, nill no doubt hnh u quite "a easy
fash 10 ptnve ilsl The pfnoe PaiV IT MassR
ebuseIts. stre lhs only defenders 81 thsif conn'
try New, IN close connection with JOSIAH
oni,cy. the same e learned political Doctor OF
fbai dag, aud al pftseni Doctor OF Law Al the
Head Of The great literary institution Of the
LAS" and with forty seven diners OF The Ftdet
Party, stood the ideniicsi orator. who, ten
IIa,ne says. is mott reposing on hS i"urels'
Yes when ihe question VAS IN be determined
whether ,ur rights, our honor and or indc'
psuierce should BE- sscrh1cd--in what PA
lana wa, 10 be found the " sAgac,oos orator OF
the Roanoke !" In the Pence PdHy, "ho op.
posed every measure calculated aud intended
10 resist The pretensions oi Gfeat BfIialn ~
ma marty VINO subsequently, organized tue
Convention at Hartford, and finally aiHfd ct
,hr subversion OF the contede,acy. " tbs s
TN man .ng ed oul b, Gen Hayne Vr FL
ira, gan, eology, aud hlgh wrought panegy-
tic
Extract from NJ. Randolph Sptstbti IN Con
grcs, March aud Opal, ISL -.
AN the 4 'te heHi we Sc 81 M nailon' M
the talk OF Var, IS thai produced on he People
IN consequence ofthe oppressive acts OF me
rsrfy IL power, of The pressure produced by
,be,r own Government. e. 10 var, without
money. without unrn, without Navy go TO
~sa, when Won have mol The courage, vhilslyonr
Iips mite, war, 10 lay war taxes nc = lie
would tell the honorable Speaker Mr. Clay,)
thst AZ the end Of sity days we shall not have
var. and The reason Is, the Executive dare not
nluns. The nation into a war with our unpr"-
pared state lie had too much reliance on his
wisdom an1 virtue, TO believe thai he would
be guilty Of such groa aud uupnrnHtiffd Hea
son. lie would appeal 10 the sobfety and 'e.
lection oil the House and nsk, what nt0 cause
al war for the lnsi twelve months -
I here, for the present, leave the orator re
rosng on bis laures. shall resume. by md
b,, The enquiry, phea, hoio and whV he has
obtained them. BbhhLEi.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01

brousa before lie examining court and We
have never Witnessed n tlial which eAclted
more intense interest. The court house was
crowded to over1owisg by an audience display
ing in their manner, the utmost anxiety 10 bear
the proceedings. Cor, the murderer, was hrsi
examined as a witness on the pnrt oftbe Com
monweath. and gave his testimony without the
least apparent embarrassment. He is, by the
way, the most incomprehensible being we have
ever seen. I'VE defy the disciples of Laudier
| to make any thing OF him, whatever The crani-
ologlss NAV be able to do) lie Is apparently
a youth OF Is or 10. although he Is said TO be
% years of age. lie is small and neat in his
person, aud there Is nothing in his countenance
beiraying the hundredtb part OF thai depravlty
which his own evidence disclosed Yet we
have never seen a human being possessed oi
such nerves. Nothing can emhaTrass hun
When every auditor shuddered at the recital oil
his criminalfy, he alone remained unmoved'
During the investigation the fatal musket With
which he penetrated the murder, was brought
~ and laid before hun H. examined the Cunt
an 4 declared II 10 be the same which he used
whtD he shot Mr.. Dunn. He spoke oi all this
with a ; much apparent indifference, as II reia-
iing an ordinary occurrence IA which he was
not 10 any manner interested. During the trla'
an incident occurred which excited his visibility
% "a COHAlGRfAstc N'S'J -
was unon bin, iS was entirely self possessed,
and made no display OF feeling whatever lie
Is most extraordinary being.
great many witness es were examined per
haps TO the number OF fifty aud The most unli-
nIted range OF examination 10 regard 10 Mus
habit, and general conduct, was permitted by
his counsel. All agreed, however, IA rep
resentng him as a man of excellent char
acier and department. Not solitary CIR
cumstance was proved TO cofroborate tho
testimony of Cox :; but, on the contrary,
evidence was produced, calculated to throw
strong suspicion upon his veracity, even had
he been man ofgood character. so entirely
satisfactory was the investigation, that the AT
iorney for the Commonwealth, informed the
Court, that he Conceived it his duty to say, the
evidence was entirely insufficient 10 justify the
Court IN demanding the prisoner TO jail for fur.
Their trial. The court VAS unanimous it, the
decision tina he be acquitted. lie Other per
sous accused were also discharged without the
tom OF going again through examination
Of TIE testimony. Fee Press.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
TO The Editor ofhe Alexandra Ga.eii..

NAsHlNGToN, MARCH "a 1880.
There is no little stir among the party, as TO
their candidate for the next Presidency as 10
me il is very evident, that this is the rock on
which they are split. heard Jackson man
remark. that he had no idea the General would
wish to serve more than four years, and after
that time he must drop him. The official or
Gan here, you will observe, is trimming and
Seating about, and has ran foul Of i,s quondam
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
Mr.. Robert Kelly.

+ make notice. that shall, on Sa urday The
- LIST day of May next, the clerks Office
Of he superior Court OF Chanrery for ne
LynchourS ID strict, proceed 10 take tie demos.
ti"n oil Robert Jones and others, TO he read a.
evidence IN "a cause nov depending in said cour .
wherein AN plaintiff aud you one ofIhe dc
PENDANTS r. FlETruER
Apin w1v
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01

'H8 EoSRS. David Owen and Lnusford by
W. ing, Executors of Levi Owens, dec -
lake notice, thar Oh the 9Th day of May next
al the Store House of Richard S. Ellis, in Am
nerst county, State OfVirginis, we shall taSs
the oeposi'lons John Eubank, jr. TO be reaa
as evidence on the trial of "a suit now depend
ing IN the LJ nchbnrg Superior Court Of Chs"
Gerry, wherein we are conplananis, and you
are defendants. SARAH ROBERTS, E1rI. =
and ALEX ROBERTS, Exor o.
Joseph Roberts, dec.
April XIV
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
BaSwell, Smith and Hannah
Commission Merchants,
RICHMOND,

e AFlNG taken odmnel Hannah as par
- ner III our concern in hichnond t. b.
jlness III iutnre viii be conducted under lie
hrm OF bagwelI, smith and Hannah, and under
me superlntendance and management oil MI.
Hannah, in person.
We shall conlinne our business here. and will
Il future transact Commission Bus mess and
respectfully tender our services to the public IN
that capacity. Advances viii be made on pro
duce when placed in our hands, if required.
SMITH. BAGWELL Il Co.
zen; hmll4g
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
New ORLEANS, March 4.

NEW ORLEANS, March !.
On monday evening man by the name of
Thomas Martin was walking towards his home
win has wife, when young man of This city ,
ofrespectabe femily, Robert Krr. came up and
without the slie htest acquaintance or the least
provocaIIon, insuIted the woman. aud took
indecent liberties with her. Martin remoas,ra-
ted with him, and perceiying that he was drunk,
pushed him off upon which ker drew a Visfol
aud shot him. The pistol was loaded, We un-
derstand, with slug, " VIII h catered the lower
part of the abdomen towards the lett side aDd
passed through 10 ms back, fcom whence TWINS
cIlracted.' The young man was immediately
taken and lodged IL prison /; aud yesterday
entered into bonds IN the sum Of $1,000 aud
was set al large. The unfortunate Martin KEEP [
a sailors boarding house he was man Of
good repute, aud his wife, it is said, is a
very decent woman. 4 number of Sailors up.
on hearing Of the enlargement OF keI and that
n was obtained 10 facilitate ms escape, a.sen l.
bled aud showed some s'gns OF commencing b
rio the Mayo very prudently called in TO his
assistance ii part Of the Louisanh LEGION; an Il
AS ma. OF the Sailors 1--WE understand about
So az mad given ANY demonstrations of drsor.
de-, werc token up aud lodged IN prison.
We hRve until DOW refrained, through 10 D.
tives OF deiioacy, from speaking of the outra
geens act 4 Dung h"r, supposlng that il would
be hrought before our Criminal Court, lDat
COW that he is enlarged and has escaped the
pun shmenl due to his crime, we cannot az
bear TO express our horror of his conduct aud
our just indignation at those who have at,em ut
ed 10 palliate the act OF which he was gui ny,
aud screen MIN from merited punshm' mt,
because he IS the son OF respectable man Iiud
member OF respectable family HIS en-
la,cement on ba,l may be conformable TO Ia "
hu, no one can deny that by II justice is detea-
ted. Argus.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
DANCING SCNOOA.

THNHE second meeting of my school will
III take place on Thursday the Isl of April,
IN the ball room OF the Franklin Hotel, Al 10
O'Clock, A. NJ. Persons DESTROYS of patrona.
ing the school are respectfully invited 10 enter
their children on that day as the session isnot
too far advanced to prevent their progressing
with those who came nj commencement.
Tuition TO the end of the quarter so.
u A practising ball will be held on next
Saturday at O'Clock, in The evening to which
the Ladies are respectfully invited to attend
Gentlemen DESTROYS of participating, are
informed that cards of admission will be de-
livered at the bar OF the Franklin Hotel.
J. A. &AUPL
March 20. OF
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01

RS. TOMPKINS, continues to teaoa
WI Music on the Piano Forte. She also re-
ce'ves young ladies in her family as boardeT'
April |. inlM
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
FEMALE EDUCATION.
March %.

NHE next session OF the subscriber Soho o
will commence on Monday the Sd o.
Mas, and close the last OF July, when there vii
be vacation OF two mouths No pupil vii
be received for less period than from the time
OF entrance TO the expiration of the session
Terms, as heretofore. SO per month.
+. G. SMITH.
March 90 Inf
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01

The Philadelphia Morning Journal of yes
to-day. containsa note from r. Dillon Drake,
inclosing also one from his brother Dr. Drake,
IN which il is stated that neither ofthese gentle
men have any knowledge direct or indirect as
10 the means by which the copy of the letter
alluded TO got into circulation.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-19

it Was proposed to make alteration in the standard
ofvaluc the currency of the country, in Short to
change those laws which Parliament had adopted
after anxious elaboration, lie mus, say, that to
entertain proposition for altering the standard of
value laid down in BIG the basis of our circula
ton, or to concur in the establishment of CT notes.
were concessions which Ills Majcsty's Government
could nevcr be prepared to make. (tiear.) lie felt
1t to be his duty, therefore, to oppose the amendment
OF the hon. baronet. There was nothing in the al
dress TO the speech ON the throne which precluded
future discussion ON any topic. or pledged any man
as to the cause OF the distress, the for
relieving III on the contrary, the speech said that His
Majesty intended to propose estimates reduced
scale. In short, the speech comprised in itself the
strict and literal truth; though did not deny to any
the power to controvert any insulated fact Above
oil, 1t did not preclude amy member from proposing
measures Tor economIzipg our resources II was
however, the firm determination of His Maicsty's
Government. to adhere to those measures which had
this night been called in question, but which he Mr.
Goulburn) believed wcre>esscntial to the eventual
prosperity of The country
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-19
HOUSE OF CoMM0.Ms, FEB. 4.

Debate on tie address 10 his .AIojess,-continu1d
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
oegan by observing that on former it had
been usual to leave for separate discussion those topics
In the speech from the throne which required the
consideration of Parliament; and unless some great
and imperative duty ncrposed, to concur in the ad-
uress' leaving the general topics till the period when
they could be fully and nbly considered. The hon
baronet, the member for Kent, however had tbouobt
proper, on TINS OCCASION TO depart from the former
practice; he had moved amendment, which will,
respect 10 the paragraph in the speech to which it
was intended to apply was little at variance with
II as any amendment he had ever known. The speech
stated that His Majesty lamented the distress of the
agricultural and manufacturing classes in some parts
OF the United Kingdom, and the hon. baronet assumed
that this was false and unfounded representation of
the state OF things. Tie 1.-THE Chancellor of the Ex
chequer) begged the house would believe that how.
ever strongly some might affect to feel the dstresses
OF the people, none could feel them more than His
MaJesty's Ministers; and he hoped the house would
not think Otherwise, because they had advised the
Crown to state the distress according to their own
views OF It, He believed the distress was great; mo
mere was severe pressure Of distress on the
anu'actuIng and agricultural classes in some parts
OF the United Kingdom; and if he excepted of her
parts IL was because ho believed there were pars or
Tue Unted Kingdom which, so far from being visited
e., Id u'o'less, were IN state OF comparative
iort anu prosperity. The hon. baronet had confined
nIs views To England; he bad omitted that part of the
united kingdom which always attracted 1nrge sbar no
o. the attention OF the house-he meant ireland.
iearJ had The hon. baronct investigated the state
OF agriculture there' IF he had he would have C,nJ
.nat, as Tar as agriculture concerned it enioyed
prosperity and comfort The distress which had been
et IN some parts of this country had arisen partly
II ne excessive Introduction of Irish produce
now, then, was it possible for His Majesty 10 toll
raLainent that distress, which he knew prevailed in
parts, Pcryaded the whole kingdom? The hon. ba,o-
net might have been informed, that even in the north
@ provinces OF this country the distress had not been
mew the house had Justification of that expression
Ghlcn tne hon baronet had referred TO- He Ihol
IN OF the ExcheQuer could not forget That
mcnhor r., o1 h mad been supported by the hon
c'pe on which that support was given Was there
a nan VINO had heard the principle on which The
an''noncnt vas supported who did not believe .ha,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17
AUGUST FASHIONS.

10 me LdGtPS.
lust received by the Packet Effort the follow
~ ing rich and desirable goods:--
Lace forelias
FlshuIles, peereins and capes Of the newcs; style
Square lace collars, n new and fashionable article
Qall!ing or footing oces
Rich gimp and extra wide trimming laccs
Worked muslin f1uncings
English thread ilces and edgings
BObbinct do
A g. 81 white and black, fine and supertine bob
bInett laccs
Lace and null caps and crazy jeans
Lsce cuffs and null sleeves entire new articles
Rich book and null robes
odmnsk silk and embroidered cyapo shawls, a ma q.
rfcent article
Li'hosraphic scarfs and zephyr handserchiefs
Gauze scarfS and handk. rrhiefs, new style
New style belt and guard ribbons
Silk and cotton l7cetts
Cambria nctts and an extensive assortment Of al
kinds Of ladies' gloves
Imperial gauze wells, new article
French mcrIno gauze flannel.
The abovc, with general assortment Of fancy and
staple Dry Goods. received BY previous arrivals from
the New York Auctions, offered for sale at very
reduced prices, at r III. JENKINS
Irish Linen and Fancy Dry Goods Store,
aug " Maine Street
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17
UNION HOTEL.
City OF Rich .Ond, Virginia.


IENlIE subscribers having taken this spacious and
n elegant House, are prepared to accomm odat g
Travellers and Boarders either Families or SINGLE
Gen lemon, by the day week, month or year. on the
most liberal terms.
Tho UNION HOTEL is pleasantly situated on
q ar Main-Streci,a lItto below the Market House
sufficiently near to tho business part of the City;
while at the same time Withdrawn from the noise
and hustle Incidental to more public places contain.
ing near 100 Rooms, including Psrlours Saloons &c
all furnished in superior style, combining both neat
ness and elegance
Their table will be pcDtifully furnished, with such
varieties The market and ncEhbnfing places al.
tords, and the Bar with the most choice liquors
The BED Rooms 20 spacIoSs and airy aud the
Beds clean: and if good and attentive Servants with
disposition on the part Of all attached TO the house
TO please, are calculated to add to the foregoing re-
commentators, then will the proprietors not only de-
serve, but hopo 10 receive the patronage of The pub
lie. They have cd Stables convenient to the
House wei supplied with Provcnder and expcreuc.
cd Ostlcrs
The General Stage 0Gcc Is kept at this House,
where seats in all the different Stages may be taken.
WIN RI. SHIELDS
aus I7~co6 JOHN ARMISTEAD
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.

The returns like BIakn's prayer. seem TO rrow,
worse and worse" We received by the last mail
but one Kentucky paper-the Lexington Gazette.
turousy Heroic. TYoII "Xults for q complete VIC
tory We annex its material statements and cal
citations
In Jcssamnc where they sent forth their ilaminp
resolutions against the veto and which had CLAW
representative IN the last I,agisa'urc decided and
lthoroughgoing friend of General Jackson has NE
vailed against the most worthy and popular man they
could start
In Woodfard, where resolutions Of even more
outer Character were passed against the vcto-and
which was represented BY Clay man last vnar Do
c!icd Jacksnnlan - elected, and what is still more as
founding, Col. William B. Blackburn the brother
In-iaw OF Mr. Clay and the gentleman who headed
this veto meeting has defeated in his election to
the Senate Of the State.
In Madison the commencement of the Mavsv,ilo
Turnpike and he very theatre Of the ctiipv birpjrr
the jackson candidate was running ahead at our Ia.
test adyCc
In Faycttc-Old Fayetc the residence of Mr.
Clay what has been the rcsul3 A Jackson veto
ticket it designated by the Reporter broucb,
ont only two days before tho election obtained lar
ger vote than did General Jackson himself Mt tho
Presidential election. more animated, determined
and tremendous struggle was never witnessed IN this
county. For TWO days and half. the contest was
extremely Doubtful when finally the pals closed and
were Proclaimed as follows:
CLAr.-Truc 1908, Curd 1873, Wilson 1881.
JAcNsoH.-Bul!ock 1866, Payne 900, Flournoy
I9I2
But let US look urther--wha' has been the rosuI,
~ other sections Of the S;a;c' In Mad son. nhc re.
sidcncc of MIR. Lctchcr) where two years since
Their" was majority Of 80 against us. we have
elected Senator Is years aud as Representative
The latter by majority of $50 votes. In Mercer
where we mad only two Representatives last wear
we now have thrcc--in Jefferson where we had
but one. we now have three In Shelby, where we
had none, VIC now have one: and IN Garrard whcrc
two years age there was majority Of 1917 against
us, there has been very close race. In Franklin
wher" MIR Crrtendon succeeded last year 80 or 90
votes, he proclaimed ms clc.tch by but four
cen; aided a Ne understand by The most unblrshirr
corruption aud bribery.
In Grant there is no doubt Of the success of Mr.
Va.Inodnaham The democratic candidate.
But let us rccapituate. In InfTrrson. Shelby
Franklin Woodlord, Jcssamlne. Favetn Madison
Scott Harrlso ., Mercer and Grant where last wear
tho representation &c for CLAY and for J,ckson
there is now hnt for Clay Farmer C,y) and &c for
Jackson cvdcncng clear gain of 10 votes in eleven
Counties out of 90. o.
The subj"incd calculation is presented Ms showing
The probable vote IN Joint ballot. II has been prc.
pared with great care and in every case yielding tho
vote where there was the slightest doubt-Kcnucly
is safe, and will follow her sister States, New Yors
! Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire m nomsa'inp
Old Hickory for re election President Of the Uni
ted States.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17

BY these statements, :he reader can correct some
errors into which we fell yesterday, mislcd by tho
baltimore and other papers. When we receive the
canvass of the whole State, we shall publish it, The
Gazette accounts must be received with many grains
of al'owancc-no paper standing lower for scurrility
and partizunship.
But, when these allowances arc al made the bal
ancc sheet will show very differently from what was
expected. 1t is both weak and Criminal 10 conceal
truth, and we therefore acknowledge that as far az
we can sec the ground, the Jscksonans have irium-
phcd.
Did we believe that the struggle was in truth n
political one generally tit certainly so in Fayet,c
Franklin, and some other counties, that the issue of
the elections shows the true state of public feeling
towards Henry Clay-we should feel dependency
which VIC do not fool On the contrary we have the
strongest that there is no organized Claw
party IN Kpntucky-;hat numerous JAG kson men so
called, are Clay men too-that this in due time will
be shown IN the most triumphant nanner--and that
al interim State and local politics. personal popular
ity or unpopuarity, have been the eclen, agents in
deciding the present elections.
II it be Ottcrwise--if it be true that his adopc cd
State-the State which he has served, and ius.ra-
ted with share Of his own renown-,hst she has
cast of and repudiuted Henry Cay--otcr States
will elect him President withou, the aid of Kentucky
that's all Let his slanjorers and rcvilers rejoice
but let the motto of his fricndsthe friends OF the
Union--be NIL de,per1ndusa.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17
MARINE Nh w.
PORT OF RICILu0.VD.
ARRIVED,


Schr Aurora. Hooper. from Baltimore via Nor.
folk. with sundrics to Davenport. Allen & Co.
Schr Gazette, Pryor, from New York, with sum
dries to L. Webb T. Co and ID Anderson IT,
Schr Richmond Hand from Pbiladephia via CITY
Point. with sundries to Poe e. Brothers, J VIM
stop, l. Timberlake, } III Nash. w Hardic, Z Walsh
w NJ Swoope. Myers, jr, 8 S Myers, Boshier,
Trplett, ID Peyton- r Peasants and w e. J
e Crane.
Schr Washington. Charter, from New York.
Schr Xuloda, Barrett, from Albany, with sundries
to Tichenor.
sloop Hiram, BoiIy, from Norfolk with salt to
Anderson g. Co.
Schr Inrvinccdorc, Macott, With brandy, bacon,
&c. to ParSona
Schr Richmond Packet, Libby, from New York.
with sundries, to Davenport Allen g. CO., w g. ]
Crane, G NJ Mitchell Pcyton, l. Webb g. co
Bnlwin, Ives & CO., w g. d Kyle, r Smith &
Beck, Il III Jenkns, l. II Bancroft John o Lay,
'rompkins & Fisher. G Hendree. J Jordan.
Titchcnor. NJ & w Willis, Bsgwel Smith g. Han.
nah, Cotton & Clarke. Burton g. Tompkins A Swee-
NY, T A Rus, Thompson, S Clarke N Strai,on 5
Poe & Brothers
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assorted cargo, to Ralston g. Peasants, Lncke e.
Sizer, w Beers, Smith & Johnston, ] Hardic, r
Poor