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THE .lLlILCONTR.ACTS

The author OF the following Card claims the right TO
publish his animadversons He shall be gratified If
he other party please TO respond, they are welcome 10
the use of our columns But there the discussion must
terminate. At moment when our winter Ial,ours are
app oachng, and the proceedings of Congress and the
State Legislature will claim every inch of ground that
we can command, cannot think of cmbarkng our pa
per IN contest which may prove as bitter in its char
acter as indefinite in its duration
However respec table the author of Jefferson may be-
yet II is evident from the very face of his production
that he is scarcely in humor TO do Justice 10 the Post
master General or his recent contracts The passions
VIII peryert the"5udgment-and those who are disap-
pointed in the race, scarcely competent TO appre
catc properly, either their competitors or the Maker of
the Contract.
We apprsed that some ofthe late contracts at
w Washington had given dissatisfaction to some Of the
gentlemen who had put in their proposals but we are
not sufficiently masters of both sides of the question: TO
decide upon the conduct of the Postmaster General We
know from quarters upon which may depend that
he was most dnriosiy DESTROYS Of doing full and am
pie justice TO all the parties concerned; and we know
MIR. Barry too well TO believe that he could ever he
induced to sacrifice his public duties TO the privt in
erests " Of n cunning and favored fow." fills high
character and his high responsibility utterly forbid any
such supposiliou.
We not acquainted with all the details-we do
not profess TO he informed OF the various proposals But
has certainly introduced into his Depariment--if with
that animated split OF Improvement, az well a.
OF cniigbcn'd economy, which he has carried into his
office. he has in any overlooked the lowest bid
we do not hesitate to hope that he has sound reasons
for the course he has pursued.
Wet Van very readily conceive Of cases, n which the
public interests would not require that preference
hould be given TO the lowest bidder II contractors
H"Oe PTOUsd themselves suguarly entitled TO the public
confidence by their enterprsine character by outsrp
ping all their predecessors in H. rapdlty & Regularity
ner mSIs by their tyisd disposition 10 add new wing.
ofs operations, ard 70 speed the march Of improve
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nv EHB4RR8SSiJE NcTr

MT Prentiss, the lately elected Senator of the u S.
Tor vermont has contrved to place himself in not the
most agreeable dilemma. As soon as he was elected
me Montpelier Patriot claimed him as a Jackson man
ne Boston Statesman published also letter from Yer
mont, giving him the character The CLAY friends
oil the new SENATOR alarmed those accounts forced
from him written creed of faith in which he makes
the following declarations
m will no for me TO say without entonr n,
ar mat do not belong to the Jackson party
ns INC us teposed mel shall DO guided by
y WIN te opinions and views, Known bo entertained by
g9 majority OF the Legislature and people of this state"
but the matter did not rest here. The Montpelier
Patriot produces conclusive evidence TO damn the judge
Tor equvocaon and doube-deaIing. 1t produces nom-
nation made in July, 1929 by Convention of friends
OF the administration, where Samuel Prentiss was unan-
mousy selected az the Jackson candidate for member
oil Congress II shows that committee of three waited
upon him for his sanction TO the proceedings and that
ne consented, as they report, TO be presented as the
jackson candidate OF the district. II produces also
letters fran Messrs Foster, Harrington and Hill, re-
iang conversations with the said Prendss in one of
winch he declared " lie could see no reason why he
should not support him that his course was similar To
"dt NJ JeBTS0R's." And in another conversation he
sad mat as TO Gen. Jackson, have seen nothing in
ms ddDiiHistTotOn that should disapprope of and M
uouo IN my mind he has been grossly abused" Upon
fSc grounds The Patriot propounces the said Samuel
rrenuss willy hypocrite," who had 4" obtained his
oecuoh Oy practising deceit upon the Jackson party
as man whose " t0e0hHess Iylfv and bIin5,css =,
are TO be commserated, and whose do,
Ptc'iY ana fTeochcry, are TO be despised An honor
able character indeed, TO DC Worn by an bopor,b G.
nator of the United Sdtesl 0
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UOHN McDONOUGH, MERcHANr TAyLon. 4
% dOOrs bcioW The Mansion House Re,psctfuiv
i,iorms his customers and the public in general tia,
be has received splendid ossor ment Of CIolhs Cs.
'ineres and Vesiugs d every description which he is
pr'PAred 10 mike UP 70 ord Ia rst rate manner anJ
at short notice lie has also hand large aud gene
raj dsso tut u Of resdy-msde clothing Of every dec
Ion which hc viii sell twenty five per lower thap
such articles can be obtained for in the City.
". B.-W Wanted three four fret Journey roer
Iaylofs, 10 whom constant employment will be given
aod The highest wages
Nov so. b0-2.W1on
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NOTICE

VENBE nnjersiE ned. In behalf of thcn,siv., ami
- OF many o'htr Inhabitants OF ths Counties of
Chesterfield. Amelia, No'towey, Dinwiddie. Sc. do
nersoy give notice 10 a'' whom may coucern, thata
bly, OF Virginia, asking the passage of Act author
lzins ro,d 10 be opened from Cou-h's Road IN Ams.
TIA County teginnirg about nlr below Aud. tsop'-
Tavern, crossing th- Apromat on River about one ard
BAH 0're- above Role, SOM cd Mi tS.s,, at W.T.
tam ia yrTs lower c0rt.r. o. tie said River, aud
ars ih'o he Il tstsburg Road upar Ncodv's Tavern
IN Ches'eihsld JOHN Z. BOILING.
no r. WILSON.
ARNSrEAD COLEMAN,
ROBERT COUSINS,
WM. GREGORY,
Nov. 10. 56-f THO T. GIL rs
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THNRUSf SALE LII pursuance VI Deed OF Itust
X executed 10 the subscribers, by Elliott Worth I'm
ADD wife, Tor purposes therein specified, bearing date
the 3li tobsr, 1878 and o; record in the Clerks OF
hce Of the County Court Of Caroline, will be Sod Tor
each, al the Bowling Green in the said county, On.
Wonddy, the 1911 December merit, being Court day, all
the right ute, interest prop Ty, claim, and demand,
OF The said Elliott Workman, in and 20 the estate, both
real and Personai, Of ths said CHARLES Workman, the
Testacr, OF which he said f. lott is entitled, urd-r
the Wi Of The said Tesator aud OF I'd in se County
Court OF Caioliue. Tue lille to the aforementioned
property ia believed to be good, but other title
cept such as is vested In the subscribers by the Deed
OF Trust, Aforesaid. will b. conveyed 10 tie purchaser
TIMOTHY CHANDLER. 2r.,
JOURDAN VOOLFOLK, ) ''''
Nov 30 40 LIs
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DOWTMSTIH
THE .if.RJOPTTY.

ALBANY, Nov. love gave yesterday'th- official
msioriy 10 Cauarsugus, viz: 6lS fr Granger. To day
we give the official result 10. Allegheny, 100 for
q anger. These were the only counties remaining TO
be heard from; and these complete the reurns from all
the counties, and leave the majority gave yes
terday 5O6 for Gov Throop In stating this result
the majority for T. in Freakin and for G in Chauau-
que are not ofcsl, but they from authentic sour
ces, and will not vary probably twenty votes
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Columbus Enc
CARD-COWAfTTNfJraTED

The some pu respecting contracts for carrying
the AL from Washington New Orleans, indy9
nation the minds Of many tho fast supporters of
o ustiou patriot who pesdos tho affairs
non Those who oess the pursued
think they discovered much shutting about
the Post once rt@s"t which eventuaied throwing pat
rHags into the hands of cunning and voured few the
sion OF The equally deserving many.
to.AasleT Genon IN his advertisements parcel, tho road
on Wa'hngon to Fort Mitchell into sections the public
induced to believe that he would separno
@ not TO he contovered that the bids mdo by gentlemen
ing ~ the vicinity of those sections aommou
responsibility
oherio coy tho Mail from Washington Fort Mitchell far NAM
contracted TO give 10 powerful wealthy and ffrord
company member Of which, day pusg in bids had
Paper and, therefore, tho Post
the ContIacoor Of these puers
raw 3 ITO say nothing Of other rouies) Six Thousand Dol.
@ han ne has engaged T. pay this aeggrosHg company for
meati1 tho Department. Worthy looks much like old fashioned
he ha to be carried, for tho four years oomc
R hqt h1s been RiyeH but @ what could tho business
done Tho great improvements difference the
price Of produce, in 1896 30 will rcady for the die
lerenco given at tho two periods Tho competition Of
bidders far ocacious than the patriotism
tractors IN reducing The contract prioo.
The writer utterly know t-hy md earnestly protests
eq@p eonReettHg me famous Mobile and NJ with
recently advertised and made.
lfhe Post Master General gnang or from other cause 70 or
I ago entered into contract allowing twice or thrice ~
nch A. u worth fof safHg ne Nal route ha
mat bargain to do with his late Advertisement contract fhe
ng tho Mail IN Alabama and Louisiana, from Mobile Now Or
% WY d,9 he not advertise that ho would receive proposals to
'ht ehoct Why u that len out oi bic advensemcnt'
WIN deep regret The writer feels compelled to ontndyor
we Conacto and the hos. OF interested fe"froers, 20
paudng ss proof Of Patriotism, RgH and R'reeehmew what
atgo give thousand thootand dollars
nonopolsng Company than other equally deserving Citizens
RetroHehment promised under tho Adnoton nfGen jackson
add pfaoced under that Of JEFFERSON,
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TYN SOUTHNR.N RNp,LnlL,

The last No IS just issued, and it is with great rere,
that we learn II Is to be suspended for want of unds
why this' In point Of sound doctrine it is more
Thy OF support than either Of the Reviews to the Norb
Of US In pon, OF talent, is superior to either n,
mem Some OF IFS Nos arc said, by competent judges
1--WE promptly name Mr.. John Randolph among tbc,n.
to be the ablestin the world. 1T read in England
has been translated into French and German and quot
ed IN the German Universities" II advocates those
great doctrines which congenal our federal ys.
e'n and 10 new country; government restricted 10
inc purposes for which II created and free fyads
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n AIS Il CAPS.--Just received by tie subscr Der,
~ n pr. Schr. Exit end her late rivals from NJ "
YORK, fpeLdd a'sortment OF Eon1emens' Black Bsa-
yer Hate, OF the Manufacture OF = John; Suilh and
HdnEah and Others, # the latest oddway fashions
Also, gentlemen youh-' and cEildrens' caps Of va
ious klds o. hand large and very general assort-
meui Of fnIddii"g end low priced fur and wool hat.
which will he sol (Pfoyfed any person will buy them
he most accommodating terms
59-s JOHN THOMPSON.
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Clay meeting started the plan OF
National Journal seconded 1.-THE New York Commercial thdod
t-some other paper yoHhed It, &c &c Aud thus go Co
Gcntlcmen fast please Surely YOU will have no
objection n hereafter Eve poisoned chace 10 your
lips. The Naooa Journal proposes To
during tho comug winter" Tho New Commercial sug-
ges,s the 2sj Februaryl
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JUocE TUoKERs L.wScHooLThe last Wnchcs,er Virginan
states that "he number of students attending this excellent
tuition has increased considerably the
There are now thirty in attendance Of WHOM from the
liz of Inc HMM
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mARRIEDlo Thursday, the 25h by Row Wal
ker ubeakc Capt SAMUEL PAYNE, Miss
daughter OF Capt Horace inbeakc all of the county Flu
the 18th inst. by the Row. Joseph c. Curtis, Mr.
JAMES BRoN OF buckingham, to Miss Many r. daughter tn
Scott, Esq OF POwhaan.
Tuesday, the 23d instant, aeshe residence of Mr.
IIuheart by the Rev. jesse II Mr..
OF ionco TO MISS SALLY Ann daughter of Mr..
of Rockbrdge, Va
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'Pu,ion of Frederick, 40 459 -De6eitney, 565s
ret under the present C0astuton, each county
~hoe would out number Frederick number ths
vote OF ba'noe.wheh has nearly double the population,
There h still startling which the subject
"e ny Comparing the population
TO WI @ according 10 the Maryland fashion, counties be
e', WIN nose o. The 81 PoPulouI counties Of the State
TWENTY deeS,f'i adding half delegation Ut
other county Hod) and the number !. TWENTY-FIVE Thee
nhher according to the Of 800
counties ct la tmors, Anne Arundel,
Warrington and Prince Geo the same
OF twenty-five conantd by the census, 207
In this view might certainly he de,stI, for than n he
claims, - 49, rN'' 's''"' vac"
We throw ou, the above hints fer the purpose uszepS the
obvious reflection that Union with Wand might be attended
some dhcule, #
fec expressed by neighbc in the present state Of The
@ 70 ne variance with their prOfessed zeal equal repre-
Are the citizens OF Brooke, Ohio, Sc. then willing
TO go over TO State whose representative distribution
is more unequal than own? Would they ask a re-
presentation OF four delegates for each of their counties
al the cost OF doing great injustice to Frederick i'm Ma
ryland; or, would they agree consolidation of them
selves into one county-snk TO the ,ve OF Frederick
put up win four representatives. and thus submit TO the
greatest inequality in relation the county of Calvert?
IL the orner they go against all their professions OF
lusuce and II the latter they would submit to grosser
inequality OF representation than they experience al
present.
Upon the same principles why do not the people OF
Frederick claim to be separated from the State of Mary
land! Why do they not seek an utilization with Penn
syivania, or with Virginia? Is it that thew are
more devoted to their Parent State than the people of
Brooke are TO theirs: Is ii that the name of Mary
lander Is more object of desire and respect than the
name of Yrgnian?
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TOX RIYER.
81 NOUNTER-PEIiTiONS, from the counties of Din.
~ widdie, Brunswick, Amelia and Chestsiiisld viii
be presented TO the nsNt Gem raj Assembly 10 The OPEN
lag OF the iod TO ctoss Appomaox at Puty-bt's cor
ner in Amelia about one aud II nil abov- Robert
sons old mill seat and 10 ,ll the Petersburg road
az Mooiys tavern in Chestef lid. mentioned ia the
notice published i'm thu Eaqur-r. ,gn-d by John T..
Boiling, Robert COUSINS, and others These petitions.
In Of Legislative iDt-rpoI ion In. Exeter
manufacturing nills on hpp1ma tx, eligible
pl ce Tor bridge b. erected; where bridge or fer
ny have been supported r msny years; and public
each side, long established Also renee made
10 new road and lite Tor cricge the river,
ry short distance a owe Exeter mills de iguated on
G.o'e Island (R1berison's) in Ameii~ ana ndoph's
land in Ches,erbs c, by fourteea comGi sOnst.,
rom each .oi the above fur counie., aui tom
each OF III counys OF NOtowsy. Lubeub,Hg and
Meckenbu' specially app io,ed by the S-usrsl A.
seinby uuSrr special law, dutao isius 'hesc comm.
soners, To make out au TO be opened, (.t he
agency OF courts IT iu.tic) direct road the Rch-
uohd market Tor the henef OF the peCpl,. certain
portions oil the sSid seven counies he .ituaton
country south OF Appou.aox, will clearly demonstrate,
that either oi these positions would promote the
public convsnience in more iaportsnt degtee in the
seven counties named than a bridge higher up tho
River as p5opo ed by the road In question being on
the North side Of ,hs RIVER only about five miles be-
low Bevi's bridge Appomatox, in the most cire CT
land roUt.
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venerable sumter of :. Carotna in his letter which
uay punish correctly draws tho limo between calling Coz
NoN ron iE ruHrose of and CoNvENrtoS
oh it PURPOSE or APPEALING
OF thE IAHFF lie opposed the FIRST,
WIN ISesoni "s not easy TO reconcile direct nulicaon
wan he Union, tobe aud same time enjoy
benefits aud decline the burdens OF tho Union hut Gen Sum
Ter might have gone father recommended Convention.
not only Tor appealing against the evils
ing further guards against the alarming of The Fed
cral aud for efficiently soc,,ir tho R;.hs
of he States
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ARCHIBALD THwEATT,
W VI. H. NOIEki SUN,
Fmther notice on the abppe Road.

The Undersigned win prefer his i.di,iiua petitisn
opposing the road in ques ion, called for by The
public convenience: its localities adopted the i'm
terest OF aiew. But should the honorable Legislature
act on the subject, exhibited by the petitioners ia the
hrs, notice named, The undersigned holds bs duty
he owes TO the public well as TO binsc f. to bring
to view, his road the side # Win,erpock
Creek, passing by Mr.. JOhusoh's public stables, COM
inunicaiing with the Petersburg road above Moudys
tavern about one and halt ml-s-shorly afterwards,
convenient road presents Itself passing Ivy Ander sons
Qo ReTly Wakins) mi J. and DR.. w alkss, conducting
to Manchester In distance, thtse four miles shorter
than the contemPa ed road by Nj oofys tavern and
the Court Housr: this, would the opening for
vera miles OF the roHd TO tnat particular tavern,
on unrodden, excepionabe ground across the bed
oil an Old mill pond, requiring serious distance OF
ditchng, raising. cduse-wayiog, and bridging.
This propOsed road alter FIRST crossing Winlerpock
Creek, dvvrts separates the road by Me John
sons public sab!es Chidetss, formerly Francis
EPpes' old i.iI-house, IL the uence of
Buekhorn branch aud Wiuterpock creek, where ano-
tbsr lengthy bridge and csuss-wayng will b. CURED.
An appeals endirg in the Chesetfi I'd Superior
Court, IN behalf of Mr.. Moody and Mr.. John r. Boil
ing plaintiff, anst the undersigned the deen-
dant, concerning the road in question.
ARCHIBALD THWEATT.
Chesterfield. Nov. 80. 59-3t
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NOTINI-

HWAViNG administered on the estate Of william
n 81 Hoii.nd late rnrrebant IN he eoun y Of Buck.
iehaN, the Gre dtots Of ssid Holland requested 10
nsks known their claim, duly authenticated, that pro
vision may be made Tor their psYmebt
WILLIAM J. BERGMAN
Nov 10 80 S. Aan'tr Of " HoNand
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majority for Gov ThIoop "oyer tho combined
forces NJ Masonry Wokyisn and Clays e506 Ne,y
York Correspondent Of the Boston Palladium gives pa sb ea
for behaving this Election hes completely done no M
Cfly IN tho state ~ Nsw York.
y r. ffs had rothng % Do ~. before
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a Worm OATS FOR SALE o. Wednes Law. die
- l0ih OF December, shall offer ut pubic sale In
A'neha, on the plantation lying in the 70 K OF Fiat
Cress and Apromaitox River, $50 bartel Of corn and
the let Of August viii be allowed Inc parehsssr ~,
'he'r giving bond with god secur.'y.
Nov. 30. S.s,s,L1 w
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" GeoReErowN. Nov. lG. 1870.

GEoRGETowN, Nov. l6, 1890
At late hour last night information This place that
Cen DAVID r. WILLIAMS had been MORALLY wounded one
oock ~ the day by tho falling of heavy pieces
on inc bhdge which he was erecting Iynch's Creek 80
miles from town, the Northern Mail Road-hnt
were broken just below the knees &c.
aey from the place where tho accident gives
choy intelligence Of his having died one
clock THIS morning The loss of such man, time
be matter general esetbut whom
public offices which this gentleman has filed for
OF yeus-nnd with how much
the reopeanh when remembers Also the poll
tics which, the state he had
kon-we can but view his loss public calnmity
(cHARLEsToN Cry GAZ.
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a NULTURE OF THE GRAPE ViNE-A Lou
q Dat N 1928. plan Ell Vineyard OF forty acres
on Long lIdnd, six miles from New York and on the
Road lead ng to Fort La Fdyeue.
His stock consists Of $4,000 Vines and nursery Of
10000 OF 62 different varieties OF Grope selected in
Europe, between tie A0th and 90 h sgrces OF North
Latitude. The present year he had sufficient grapes
to commence making wine, aud TO satisfy all doubts
respecting the success OF the vine in this counuy.
A. Lou5at proposes TO furnish Roots three years old,
oareiuy Labelled. packed wi h wet moe and deliver
cd on hip board Tree ol expsnse, The foowng
diiiOn' to wit For 900 10 2 cents each
root, Tor 80 900 10 each, and Tor less 80
vines, 20 cents each A. LOUBAT,
26, Exchange Place, n w. York.
o ders will he received and 'be Roots promptly fur
ns,ed by the sUbsc ihrr ia kirt nond.
JOHN o. LAY, Agent for a. l..
Nov 80. 5g-wIO
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Is arce OF MIS- BuckucT, will be opened, on the
10 January. 1891 school for the pon OF young
Ia ies' at my residence near the RAPPahannock Aeade
my.
ihe course Tor instruction will comprise alt the most
important branches OF an I'm g=h Education, Dfawi0g,
Painting, Needle work, SIC.
The price OF Board sid Tuition will be $50 paid quar-
terly IN advance or $S5 at the end OF year. Bed,
bedding, candles and towels TO be furnished,
ira charge will be mad.
The situation il ponehls healthy and eligi-
bic in every rrspec,and every Effort win be made to
advance The Improvement Of the pupils, and give sas-
faction to their iiisuds.
RICHARD BUCKNER, Jn
Nov. 80. 5g-wsw
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DEATu OF GEN VIIT1ANS

Gen. DAVID Il. WILLIAMS died. be seen from the follow
ing extract OF letter. received in this city, the 10th
Williams staunch epubcanhis
pie, manly, and public man. respect
cd for his integrity and dsneresiod concerns of his
couny-as citizen, his character made Of
lures calculated make him beloved General
W. was formerly Editor and Proprietor of this
hod many of the Offices Of tho State, and period
supreme ENecutveand, every station such
to add to his already large reputation. State has indeed
Il scr en- mity in his loss.
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YENHE SCHOOL AT LLANGOELEN. --The next
n Session w,il commruce usucI on tire 18th OF
January, aud end on the l Ct July, 1881. Tits is
Classical and Mathematical School Intended 20 prepare
boys ioF college, Tor the active pntsult, OF lie
good knowledge Of the English lang age ard its Gam
NAUTICAL structure the tasis OF further Ii era
ry requirements and Arithmetic and Algebra of high
ef mathematical studies.
Terms.-For board and teaching, washing lights
fuel and bed. $40 rer session The boarder finds his
own bed-ciofhes. JNO. LEWIS
LEWIS Sore p. o., Spotsy lvania County.
Nov 80. 59-wS0