Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-11

success ofthe Clay party. All the Counties
have been heard from except ?, and the result
is, for Clay So, for jackson Ia. Last year. there
was Jackson majority 81 To Baltimore,
the average Jackson majority is $40 last year
/ il was upwards of 100 =" Maryland isregrn-
Grated! !"
u It is rnmored that Philip 2. Barbour has
been appointed Judge OF The a. s. Great
Court for the Eastern District # Virginia II
this he SO, Lieutenant Governor Daaid Will be
sOreIy diappointed.
Prophecy. The following letter from Nj.
Jefferson TO John Adams, has been rendered
completely prophetic by recent evenfq II
has, indeed been fulfilled almost to the letter
4" NoSrIorLLo Sept mbcr /, 1879.
Dear Sir.-Your letter of August the 18th
was received IN due lime, ami with the vel
| come Of every thing which co urS from Won.
| With its opionions on the diffcu;ic, OF revala.
ton from despotism IL tbedom. very murh
concur. The e eratlnn which Gpuuaaces =
revolution. very garely comnlete, IT. Habiln-
ated from Their infancy TO passive submission
, nf body an mud 10 their Kings and Priests
they are not qualified when called on. 10 think
and provide Tor themselves aud their tnexpr-
! Tienee. their ignorance and higntrV make them
instruments often IN tie hands OF the Bona
parties aud iurhides u def,at their own rights
| and nurposps. This is The present sltuation 81
Europe aud Spanish America. But il - not
| desperate. The light which has been .Ae1 on
mankind by the art Of printing. has efninent-
" changed tho condition at the world. As
Lon h, ItrDt h taI he 4 ii
clnsees only Of the men IN Europe The Kines
and the rahble. Of 90 al .enorance, have not
vet recriged ITS rays, bur IT continues TO sprea
add while printing Is preserved, II can no more
receie than the sun can return ~ rs course. !
first attempt 10 recover tn right ot self.gov-
erument may fail so may second, third,
&c But as younger and more instructed
rnCe comes on. the sentiment becomes more
AID more intnltve. and n fourth. fifth. Or
some subsequent one oil the ever renewed at.
| tpmpts will ultimately succeed. Ia France. the
frs, effort was defeated by R0brsperre. the Sc
cond by Bonapar1e, the third Ivy Lous XVII
and his allies another is get 10 come. aud MI
Europe, RUSSIA trceptcd has caught The spiri
md. mi NIL attain reBreSentdijre govern
mem, more or less perfect. This is now well IN.
derStood To bn necessary check on kings.
whom Hsl miH probab think II more prudent
10 change aud tame Than 10 eriermipaie. Il
attain all this, rtper, Of blond must f0W, aud
Years of lesolatoa pass over ; yet the pblact i
north rive OF blood aud yesrs OF desolation.
For what inheritance SO val ablp eau man leave
to his poslerlty The SPIRIT of The Spauiard
and has dendig and etsrnR hate 10 Frencdnan,
gee me much confluence thai he piH nerer sub
mt, bn dnsIy drieat his atrocious VIOLA
ton 81 the Avs Of God aud man. under wnIch
be- is suffering aud the lsdom and frnlness
of ne Cut ahardei ress oaahle hope. fhat
mat nation miH settle dozen IN temperate re
preSentdfire government, 10Th m cJscHiipe pro
perig mJ0rdfHated. To Hoi, POrtulai H1ig
Prussia. Germany. Greece, lpW j0it0W glat.
Won aud snail look down trnoI another World
on these glorious Achievements OF man, winch
will add 10 the joy. eysn o. Heaven
Capital PHnistaenis.-the following re-
marks made by General Lafayette, in a recent
debate IN tue French Chamber OF Deputies are
worthy of attention rs showing the sentiment
of hostility, which Ia every day gathering
strength to the inaicnoo Of the punishment OF
death, for any crime. We hope TO live TO ee
the day when legal murder shat no longer he
sanctinned--fos, we agree, 10 the fullest esten,
witl the closing sent nsnf Of " Pdui Ch0ord
10 WI, lhAl lHf very "oT1t use ~ "hith we
can put man. Is, to hang him: y
GENERAL LAFAYETTE thfu rose aud said,
conceive, differing with my hono, able col
c+gur, that the abolition OF the penalt, Of death
is ne- principle, ar rather - sen ipen' that
ought to hp al once examined. II Is no NV
! idea thai is now laid before vOn--the abolition
ofths penalty has been called Tor at every peri
cd il wa demanded by some highly Tespecta-
10 nj no A Nv
Adrian Duporl; II was demanded by the father
Of our honorable friend the author OF the com
! mentary on one.quieu. How deeply have
we all To regret thai II had not been establish.
edaee- back It's IN the present day Loudly
called Tor IN the L. States Of America. From
this, gentlemen. yon will perceive that many
have formed a decided opinion upon the sub
ject. For my own part. ! shall demand the
abolition ofthe penaly OF death until Am
convinced that human Judgment is niallible
Whar frightfal use OF this penalty WAS made
during our former revolution. The reflection
fills nv soul with horror No man, believe,
ever made use of il during these disastrous
times without afterwards wishing II were pms
Sble he could redeem with his own blood the
condemnatlons in which he had joined. But
our present revolution has character OF genfr-
osity as Wc as oil patriotism, and IT would hdorn
its commencement, were we 20 cousummate
this great act OF humanity. therefore vote ior
ITS being taken into consideration"
~ Tn, Foreign News have lost nothing
of their engrossng interest. rhc reader will
perceive, by thu extracts 10 to-day's paper that
Polienac, the author OF all the mischief has
been arrested, and in all possibllityhs head " Il
he taken off.
Dyspepsia Since The publication of an al
'icle which appeared IN this paper, week OF
/ ION Hans AGO sirnnd An Qnsnrvnrn imnlv-