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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

beat detormined, ifle to the dscoron OF the repre-
sentstwe' amer Full discussion shah have elected
every argument for caci-or if lef for the present.
20 FORM subject for special instructions rom the
district. AN not competent. alone and ,,nsssisted.
TO form an opinion on the subject. 8
viii call your attention TO ono moro matter of
serious smpo1' =; y the sts Of legislation that
perceive how tow Of our statutes are 10 precise s to
admit but q single interpretation II n AZ rect "A
that rcvisal Of our laws viii be made SO soon an
tion shall have passed. and then, much rood NAV be-
effected by members who have the industry and 9TH
er means requisite TO correct their phraseoiory.
! am very respectfully.
70 Col wn. Josrs,, &c. -s.',.' - :
U Calvin Edison. the Walking skeleton, lodging at
Tammnny Hall, 1.-THE head quarters of the Regency
party) when he was showing himselfin the city of
New. York tie Republican or Regency, has from
that circumstance been humorously dubbed the skc-
Teton party. The name is ominous.
Conventions.-The Working Mems Party have de.
'ermined upon Convention a: Salna Court HOUSE
IN the interior Of New York. to nominaea candidate
Tor Governor-the Regency have pitched upon fier.
klmer Tor the same purpose-and doubtless the Anti
Masons Will also take similar course
The elements ore at work, and the sccptrc about
to pass from Judah There are symptoms of an union
between the Working Men and Anti Masons, and OF
Gen Roots being dropped; in which case Mr.. Gran
ger would be chosen by a great majority, Profess
sing 20 hold the Presidency subordinate affair to
the establishment of their own principles and to DO
uncommitted it is yet certain that Jackson is rejected
by both Anti Masons and Working Men They will
support Mr. Clay, or candidate of their own. The
little Secretary remains at the City Hotel--ws opno
in no very enviable frame of feeling.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

The Concord Gazette states, that two maniac bro
Tiers named Maynard, mad been chained in one apart
ment IN Sudbury. for some years a few days since.
some fruI, was given to one, and the rest offered TO
the other, at which the former, in great rage broke
loose and strangled his brother before the keeper
could interfere.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

me Weather We bad idea Of penniDg sonnet 20 the
but after snndry aboye attempts we have given
up IN despair The fellow who could poetry in such an
atmosphere might play at backgammon in the Black Hole o
Cacus fethai something Of the kind been done the
lines below feensly testify We found them In tine Roe
ton Statcsman.-N r. Rsvieto.
pavemenis nre all Kissing botihe sky above s brazep
mo every mead as good dead the his rays on
Ihe lean ike walking Skeletons 60 stalking pale and gloomy
The fat Ike red hot warming pans hotter fanee through
me; " 1b'
wake from dreams Of polar ice on which I've been slider
Like hshes dreaming Of the and waking IN spder'
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

n nara nat from Mr. CrocketL-Mr. CRocKErr,
whilst in tile city, few weeks since being asked bv
citizen OF Missouri as TO the relative standing of the
two Senators of that State (Mcssrs Benton e. Bar
tt9on) replied in his own homey style,-'Why, Sir,
VI tel You the difference between them; when the
first speaks, he emptes the upper house. when tho
other speaks, he cmpties the ioiOer
r Tov;s,;Jy. L..
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

Difference befreen Gould and Gold An old gentleman of
the name Of Gould lately married girl Of eighteen The dav
after the wedding he addressed 10 his friend Dr. G. (h had
dissuaded him from the match) the following coupler
$50 you my dear DOCTOR though eighty years old
girl ofeighieeD falls in love With old Couidn
To winch the doctor, with happy pTorDpttude repled
- girl Of eighteen may love old Gold Il Is true
But believe me, dear bridegroom, tits Cold without u -
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

The friends of Clay organizing in the State Of
Delaware, where they have majority. 10
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

TO the credtors and IL 10 be sold Tor the equal
benefit OF all Hancockwas impatient of the DELAY;
and, by false pretences, succeeded in inducing the
sexton TO open the Church He then sen, the sexton
on fvolou Grand. and during his absence commit,
ted the outrage ofcutting down the curtains and ma
king off with them.
From the ~ Y Commercial .1dre,tiyer ofJaiy %.
Among the Storage passengers ofthc Francois list on
her last passage, there was an old weather beaten
grcnadier of the Imperial Guard, with the legion of
honor in his button hole one of the 400 who sixteen
years GO had followed Napoleon into the Island of
Eioa The French police, however, knew him, little
thanks for It, and the poor fellow yexed and
harasscd that In order to escape starving he reso-
ed upon leaving his country. lie did SO. and embar-
ked with his family on the Cd June in the Francois
lst., The old mans fate excited lively interest
among the cabin passengers, and they among other
means advised him address himself to Joseph Bona
pare, for which purpose they drew up for him Pc
tition Provided with this anu his military tes,irno-
mails the old man resolved to seek access to Count
Survilliers. Arrived at New York he has,ens down
to the wharf to enquire into the amount of the fare to
phia steamboat arrvcx. He boards the boat and look
around for French face, and The
first gentleman in his way. His question is politely
| answered-he begins 10 talk about his Intentions
about going to Bordentown, and the gentleman be-
comes more attentive, and seemingly moro
At last the gentleman asks the old grenadier about
his papers. which he examines with the petition NV
friend says the gentleman, assign you herewith 6E
teen dollars month pension for your life time.
am Joseph Bonaparte you may proceed to Borden
town where you shall be provided for as to make
you forget your past mseries. This scene took place
yeste rday, the Goth July.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

In reference the communication published in I'M, an.,
Jew dayssnce giving account Of the which Commodore
IandoPh TOOK upon himself Immediately going hoard OF
Capt Pery's ship the Editor the National Gazette renak
This story may not be quite exact, but shall not be sur.
prsed 10 near OF some porenious freak facas pstap OF
the arrival ola Minister Penipotenary at Cronsad IN dan.
vile We know captains Of the navy, well commanders
OF packets who would rather take the serpent or the eos,
oke ~ Com. HdU. - 800"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

NJ: de Ruyter. descendant of the lus rious
Dutch Admiral, died latey Toulon in the a2d year
o. ms age, haWg by will bequeathed the annual pro-
duct ola house he possessed to form marriage Dor
ton for the most vrLous girl and bravest sailor both
OF whom must be natives of the town and arc to be
respectively chosen by the Maritime Project and the
mayor OF Ioulon The marriage will be celebrated
every year on the day of the Kings fss The portion
will amount to about 1850 fr 81,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

The ship India arrived at New Bedford on the
i7th, from New Zealand having circunnavigated
me Globe, she doubled the Cape of Good Hope on
Horn
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

Capt. Chaplain, rom Port au Prince, informs that
the Dr. brig Helen McGregor had arrived there from
Carihagena having left that place on the a5th juno
The Captain reported that Bolivar was to sail tho
next day IN the British packet for Jamaica. His bag
gOgc, &c. on board.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-28

FRANeE.-The London Quarterly Review closes
mn article on the political condition and prospects Of
France, with the following remarks;
We think 1t s hardly possible to doubt that unless
the existing government adopts and succeeds in car
rying into effect very decisive measure in tho
course Of ;he present yeor-there will ensue another
burst Of convusion;--and Napoleon has Left no saw
ing Of indisputabe truth behind him. than that
go revolution in France is revolution in Europe"
One of two things must happen:--Charles X. will
obtain much greater share of power-or the people
will usurp the sovereignty, and either overturn tho
throne by sheer force they did before, or reduce
the vearor Of tho crown TO sort OF president o.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12
.6cbssg@aaU Iaa1bt0,


The n. Y. Courier g. Enquirer of the 7th, cxhi-
Dits itself IN new character. II has added to its
ute political harlequin TINT of whipper-in to the Sc
make vi the u States The rejection of Isaac fill
has been sore pill to this aud the other organs of
"e Republican Party and the more bitter from the
anticipated result of the nominations of Amos Ken
dai the "Hedven BORN" and more particularly of M
Nj Noah, late Editor of the n. Y. ENQUIRER and now
US au''Sor general. We would wish to put this
ieerhed Ihcban right upon one point Tho opposi
o"n journals never did oppose the nomination of Ed
tors as such merely They never contended that any
class OF citizens ought to be excluded in consequence
Of their following one line Of business more than an
other All that has ever been said on this subject
St' 10 quote the administration papers against
themselves, to show the danger of corruptino the
press by rewarding the conductors of il: md Co
cond'y 20 contend that the numerous appointment,
OF Editors by the President. proved Deliberate nj
temp; to corrupt & buy dup. There is no channe in
the tone Of any opposition journal that We have seen
The paragraph quoted by the Courier and ENQUIRER
from The Baltimore Patriot, expresses the same opin
IONS that paper has aloays maintained. When we
sec the reckessness OF character of certain poci,n
as cvnced by this same organ Of the Secretary nc
State, IN haihng the election of Mr.. Lovall ne n
mere party vote and appauding 1t too in approving
to day what they condemned yesterday, because the
tables are turned; and when we find that thew
arc not consigned by the people to the inamy they dc
serve ny their regeneration and political corruption,
VIC are sometimes disposed to almost despair of see
ing that triumph of truth which moralisis go boII,,
advocate as certain. Yet there must be a point NJ
which public croduihy Will fail those who depend upop
1t for support There must be principle of dissolu
ton among such heterogeneous parties as we see com
pounded into one, and separation must take place.
Nothing can preserve this Union but consciousness
Of their weakness, if ever separated. And will this
DO It, when sacrifice Of or the other of the lea
ders is the inevitable consequence Does any man
believe that either of them possesses the self immoa
ing Vlrtue' AS certain the time will arrive when
new candidate is to be selected for the SUCCESSION
so certain Is It that those who now pretend to be no.
itca friends, will be at deadly fcud The signs arc
even now too plainly visible to be concealed, We
bide time.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12

tGd, on my part, 10 CoTTubolaie Tie testimony and
to snow, moreover. the quo Gnino, l was about to
say but am aware there arc those who will not be
disposed TO allow credit for the spirit and inen
ton under which acted. have a perfect right to
say however, that these books were introduced to
show The Soiid ground U,7H tchch entered into ttis
contest.
The 'ha rnint made by the sitting member the citizen
o"sh shahnoioe farther Gait ATTENTION oT e
ooni'es C the character evidence. by which he has
rrore1 hn own votes, objected 10 upon the s'cpnd
He would REQUIRE OF evidence provo the nat
uGalzalion alien, Wills, glance the dispositions viii
ton lad lacnm regarded. his own nchaG as sUG
Gent TO establish inc and s objection is made, too by
we snS ntnoeI WIN FOL knowledge that the freehold
q"sihcauonso no small number Of his voters the
Un H " u" us'GC resi- upon mere parole evide"eo To
winch o The two, If 10 C;cg, the strict rules Of evidence
should Apply, submit the judgnen of This committee
There are many srstuIloUs remarks occupying small
cS 10 'e papers before me- some Of which proper Gat
should no're The sitting member tells them,
a ue petitioner has expressed his confidence that he has
y, egs' VoScS over ine ne may endeavof L" give all
the Importance i've Pleases such declarations" &C did
upon which the question will be decidedly would tina,
had obtained majority of legal the cleclon hui
AIa'o9 than an homes, conviction Cf It's Truth fairly demand.
ca Ihc resell oiihe examination by Your confirms,
req o eSr'e apH that the of pro-
eeeddg adopted has not been sosc'lrr defective
gentleman inusaed You g.nn iCli that petitioner
says teposns taken before respectable pcrnnS whether
20 !9i' or not, shoH!i pc rrad' IL IS dne to truth,
SIR hat should protest against the accusation having said
any hch thing What sad land umdenaI proof OF it
ly,l ,hsti womM 10, have oaieeed to ,bc rr 1'
iepo't"r' whether according nun not, believing they
nad been taken before meu Of pchny and good rue This
precisely what did in substance
declare that there had been act al Congress prc
scrons toe mode of taking dcposons elections
aud the sitting member had Gcvated from, mode unaeud.
Cd by any Circumstance calculated susclnn Of foul
play, would not have Objected evidence would not
h7ve objected 10 itupon the principle Fl2rs non c,t ss
per grad beet" Upon This principle shall act, though
am aware that perfectly upright have own opinions
on these matters, and may honestly differ r,en,
had Intended 10 cnnine myself, almost exclusively to The
lTs point az objection made hy sitting member tha; ~.
e'ne Beng TIE only Hrc entitled m-h
IN the decision Of this question trust, nave not tres
passed upon the patience o the committee, though am very
sensible % tie lame manner III which presented these
remarks With i confidence that the will be IN accor
lance wu strict Justice and preserve tho integrity Of cleo
ave franchise that buwutk OF fec
guarantee Of nur Fy, heE rakU my ments
10 the Conniiiiec FOR their Kind attention.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12

The British. howev o, at length becanto give, way.
and no excrion of their officers could restrain tto
IL was in vain they represented tothcm the Disgrace
of flying before ''hsndlul OF ragged militia, they
they called upon them in the name OF their king end
country, and the laurels they had gained in the
badIefc'ds OF Europe, To throw themselves once
more into the breach" Thcy would not, they could
not wi'hson'thc almost solid steel that bore them
down. rsckng with their own gore and pressed for
ward hy rcso!utc and determined frccmen. They
Ect the batteries IN confusion and our men remained
tho proud masters Of their last cntrcnchrnCnt.
Tins closed the sortic Of Fort Erie; and an enter
prize more desperate and sanguinnry is not TO be
found ~ the annals of our couutrys Victories 1t was
planned with Consumnsie skin, aud executed with
determined and heroic hrayery. In few hours tho
ahor OF forty seven inccssnm, days which had been
expended by the British upon their works, was des-
roycd md, IN addition 20 the splendid trophies this
exploit upwards Of Thousand of their men were xii.
led. wounded and made prisoners
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12
Ncw NorK, MAY

- NEW lOrK, NAV 9.
The - gun ship Topperhe,en WAS snld ycs,er-
day, b. auction, for tho small sum OF fifteen thou
SAND hve hundred dolars-Thrcc years ago she
sold for about thirty three thousand which was con-
sidcred than tn be very small sum. She was
formerly 4 Swedish ship, but sold 10 the Colon
hIan Government, md arrived here about three
years since. II we arc not mistaken, she was sold
to pay off expenses. She has bren living here ever
since thot time, with her valuable armament. Ii
this is any criterion Of the value of public ships.
we believe they have never been held in less
rcpu'e.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12

We give below very spc and graphic description Of the
rst We refer tie reader because principal actor in
that brilliant a':ar IS col JPiiAhl, NJ Portsmouth H.
wao ABBOTT year since dismissed hy General Jackson
c Once o;iaitc'uT %! mat puglGn Office which had ed
"' geai o1edi t. himself aud advantage county
and dismissed too 10 make fJ JoGn r. Decatur
whom the senate by mos, decided vote have branded
with unworhness The great fault committed by Col Upha
was hs preference ' Alr Adams election TO s
wao utterly reject the mrrcenaTy doctrine that are to U
rewarded for the performance political duties as being alb
orrent TO every feeling Of night aud propricty
Iphau should displaced from Office provide for the mere
Oawins parzan 81 successful candidate f the PIcs!cn
cy; aud one too, who had other earthly claim upon his
country than his military sUics Diyest Gen Jack son Of
the eclat which attaches 10 him foo his victory
aud We would ASK there this country would
dream OF him suitable person for thar Officer Is there one
that would such idea abUrd Tdculouss
Ills iucompecncy beng Acknowledged believed by mos,
honest aud MS prssnsUn resting solely deeuce
Of the grea: south emporium, would ASK was Il
ndgui,y the nation gallant and ,g
Soued soldier Col Uphaman officer whose fame is in
isyoycn with that o! 'e country merely was po-
Aticay opposed to hinT Independently brilliant sciy
"es OF Col Ophan ne received serious injury during wal
which ncaacaied MIN iGnn active aud aboraus sxrrus
ana, thecioTe, gave hm stronger uUOn gratitude
his country lis h0wCvcT useIrssAataIk of mems in
these days, when patriotism aud every are made IA
succuPb the all absorbing avacous grasp or Jackson
ism.--TBait ChTop.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12

hrnicH0us ANEcnorE.--Sheep persevcringly fol.
low their leader wherever he Goes. OF THE singular
disposition, DE-. Anderson informs M that he once
Witnessed an instance in the town Of Liverpool A
butchers boy was driving about 20 fat wcthcr5 thro'
me Town; but they ran down street, along which
he did not want them to TO- He observed n scnven.
ger at work with his broom little way before them
and called out loudly for him stop the sheep. The
man accordingly did what he could to turn them DO
running from side to side. always opposing himself to
their passage and brandshing HE broom with Great
de&tenty but the sheep, much agitated pressed for
ward ana at last one OF them came right up to the
man, who, fearing it was about to lump over his head
whist he w2s stopping, grasped the short broomstick
IN both hands, and held II over his head. lie stood
for few seconds IN this position, when the sheen
made spring and jumped fnirly over him, without
touching the broom. The first had no sooner cleared
this impeachment, than another followed aud another
IN quick eucccssIoD that the man, perfectly contour
dcd, seemed TO lose all recollection ant STOOD IN the
same attitude tlll the whole had jumped over him,
not one OF them attempting to pass either side.
though the street quite clear Illustration ~
.NiAurdi Jfisi0JV
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12
- iie N: Y .NererntRc .qdr.rti..r.


.4"'ebng Rcrearenlcnt-Thc death of the chill
Gren OF Mr.. DcnsOn mentioned under our obituary
mead oil today, was attended by circumstances of
the most distressing character We learn thnt the
parents were absent for the evening on u visit to
a friend, having left the children in charge of an
90 and faithful servant, and young girl that had
Occn brought up IN the fatally The elder child
was anxious 10 have light in the bed room but
the prudence OF tho servant induced her TO place
small lamp on the mante piece of an adjoining
and communicating room. The child continuing to
complain that there was not light enough, q large
lamp was substituted for the email one and the
servants went below, leaving the door between the
rooms open. Ator the Ia ysc Of half or tlrcc quar-
tors OF an hour the servants perceived there was
smoke IN the house, and on ascending to the
bed room they found It filed with smoke from the
oil of the inIap and the clothes oftha bed in which
the children had lain. The bed clothes had taken
hrc' The communicating door was found closed one
o. the hi;le children was dead and the other in
dying state 1t IS presumed that after the servants
had retired one Of the children had coutrived to
reach the lamp and carry 1t to the sleeping room,
and putting It too near the bed had set the bedding
on fire The anguish of the parents and especi.
ally OF the mother, melancholy Bereavement
can be better imagined than described.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12
CONGRESS-In SrnArr-

On Saturday, on motion by Mr.. Grundy I'll G Sen
ate resumed the consideration of the resolution of the
st OF February last to postpone the subscription TO
the compilation of public documents proposed to DO
published by Gales and Scatou, until an appropria-
lion shall be made by Congress for that purpose to-
gethcT with tn" amendment reported thereto by The
Committee on the Library of Congress. A motion
OF Mr. Webster to lay it the table, failed 81 10
o. when on motion Of Mr. Holmes, 1t was postponed,
and made the order Of The day for Monday % 10 90.
Inc bill for the relief Of certain officers and SOL
ders OF the Virginia State Line during the revolu-
honary war; having been reported by the Commit
tee correctly engresscl, was read third time and
passed. as follows:
y BILL
Bot the relief OF certain officers and soldiers of the
Va. State line during the Revolutionary wor
be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
scntatIves of the United States of America in Con
g'css assembled, That the officers and soldiers who
were OF The Virginia Inc her own State establish
ment, during the Revolutionary war or their heirs or
assigns whose claims To military bounty lands remain
nnsa'lsicd, may. and they hereby authorised to,
IocG'e thcif warrants on any unsettled uninhnb ted
ana unappropraed lands lying in either of the States
OF Ohi" Indiana, Illinois, which have heretofore
been brought into market, and remain unsold Pro-
vidcd That such locations be made on or before tho
first day Of January one thousand eipbt hundred and
thi'ty-iivo and conform nearly may be, TO tho
subdivisions Of the public surveys"
The bill to repeal the provso in ''tho act to au-
thorze masters of vessels in certuin cases to clear
ont either at the Custom House of Petersburg or
that Of II chmond," was ordered TO be cnrrossed
for a third reading.
TIE Senate then resumed the consideration of the
resolution submitted by Mr. Freinghuysen, OH tho
subject of Sunday Mails, md after debate on motion
by Mr. Bibb was laid the table.
HOUSE, o. REPREsrNrATIyFs.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-12
Bell, on the Teeth.

Bell, OF the Teeth
FKHE Anatomy, Pbysnlogy. and DISEASES oThc By
y Thomas Belt T. r. s., T. l.. s., r. G. S.. member OF the
ROYAL College Of Surgeons in London, &c &C
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