Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-18

ate neighbors left their seats and retired 10
+. higher localities. The tremendous. move, n,
his eioquenee, The whirlwind OF his passion.
tho solorous expression of hi, face. and the
dulcet, silver mot sylvan) tones OF his sweet
voice, alternately shook the House 10 its cen.
tire, and made the members wrhe in their seats
with the excitement of their feelings. Such n
wonderful exhibition OF Natures un,utored or
atory was never before made in public, even by
Mr.. Chiffon. lie not only out Heroded Herod
but he ontChiiioned Chiffon ahd whe he
had finished, so prodigious had been the effect
/ that no one offered to reply lie reiterated, in
concluding. his previous abjnration, that the
House would in mercy TO themselves, permit
this bill to pass, and it. bs his .iI,rts in its IN
vor, his political grave was dug, and he sunk
into u, he sunk with pleasure for he knew that
future times would do justice TO his motives (,
SO saying. he-drank u tumbler of water, and
sat down"
jackson Supper friends of General
Jackson paftook Of splendid Supper al Hunts
| vile on the evening of the 9th December, at
which one of the company gave the following
toast:
I" The Presidents Me,saEe-If he can neither
write nor spell. he has a very happy talent for
choosing an Gplanueusls''
We presume the toas'-maker did not intend
to conhne the meaning OF the word amauueu
SIS to the interpretations OF given in the Lex
icons 10 wit Zone who writes what another
dictates'--for that would destroy the point Of
his toast, and render it vapid and unmeaning
He doubtless intended to convey.the idea, that
Gen. Jackson, aware Of his ows incomplete ncy
TO write even tolerably, yet had Judgment en-
ongh 10 selec, very suitable person /, compose
his Message. Why are no, the friends of the
Presiden, generally as candid Those who
are at all conversan, with hs Lisiory know that
he cannot be the author Of the Message
which he has signed. As Mrs Malaprop. or
som ebody else, says ,"the thing unpouibie.' -
Noah however, is ready to make on tn not only
that the original document Il in The kd,d toriiing
Of tho President, bu, that even the most prom
went ideas contained in il are the unaided sug
gestions of his mind 1t may be SO; but il is
the first time, and we hope it may be the last,
that the ability Of Presidenrof the U. States
needed m endorser
The following toast. drank At the Supper
breaIhes spirit of candor and good feeling,
which is the more acceptable, as it IS so rarely
manifested by our opponents. The truth of
the frs, part Of the sentiment is knowp 10 all :
" John Quincy Adams--He ha. submitted TO
the voice Of the people with dignity may he
finally rest with his father in glory"
We select another toast, drank 90 the same
occasion on q different subject. II twill find a
response In every heart which acknowledges,
IN irult, as veil az in scord the doctrines Of pc.
Ii ical equality set forth in our Bill of Rights
"John RandoIphs King Nnmbers--the mos,
dgni6ed parsonage under the canopy of Heaven
may we live and lie under his mild govern.
menl!'
TeIL--The Jacksoniaus Affected 10 dread
come corrup, by Mr.. Claws changing some
bal ( dozen Publishers of the Laws in four
wears.
Comment--Mr. Van Buren, has changed fifty
or sixty already, and forty other Editors be-
sides have been rewsrds with Offices and fat
|salaries-and yet no danger is dreaded. Ad-
mrable consistency
u Mr. Richie dislikes the /" Washington
Correspondence" very much-so does Mr.. Ea
ton. Too many un wholesome truths leak out
by it.
II MIR. Ritchie has given notice, that he Is
about to " touch the subjects of the distribu-
ton ofthe Public Lands, and the giant road
from Buffalo TO New Orleans. We anticipate a
flood Of light from this source and we there
fore hope that Congress will not pass finally
upon them until the Oracle hath spoken.
az 1t said that Secretary Eaton's Report
is used in one of the ltimore Schools as an
exercise in false grammar We do not, Of
course, know whether the rumor is true or
not. but we see no reason why il may not be.
II 10 a. ungrammatical as the Exercises ia Muir.
ray.-A Vermont paper says that its Incorrect
ness indicates a great genius, which dtsdains
such little matters. Quito cousong reflect
ton, this, TO Nh. Eaton, but not very satlsfsc-
tory to the public
Congress The proceedings Of Congress, in
the last Washington papers, are not worth CO.
plying. They possess not the slightest interest,
five except short but animated debate on the
reference of memorHl Of sundry citizens Of
New York relating TO the Cherokee and Creek
Lands in the Slate of Georgia. It's reference
was opposed by Messrs Drayion, Thompson,
Wilde, &c. &c. chiefly on the ground tina,
some portions OF uwere couched in language
;ndecorous and insulting TO The State Of Geur.
gia and supported by Messrs. Spencer,
Lumpkin, Cambreleng, and others. as an act
of respect due 10 the high character of the me-
morialists as well as ~ the importance of the