Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-02

Accept my thanks for tho comntu uc alton Won n,
maae 10 me- At no time could receive such an OK.
press''n OF the esteem and confidence OF my pro-
fessonal brethren without en1otiou Undsr EXISTING
circumstances nnd at this mctncnt It has peculiar
CLAIMS on my gratitude. know indeed. that in the
estimate 'hey have made Of my fitness for the mpor
,ant aud delicate oiiico TO which have been called
t"~y nave consuited their own generosity OF feeling
t'her than ny merit | shall enter OH he exec0-
thn OF that Office with solemn sense OF its duties
anu deep conviction OF my infrmitics. No,hinr
could give me courage TO undertake H. but thu con,
seriousness tibet shhl carry along With me-, sn car
meet and ceaseiess purpose to administer it with i'm
psrtahty and Justice
Dor ITS successful sdrDinistration / must greatly
depend on the intelligence, bcralty and cardcur OF
tue bar. receive this communication a fortns,e
OF the k'ndAad generous temper in which they will
Judge my nets 90 my part Il will be my duty to cul
tvate frank aud cordial intercourse with them.
shall es,eon myself happy my measures shall not
DC unworthy Of their indu!gcnt anucipa,ions.
have the homer to be.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant
ROBERT 3. TAYLOR
TO James Nmmo. John Chandler John n. qHze
we'll, John 5 Aillson, III Jordan, Esurs.
HoHRrrrr 0urRAGE. A gentleman Just from
Spartanburg District y c., has stated to US the
following particulars of one of the most wan'on out
RACES that we have heard of Mr.
Woodruff, very respectable and wealthy ren,le-
man, was about to pay visit to his father in law
Mr. --- Dean. who sick, was met a short
distance from Mr. Deans by five negro men, be-
longing to Mr. Dean, four Of them on one SIDE OF
the road busily engaged him in conversation hile
NTH ctopt up on the opposite side, and. with a
heavy club ellcd him To the ground where thsy kill
ed him; they then placed the fecss body on the hose
Placing the feet in the strr,fps. and directed the
horse towards Mr. Deans; when three of the muir.
dcrers went back 10 Mr. Deans, and two ded TO tho
woods The negroes had scarcely reached home
when the horse OF Nr w. came, with the shoe Of
itr owner still hanging in the s'irrup. The murder.
with hvpocrcal alarm exclaimed that their master
Woodruff had fallen off his horse and perhaps got
killed. The horse was tracked back and the mani
mate body OF Mr. Woodruff found-the search was
continued still further until they came to the spo,
where he had been murdered where the dcadlv
club was found and marks of blood and violence On
the ground, together with the prints OF the negroes
feet. Suspicion immediately fell on the negroes be-
longing TO Mr. Dean, and three of them we're aksn
up and tried, and, as we are informed, two Of thom
hung on Friday the 9Th inst and the third retain
ed to testify against the two others when they shall
be apprehended. Fhe 40 have heard assicn-
ed Tor the preparation of this atroc'ous deed vas
that Nc Dean being sica, and his snn-in -law would
become his heir m OF his demse and the negroes
from some cause not wishing to fall into the hands
OF Mr. Woodsud, took the measure above related
TO prevent such event.-.a' G. Spectator
HEw-OnLEAss, April 5.
WONDERS OF NArunE--TnE GREAT BoSEs.--ye
have visited, and have viewed with establishment, the
fosil remains Of the gigantic animal exhibiting
IN TINS oity. As far able to Judge from the
evidence before US, il is very different from those
heretofore discovered. and described BY naturalsts
OF the present day.
The specie, ofaumas which have, by the highest
authority, been described and pronounced herbivo-
rous. such the Elephant. Mammoth, Mnstadon and
the Megatheriune, not of the kind with those re-
moina lately discovered, and which are now offered
for inspection in thi. city. Fhese have numerous
and strong marks of having belonged to the carnvo.
tribe.
The gigantic size Of tho liEnbs bf the monster to
which we refer, far exceed III that has hitherto been
described By Dir. Curyisr and others We, howev
or do not profess to bs qualified for the investigate
of the SUBJECT. and time only permits US to give
hasty attention 10 this v,onler Of: he NewWord
We can, therefore, but recommend to those who arc
dssrous TO be instructed, and who take salisac
in snch Investigations visit the remains Of which
we speak; they will afTnrd now, and extensive field
for their researches; and 10 the people generally,
they will DO found objects Of great curiosity