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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
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We select for the amusement OF our political
readers, from our Editorial correspondence,
the following anecdote with its application
Many of our political writers ana deba-
ters remind me of the lrlshmans letter. Pat
had beed some tw elve monts in America, when
he became DESTROYS Of writing to his mother
n Ireland something OF his prospects, here.
Beng unable to use the pen himself, his EN-
poyer Kindly undertook 10 write for him after
mentioning his safe arrival, &c. Pat desired
tina, his mother should he informed that he had
meat 10 his bread once almost every day
The writer looked al him with surprise repeat
ing once day Why you have II three
tunes every day orit is your own fault, as meat
u on the table ut every meal. "O' says
Pat, " thai i. very true hut il you put il down
three times very day she wont believe one
word inthe letter."
Now II our public writers aud debaiers
would adopt the policy Of Pat, aud put down
| nothing more than there is a probability OF The
Peoples believing, their chance of snGces,
would brighten but when they say va are
thrice ground in the political mortar of OPP
presslon-that we pay two thirds of the public
bags Of cotton is compelled TO give two OF the IN
10 his masters TO purchase the privilege of APP
propriating the third 10 his own use-,bat we
ought 10 pull DOWN our present political fabric
aud erect new one wilhost first counting the
cost aud that, in fine, we must resist unto
blood when such things are stated the pro,
pie ,riH not detleGe one uard that IS pm dOun
IN The letter.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06


s,orr. Of Ne~ York Folk, Tucker, Powers,
carson and Crockett participated. passed oy
,ot. Of Io2 TO 81. The other orders OF me DAY
being suspended. the bill Tor the regulation OF
dnr,es on imports was taken Up IN COMMITTEE
of the Whole on the State oi the Udinn, ME-.
pelk in The Chair. aud Mr.. McDuie resumed
aud concluded his remarks ~ opposton 'o ~.
MIR. Blair ot 5. {. has possession ofthe moor on
ihis subject
Fridap .Pprl3o. In the Senate, the bill
trom The House oi Representatives. authorizing
a authorization on the par OF the Unfed states
10 the Stock 1.-THE Aayssllie, Washington, Ia
risand Lexington Turnpike Road Company
was read and ordered 10 second reading :
ave. Is. noes IL. TIE bill 70 aulhorise ihs
Registers Of the several Land Offices IN the
state OF louisiana 10 receive entries OF lands
in ceriain cases aud To give 10 the purchasers
thereof cettiicates FOR the same ; aud HE bhl
further to extend the powers Of the Judges oil
the Superior Couu for the Territory OF Arkan.
sas, under The act approve the Goth day OF
Alay 1874, were sevsraiiy read Tho ihiru hne
aud Dnssti On motion of Mr.. Rowan, the %
aaie took up the bin FOR tho reorganization oil
The department OF the Attorney General, tVse'
ther with the amendments reported by the
Committee on the Judiciary. A debate then
ensuad, IN which the bill was supported by
Messrs. Rowan, Hayne. Johnson, Sanford and
Frrliughnysen, and opposed 10y MessFs. Bell
Foot. Chambers. Webster and Woodbury. aud
haally, the bill was laid on tho iable. yeas 90
naYslT
In the House Of Representatives. Mr.. Cam
bresng from the COMMITTEE of Commerce. ~
troduced n bill TO amend The nasigah"n h"s
o1the United States - which being once TeHd,
Mr. uallaty n,nv.d 10 Law IL on the table. i his
motion called forth an animated, though de-
sultory debate between those gentlemen, ani
hir Gorhan,, OF Massachusetts. II occupied
the first hour of the session, and was laid over
,,ll 10 morrow, when Mr.. Wayne has possession
ofihr floor Several hours we've spent On the
" bill Tor the hnal settlement Of private lnnd
claims in Florida = and il ultimately PAS.
srp. Various private bills were afterwards
acied on.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
DISTINGUISHED GENEROSITY.

We know OF when we have met with a no
bier instnuceh generosity than the following.
Ii is refreshing.
Mid every days report
Ofwrongs and outrage With which earth is
hlfd. to meet with a tat of character like this,
to put us in good humor again with human ma
ture.
The Dublin Evening Post contains the for
lowing extract OF letter from Paris :-Banns
of Marriage, between French gentleman OF
the name OF Nj, and Miss H-the daueh
ter of the Rev. John Il, have been pub.
lished at the church Of ST. Philippe de Ronle
under strange circumstances. A British officer
now here was paying his addresses to the youog
lady in question, and with her fathers apprc-
baton He d scovered. however, that she
loved n Frenchman, Monsur NJ, VIA ose dis
qualification in the estimation of the Rev Bar
onei was want of fortune ascertaining also
that the possession of 100000 francs would re
move all objections &c the favored lover, Capt.
D, with "a rare regenosity, advanced the
money, and thus proved 10 way which cannot
be questioned, that the happiness Of the object
of his affections was dearer to him than his
own.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
LAIEST FROM MEXICO.

Through the New Orleans Bee, OF April 9TH
we have d It's from Vera Cruz, to March 2ith
and from tho Mexican capital to the Goth,
MExICO, March l3
Official On the llth, the Chamber OF De-
pulies was informed hy the government that the
governor OF Durango aud the civic militia, (the
number of men was not known) had fed car
rying with them the money which was IN the
State Treasury, amounting 10 very large
sum.
Extract of letter, dated Vera CruG, March "a,
I" Since ! arrived here have had great
deal ottroubls with my vessel.
The new Government here isa mere mob
0cracy. Every thing is enforced at the point
of the bavonet. Whatever these villains want
they take, and make Bargains dnerrards.
They seized my vessel, imprisoned The mas
ter, and all his crew, unhung the Tudder. cast
oft the cable, robbed her Of her provisions, aod
committed other outrages upon the vessel and
crew, insomuch thar was obliged TO abandon
her altogether.
The capiain and crew return TO the United
States in the Peacock, Tomorrow. The Amer
lean consul demanded the restoration OF the
property, and satisfaction for this outrageous
depi eda!ion but that villain, the commanding
general. paid no attention TO him. He then
nappIied TO Captain VI Call. of The U. S ship Pea
cock, who, after demanding immediate eApla'
alton, wa treated in like manner. am com.
PEELED to look TO my country for redress, which
takes time TO accomplish /; but this is so Ma
grant an outrage and piracy, that do trust
our government will have an immediate inves-
tigation.
The country is in a state of anarchy arrests
IN Mexico are numerous, among the best men
in the country. Guerrero is at the head OF an
army in the South. The present government
$ very unpopular, except with the opanIards,
rs they are linked with The dominant party
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
600



Political Mnnd aCreS.-Ihe attempt la ely
made 10 enlist the old Crawford party in Geor-
sla, under the Nullfcatiun" banner on the
pretcxI OF maintaining State Rights, Is likely
10 prove an utter failure. The Georgia jour
nal is very Suspicious OF sudden political con
Versauions, and holds the following language in
relation to the proposed coalition
With the old. sound consistent democrats
of South Carolina The Radicals in short, we
have always svmpathized. We hope Georgia
will always br IN accord with them, aud with
men like them. wherever they may be found
But really we have our misg wings about recent
developments oil opinion among some men in
TINT State Death bed conversions we have
very little confidence in. So. also, il is with
regard 10 political conversions, at ihr eleventh
hour, more especially when The cause of them
is strongly suspected to be- not so much an AZ
lection for The new faith itself aud love- pure
and unauthorized, oi lis native beauties aud
of lis intrinsic excellence. n the promotion of
the ambitious riGtps OF certain individuals To
remove our disirust, long, steady aud prse-
vering practice must follow pro esslon. We un
derStand, perfectly, the game that is now in
hand, aud AS the Frenchman says. we she'll see
what we shall see.'
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

A Turks thought on Imprisonment for Debi.
a captain Of a trading ship being no, Iong
Slace in The city of Con.ran,inope lodged in
the house ola sen faring turk, Ooe day he
obs ryed to the MUsselman, that in all lis
walks through the Immense city Of CONSTANT
nople aud its suburbs. he had not seen any
hing like ja for imprisonment Of debtors.
Christian dog said the disciple of MahomeU
do you suppose that we are 40 debased to
copy the Nazarne policy We take care to
"trip u debtor Of aH hisproperty so far as II nil
so 10 pay h" just debts; but there weleppe HIM I:
age instantly turn HIM loose 10 begin The rorid
again. The believers in our Prophet are above
shutting up their fellow.men IN Gag II order
to slarve, persecutc, and torment them. We
make distinction between a man and rat. |
have been III seve al Of the NagaIIpe (Chus-
,ian) cities, and neVer looked at debtors psi
without horror. as place where man is de-
graded to the condition of a rat
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Pdrenyo 'ogg- Young AapoleOn's Head
While II Vienna = lew month ago, Mir. haw-
Inns. . distinguished Phrenologist had oppor-
tuniles of inspecting the head OF young Napo
leon His remarks upon this md other sub
ecis connected iih the science are published
IN the British MagazIoe lie observes" In
one case this inspection continued for some
minutes al the distance Of only two feet In the
head Of thus very interesting youth compari
son and casualty were the mos prominent Of
the intellectual organ, which were all large !;
beaeyoIenc' hrmness, justice, and ideai y ,
appeared the m ost developed oi The moral
Z rs, which were also all arg Of the animal
;eetings, cauliousness, and the love OF approba
lion, ware large self esteem, and acqnisitive
ness, moderate secrelyenrss, small; ana anna
tivenr.s. courbatvenesS, aud destrucuveness'
very small. He is much spoken Of in Vienna as
particularly amiabie and intelligent He was
eighteen and half years old al the time Of the
observation and nearly sI feet high, but very
slender
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

lfem COLOMBIA. we have = report. by The
WAY of Norfolk and Omoa. that Boiirnr has
been crowned Emperor ofColombia. strange
things take place IN these day, aud nothing
is impossible. This report, however. sreas to
be improbable. as well from the general tenor
Of previous adsices. as from a comparison OF
dates. II is said 10 have taken place IN No
rembtr. Our accounts, OF three months later
dale, make 40 mention OF n.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Phiiddelphin Poiice.-The Grand Jury of
Philadelphia have recently presented as mis-
ances-rhe multiplicity Of la elns--ihe 400 lot
terry elhces-the number Of pawn-brokeIs-the
collections OF boys Al the corner ofthe streets
the wheelbarro"s running on the sidewalks
the boxes, casks and packages piled az in the
streets-together wrh several bad practices
prevalent among the criminal magistrates Touch
ing the fees OF Office, and such like pan drip.
plugs. No plan of reform is recommended
The best mode would be und pubtpdly to take
mp thrSe evils, one by one, as HAYS takes up
gentlemen s"ndlrrs, aud not by dozens. as the
rogues are taken up AT the Five Points, and
oppose TO each OF them anli-sucIetv with
The usual number of residents, secretaries.
clerks. patrons, patronesse, &c. Then shall We
have an ani-laVeIn socleiy-an anti-boy at-the
corner of-tht--t reet sncety--an auti lottery
socleiy-an anii-pa~n brokers society--an an
6.wheelbarrow runnlng-on the .sldeW aks so
cietv, &c, &c. The heroic age, when s,ngle he
rors such as Hercules or Amadis de GauI
perehed 90 the word. is all over. We now
move by pdtonns, companies and regiments
in eating, driuklnk, fighting, iegisInllng. or
removing evils The heroic age is past.
N. Y. Courier.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Extract Of n letter 10 the .New York B1ily Id
strtissr. daitd ASfllNGION April Is.
The COMMITTEE on Foreign Relations. lind
ing that the present cabinet were incapable OF
managing the affairs OF the government, have
reported bill To authorize the appointment o {
an Assistant Secretary of State The plan is
esteemed good one, provided competent
person shall be selected and, with this quai6-
cation. the nation would acquiesice in appoint.
ing an Assistant 10 the President, and To the
heads of the other departments The first sec.
hon provides for the appointment, by The Sec
re'ary OF Stale, OF an assistant, who Is to hold
ms office during the pleasure of the principal.
ne second section provides for the assistants
taking an oath OF Office. The third section
provides, that the assistant shall take under his
special care such branch or branches Of the
business OF the department of State. as may,
rom time TO lime, lie assigned to him by the
Secretary OF State. with the appreciation of
ine President; and vests him wI!h the same
power over the subjects referred 20 him as the
Secretary possesses subject however, ia all
cases, 10 the direction of the latter, The fourth
section provides that in the abSence of the
oecre'ary,of 10 case OF vacancy in his Office the
ASSISTANT 10 10 take charge ofthe department,
and to perform the duties thereof, until sue
cessor shall hae beeh appointed or the
vacancy otherwise supplied by the President
The nth section, which is the most important
TO the successful Office seeker, about, 10 be
qualihed, provides that the assstan, shall be
paid salary Of three thousand dollars.
This bill is pregnant with important csnse-
luences, and is the commencement of system |
10 place the whole power of the |
government into the hands of the Presiden
ND his Secretaries, aud TO dvest the Scuate
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Million, IN. CO. Apl,l 2i-rbe extreme
d,oush, lor tbo season, " hch prevents the plan
tors from stripping and handling tobacco, the
piantlngof corn DC. prevent much from
coming 10 market, and what does come IN. !.
mostly lnfrro,. Prices have varied but little,
II auy from our last Du,luB tue past week
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
PDLIpICAL,

From Inc 1icrdhd,td Gasetie.
Itisw,ih mte, gucd satisfaction We record
HiFs rejection , and, IN proof OF the co'feCr
ness OF tue decision oi lie Senate, We sn9jo'n
the following expose oil the - rewards wblch
this glorious Administration were aboutio heap
upon Hin aud his family. Tho Senate acted
nubly,
The account of rewards IN tho Second Comp
lrollcr's family nov stands thus:
haac Iiii, editor oithe n. Hamy shire Patriot,
appointed 10 the useless office OF Sc
cond Compnol ole, L. s.. Treasury,
with an annual salary of $4,000
Horati0 HiR ~ Go, editors OF the New
Hampshire reiriol, Tor Publishing 4.
s. Laws, Post Office, Navy, and l. ;.
Treasury advertisements, &c. per an
mum, about 800
George w. I'LL, publisher Of the Yer.
nIuut Patriot, publishing L. ;. Laws
aud Post Office advertisements about 176
Duo, as Postmaster AT Montp, ler,VG) 90
Richdrd n Ayr, bro,her-in law to the
I'd Comptroller, appointed Naval
storck sper Mt Portsmouth 900
John Il Rcding, Editor of Democratic
Republican, Tor publishing u. 5. Laws
ard Post Offices \dvevttscmenis, about l75
Do. as Postmaster at Has,I hill, 800
Making the amount Of L. >. " Treasury
Pap" annually received by the atore
said family oil Patriots, about $3.50
To this should he added the patronage of the
Government OF this State
HordHO M u Co. for publishing Laws
OF New Hampshire, Non-kt s'dro, Adj
vertisrnents, Probate Advertisements
punung Tor Secretary, Treasurer, md
Legislature, estimated al $4,000
John Il. Redtng for publishing Laws OF
New Hampshire, estimated ut 100
State patronage $3.50
u. S. do 6,slO
1850
And al this exclusive Of the profits of the
Mail Contracts. Was ever disiHitrcsied patriO-
tam more literally rewarded
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
&" Mans iah'tmanity 10 man,
Makes countless thousands mourn -

:" The father served awhile 10 jail, till a.
length goaded by his suffering, he forged a
check on he Manhntten bank--was transferred
10 BridrwelI, aud from thence, after trial and
conviction was condemned to the state prison
for seven years. Soured by mistortunes, and
rendered mi ap,hropic by unmerited suffering,
he exulted 10 his crime, aud "as heard TO
advise people rather TO be criminal thhn
debtor in this country, for that society here
furnishes the criminal with the conveniences
Of life while the debtor was suffered to starve
He at length died, the enemy of society, cur
sing man And this is one among the millions
of instances in which sIsyerY for deb, has deS
troyed families. and ruined the morals Of a
man who, under rational government might
have been the defender Of liberty, and disci-
pie OF religion
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
OLD TIMES.

The New Englanders are truly an original
race. They have their own way OF doing every
thing. We wonder if the following, which is
gong the round oil the papers, be a true hill
Prudent Forethought.-ln an old Come tticut
Journal is the following notice
Whereas at particular times may impor-
tune my friends and others, 10 lat me have
liquor, which is hurtful TO the aud detrmenta |
10 soclety-this ID therefore, to forbid them
selling or letting me have Iqnor, of any de-
scrption, on any account. or pretence whate-
yer Tor II they do, | will positively prosecute
them. notwithstanding any promise | may
make TO them. to the contrary, at the time they
LIST me haven't. WIN. SPENCE.
Nicheal Malon, the person upon whom tie
drafts. letters, &c. were found last FEBRUARY, in
New York. has heen tried aud found guilty in
L. 5. Circuit Court, Philadelphia, of having
received, Obtained possession and concealed,
a daft stolen from the U. States Mail. II ap.
pears that the prisoner had been IA soldier IN the
British serv ce, ana was about sailing Tor Liv
'rpool tue very day ne Was detected, tue pin
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06
WTJGIELAMTs
From The Philadelphia Standardization.

rum Wt fHIfuttpft'H JuhiHIyD HHf4iAH.
MORE FORTUNE The glad tdngs of n
great fortune, the rightful heirs Of which are all
Americans, has been circulated during the
week, as the story goes. and We have taken
some pains 10 ascertain its Correctness, mn old
lady emigrsied 10 This country from Holland
some eighty or an hundred years since. who
become the rightiul heir ola large estate in
Amsterdam. An advertisement TO this efec,
failed TO reach her defendants, and in default
of any claimant, the government took the
property under their care, and have nursed
and increased it, till il is said TO exceed two
millions of dollars IN value. There are several
squares in Amsterdam included in the whole
besides other valuable matters. The worst or
best as our readers please, Of the matter, il,
yet TO be told. the old lady left several chill
dren, and these like good citizens, have obey
ed the injunction TO increase AMI multiply TIL
they have arrived 10 the number OF about two
hundred, among whom, If the Du ch Ambasso-
doris opinion proves correct. this handsome
estate viii shortly 5e divided. Most OF the
heirs are residents of New Jersey, aud belong
to the society OF Friends
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Mr.. Forsyth in hi. Speech the other day in
the Senaie on the Indian subject. SAID
Georgia MI 0rs the penaig Cher boad-lvrs
10 tn. raukn Oh iLEsh 10 winch MI
5prague, oil Ma'oe, the day aiie'. replied
Georgia shall h''" her INA "'hl'rn--oo'
,he ealing of the pound " fest-there the rub
Sh, mus, ,.Ae Gaze thu, no blood be drawn -
\ mast lelicitious relpri. ftd0Hi0H.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

The Americans are watched with q jealous
surveillance and espionage. and win more hos
tiliry than any other foreigners"
Brig General Morales. no doubt Cap. Ross,
for New Orleans.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

There is something so marvellous in the fol-
lowing. that we should hardly credit il had We
moi heard the relation confirmed IRON other
quarters Winchester Rep.
Mr.. EDlroR The following circumstances
recently occurred in a neighborng county
which you are nj liberty To publish, suppress
log the names Of The parties
Sometime about last Christmas, the wife Of
Mr. - died. The survivor determined on mar
rying again, md in too months afterwards the
wedding day was appointed. He repaired TO
his aflianced bride 10 I'll the engagement but
on the eve of its consummaion the SISTER oil the
lady died. This caused poStpoucment Of the
nupllaIs for Tina In ) or . weeks another
day was appointed and Mi accompaui'd
his brother repaired to the house Of his inten-
ded, in the expectation ofbtlng Immediately unl-
ted In few minutes after th,lr arrival, the
brother was taken alarming'y i'll, an in tn,ee
lays was Il corpse.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

baltimore. 3prit 80.
Tue brig Louisiana Patton, come up yesirr-
day afternoon ia 80 days fram RIO tie Janelro,
Sheoes she sailed on the 10 March. by this
ARRIVAL the melancholy intelligence is reclvcd oil
the death OF BiHiGm Tudor, Charge d AGah 5
al the United states at the Brazilian Court.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

Anofher PAYMENT The President has nomi
mated d. j. Hamm Of GAINESVILLE. Charge de
.1fiiires of the Untrd STATES TO Guatemala, -
There i. n beautiful and admirable consistency
IL this nomination, the character OF the nomna-
ton harmonlses 81 exactly with the mass OF az.
ppintmcn's, made by president jackson IN
Ohio. Dr. Hamm was once Marshal OF the
state and upon are'sppo nimen' for four years,
continued 10 wade both giving bond nnd Ia
king an oath OF office. During this STATE OF
things he superinended taking the census of
1870 in doing winch he p,acilsed gross frauds
both upon his own deputies and upon the go.
yerument, in consequence oil which President
Monroe refused To re.appolnI him Ma shall
He has since been publicly charged with PEI ia
ny b, respec ahle man, aid dared 10 brmg a
suit but did mol do IT.. Such is DR. iIamm. who
is pui on the ,s, oltnr re,oarded by the ,ent
est aud best" Cincinnati Gdsette.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-06

u We have all been iaboring under s'''
mistake with regard to the effect which the =
lection Vi the nomination Isaac Hill "oo.@