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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-04
SeupperMoMg y inc
ID fCEIVED: and for sale by The barrel
~ jan1 JoSI' :" Davis.
NelNON ai

NelNONai,
SIVtE subscriber respectfu informs his friends and
the public that he has removed his establishment
next door to the rankin Uouse Hotel, few doors
below his old stand; where he continues 10 CARRY on the
Saddle Harness Trunk business,
IN aLL,ITS TiRIOUS BRANCHES
lie tenders his grateful acknowledgements to his
friends and the public, for the liberia patron &c he has
received from them; and begs leave to assure them,
that with the aid of the best workmen, and an an
pie supply of the most choice materials. he will be
able 10 render entire satisfaction to those who may
please 10 favcr him with their business, eher by order
or personal application.
large sssorsnt of the following ARTICLES, wholessl.
and retail, the mist moderate terms:
Patent spring saddles
Mems saddles bcs qualitysstuT haps
10 do do plain
DO do common do
Ia,iies' do b, ST and common
Plated and ,teel oittcd rides, of various kinds
Plated and steel mount q aartirgales
ddls-bsgs Of the latrs fashion. and common
Velisses and CARPET travelling bags
Plated mounted carriage harness
do gig do
Brass and japan mounted gig harness
Plated, brass. and japanned.mounted casya l,sr
Wagon, cart, and drsy harness
Fire buckets and haiteis
And also general assortment Of
Elegant Hard Leather T,urefiing Trunks
And great variety Of
THE BEST GIG & RIDING WHIPS
Plated steel and brass spurs
Plste, steel and bras. briie bits and stirrn
Sa.ldietrees and bmckskins assorted
Buffalo skin saddle covers
Old saddles neatly covered with hog, buck, and oil
,kin, and quilted al shortest notice
Old sadd -s. harness, and trunks Of all kinds repair
cd AT the shoretst notice.
sept so JAMES VASSANT.
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DRAWS THIS DIP
Grand Consolidated Lottery,
Glass w Is, for 1850
Will be drawn in vi mnGton, e an Tuesday, Jan. 4.
PRINCIPAL CAPITALS:
Prize of $4,000 10 Prizes of $1,000
1 do of $3.50 etc. etc. etc.
Whole tickets IS; halves so, quarters / IS.
New York Consolidated Lottery, -
Extra Class No 81 for 1880.
q A@D CAPITAL PRIZE Gao 1000 Goo >
tcketsf IS; haives : 50; quarier.
To he had in vare,, OF numt ers at the Office OF
J. U0ESE,
t.otteru and Erehunet Braker, ai,randrin
Union Canal Lottery Of Pennsylvania,
Class No. a for 1880.
Will be drawn ~ Pnirde'phis m Monday. Sd ofJsn.
81 NUMBERS DR.sH'N B7LLOTN
BRILLIANT LOTTERY!
Capital Prize $4,000 l prize of $3.50
do of $4,000 prizes Of 1000,
L do of 5000 fic. &c. SC.
Tickets $40. hsves %, quarter, 50, eighths IS
ODE had N varic'. oi numbers, At
=. n. WHITES
Lottery GBsee Royals
CT Ord ersf from ths country specially atendedto.
Drawing of he
New York Consolidated Lottery,
Extra flas M z far $3.50.
80 8 So 81 l8 IS 2 81 II
bra ing 81 tbs
Virginia State Lottery,
For the Benefit Of the Dismn' ,rimp Canal Company.
IS q. g. SfD.
5 q &c % 6 81 50 So
Splendid Lottery-Capitai Prize $4,000!
Union Canal Lottery Of Pennsylvania,
Class No "a for 1880,
will he drawn at Philadelphia Monday, Sd f Jan
! prize of 100000 prize of $3.50
IS - $4,000 a." 1000
l {" .. 5000 10 s' IS 1000
90 prizes Of 500, &c. SC. &c.
Tickets sl0I halves S; quarters so; eighths IS
To DC had ut
J. RUMNEY'S OFFICE,
King Street, nPposite The Franklin House Hotel
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-04

is nearly two millions, and in which we 50 often
witness the most ruinous fuctuations.'
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LIST or LETTERS

Remaining in the Post Office, ieraadra. D. C. on the
lsf Of January. 1851
or Persons calling for letters in the following list,
will please say raxr ARE ADVERTISED, or they may not
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
From lie Naiionnk LLellin,nc.r

MessTs. EDfTOHs.-it is instructive M w,i4
as amusing TO look over the old docuneDts. and
notice the lattitudinarian course that has been
pursued,i r times past, by several gentleman.
who profess, now, always TO have been s,r,ct
cons iructionists.
The following resolution was moved IN, ,b.
Honorable Mr.. MACON, who now wear. thc
me-fashioned clothes, bonis aud hat. he wore
when he arrived TO the years OF manhood and
he viii descend to the grave with the full con.
V'cuon that he has never changed his opinion,
asto The powers Of the General Government, .
although Tor years pas, he has denied that the
General Government could protect the Industry
OF the country, or make any appropriations Tor
internal improvements, or Tor relieving the dis.
iress of our owa citlzens.
April 29th, 1912 MIR Macon offered a re.o,,,
ton which, after beng somewhat amended. sn
as TO read as iolows, was adopted, yeas 1914 10
| nay.
=" ResOi0ed, That the committee on comnerc.
ana al manufactures be Instructed TO report a bill
authorizing the President Of The UniteJ States
to cause to be purchased - barrels OF pr,vi
sians and 10 have the same ex ported to some
port IN Caracas, for the use OF the inhabitants
who have suffered by the earthquake"
The amount appropriated IN the Dill which
was reported III pursuance of this resolution
was $4,000. The provisions were ourc hased
and Immediately sent of and, after their ar,
val. & before they were landed,a change in the
Government was effected. and the vessels has.
lng the provisions on board we're detained for
some tme. The Government has maid 70 th,.
lreiGhers the damages they sustained by SUCH
detention, 10 large amount,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
From he New York AMERICAN

The campaign Tor the next Presidency is
now seriously about to open IN this Slate, and,
rs think, under some what une xpected cir.
cumstances for while the nomination made in
this city on Monday evening. which will, we
cannot doubt, be eagerly re-eGhoed from the
couniry-brings Mr.. Clay prominently before
this State, the indirect annuncIalion. in his mes
sage, by General Jackson, Of his purpose 10
decline reelection, throws his parry into a
perplexipg dilemma. The state Of the conteat
therefore, now i, Mr. Clay against any othe +
asprant aud all others-and not Mr.. Clay
against General Jackson. This is TO III parties
an unexpected aspect OF Affairs, and one which
cannot tail 10 be advantageous 10 the Gauss
with which Mr.. Clay is identified in assn
ming that General Jackson has s,gnifed his
purpose not to be candidate for reelection,
we are borne out not less by the natural i'm
port OF has language, and The uniform cons,ruc-
ton put upon 1t by all persons not interested
to think and to make others think differently
than 10y the earnestness with which that con.
stfnciion is repealed by the Argus and other
like Journals. II is dreaded, and not without
reason, by those journals, that ifii should come
to he generally understood at this early day,
that General jackson would not be a candidate
again. the game now play ing so boldly and so
recklessly by Mr.. Van Buren, for the success
sion, might be defeated. They therefore affect
to dlscredit and ridicule the idea, that the Ian
guase used IN the message is equivalent TO de-
clnIng-"holly regardless that IA SO doing they
olier the most direct insult to the understan din z
or sincerity Of the President. Now, we our
selves do hold either of these attributes ofthI.
tnnctonary IN very high estlm ttlon aud there
fore, on first reading the message we did ex-
press doubt, whether tho obvious import Of
this passage was that by which the President
| inca ut 10 BIZ bound. But a more careful exam
,narIon OF It's very emphatic expressions, TAX eu
| IN connection with the pretty unform consirur-
| ton which we find is given to them, aud the
| manifest alarm Of the Secretary oil States ad-
| hercnts, has satisfied as that General Jacksor
did, aud docs, Intend, by this clause OF thr
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03

resolution of the Committee. The Cou', which
to remove. IL had been decided thai TO tsmove
Under the prescat tenure oi good behaviour 'h'
misbrhasionl must be official. There are mn
ny reasons for removing, which were yet MOI
Ipdlctable. The highest moral offences might
be committed with safety To the tenure oi OIL
hce lie WIS IN iasor Of the resolution, hut win
an amendment lie would require the Courts
10 state the reasons for which they deprived
the Clerk, upon the feoord. THIS would he
security for the Clerk, and notification 10 the
world of the reasons Of deprivation, aud public
opinion thus appealed TO, would be suibcirnt
guard againstthe abuses OF the power. II n
Clerk was not obnoxious he would not be re
moved. The attempt TO remove hlm would
never be made without sufficient reason. Mi.
{. moved 10 amend as he had suggested.
MI Brodnax sad the debate was incidental
ly drawing In the whole merits OF the question
As such was its tendency. and the question de-
served deliberations aud the House wilhall
WAS thin, he moved thgt the 'esolntl IN Tor the
present, he laid on the iable-whlch motion
prevailed.
4 resolution of the same Committee, pro
posing TO abolish burning IN the hand IN all
cases-was unanimously agreed 10 10y the
House.
The same Committee on resolution of Mr.
have bonds for appeals aud wrirs of supersc
IDEAS, executed IN the Clerks Office OF the
County, whencr the appeal ~ eceeds, Instead
of the Cleiks Office Of the Court ri Appeals.
On melton of Mr.. Hart, The House adjourn
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
A1oNDAY, Dec. %.

Petitions were presented by Massrs. Spur
locke and Mclaughlin.
On motion OF Mr.. rutherford, leave was CIV
en- to briag in a bill 10 amend the several acts
concerning Pilots, and regulating tnelr tees
Referred to Mrssrs. Rutherford Leland,
Maxwell, Drummond Jones, Burfoot, Haly-
burton. McFarlanI, Riyes of p. Geor. aud
BTodnaB
MIR Leland offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, thai the Committee for Courts OF
Justice be instructed to enquire into the expedl-
ency of so amending the laws in relation to the
Sberif's. as to require security from those OIL
fcers nronoruoned to the amount of taxes,
officers fees and executions, IN the respective
counties oil the Commonwealth.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Garland ofNelson, offered the following
resolution
Resolved That the ID Auditor lay before this
House a statement OF the investments made by
the State in public improvements unconnected
with Private Companies, and the annual dIyl-
deud upon such since the establishment OF the
present tariff of tolls also a statement OF invest
ments made IN improvements conducted ny PR
vate Compsnies, together with the annual dyl,
dends upon each OF the last hVe years -utsls
mating in his report the several cou1'les III which
such investments have been made.
Mr.. Garland said that the State had in some
| instances conducted improvements by her own
means, and in others by aiding pr'fa'e
enterprize. His object was to ascertain "hich
| was the most efficient.
| The resolution adopted.
On motion oi Mr.. RiVes OF Campbell, the
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
TER Ms.

-. ,nutn navable in adVance.-No snp
~ For ~ per ad for less time than SIN mouths
pon Will be ha discontinued bnt at the discretion
Ef ii sa.:l a5s ps % cent.
II Aiyertsemehsns ,ine and ~ l-2 cents for each
aare lor iess1 inc EN- distance must be paid for
antnaanee. ihose ,,t,on or the payment assumed by
sp 20 yashGin ng two
Tor SIX aasires,ed to tho Editors must be posi-
vi ,hny will not be attended La
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03

Such OF our readers as have perused the
strong and able productions vi BulweT. - Pei
nam, the Disowncd, Pan Chiord-will feel
some curiosity To know what KIND Of nan is The
Wrer. The following extract viii throw some
light On that point
Communicated for the Albany Daily Adver-
tser.
Eriracl of n letter from Mss l.. FL.
MIS- Bulwer is IN ignre what is called fine
woman, tall exquisiteiy shaped. with a perfec CT
foot aud ankle. The phrase the midnight
darkness of the hair is the poetry of truth as
applied No hers--t is of that purple black which
gives such an idea Of rlchness-her complexion
BJnSa rose crushed on ivory and eyes, large
sou, clear, OF tue most variable hazel but beau
UNI as her face rs, IN both colour aud feature,
rs chiei charm Is expression. Perhaps her
fascination Is even greater than her beauty
animated, lively, it is difficult to say whether
you are most daz2led by her wit or won by her
'"ee,hess,-such fany princess of romance
'ou'u only be matched by some preHr heuatier;
a"u "oly, In appearance, Mr.. BuIwer would
~ "0no' even 10 The court Of ChHrlemagne.
very handsome, a superb intellectual
''ye III state of repose his features have a
''ohg expression of melancholy and his mouth
beautiful one by the by il is, almost as il
s'''e'eo la coral-has a comprp ssion strongly
'ea'''e OF PRIDE aud decision but his smile
never saw an, thing SO fascinating when he
Eases one could apply harmony TO The eyes
,i,eau OF the ears, should say il was filled
wv music lie is fair ; a profusion of bright
t ta' shgh'ly but exqusitely formed, with
"u' ana ieet oil most aristocratic diminuiiye-
h,, 40 say he Is gentlemauly, will give you
IVA siight idea of his manner, which is the
=, Peliec'ion OF the most refined excellence
~ even more from nature than Cultivation
O'iu iaiher think him silent and reserved
81 Se'efai' but have heard him converse un.
"us' say, the conversation became quite
,hap oe" IN my memory language SO line
e"'s so original and yet so just, such mfor
~, ana IN lighter paris, so graceful IN IT,
o aenghlioi IN Its exnressiou--in shor
o"o " ,ne levi myself should say, the only
-""o even Came up 10 ones preconce iv ed
OIL VI st"ias, and, for finishing strok e o
a. ."ens was love match, aud the,
hanh. W Wv me most attached as well as tn,
''"1''"eS' couple | ever saw.
.,n,,hto22ltNY.-When Major Gen. Sir Johr
"s'c"im Returned the frs, limo fro, psrs,a n
met Md ahu crowded ball at home, b,
In u.J.' oe otael. Alter being ntroducet
val Grna, ~. ana she informed Of his late ARR
she - ''o' '"e rersi'n Court, d" Sare John" sal,
and svon,' u''s' inform me all about Persia
and =, 'u'hg about it, ana all worth notice
ufps,o;a *" al The top OF all what is the Kin,
"Msdaa i'Me what does he look like ~
man aan'' replied Sir John, 3" he looks like
de,,in,, d" OF his destiny" Well, what 10 hi
lenl;"y G eoireated Madame. " He has,
III '0hn five hundred wives"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
POETRY.
No 3lba nV Daily Adrertiser.

I'm, he dlba ny Ddiy hdceTttSer.
"a srle, and sentiment, The foilowi
l." ~ I'D. ed ofrare aud surprising oeaui
.,,, s,paraie hearts that hare nniteG
, "5g 'raIss that hare mel. andmiugted iatt
one - an, sr;., ~,
3, ,,rer has eristed.
.r.;os not. bploved time can oreaS
T". .nsp around us cast;
are from my bosom take
Tns memory OF The past
A., ,,,e is moi that sIlsery INST
"J - summer blooms by sunbedms kissed,
Lao fugitive 10 last
,C,teI.sss flower, il still retains
40 briphtness Of its early stains.
NJ, bnrns il like the raging lIre'
In t,inted breast which glows.
AlwIld and Ihorny AS the o'iaf,
Without its opening rose
rontier noicr love is NM,
manageable ard firm, while thine
Is puIe as mountain SHOWS
Mar ,et has pas lon dared t. breathe
snell Ger Loves Immortal wreath.
And uos, when grief has dimm'd time eye,
Aui
rniokst ,hou could the mourner fly,
And leave thee 10 the gale
m nol-may all those dreams depart,
Hone sneds upon Vouthiu' hedfi,
# now NV bosom laIl;
or lroye tnee, wnen rhe storm comes on,
In hear lis uibuionce alone. A..
The wv round some lofty pie,
its usniug tendrll Hmgs,
f,o' fed /, ON thence 10 pleasures smile,
Ityet the innder clings
A.l.nelier siill becomes the place.
Inc warmer rs lis fond embrace,
More firm lis yardant rings,
As,fh los'd its shade to rear,
Ogr one devoted 10 despair.
Thus shall my bosom cling to thine,
Unchanged by gliding years
Through Fortune 5 rise, OF her decline,
Insln.hine OF in tears
And Ihough between us oceans roll,
A ID rocks divide US, sill my soul
Can teel no Jealous Tears,
ConGding IN heat like thine,
L5yes uncontaminated shrine
10 me, though bathed in sorrows dew,
The dearer Tar art thoa
How'd thee when thy woes were few,
Aud can alter now
That lace, in joys bright hour, was fair.
More beautiful since grief is there,
Though some"ha, pale thy brow
And he il mine to soolhe the pain
Thus pressing en- thy heart and brain.
Yes love my breast, at sorrows call
shall tremble like thine own:
Il from those eyes the tear drops fall,
They shall not fall lone.
Our souls, like heavens @rial bow,
Blend every light within their glow,
Ofioy or sorrow kn5Wn:
And grief, divided with thy heart,
We've swee,er lar Than JOY apart.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03

We have observed that much has been snid,
within a few weeks mast In the public journals,
Of the rxpediency of Assembling nj the City Of
Washington, a National Convention of the
friends Of Internal improvements, Domestic
Industry, and Commercial Reciprocity. 10 no.
inmate Candidates. 10 be supported by tbem
nt the ensuing election for President aud Vice
President oi the United States Some Of our
political friends have approved OF this PROPOSE
tinnrwhllst others, believing Mr.. CLAY To be ms
fully IN nomination ms II nominated by such
Convention, consider il unnecessary, aud
therefore inespedient. The kentucky State
Convention, III nhk,ng conditional nom,ua-
ton OF Delegates 10 National Convent on
seems 10 have recognized the doubts OF IT'S ei
pediency. by leaving the question entirely
open.
Since the meeting OF Congress, there has
been. of course, good deal ol conversation
on this snhJrc', amongst those members whs
are attached to National Republican prime pies
From what va learn, il Is generally admitted
that, II such a Convention be advisable, il can
not nnw be called aud held before the close Of
the preseniisession ofCongtes and is doubt.
ed whether it ought TO be held al he City Of
Washington at all If Convention he dc 81.
mined upon, we think II likely that II vii T."
deferred 10 some later period, and possibly be
held AZ some other place than this. II can
hardly be doubted thar, before the rise of Con
gress, some determination will he formed upon
tnis subject, by those WHO concur 10 the ma in
object, and by them communicated for the in
formation otther.Grieads throu bout the Union.
For ourselves, we ara perfectly willing IN
tins mere matter Of form, TO abide by wha I
shall be thought for tho best, by the ma jority
ol tb National Republicans.
Convention or NJ Convention, HESrY CRAY
already stands in fuil view Of the People ~
the National Republican Candidate for the
PreIIdency Of the United States. Nat. Int.
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the United States, and of the election of anoih
er citizen, who would administer tho govern
msnt upon principles more conformabe.to oui
Tree institutions, 10 the constitution, to tho sale
~ OF tue union aud to the preservation OF thos,
great measures of policy indispensable 10 the
national prosperity.
i2. Resoiued, there fore, That HENRY CT Al
be recommended 10 the people al the uoted
sihte ms n suitable person for their support, al
the neXi elr,uo" of a President of the u nlted
States
IL Resoir,d. That il he rccomme nded To the
people OF this St,ie who ooncur IN SEM imcnt
as To the proprIety OF this change, TO elect del
eeates, during the next summer OF autumn, to
meet IN convention Mt Frankfort on the -
day Of ==---- 1891, to nominate electors
Of Pres'ien, aud Wee Pres,dcot, who will sup
port the above nomination OF Henry Clay
thai " be recommended 10 them 10 enlarge the
powers OF the SAID convention,so ms Ia embrace
the "hJecis oi nominating NJ the time, n eau
dIdaie for Vice President oi the United States
And also 10 nominate candidate tor the Of
ices Of Governor aud 1t. Governor of this
State.
Il R,,oired Tha, ia the event, that q
national convention shall so held IN the city oil
Washington or elsewhere. hy the friends Ol
our principles, prev ,ous 10 the next preslden-
'l'i election, that twelve delegates be-, aud
'heY ate hereby appointed. to meet IN said COZ
vention aud represent Kentucky therein. The
delegates hereby appointed, arr authorized
| To fill any vacancies that may occur IN ,holI
! body
10, RESOLVED, That five persons, to he nom.
| mated by the Chalrmsn OF this convention, he
and they ara hereby appointed central com
mitt"e for Kentucky, 10 correspond with simi
lar committees in other states. and with th'
various county committees which may be np
pointed IN our state aud TINT said cOmmllte 81
be authorized to Fl | any vacancy which maJ
| happen in their own body.
| 10. Resolved, That this convention reco IN
mend 10 the friends OF the American System, oi
The Union and oil HENRY CLAY. IN the several
counties of this state, TO appoint corresponds
trail COMMITTEES, and also 10 appoint large com
mo'ing the success OF our cause IN their res
pc tive counties
II. Resoiued, further, That our friend,
throughout the state Individually aud col
lecilvcly, he earnestly solicited To take meR-
snfeS IN their several counties aud districts, 10
ensure harmony and energy IN our elections,
mud TO prevent II competition between the ed
VoGa'es oil our cause, winch Is calculated 60
produce disseniioD aud defeat.
Alter the foregoing Resolutions were read
and adopted, committee was appointed 10
nominate delegates to represent that state IN
the National Cony niiOn in case one should
be determined on aud held. After few hours
| recess, tins Committee reported lat OF Dele
gntrs. IN which the Convention concurreh
A Central Committee was also dcsIgna.
ted.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
THE AUTHOR OF PELHAM.

Such of our readers as have perused the
strong and able productions Vi Bulwer.- Pei
nam the Disowned, Panl Chtiord-will feel
some curiosity to know what KIND Of nan is the
wriIer The following extiac, viii throw some
hight On that point
Communicated for the Albany Daily Adver.