Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

,s says the minister the Duke: you nae
sdes what is to be Indertaken~a seiseams ro snu oe
uses all .nee ma ready therefore, 60" The Marsha
SORTS OF materials makes all his PRESENTATIONS ever [
and carries tho result ~ mon he desires to have under
we replies his Excceney with smile and warm
In about fortnight Marshal Marmon, read. IN tho non;
.eur the King names Commander in Chief Of e amv f
his very dear well beloved loyal Com, de I,or
mae turned pale before tina, Waterloo The two fn
bournont prevailed ' anu "i ac
Washington CIy.-We find the accompanying LOT.
ter IN the u s. Gazette, which from everv accour,
public and private, we believe to be strictly true.
~. WASHINGTON, July 90, 1880
Ahe cnccR winch has been given to the growth and
prosperity OF the city of ashnoton the favored
alton OF the father Of his couutry and tbe chorha
OF all the succeeding Presidents up to him who now
ni,s we char OF the executive, never more ma
hest IMAM is Mt this moment. Formerly the sprinu
months were ushered i'll by tee sound of the trowe
the hammer and the saw. The blaze Of n circle of
DITCH kilns broke through the darkness of midnib,
ahc inc morning sun rose on hundreds of buildings
plhg,ng simultaneously, asst were, by magic touch
from the union of industry and enterprize Pronert
gradually increased value, every foot of the soil he
gan to be appreciated and spirit of speculation be
came manifest which. under judicious regulation ad
n'nlstered to the extension ofthe city change and
u CLOUD nave come over this prospect of prosperi,v
we now see, indeed, few houses SLOWLY elevatino
themselves at distant Intervals but the most copsn;
cuous OF these are those which built by wealthy
proprletoIs, who have been placed by fortune above
the mIschlevous operation of political power and Ca
vor. Speculation is withered enterprise is checked
INDUSTRY lacks employment, property has suffered n
oiminution In value, and nothing but the hone of
ne" eva when the Frustrated energies the city NAV
ne revived, keeps he great body of our mechanics
inc bone and slnew of our population-from sink;og
into despair and bankruptcy 1t cannot tbere,re he
cause for wonder that the administration is so detect
ca as 1t IS In This city; nor that at dinner got up for
the giorltcatbn of Gen. Jackson and his cabinet tho
majority of those who attended, should be STRANGERS
Drawn hltheTto be fed from the dregs of the Treasp
ry and having no further interest in tho civ mr. i,
concerns All who are identified with the city, and
VINO look TO Its growth or decline, as connected with
their own, would mover consent to perpetuate the
treason OF shouting hossnnas 10 the men who ma 20
cast spell of mlldew on our promise of increase
many OF our respectable mechanics, DISCOURAGED
and SINKING under the weight of pecuniarv nyivo
ton, had short time since determined to amt th;
diaranchsed district for the purpose of findinp set
tiement In some state in the far west where tbav
could exercise the privilege of freemen by giving
theIr votes and thus contributing to arrest the ves
which they aPprehend to be approaching to over
wheim their country. Some of them am bapnv r.
ma nave been induced TO change their resolve and te
%a mere tor the return of those happier times wher
the interests of the city and her c;.,lr,s mo-, -
deemed unworthy of the consideration of. Him ,,b
shall be elevated to the Presidential chair but other
are bout put their melancholy project in executio,
FMS IS the present picture the city of WASHINGTON
and have presented it to you that Won NAV no ahe
understand the cause OF the overwheminG feol;ns -
hosty towards the present rulers which now EXISTS
among US phere are as there always will be- men
VINO by poveftyor avaricc, will be subscrvient anf
changeablc. and these attached to the adnnst 20
ton by the tic Of self interest; but take away ,h.
who will take themselves away as soon as il sha be
discovered that the of Gene Jackson is
TO its set, and there Is not to be found amonr us
1.-THE who will voluntarily do homape to the executve
chi Of
Workmen are employed in he north portico of the
PRESIDENTS house. and it is believed that this appen
dage VIII be finished during the summer
William Blifelt, promising lad, 16 wears If arc
an apprentice to Mr. Bargamn, timer and plumber.
was killed on Saturday morning. by fanr from tho
top OF aladder on to the pavement He was eneaped
III taking down an old spout and reaching over some
stance, hook be trusted to, gave wav. and he was
prec'pitated to the grosnd. He fell his head, and
died in few minutes He was from Baltimore,
where his parents nov reside
u Tbe weather continues with uDabated and eyep
increased heat. Since the second or third of july.
~ or % days. few white, raness clouds only have
been seen on the face of the Heavens wind veer.
ing from S. g. to s. w. and feeling like blast from
the furnace. and red fiery atmosphere are the mete
ofologlfei accoDpanImeDts OF spell of weather. ad
mtted by all, to be unequaed for duration and aver
age heat, in this latitude this side the Atlantic y
The dust is ground into npalpable powder, and tb,
pastures and gardens are fast failing. Fortunately
the drought commenced too soon, and has been attend
ed by too hot sun (rnorc favorable than cool
drought to be absolutely fatal to the Indian Corn
indeed wo are told, that rain in few days will e. il
guarantee good crop. Complaints of personal
suffering are numerous and comic, but no fatal sc-
cidents have occurred within our knowledge.
We do not understand that the drought has been
general throughtbe commonwealth We rather believe
1t to be local, and hat Richmond is tbs centre of its
severity. Both above and below, we have heard OF
an occasional benevolent shower, and that the corn
looks not very badly. We should be glad to hear
from correspondents in the Valley and in the
Middle counfyv