The Arkansas advocate., 1830-12-22

ss'S na PPiASss aaiu SsleIy or me human fanliy, and not on the destruction or sublugation of their fellow men. His Pfeeepts are not philosophical theories, but practicallessons, intelligible to all Who read them in sincerity and truth. The last time l ever saw the Generals face.hecametot take leave ofme. brought the nuts as a present, and assisted In thus perpetuating his memory, without either of us believing 1t to be a solemn ceremony, when 1t then appeared a di- yerting circumstance. His tree is liv- ing and productive. l wish l could say as much of his principles. Both are setin good soil--if that of hse loi- ter were more faithfully cultivated.
 The late Dr. Joseph Praestiy, when he resided at Northumberland town, in Pennsylvania, speaking of Gen. Kash- 'fgton, Informed me that he heard the celebrated Edmund Burke, thena mem ber of tile English Parliament, say, he was one of the wsest men in this world.
 And the late Isaac Potts, well known tor hls good sense, hospitality, and ur- banity. and who resided at the Valley forge, near SehuylkiIl river, and a preacher to Friends, commonly called Quakers, and with whom spent a few days in March, l7SS, informed me, that atthe timeourarmy was scneamped there, he one day took a walk up the valley creek, and not far from his dam he heard solemn voice, and he walked quietly towards It, when he observed General " ashngton2s horse tied to a small sap i'm, and in a thieket he saw the Gener- al OF lils knees, praying iervently. He halted, as he did not wish to disturb him at hlS devotions, and as the General spoke Tn a low voice, he could only now and then understand a word, but-not c. hough to connect what he said, and he sa" the tears flowing copiously down his cheeks. He retired quietly and unob- served. Mir. Potts informed me he was very much surprised, and considerably agltated, aad on returning to his house. the moment he entered the room where ms Wife was sitting, he burst into tears. and upon her inquiring the eause- he i,,- formed her what he had seen, adding, that Ii there was any one Oil this earth that the Lord will listen 10. it is George V ashlngton, and that now he had or feH h presenttnacnt, that under such com ma1der, there could be no doubt of our eventually establishing our Indepcnd- enee, and that God in his providence had "llied It to be So. This he told me in the presence of his amiable family. and though some years had intervened. he was much agitateti, and there was something in his manner of relating 1t. and hls eypatiating on the General'smo- rais, and other good qualities, that all present were in tears. J. \.
 Dasn'e7ebcrnaent of Vtrgisla.-The irl- habitants of the Western part of Yir- glnia having failed to obtain such all amendment of their constitution as was necessary to place them upon an equal- ty with the eastern part of the state. some of them are now advocating a ces- sion Of some ofthe Western countries to Maryland.
 The territory which its proposed to take from Virginia, embraces thacoun- ties Of Brooke, Ohio, Tyler, Monongalia and Preston, together with half of liar rlson and Wood, and contains a popula- ton of about 5O,000. The Wheeling Compiler Is warm advocate for this measure, which if carried into effect. will reduce the representation of Vir- ginia, m Congress, by one member. who would be added to the representation of Maryland. And another probable effect IS stated to be, that il would en. sure the extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road to Parkersbure. or some point near that place, as it would then be constructed wholly within the state of Maryland.-oAio Republican.
 Gotd.-Ihe annual reports from the Director of the Mint, have for some years past exhibited the amount of Gold received for coinage. On referring to those documents, 1t appears that the a. mountreceived fromthe Southern states. has increased very considerably within several years. Previous to 1894, the supply from domestic sources bore ve- ry small portion to the whole amount coined, and did not, in fact, exceed S3 0W yearly. During the year 1899 however we perceive that the gold oI the United States received at the Mint